Rotorua Lakes Council Votes To Silence Submitters With Censorious Submissions Policy
9 February 2023
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Rotorua Lakes Council Votes To Silence Submitters With Censorious Submissions Policy
The Rotorua Lakes Council voted yesterday, without public consultation, to pr...
Hate Speech Laws Withdrawn: Major Victory For Free Speech
8 February 2023
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Hate Speech Laws Withdrawn: Major Victory For Free Speech
The Government has finally done the right thing by scrapping its neo-blasphemy laws, the product of its ...
Free Speech Union Welcomes Select Committee Report On Public Media Bill, But Media Independence Still An Issue
30 January 2023
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Free Speech Union Welcomes Select Committee Report On Public Media Bill, But Media Independence Still An Issue
The report by the Economic Development, Science, an...
No, It's Not 'understandable': Sport Northland Contravenes NZBORA By Denying Venue Access
27 January 2023
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No, It's Not 'understandable': Sport Northland Contravenes NZBORA By Denying Venue Access
The decision by Sport Northland to deny 'Stop Co-Governance', a communit...
Appointment Of Chief Executive At Human Rights Commission An Opportunity For Reset
25 January 2023
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The Free Speech Union notes the appointment of Meg de Ronde as the new Chief Executive of the Human Rights Commission, the first ever to hold this role, and welco...
Neo-blasphemy Law Passes First Reading, Taking Kiwis' Speech Rights Backward
14 December 2022
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The Human Rights (Incitement on Ground of Religious Belief) Amendment Bill has passed its First Reading in Parliament and been sent to the Justice Select Committ...
