Political Cartoons 2019
A transformer with three heads represents New Zealand coalition parties about - NZGreens -NZFirst is dragging one leg while Jacinda Adern says '"We transformative believe in bold action but at three different speeds - while issues such as environment - housing - inequality -health remain half-completed in the background.
Cartoon depicts two groups of polls who will not talk to each other --Reid Research versus Colmar-Brunton "Tell him he's the outlier" "Troll Poll" while commentators say "Even our polls are becoming polarised" "Thanks Facebook"
A white supremacist gunman labelled 'Hate' flees from huge bouquets of flowers symbolising love and sympathy for his victims in Christchurch.
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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,
"You look like you need one of these" says Kelvin Davis to religous cult leader Brian Tamaki - indicating a slushie machine in a prison corridor.
"Please do not let my presence in the room influence your decision whatever" says Shane Jones standing on the table in from of surprise cabinet ministers.
"In no way have we been captured by anybody" claims Shane Jones as he is tossed around as a plaything for a great white shark labelled 'Fishing Interests'.
Rental houses of Horror - one for renters another for landlords highlighting the extreme rhetoric.
Below a sign reading NZ Customs Immigration the Deputy Prime Minister of New Zeand acts as a bartender demanding a family of surprised asian immigrants drink six beers "This is your first test" while a rugby ball and a copy of Best Bets racing magazine sits nearby. Core Values Test is written on the counter.
"Terrible how there's no tough journalism holding power to account anymore - Where did you read that? On Facebook" say people on their mobile devices as in the background journalists depart a newspaper leave to work in public relations...press,.investigation,.social,.media,.digital,.layoffs,.Facebook,.devices,.public,.relations,.economy,.4thestate,
Caption - West Coast Regional council claims science on global warming not settled - news -"The sea temperature always has these warm patches" says on of a group of suited white men standing in yellow stained seawater.
New Zealand man wishes to to hitchhike and return home wearing a backpack labelled 'London Paris Rome Hell'
A white supremacist gunman labelled 'Hate' flees from huge bouquets of flowers symbolising love and sympathy for his victims in Christchurch.
"News: storm uncovers old toxic dump - clean up begins" - Eroding froma river bank are the words - hate - spite - islamaphobia - racism - fascism - bigotry - prejudice - while an one of the clean up crew picking up swastikas - the words 'mass murder' and 'violence' says "Apparently just burying it all out of sight doesn't make it go away."..hate,spite,islamaphobia,racism,fascism,bigotry,prejudice,swastikas,mass,murder,violence,toxic,dump,christchurch,storm,river,rubbish,Fox,glacier,NZpol,revealed
'If our homes were like social media accounts' is the title as a MAGA hat-wearing-gun-toting-redneck carrying a dead boar bursts through the front door of a house occupied by two shocked women and a man having coffee - bellowing "Hey- did I just hear someone mention gun control? Let me regurgitate a bellyful of bile and ignorance all over you and your friends."
"Maybe a digital tax would help?" asks an onlooker at sewage pouring out of pipes labelled 'US politics' Fake News Websites' 'Facebook' 'Twitter' 'Youtube' 4-Chan' 'Instagram' Reddit' 'Foreign states' creating a stew of conflict hate polarisation extremism and bigotry....digital tax,sewage,pipes,US politics,Fake News Websites,Facebook,'Twitter,Youtube,4-Chan,Instagram,Reddit,Foreign states,conflict,hate,polarisation,extremism,bigotry,white supremacist,terror,
"Please sir Can I have some wellbeing?" asks a waif standing on a street corner next to a cardboard box marked 'NZ' while holding out a begging plate towards New Zealand's Minister of Finance Grant Robertson...wellbeing,economy,NZLabour,poverty,welfare,mental health,social deficit,investment,kindness,NZpol,budget,
Cartoon shows a circle of wolves on a moonlit night all sniffing each others' bottoms - referencing the shared philosophies of right-wing terror attacks.
"It's all a distraction from the other other distraction attempting to distract us from last week's bullshit thing" claims a furious man sitting with a woman watching a news show on his widescreen television.
"A polluter tax - Damn - I only bought this expensive SUV so I could park on the berm and avoid a parking fine" says the driver of an large utility ute as a council parking officer glides past on an e-scooter.
Proper Regulation - That's it -we're outta here - shooting through right now-so long -hooroo ya gonna miss us - er can you help me with this bag?" announces the ANZ man sweatily attempting to drag a huge bag marked $2bn profit away while an official from the Reserve Bank of New Zealand looks on.
“The builders just told me they'll all be finished by Christmas" announces housing minister Phil Twyford to Jacinda Ardern infront of a sign labelled 'Kiwibuild' while a lone inactive bulldozer sits in the middle of a vast area of undeveloped land.
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'.
"I'm worried our goverment here is bad for business" says one businessman to another standing on a map of New Zealand while a large truck is driven by Trump over a cliff on to them...Published Listener online 10 August 2018..Politics cartoon p.13 "I'm worried our government is bad for business.".Commission Number.C157EF31 .Invoice From.SLANE CARTOONS LIMITED (Vendor 0000000136) .Publication/Scheduled Issue.1834 - NZ Listener Aug 18 - 24 2018
Forms of online abuse used on supporters of gun-control by trolls - NRA - gun lobbyists - far-right extremists - such as rolling,gaslighting,doxing,racism,sealioning,intimidation,hate,speech,cyberbullying,dog-piling,stalking - all drawn as types of automatic guns in a gun shop.
Shane Jones in concert blowing a specially adapted whistle with a magazine and telescopic sights while onlooker Labour minister of immigration Ian Lees-Galloway comments “Oh no he has a semi-automatic dog-whistle” - “without a silencer” comments a stage-hand.
Cartoon depicts Shane Jones shooting holes in a target marked 'Coalition Cred' "Ooops bullseye"
Cartoon depicts coalition tensions as light rail wagons of Labour & NZFirst being bumped and nudged forward by the Greens party towards a clean green future.
Opposition leader Simon Bridges - having already abandoned ship - calls to the Coalition crew " Hey Government - why haven't you turned the ship around already?"
In a bathouse scene, an armed white supremacist sits in a spa labelled 'white supremacy' while naked white people leap away in alarm towards spas labelled 'bigotry' and multi-cultural society' in which a friendly muslim man enquires "Too Hot? Come on in - the water is fine."
Christchurch
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White supremacists exposed: unattractive features revealed in hasty exit.
Politics cartoon p.13 "Too hot? Come on in - the water is fine."
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1915 - NZ Listener Apr 6-12 2019
Cartoon depicts A Dog's Show with Government failing to herd farmers into the emissions trading scheme
"The 'Intellectual' - a serial killer sits in his basement composing his murderous manifesto on his computer and thinks to himself 'I am so smart' but his head is an automatic assault rifle with the words 'White Supremacy' scrawled on the side.
Listener Publication/Scheduled Issue 1934 - NZ Listener Aug 17-23 2019
'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.
Title 'Could all fanatics be marooned on a remote island and fight each other to the death?' Scene shows a rocky desert island infested with extremists of all types fighting and killing each other with bombs guns hand-to-hand as sharks circle around bodies floating past signs which read 'Extremist Deathmatch Island 'No Wifi' 'No Social Media'.
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1919 - NZ Listener May 4-10 2019
"It's ridiculous to ban set-netting just to save a few midget dolphins" says captain of a fishing boat on the edge of a giant waterfall at the end of the world marked 'Anthropocene Mass-Extinction'.
Publication/Scheduled Issue 1927 - NZ Listener Jun 29-Jul 5 2019
"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.
A labour party official says to a sexual assault compainant "Speak to our complaints officer" as he indicates an ostrich with it's head in a hole.
Two pedestrians crossing tracks in front of a speeding train are nearly struck - while the train is labelled 'Climate Crisis'.
Cartoon depicts a huge cloud of Chickens Coming Home To Roost on the heads of New Zealand politicians.
A flaming boomerang labelled 'Weak Environmental Policies, returns to pursue thrower Australian prime minister Scott Morrison followed by a giant bush fire firestorm.
Cartoon depicts huge bags of profits taken by ANZ bank and others "Proper regulation? That's it we're outta here -we're shooting through right now - so long hooroo ya gonna miss us er can you help me with this bag?
Cartoon depicts Labour Party leader and Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern driving a coalition car full of press asking superficial questions.
"Oh great - now we'll have to return in 300 years to express regret" says on one alien to another as they look at the humans they have accidentally ray-gunned...cartoon,.aliens,explorartion,.race,.relations,.
70% of the public tug at their government to pull it away from the flames of environmental disaster looming behind him.
"Get ready to escape the racist system" shouts minister Kelvin Davis holding a rope of knotted sheets towards inmates of a prison behind multiple barrier walls marked with graffitied with labels 'Historical barriers to Maori progress - systemic poverty -inequality - discrimination - lack of education -health - high maori imprisonment rate.'
"The 'Intellectual' - a serial killer sits in his basement composing his murderous manifesto on his computer and thinks to himself 'I am so smart' but his head is an automatic assault rifle with the words 'White Supremacy' scrawled on the side.