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February 13, 2025 More regulation of media will inevitably lead to even lower trust in media

More regulation of media will inevitably lead to even lower trust in media

12 February 2025FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMore regulation of media will inevitably lead to even lower trust in mediaThe Media Reform consultation released today by Media and Communications Minister, Paul G...

February 12, 2025 'Cultural safety'... what even is that?

'Cultural safety'... what even is that?

I’m writing about further abuse by professional regulators, forcing political opinions on healthcare workers. If they don’t echo the party line, they face deregistration.Cross-cultural assumptions can...

February 11, 2025 Healthcare Professional Regulators Imposing Contested Ideological Positions

Healthcare Professional Regulators Imposing Contested Ideological Positions


February 6, 2025 Free Speech Union welcomes Academic Freedom Policy from Victoria University

Free Speech Union welcomes Academic Freedom Policy from Victoria University

5 February 2025FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFree Speech Union welcomes Academic Freedom Policy from Victoria University Victoria University of Wellington’s newly released Academic Freedom and Freedom of Expre...

February 5, 2025 'Hate' crimes back on the agenda

'Hate' crimes back on the agenda

I am very frustrated with an announcement today.Despite canning unworkable and incredibly unpopular 'hate speech' laws at the beginning of their term, the National Minister of Justice, Paul Goldsmith,...

February 5, 2025 Feelings over facts

Feelings over facts

Feelings over facts... Such is the rationale behind moves by senior civil servants in the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) to silence public criticisms made by a Kiwi think tan...