Hate Speech Law Reform w/ Lisa Woods: November 4th, 2022

Justice Minister Kiritapu Allan has recently announced that she plans to reform New Zealand hate speech laws before next year's general election. 

This comes after a royal commission report stemming from the christchurch terror attacks stated that  New Zealand does not "provide a workable mechanism to deal with hate speech".

Amnesty International Aotearoa has called for stronger laws covering digital hate speech and a widening of which groups are covered.

However, the opposition has opposed these calls, with the ACT party stating they would overturn the changes if they went into power. 

Liam spoke to Lisa Woods from Amnesty NZ about the laws, first asking for an overview of the current hate speech laws.