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Justice Committee recommends passing Electoral Amendment Bill with some amendments - https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/580237/justice-committee-recommends-passing-electoral-amendment-bill-with-some-amendments - Details and more news at: https://nzccl.org.nz/news
Justice Committee recommends passing Electoral Amendment Bill with some amendments
The bill would prevent same-day enrolments, ban prisoners from voting, and tighten up the rules around treating.
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November 28, 2025 at 3:53 AM
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Proposal will widen the gap between communities and decision-makers - https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360899544/proposal-will-widen-gap-between-communities-and-decision-makers - Details and more news at: https://nzccl.org.nz/news
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November 27, 2025 at 5:59 AM
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Anne Salmond: We’re reforming the wrong part of government - https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/11/27/anne-salmond-were-reforming-the-wrong-part-of-government/ - Details and more news at: https://nzccl.org.nz/news
Anne Salmond: We're reforming the wrong part of government
Coalition Govt ministers insist their reform of regional councils is 'not a power grab' - but all the evidence suggests the opposite, to democracy's detriment
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November 26, 2025 at 8:22 PM
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Seymour defends Bill as protection for families amid controversy - https://pmn.co.nz/read/political/david-seymour-defends-regulatory-standards-bill-as-protection-for-families-amid-controversy - Details and more news at: https://nzccl.org.nz/news
Seymour defends Bill as protection for families amid controversy
But critics argue that the Regulatory Standards Bill undermines democratic principles and marginalised communities’ rights.
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November 26, 2025 at 5:33 AM
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Ministry privacy breach sees the names of five people seeking compensation for sexual abuse pub... - https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/alert-nat/579979/ministry-privacy-breach-sees-the-names-of-five-people-seeking-compensation-for-sexual-abuse-published - Details and more news at: https://nzccl.org.nz/news
Ministry privacy breach sees the names of five people seeking compensation for sexual abuse published
The ministry has removed documents naming five people, but internet searches were still bringing up the MSD information.
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November 26, 2025 at 1:52 AM
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How dark patterns on the web are designed to keep your cash - https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/579783/how-dark-patterns-on-the-web-are-designed-to-keep-your-cash - Details and more news at: https://nzccl.org.nz/news
How dark patterns on the web are designed to keep your cash
Psychological tricks and traps using deceptive website design techniques are starting to overwhelm online shopping.
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November 24, 2025 at 10:43 PM
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Privacy commissioner insists New Zealand's laws need modernising - https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/top/579020/privacy-commissioner-insists-new-zealand-s-laws-need-modernising - Details and more news at: https://nzccl.org.nz/news
Privacy commissioner insists New Zealand's laws need modernising
The commission's annual report says financial incentives for people to take privacy seriously are lacking.
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November 23, 2025 at 9:49 PM
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Roblox Will Require Age Verification With Facial Recognition To Unlock Chat Going Forward - https://wccftech.com/roblox-will-require-age-verification-with-facial-recognition-to-unlock-chat/ - Details and more news at: https://nzccl.org.nz/news
Roblox Will Start Requiring Its Players Verify Their Age Through A Facial Recognition Check
Roblox will start requiring its players to verify their age through a facial recognition check beginning this December.
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November 20, 2025 at 3:55 AM
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Supreme Court spells out limits on restrictions for serious offenders on parole - https://lawnews.nz/criminal/supreme-court-spells-out-limits-on-restrictions-for-serious-offenders-on-parole/ - Details and more news at: https://nzccl.org.nz/news
Supreme Court spells out limits on restrictions for serious offenders on parole - Law News
Neil Sands In a landmark decision, the Supreme Court has outlined a test that effectively limits the parole conditions authorities can impose on a child sex offender, ruling that the benchmark for res...
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November 19, 2025 at 4:59 AM
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The slow demolition of our democracy - https://e-tangata.co.nz/comment-and-analysis/the-slow-demolition-of-our-democracy/ - Details and more news at: https://nzccl.org.nz/news
The slow demolition of our democracy | E-Tangata
“We have a government willing to reshape constitutional understandings without genuine consultation, careful process, or respect for long-standing norms.” — Mark Feary.
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November 19, 2025 at 1:27 AM
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Geoffrey Palmer: The McSkimming scandal shows we need a whole new Policing Act - https://thespinoff.co.nz/politics/18-11-2025/geoffrey-palmer-the-mcskimming-scandal-shows-we-need-a-whole-new-policing-act - Details and more news at: https://nzccl.org.nz/news
Geoffrey Palmer: The McSkimming scandal shows we need a whole new Policing Act
Democracy requires a trusted system to uphold the rule of law. In this instance, the rule of law has been polluted at its source.
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November 18, 2025 at 8:32 PM
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Anne Salmond: Free speech, but only one way to think - https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/11/18/anne-salmond-free-speech-but-only-one-way-to-think/ - Details and more news at: https://nzccl.org.nz/news
Anne Salmond: Free speech, but only one way to think
Thinkers with open rather than closed minds will be aware other cultures may have insights that elude us, writes Dame Anne Salmond
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November 18, 2025 at 12:50 AM
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‘Cruel and unforgiving’: Outrage in Australia over Victoria’s plan to give children life sentences - https://www.teaonews.co.nz/2025/11/16/cruel-and-unforgiving-outrage-in-australia-over-victorias-plan-to-give-children-life-sentences/ - Details and more news at: https://nzccl.org.nz/news
‘Cruel and unforgiving’: Outrage in Australia over Victoria’s plan to give children life sentences
The bill would also allow some children to be tried in the County Court rather than the Children’s Court, removing judicial specialists trained in child development.
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November 17, 2025 at 5:01 AM
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Tearful Tamaki rallies the free speech faithful - https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/11/10/tearful-tamaki-rallies-the-free-speech-faithful/ - Details and more news at: https://nzccl.org.nz/news
Tearful Tamaki rallies the free speech faithful
Lockdowns and Covid-19 vaccines loom large during one panel discussion at the Free Speech Union’s annual meeting
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November 16, 2025 at 9:11 PM
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‘Like a cockroach’ - Regulatory Standards Bill passes third reading - https://www.teaonews.co.nz/2025/11/13/like-a-cockroach-regulatory-standards-bill-passes-third-reading/ - Details and more news at: https://nzccl.org.nz/news
‘Like a cockroach’ - Regulatory Standards Bill passes third reading
NZ’s Regulatory Standards Bill passes final reading, creating a board to judge laws by “good lawmaking” principles, amid strong opposition over Te Tiriti and democratic impacts.
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November 13, 2025 at 10:21 PM
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Who Benefits: A lobby group’s charm offensive and a doubting Thomas - https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/11/07/who-benefits-a-think-tanks-charm-offensive-and-a-doubting-thomas/ - Details and more news at: https://nzccl.org.nz/news
Who Benefits: A lobby group’s charm offensive and a doubting Thomas
In part two of this instalment in our series on lobbying: The Free Speech Union has been quietly wooing university vice chancellors, with some success
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November 12, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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Human rights complaint filed to United Nations over treatment of Māori - https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/578480/human-rights-complaint-filed-to-united-nations-over-treatment-of-maori - Details and more news at: https://nzccl.org.nz/news
Human rights complaint filed to United Nations over treatment of Māori
The 42 page complaint was submitted to the United Nations by a Māori health leader.
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November 12, 2025 at 4:02 AM
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A former PM weighs in on Parliament's rules - https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/578540/a-former-pm-weighs-in-on-parliament-s-rules - Details and more news at: https://nzccl.org.nz/news
A former PM weighs in on Parliament's rules
The Standing Orders committee continues its triennial review of Parliament's rules and hears from a former PM.
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November 12, 2025 at 2:22 AM
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Who Benefits: The rise and rise of the Free Speech Union - https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/11/06/who-benefits-the-rise-and-rise-of-the-free-speech-union/ - Details and more news at: https://nzccl.org.nz/news
Who Benefits: The rise and rise of the Free Speech Union
In the latest instalment in Newsroom's Who Benefits series, a free speech advocacy group struggles to shake off the label of a dark money think tank
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November 12, 2025 at 1:10 AM
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Survivors Have Spoken – Now It’s Time for Action - https://tikatangata.org.nz/news/survivors-have-spoken-now-its-time-for-action - Details and more news at: https://nzccl.org.nz/news
Survivors Have Spoken – Now It’s Time for Action
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November 11, 2025 at 12:22 AM
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Critics of proposed fast-track legislation warn of ‘Trojan horse’ - https://lawnews.nz/featured/critics-of-proposed-fast-track-legislation-warn-of-trojan-horse/ - Details and more news at: https://nzccl.org.nz/news
Critics of proposed fast-track legislation warn of 'Trojan horse' - Law News
Neil Sands The government has unveiled plans to turbo-charge its fast-track approval process and create an express lane for new supermarkets, but experts warn the reforms also risk eroding environment...
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November 10, 2025 at 7:25 PM
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Prime Minister Christopher Luxon 'deeply supportive' of social media ban for under 16s - https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/578367/prime-minister-christopher-luxon-deeply-supportive-of-social-media-ban-for-under-16s - Details and more news at: https://nzccl.org.nz/news
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon 'deeply supportive' of social media ban for under 16s
The government is looking at the Australian model and other bans with a view to introducing legislation before next year's election, Christopher Luxon says.
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November 10, 2025 at 5:24 AM
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NZ government has ‘Trumpian accent’, says global human rights advocate - https://asiapacificreport.nz/2025/11/08/nz-government-has-trumpian-accent-says-global-human-rights-advocate/ - Details and more news at: https://nzccl.org.nz/news
NZ government has ‘Trumpian accent’, says global human rights advocate | Asia Pacific Report
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November 9, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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Casey Costello meets with self-proclaimed ‘terf’ as landmark case reaches final chapter - https://thespinoff.co.nz/politics/06-11-2025/casey-costello-meets-with-self-proclaimed-terf-as-landmark-case-reaches-final-chapter - Details and more news at: https://nzccl.org.nz/news
Casey Costello meets with self-proclaimed ‘terf’ as landmark case reaches final chapter
While the associate health minister met with an anti-trans activist to discuss 'women's rights', around the corner, a court heard evidence of the 'extreme' and 'vicious' nature of trans-exclusionary s...
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November 7, 2025 at 3:57 AM
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This one-woman protest outside Premier House could soon be illegal - https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360878443/one-woman-protest-outside-premier-house-could-soon-be-illegal - Details and more news at: https://nzccl.org.nz/news
Why this one-woman protest outside the PM’s residence could soon be illegal
It’s the PM’s official Wellington residence and it’s funded by taxpayers but soon it could be a crime to protest outside it. Meet the solo protester who doesn’t think that’s fair.
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November 6, 2025 at 10:16 PM