Make It 16
The Week in Detail: COP27, Te Urewera, and Make It 16
The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio
How old is old enough?
How do governments and societies decide when you're old enough for certain rights and privileges? Audio
Parliament to debate lowering voting age to 16
At Parliament all MPs will get to vote on whether 16-year-olds can got to the ballot box in the general election.
In the past hour the Prime Minister's anounced the government will draft a new law… Video, Audio
Review recommends lowering voting age for local elections
A draft report from the Future for Local Government Review has a raft of changes to boost participation in local elections. One of the most direct is to lower the voting age for local councils to 16… Audio
Make it 16 gains traction at Youth Parliament
Youth MPs are expected to present an open letter to Parliament calling for the voting age to be lowered, as the Make it 16 movement takes centre stage at this year's Youth Parliament.