Political Cartoons 2021
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Afghanistan Exit Flight
Cartoon depicts the inetrior of a New Zealand rescue flight leaving Afghanistan - label on one wall reads 'NZ's military involvemet with 10 crosses representing lives of kiwi soldiers lost - label on the seats are labelled 'NZ's 1500 refugee quota' on mostly empty chairs.
AirNZ Strikes Peace Dove
Cartoon shows a peace dove being sucked into a jet engine labelled ‘Approved by AirNZ ethics dept’
Avalanche of Problems
Cartoon shows an avalanche of looming issues falling toward Jacinda Ardern who is successfully pushing away a large Covid19 virus saying “Geeze imagine if we hadn’t gone hard early”
Wellbeing Budget
Cartoon depicts a rock concert called 'Wellbeing Budget 2021 - Labour' with finance minister Grant Robertson as lead guitarist and PM Jacinda Ardern as lead vocalist asking a sea of hands "You want us to crowd surf?" Crowd replies "No -more funding" Placards read Health - Education - Increase Benefits -Climate Action - Pharmac.
Bursting The OZ-NZ Bubble
Cartoon depicts Australia and New Zealand in covid-free bubbles with Australian government minister Dutton saying "Why do you keep bursting your bubble?" as he punctures trans-Tasman relations bubble leaving a kiwi bird labelled '501's indicated forced returnees repatriated to New Zealand.
National Party Candidate Production
Cartoon depicts a factory machine manufacturing a line Nation Party Candidates who all are balding clones helplessly falling off a conveyor belt into a helpless heap "Hmm perhaps we should vary the shade of grey in the tank.
National Party Candidate Production
Cartoon depicts a factory machine manufacturing a line Nation Party Candidates who all are balding clones helplessly falling off a conveyor belt into a helpless heap "Hmm perhaps we should vary the shade of grey in the tank.
UK Castle Gates
Cartoon depicts a castle door opened by a greedy aristocrat reaching through the gate portcullis for money calling out to King Boris Johnson "All clear now sir - I'll reopen the gates" while covid viruses lie in ambush waiting to to rush inside.
UK Castle Gates Movie
Cartoon depicts a castle door opened by a greedy aristocrat reaching through the gate portcullis for money calling out to King Boris Johnson "All clear now sir - I'll reopen the gates" while covid viruses lie in ambush waiting to to rush inside.
Super-Ute
Cartoon depicts a giant red-brick SUV on a car yard shaped like a castle- "The super-ute offers unparalleled safety features like a drawbridge and moat" says a salesman to a group of buyers.
Cliff-hangers
Cartoon shows finance minister Grant Robertson calling out to New Zealanders climbing a cliff labelled 'Climate Change' 'Housing Affordability' 'Inequality' "Don't worry I've commissioned a new report"
Colonial Tie
Cartoon shows Maori Party MP Rawiri Waititi saying "How's this colonial tie, Mr Speaker?" wearing a chain and ball labelled 'Colonial History'
Hotel Rona
Cartoon shows 'Hotel Rona' surrounded by orange road cones with Minister Chris Hipkins saying "Fixed it" to Jacinda Ardern.
Covid Maze
Cartoon depicts a large maze labelled 'Covid Maze' with people moving towards a relatively straight forward pathway leading to the exit 'Vaccine 90+' via 'Masks' 'Lockdowns' 'Social Distancing' avoiding dead-ends and side paths labelled 'Open Borders' 'Plan B' 'Hospital Overload' 'Ice cream' ( Judith Collins ) 'No Vax' 'No Lock Downs'
What are your plans, Covid?
Cartoon depicts a public health press conference where a covid virus says "What are my plans? Travel obviously - meeting new people - a family christmas- then mutate again over summer" while a sign language interpreter displays signs of panic arms crossed to indicate 'prevent' while Health Ministry head Ashley Bloomfield looks on.
Cyber Attack- New Zealand
Cartoon depicts an office building under assault from bombs and missiles labelled with various forms of cyber attack - malware phish ransomware scam virus deep fakes -an exec says "It's a massive cyber attack but don't worry we have plenty of backup - pencils and carrier pigeons"
Cyber Attack- New Zealand Movie
Cartoon depicts an office building under assault from bombs and missiles labelled with various forms of cyber attack - malware phish ransomware scam virus deep fakes -an exec says "It's a massive cyber attack but don't worry we have plenty of backup - pencils and carrier pigeons"
Dracula At Tauranga
Cartoon depicts a scene from the film Dracula where the Demter arrives in port - caption is 'If Dracula's ship arrived at the port of Tauranga today' while a man dressed in Victorian clothes at the dock says "yes there is a demonic plague on board but don't worry - two of our stevedores wear garlic cloves around their necks" and rats run loose and bats circle overhead.
Floating Houses
Cartoon depicts multiple houses floating into the sky lifted by golden balloons with dollar signs - "Sorry kids but we don't want to deflate the economy right now" explains Minister of Finance Grant Robertson as Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern shrugs her shoulders - the turf under the house is labelled 'Capital Gains'
Rusty Gears Housing Machine
Cartoon shows a chaos of giant rusty gears with cobwebs -title - 'In the housing control room' levers are labelled 'capital gains tax' 'debt to loan ratio' 'interest rates' 'RMA' 'capital gains loophole' "Wow these levers are so rusty" notes Grant Robertson while Jacinda Ardern asks "Got any CRC?" David Parker hangs on to a smaller new lever marked 'Reform'
Glaciers Replaced
Cartoon depicts a couple of hikers viewing a glacier-like flow of aircraft and cars crowding up a mountain valley. Caption 'News - glaciers melting faster' https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/441435/new-zealand-s-glaciers-melting-faster-thinning-by-1-point-5m-a-year
Holiday Hide N Seek
Cartoon depicts 'Holiday Hide N Seek' on a map of New Zealand with Covid opening the door from Auckland startling all the humans hiding around the country.
Lone Wolf Invisible To Security Movie
Cartoon depicts a wolf sitting in a field using a computer to zoom chat with other wolves discussing the death of sheep - while two guard dogs stand backs turned "If only there was some way we could find lone wolves before they attack - while a flock of sheep watch on trying to alert them.
Jacinderangement
Cartoon depicts a grumpy white man seeing everyone in the street as Prime minister of New Zealand Jacinda Ardern and seeing her as the cause of all problems in the world such as lockdowns divisiveness mandates global pandemic terror immigration labour shortage covid vaccine SUV tax
Lone Wolf Invisible To Security
Cartoon depicts a wolf sitting in a field using a computer to zoom chat with other wolves discussing the death of sheep - while two guard dogs stand backs turned "If only there was some way we could find lone wolves before they attack - while a flock of sheep watch on trying to alert them.
The Memo
Cartoon shows a government Ministry Of Health official wearing a mask asking a teenager "Didn't you get the memo about isolating - strange it was all in the departmental policy white paper"
Mental Health-Beds R-Us
Cartoon depicts a megastore with a vast showroom called 'Mental Health-Beds R-Us' with filled with all types of beds - as a wealthy buyer carting a bag full of cash labelled 'Min(istry) of Health' picking out the cheapest bed "Umm we'll take one" much to the visible disappointment of the Minister Of Health Andrew Little.
Mental Health-Beds R-Us Movie
Cartoon depicts a megastore with a vast showroom called 'Mental Health-Beds R-Us' with filled with all types of beds - as a wealthy buyer carting a bag full of cash labelled 'Min(istry) of Health' picking out the cheapest bed "Umm we'll take one" much to the visible disappointment of the Minister Of Health Andrew Little.
If MIQ ran driving tests
Caption: 'If MIQ ran driving tests' "OK pull out into traffice drive out of sight and I'll mark you as a probable pass"
Motel Dystopia
Cartoon depicts a faded retro style motel with people and cars "Welcome to Motel Dystopia - You can check in but you can never leave" referencing the song Hotel California by The Eagles
Mr Pay Freeze
Cartoon depicts Minister Of Health Hipkins reversing an ice cream van called Mr Pay Freeze away from a mob of kids labelled public servants union -freshly whipped.
Pandemic Pit Stop
Cartoon depicts 'Pandemic Pit Stop' where an delapidated ambulance is being refitted by a racing pit crew while still koving and anti-vax protestors complain with signs 'No Vax' "No Pandemic' 'No Masks' 'Odious holocaust comparison' 'No science' and a masked pit crew says "Just as well we don't have heaps of fix ups to do before modding it eh?" to Prime Minister Ardern as the driver.
Parting The Covid Sea
Cartoon depicts Jacinda Ardern and Grant Robertson parting the covid sea with Delta on one side and Omicron on the other and leading New Zealanders towards a milestone labelled '2022' saying "Let my people pass" as they show their vaccine passes.
Capital Gains Piggy Back Riders
Cartoon depicts a giant piggy bank labelled 'Tax-free capital gains on property' leaping over fences labelled 5-year bright line test' and '10 year bright-line test' while wealthy investors hold on to their hats as a jockey says "Clench the buttocks investors our trusty steed has not let us down yet"
Those Magnificent Men & Women in National
Cartoon depicts the NZ National party as a decrepit biplane struggling to take off piloted by new leader Christopher Luxon and deputy Nicols Willis "Fly Chris fly" says she "But I've only ever flown desks before" says he.
Plan B: Let The Sharks In
Cartoon depicts swimming pools invaded by sharks eating the swimmers 'Plan B' "This shouldn't be any worse than the flu" says a pool attendant "If not now when?" "This will be good for business" "Get back in you need to build resistance" "Lots of visitors from overseas"
Repair Shop
Cartoon shows a auto garage in which Jacinda Ardern repairing a large damaged car labelled 'NZ' (New Zealand). Refers to the legacy of structural deficit faced by Jacinda Ardern’s governments.
"The 2017-20 government was more a repair shop than an innovative enterprise of deep reform. It focused on plugging the $11.7 billion hole left by National in 2017 in health services, education, public housing and welfare benefits and "child poverty reduction" – and in the buildings and other infrastructure those services need.” - Colin James
"The 2017-20 government was more a repair shop than an innovative enterprise of deep reform. It focused on plugging the $11.7 billion hole left by National in 2017 in health services, education, public housing and welfare benefits and "child poverty reduction" – and in the buildings and other infrastructure those services need.” - Colin James
All roads lead to Vaccination Town
Cartoon depicts a road map with all roads leading from your location 'Lockdown' 'MIQ' 'Cemetery' 'Hospital' through 'Vaccination Town' to the future 'Xmas' 'Summer' 'Concerts' similar to Google maps directions.
Samoa Boating Crisis
Cartoon depicts a fishing boat labelled 'Democracy In Samoa' with a the outgoing Prime Minister of Samoa Tuila'epa Lupesoliai Neioti Aiono Sa'ilele Malielegaoi saying "I'd rather sink this boat than let you aboard" to incoming Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mataʻafa sittiing in a dinghy labelled 'Fast Party'
Sermon On The Mount
Watching Jesus sermon on the mount a wealthy bystander says to another 'Blessed are the meek?" "OMG is he cancelling arseholes?" "Wokester"
"In the first pool we've eliminated all the sharks says a pool attendant to a mother and child "The other pool is for people who want the freedom to live with sharks" inicates pool swarming with man-eating sharks.
Cartoon depicts Freedom for those who wish to live with sharks…
Cop26 - No Time To Die
Cartoon depicts NZGreen Party leader James Shaw as James Bond 'COP26 - UN Climate Change Conference - No time to die' "The name's Shaw - James Shaw - Save a room in MIQ for the planet"
3 Stories high
Cartoon depicts a three-storied building marooned in flood waters labelled 'Climate Change' -"Just as well we allowed buildings to go to three stories when we did" says a man on the third floor.
2030 - What Did You Do In The Great Covid Pandemic?
Cartoon depicts a grandfather sitting in his recliner chair with a grand-daughter sitting on his kee asking "So pops what did you do in the great covid pandemic?" he answers "I denied it's existence -refused to wear a mask - attended mass-spreader events - harassed doctors - peddled quack cures - tied up scarce health resources - complained about inconvenience - yep my medal should be arriving any day" Title - '2030'
