Graham Adams democracyproject.nz Graham Adams is a journalist, columnist and reviewer who has written for many of the country’s media outlets including Metro, North & South, Noted, The Spinoff and Newsroom The hate-speech debate is quickly becoming an arena where reputations go to die. Kris Faafoi, the
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David Seymour ACT Leader ACT will not stand by while the Government tries to criminalise New Zealanders for free speech. The Government’s proposed Hate Speech Laws will create a divided society and will put an already growing cancel culture on steroids. ACT has had more than 31,000 people
Wednesday, Government Labour Party members, the Green Party and the Maori Party voted down my motion in the Maori Affairs Select Committee that the Committee receive a briefing on the He Puapua report from its authors, National’s Treaty Negotiations spokesperson Joseph Mooney says. “A Declaration Working Group (DWG) was
The Government has released its plan for laws governing ‘hate speech’, and it is now vital that families and faith communities understand what is really at stake with these proposals. One of the most disturbing realities of criminalising “hateful” speech is that there is simply no agreement on the definition
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Free Speech Union Jonathan Ayling Campaign Manager for the Free Speech Union Openly taking down an ad because of who says something, not what it says, is aiding bigotry, plain and simple” says Jonathan Ayling, Campaign Manager for the Free Speech Union. At the heart of freedom of speech is
Dr David Cumin Spokesperson Free Speech Union Last week the Free Speech Union stepped in to assist a University Lecturer’s fight for academic freedom, against the University of Waikato attempts to stop him from describing religious fanatics who claim that the Earth is flat, and that people lived alongside
The Labour government has called for submissions on proposals for Hate Speech legislation. Politicians seem unable to identify what speech will be criminal under the new law, but are convinced that current laws do not provide enough protection. Because the closing date for submissions to the Ministry of Justice is
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
As you may know, The BFD and its loyal readership have put a tremendous effort into making New Zealand’s leading source of centre-right news and opinion cancel-proof. As MediaBiasNZ shows, of 15 major media sites in NZ, only The BFD and Kiwiblog provide a centre or right-
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
Free Speech Union The Kiwi public has responded loud and clear to the Government’s questions raised in the consultation document on proposed hate speech changes: they don’t want the Government policing their speech, says Jonathan Ayling, Campaign Manager for the Free Speech Union. “More than 10,000 kiwis
