NZTA failed on promise to take down ads

NZTA failed on promise to take down ads
Board chair Brian Roche is responsible for ensuring NZTA complies with government guidelines. (Image: NZME)
Jem Traylen
The government’s transport agency told a complainant in May it would take down ads featuring local politicians before the election period began, but failed to do so.Four local body politicians (two Labour, two Greens), all of whom are standing again in the current election, have appeared in Facebook advertising by Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency (NZTA), some less than two weeks before voting begins.The ads and related posts were also tagged with the politicians' names.It is generally accepted that an “election period” begi...

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