Wellington Central MP Tamatha Paul is again dismissing criticism of her views on policing.

Billboards depicting Paul and Green Party co-leader Chloe Swarbrick have popped up in Wellington and Auckland -- with the tagline - 'Defund the Police, vote Green'.

The Sensible Sentencing Trust is behind the ads, and claims the Greens have expressed copyright concerns about their use of official candidate photos.

Newstalk ZB senior political correspondent Barry Soper unpacks the reactions from today.

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