A University is EXACTLY the place to hold a feminism conference. A University is legally mandated to be the critic of society, they uphold that obligation with academic free speech. To conflate health and safety obligations to staff and students to protect them from ideas they don’t like is intellectually bankrupt.
Winston’s power has always been as kingmaker, but can he carry that off if the electorate all believe he will side with Labour?
…in a very real sense, allowing climate denial to become an openly discussed policy plank of the largest political party in NZ is probably more dangerous than anything else that happened this week.
…if we can pay Jeff Bezos $375m for a Lord of the Rings TV show, why can’t we save tv3?
Yes, there should be armed response units to protect us if an incident with a firearms presents itself, NO we shouldn’t allow the Police to expand that to anything they think ‘might’ be a risk.
What Massey have done is conflate the relationship between University and staff/students to that of a parent protecting their children from unpleasant content, that’s not their responsibility.
MediaWorks will need to scout for broadcasting talent who can do their thing inside a studio rather than expensive writers and costly post production. The short term future will be more like talk back radio with pictures that can generate ratings and gain advertising profit from greatly reduced costs.
Canon Media Award winning columnist Rachel Stewart has quit the NZ Herald tonight after the NZ Herald opted for woke censorship of her column (read here).
What a cowardly response from a University that has gained a reputation after the Don Brash fiasco for censorship – totally spineless!
Nothing highlights the enormous chasm between the CTU and the Government over the proposed Fair Pay Agreement legislation than the comments by CTU President Richard Wagstaff that he’s “disappointed not to see the legislation passed into law before the election”.