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That "greatly undermine" their effectiveness here "particularly, the ability to achieve the necessary level of general deterrence", the report said.

Documents say the country's speed cameras were already a few years old when police put them in - and are now so ineffective they miss catching a lot of drivers.

The Transport Agency expects new speed cameras to triple the number of drivers caught, increasing from 1 million to 3 million offences a year.

Transport Agency documents say law changes could allow them to be used against more offences including tailgating, and seeing inside a car to spot drivers using cellphones or not belted in.

More than $1 billion of spending by Oranga Tamariki has been cleared by a review.

A Wellington cloud services provider says Google's claim it will offer New Zealanders complete control over their own data is not true.

New Zealand has almost 100 earthquake-prone hospital buildings, with 35 in high-risk seismic zones.

The Ministry of Transport has sent the government its advice on changing penalties and fines for motorists. There's speculation there could be more use of demerit points, or fine sizes being linked to…

The company that ran a criminal history check on him says on its website it is connected to government databases, uses facial recognition technology and can share it with recipients in the US.

Waka Kotahi is looking at whether to reconsider a trial of making space on Auckland Harbour Bridge for walkers and cyclists.

Chinese surveillance cameras remain in wide use in New Zealand despite renewed controversy about them overseas.

The government has yet to decide how to address a dire shortage of radiation oncologists, despite more than a decade of health workforce planning.

Cancer specialists are warning the country is at a "point of no return" for investing in more workers and better treatment.

A marine scientist says the impact of helicopter noise at Te Matuku marine reserve at Waiheke Island should be looked into.

A new report says that New Zealand needs to look harder at how its data is being handled offshore and regain some local control of cloud services.

A forum has heard about stark risks of governments over-reaching to create national identity databases that control who gets public services.

The clean car discount scheme has had only 80 cases where rebates or fees had to be corrected, Minister of Transport Michael Wood says. Audio

The Vehicle Industry Association is pulling its support for the Clean Car Discount Scheme.

More helipads have been approved for Aotea Great Barrier and Waiheke islands in the face of community opposition.

The specialists are accusing the government of ignoring them while going ahead and expanding the reach of facial recognition technology.

Specialists on statistics warn a proposed law change poses the threat of official data being corrupted by political meddling and unregulated sharing.

A raft of legal opinions has cleared the way for greater use of facial recognition technology to prove who you are online, as the government moves towards setting up a common identity verification…

Analysis - Documents show multiple government ministries and agencies have been batting about the idea of using controversial facial recognition technology.

Health officials are defending their funding of nurse training, but fears remain the budget will not get enough trainees over the line.

Drivers' licence photos will not be run through the One Time Identity facial recognition system unless a person chooses it, the Transport Agency says.