Nick (22) is a part of the CivX team, heading up our Research & Curriculum team. He recently finished a Master of Public Policy at the University of Auckland, where his research included the voting age and government processes and citizenship, youth, and the internet....

Nathan (17) is a high school student. He is interested in civics education because he believes that everyone, from a young age, should have an understanding of New Zealand's political system and how the choices we make at election time can impact our lives and the futu...

At the end of September, CivX delivered a series of workshops over four days to the Year 12 classes at Dilworth School in Auckland. A rotating team of facilitators went in to talk about the basics of governance, how MMP works, and discuss the preliminary results of the...

Yesterday, CivX was invited to Mahurangi College to present a series of workshops. Our facilitators Cate, Briar and Ishanee undertook a mini roadtrip to Warkworth to join fellow team member Julia at her school to provide some insight into New Zealand's electoral system...

I don’t happen to care who residents and citizens vote for. 

Well, ok to some extent I do because I obviously believe strongly in the policies that I and my party stand for, I believe strongly that our policies will provide a better now and future for my country and my...

Most young people want to vote they just haven’t decided who for, new research has found.

About three quarters of New Zealanders between 18-25 surveyed are planning to vote this coming election, but about 60 per cent are undecided which party will get their vote.

The hig...

Earlier this year, CivX was invited to host an outreach session at the Aotearoa Youth Declaration, an annual event run by UN Youth New Zealand. It is the organisation's flagship civics education conference, run over a weekend, which aims to equip participants with an u...

Young people don’t just have potential to fulfil in later life, they can change their corner of the world right now.

JustSpeak came about 5-years-ago because a group of young people decided that they did not want to wait until they were old enough for their ‘potential’...

CivX team member Briar Colville  caught up with David Clark, Labour Party MP for Dunedin North, to talk about civics education and youth engagement in politics. 

What is your opinion on civics education in New Zealand schools?

Personally, I believe civics education...

Welcome to CivX's first blog post of 2017, of our year-long series discovering the ins and outs of New Zealand parliament, and everything in between!

Ever wondered how laws, Bills and Acts are passed in New Zealand? Read Briar Colville's 101 guide on how changes are m...