Mike King
Mental health system 'needs to change', Mike King tells NZ First
The party is being urged to order a stock-take of mental health services if it helps form the next government.
Suicide prevention plan a 'meaningless statement'
The government's draft plan to reduce suicide rates is toothless, the Mental Health Foundation says.
Director of Mental Health defends suicide prevention strategy
The Ministry of Health's director of Mental Health Dr John Crawshaw says he is disappointed by the departure of suicide prevention campaigner Mike King. He defends the strategy and says he hopes the… Audio
Ministry of Health defends suicide prevention plan
The Prime Minister Bill English says comedian and mental health advocate Mike King's trashing of a draft suicide prevention plan is all too predictable. The Ministry of Health's director of Mental… Audio
Mike King says Prime Minister being 'unkind'
Prime Minister Bill English says he was not surprised by Mike King's resignation from a suicide prevention panel, saying he has a unique style, but Mr King says he can work with anyone. Audio
Prime Minister not surprised by Mike King's resignation
Bill English says he imagines both Mr King and the Ministry of Health struggled with King's position on the Suicide Prevention External Advisory Panel. Audio
Suicide prevention plan 'deeply flawed' - Mike King
Mental health crusader Mike King has stepped down from his post on New Zealand's suicide prevention panel, saying the government draft prevention plan is "deeply flawed" and "self-serving". Audio
Turning the Tide on Suicide - part one
Former comedian Mike King and hip hop artist King Kapisi talk about their work with young people towards reducing suicide rates. Audio
Animal welfare
From the Saudi lamb deaths to beaten bobby calves and puppy mills, animal welfare has been in the news a lot. Dr Mike King from Otago University's Bioethics Centre, and Associate Professor in the… Audio
Maori men disproportionally represented in suicide stats
The suicide rate among Maori is the highest it has been in three years. Joining Morning Report is comedian Mike King, who has been open about his battle with depression. Audio
Pacific communities take a stand against suicide
Pacific communities in Porirua, north of New Zealand's capital, Wellington, are taking a stand against suicide in their community with a suicide prevention Fono organised on Saturday. Audio
Tune Your Engine - Suicide
We often whisper about it when tragedy affects someone we know, we skirt around the topic in conversation, we forever use euphemisms, which is understandable. Not comedian Mike King. Silence, he says… Audio
Community involvement needed to combat Northland suicide rate
About a hundred people turned out at short notice for a community meeting in Whangarei last night to discuss the spike in the Northland's suicide rate. Audio
Comedy King turns Treaty emissary
Mike King talks about presenting Maori TV's new series Lost in Translation, chronicling the history of Te Tiriti o Waitangi. Audio
