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Should the drinking age be raised to 20 or left at the status quo?
This question will be debated this week,
with Maori health providers cautioning politicians.
The result of letting youth drink.
It's easy for youth to buy alcohol already.
Community workers in the area say
more restrictions are needed for purchasing alcohol.
They should leave it.
I'm 18 years, and I don't think it's about the age of the drinker.
It's more about understanding the effects of alcohol.
MPs will be voting on whether to raise the age from 18 to 20.
Or to leave the age of drinking in pubs to 18 years
and raise the purchasing of alcohol to 20 years.
Even if they do raise it,
I'll still be able to find a way to get alcohol anyway.
Oho Ake is a program that deals with kids under 20 years
who are affected by alcohol.
This week the country will know
whether MPs have woken up to the issue of the day.
Potaka Maipi, Te Karere.