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Minister Kris Faafoi Indicates the Government Will Soon Move on Hate Speech Legislation
Jordan Williams Free Speech Union Last week Faafoi told Parliament’s justice select committee that Labour’s proposals to strengthen hate speech laws will not criminalise opinions or the “stupid” things people say unless they stir up hatred towards a particular group. According to Stuff: Bridges asked if the Government
Why ‘Stirring up Hatred’ Cannot Be Successfully Defined
In New Zealand, we already have adequate legal protection from speech that incites violence or murder. It is already illegal to incite others to kill or physically harm an individual or group. It is already illegal for a person to threaten to kill or harm another person. This is one
Councils Still Ignoring the Law – Now Banning a Feminist Group!
Jordan Williams Free Speech Union There has been a lot going on behind the scenes – but as will become evident later this week, it appears that the very good guidance from the Court of Appeal that local councils have duties to protect freedom of speech, is already being ignored. Speak
Letter to the Editor: A War in NZ
Dear Editor I would like to draw your attention to the latest ‘war’ occurring throughout New Zealand. The war is against anyone who is non-Maori, and especially if they have a small family business. It started off with Lee Williams, the blogger Cross the Rubicon, who has been taken
Why I Formed Sensible Shooters
Myles Chandler Spokesman for Sensible Shooters As a life long shooter, I have been dismayed in recent years at how licenced firearms owners have been treated by politicians, political parties and indeed our own member organisations. We, as shooters, have been let down, by treachery, by lying politicians and by
The Immigration Fudge
Free Press ACT Party The Haps The Government has announced it will cancel the Mill Road project that would have opened access to more land. It says the land to build it on is too expensive. It has announced that it will build a bike bridge over the Waitemata harbour
Govt Ties Media Funding to Activism
Hobson’s Pledge Trust The New Zealand’s mainstream media’s practice of reporting only one side of stories concerning equality and unity between Maori and everyone else has been traced to guidelines issued by Broadcasting Minister Kris Faafoi. In January, Cabinet agreed to draw down $55 million over the
The Ute Tax Is Just Another Broken Promise
Over the weekend Troy Bowker lashed the Government for their new ute tax and EV policies: Labour’s car tax is not only another broken promise regarding no new taxes, but it also is based on a fundamentally flawed understanding of the impact of electric vehicles (EVs) battery production and
Speak up for Women File Proceedings against Auckland Council
Joint Media Release: Speak up for Women & Free Speech Union Today, representatives from Speak Up For Women filed proceedings against the Auckland and Palmerston North Councils, following the cancellation of room bookings for public events that were to go ahead later this week. Nicolette Levy QC will be acting
Quit the Ideological Warfare, Minister
Rather than keep fighting ideological battles, the Government should be focusing its on energy on making sure our kids are at school in the first place, National’s Education spokesperson Paul Goldsmith says. “Education Minister Chris Hipkins is now wanting to stop schools from streaming pupils, a practice that has
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Baby ‘Left to Die’ after Failed Abortion
righttolife.org.uk A baby born alive after an unsuccessful late-term abortion was “left gasping without medical assistance for two hours before dying” at a hospital in New Zealand. The incident follows the passing of the Abortion Legislation Bill introduced by Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s Government in 2020,