Phil Pennington

Authorities knew for years that some trucks had a handbrake so sensitive it could be dislodged simply by shutting the cab door - in fact, since just after a man was crushed to death in 2010.

But they… Audio

An official inquiry has found breast cancer screening delays of up to nine months in the Wellington region may have harmed 10 women.

[picture id="4MAS891_copyright_image_263032" crop="16x10"… Audio

How do you feel about the cheapest new car being $15,000 more expensive in three years time?. That is where the industry is warning prices could go as five out of the eight most popular hybrids lose… Audio

Back now to our story about Wellington commuter disruption, with passengers facing big delays from this morning after the train network was forced to operate at reduced speeds. The trains are running… Audio

Retired senior US military officers have been landing high-paying government jobs in New Zealand, including with our spy agency.

In 2020, the Government Communications Security Bureau hired an ex-US… Audio

More and more junior doctors 'ghosting' as they leave the country before completing specialist training.

The Association of Salaried Medical Specialists puts the loss rate at 40 per cent, it was just… Audio

New Zealand's military is facing higher costs, but has no plans to switch its beleaguered NH90 choppers.

Australia is ditching its 40 machine fleet following a forced landing in shallow waters off… Audio

Doctors say a top level taskforce to address dire staffing levels is not delivering fast enough as winter pressures loom.

And they say Te Whatu Ora's Workforce Taskforce is keeping them at arms… Audio

Gisborne district council knew its main water pipe was at 'unacceptable' risk of 'catastrophic' failure months before cyclone Gabrielle smashed it in 10 places. That plunged 39 thousand people into a… Audio

Two global tech giants have increased their influence over local cloud computing services after some successful lobbying.

Microsoft has joined Amazon in signing agreements with the government that… Audio

Worksafe, the workplace safety watchdog, never investigated the death of two temp workers despite carrying out research into the labour hire industry.

The two men, Jake Ginders and Floyd Harris, were… Audio

Crippling doctor workforce shortages have forced some cancer services at Dunedin Hospital to be cut entirely as well as sparking a national shake-up.

Dunedin has in recent weeks stopped key services… Audio

Heavy dental clinic trailers are still being towed between schools, even after an investigation found their wheel studs are likely to snap off after just 3000 kilometres

The wheels on two trailers… Audio

New figures show the government has spent just 3 percent of the half a billion dollars it promised four years ago for new mental health facilities.

Just $15 million has been allocated from the fund -… Audio

A significant thaw in the so-called public servant pay freeze is imminent. 

The Public Service Commission is putting out its new guidance as early as next week.

RNZ's Phil Pennington has obtained a… Audio

A deep dive into mental health infrastructure has come up with nasty results for the government.

It wanted to know how its new builds and rebuilds are going in what it says is a top health priority… Audio

The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio