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...
Free Speech Union welcomes NZME board refresh, a hopeful sign for media balance
04 June 2025FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFree Speech Union welcomes NZME board refresh, a hopeful sign for media balanceThe announcement of NZME’s board refresh signals hope for a return to more balanced repo...
High Court judge urged to consider public trust in McSkimming case ‘superinjunction’ decision
03 June 2025FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEHigh Court judge urged to consider public trust in McSkimming case ‘superinjunction’ decision The High Court judge has reserved her decision on whether to maintain the...
Have we never been woke? American sociologist and author, Musa al-Garbi, to tour with Free Speech Union
27 May 2025FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEHave we never been woke? American sociologist and author, Musa al-Gharbi, to tour with Free Speech UnionThe Free Speech Union is delighted to bring Musa al-Gharbi to Ne...