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Thomas Coughlan

Thomas Coughlan

Political Editor·NZ Herald·

23 Oct, 2026 03:55 AM9 mins to read

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Labour candidate Kerrin Leoni speaks at an event attended by Mongrel Mob members. Credit / Supplied

The 2026 campaign had been remarkably free of scandal.

We’ve had the micro-flubs of National’s somewhat empty campaign launch, Chris Hipkins’ awkward sweariness and Luxon’s verbal gaffes.

None of that is anything like the drama of previous elections: the unfolding disaster of National’s 2020 campaign, Metiria Turei’s benefit fraud, the

Source: New Zealand Herald · Thomas Coughlan

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