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Associate Minister Chris Penk has overturned Immigration NZ’s decision to deny a visa to controversial US commentator Candace Owens. Immigration NZ had earlier cited Owens’ exclusion from Australia under section 15(1)(f) of the Immigration Act. Penk granted her a visa after considering “the importance of free speech.”
The Free Speech Union celebrated the move as a “huge win” for speech rights, while critics warned Owens might incite anti-Semitism.
The Advertising Standards Authority became involved after a voter complained that National was misleading people by claiming Labour’s proposed capital gains tax would hit small businesses and KiwiSaver.
Green MP Tamatha Paul physically pushed back an attendee and repeatedly ordered him to “get out” as he attempted to question former health minister Ayesha Verrall following a Wellington candidates’ meeting.
The Electoral Commission has used the Green Party’s election slogan, “For all of us”, in an official enrolment advertisement, then dismissed concerns about political neutrality by calling it a “common phrase”.
Police repeatedly withheld information about an Electoral Commission referral involving Te Pāti Māori by saying an investigation was active.
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