Monthly Archives: January 2006

Minister says position of Deputy Chief Censor “is not vacant”

By David | Published: January 31, 2006

Media Release 31/01/06 In a letter dated 30 January 2006 the Minister of Internal Affairs, the Hon. Rick Barker, has replied to the Society’s questions regarding the positions of Deputy Chief Censor and Chief Censor, currently held respectively by Ms Nicola McCully and Mr Bill Hastings. The Minister’s answers to questions put by the Society’s [...]

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Censorship & New Technology

By David | Published: January 30, 2006

Monday, 30 January 2006 Censorship in New Zealand: The Policy Challenges of New Technology by David Wilson, Senior Policy Advisor, Department of Internal Affairs Social Policy Journal of New Zealand Iss. 19, Dec. 2002 http://ics.leeds.ac.uk/papers/ks/exhibits/52/NewZealand_Policy.pdf

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More On $130,000+ Vacant Censor’s Position

By David | Published: January 27, 2006

Media Release 27/01/06 Ms Nicola McCully was appointed to the statutory position of Deputy Chief Censor of Film and Literature on the 17th September 2002 for a period of three years, commencing 1st October 2002. According to the 2003 Annual Report (p. 89) Ms McCully receives a salary package of between $130,00 and $140,000 and [...]

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Inaction on ‘Critic’ case irks Society

By David | Published: January 18, 2006

Otago Daily TimesJanuary 10th 2006 pg 4.By Rebecca FoxThe time it is taking the censor’s office to rule on the September “Offensive Issue” of University of Otago student magazine Critic makes a farce of the process, Society for the Promotion of Community Standards spokesman David Lane says.The Office of Film and Literature Classification received multiple [...]

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