In a press release issued last year to explain why his Office had banned the Otago University student magazine Critic, which featured a controversial essay on drug rape, Chief Censor William Kenneth (Bill) Hastings described a male pornographer whose profile was also featured in the magazine, as one “who makes a living by filming the [...]
Minister Hon. Rick Barker Fails to Replace Lame-Duck Board Censors
Media Release 24/10/07 The Minister of Internal Affairs, the Hon. Rick Barker, has failed to replace three members of the nine-member Film and Literature Board of Review (“the Board”), whose positions expired on 31 March 2007, almost seven months ago. The Society, which has raised numerous concerns with the Minister and his predecessor, the Hon. [...]