Lowering the voting age to 16 must happen soonROSS GIBLIN/FAIRFAX NZ Andrew Becroft's proposed debate is a good idea. OPINION: Young people in New Zealand are turning their backs on politics in record numbers and it's time to act before apathy becomes ingrained – it's time we lowered the voting age to 16. Lowering the age to 16 gives us the best chance to ingrain voting as a habit. Many teens aged 16 to 18 are still at school and can be given a forum to discuss and debate ideas and opinions. Sure, we probably all thought differently at age 16 compared with our grown selves, but that doesn't make our former musings wrong.

Source: Stuff March 10, 2017 08:31 UTC