The Wire with Alex

First up on the Wire, we have Angus speaking with Maire from West Papua Action about their calls for NZ to cut ties with the Indonesian military over human rights abuses. Andrew Little joins Lachlan for their final chat, discussing name suppression, medicinal and synthetic cannabis. Oscar isn't here in person but has left us an interview with Ger for community garden about a marketplace for upcycled and recycled goods. Finally, Ben brings us This Day in History on the capture of Saddam Hussein in 2003.

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 sums up the reaction towards British Prime Minister Theresa May's decision to delay the House of Commons vote on the Brext agreement, as well as the contents of the deal and potential outcomes from the vote.

Mary-Margaret speaks to Green MP Gareth Hughes about a petition signed by 18,000 calling for a prohibition on private fireworks sales.

Justin speaks to Auckland University Associate Professor Phillipa Malpas about gene edited babies in China.

Justin also reports on big developments in the UK Parliament in relation to Brexit.

And finally, on Greendesk, Ella talks to James Griffin from the Sustainable Business Network about their recent report looking into removing plastic from our packaging system.