The Wire with Caeden

Every four minutes, a call is made to the police or a notification is sent to child services, related to a case of family violence. It is also the name given to a newly released report. It is the third of a series of researches looking into the justice system, and written by Doctor Ian Lambie, the Chief Science Advisor to the Justice sector. 

About 150,000 calls for care or protection notices are made each year,  80 percent of child and young offenders have experienced family violence, while 87 percent of young offenders aged 14 to 16 years old had previous care and protection concerns.

A third of New Zealand women experience physical or sexual partner violence, rising to 55 per cent when psychological/emotional abuse is included.

And at least one in 10 New Zealand men have experienced childhood sexual abuse.

While pointing out the statistics, Dr Lambie insists his report reveals family violence is not so much an individual issue within a couple or a home, but more so a community.

Justin talks to Associate Professor Phillipa Malpas about the moral issues from the research by He Jiankui, who claimed that he had created the first human genetically edited babies that are HIV resistant.

Nearly 18,000 people have signed a petition urging parliament to legislate the prohibition of the private sale of fireworks. Green MP Gareth Hughes is backing the protest, so Mary-Margaret spoke to him about what the rule changes would look like.

Justin talks to Associate Professor Phillipa Malpas about the moral issues from the research by He Jiankui, who claimed that he had created the first human genetically edited babies that are HIV resistant.