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12,000 New Zealanders Tell Goldsmith To Put The Broadcasting Standards Authority Back In Its Box

Monday, 20 April 2026, 2:03 pm | Free Speech Union

“An unelected panel of four people in Wellington is working through a stack of complaints against an independent online publisher it has no statutory authority to regulate,” said Jillaine Heather, CEO of the Free Speech Union. More >>

Free Speech Union Welcomes BSA Shake-Up But Warns: The Devil Will Be In The Legislation

Friday, 10 April 2026, 3:27 pm | Free Speech Union

The authority would operate across three divisions: news media standards, professional content standards, and online platform harm, covering everything from editorial accountability to algorithmic amplification and platform design. More >>

BSA Grabs Power Over Online Speech, No Law Change Required

Wednesday, 1 April 2026, 11:18 am | Free Speech Union

The BSA acknowledges it has been asking Parliament to update the Broadcasting Act for two decades. Parliament has not done so. That is not an invitation for a regulator to rewrite its own mandate. More >>

Courts Ditch 6,200 Followers For 113 As Government Agencies Retreat From Public Platforms

Friday, 27 March 2026, 8:56 pm | Free Speech Union

Over 700,000 New Zealanders use X. The government’s job is to be where the public is, not where Wellington would prefer them to be, said Jillaine Heather, CEO of the Free Speech Union. More >>

Define The Harm First: UK Rejection Of Social Media Ban Exposes The Gap In New Zealand’s Approach

Friday, 13 March 2026, 2:18 pm | Free Speech Union

"A regulator tasked with policing 'subjective harm' without a clear, measurable mandate effectively becomes a 'Ministry of Truth' or a 'Censorship Bureau' and invites massive regulatory overreach." More >>

Royal Commission Confirms "Single Source Of Truth" Was A Failure: FSU Demands Protection From State Censorship

Wednesday, 11 March 2026, 11:10 am | Free Speech Union

The Free Speech Union is calling for any future emergency legislation to include an explicit "Free Speech Clause" to act as a legal guard rail against state overreach. More >>

Free Speech Union Brings International Free Speech Scholar Sarah McLaughlin To New Zealand

Tuesday, 10 March 2026, 11:58 am | Free Speech Union

Titled The Conformity Crisis, the tour will examine one of the most pressing but under-acknowledged challenges facing liberal democracies today. More >>

Free Speech Union: Hardwire Fundamental Freedoms Into Online Safety Law, Or We Will Fight It

Friday, 6 March 2026, 12:01 pm | Free Speech Union

When Parliament’s Education & Workforce Committee began investigating online harms facing young New Zealanders, Free Speech Union supported that work. Protecting children online is important and we understand that families want practical solutions More >>

Believe This Or Lose Your License: Medical Council’s New Ultimatum To Doctors

Monday, 2 March 2026, 4:22 pm | Free Speech Union

The Free Speech Union is undertaking a legal analysis of the draft standards and will make a formal submission before consultation closes on 24 March 2026. More >>

Free Speech Victory: Minister Shelves Law Commission’s Ia Tangata Gender Overhaul

Wednesday, 25 February 2026, 7:51 pm | Free Speech Union

The Free Speech Union warned the proposed overhaul would have created serious chilling effects across health, education, and employment. More >>

Fiji Arrest Of Journalist Over Source Protection Raises Pacific Concerns

Tuesday, 24 February 2026, 7:00 pm | Free Speech Union

Charters appeared in Suva Magistrates Court today and was granted bail of FJ$2,000. He is barred from leaving Fiji, must surrender his travel documents, and his case has been adjourned to 2 March. More >>

UK Terrorism Case Exposes Exactly The Speech Laws New Zealand Must Avoid

Saturday, 21 February 2026, 6:35 pm | Free Speech Union

Any reform that comes out of the current project needs an absolute over-ride that protects freedom of peaceful speech. More >>

Parliament’s Withdrawal From X "Abandons" Nearly One Million New Zealanders In An Election Year

Friday, 20 February 2026, 2:24 pm | Free Speech Union

When Parliament leaves X, the platform doesn't disappear. What disappears is the authoritative information, says Free Speech Union Chief Executive Jillaine Heather. More >>

Why Is A Foreign Embassy Telling The NZ Herald What It Can Publish?

Friday, 30 January 2026, 11:16 am | Free Speech Union

“The idea that a foreign government would publicly rebuke a New Zealand newspaper for publishing a local opinion piece should concern every New Zealander,” said Jillaine Heather, Chief Executive of the Free Speech Union. More >>

New Nursing Code Risks Gagging Nurses And Undermining Public Trust

Friday, 23 January 2026, 1:51 pm | Free Speech Union

FSU Chief Executive Jillaine Heather says the draft Code goes well beyond professional standards of care and instead extends regulatory control deep into nurses’ personal lives and lawful expression. More >>

Telecommunications Bill Raises Questions About Encryption And Offshore Providers

Tuesday, 13 January 2026, 4:07 pm | Free Speech Union

The Bill also introduces a new enforcement power allowing the Secretary of the Ministry for Business, Innovation and Employment to suspend or revoke licences if providers do not comply with regulatory requirements. More >>

Free Speech Includes The Right To Protest – But Not The Right To Intimidate

Sunday, 21 December 2025, 6:36 pm | Free Speech Union

This isn't a problem that needs new laws or speech restrictions. What really matters is the culture. Intimidating people for holding beliefs you dislike doesn’t strengthen a free society - it corrodes it. More >>