Youth aren't disengaged, they're unheard - rangatahi

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As the deadline for electoral enrolment approaches, young New Zealanders are urging one another to take part in this year's election. Rangatahi say their peers are not disengaged from politics, but feel that their concerns go unheard. Their appeal is aimed at turning frustration into action before registration closes. They want young voters to enrol before the deadline and then go to the polls. The message treats voting as a way to put issues important to younger people into public debate. The enrolment timetable adds urgency to a campaign built around the idea that young voters have been ignored.

As the enrolment deadline looms, rangatahi urge peers to make their voices heard at this year's election.

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