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April 8, 2024 Personal grievance filed against IRD for suppressing employee’s speech

Personal grievance filed against IRD for suppressing employee’s speech

MEDIA RELEASE  08 April 2024FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  Personal grievance filed against IRD for suppressing employee’s speech The Free Speech Union has supported a member in filing a personal grievance a...

April 3, 2024 Gang patch ban further erosion of Kiwis’ speech rights: FSU submits to Justice Select Committee

Gang patch ban further erosion of Kiwis’ speech rights: FSU submits to Justice Select Committee

MEDIA RELEASE   3 April, 2024FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  Gang patch ban further erosion of Kiwis’ speech rights: FSU submits to Justice Select Committee The Government’s Bill to ‘crack down on gangs’ is a...

March 27, 2024 Hastings District Council cancels Rainbow Storytime, denies right to speak and counterprotest

Hastings District Council cancels Rainbow Storytime, denies right to speak and counterprotest

MEDIA RELEASE 27 March 2024FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  Hastings District Council cancels Rainbow Storytime, denies right to speak and counterprotest For the second time in two weeks, a council has cancell...

March 21, 2024 Over 2,000 submissions in just 24 hours urge Royal Commission’s COVID-19 Inquiry to examine speech rights

Over 2,000 submissions in just 24 hours urge Royal Commission’s COVID-19 Inquiry to examine speech rights

MEDIA RELEASE   21 March 2024FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  Over 2,000 submissions in just 24 hours urge Royal Commission’s COVID-19 Inquiry to examine speech rights In 24 hours, over 2,000 Kiwis have submit...

March 7, 2024 Proposed ban of gang patches sets a dangerous precedent

Proposed ban of gang patches sets a dangerous precedent

MEDIA RELEASE 07 March 2024FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Proposed ban of gang patches sets a dangerous precedent The Government has finally released legislation that will prohibit gangs from wearing patches ...

March 5, 2024 Hutt City Council censors work of revered and respected Māori leader

Hutt City Council censors work of revered and respected Māori leader

MEDIA RELEASE 05 March 2024FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Hutt City Council censors work of revered and respected Māori leader Hutt City Council banned an insert of Sir Apirana Ngata’s ‘Treaty of Waitangi – An...