Minister’s tobacco links questioned amid soaring debt and Waitangi preparations | 1News

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon’s been forced to come into bat for Associate Health Minister Casey Costello over questions about the tobacco industry’s influence on Government policy.

Elsewhere, final preparations are underway for 2024’s Waitangi Day celebrations, and more and more New Zealanders fall behind in credit payments.

Chapters:
00:00 Casey Costello’s tobacco industry influence questioned
4:05 Debt soars in New Zealand
6:47 Final preparations for Waitangi Day

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