Political catchphrases and candidates' faces eyeing voters up from the roadside will soon be no more, with election hoardings torn down today as the finish line for the 2014 general election nears.

Gone will be NZ First leader Winston Peter's ‘It's Common Sense' and Prime Minister John Key's ‘Working for New Zealand' as local candidates and volunteers spend the day tearing down all advertisements before Election Day.

Tauranga MP Simon Bridges and volunteers taking down hoardings the rain today in Greerton. Photo: Bruce Barnard.

Under the Electoral Act all hoardings must be removed before voters head to the polls tomorrow.

In fact all ‘advertisements' within newspapers, as well as billboards, radio and TV broadcasting, and social media must be removed before September 20 under the act.

The Electoral Act states it is a criminal offence to interfere with a voter's decision when they are in, or on the way to, a voting station.

The media is also not allowed to publish any statement, video or photos that could influence a voter. Breaches of this law can result in a fine up to $20,000.

Tauranga MP Simon Bridges says it is a busy time for his team of 15, currently going around the city in convoy taking down advertising signs and collecting timber hoardings.

Simon, speaking to SunLive while out taking down signs in Greerton, says a new area parties and candidates are treading carefully around this election is social media which also falls under Electoral Act conditions.

'I think social media is a new component in campaigning but all the parties have been warned by the Electoral Commission that they are treated just the same legally.

'To be on the extra safe side what National is doing is trying to stay off [social media] from 7pm this evening. You can also disable your comments part so that supporters or others also don't fall foul of the law.”

NZ First candidate Clayton Mitchell likens the campaign to a plane ride in what has been a big push from all involved.

NZ First Tauranga candidate Clayton Mitchell is taking down NZ First hoardings today.

'It's been the big build-up and now it's getting the plane to land and hopefully we have done enough to get us across the line which it feels like we have.”

From 2pm today the NZ First ‘Hoarding dismantling teams' will be out and about taking down the signs before storing them with previous years' signage.

'We have probably close to 200 signs rather than 100 signs around the Tauranga area, not including Rotorua and Bay of Plenty areas.”

See SunLive tomorrow evening from 7pm for full coverage of the night's election, including interaction with local candidates.

Simon Bridges brings down another hoarding.