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September 12, 2023 Free Speech Union welcomes DIA’s decision to release full submissions on ‘Super Regulator’

Free Speech Union welcomes DIA’s decision to release full submissions on ‘Super Regulator’

MEDIA RELEASE 12 September 2023   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   Free Speech Union welcomes DIA’s decision to release full submissions on ‘Super Regulator’  Yesterday, the Department of Internal Affairs (DI...

September 1, 2023 Thousands call for Teaching Council to maintain teacher discretion over preferred pronouns

Thousands call for Teaching Council to maintain teacher discretion over preferred pronouns

1 September 2023  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  In just 24 hours, over 5,000 Kiwis have signed a petition calling on the Teaching Council to maintain teacher discretion regarding the use of preferred pronou...

August 25, 2023 Name Suppression Laws Manifestly Unjust: Reform Needed

Name Suppression Laws Manifestly Unjust: Reform Needed

Name Suppression Laws Manifestly Unjust: Reform Needed The Free Speech Union is calling for an overhaul of name suppression laws in New Zealand. Judges have applied name suppression orders increasing...

August 23, 2023 Fair Digital News Bargaining Bill Risks Viability of Independent Media

Fair Digital News Bargaining Bill Risks Viability of Independent Media

Fair Digital News Bargaining Bill Risks Viability of Independent MediaThe Government’s Fair Digital News Bargaining Bill requirement that news media entities be subject to a “professional standards c...

August 2, 2023 Over 16,000 submissions generated against Govt's media regulation proposals through Free Speech Union online tool

Over 16,000 submissions generated against Govt's media regulation proposals through Free Speech Union online tool

Over 16,000 submissions generated against Govt's media regulation proposals through Free Speech Union online tool  2 August 2023 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   Over 16,400 submissions have been made against...

July 28, 2023 Polling shows majority of Kiwis unaware of current or proposed media regulation

Polling shows majority of Kiwis unaware of current or proposed media regulation

Polling shows majority of Kiwis unaware of current or proposed media regulation    Only a quarter of Kiwis know of the Government’s plan to radically overhaul our online content and media regulation ...