Cue in the limitations of free speech. Many argue if there should be any. What they don’t realise is that when we are exercising our ability to speak freely we are actually asking the courts to protect our ‘right’ to, or to not speak. It’s kind of similar to the idea of respect. You have to give something to get it. Or in other words, we have responsibilities as a trade off for freedom to speak.
In New Zealand there is only minor restrictions, these being:
a) For respect of the reputation or rights of others;
b) For the protection of national security or of public order, or of public health or morals.
Fair trade really.
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