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Story: Censorship

Contents

  1. Story summary

  2. Censorship in the 2010s

  3. History of censorship in New Zealand, 1850s to 1930s

  4. Censorship and a changing society, 1930s to 2010s

  5. External links and sources

All images and media

From page 1 - Censorship in the 2010s

Classification labels for movies and games

Classification labels for movies and games (1st of 2)

 How classification decisions are made

How classification decisions are made (2nd of 2)

Controversial 'bugger ad', 1999

Controversial 'bugger ad', 1999 (1st of 2)

The 'bugger ad' and changing attitudes, 1999

The 'bugger ad' and changing attitudes, 1999 (2nd of 2)

Chief Censor Bill Hastings, 2007

Chief Censor Bill Hastings, 2007

Chief censor on censorship and the internet

Chief censor on censorship and the internet

From page 2 - History of censorship in New Zealand, 1850s to 1930s

'Indecent' government publication, 1887

'Indecent' government publication, 1887

Censoring letters on a troopship, around 1941

Censoring letters on a troopship, around 1941

Banned watersiders' pamphlet, 1951

Banned watersiders' pamphlet, 1951

Fear of the 'lady censor', 1917

Fear of the 'lady censor', 1917

From page 3 - Censorship and a changing society, 1930s to 2010s

Corrupting comics, 1957

Corrupting comics, 1957

Segregated audience at a screening of Ulysses

Segregated audience at a screening of Ulysses

Scenes removed by the film censor, 1956

Scenes removed by the film censor, 1956

Patricia Bartlett at an Indecent Publications Tribunal meeting

Patricia Bartlett at an Indecent Publications Tribunal meeting

How to cite this page:

Peter Clayworth, 'All images and media', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/censorship/media (accessed 26 May 2022)

Story by Peter Clayworth, published 22 Oct 2014

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