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May 14, 2024 Wellington City Councillor tries to cancel event at Tākina

Wellington City Councillor tries to cancel event at Tākina


May 10, 2024 A huge victory! Proposed internet regulation abandoned!

A huge victory! Proposed internet regulation abandoned!

We have huge news to share with you! Today, there's been a massive free speech victory. In June last year, we broke the story that the Department of Internal Affairs was planning to release a discussi...

May 10, 2024 Full of Sound and Fury: The Christchurch Call and Online Extremism

Full of Sound and Fury: The Christchurch Call and Online Extremism

It's easy for a story to get buried beneath the sheer volume of headlines which churn through the relentless modern news cycle. So, you could be forgiven for missing coverage last week of the startlin...

May 10, 2024 Another victory for free speech: DIA abandons proposals for online censorship

Another victory for free speech: DIA abandons proposals for online censorship

MEDIA RELEASE   10 May 2024 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Another victory for free speech: DIA abandons proposals for online censorship The Free Speech Union welcomes the decision by the Department of Intern...

May 10, 2024 Internal Affairs stops work on online regulatory reforms

Internal Affairs stops work on online regulatory reforms


May 9, 2024 Polling shows majority of Kiwis support university funding being contingent on defending academic freedom

Polling shows majority of Kiwis support university funding being contingent on defending academic freedom

MEDIA RELEASE 8 May, 2024FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Polling shows majority of Kiwis support university funding being contingent on defending academic freedom Polling commissioned by the Free Speech Union ...