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September 13, 2021 Name suppression for Wanaka escapees would be wrong

Name suppression for Wanaka escapees would be wrong

13 September 2021 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Name suppression for Wanaka escapees would be wrong The Free Speech Union is calling for the couple - one reportedly a child of a Government official - who brea...

September 5, 2021 Statement On Friday's West Auckland Terrorist Attack

Statement On Friday's West Auckland Terrorist Attack

5 September 2021 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Statement On Friday's West Auckland Terrorist Attack Two years ago in Christchurch, New Zealand was subjected to a horrific act of extreme violence, in the name ...

September 4, 2021 “Non-violence and truth are inseparable and presuppose one another.” — Mahatma Gandhi

“Non-violence and truth are inseparable and presuppose one another.” — Mahatma Gandhi

Two years ago in Christchurch, New Zealand was subjected to an horrific act of extreme violence, in the name of ideology. Yesterday, another terrorist attack was carried out, this time in Auckland. Bo...

September 1, 2021 Mr Hunt, you don’t speak for me

Mr Hunt, you don’t speak for me

Chief Human Rights Commissioner Paul Hunt’s op-ed yesterday defending the government's proposed hate speech laws is thoroughly predictable after a month of terrible comms that failed to convin...

September 1, 2021 Free Speech Union Conversion Therapy Submission Explained

Free Speech Union Conversion Therapy Submission Explained

The introduction of the Conversion Practices Prohibition Bill (CPP Bill) to Parliament by Minister for Justice Kris Faafoi was a long-awaited win for many Kiwis in the Rainbow Community, and wider. Fo...

September 1, 2021 Free Speech Union Submission on the Conversion Therapy Practices Prohibition Bill

Free Speech Union Submission on the Conversion Therapy Practices Prohibition Bill