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April 4, 2022 The intimidation of the Fellows

The intimidation of the Fellows

  Seventy notable academics have sent a motion of no-confidence to the Royal Society over its handling of the professors’ letter to the Listener — but some of their colleagues say they are too fearfu...

April 4, 2022 A bob both ways: commercial argument for free speech

A bob both ways: commercial argument for free speech

The Free Speech Union weighs in on debate about gender critical ad. Today’s column by Dita De Boni on the Free Speech Union and NZME unfortunately illustrates the name-calling and guilt-by-ass...

March 28, 2022 Censorship, NZME and transgender issues

Censorship, NZME and transgender issues

NZME refused to run advertisements placed by Speak up For Women because they were "potentially inflammatory, would compromise NZME's reputation and draw it into a debate in which it does not take a vi...

March 26, 2022 Why Robert Nola quit the New Zealand Royal Society

Why Robert Nola quit the New Zealand Royal Society

Notes by Robert Nola just after quitting (March 2022) (1) The reasons have to do with lack of good support by the Royal Society NZ (RS) for important issues concerning science in a free society.(2) Th...

March 21, 2022 Chief Censor Must Not Bow To Political Activism

Chief Censor Must Not Bow To Political Activism

21 March 2022 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Free Speech Union is concerned that the Chief Censor has delayed the screening of The Kashmir Files in New Zealand and may prevent it from screening at all in o...

March 7, 2022 SC 57/2021 Moncrief-Spittle v Regional Facilities Auckland Ltd

SC 57/2021 Moncrief-Spittle v Regional Facilities Auckland Ltd

The Supreme Court heard the appeal from the Court of Appeal’s judgment on Monday 21 and Tuesday 22 February 2022. Jack Hodder QC advanced our case at common law, arguing that before a public body can ...