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March 27, 2024 Hastings District Council cancels Rainbow Storytime, denies right to speak and counterprotest

Hastings District Council cancels Rainbow Storytime, denies right to speak and counterprotest

MEDIA RELEASE 27 March 2024FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  Hastings District Council cancels Rainbow Storytime, denies right to speak and counterprotest For the second time in two weeks, a council has cancell...

March 21, 2024 Over 2,000 submissions in just 24 hours urge Royal Commission’s COVID-19 Inquiry to examine speech rights

Over 2,000 submissions in just 24 hours urge Royal Commission’s COVID-19 Inquiry to examine speech rights

MEDIA RELEASE   21 March 2024FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  Over 2,000 submissions in just 24 hours urge Royal Commission’s COVID-19 Inquiry to examine speech rights In 24 hours, over 2,000 Kiwis have submit...

March 7, 2024 Proposed ban of gang patches sets a dangerous precedent

Proposed ban of gang patches sets a dangerous precedent

MEDIA RELEASE 07 March 2024FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Proposed ban of gang patches sets a dangerous precedent The Government has finally released legislation that will prohibit gangs from wearing patches ...

March 5, 2024 Hutt City Council censors work of revered and respected Māori leader

Hutt City Council censors work of revered and respected Māori leader

MEDIA RELEASE 05 March 2024FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Hutt City Council censors work of revered and respected Māori leader Hutt City Council banned an insert of Sir Apirana Ngata’s ‘Treaty of Waitangi – An...

March 4, 2024 Defendant in Posie Parker assault case discharged without conviction, name suppression granted. FSU to appeal.

Defendant in Posie Parker assault case discharged without conviction, name suppression granted. FSU to appeal.

MEDIA RELEASE 04 March 2024FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Defendant in Posie Parker assault case discharged without conviction, name suppression granted. FSU to appeal.   The young man who assaulted an elderl...

February 29, 2024 Ministry of Justice wrong to keep public in the dark on proposed OIA law changes

Ministry of Justice wrong to keep public in the dark on proposed OIA law changes

   MEDIA RELEASE 29 February 2024FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Ministry of Justice wrong to keep public in the dark on proposed OIA law changes The Free Speech Union calls on the Ministry of Justice to be ...