Censorship
Censorship in a digital age
One hundred years ago, film censorship was introduced to New Zealand, making it illegal to show any film without it first being passed by the Censor. Audio
The centenary of censorship
To celebrate 100 years since the first film screenings in New Zealand Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision is screening bits that previously didn't get screened. This month the exhibition Censored looks back at… Audio, Gallery
Suicide Squad not suitable for children, Chief Censor rules
Blockbuster film Suicide Squad is not suitable for children, the Chief Censor has ruled, describing it as relentlessly violent and shocking.
Censoring in the modern age
With the rise of online streaming services, the role of the censor gets more difficult. Deputy Chief Censor Jared Mullen has been in the role for a year and gives an insight into what he has to… Audio
Call to give TV programnmes with smoking an R rating
University of Otago resarchers want to see TV programmes with smoking given an R-rating. Audio
Three 'objectionable' Wicked campervans ordered off the road
Three Wicked Campers vans have been ordered off the road by the chief censor. Audio
Three Wicked Campers vans banned
Three of Wicked Campers' van designs have been banned by the Chief Censor, in the first classification involving vehicles in New Zealand.
Wicked Campers faces slogan censorship
The Chief Censor is considering whether to ban some of the slogans painted on Wicked Campers vans after a complaint from police. Video, Audio
Nights' Pundit - Right Thinking
The rationales of individual freedom and personal responsibility with Eric Crampton, head of research at The New Zealand Initiative... economics and digital content: copyright, censorship and… Audio
Banned NZ book's fate to be decided
Whether New Zealand's first banned book in 20 years remains off-limits to teenagers could be decided today.
Countdown refuses to pull Zoo magazine from shelves
Controversial men's magazine Zoo Weekly will stay on New Zealand supermarket shelves, even though an Australian chain has stopped selling it.
School librarians in uproar over banned book
School librarians are in uproar after being told to take copies of banned book Into the River off their shelves. Audio
School Libraries Association defends banned book
Listening to that was the President of the School Library Association, Miriam Tuohy. Audio
Family First hopes Into The River Ban will set precedent
Family First is hoping the the banning of a book that contains "detailed descriptions of sex acts, coarse language and scenes of drug-taking" will set a precedent for banning other books in the… Audio
Book banned after Christian complaint
The author of an award-winning young adults book says he is appalled it has been banned after a complaint from a Christian lobby group.
The history of censorship
Dr Geoff Kemp looks back at censorship through the ages, and how these days it's mainly regarded as the enemy of free speech. Censorship Moments: Reading Texts in the History of Censorship and Freedom… Audio
Pundit : right thinking
Eric Crampton brings his right wing sensibilities to our pundit slot with a discussion on the right to offend - as in the satire of Charlie Hebdo. Audio
Chief Censor has 'no grounds' to charge ISP's
InternetNZ Chief Executive Jordan Carter claims New Zealand's Chief Censor has no grounds to lay charges against Internet Service Providers Orcon and Slingshot whose customers can view movies not yet… Audio
Banned Books Week, a spotlight on censorship
Christchurch Polytech librarian Julie Humby on the list of books, current and historical, that haven't met the censors' standards. Audio
Banned book raises censorship questions
A book that was banned 40 years ago, has been seized from a second-hand Wellington bookstore, raising questions about the relevance of historic censorship. Audio
