Dec 1, 2022 | Policy Commons Blog
By Victoria Woodman Evidence from countries that have reduced their voting age from 18 show that enfranchising 16-to-17-year-olds fosters political engagement and interest Opinion: Voting is a civic right, but every democracy limits who can vote. These limits vary...
Jul 11, 2022 | News, Policy Commons Blog
The University of Auckland’s Public Policy Institute deputy director, Juan Tauri (Ngāti Porou), comments on the proposed firearms protection order and anti-gang legislation in this article by Laura Walters on Stuff.co.nz. In the article, Tauri speaks to the failure of...
Jun 26, 2018 | Policy Commons Blog
By Len Cook – The ‘Three Strikes’ law exists because a majority of Members of Parliament want it, although there is no evidence which exists to justify or shape it. This is not an unusual situation, and there are many examples of legislation being weakly...
