Auckland’s famous department store Smith & Caughey’s closing for good – almost 100 staff lose jobs as rescue bid fails

After 145 years – including the past four months operating as a smaller-scale retailer – Auckland’s famous department store Smith & Caughey’s will shut for the final time.

Auckland’s flagship department store Smith & Caughey’s will close for good within 10 weeks…

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/media-insider/smith-caugheys-to-close-for-good-almost-100-staff-to-lose-jobs-as-rescue-bid-fails/AJHXEDAK75BPDIGUAI5Q7INC5U/

The owner of The Spectator has warned about the threat of tech giants such as Meta, X and You Tube "shadow banning" content and called for them to publish their algorithms

https://removepaywalls.com/https://www.thetimes.com/article/621c0b27-5b87-4999-9e97-52182b782b99

FSU: Individuals don’t forfeit their right to express political views just because they have a job.

Companies need to stop chilling free speech by overreaching into the personal lives of employees.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360694602/watch-winston-peters-argues-heckler-rail-announcement

👉I'm all for free speech, but heckling and disruption are obstacles to free speech. We've had plenty of examples in recent times. #LetWomenSpeak was bullied/noised out, for instance. If you noise-out those who are trying to speak, you are fighting against free speech quite directly.

https://x.com/NZFreeSpeech/status/1924952212381565068

Ani: I know some of you are going to be mad at me but I have to say it… I do not agree with going after people’s employment because they act like arseholes or are politically opposed to me.
Sometimes there are natural consequences, yes. But I don’t like seeing people’s employers hunted down. Winston got the better of the guy. He doesn’t need to lose his job too.

🤨 Except you are missing the point that the guy works for a company that has many govt contracts & has a code of ethics he breached while wearing the company lanyard…FAFO!

https://x.com/aniobrien/status/1924768949218247052

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Chris Hipkins throws his lot in with Te Pati Maori. I would be so bold as to suggest he is completely out of touch with the majority of New Zealanders.

https://x.com/TonyStuart55/status/1924663611873755594

Aunty Heihei: Free speech doesn't mean you're free from the consequences of your speech. You can heckle someone. Just don't do it during a public press conference on your way to work against the deputy PM when your company relies on government contracts for work, especially when there's a chance your employer is going to see what you did. He had his work lanyard on. He was easily identifiable.

His employer has a code of conduct that he broke. The consequences he faces are a direct result of the actions he took because his actions have the potential to affect everyone elses pay cheque

https://x.com/AuntyHeihei/status/1924927003733721224

Here is his company's code of conduct. They have one for good reason. They explain what it is and why it's important. It's about 8 pages in total. He knew what he was getting into. If he didn't like the employment contract he signed. He shouldn't have signed it. What rights doesn't he have when what he done could have affected the employment of others with his actions? People aren't forced to sign employment contracts. They can seek employment elsewhere that better aligns with their values.