Canterbury Mornings

Don Brash was barred from speaking at Massey University after Vice-Chancellor Jan Thomas cited security concerns, but documents requested under the Official Information Act reveal a different story.Brash was due to give a speech to the University's Politics Society in August, speaking about his life in politics, but after a threat to security, the university canned the talk.The controversial decision by Massey University added fuel to the free speech debate in New Zealand.In an Official Information Act request, by journalist David Farrar, documents show that security was not the main concern, but Thomas saying she didn't want a "te tiriti led university be seen to be endorsing racist behaviours".David Farrar told Chris Lynch Vice-Chancellor Professor Jan Thomas was not honest with media over why Don Brash was prevented from speaking at Massey University and says she should resign.