Free Speech Union Logo

News

February 20, 2026 Parliamentary Service's withdrawal from X - open government obligations and public accessibility in an election year

Parliamentary Service's withdrawal from X - open government obligations and public accessibility in an election year


February 20, 2026 Parliament’s Withdrawal from X "Abandons" Nearly One Million New Zealanders in an Election Year

Parliament’s Withdrawal from X "Abandons" Nearly One Million New Zealanders in an Election Year

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 20 February 2026 Parliament’s Withdrawal from X "Abandons" Nearly One Million New Zealanders in an Election Year The Free Speech Union has written to Speaker of the House, Rt Hon...

February 11, 2026 Anonymous threat sent to nurse’s home after request for HR file

Anonymous threat sent to nurse’s home after request for HR file

11 February 2026FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEAnonymous threat sent to nurse’s home after request for HR fileThe Free Speech Union is demanding urgent answers after a New Zealand nurse received an anonymous, t...

February 11, 2026 Te Whatu Ora threatening nurse requesting copy of her HR file

Te Whatu Ora threatening nurse requesting copy of her HR file


January 30, 2026 Why is a foreign embassy telling the NZ Herald what it can publish?

Why is a foreign embassy telling the NZ Herald what it can publish?

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEWhy is a foreign embassy telling the NZ Herald what it can publish? The Free Speech Union says remarks from the Chinese Embassy criticising a New Zealand Herald opinion column, wr...

January 26, 2026 New Nursing Code risks gagging nurses and undermining public trust

New Nursing Code risks gagging nurses and undermining public trust