Turning 21 in 2021: Millennium babies on growing up in the 21st century
22 Jan, 2021 04:00 PM
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Cousins all turning 21 this year are, from left, Oliver O Leary, Terence Wright, Isaac Milne and Jack O Leary. Photo / Supplied
Those born in the year 2000 will all be turning 21 in 2021.
Laurel Stowell catches up with local Millennium babies - including five cousins as they reach a traditional coming of age year. Whanganui and New Zealand are relatively stable, but out in the world they face a global pandemic, social unrest and dire predictions for climate and the environment.
Those turning 21 in 2021 also have to wonder how much more technology will change their lives, where the Covid-19 pandemic will end and whether they will ever be able to travel.