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Illustration depicts Maui wishing for eternal life.
from the book 'Maui Legends of the Outcast'
By Chris Slane & Robert Sullivan

Cartoon depicts NZ PM Christopher Luxon as tDr Seuss's The Grinch appearing in a chimney to steal presents from sleeping children. "Sorry Kids, I need all these for our poor, poor landlords. Gifts are labelled 'Fair Pay' 'Free prescriptions' 'Te Reo Signs' 'RMA Reforms' 'Worker Rights' 'Jobs'. Refers to cost cutting and other measures to claw back savings for tax cuts allowing landlords to deduct mortgage interest costs they pay on rental income retrospectively, in effect a reverse Robin Hood” tax move that would enrich the 346 largest landlords by nearly $500 million over five years." - Council of Trade Unions’ economist Craig Renney. https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/350096254/some-landlords-will-pay-110000-less-tax-over-15-years-under-nationals-tax-policy

Cartoon depicts National Party Prime Minister of New Zealand's 3 party coalition dressed as a clown wearing long shoes as he is tripping over the skull of smokers ( refers to plans to cancel the smokefree target and repeal legislation). Luxon's head has struck a bee's nest labelled 'Tiriti O Waitangi' from which angry bees fly to sting him on the ass. His top hat falls off labelled '7 Houses'. He is about to fall face first into budget custard while crying profuse clown tears "Why can't I get a break?" he whimpers plaintively.

Cartoon depicts newNational Party agriculture minister Todd McClay clay pigeon shooting with each target signifying a policy they are considering getting rid of .

Freshwater Standards
Methane targets
Ute tax
Resource Management Act

Bystander: Um Todd, "who is picking up the pieces?"
Heading: 'The Great McClay Pigeon Shoot'

Cartoon depicts a cigarette packet open at a bach label says "NOT smoking may endanger the wealth of our tax cuts" 'NACTNZF coalition' Yachts cruise a blue sea.

Cartoon depicts a tank blasting Gaza to pieces commanded by Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister of Israel. He turns to an embarrassed Uncle Sam standing near the old ruins of Afghanistan & Iraq, saying "This is how you fight terrorism right, Uncle?"

Cartoon depicts two cows with 'judge' written on their T-shirts viewing a computer screen. A website is called BumbleBulls.com featuring a photo of a bull named 'Arapuni Pride'. Love heart icons float above the cows. Headline: 'NZ bull wins champion of the world - news'

Cartoon depicts two farmers standing in a flooded field while it rains heavily. "App says El Niño is coming soon" says one looking at his phone. The other replies "Well, he better bring his raincoat".

Relates to a story about farmers in the wider Gisborne area facing another wet summer with huge rainfall over the weekend. They are now hoping El Niño will arrive soon.
https://www.farmersweekly.co.nz/news/weather-events-unrelenting-in-east/

Phone wrapped in barbed wire

Disembodied eyes float above a featureless plain, monitoring the people below.

"Thanks but no thanks - China" is the label on a stack of plastic rubbish - relates to China's refusal to take more waste materials from New Zealand - "Damn Greenies" cries one householder to the delivery man.

Cartoon shows germs being washed off hands all saying "Bugger"

Cartoon show germs with packs standing on a door handle with thumb out calling "Give us a lift to work mate?" Don’t give ‘em a lift - wash your hands of them.

Cartoon shows a man down a rabbit hole asking a rabbit "Qanon?!"

Shows Colin Craig, artificial halo in place, jumping over John Banks, spread-eagled in the mud. Craig is saying 'don't worry Epsom. I'll save you!'

As John Banks, the leader of ACT sinks into the mire of the Kim Dotcom affair, Colin Craig and the Conservative Party, which is polling higher than ACT, becomes a possibility to take over the role of minor partner in the National coalition government - so long as the Conservatives are gifted the original ACT seat of Epsom.

Cartoon depicts an almighty arm emerging from the clouds, holding John Banks in the palm of his hand. A voter box sits on a platform labelled Epsom. Title: 'On the eighth day John Banks admits creationist views...' "I can't say who's giving me a hand. He prefers to remain anonymous." 27 August 2012

Context: Associate Education Minister, John Banks has declared himself a fundamentalist Christian who believes the world was created in six days, as stated in the bible. In April 2012, it was alleged that a $15,000 donation from SkyCity and two $25,000 cheques from German millionaire Kim Dotcom were illegally reported as anonymous campaign donations, but Auckland police deemed there to be insufficient evidence to prosecute Banks. (New Zealand Police News Centre, 26 July 2012)

Cartoon depicts Prime Minister John Key sweating on his 'Planet Key' golf course as he tries to escape the 'mega political black hole' which suggests a world out of control. In the centre of the 'mega political black hole' is the grinning face of Kim Dotcom and around him spin the heads of a policeman' a spy representing the 'GCSB' and possibly an American representing the law. Context: Refers to the Dotcom affair. The United States is trying to extradite Kim Dotcom, who has New Zealand residency, for copyright infringement. He was arrested illegally by the police and has since been illegally spied upon by the GCSB (New Zealand Government Communications Security Bureau).

Cartoon depicts Minister Of Welfare Paula Bennett with an IT man who says "We've beefed up security on the self-help kiosks like you asked Minister". The kiosk is waving it's robotic arms wildly and is shouting "Danger Danger! Kill all humans!" Paper pages printing out are labelled with 'Smear'

Context: 'Editorial: MSD breach shakes confidence
Oct 17 2012
When Social Development Minister Paula Bennett unveiled plans for a comprehensive database of vulnerable children, she promised rigorous measures to ensure their details would be kept safe.

That commitment lies in tatters after the massive information security breach at her ministry.' https://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/comment/editorials/7823689/Editorial-MSD-breach-shakes-confidence

Cartoon depicts two farmers holding booklets labelled 'EU Trade Deal' "Who was that masked Man?" "Some rare old bird*' Damien O'Connor

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"

Cartoon depicts a scene from Pink Floyd's The Wall movie with PM John Key holding two axes in front of a wall where raffitti says 'We don't need no education' Key says "I've already got mine". Context: 'The Prime Minister is refusing to apologise to parents and teachers over the Government's botched education reforms. John Key admits it made a mistake, but that's as far he'll go.' https://www.newshub.co.nz/politics/no-apology-for-proposed-education-cuts-2012061118

Voters take a ride of the Phantom Politician Fear-Monger train - along which frights are given by refugees claiming sanctuary- tax men demanding money - solo mothers demanding wlefare money. ..Subtitle: 'Scary rides for conservatives.' 2012

Cartoon depicts Prime Minister John Key with a large nose as mini engineers unplug cables from his brain. One says "Orders from upstairs - cut I.T. costs" 26 October 2012.

Context: John Key sat through a briefing on the Kim Dotcom case just weeks after the high-profile raid but says he completely forgot about it - a change to the story he gave Parliament days previously.

The admission from the Prime Minister came after he blamed "brain fade" at the Government Communications Security Bureau for illegal spying on Mr Dotcom.