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Censorship in New Zealand

Index Censorship in New Zealand

Censorship in New Zealand has changed over the years to reflect the demands for a more liberal application of the law on contentious publications. [1]

56 relations: All Quiet on the Western Front (1930 film), An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand, Andrew Jack (censor), Arthur Everard, Baise-moi, Battle of Manners Street, Bill Hastings (censor), Celebrity, Censorship, Communist Party of New Zealand, Coprophilia, Cradle of Filth, Crimes Act 1961, Crown entity, District Court of New Zealand, Douglas McIntosh, Extreme metal, Family First New Zealand, Fetishism, Films, Videos, and Publications Classification Act 1993, Gag order, Gordon Mirams, Grand Theft Auto IV, Groping, Homosexual Law Reform Act 1986, Indecent Publications Tribunal, Internet censorship in New Zealand, Into the River, Jane Wrightson, Kathryn Paterson, LGBT in New Zealand, Lolita, Maggie Barry, Manhunt (video game), Necrophilia, New Zealand, New Zealand Parliament, Office of Film and Literature Classification (New Zealand), Parliamentary privilege, Patricia Bartlett, Pedophilia, Philip Nitschke, Queenstown suppressed indecency case, Rodney Hide, Rolf Harris, Society for Promotion of Community Standards, The Peaceful Pill Handbook, The Press, Ulysses (1967 film), Urolagnia, ..., W. A. von Keisenberg, Walter Tanner, William Jolliffe (censor), World War II, Zoophilia, 1951 New Zealand waterfront dispute. Expand index (6 more) »

All Quiet on the Western Front (1930 film)

All Quiet on the Western Front is a 1930 American epic pre-Code war film based on the Erich Maria Remarque novel of the same name.

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An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand

An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand was an official encyclopedia about New Zealand, published by the Government of New Zealand in 1966.

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Andrew Jack (censor)

Andrew Jack is the Chief Censor of New Zealand.

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Arthur Everard

Arthur Everard (born 1935) is a filmmaker, journalist, and former Chief Censor of New Zealand.

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Baise-moi

Baise-moi (Fuck me) is a 2000 French pornographic crime thriller film with elements of a rape and revenge film written and directed by Virginie Despentes and Coralie Trinh Thi and starring Karen Lancaume and Raffaëla Anderson.

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Battle of Manners Street

The Battle of Manners Street refers to a riot involving American servicemen and New Zealand servicemen and civilians outside the Allied Services Club in Manners Street, Wellington, New Zealand in 1943.

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Bill Hastings (censor)

William Kenneth Hastings was New Zealand's tenth Chief Censor, from October 1999 to July 2010.

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Celebrity

Celebrity refers to the fame and public attention accorded by the mass media to individuals or groups or, occasionally, animals, but is usually applied to the persons or groups of people (celebrity couples, families, etc.) themselves who receive such a status of fame and attention.

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Censorship

Censorship is the suppression of speech, public communication, or other information, on the basis that such material is considered objectionable, harmful, sensitive, or "inconvenient" as determined by government authorities.

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Communist Party of New Zealand

The Communist Party of New Zealand (CPNZ) was a Communist political party in New Zealand which existed from March 1921 until the early 1990s.

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Coprophilia

Coprophilia (from Greek κόπρος, kópros—excrement and φιλία, philía—liking, fondness), also called scatophilia or scat (Greek: σκατά, skatá-feces), is the paraphilia involving sexual arousal and pleasure from feces.

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Cradle of Filth

Cradle of Filth are an English extreme metal band, formed in Suffolk, England in 1991.

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Crimes Act 1961

The Crimes Act 1961 is an Act of the Parliament of New Zealand that forms a leading part of the criminal law in New Zealand.

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Crown entity

A Crown entity (from the Commonwealth term Crown) is an organisation that forms part of New Zealand's state sector established under the Crown Entities Act 2004, a unique umbrella governance and accountability statute.

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District Court of New Zealand

The District Court of New Zealand (Māori: Te Kōti ā Rohe) is the primary court of first instance of New Zealand.

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Douglas McIntosh

Douglas Charles McIntosh (23 March 1916 – 25 December 1976) was New Zealand's Chief Film Censor from 1960 until his death.

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Extreme metal

Extreme metal is a loosely defined umbrella term for a number of related heavy metal music subgenres that have developed since the early 1980s.

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Family First New Zealand

Family First New Zealand is a conservative Christian lobby group in New Zealand.

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Fetishism

A fetish (derived from the French fétiche; which comes from the Portuguese feitiço; and this in turn from Latin facticius, "artificial" and facere, "to make") is an object believed to have supernatural powers, or in particular, a human-made object that has power over others.

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Films, Videos, and Publications Classification Act 1993

The Films, Videos, and Publications Classification Act 1993 is an Act of Parliament in New Zealand.

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Gag order

A gag order (also known as a gagging order or suppression order) is an order, typically a legal order by a court or government, restricting information or comment from being made public or passed onto any unauthorized third party.

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Gordon Mirams

Gordon Holden Mirams (9 March 1909 (Christchurch) – 29 November 1966 (Wellington)) was the son of Leslie Haywood Mirams and Mary Elvire Webb.

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Grand Theft Auto IV

Grand Theft Auto IV is an action-adventure video game developed by Rockstar North and published by Rockstar Games.

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Groping

When used in a sexual context, groping is touching or fondling another person in an unwelcome sexual way using the hands.

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Homosexual Law Reform Act 1986

The New Zealand Homosexual Law Reform Act 1986 is a law that legalised consensual sex between men aged 16 and older.

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Indecent Publications Tribunal

The Indecent Publications Tribunal was a government censorship organisation that operated in New Zealand from 1964 until 1993.

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Internet censorship in New Zealand

Internet censorship in New Zealand refers to filtering website traffic to prevent Internet users in New Zealand from accessing certain selected sites and material, specifically material that deals with the sexual abuse or exploitation of children and young persons.

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Into the River

Into the River is a novel by Ted Dawe, featuring a coming-of-age story set in New Zealand, and intended for a young adult audience.

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Jane Wrightson

Jane Wrightson was born in Hastings, New Zealand in 1958.

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Kathryn Paterson

Kathryn Paterson (17 October 1962 – 20 September 1999) was a Chief Censor of New Zealand and a Director of Australia's Office of Film and Literature Classification.

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LGBT in New Zealand

New Zealand society is generally fairly relaxed in acceptance of gays and lesbians.

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Lolita

Lolita is a 1955 novel written by Russian American novelist Vladimir Nabokov.

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Maggie Barry

Margaret Mary Barry (born 5 October 1959), generally known as Maggie Barry, is a New Zealand politician and a member of the House of Representatives, first elected in the 2011 general election.

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Manhunt (video game)

Manhunt is a stealth-based survival horror video game developed by Rockstar North and published by Rockstar Games.

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Necrophilia

Necrophilia, also known as necrophilism, necrolagnia, necrocoitus, necrochlesis, and thanatophilia, is a sexual attraction or sexual act involving corpses.

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New Zealand

New Zealand (Aotearoa) is a sovereign island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean.

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New Zealand Parliament

The New Zealand Parliament (Pāremata Aotearoa) is the legislature of New Zealand, consisting of the Queen of New Zealand (Queen-in-Parliament) and the New Zealand House of Representatives.

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Office of Film and Literature Classification (New Zealand)

The Office of Film and Literature Classification (OFLC, Te Tari Whakarōpū Tukuata, Tuhituhinga) is the government agency in New Zealand that is responsible for classification of all films, videos, publications, and some video games in New Zealand.

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Parliamentary privilege

Parliamentary privilege is a legal immunity enjoyed by members of certain legislatures, in which legislators are granted protection against civil or criminal liability for actions done or statements made in the course of their legislative duties.

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Patricia Bartlett

Patricia Maureen Bartlett (17 March 1928 – 8 November 2000) was a New Zealand conservative Catholic activist of the 1970s and 1980s.

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Pedophilia

Pedophilia, or paedophilia, is a psychiatric disorder in which an adult or older adolescent experiences a primary or exclusive sexual attraction to prepubescent children.

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Philip Nitschke

Philip Haig Nitschke (born 8 August 1947) is an Australian humanist, author, former physician and founder and director of the pro-euthanasia group Exit International.

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Queenstown suppressed indecency case

The Queenstown suppressed indecency case was a police investigation and court case in New Zealand from 2011 to 2014 in which a celebrity was accused of, pleaded guilty to and was convicted of "performing an indecent act intended to insult or offend" against a woman in Queenstown and later discharged without conviction and given permanent name suppression.

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Rodney Hide

Rodney Philip Hide (born 16 December 1956) is a former New Zealand politician of the ACT Party.

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Rolf Harris

Rolf Harris (born 30 March 1930) is an Australian entertainer whose career has encompassed work as a musician, singer-songwriter, composer, comedian, actor, painter and television personality.

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Society for Promotion of Community Standards

The Society for Promotion of Community Standards Inc. ("SPCS") is a conservative Judeo-Christian lobby group in New Zealand.

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The Peaceful Pill Handbook

The Peaceful Pill Handbook is a book setting out information on assisted suicide and voluntary euthanasia.

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The Press

The Press is a daily newspaper published in Christchurch, New Zealand.

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Ulysses (1967 film)

Ulysses is a 1967 British-American drama film loosely based on James Joyce's novel Ulysses.

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Urolagnia

Urolagnia (also urophilia, undinism, golden shower and watersports) is a form of salirophilia (which is a form of paraphilia) in which sexual excitement is associated with the sight or thought of urine or urination.

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W. A. von Keisenberg

William Arthur Leopold von Keisenberg (18 April 1881 – 29 July 1967) was New Zealand's third Chief Censor, a position he held from 1938 to 1949.

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Walter Tanner

Walter Alfred Tanner (1878 – 14 July 1958) was born in Northampton, England, the son of William Tanner, Member of Parliament for the Heathcote and Avon electorates in Christchurch, and Emily E. Browett.

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William Jolliffe (censor)

William Jolliffe (16 September 1851 – 26 April 1927) was New Zealand's first Chief Censor of Films.

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World War II

World War II (often abbreviated to WWII or WW2), also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945, although conflicts reflecting the ideological clash between what would become the Allied and Axis blocs began earlier.

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Zoophilia

Zoophilia is a paraphilia involving a sexual fixation on non-human animals.

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1951 New Zealand waterfront dispute

The 1951 New Zealand waterfront dispute was the largest and most widespread industrial dispute in New Zealand history.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Censorship_in_New_Zealand

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