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March 2, 2026 Believe This or Lose Your License: Medical Council’s New Ultimatum to Doctors

Believe This or Lose Your License: Medical Council’s New Ultimatum to Doctors

Believe This or Lose Your License: Medical Council’s New Ultimatum to DoctorsThe Medical Council of New Zealand wants to tell doctors what to think.Under draft standards now out for consultation, the ...

February 27, 2026 Five Universities. Hundreds of Conversations. The Dial is Shifting

Five Universities. Hundreds of Conversations. The Dial is Shifting

What if the next generation isn’t just closed off, just unheard? Over the past few weeks, I’ve been on the ground representing the Free Speech Union at O-Weeks across the country and the dial feels li...

February 25, 2026 Free Speech Victory: Minister shelves Law Commission’s Ia Tangata gender overhaul

Free Speech Victory: Minister shelves Law Commission’s Ia Tangata gender overhaul

MEDIA RELEASE 25 February 2026 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Free Speech Victory: Minister shelves Law Commission’s Ia Tangata gender overhaul  The Free Speech Union is celebrating what it calls a major win f...

February 24, 2026 Fiji arrest of journalist over source protection raises Pacific concerns

Fiji arrest of journalist over source protection raises Pacific concerns

24 February 2026 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Fiji arrest of journalist over source protection raises Pacific concerns The Free Speech Union is concerned by the arrest and detention of journalist Charlie Cha...

February 20, 2026 UK terrorism case exposes exactly the speech laws New Zealand must avoid

UK terrorism case exposes exactly the speech laws New Zealand must avoid

21 February 2026 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE UK terrorism case exposes exactly the speech laws New Zealand must avoid  “The Free Speech Union says our government should be grateful to the Union, and the tho...

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