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Political Cartoons

Political, topical and editorial cartoons by Chris Slane.

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Political Cartoons 2022

Political Cartoons 2022

14 cartoons
Political Cartoons 2021

Political Cartoons 2021

41 cartoons
Political Cartoons 2020

Political Cartoons 2020

8 cartoons
Political Cartoons 2019

Political Cartoons 2019

24 cartoons
Political Cartoons 2017

Political Cartoons 2017

1 cartoon
Political Cartoons 2008-2016

Political Cartoons 2008-2016

156 cartoons
Political Cartoons 2000-2007

Political Cartoons 2000-2007

104 cartoons

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Paddle Like Stink
Paddle Like Stink
Cartoon shows a water raft ( labelled 'Climate Commission' ) load of new Zealand citizens about to go over a waterfall while an older man ( Dr Rod Carr - Chairperson ) warns them "You know how we've been drifting along for ages? Well now we need to paddle like stink" while two rocks are labelled with the years 2021 and 2030
The 'Far Left' Graph
The 'Far Left' Graph
A graph depicts '% people' along an x-axis and '$' in the y-axis - the group of people where most wealth is distributed - a minorty atop a pile of cash and descibed as 'the centre-right' while the majority of people have the least wealth and are described as 'the far left'. Illustrates the rhetoric often heard from right wing politicians, who seek to label the majority of centrist voters as 'left-wing', 'socialist' or 'extremist', when actually they are the economically 'dry' minority on the right. It has become most popular cartoon yet to date (2015)
Super Yacht Tide
Super Yacht Tide
Cartoon shows super yachts labelled 'Super Profitable Kiwi Companies' and 'Bonuses 4 CEOs' all partying and floating on a rising sea of government money labelled 'Covid Subsidy' while small businesses struggle in life saver rings.
Ordering For Christmas
Ordering For Christmas
Cartoon shows Jacinda Ardern and Grant Robertson of the New Zealand Government choosing packages or presents for Christmas peering through a window at a factory - "I want that on" says Ardern - referring to a package labelled 'Transformative Change' while Roberston says "Wait - the next one might be even better" - it is labelled 'Incremental Change' while a third rumpled box is labelled 'Business as Usual'.
GOP Hangover
GOP Hangover
Cartoon shows the Republican Party elephant recovering from a hangover ins an alleyway saying "What a bender -can't remember a thing - hope I'm not held responsible for anything I did" while a dumpster labelled 'Trump Years burns nearby and a donkey democrat street cleaner looks on aghast.
Covid Subsidy Beggar
Covid Subsidy Beggar
Cartoon
NZ Election Voting 2020
NZ Election Voting 2020
Cartoon shows two New Zealanders leaving a polling place and one says "We went early we went hard we went left and then we went home.”..polling,NZpol,New Zealand,voting,Labour,Greens,democratic,socialist,socialism,landslide,
Covid Horde
Covid Horde
covid,covid19,coronoa,covidiot,Barrington,Declaration,debunked,lockdown,Focused,Protection,infection,transmission,immunity,protection,herdimmunity,BarringtonDeclaration,epidemiology,herdimmunityhoax,business,cartoon,borders,quarantine,flu,conspiracy,social,distancing,castle,walls,pandemic,plandemic,Border,control,measures,army,barbarians,royalty,
Herd Immunity
Herd Immunity
Cartoon shows a small herd of fearful wildebeest on a savannah encircled by lions and one says "Let's open up to big cats - I'm sure we will reach herd immunity eventually"
QAnon Rabbit Hole
QAnon Rabbit Hole
Cartoon shows a man down a rabbit hole asking a rabbit "Qanon?!"
Tandem Skydivers
Tandem Skydivers
Cartoon shows National and Act party leaders freefalling towards Mt Eden elctorate "Just remember who's wearing the parachute Mr Showoff" warns the larger Judith Collins.
Only Transformative Candidate
Only Transformative Candidate
Cartoon shows two political candidates in the New Zealand elections in a tv debate joined by the Covid19 virus who says "Speaking as the only transformative candidate I say open the borders - ban the masks".
Unfair to inferiors
Unfair to inferiors
Cartoon shows man ranting that "unfair - being forced to witness your demonstration of superior bravery and integrity"
Own The Level Playing Field
Own The Level Playing Field
Own The Level Playing Field..Cartoon shows board of a nameless corporation with high sales chart saying - "Fortunately we now own the level playing field."
If you pay monkeys peanuts.
If you pay monkeys peanuts.
"Sure we're paid peanuts - if it was more newsreaders and politicians would do our job" says one monkey in a cage to another as they eat some peanuts.
Don't Look Around
Don't Look Around
"Don't look around says National leader John Key to finance minister Bill English both carrying signs labelled 'Less Regulation' & 'Tax Cuts' as global financiial system collapses behind them consisting of American banks such as AIG - Lehman Brothers - Merrill Lynch - Fannie Mae - Freddie Mac + greed + Wall Street...
Key Graphs
Key Graphs
"I love the blue one" says Prime Minister John Key about a plethora of increasing graphs - unemployment - underclass - wage gap - credit downgrade - prices - off to Oz - low growth while one blue graph labelled 'Key Poll'.
Must Show Everyone How Bad My Enemies Are (1x1)
Must Show Everyone How Bad My Enemies Are (1x1)
Man struggling to carry heavy buckets of slime labelled 'Vile' and 'Views' is saying "Must Show Everyone How Bad My Enemies Are" towards a fountain of slime with a Twitter logo.
Asteroid Subsidies For Dinosaurs
Asteroid Subsidies For Dinosaurs
"All we need to do to avoid global catastrophe is reduce subsidies for giant asteroids" proclaims a T-rex dinosaur to a group of fellow dinosaurs as one small mammal rushes for a hole as asteroids enter the atmosphere.
Must Show Everyone How Bad My Enemies Are
Must Show Everyone How Bad My Enemies Are
Man struggling to carry heavy buckets of slime labelled 'Vile' and 'Views' is saying "Must Show Everyone How Bad My Enemies Are" towards a fountain of slime with a Twitter logo - illustrates an Iranian proverb that says :

"To provide water for (turning) the enemy's mill"
Double-cab Ute
Double-cab Ute
64 Double-cab Utes are imported into New Zealand each year for every one electrical vehicle - "Bugger!" says the planet earth.
Nationals $1bn Housing Investment
Nationals $1bn Housing Investment
'National's $1bn Housing Investment' shows a prison building with narrow windows and the heads of inmates peeping out.
Four Horsemen Policy
Four Horsemen Policy
Cartoon,horsemen,apocalypse,death,disease,pestilence,conquest,famine,plague,policy,direction,right,wing,apocalyptic,Revelation,bible,politicians,politics,peasants,reform,Rogernomics,.."You have to admit - there's no problem defining their policy direction" comments one peasant to another as four horsemen of the apocalypse sweep humanity into the maws of death.
Fear of Skimmers
Fear of Skimmers
'Fear of Skimmers' - a woman labelled 'NZ Economy' stands tentatively before an automatic teller machine labelled 'Foreign-owned Banks' with a vacuum nozzle and a screen labelled 'fees' - 'rates' - 'profits'.
Bonfire of Regulations
Bonfire of Regulations
'I only got into politics because I really wanted to unmake a difference’ #cartoon #sketch #concept #nzpol says Simon Bridges holding a garden tiki torch standing next to a pile of papers labelled with various beneficial laws and regulations aimed at improving life in New Zealand and the planet.
Tax Cuts Put Money In Pockets
Tax Cuts Put Money In Pockets
"At least tax cuts have put more money in our pockets, eh?" asks a well-dressed man to a woman as they walk down a street in the post-apocalyptic ruins of welfare - manufacturing - industry - health - infrastructure, education, etc
National Party Meerkats
National Party Meerkats
"It's all a big white wash and the leader of their party should resign immediately" announces leader of the opposition Simon Bridges about the government while overlooking his own party scandals - accompanied by a mob of meerkats representing his own party members who photobomb any video interview with their leader.
Free Speech Money Megaphone
Free Speech Money Megaphone
Wealthy rolling up their money as a funnell/megaphone to promote their views in the name of free speech.
Back to School For Science
Back to School For Science
Panel 1 - "man-made climate-change? Ha! What rot? Go back to school!" commands a conservative white male to two kids who reply "Ok dad..."

Panel 2- steam blows out the ears of the same conservative white male as he looks in a classroom window and realises his kids are being taught about the reality of climate change in science class.
Longer Sentences on Billboards
Longer Sentences on Billboards
Cartoon,justice,crimial,convictions,imprisonment,politician,law,billboard,poltical,campaigns,harsher,penalties,slogans,3-strikes,law andorder,platform,longer,sentences,..A political billboard reads 'Vote for longer sentences on billboards' while the face of a male poltician beams down belligerently.
Longer Sentences on Billboards
Longer Sentences on Billboards
Cartoon,justice,crimial,convictions,imprisonment,politician,law,billboard,poltical,campaigns,harsher,penalties,slogans,3-strikes,law andorder,platform,..A political billboard reads 'Vote for longer sentences on billboards' while the face of a male poltician beams down belligerently.
Keep Calm and Carry On Kiwi
Keep Calm and Carry On Kiwi
Image of violent storm clouds landslides floods and volcanic eruptions on left and right sides parting to reveal sunny clear skies with a famous motto altered to read 'Keep Calm and Carry On Kiwi'.
Economic Tree Pruning
Economic Tree Pruning
Two politicians stand in a tree having chainsawed off limbs labelled hospitals nurses public service police leaving foliage for just those at the top - one privileged man happily says "Pruning is really helping growth up here"
Pleasant prospect - Bitter Discourse
Pleasant prospect - Bitter Discourse
Cartoon depicts a couple standing admiring a view of nature (mountains river etc) the man says "Enjoy it now, before election year drains all goodwill from the land then fills our ears with bitter discourse."..goodwill,goodwill,discourse,debate,conflict,controversy,mutual,animosity,outrage,anger,inflammatory,dispute,antipathy,arguement,discourse,partisan,
Pleasant prospect
Pleasant prospect
Cartoon depicts a couple standing admiring a view of nature (mountains, river etc), the man says "Enjoy it now, before electioneering blankets everything in manure"
Strangers & Enemies
Strangers & Enemies
Cartoon,politician,politics,family,values,conservative,children,Washington,man,.."Sorry kids - I believe in family values - so I'm off to spend more time with strangers and enemies" says a politician as he farewells his children and wife.
Labour Bus
Labour Bus
"It's stuck on lane detection mode - and won't let me cross to either side" says Labour leader and Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern as her bus labelled 'Labour' drives down the middle of the road - Whanganui sign at side indicates the location of the party conference.
Flaming Boomerang
Flaming Boomerang
A flaming boomerang labelled 'Weak Environmental Policies, returns to pursue thrower Australian prime minister Scott Morrison followed by a giant bush fire firestorm.
Digger Bogged Down
Digger Bogged Down
"We helped the farmers drive away, but now we've just dug ourselves in deeper" says James Shaw of the NZGreen Party to Winston Peters ( NZFirst) and Jacinda Ardern PM ( NZLabour ) of a digger they are driving into a deep hole labelled 'Carbon' as the global warming tide comes in.
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Dumpster Planet
Dumpster Planet
Cartoon,.global,.warmimg,.climate,.change,.dumpster,..'Western lifestyle here' says the sign above the dumpster labelled 'Screw The Planet' as a man stuffs in stinky plastic bags labelled C02 N2O CH4.
Dinosaurs
Dinosaurs
Stupid mammals whadda they know? Yeah! The climate has always changed! They're parroting the parrots" say the dinosaurs to amammal Greta Thunberg as a climate change asteroid approaches.
Kiwibuild Titanic
Kiwibuild Titanic
Cartoon shows Housing Minister Megan Woods at the bottom of the ocean badly patching up a sunken wreck named 'Kiwibuild' and pronouncing "Rest Done".
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