12 Sep 2023

Election 2023: Photos from the campaign trail, Tuesday 12 September

9:45 pm on 12 September 2023

With just over a month until the general election, Tuesday's highlights from the election trail included protest, food and finances.

Here are a selection of images RNZ photographers and reporters snapped today.

National Party election campaign trail in Petone on 12 September 2023.

Christopher Luxon on Petone's beachfront in the morning. Photo: RNZ / Samuel Rillstone

National Party election campaign trail in Petone on 12 September 2023.

Taxpayers' Union executive director Jordan Williams pushed his way through to Luxon and interviewed him about government debt. Photo: RNZ / Samuel Rillstone

National Party election campaign trail. At The Neighbourhood cafe in Lower Hutt on 12 September 2023.

Luxon and Chris Bishop then visited The Neighbourhood cafe in Lower Hutt. Photo: RNZ / Samuel Rillstone

Labour Party election campaign trail in Christchurch on 12 September 2023.

Labour leader Chris Hipkins was in Christchurch this morning and visited a local pharmacy. Photo: RNZ / Katie Scotcher

Labour Party election campaign trail in Christchurch on 12 September 2023

Hipkins spoke with Pharmacy Guild president Des Bailey. Photo: RNZ / Katie Scotcher

Chris Hipkins with an orange choc chippy ice cream at Rollickin Gelato  in Christchurch

At lunch time, Hipkins stopped at the Riverside Market and Rollickin Gelato, where Luxon visited last week. Photo: RNZ / Katie Scotcher

Climate protestors at Riverside Market, where Chris Hipkins was due to visit, chanting “we thought Labour supported universities” on 12 September, 2023.

Climate protestors at Riverside Market chanted "We thought Labour supported universities" before Hipkins arrived. Photo: RNZ / Katie Scotcher

Greens co-leader James Shaw

Green Party co-leader James Shaw in Auckland. The Green Party is campaigning to sit around the Cabinet table with the Labour Party, he said. Photo: RNZ / Jemima Huston

National Party election campaign trail in Lower Hutt on 12 September 2023.

Luxon visiting the Mexicano corn chip factory. Photo: RNZ / Samuel Rillstone

Chris Hipkins eating a steak and cheese pie for lunch while campaigning on 12 September, 2023.

Hipkins having a steak and cheese pie while out campaigning in Christchurch. Photo: RNZ / Katie Scotcher

ACT leader David Seymour with Taxpayers' Union executive director Jordan Williams outside Parliament on 12 September 2023.

ACT leader David Seymour talking to Taxpayer Union's executive director Jordan Williams outside Parliament where the group staged a sausage sizzle, 'selling' snags to help pay off government debt. Photo: RNZ / Anneke Smith

PREFU briefing  at Parliament

Grant Robertson at the Pre-Election Economic and Fiscal Update (PREFU) briefing at Parliament. Photo: RNZ / Angus Dreaver

National Party leader Christopher Luxon and deputy leader Nicola Willis respond to the PREFU on 12 September, 2023.

Luxon and deputy Nicola Willis following the PREFU announcement. Photo: RNZ / Giles Dexter

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