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Election 2026: National attack ads against Labour use crime footage from Government’s own term

Tuesday 22 September 2026 · 2 outlets · 2 reports · updated Tue 22 Sep, 2:00pm

In this story Christopher Luxon, Labour Party, National Party, Chris Hipkins, Simeon Brown

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National is defending using violent crime footage in attack ads against Labour.

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First reported by NZ Herald, Tue 22 Sep, 1:54pm · 2 reports from 2 outlets over 5 minutes

NZ HeraldTue 22 Sep, 1:54pm

Election 2026: National attack ads against Labour use crime footage from Government’s own term (opens in new tab)
The PostTue 22 Sep, 2:00pm

‘Before our laws took full effect’: PM OK with attack ad using video of crimes from 2024 (opens in new tab)