The last jackpot

Photo / Brett Phibbs

Harry Paniona took to a poker machine with an axe yesterday to help smash the gambling habit.

The big hit was a feature of Gamble-free Day in Manukau City - part of a street theatre performance in Manukau Square aimed at reducing the number of people playing the pokies.

The square has been a regular venue for demonstrations of the destructiveness of problem gambling.

New Zealanders lose more than $2 billion on gambling each year - more than $5 million every day.

For more information, visit: www.problemgambling.org.nz.