Government scraps BSA: the right call, but regulator and department overreach is the wider problem
Government scraps BSA: the right call, but regulator and department overreach is the wider problem The Free Speech Union welcomes the Government's decision to disestablish the Broadcasting Standards A...
Why was an Auckland woman summoned to a police station over a Facebook post?
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Why was an Auckland woman summoned to a police station over a Facebook post? The Free Speech Union is today writing to Police asking why an Auckland woman was telephoned at home,...
Unreported for nearly a year: media misconduct in Parliament
Inside the Press Gallery: power, silence, and the accountability gap in New Zealand mediaOn the evening of 13 May 2025, Finance Minister Nicola Willis hosted a pre-Budget drinks event in her parliamen...
The embassy in the room: did a foreign submission shape a Takapuna vote?
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEUp to 200,000 women and girls were forced into sexual slavery by the Imperial Japanese Army between 1932 and 1945. Last night, a six-member Auckland local board had to decide whet...
Policing Amendment Bill would let police film you, detain you, and demand your name at any public gathering
23 April 2026 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Turn up to a peaceful protest. An officer films you. A closure notice is issued because a constable judges that "public disorder is imminent." You are directed to l...
