School children grill MPs

Friday, June 20th, 2014

Children at an Auckland primary school have won a promise from four political parties to let children help to run the country.

The Grey Lynn School children grilled National, Labour, Green and Internet Party politicians and independent MP Brendan Horan at the launch of a “tick4kids” campaign to bring children’s issues to the fore in the election.

Jack, aged 11, asked them if they would consider having a student government that primary school children could be part of. All except Mr Horan said they would. Continue reading

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