Rotorua council issues warnings for ten electoral breaches

Wednesday 8 October 2025 · 2 outlets · 2 reports · updated Wed 8 Oct 2025, 4:13pm

In this story Rotorua Lakes Council, YouTube, Robert Lee

Rotorua Lakes Council has identified ten electoral breaches during the current election campaign. This includes a complaint regarding a mayoral candidate's campaign video, which was removed from YouTube following allegations of copyright and electoral rule violations.

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1. NZ HeraldWed 8 Oct 2025, 6:00am

   Rotorua council issues 10 election warnings – including mayoral candidate’s YouTube breach (opens in new tab)

2. StuffWed 8 Oct 2025, 4:13pm

   ‘Absurd’: Rotorua mayoral hopeful hits out at video complaint (opens in new tab)