{
  "id": 14743764,
  "title": "How much does it cost to run an election?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/how-much-does-it-cost-to-run-an-election",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-15T16:22:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "RNZ Business",
    "slug": "rnz-business",
    "url": "https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/politics_election-2026/1940993/how-much-does-it-cost-to-run-an-election"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Putting aside the cost to candidates and political parties to run their campaigns, the Electoral Commission has given a breakdown of what it expects to spend getting New Zealanders to the polls this year.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}