Early Edition with Kate Hawkesby

Do you still have concerns about the high numbers of CCTV cameras throughout the country that, in some communities, film your every move once you're on the road or just wandering about town?When New Zealand began installing security cameras en masse, there was an initial outcry from some sectors of society more than others, of 'this is an invasion of privacy' but perhaps the reasoning offered by civil libertarians was justified. We now have more than 10,000 CCTV cameras looking at you and me in our public outdoor spaces; along with a plethora of other cameras owned by local or central government agencies.In Auckland alone, Auckland Transport and Auckland Council own 5685 cameras. Over the top, perhaps? Overkill, without question when the level of crime in Auckland appears to be rapidly on the rise.You might think that spending millions of hard-earned dollars in central government tax and our council rates was justified through a demonstrable reduction in crime, right? I don't think you'd find many opposed to