Homeless people sleep under National billboard outside the Auckland City Mission

More than 320 people have shared the image posted by Herald columnist Ana Samways.

A photo has emerged showing homeless people sleeping below a National Party billboard outside the Auckland City Mission

Ana Samways from the NZ Herald's Sideswipe column, tweeted the image of the campaign billboard outside the city mission on Hobson St. The billboard reads "Keep NZ Moving Forward".

The NZers rough sleeping in this car and on the footpath outside the city mission do t seem to have got National's message. pic.twitter.com/JP6IyBZZxj

— Ana Samways (@AnaSamways) September 5, 2017

Several people can be seen lying in sleeping bags on the street beneath the billboard.

The photo has been retweeted more than 300 times and has already sparked a Photoshopped version by one Twitter user.

Re-interpretation by @kit_nz Kit McLean. pic.twitter.com/rGoirGz8bd

— Ana Samways (@AnaSamways) September 5, 2017

A spokesperson for National says "We have a range of billboards all over New Zealand."