On the Campaign, September 7th: What you missed on the election campaign today

Prime Minister Chris Hipkins with Hamilton Mayor Paula Southgate at the City Safe Camera Control room. Crime was a big focus of the election campaign today for Labour. Photo / Mike Scott

Boosts for tourism and a commitment to hire more police were the big campaign promises on the election trail today.

Every weekday, listen to On the Campaign, a new daily podcast wrapping the biggest stories from the campaign trail each day, covering the major policy announcements, the back and forth between the parties and analysis from the Herald’s news team.

On today’s episode, hear from host Hamish Fletcher all the latest promises from Labour and National as they ramp up their policies ahead of the election.

And Herald reporter Sam Sherwood explains the case of Farzana Yaquibi, who was murdered by her stalker last year. Her tragic story has pushed both main parties to commit to reviewing crime legislation in the next term.

Listen to the full episode of On the Campaign for the full rundown of today’s big election stories.

On the Tiles is available on iHeartRadio, Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. New episodes are available evenings every weekday.