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New Zealand pornography research wins on the world stage

Research about young people’s experience and views about pornography by Te Mana Whaakatu – Classification Office won gold at the 2022 global ESOMAR Research Effectiveness Awards (REA), presented in Toronto this morning NZT.

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ESOMAR Award 2022

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Classification Act

Video featuring footage from March 15 Mosque attacks permanently banned
What We're Watching - outer

New Zealanders share their views about what they see on screen and online

  • research
  • media release

What We're Watching - inner

What we’re watching – New Zealanders’ views about what we see on screen and online

  • research

Objectionable

Acting Chief Censor bans video featuring the March 15 Mosque attacks

  • media release

Classification Act

Buffalo mass shooting livestream and ‘manifesto’ permanently banned

  • media release
  • violent extremism

Youth Advisory Report 2022

Our Youth Advisory Report looks back at the mahi of 2021
Classification Act

Following decision to ban manifesto the Buffalo mass shooting livestream is now banned

  • media release
  • violent extremism

Objectionable

White supremacist ‘manifesto’ banned

  • media release

David Shanks

Chief Censor David Shanks ends his term

  • media release
  • chief censor

talking with young people

Changing the conversations about pornography with rangatahi

  • pornography
  • media release
  • young people

Kashmir Files

The Kashmir Files Film reclassified

  • chief censor
  • media release

Kashmir Files

Chief Censor reviewing classification for the Kashmir Files film