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April 7, 2025 Free Speech Union seeks to intervene in Janet Dickson appeal case

Free Speech Union seeks to intervene in Janet Dickson appeal case

07 April 2025FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFree Speech Union seeks to intervene in Janet Dickson appeal caseThe Free Speech Union has filed an application for leave to intervene in real estate agent Janet Dick...

March 24, 2025 Free Speech Union submissions on Media Reform and Regulatory Systems Amendment Bill

Free Speech Union submissions on Media Reform and Regulatory Systems Amendment Bill

24 March 2025FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFree Speech Union submissions on Media Reform and Regulatory Systems Amendment Bill The Free Speech Union has made two submissions advocating for more speech, not les...

March 11, 2025 ‘Hate crime’ laws are vague and subjective, according to Free Speech Union submission

‘Hate crime’ laws are vague and subjective, according to Free Speech Union submission

11 March 2025FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ‘Hate crime’ laws are vague and subjective, according to Free Speech Union submission The Free Speech Union has released a major report today on proposed ‘hate crime...

March 7, 2025 Trust in media plummets further: new polling shows centralised regulation will not help.

Trust in media plummets further: new polling shows centralised regulation will not help.

07 March 2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Trust in media plummets further: new polling shows centralised regulation will not help. Recent reports that trust in media has decreased again to just 27% reflects...

February 28, 2025 InternetNZ's Flawed Constitutional Changes Danger to Free Internet

InternetNZ's Flawed Constitutional Changes Danger to Free Internet

27 February 2025FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEInternetNZ's Flawed Constitutional Changes Danger to Free Internet   Off the back of having declared itself ‘systemically racist’, InternetNZ’s proposed constituti...

February 19, 2025 Free Speech Union welcomes IPCA report: Police have failed to uphold Kiwis’ speech rights.

Free Speech Union welcomes IPCA report: Police have failed to uphold Kiwis’ speech rights.

18 February 2025FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFree Speech Union welcomes IPCA report: Police have failed to uphold Kiwis’ speech rights.The Free Speech Union welcomes the Independent Police Conduct Authority’s...