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September 11, 2025 Words are not violence - but violence is

Words are not violence - but violence is

Charlie Kirk was tragically killed this week for speaking his mind.A well-known conservative activist gunned down while giving a speech at Utah Valley University, leaving behind his wife and two young...

September 10, 2025 Local Government Council Candidates Report

Local Government Council Candidates Report

Read our Local Government Council Candidates Report here! Click on your city on the contents page and you'll be taken to the relevant pages.You can also view the report here or request a PDF copy from...

September 9, 2025 Law Commission dismisses free speech concerns in Ia Tangata Report and pushes for law change

Law Commission dismisses free speech concerns in Ia Tangata Report and pushes for law change


September 5, 2025 30 arrests a day…

30 arrests a day…

How many armed police officers does it take to arrest an Irish comedian? No, that's not the beginning of a bad joke.  But it's precisely the scenario which Graham Linehan (BAFTA winning comedy writer/...

September 4, 2025 Law Commission’s la Tangata recommendations pose serious risks to free speech

Law Commission’s la Tangata recommendations pose serious risks to free speech

04 September 2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE “The Law Commission’s la Tangata Report 150 on reforms to the Human Rights Act (adding gender identity, gender expression, and sex characteristics to section 21...

September 4, 2025 Previous FSU guest arrested in UK for... tweets?!

Previous FSU guest arrested in UK for... tweets?!

The Free Speech Union - with your crucial help - beat back the proposed expansion of hate speech and hate crime laws here in New Zealand. We warned then that any new laws would be used, not so much to...