This year Hussein, HRC, Delaney Tarr (Parkland FF) and now Chelsea Manning?

NZ protests over Stefan Molyneux & Lauren Southern wanting to speak here and claimed as Alt-right hate speech (they cancelled) but Chelsea Manning is A-OK?

Should Chelsea Manning be allowed to enter New Zealand?

29 August 2018

https://www.msn.com/en-nz/news/national/should-chelsea-manning-be-allowed-to-enter-new-zealand/ar-BBMzWoi?li=BBqdg4K&ocid=mailsignout

‘The National Party says Chelsea Manning should not be allowed in New Zealand

National's immigration spokesperson Michael Woodhouse wants the government to bar Manning from visiting next month.

However many people from around the country say they support Manning's right to come to New Zealand and speak.

The US whistleblower is set to talk about her time in prison, privacy, transgender issues and Wikileaks.

Manning was found guilty of espionage and theft and sentenced to 35 years in prison.

Her sentence was commuted by President Barack Obama and she was released from prison in May 2017.

Social media presenter Aziz Al-Sa'afin wraps up the biggest trends of the day.’

Opinion: New Zealand needs Chelsea Manning – and others like her

29 August 2018

https://www.radionz.co.nz/news/on-the-inside/365234/opinion-new-zealand-needs-chelsea-manning-and-others-like-her

By Craig Tuck and Dr Thomas Harré

‘Opinion - Chelsea Manning is a hero - someone who should be welcomed to New Zealand with open arms and mind (and a special direction visa).

Tickets are being sold to two events next month to hear Ms Manning speak, but the National Party said they wanted the government to ban her from entering the country.

Ms Manning and those brave citizens that have come before her, and those that will surely follow, add to a healthy modern democracy where the things she is likely to talk about provide powerful examples of what it means to be a citizen.

Her back story and life journey represent the archetypal example of a citizen who awakens to injustice and decides to do something about it - at immense personal risk and cost. There is valuable insight to be had - regardless of where you sit in terms of judgment of her behaviour and convictions whilst part of the US military-imperial complex.’