The District Court decision we've been waiting for is now out... Portia Mao won her court case! 🎉 Portia is absolutely ecstatic and wants you to know that she cannot thank us all enough.  If we had no...
Huge victory for free speech: journalist gagged for exposing Chinese Communist Party interference in NZ wins court case
12 June 2025FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEHuge victory for free speech: journalist gagged for exposing Chinese Communist Party interference in NZ wins court case  Portia Mao, a Kiwi-Chinese journalist who was ...
Free Speech Union warns stalking and harassment bill risks abuse, changes make it worse.
11 June 2025FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFree Speech Union warns stalking and harassment bill risks abuse, changes make it worseThe Crimes Legislation (Stalking and Harassment) Amendment Bill suffers from the...
Academic freedom legislation important step to save universities from themselves
11 June 2025FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEAcademic freedom legislation important step to save universities from themselves The Inter-University Council on Academic Freedom (IUCAF), a subcommittee of the Free S...
Meeting with Police, Taupo District Council’s new policy, our next tour, and more!
"If it weren’t for the Free Speech Union, where would we be?” This was a comment we received from a supporter, and it’s a question I often ask myself.  As the one on our team who manages donations and...