John Key: Drug abuse major contributor to child poverty

Name: John Key: Drug abuse major contributor to child poverty
Uploaded: 2015-12-16T15:10:25+13:00
Duration: 136 s
Description: Prime Minister John Key says drug dependency is a major contributor to poverty in New Zealand, as a damning new report claims that one in three Kiwi children are living in hardship.

16 Dec, 2015 02:10 AM

Prime Minister John Key says drug dependency is a major contributor to poverty in New Zealand, as a damning new report claims that one in three Kiwi children are living in hardship.

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