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The ban is in NZ and it was after a Christian group called Family First NZ asked for it to be banned. The book was classified R14 back in 2013 but something appears to have changed as it is now banned since early Sept.

Into the River banned: Award-winning sex and drugs teen novel off the shelves and 'Will I be burnt next?' - Into the River author Ted Dawe on book banning are 2 articles by NZ Herald on 7 Sept 2015.

Here's a legal opinion + update on the order/ban.

An Auckland Bookshop Explains Why the Into the River Ban is Dumb.

Are you aware of the various protests held in NZ in relation to this ban? If not, let me know how to send you the pics etc.

For people reading this reply, here's some links to check out.

Silent reading protests have been held all over. Dunedin's Silent protest over Ted Dawe book ban article in Stuff (Fairfax) and Otago Daily Times. Wellington's protest was well attended, despite the weather (winter in NZ atm) and included author Elizabeth Knox and one of our MPs, Gareth Hughes.

An Auckland Bookshop Explains Why the Into the River Ban is Dumb.

Article with quotes from other NZ authors/writers reacting to the news of the ban: Into the River: Eleanor Catton, John Boyne, John Marsden and more speak out

If you are not financial, banking or economic journalists, how much finance, banking and economics did you have to learn to understand what you were looking at or know what you found is not right?

Do you have any objections if there's an online petition asking for the ban to be lifted? I am a NZer and would like to see the ban lifted.