Govt confirms it will change law to criminalise more speech

The Herald reports:

After years of debate over whether New Zealand should have a law more explicitly banning hate speech, the Government is on the verge of announcing legislation.

That’s a “promise”, according to Justice Minister Kiri Allan, who also told TVNZ’s Q+A today that she is taking a hard look at New Zealand’s often-criticised name suppression laws.

“I will be making announcements on hate speech by the end of this year,” the MP said as she briefly addressed the issue during her first appearance on the current affairs programme since taking over the justice portfolio in June.

“I guarantee that I’ll be introducing a law that I intend to have concluded and put into law by the next election.”

So there we have it. The Government will change the law next year to criminalise more speech.

If implemented, I have no doubt that it will be used to report numerous people on the center right to the Police on the grounds that their views on race or gender constitutes hate speech. They already try to get people banned from campuses for having non-woke views and sacked by employers, and now they will have an extra weapon with the Police.

To fight against this, join the Free Speech Union today. It is the only trade union in NZ that defends free speech, and it will lead the fight against the so called hate speech law.