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The first New Zealand novel to be banned. [16] [35] In March 1926, the Prime Minister's secretary received correspondence from London that described the book as "disgusting indecent communistic", [36] and in April that year Customs was advised to ban it: "The Board considers this a bad book all round – sordid, unwholesome and unclean. It ...
Banned shortly after its ban in Ireland in 1958. It was allowed to be published in New Zealand in 1963. [17] The Peaceful Pill Handbook (2007) Philip Nitschke and Fiona Stewart: 2007 Instructional manual on euthanasia: Initially banned in New Zealand by Office of Film & Literature Classification since it was deemed to be objectionable. [194]
Book censorship has existed in New Zealand since at least 1858, when Customs regulations came into force that prohibited the importation of material that was considered indecent. As of September 2011, 1319 books have been banned and an additional 728 have been restricted in some way. [28]
While some book bans have led to higher sales, as seen with “Maus” and “The Hate U Give,” some authors say the bans tank sales and devastate their careers, especially when they belong to ...
It's Banned Books Week, ... What state reported the most challenged books? The ALA revealed in an earlier news release this year that 17 U.S. states challenged more than 100 book titles in 2023 ...
The books were removed this year after Senate File 496, signed into law by Gov. Kim Reynolds in May, banned from school libraries books with descriptions or depictions of sex acts. The new law ...
The Office of Film and Literature Classification (Māori: Te Tari Whakarōpū Tukuata, Tuhituhinga), branded as the Classification Office (Māori: Te Mana Whakaatu), is an independent Crown entity established under Films, Videos, and Publications Classification Act 1993 responsible for censorship and classification of publications in New Zealand.
List of books banned in New Zealand This page was last edited on 29 November 2024, at 21:47 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution ...