Youth Vote
Mad about Election 2020? Tell Parliament your thoughts
Concerned about misinformation on cannabis and euthanasia? Are fake social media accounts a threat to democracy? Tell Parliament what you think in a submission on its Election 2020 inquiry. Audio
Fewer young voters enrolled than 2014
There's been a lot of talk about Jacinda Ardern mobilising young people to vote, but looking at the statistics so far, it doesn't seem to have happened. Audio
Why are so many young New Zealanders not voting?
Young New Zealanders' turnout in the upcoming election looks set to continue the downward trend seen in recent decades.
Three young New Zealanders who have also been grappling with this issue are the… Audio
Nearly 250,000 young voters not yet enrolled
With just over three weeks until election day and despite the Electoral Commission's extensive push to get people enrolled to vote, nearly a quarter of million people under the age of 30 are yet to be… Audio
'Voting for a park I'm probably never going to play in'
RNZ reporter Laura Tupou spoke to a group of Mangere College students who are voting for the first time this year. Housing and jobs are what they worry about the most. Audio
Electoral Commission targets youth vote via social media
The Electoral Commission has enlisted a 21-year-old social media star to help persuade younger voters to head to the polls. Electoral Commission chief electoral officer Alicia Wright told Morning… Audio