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New Police Commissioner Must Ensure Speech Rights Are At Heart Of Law Enforcement
Friday, 22 November 2024, 11:29 am | Free Speech Union
“Free speech is inextricable from the rule of law and our democracy. We’ve contacted Chambers to extend our support as he ensures the speech rights of all Kiwis are upheld. We highlighted recent examples where this has not been the case within the Police ... More >>
Free Speech Union Welcomes Government’s Intent To Put ‘Name Suppression’ Decisions Into Hands Of Sex Offense Victims
Thursday, 21 November 2024, 6:59 pm | Free Speech Union
“Usually the judge decides whether a convicted sex offender acquires name suppression or not, a decision that is made after the victim’s perspective is considered. The proposed changes would mean victims now would have the right to choose themselves." More >>
Free Speech Union Endorses Carter’s Copyright (Parody And Satire) Amendment Bill, But It Raises Questions
Wednesday, 13 November 2024, 6:36 pm | Free Speech Union
We commend the Green Party’s Bill to protect the speech rights of creators, artists, and commentators who are regularly targets of censorship. We hope this represents the turning of a new leaf in their defence of all speech rights. More >>
Free Speech Union Launches Professional Memberships For Teachers To Defend Free Speech In The Classroom
Saturday, 9 November 2024, 3:42 pm | Free Speech Union
Our industry-specific memberships allow individuals to be united with those working in similar environments so that they’re not alone when they choose to speak on issues important to them. More >>
Police Back Down On Policing 'Hate Speech': A Massive Win For Free Speech
Tuesday, 5 November 2024, 5:44 pm | Free Speech Union
“Key outcomes include that the training is being completely redesigned and the definition of 'hate crime' is being reset, connecting explicitly to the Police's responsibility to protect 'physical safety'. More >>
Police Withdraw Charges After Arrest For Engaging In Debate, A Huge Victory For Free Speech
Monday, 4 November 2024, 11:46 am | Free Speech Union
Burns was arrested, taken to Police cells, and charged under section 1(4)(b) of the Summary Offences Act for 'offensive language'. More >>
Free Speech Union Urges Immigration NZ Not To Follow Australia’s Bad Example And Instead Allow Candace Owens To Visit NZ
Tuesday, 29 October 2024, 4:03 pm | Free Speech Union
“We urge the Minister of Immigration to uphold not just the speech rights of Candace Owens, but more importantly the right for all Kiwis to choose who they listen to." More >>
New Union Membership Option Available For Public Servants In Time For National Workers Day Of Action
Wednesday, 23 October 2024, 5:58 pm | Free Speech Union
The Free Speech Union will stand with public servants in supporting transparency and political neutrality within the walls of government. More >>
Concerning Accounts Of NZ Medical Council Silencing Dissenting Voices Must Be Investigated
Wednesday, 9 October 2024, 7:16 pm | Free Speech Union
These concerning reports are not about the efficacy of the COVID-19 vaccine but rather whether medical professionals were able to exercise professional judgement and use their speech rights to perform their duties ethically. More >>
University of Auckland Senate rightly rejects flawed academic freedom policy after lengthy four-year development process
Saturday, 5 October 2024, 2:06 pm | Free Speech Union
Academic freedom is critical if academics are to be the critic and conscience of society. For free speech policies to achieve their purpose, they cannot come with conditions. This draft policy would have imposed several. More >>
If Paul Goldsmith Asks Dumb Questions, He’ll Get Stupid Answers
Tuesday, 1 October 2024, 1:24 pm | Free Speech Union
“Further, it is entirely unclear what definition will be used to define ‘hate-motivation’, and it seems very likely to remain unclear as this review progresses. More >>
Restoring A Culture Of Free Speech Essential To Rebuilding Public Confidence
Saturday, 21 September 2024, 2:47 pm | Free Speech Union
Our democracy depends on all voices being heard, and this includes holding politicians and journalists to account. It is only with free speech that we have democracy. More >>
New Law To Ban Gang Patches A Dangerous Move For New Zealand
Friday, 20 September 2024, 7:04 pm | Free Speech Union
Censorship can be a natural impulse to things we don’t like, but it’s better to know when hateful or offensive ideas exist. Otherwise, they’re buried underground to fester and can crop up unexpectedly. We see this legislation no differently. More >>
BSA Report Bangs Drum For Censorship By Claiming Freedom Of Expression Causes ‘harm’, From Self-selecting Sample
Monday, 16 September 2024, 2:16 am | Free Speech Union
The BSA's report on harmful speech raises concerns about subjectivity and potential censorship of controversial views, according to Free Speech Union’s Chief Executive Jonathan Ayling. More >>
Two Prominent Free Speech Advocates To Tour New Zealand With Free Speech Union Before End Of The Year
Monday, 16 September 2024, 1:46 am | Free Speech Union
We’re thrilled to announce that Distinguished Prof. Nigel Biggar (Oxford University) and Dr. Peter Boghossian (Portland State University) will both tour New Zealand with the Free Speech Union before the end of the year, says Nathan Seiuli, the Free Speech ... More >>
Internal AUT Law School Survey Reiterates Growing Challenges To Academic Freedom
Sunday, 15 September 2024, 11:08 pm | Free Speech Union
We’ve contacted the Vice-Chancellor of AUT and Minister of Tertiary Education, challenging them to take action and display the leadership that is needed to defend all academics free speech and right to academic freedom. More >>
Free Speech Union Submits In Opposition To Law Commission Consultation On Amendments To Human Rights Act
Saturday, 14 September 2024, 11:53 pm | Free Speech Union
The paper examines extending section 21 of the Human Rights Act prohibited grounds of discrimination to include people who are transgender, non-binary and with innate variations of sex characteristics. More >>
Massey University Staff Survey Another Alarm Bell For Academic Freedom In New Zealand
Friday, 13 September 2024, 3:20 pm | Free Speech Union
How do academics progress knowledge in an environment that doesn’t welcome debate and dissenting ideas? These results come alongside a series of other internal surveys from universities such as AUT and the University of Auckland, which echo similar ... More >>
Postal Workers Union’s Calls For Censorship Must Be Challenged
Tuesday, 27 August 2024, 2:02 pm | Free Speech Union
Comments made by John Maynard, the co-national president of the Postal Workers Union, play into calls for censorship and fail to stand up for workers’ most basic right; their right to free speech, says Jonathan Ayling, Chief Executive of the Free Speech ... More >>
Free Speech Union Welcomes Comprehensive Report On Academic Freedom In New Zealand By NZI's Dr. James Kierstead
Wednesday, 21 August 2024, 7:52 pm | Free Speech Union
The Free Speech Union applauds the New Zealand Initiative’s launch of its largest report ever, thoroughly documenting the troubling state of academic freedom in New Zealand. This is important research that highlights the ongoing failure on the part ... More >>
