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May 28, 2025 A free speech event would cause "harm"...?

A free speech event would cause "harm"...?

Today marks one year since Victoria University held its rescheduled and revamped event on free speech – a very watered-down event compared to the one they’d originally intended!The event was revised f...

May 20, 2025 Questioning a claim? Watch out, you racist!

Questioning a claim? Watch out, you racist!

Pushing highly controversial political viewpoints on public servants through training workshops delivered to government departments…What’s not to like?!?!An FSU supporter who works as a public servant...

May 14, 2025 Seven issues we're across (and it's only Wednesday)

Seven issues we're across (and it's only Wednesday)

It’s really no wonder why my team is flat out when you look at the number of issues we’re across this week alone: ✅ Appeared in the High Court in Wellington today for the Hutt City Council hearing aft...

May 12, 2025 Now architects have to hold particular views, too?

Now architects have to hold particular views, too?

If all the stories we’ve told you about those who are censored today in New Zealand demonstrates anything, it’s that the fight against those who oppose free speech comes with a human cost. At the mome...

May 9, 2025 Keep calm and carry on speaking

Keep calm and carry on speaking

As commemorations of the 80th anniversary of V.E. Day occur this week, it is worth remembering not only the 46 million lives that were lost, but also how close fascism came to permanently erasing libe...

May 5, 2025 Public Servants Silenced: Only One View Allowed

Public Servants Silenced: Only One View Allowed

Can you picture the scene? It’s not really hard to imagine a ‘training’ session like this, given what we know about the public service in Wellington.  Last week, Free Speech Union supporters employed ...