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September 25, 2023 Te Whatu Ora must stand by employees’ rights to freedom of thought and speech

Te Whatu Ora must stand by employees’ rights to freedom of thought and speech

MEDIA RELEASE  25 September 2023FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  Te Whatu Ora must stand by employees’ rights to freedom of thought and speech The Free Speech Union insists that Te Whatu Ora stand by their emp...

September 15, 2023 Public letter demands Minister of Immigration grant Posie Parker undisrupted re-entry into NZ

Public letter demands Minister of Immigration grant Posie Parker undisrupted re-entry into NZ

MEDIA RELEASE 15 September 2023  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  Public letter demands Minister of Immigration grant Posie Parker undisrupted re-entry into NZ Calls by censorial activists insisting Andrew Litt...

September 14, 2023 Free speech must be at the heart of fight against disinformation

Free speech must be at the heart of fight against disinformation

MEDIA RELEASE 14 September 2023   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   Free speech must be at the heart of fight against disinformation   InternetNZ has announced today a fund of $680,000 from the Department of P...

September 12, 2023 Free Speech Union welcomes DIA’s decision to release full submissions on ‘Super Regulator’

Free Speech Union welcomes DIA’s decision to release full submissions on ‘Super Regulator’

MEDIA RELEASE 12 September 2023   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   Free Speech Union welcomes DIA’s decision to release full submissions on ‘Super Regulator’  Yesterday, the Department of Internal Affairs (DI...

September 1, 2023 Thousands call for Teaching Council to maintain teacher discretion over preferred pronouns

Thousands call for Teaching Council to maintain teacher discretion over preferred pronouns

1 September 2023  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  In just 24 hours, over 5,000 Kiwis have signed a petition calling on the Teaching Council to maintain teacher discretion regarding the use of preferred pronou...

August 25, 2023 Name Suppression Laws Manifestly Unjust: Reform Needed

Name Suppression Laws Manifestly Unjust: Reform Needed

Name Suppression Laws Manifestly Unjust: Reform Needed The Free Speech Union is calling for an overhaul of name suppression laws in New Zealand. Judges have applied name suppression orders increasing...