Election 2026 Campaign Diary: The biggest mistake by Labour and the Greens

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Audrey Young

Senior Political Correspondent·NZ Herald·

27 Oct, 2026 04:59 AM5 mins to read

Audrey Young, Senior Political Correspondent at the New Zealand Herald based at Parliament, specialises in writing about politics and power.

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Green Party co-leaders Chloe Swarbrick (top left) and Marama Davidson (top right), Labour leader Chris Hipkins (bottom left) and Labour finance spokeswoman Barbara Edmonds.

With less than a day to go before the Government’s economic record comes back into focus with the Official Cash Rate announcement on Wednesday afternoon, National has dropped the gangs attack and returned to attacks on the Green Party and Labour, and what they might do together.

Nicola Willis has