David Farrar: The only way they’ll stop

The FSU announced:

Today, the Free Speech Union will sue both Hutt City Council and its Chief Executive, Jo Miller (in her personal capacity), after they censored an insert at Council libraries and information centres, breaching Hutt City residents’ freedom of expression, says Jonathan Ayling, Chief Executive of the Free Speech Union.

“Last year, the Hutt City Council removed a paid advertisement inserted in newspapers from all council sites. We believe this is an unlawful act that flies in the face of ratepayers’ speech rights.

Lower Hutt City Council's Censoring Of The Newspaper Insert Featuring Sir Apirana Ngata's Treaty Book

Frank Newman from the New Zealand Centre For Political Research speaks with Paul Brennan on Reality Check Radio about Lower Hutt City Council's censoring of their newspaper insert about Sir Apirana Ngata’s book on the Treaty.

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