Free Speech Union The Free Speech Union unequivocally supports the free expression of seven distinguished New Zealand academics who recently authored a letter to The Listener, titled, In Defence of Science as well as the free expression of their critics. We neither support nor oppose the argument in question, but
Susan Short Secretary Democracy Action Local Government Minister Hon Nanaia Mahuta has announced further details of the Government’s regulatory and structural reform of water service delivery in New Zealand. The plan is for an unprecedented transfer of billions of dollars of ratepayer-funded assets from local bodies to four entities.
Susan Short Secretary Democracy Action A fast-approaching deadline is the opportunity to have a say on the so-called ‘Hate Speech’ discussion document, which will be considered for the yet-to-be drafted Bill. Submissions close Friday 6th August. (The theory is that there is a greater likelihood the public can influence policy
Free Press ACT Party The Haps The Government has lost its way, and voters are telling them in the polls. It apologised for immigration policy that happened before Jacinda Ardern was born at an Auckland Town Hall rally. Meanwhile, down the road, ACT MPs listened to today’s immigrants separated
Dr Stuart Lange On behalf of the New Zealand Christian Network Dr Stuart Lange is the National Director of the NZCN and is a Senior Research Fellow at Laidlaw College, where he was formerly Vice Principal. Stuart wrote and presented the historical DVD documentary Te Rongopai: 200 years of the
Family First “That is not cool with me” – Kris Faafoi, Minister of Justice If parents aren’t concerned about the conversion therapy bill introduced by the Government on Friday, all they need to do is listen to the Minister of Justice explain the effect of the bill, and parents will
Jonathan Ayling Free Speech Union www.fsu.nz Time is running out – and the groups who want these anti-speech laws are mobilising support for the hate speech laws. I’m writing to ask for your help to get the message out and recruit like-minded New Zealanders who believe in free
ACT Party It’s the third and final week of the Parliamentary recess and ACT has again dominated the news agenda. We released the third of our Honest Conversations Policy Documents. This one about the Economic Recovery from COVID-19. We continued our tour of New Zealand and we took on
Bob McCoskrie Family First The Government has just introduced the proposed ban on “conversion therapy”. And it’s worse than we expected! Here’s our response… Govt to Jail Parents for Affirming Daughter as Girl, Son as Boy Media Release 30 July 2021 Family First NZ says that the proposed
Labour Campaigns Team This is a quick update to share some breaking news: today, we introduced a Bill to ban conversion therapy in New Zealand. Conversion practices are outdated and have no place in a modern, inclusive Aotearoa. No one should have to suffer because of the misguided idea that
National Party national.org.nz New Zealanders are being left out of important decisions by the Labour Government and National is launching a series of campaigns for Kiwis to ‘Demand the debate’. The first campaign relates to the Government’s 2019 He Puapua report. Kiwis were never told about it
Ross Meurant hobsonspledge.nz Ross Meurant resigned from the police at inspector rank in 1987 to enter parliament as a National MP. Today he is Honorary Consul for Morocco and trustee and CEO of commercial assets owned by absentee Russian investors. In 1981 I was one who literally fought to
Jordan Williams General Secretary Free Speech Union Our movement is becoming more diverse. Recently, National Party leader Judith Collins joined the Free Speech Union – the first National Party leader we’re aware of to join a trade union while in office. ACT’s David Seymour is on board too. And
Free Press ACT Party The Haps ACT has been busy in the Parliamentary Recess. ACT’s policies to let people get on with building homes, and crack down on gangs have been well received. Meanwhile, the Party’s MPs have been listening to huge crowds up and down the country.
ACT Party This week, ACT gets tough on crime with our second Honest Conversations document, we fight back against so-called “white privilege”, the Honest Conversations Tour rolls on with record attendance and we reveal the Secret Service’s not so secret rebrand. In the news Law and Order Document Parliament
Bryce Edwards Political Roundup There has been some strong pushback against the farmer protests, mostly from those advocating that more needs to be done for the environment, and farmers need to accept the reality of the urgency the country faces on issues like climate change and water reform. Broadcaster Jack
