Thomas CoughlanPolitical Editor·NZ Herald·23 Oct, 2026 03:55 AM9 mins to readLabour candidate Kerrin Leoni speaks at an event attended by Mongrel Mob members. Credit / SuppliedLabour candidate Kerrin Leoni speaks at an event attended by Mongrel Mob members. Credit / SuppliedThe 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
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