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Civil liberties during a pandemic There is no doubt that our government will need to take on exceptional powers to deal with the COVID-... |
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Submission: TIPC emergency service access to location information The Council has made a submission to the Privacy Commisioner concerning the proposed extensions to... |
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Oral submission: APEC 2021 Bill Following up on our written submission we also appeared before the Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade... |
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Submission: APEC 2021 Bill The Council opposes the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC 2021) Bill. As the strongest... |
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Algorithm Charter - panel discussion We are hosting a panel discussion about Statistics New Zealand’s Algorithm Charter, at 6:00pm... |
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Submission: Public Service Legislation Bill The Council makes 13 recommendations in our submission on the Public Service Legislation Bill. Our... |
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Submission: Algorithm Charter The Council welcomes the government's Algorithm Charter, and has many suggestions for an... |
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No to police patrolling in armed squads The New Zealand Council for Civil Liberties strongly objects to the Armed Responders trial by Police... |
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Government's half measure fails to fix prisoner voting The NZCCL is disappointed that the Government continues to support the idea that prisoners in New... |
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Against pre-crime - Control Order Bill oral submission We made the folllowing oral submission to the Select Committee overseeing the Terrorism Suppression (... |
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Chairperson's Report 2019 Issues and events in NZ Christchurch Massacre The most significant event this year in New... |
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Meeting Dates for 2020 The Committee of the NZ Council for Civil Liberties make its monthly meetings open to anyone who... |
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Civil Drinks December We’re coming to the end of another busy year at the Council. Please join the executive for... |
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Submission: Terrorism Suppression (Control Orders) Bill We strongly oppose the Terrorism Suppression (Control Orders) Bill. The very purpose of it, to... |
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We oppose the Terrorism Suppression (Control Orders) Bill The New Zealand Council for Civil Liberties is highly concerned by the potential impact on people... |
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Submission: Arms Legislation Bill The NZ Council for Civil Liberties has made a submission (pdf) about the the Arms Legislation Bill... |
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Submission: Electoral Amendment Bill We are disappointed in the Electoral Amendment Bill more for what it doesn't do than what it does... |
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Submission: Abortion Legislation Bill We have made our submission about the Abortion Legislation Bill to the committee (see attachment).... |
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Civil drinks September Please come and join us for a drink and chat at Avida on Featherston St, Wellington,... |
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Politicians are failing in the oversight of our intelligence agencies The NZ Council for Civil Liberties exists to help protect the civil liberties of New Zealanders from... |
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Media Release: Scandalising the court is an attack on freedom of expression After the Select Committee removed it in response to submissions, the government has surprised... |
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Submission: Zero Carbon Bill The NZ Council for Civil Liberties has made a submission (PDF) about the Climate Change Response... |
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Concern over Customs interrogating person over manuscript The NZ Council for Civil Liberties views with concern the reports about NZ Customs stopping Matthew... |
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Report: Statistics NZ Data Summit 2018 NZCCL committee member Andrew Ecclestone went to the Statistics NZ Data Summit in 2018. We... |
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The Case for a Full Review of the Official Information Act The NZCCL's submission in response to the call for submissions on reviewing the Official... |
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Secret evidence is unjust and should be banned Let's be clear about what secret evidence is. It's not evidence that can't be reported in... |
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Law changes in reaction to the Christchurch massacre Thomas Beagle, Chairperson of the NZCCL, wrote an article for The Spinoff about some of the possible... |
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Christchurch massacre and censorship The Christchurch massacre has led to some new developments in the practice of censorship in New... |
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Civil Drinks April Please come and join us for a drink and talk at the Southern Cross bar on Abel Smith St, Wellington,... |
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Privacy Bill reported back - link summary The Privacy Bill has been reported back from the Select Committee (see our submission). This... |
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Civil Drinks February Please come and join us for a drink and talk at Trax bar in Wellington Railway Station, 5:30pm on... |
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Meeting dates for 2019 The Committee of the NZ Council for Civil Liberties make its monthly meetings open to anyone who... |
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Letter re the failings of the warranting process for the SIS and GCSB Minister for National Security and Intelligence Minister Ardern, The New Zealand Council for... |
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Media release: Welcome prisoner voting decisions from the Supreme Court The New Zealand Council for Civil Liberties welcomes the decision by the Supreme Court today, that... |
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Chairperson's Report 2018 It’s been an interesting year for civil liberties with events, particularly overseas, bringing... |
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Media release: Customs new powers an unjustified invasion of privacy The NZ Council for Civil Liberties is disappointed to see the law allowing Customs to demand people... |
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NZCCL concern at Five Eyes plan to break encryption The NZ Council for Civil Liberties is concerned that the members of the Five Eyes spy network (NZ,... |
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Privacy International Report on NZ expresses concerns around Five Eyes membership The recent Right to Privacy in New Zealand report submitted by Privacy International to the UN... |
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Media release: A Better Official Information Act It has become a truism that that Official Information Act needs to be fixed. Ask any... |
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A Better Official Information Act Our history The Official Information Act is the legal expression of a very simple idea - we've... |
