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Kōrero: Gambling

Pokie machine street-theatre performance

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Pokie machine street-theatre performance

Harry Paniona takes an axe to a pokie machine (electronic gaming machine) in Manukau Square, South Auckland, as part of a performance in September 2010. Harry was a problem gambler who had received help from the Problem Gambling Foundation. He wanted to draw attention to the damage that pokies cause individuals and families.

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New Zealand Herald

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by Brett Phibbs

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Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

David Grant, Gambling – Opponents and social impact, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/39453/pokie-machine-street-theatre-performance (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā David Grant, i tāngia i te 3 December 2012.