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Image: Chris Hipkins takes the stage during the TVNZ Leaders Debate, pressing Christopher Luxon across a series of exchanges as the two leaders faced sustained questioning under the lights. Hipkins repeatedly engaged directly with his opponent while Luxon referred to notes during parts of the debate. (TVNZ / Leaders Debate 2026)
Image: Jillaine Heather, Executive Director of the Free Speech Union, leads the organisation’s strategy, advocacy and campaigning work. Her leadership also brings focus to serious questions around the union’s supposed political neutrality, internal balance and public accountability. (File. / Courtesy of the Free Speech Union)
Image: Academic Mohan Dutta’s argument is that “civility” can function as a form of control, especially when those with institutional power decide how dissent should sound. In his view, demands for restraint can blunt anger, urgency and moral force before criticism is allowed into the public sphere. (Supplied / Mohan Dutta)
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