Free Speech
Valerie Morse, Stephen Franks debate Southern-Molyneux event
Controversial far-right speakers Lauren Southern and Stefan Molyneux will speak in New Zealand after all. Their promoter has confirmed the duo have found a location, after Auckland mayor Phil Goff… Audio
Who decides when speech is free and when it's hateful?
Free speech. Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg says the platform won't ban holocaust deniers from their denying. "I'm Jewish," he says, "and there's a set of people who deny that the Holocaust happened. I… Audio
Free speech or hate speech? Massey Vice-Chancellor comments
In the wake of controversy over a cancelled visit to Auckland by two right-wing Canadians, the debate over free speech has reignited. An advocacy group launched legal action yesterday against Auckland… Audio
Far-right speakers and the legal case
After banning Lauren Southern and Stefan Molyneux from speaking at Council-owned venues Auckland City is now facing legal action from the Free Speech Coalition. Human Rights lawyer Michael Bott… Audio
Thousands raised to take court action against Akl Council
Free Speech Coalition has raised $50,000 in 24 hours to bring judicial proceedings against Auckland Council over its decision to ban two right-wing speakers from using a council venue for a seminar… Audio
Freedom of choice and speech
Some listener feed back on our earlier story about a US judge siding with a baker who refused to bake a wedding cake for a gay couple. Audio
Bias and businesses
Religious belief has been used as a defence in two recent cases in the United States. One was a baker who wouldn't make a wedding cake for a same-sex couple and the other was a florist who wouldn't… Audio
'Monolithic' thinking and the threat to free speech
There is an escalating battle taking place on university campuses across the United States over free speech and academic freedom. Audio
Don Brash, Tariana Turia among 27 to sign free speech open letter
Don Brash and Tariana Turia are among 27 politicians and academics who've signed an open letter, saying free speech is under threat at universities. Audio
Religious pamphlet in sex ed
Christchurch's Papanui High School has handed out sex education literature from an Amercan based Baptist group. In it women who live with their partners are called prostitutes. Audio
“Good morning. Could you please not delete anything?”
Journalists Luke Harding, Nicky Hager and Richard King discuss freedom of speech in an era of big data, mass surveillance and the unauthorised release of information on a scale never before seen. The… Audio
