Hipkins pledges local election voting rights for 16 and 17-year-olds

Labour leader Chris Hipkins has pledged to lower the voting age for local elections to 16 and 17-year-olds in New Zealand. The announcement was made during a speech delivered at the Law Association at Auckland’s Northern Club.

Alongside the voting age commitment, Hipkins used the address to outline a broader policy focus on governmental and political transparency.