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Is it hacking or not? The budget scandal

13:15 pm on 29 May 2019

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The National Party has slammed the Government's allegation that it obtained information from computer hacking. 

It comes after Treasury announced it had been 'deliberately and systematically' hacked following the release of details about tomorrow's budget. 

Simon Bridges won't say how National got the information but says there has been no hacking. So what's going on? NZ Herald data journalist Keith Ng discusses the issue. 

National leader Simon Bridges talks to media about the Treasury Budget information leak. Photo: RNZ / Dom Thomas