Opinion: New Zealand's hate speech proposals need more detail and wider debate before they become law

Opinion: New Zealand's hate speech proposals need more detail and wider debate before they become law
28 Apr, 2021 12:03 AM
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Change in hate speech laws were intended after the Christchurch Mosque attacks, but it took until December 2020 for the matter to get to Cabinet. PM says 'we haven't concluded the debate'. Photo / NZME
Change in hate speech laws were intended after the Christchurch Mosque attacks, but it took until December 2020 for the matter to get to Cabinet. PM says 'we haven't concluded the debate'. Photo / NZME
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OPINION:
Promised changes to New Zealand's hate speech regulations have been slower to emerge than first anticipated. But a recently released Cabinet paper finally gives some idea of what is being considered.

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