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June 12, 2025 Finally free to speak! A victory for Portia!

Finally free to speak! A victory for Portia!

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...

June 6, 2025 Meeting with Police, Taupo District Council’s new policy, our next tour, and more!

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...

June 6, 2025 Submit to protect academic freedom

Submit to protect academic freedom

The Free Speech Union has fought hard for years to restore academic freedom on our campuses. This might seem like an abstract concern to some. But if you’re concerned about the ideological capture of ...

June 4, 2025 Silenced for exposing foreign interference in NZ? Surely not.

Silenced for exposing foreign interference in NZ? Surely not.

Courage comes in all shapes and sizes.  I saw this for myself last Friday in the Manukau District Court when I went to support Portia Mao on behalf of the Free Speech Union. Don't let Portia's appeara...

May 28, 2025 A free speech event would cause "harm"...?

A free speech event would cause "harm"...?

Today marks one year since Victoria University held its rescheduled and revamped event on free speech – a very watered-down event compared to the one they’d originally intended!The event was revised f...

May 20, 2025 Questioning a claim? Watch out, you racist!

Questioning a claim? Watch out, you racist!

Pushing highly controversial political viewpoints on public servants through training workshops delivered to government departments…What’s not to like?!?!An FSU supporter who works as a public servant...