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July 15, 2021 Free Speech Update: Dictionary definition of "woman" = hate speech | Army defeated by essay | Speakeasy invite |

Free Speech Update: Dictionary definition of "woman" = hate speech | Army defeated by essay | Speakeasy invite |

Dear Supporter,This update is a little longer than usual – the team has been busy with both the 'hate speech' campaign and the new attacks by New Zealand's would-be censors. As you'll see below, even ...

July 15, 2021 Kiwis Opposed To Hate Speech Changes According To Recent Polling

Kiwis Opposed To Hate Speech Changes According To Recent Polling

15 July 2021 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Kiwis Opposed To Hate Speech Changes According To Recent Polling "Polling commissioned by the Free Speech Union shows that kiwis aren’t interested in the Government’...

July 12, 2021 Unconvincing Excuses: What Will the Left Say When the Right Starts Cancelling Its Speakers?

Unconvincing Excuses: What Will the Left Say When the Right Starts Cancelling Its Speakers?

HERE’S ONE for the “We told you so!” file. Ever since Auckland Mayor, Phil Goff, personally declared Stefan Molyneaux and Cheryl Southern personae non grata in his city, or, more accurately, in the ve...

July 12, 2021 Briefing Paper: Summary of hate speech law proposals

Briefing Paper: Summary of hate speech law proposals


July 8, 2021 Defence Force's Pulling Of Anti-woke Essay Shows Lack Of Moral Courage

Defence Force's Pulling Of Anti-woke Essay Shows Lack Of Moral Courage

8 July 2021 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Defence Force's Pulling Of Anti-woke Essay Shows Lack Of Moral Courage The decision by the Chief of the Defence Force to remove an essay which had been selected as th...

July 8, 2021 Complaint lodged against Hutt City Mayor for discrimination of a feminist group

Complaint lodged against Hutt City Mayor for discrimination of a feminist group

The Free Speech Union has lodged a formal complaint today with the Hutt City Council Chief Executive Jo Miller against Hutt City Mayor Campbell Barry in relation to a Facebook post where he suggested ...