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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...

March 1, 2024 Free Speech Union Work on Academic freedom in New Zealand Universities

Free Speech Union Work on Academic freedom in New Zealand Universities


February 29, 2024 Ministry of Justice wrong to keep public in the dark on proposed OIA law changes

Ministry of Justice wrong to keep public in the dark on proposed OIA law changes

   MEDIA RELEASE 29 February 2024FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Ministry of Justice wrong to keep public in the dark on proposed OIA law changes The Free Speech Union calls on the Ministry of Justice to be ...