The Wire with Manny

Today on the Tuesday Wire, Jemima Huston investigates Apple's new technology that will scan their US consumer’s devices for known child sex abuse images (CSAM). She speaks to Manager of the Child Exploitation Team for the New Zealand Police Detective Senior Sergeant Alex Carter, Chief Censor David Shanks and Privacy Commissioner John Edwards about some of the issues surrounding Apple's technology. Such as the CSAM situation in New Zeland, how Apple’s technology might impact New Zealand’s response to CSAM if it was rolled out here, whether Apple’s technology would breach New Zealand privacy laws and whether people even have the right to privacy when it comes to storing CSAM on their personal devices. 

Joe Wickins reportes the situation with the Line 3 oil pipeline in the United States and its impact on the environment and indigenous people. 

Jemima wraps it up with  achat with Palestinan Youth Aotearoa’s Fathi Hassneiah and Tāmaki Loves Palestine’s Robin Wilson-Whiting about their joint project to screen David Osit’s documentary Mayor this Sunday at the Capitol in Balmoral, Auckland. They discuss the situation in Palestine, the work of Palestinan Youth Aoteroa and the screening event. 

National was the only party to vote against the "Conversion Practices Prohibition Legislation Bill" at its first reading.

The party stated that they supported the principle of banning conversion therapy, but wanted to keep parents from being prosecuted. 

I talked to Max Twedie about his response to the National party, and why they are not welcome at Auckland pride. 

Here is Max… 

The Environmental Protection Agency and Ports of Auckland have recently been given consent to widen the Rangitoto Channel and dump material near Aotea Great Barrier Island. However, Ngāti Rehua, alongside other iwi and environmental groups, have called for a judicial review of the consent. 

Louis was joined by Ngāti Rehua's Kelly Klink, who spoke about the reasons that they oppose the consent, including lack of Māori involvement and potential environmental damage. 

A packed Friday Wire:

Noah speaks to Christopher Luxon about the latest polls and conversion therapy, as well as Forest & Bird's George Hobson about taking the Southland District Council to court for failing to protect the environment

Ilena chats to plenty of people about funding for Aotearoa's film industry: the Minister of Economic Development, Stuart Nash; Kiwi filmmakers Ashley Williams and Tim Hamilton; and finally, Deputy Mayor for the Queenstown Lake District, Calum McLeod.

Finally, Dr Sue Bagshaw phones in for a live interview on hormone blockers for young people transitioning gender.

Mā te wā!