Christchurch students more engaged in election than ever beforeADELE REDMOND/STUFF Scott Stephen and Rhiannon Evans were arguing their political viewpoints after a debate at the University of Canterbury on Thursday. Evans says Labour's free tertiary education plan will "give a leg up" to the next generation, while Stephens considered it "a slap in the face". University of Canterbury and Ara Institute of Canterbury students say issues from education to tax and housing have influenced their vote this election. Few were drawn by Labour's free tertiary education scheme, concerned it would be wasted on directionless, party-driven first-year students. "New Zealand had a free education system in the past and I don't think it affected us [adversely].

Source: Stuff September 17, 2017 06:33 UTC