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July 12, 2021 Unconvincing Excuses: What Will the Left Say When the Right Starts Cancelling Its Speakers?

Unconvincing Excuses: What Will the Left Say When the Right Starts Cancelling Its Speakers?

HERE’S ONE for the “We told you so!” file. Ever since Auckland Mayor, Phil Goff, personally declared Stefan Molyneaux and Cheryl Southern personae non grata in his city, or, more accurately, in the v...

July 12, 2021 Briefing Paper: Summary of hate speech law proposals

Briefing Paper: Summary of hate speech law proposals


July 8, 2021 Defence Force's Pulling Of Anti-woke Essay Shows Lack Of Moral Courage

Defence Force's Pulling Of Anti-woke Essay Shows Lack Of Moral Courage

8 July 2021 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Defence Force's Pulling Of Anti-woke Essay Shows Lack Of Moral Courage The decision by the Chief of the Defence Force to remove an essay which had been selected as th...

July 8, 2021 Complaint lodged against Hutt City Mayor for discrimination of a feminist group

Complaint lodged against Hutt City Mayor for discrimination of a feminist group

The Free Speech Union has lodged a formal complaint today with the Hutt City Council Chief Executive Jo Miller against Hutt City Mayor Campbell Barry in relation to a Facebook post where he suggested ...

July 7, 2021 The essay that defeated New Zealand's army

The essay that defeated New Zealand's army

We've been following the events of the NZ Army's decision to pull one of the winners of its essay competition from its "KEA" website. We approached NZDF earlier in the week and received the apologetic...

July 2, 2021 Hate Speech Detector: Website Launched For Kiwis To Check Their Speech Against New Laws

Hate Speech Detector: Website Launched For Kiwis To Check Their Speech Against New Laws

2 July 2021 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Given recent confusion about what the proposed ‘hate speech’ laws mean, which appeared to even stump the Prime Minister and Minister of Justice, the Free Speech Union...