Their case, claiming that the current voting age is age-based discrimination, was first bought to the High Court (Te Kōti Matua) in 2019, where it was ruled that this discrimination was justified. This does not mean that they support or oppose lowering the age, but that the current age is inconsistent with the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act, which dictates that 16 is the age from which a person is considered to be free from discrimination based on age. However, this is how the House breaks down on the issue; Labour has no official position, but Prime Minister Jacinda Adern has supported lowering the voting age The Greens and Te Pāti Māori openly support lowering the voting age National and Act oppose lowing the voting age.