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October 10, 2024 Is there really uncertainty about the right to book a venue?

Is there really uncertainty about the right to book a venue?

Do the owners of public meeting venues have to tread a “difficult line” between the right to free speech and “wider community needs”?  A recent opinion piece in the Herald claimed so.Written by two se...

October 9, 2024 Concerning accounts of NZ Medical Council silencing dissenting voices must be investigated

Concerning accounts of NZ Medical Council silencing dissenting voices must be investigated

MEDIA RELEASE 09 October 2024FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Concerning accounts of NZ Medical Council silencing dissenting voices must be investigated Reports today released in The Centrist that the Medical Co...

October 5, 2024 University of Auckland Senate rightly rejects flawed academic freedom policy after lengthy four-year development process

University of Auckland Senate rightly rejects flawed academic freedom policy after lengthy four-year development process

  MEDIA RELEASE 4 October 2024 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   University of Auckland Senate rightly rejects flawed academic reedom policy after lengthy four-year development process  After more than four ...

October 5, 2024 A new case of policing speech, literally

A new case of policing speech, literally

Gareth* is a husband and the father of a busy young family. He has triplet toddlers- frankly I can't imagine!He's a project manager, a role that comes with a bit of stress, and in his spare time, like...

October 1, 2024 If Paul Goldsmith asks dumb questions, he’ll get stupid answers

If Paul Goldsmith asks dumb questions, he’ll get stupid answers

MEDIA RELEASE 1 October 2024FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE If Paul Goldsmith asks dumb questions, he’ll get stupid answers   The Terms of Reference released by the Law Commission into a review of potential ‘ha...

September 27, 2024 Liberty Blush!

Liberty Blush!

I am convinced more than ever that our work to defend free speech in New Zealand is changing history. That's why I put my money where my mouth is.Last year, my wife and I donated 10,000 liters of rosé...