Phil Pennington is a Senior Producer at RNZ. He specializes in aviation and aerospace, climate change, and environmental issues, often exploring topics such as the International Space Station, NASA, and drone technology. Phil's work has been featured in prominent outlets including the New Zealand Herald, Stuff, and NewstalkZB.
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Urgent work to stabilise medical scanning systems such as MRI and CT in public hospitals is running months overdue.
One of the AI systems was 45 percent inaccurate on Māori and Pacific languages, but was still used by officers.
MPs have been told the very low rate of survival estimated if a landslide tsunami hits Milford Sound remains the case but the chase is on to improve understanding of the risks.
By: Phil Pennington
MPs demand answers from leaders at select subcommittee inquiry.
Fire protections drop in NZ as wildfires rage overseas
By: Phil Pennington
Mahia is this country's only spaceport but its private owner, the NZ-founded US-listed Rocket Lab is so busy that last year New Zealand ranked third-equal with Russia for total launches.
Law changes to prevent ‘risky’ e-scooter indicating
Phil Pennington of RNZ Wednesday, September 30, 2026 A French space company says it is feasible to build a spaceport for European rocket launches on Banks Peninsula in Canterbury.
By: Phil Pennington
Up to a dozen rockets a year could be launched from Canterbury spaceport
By: Phil Pennington
Phil Pennington of RNZ Wednesday, October 21, 2026 “World best” and a “game changer”: That is some of what is being said about the new communications system being built for police, ambulance and fire frontliners.
