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March 2, 2026 Believe This or Lose Your License: Medical Council’s New Ultimatum to Doctors

Believe This or Lose Your License: Medical Council’s New Ultimatum to Doctors

Believe This or Lose Your License: Medical Council’s New Ultimatum to DoctorsThe Medical Council of New Zealand wants to tell doctors what to think.Under draft standards now out for consultation, the ...

February 25, 2026 Free Speech Victory: Minister shelves Law Commission’s Ia Tangata gender overhaul

Free Speech Victory: Minister shelves Law Commission’s Ia Tangata gender overhaul

MEDIA RELEASE 25 February 2026 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Free Speech Victory: Minister shelves Law Commission’s Ia Tangata gender overhaul  The Free Speech Union is celebrating what it calls a major win f...

February 24, 2026 Fiji arrest of journalist over source protection raises Pacific concerns

Fiji arrest of journalist over source protection raises Pacific concerns

24 February 2026 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Fiji arrest of journalist over source protection raises Pacific concerns The Free Speech Union is concerned by the arrest and detention of journalist Charlie Cha...

February 20, 2026 UK terrorism case exposes exactly the speech laws New Zealand must avoid

UK terrorism case exposes exactly the speech laws New Zealand must avoid

21 February 2026 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE UK terrorism case exposes exactly the speech laws New Zealand must avoid  “The Free Speech Union says our government should be grateful to the Union, and the tho...

February 20, 2026 Parliament’s Withdrawal from X "Abandons" Nearly One Million New Zealanders in an Election Year

Parliament’s Withdrawal from X "Abandons" Nearly One Million New Zealanders in an Election Year

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 20 February 2026 Parliament’s Withdrawal from X "Abandons" Nearly One Million New Zealanders in an Election Year The Free Speech Union has written to Speaker of the House, Rt Hon...

February 11, 2026 Anonymous threat sent to nurse’s home after request for HR file

Anonymous threat sent to nurse’s home after request for HR file

11 February 2026FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEAnonymous threat sent to nurse’s home after request for HR fileThe Free Speech Union is demanding urgent answers after a New Zealand nurse received an anonymous, t...