Freedom of speech in New Zealand: Why it belongs to everyone – David Harvey

Freedom of speech in New Zealand: Why it belongs to everyone – David Harvey

Opinion byDavid HarveyNZ Herald·23 Aug, 2026 03:00 AM6 mins to readDavid Harvey is a retired District Court judgeDame Whina Cooper walking hand-in-hand with a moko during the 1975 Māori Land March. Photo / Michael TubbertyFreedom of expression in New Zealand is guaranteed only in principle. It survives only if New Zealanders exercise it. Few metaphors are as pointed as the scene that unfolded one winter evening in July 2024, in a newsroom on Auckland’s North Shore. After 35 years of bulletins, the lights went

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