Hate Speech

We talk about the Reserve Bank's projections for recession - will it see the government rein in spending and will it impact Labour's election chances? We look at the compromises made over the hate… Audio

White supremacy continues to be the leading driver of extreme, illegal online content in Aotearoa.

That's the key finding out of the Department of Internal Affairs' first annual report on online… Audio

A motion in Parliament to mark the third anniversary of the Christchurch mosque terror attacks found MPs reflecting on how there is still work to do to counter extremism and hate speech. Audio

Named one of the world's top thinkers by both Prospect and Foreign Policy magazines, American social psychologist Professor Jonathan Haidt will feature as the keynote speaker at next month's APEC CEO… Audio

The internet can be an extremely toxic place for women or members of minority groups - but could there be a way to kill online trolls with kindness? Kathryn speaks to Jacqueline Comer, who's been… Audio

In this week's edition of Midweek Mediawatch, Hayden Donnell talks to Susana Leiataua about a sacking prompted by a sexist column, some illuminating commentary on proposed hate speech legislation, and… Audio

Brigitte Morten and Neale Jones join Kathryn to look at whether the PM has made a misstep over hate speech, is it part of a desire to speed up action on some changes - and what are the risks in that?

A discussion document on proposed hate speech laws generated plenty of discussion in the media - and spurious claims that merely insulting people could be criminalised. Some senior journalists seized… Audio

Questions on hate speech, assault of children in state care, and reform of water services management have been asked of Ministers at Parliament. Audio

Joining us on the Weekend Panel are Brigitte Morten and Chris Wikaira. Among other topics, they discuss how Covid-conscious the capital is, the Dawn Raids apology, the proposed new hate speech laws… Audio

The government wants to make hate speech a crime, and ramping up penalties.

It also wants the act of inciting hatred through abusive or threatening speech to be a crime.

But Opposition parties are… Audio

Parliament’s business often develops themes. Recently there’s a been a strong flavour of security with a side of white supremacy threats. Audio

The Royal Commission into the Christchurch mosque attacks has recommended the creation of a new offence under the Crimes Act, which would make it illegal to intentionally stir up hatred against racial… Audio

Actor and comedian Sacha Baron Cohen's launched a blistering attack on the six people at the head of the most influential social media platforms over their failure to stop the spread of hate. Audio

Mike Insley began learning Mandarin when he and his wife moved to China to work in a winery in the remote region of Ningxia in 2015. He's brushing up on his Mandarin skills as part of the NZ Chinese… Audio

The University of Canterbury held a workshop on the six month anniversary of the mosque shootings to explore ways of stopping online hate manifesting into offline violence. Dr Jeremy Moses explains… Audio

In a world first, Facebook has agreed to hand over the identification data of French users suspected of hate speech on its platform to judges. Lisa Bernhard reports. Video, Audio

The Act party struggles to attract supporters, but has no problem getting the attention of the media. Its new proposals to beef up freedom of speech were debated throughout the week in the news. Audio