Adulthood

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1) The drinking age of 18 years should be raised to 20 years
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2) The age for drivers licenses should be raised from 15 years to 16 years
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3) The age for drivers licenses should be raised from 15 years to 18 years
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4) Criminals over the age of 10 should be tried as an adult, (rather than by the youth court as current).
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5) Decriminalise consensual sex for children as young as 12, provided their partner is no more than two years older than them.
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6) The school leaving age should be raised from 16 years to 17 years
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7) Children should be considered by government (student allowances, WINZ) as financially dependent on their parents until aged 25
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8) Children under 16 should be able to have an abortion, without their parents consent
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9) The age for purchasing tobacco should be lowered from 18 years to 16 years
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10) The age for purchasing tobacco should be increased from 18 years to 20 years
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11) The age for voting should be decreased to 16 years
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12) Children should be accorded a vote in parliamentary elections (via their caregiver)
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13) Should a smack as part of good parental correction be a criminal offence in New Zealand?
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