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Supreme Court Rules Voting Age of 18 is Discriminatory

Supreme Court Rules Voting Age of 18 is Discriminatory

New Zealand’s Supreme Court has ruled that the country’s current voting age of 18 is discriminatory, meaning parliament must discuss whether it should be lowered, Alys Davies reports for the BBC. The case was brought…

Why Lorde Can’t Wait to Vote

Why Lorde Can’t Wait to Vote

Lorde talks about the power of young people and how they can make things happen. The video was produced by The New Zealand Electoral Commission encouraging the younger generation…

Kate Sheppard

Kate Sheppard

Student Resource: study ideas, questions and activities (pdf) The leader and main figurehead of the suffragist movement in New Zealand – the first country in the world to grant universal adult…