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March 13, 2024 Parliament in urgency – the 100 Day Action Plan and potential effects on free speech

Parliament in urgency – the 100 Day Action Plan and potential effects on free speech


March 7, 2024 Proposed ban of gang patches sets a dangerous precedent

Proposed ban of gang patches sets a dangerous precedent

MEDIA RELEASE 07 March 2024FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Proposed ban of gang patches sets a dangerous precedent The Government has finally released legislation that will prohibit gangs from wearing patches ...

March 6, 2024 Letter to Simeon Brown: Hutt City Council censors work of revered and respected Māori leader

Letter to Simeon Brown: Hutt City Council censors work of revered and respected Māori leader


March 5, 2024 Hutt City Council censors work of revered and respected Māori leader

Hutt City Council censors work of revered and respected Māori leader

MEDIA RELEASE 05 March 2024FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Hutt City Council censors work of revered and respected Māori leader Hutt City Council banned an insert of Sir Apirana Ngata’s ‘Treaty of Waitangi – An...

March 4, 2024 Defendant in Posie Parker assault case discharged without conviction, name suppression granted. FSU to appeal.

Defendant in Posie Parker assault case discharged without conviction, name suppression granted. FSU to appeal.

MEDIA RELEASE 04 March 2024FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Defendant in Posie Parker assault case discharged without conviction, name suppression granted. FSU to appeal.   The young man who assaulted an elderl...

March 1, 2024 When we’re brave enough to talk.

When we’re brave enough to talk.

I once caught myself saying to my husband, “You just can’t say things like that anymore,” after retelling him what I’d overheard a friend say earlier that day. I didn’t disagree with what my friend ha...