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June 30, 2023 Media Release: Thugs' Veto strikes again- another Council abuses speech rights of ratepayers     

Media Release: Thugs' Veto strikes again- another Council abuses speech rights of ratepayers     

Thugs' Veto strikes again: another Council abuses speech rights of ratepayers      A screening of the 'What is a Woman' documentary by a community group at a Tauranga council library has been cancel...

June 28, 2023 Name suppression law hides culprits and silences victims

Name suppression law hides culprits and silences victims

MEDIA RELEASE    28 June 2023  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  Name suppression law hides culprits and silences victims  The applications for name suppression in two separate cases by two prominent men over t...

June 21, 2023 Media Release: 'Do as we say, not as we do': Report on local government misses opportunity to enhance democratic speech rights

Media Release: 'Do as we say, not as we do': Report on local government misses opportunity to enhance democratic speech rights


June 20, 2023 Media Release: BSA GUIDELINES GOOD FOR PRESS FREEDOM, BUT CAUTION OF OVERREACH NEEDED

Media Release: BSA GUIDELINES GOOD FOR PRESS FREEDOM, BUT CAUTION OF OVERREACH NEEDED


June 14, 2023 Campaign to oppose DIA censorship reform

Campaign to oppose DIA censorship reform

We recently contacted our supporters about the major reforms the Government has proposed to the censorship regime, bringing social media content, podcasts and even some personal blogs all under a Sup...

June 6, 2023 Letter to Tauranga Council

Letter to Tauranga Council