Green candidate uses social media campaign to encourage voter enrolment
Wednesday 29 July 2026 · 2 outlets · 2 reports · updated In this story NZ First, Te Pāti Māori, Green Party, Shane Jones, Rawiri Waititi, Marama Davidson
Green Party candidate Tania Waikato is running a social media campaign featuring scantily clad models to increase Māori roll enrolment in the Waiariki electorate. While New Zealand First's Shane Jones has criticised the tactic as crass, Waikato says the approach uses social media algorithms to capture attention.
