Free Speech Union Chief Executive Jonathan Ayling joins Paul Brennan on Reality Check Radio to discuss an open letter to Local Government Minister Simeon Brown about a case of censorship - the cancelling of Sir Apirana Ngata by the Lower Hutt City Council.
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I am a Hutt City resident so I emailed the Mayor, stating Jo Miller’s actions were not only tantamount to censorship and political control of the media, but were in breach of Section 14 of the Bill of Rights, which states:
“Everyone has the right to freedom of expression, including the freedom to seek, receive, and impart information and opinions of any kind in any form.”
I also said a democracy is, by definition, ‘rule of the people’ and further, that as citizens, voters and ratespayers we have the right to access, distribute and discuss pertinent information pertaining to our country, constitution and Treaty without censorship.
I also asked them to ensure the booklet was included in the next publication.
I have yet to receive a response!
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