Destiny Church Leader Brian Tamaki has pleaded not guilty to three Human Rights Act charges of inciting racial disharmony at Manukau District Court on Monday.
The charges related to alleged “abusive” and “insulting” Facebook posts made in June, reportedly linked to comments about India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi and calls to remove Hindus, Sikhs and Muslims from New Zealand.
Tamaki framed the prosecution as a major blow to free speech, claiming his remarks were directed at religious beliefs and foreign political leaders rather than race.
He was granted bail with no conditions, and will return to court on 25 January.
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Oh so the powers that be, in this case National and co suddenly care enormously about the Human Rights Act? You didn’t seem to care much during COVID, did you? Cheering on Labour’s medical authoritarianism. Oh but anything that challenges the India trade deal many many Kiwi’s like myself didn’t and don’t want, oh that’s a different story, right?
I simply cant wait to see you lot out of office. Even if it means enduring 3 years of Labour’s ugliness.
Yes National needs to be hauled over the coals and punished severely
Luxons watch has screwed National through hollow promises dereliction of duty and inaction
There is going to be much wailing and gnashing of teeth
And yes three years of a Labour led coalition would be ugly
Good. Somebody had to finally tell the court that Hindu, Sikh and Muslim are not races.
There’s plenty of Christians in India.
This whole circus is retąrded.
Anybody can call themselves anything
It is who you are born that counts
Temporal ephemeral transient
Or eternal
The Brits have been imprisoning people for FB and X posts that go against their Left agenda – if Jacinda had been in charge BT wouldve been in Mt Eden ages ago – look at whats happening in Europe and look at who’s profitting. Who do you stand behind? a Kiwi or Islam?
This is disgusting. The maori and green party have said worse about white people.
The Green Party is a doggy bag😇
This is a very slippery slope our govt is treading.
If a man who is worried about the pagan religions of Islam and Hinduism overtaking this country and gets summoned to appear in court then for all intents and purpose we have lost our freedom of speech.
Luxon, our supposedly great Christian PM, not only condones these evil religions in our country but sometimes takes part in their religious practices by participating and even wearing their garb.
He’s handing over our country to these invaders and believe me when I say invaders.
Look what’s happened to Europe. It’s lost.Willingly given over to the dark forces of Islam.
I say ‘good on you Brian Tamaki for speaking out.’
New Zealand Daily Telegraph must be one of the few remaining places left where you can openly advocate the removal of all Hindus, Sikhs and Muslims from New Zealand
These trumped up charges though are quite clearly all about butt licking appeasement and pandering
Perfect timing for the New Zealand–India Free Trade Agreement (FTA) officially entered into on the 20 October 2026
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May receive a community sentence?
Not to say he has said anything wrong in this instance
Our Rainbow Crossings have been neglected and are in need of a makeover