“They are top-down impositions, shoved down the throats of the long-suffering public.”
Category: Society
Summaries
![Reality Bites! From slackers to squares: What Data Tells Us About Gen X Nowadays 2 Reality Bites! From slackers to squares: What Data Tells Us About Gen X Nowadays - Centrist](https://media.centrist.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/25070840/Centrist-images-112.jpg)
Reality Bites! From slackers to squares: What Data Tells Us About Gen X Nowadays
The “forgotten generation”.
Summaries
![Vaccination status creates dating divide among singles 3 Vaccination status creates dating divide among singles - Centrist](https://media.centrist.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/25070953/Centrist-images-108.jpg)
Vaccination status creates dating divide among singles
“Pure blood” parties.
NZ News Essentials
![What do Police really think of your free speech rights in a public place? 4 What do Police really think of your free speech rights in a public place? - Centrist](https://media.centrist.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/23084039/Centrist-images-101.jpg)
What do Police really think of your free speech rights in a public place?
Inconsistent guidelines on policing public events have led to cancellations due to safety concerns and ongoing uncertainty about the police’s support.
NZ News Essentials
![A small health and safety win for Siouxsie Wiles, but also a big win for free speech. 5 A small health and safety win for Siouxsie Wiles, but also a big win for free speech. - Centrist](https://media.centrist.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/23085749/Centrist-images-104.jpg)
A small health and safety win for Siouxsie Wiles, but also a big win for free speech.
The line between academic freedom and political activism remains murky.
Summaries
![Big companies quietly ditch Woke like a bad smell: The decline of corporate social activism in 2024 6 Big companies quietly ditch Woke like a bad smell: The decline of corporate social activism in 2024 - Centrist](https://media.centrist.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/22122906/Centrist-images-93.jpg)
Big companies quietly ditch Woke like a bad smell: The decline of corporate social activism in 2024
It was always about capitalism.
Society
![Are health and safety laws threatening Kiwi school trips? 7 Are health and safety laws threatening Kiwi school trips? - Centrist](https://media.centrist.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/12201324/EOTC.jpg)
Are health and safety laws threatening Kiwi school trips?
Do Kiwis love bureaucracy more than the great outdoors?
Society
![Is Pride week losing steam with schools? 8 Is Pride week losing steam with schools? - Centrist](https://media.centrist.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/12201252/school-pride.jpg)
Is Pride week losing steam with schools?
It’s just not hitting like it used to.
NZ News Essentials
![Haus of Flash(point): Legal showdown between Destiny Church and Haus of Flash drag queens a potential precedent for protest and contract law 9 Haus of Flash(point): Legal showdown between Destiny Church and Haus of Flash drag queens a potential precedent for protest and contract law - Centrist](https://media.centrist.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/11074018/image3.jpg)
Haus of Flash(point): Legal showdown between Destiny Church and Haus of Flash drag queens a potential precedent for protest and contract law
The case against Destiny Church leader Brian Tamaki could set a legal precedent affecting the rights of protest groups of all stripes, and their impact on commercial activities.
Summaries
![Free speech is the ally, not enemy, of marginalised peoples 10 Free speech is the ally, not enemy, of marginalised peoples - Centrist](https://media.centrist.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/11073719/Centrist-images-63-1.jpg)
Free speech is the ally, not enemy, of marginalised peoples
In New Zealand’s history, free speech has empowered marginalised groups, driving historic victories and cultural revival.