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Free Speech Union Welcomes NZME Board Refresh, A Hopeful Sign For Media Balance
Wednesday, 4 June 2025, 6:49 pm | Free Speech Union
This change promises a return to more factual reporting if the Board can restore the traditional journalistic ethics of the fourth estate. More >>
High Court Judge Urged To Consider Public Trust In McSkimming Case ‘Superinjunction’ Decision
Tuesday, 3 June 2025, 4:18 pm | Free Speech Union
Even if a powerful individual is not charged or is found not guilty, the public should still have access to the facts in order to make their own informed judgments about his character. More >>
Have We Never Been Woke? American Sociologist And Author, Musa Al-Gharbi, To Tour With Free Speech Union
Tuesday, 27 May 2025, 1:20 pm | Free Speech Union
“Musa al-Gharbi is an American author, sociologist, and assistant professor at Stony Brook University’s School of Communication and Journalism in New York. We are thrilled to tour New Zealand with him in July to promote his new book. More >>
Tonkin + Taylor Investigation Of Employee’s Speech Sets Dangerous Precedent
Wednesday, 21 May 2025, 3:26 pm | Free Speech Union
The heckler was wearing a Tonkin + Taylor lanyard at the time, but it’s common practice for employers to ask employees to wear items like lanyards to help with workplace identification for reasons such as security. More >>
Court-Backed Gag Order In McSkimming Case Deepens Concerns For Public Discourse And Institutional Trust
Tuesday, 20 May 2025, 6:06 pm | Free Speech Union
This was an outrageous decision by the High Court. An individual’s wish for secrecy must not come at the cost of public confidence in an open and transparent justice system. More >>
First Reading On Academic Freedom Bill Big Step In Ensuring Universities Stay In Their Lane
Thursday, 15 May 2025, 3:01 pm | Free Speech Union
The requirements for ‘Institutional Neutrality’ are a vital feature that constrains the institution’s voice in favour of ensuring that it is actually academics (who are the bearers of academic freedom) who get to make up their own minds on contested ... More >>
Another Unlawful Arrest According To IPCA: Pattern Of Police Abusing Powers Continues
Tuesday, 13 May 2025, 3:05 pm | Free Speech Union
The Free Speech Union currently has a case before the High Court, suing Police for wrongful arrest in the case of Lucy Rogers, which the IPCA also determined was unlawful. This subsequent decision compounds the need for scrutiny of Police actions and policy. More >>
Police Commit To Removing Thousands Of Incorrectly Applied Historic ‘Hate Flags’
Thursday, 8 May 2025, 2:45 pm | Free Speech Union
Training previously released by Police to ‘recognise, record, and respond’ to ‘hate speech and hate crime’ was a reckless path to pursue. More >>
Free Speech Union Submits On Phase 2 Of Covid-19 Inquiry: Speech Rights Undermined During Pandemic
Monday, 28 April 2025, 8:24 pm | Free Speech Union
Suppressing legitimate questions and professional judgments ultimately undermines public trust and weakens democratic institutions. More >>
‘Cultural Safety’ Must Not Trump Speech Rights And Qualified Care For Patients
Thursday, 17 April 2025, 5:34 pm | Free Speech Union
Practitioners face increasing overreach from regulators that threatens to undermine not only their individual liberties, but the important contribution dissent, debate, and the contest of ideas play in our healthcare sector. More >>
Police Commit To Change ‘Hate’ Threshold In Training
Tuesday, 15 April 2025, 5:25 pm | Free Speech Union
The Free Speech Union will continue to work closely with Police on this matter, reviewing the new training material in coming weeks and meeting with the Assistant Police Commissioner again before the end of next month. More >>
Lower Hutt Mayor Weaponises Harmful Digital Communications Act To Silence Political Commentary From Ratepayers
Monday, 14 April 2025, 3:11 pm | Free Speech Union
This is an outrageous weaponisation of our law using it to seek cover from political challenge, says Jonathan Ayling, Chief Executive of the Free Speech Union. More >>
Free Speech Union Seeks To Intervene In Janet Dickson Appeal Case
Monday, 7 April 2025, 3:44 pm | Free Speech Union
“We disagree. This is wrong, and inconsistent with our law. It’s vital our crucial freedoms of conscience and speech are recognised in the courts. This is why we have filed an application, seeking permission to intervene in Dickson’s appeal." More >>
Free Speech Union Submissions On Media Reform And Regulatory Systems Amendment Bill
Monday, 24 March 2025, 5:23 pm | Free Speech Union
The Free Speech Union has made two submissions advocating for more speech, not less, on the Media Reform Proposals and the Regulatory Systems (Occupational Regulation) Amendment Bill, says Jonathan Ayling, Chief Executive of the Free Speech Union. “Our ... More >>
‘Hate Crime’ Laws Are Vague And Subjective, According To Free Speech Union Submission
Tuesday, 11 March 2025, 5:06 pm | Free Speech Union
“Our position is clear: the law should punish criminal actions, not beliefs or opinions. Our submission addresses risks to free speech, the vagueness of key definitions outlined, and the potential for inconsistent enforcement." More >>
Trust In Media Plummets Further: New Polling Shows Centralised Regulation Will Not Help
Friday, 7 March 2025, 6:33 pm | Free Speech Union
If trust in media is going to return, Kiwis need to see transparency in reporting, and independence from political and ideological influence. Trust will not increase with further regulation, especially from authorities in which the majority of Kiwis ... More >>
InternetNZ's Flawed Constitutional Changes Danger To Free Internet
Thursday, 27 February 2025, 4:31 pm | Free Speech Union
Off the back of having declared itself ‘systemically racist’, InternetNZ’s proposed constitutional changes would result in an organisation that is less democratic, more ideological, and primed for censorship. The role of InternetNZ as a domain name ... More >>
Strong New Principles Signal A Return Of Free Speech In The Public Service
Friday, 21 February 2025, 3:40 pm | Free Speech Union
For too long, political and cultural ideologies have held our public service captive, fostering an environment of self-censorship and removing a vital tool for error correction: freedom of speech. More >>
Free Speech Union Welcomes IPCA Report: Police Have Failed To Uphold Kiwis’ Speech Rights
Tuesday, 18 February 2025, 5:01 pm | Free Speech Union
“The IPCA report, released today, echoes long-held concerns of the Free Speech Union that Police are disrespecting Kiwis’ speech rights. More >>
Thugs' Veto To Silence Rainbow Event Appalling
Sunday, 16 February 2025, 2:59 pm | Free Speech Union
Taking actions of this kind, especially in a context that frightened children and intimidated their parents, is the antithesis of contributing 'better ideas' into discourse. More >>
