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March 6, 2025 Dr Lindsay already creating a stir!

Dr Lindsay already creating a stir!

Ultimately, without a culture of free speech in our nation, the law alone won’t be enough to protect it. So we’re in the business of shaping hearts and minds. That's why we host the biggest free speec...

March 1, 2025 Calls for a protest group to be officially classified a ‘gang’ – why aren’t we surprised?

Calls for a protest group to be officially classified a ‘gang’ – why aren’t we surprised?

Despite what some might think, we don’t take any pleasure in our warnings being proven right.It just doesn’t normally happen this fast.A growing call for the Destiny Church affiliate group ‘Man Up’ to...

February 26, 2025 Four fires, but no 'hate': these terms are selectively applied

Four fires, but no 'hate': these terms are selectively applied

Early on Saturday morning, a man tried to set seven churches in Masterton, my local community, alight. Four of these fires caused varying degrees of damage. The man who set the fires has not yet been ...

February 20, 2025 We told them so. The Police admit we were right.

We told them so. The Police admit we were right.

Police Complaints watchdog, the IPCA, announced today that NZ Police violated the rights of protestors in a number of high-profile cases – individuals staunchly supported by the Free Speech Union.Whil...

February 12, 2025 'Cultural safety'... what even is that?

'Cultural safety'... what even is that?

I’m writing about further abuse by professional regulators, forcing political opinions on healthcare workers. If they don’t echo the party line, they face deregistration.Cross-cultural assumptions can...

February 5, 2025 'Hate' crimes back on the agenda

'Hate' crimes back on the agenda

I am very frustrated with an announcement today.Despite canning unworkable and incredibly unpopular 'hate speech' laws at the beginning of their term, the National Minister of Justice, Paul Goldsmith,...