New Zealand's growing non-voting problem 'steep and persistent'DAVID WALKER/STUFF Lauren Parks, 26, has never voted and doesn't plan to in 2017. I think if I voted for someone I don't think that the opinions that I have would matter to what they have. "The main reason I don't vote is because it's too many false hopes and empty promises. " "Turnout has been in decline in most developed democracies over the last 30 years, but New Zealand's decline has been particularly steep and persistent. The main reason I don't vote is because it's too many false hopes and empty promises.

Source: Stuff August 25, 2017 17:00 UTC