Election billboards vandalised: Debbie Ngarewa-Packer and Ryan Hamilton hit out

NZ Herald·14 Sep, 2026 05:49 AM3 mins to read‌Te Pāti Māori leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer said her party lacked the resources of major parties to easily replace signs. Photo / Debbie Ngarewa-PackerTe Pāti Māori leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer has hit out after a racist slur was scrawled across her election billboard.She posted a photo to social media this afternoon, that appears to show the N-word spray-painted across the sign in white. Ngarewa-Packer said smaller parties did not have the resources to