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# Face of the Day
- URL: https://goodoil.news/face-of-the-day-391/
- Published: 2021-07-02T18:30:00.000Z
- Updated: 2021-07-02T05:16:25.000Z
- Author: Good Oil Staff
- Tags: Health, NZ, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-17 01:54

**Mike King** has claimed that the Government’s decision not to fund Gumboot Friday was ‘personal’ and driven by **Dr Ashley Bloomfield.**

> Mental health advocate Mike King has apologised for lashing out at director general of health Dr Ashley Bloomfield, calling him a “nasty little man” who is “killing our kids”.  
>  
> \[…\] “I was very tired and emotional this morning after spending several hours in A&E with a young person who attempted suicide and I obviously wasn’t thinking straight.  
>  
> [nzherald](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/killing-our-kids-mike-king-apologises-for-nasty-dr-ashley-bloomfield-claim-on-morning-television/6OTOSOWTR75BQNP5PLVCK3KMB4/?ref=goodoil.news)