Luxon tells opposition to stop playing politics with youth
The Prime Minister is standing by Mike King's work - but not his words - after the Gumboot Friday figurehead suggested alcohol was a solution for mental health issues, rather than a problem. Gumboot Friday is - coincidentally - today. But Labour wants the government to pause its funding of the initiative. Christopher Luxon is instead telling the opposition to stop playing politics with youth mental health, political reporter Giles Dexter has more.