Chairperson’s Report 2020
Issues and Events in NZ
The Council started off 2020 well with our policy and strategy sessions putting us in … Keep reading “Chairperson’s Report 2020”
Panel: Facial Recognition & Human Rights
Join our expert panel lead by our Chairperson Thomas Beagle for a discussion of the impact of facial recognition on … Keep reading “Panel: Facial Recognition & Human Rights”
Urgency and overreach is not democracy
We are disappointed that the government recently passed a law that would have been highly contentious if it hadn’t been … Keep reading “Urgency and overreach is not democracy”
Media release: Government’s dangerous statement about encryption doesn’t make sense
Today the government announced that, while it supported the use of encryption on the internet, it was proposing to fatally … Keep reading “Media release: Government’s dangerous statement about encryption doesn’t make sense”
Joint calls for overhaul of OIA
The Child Poverty Action Group, Greenpeace, Forest and Bird, JustSpeak, New Zealand Council for Civil Liberties and Amnesty International are … Keep reading “Joint calls for overhaul of OIA”
2020 Election: what we’d like to see from the parties
The 2020 election is approaching and the political parties are starting to make their promises. Rather than score the parties' … Keep reading “2020 Election: what we’d like to see from the parties”
Submission: Covid-19 Response (Fast Track Consenting) Bill
The Council for Civil Liberties has made a slightly late submission to the Environment Select Committee on the Covid-19 Response … Keep reading “Submission: Covid-19 Response (Fast Track Consenting) Bill”
Submission: Covid-19 Public Health Response Act
After complaints that the government rushed through the Covid-19 Public Health Response Act with barely 16 hours for a selected … Keep reading “Submission: Covid-19 Public Health Response Act”
Submission: Screen Industry Workers Bill
The NZ Council for Civil Liberties made a submission to the Select Committee considering the Screen Industry Workers Bill.… Keep reading “Submission: Screen Industry Workers Bill”
NZCCL response to the Covid-19 Public Health Response Bill
We were recently asked if we would provide feedback on the government’s draft Covid-19 Public Health Response Bill. This … Keep reading “NZCCL response to the Covid-19 Public Health Response Bill”
Co-signed: Statement on the COVID-19 response from civil society members of OGP Steering Committee
The New Zealand Council for Civil Liberties endorses and co-signs the letter from the OGP Steering Committee about Covid-19 and … Keep reading “Co-signed: Statement on the COVID-19 response from civil society members of OGP Steering Committee”
Submission: Electoral (Registration of Sentenced Prisoners) Amendment Bill
The Council is disappointed that the Electoral (Registration of Sentenced Prisoners) Amendment Bill continues the fiction that voting is not … Keep reading “Submission: Electoral (Registration of Sentenced Prisoners) Amendment Bill”
Guest post: Bail can’t be subverted for COVID-19 purposes
Douglas Ewen, barrister and member of the NZCCL, has written to Solicitor-General Una Jagose about what he views as unreasonable … Keep reading “Guest post: Bail can’t be subverted for COVID-19 purposes”
Submission: Vaping Bill
The Council made a submission on the Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products (Vaping) Amendment Bill due to our concerns with
Pandemic response – recommended reading
Some useful articles about civil liberties during a pandemic. Last updated 7 May 2020.
Civil Liberties
Coronavirus Tech Handbook – … Keep reading “Pandemic response – recommended reading”
End the Police Armed Response Team trials
The NZ Council for Civil Liberties has co-signed the open letter from Just Speak calling for an end to the … Keep reading “End the Police Armed Response Team trials”
Civil liberties during a pandemic
There is no doubt that our government will need to take on exceptional powers to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic … Keep reading “Civil liberties during a pandemic”
Submission: TIPC emergency service access to location information
The Council has made a submission to the Privacy Commisioner concerning the proposed extensions to the Telecommunications Information Privacy Code. … Keep reading “Submission: TIPC emergency service access to location information”
Oral submission: APEC 2021 Bill
Following up on our written submission we also appeared before the Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Select Committee to make … Keep reading “Oral submission: APEC 2021 Bill”
Submission: APEC 2021 Bill
The Council opposes the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC 2021) Bill.
As the strongest democracy in APEC, New Zealand has … Keep reading “Submission: APEC 2021 Bill”