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New Zealand Quietly Removes Proud Boys From Terrorist List

Despite there being no substantive change to the group’s activities, the government has allowed the designation to expire after 3 years.
New Zealand Quietly Removes Proud Boys From Terrorist List
A leader of the Portland Proud Boys appears at a gathering in Gladstone, Ore., on July 16, 2022. Nathan Howard/Getty Images
Rex Widerstrom
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The New Zealand government has quietly let the terrorist designation of the American Proud Boys (APB) expire, a status that must be renewed every three years.

A notice in the Government Gazette advised that “any person who deals with the property of The American Proud Boys is no longer liable to prosecution for an offence” under the Terrorism Suppression Act.
Rex Widerstrom
Rex Widerstrom
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Rex Widerstrom is a New Zealand-based reporter with over 40 years of experience in media, including radio and print. He is currently a presenter for Hutt Radio.