Earlier 2023
Cartoon depicts a farmer going deer hunting as another farmer asks "So what are you after -deer -goats - pigs -wallabies?" He answers "All of them - just doing my bit for the climate mate." Subtitle 'Pest control helps sequester carbon -Forest & Bird' Ref-.https://farmersweekly.co.nz/section/agribusiness/view/forest-and-bird-report-highlights-pest-losses..
Cartoon depicts a farmer driving a ute along a damaged road in backcountry commenting on an 80km slow speed sign "Do we have a choice?" refers to lowering of rural speed limits angering many rural communities.
Cartoon depicts two sheep hitch-hiking on the beach in the Chatham Islands as the normal ferry is in for servicing.
Cartoon depicts a crumbling rocky cliff and two people walking off the edge poised to fall. NZ National Party leader Christopher Luxon is tossing up a cricket ball ready with a bat "I can keep smashing out the big promises while we're still on such a firm budget footing right, Nicola?" Deputy leader Nicola Willis is clutching at pages with figures dropping into thin air below. Landscape features resemble style of Road Runner cartoons.
"If reform stops now all our sacrifices will have been in vain" claims a businessman sitting in a plush office - refers to damaging market monetarist reforms of the 1980s led by Minister of Finance Roger Douglas.
Wealthy rolling up their money as a funnell/megaphone to promote their views in the name of free speech.
"Tax cuts - such a fantastic incentive to greater investment and productivity" claims one rich yachtsman to another as they sail along in an expensive yacht.
"Hell - look at him - things must be really bad!" think two depressed -looking businessmen as they pass each other a dark blue cloud hovering over each...Subtitle; 'How Recessions Begin'
"Why can't you Greens stick to selling pretty flowers? I don't need all the other stuff" states National Party leader Simon Bridges to Greens Co-Leader Marama Davidson who is behind a stall selling boxes labelled 'green issues' 'social justice' & non-violence public services.
"Remember you are power companies - competing lowering prices - no gouging consumers" - says Max Bradford as he is about to unlock redeo gates with ferocious bulls panting to charge out into the arena like wounded bulls.
Describes a cycle of sponsored lobby groups - pressuring politicians in government- passing punitive laws - sentencing more people to prison - construction of private prisons...
"Woah there Speedy - slow down" cries snail John Key to turtle Helen Clark who is flying a tattered flag reading 'Carbon Trading Scheme'...2008
Cartoon shows Minister of Energy and Resources Simon Bridges, lying on the ocean floor. A drilling rig labelled, TV3, drills into his skull, and dark oil spills out of his mouth. Text reads, 'Exploratory drilling'. Cartoon references an interview on the current affairs television programme, Campbell Live, where John Campbell and Simon Bridges sparred over the potential danagers of deep sea oil drilling.
Cartoon depicts Labour Government leaders Prime Minister Chris Hipkins and finance minister Grant Robertson riding the back of a large kiwi bird leading it away from an existential bush fire with a carrot on a fishing rod and line. Carrot is labelled 'GST'. Hipkins: "Woah, Grant! Too much real change too soon - she'll take off."
Here’s the conflict between science-based policies and those popular with supporters of political parties.
Capitalists blame left-wing government for harming their confidence but also want a bail-out.
Cartoon of Simon Bridges as a lion-tamer held captive by a giant lion in the person of Judith CollinsMP.
A dirty SUV polluting the air is labelled 'economy' while a bearded man labelled 'Blue-Green' has placed a new wheel cover labelled ' I love (heart-symbol) trees - indicating lip-service to green issues..
Kiwi bloke picnics among pollution at beach: "Bloody tourists coming over here trashing the place taking our jobs..."
Tech Giant mugger shakes down a kiwi bird ( NZ) of his loose change - while Kiwi says "Ok- I'm gonna get tough on you- You're only going to keep 98% of your profits."
"No terrorists here - only people who look like us." exclaims a military-style policeman to a spy as they contemplate a crowd of individuals made up of policemen, soldiers and occasional swastika-marked nazis all wearing similar para-military equipment and guns.
"No terrorists here - only people who look like us." exclaims a military-style policeman to a spy as they contemplate a crowd of individuals made up of policemen soldiers and occasional swastika-marked nazis all wearing similar para-military equipment and guns...security,forces,terrorism,terrorists,military,style,police,spy,policemen,soldiers,swastika,nazis,para-military,guns,blindsight,right-wing,far-right,alt-right,blindspot,blindsight,cartoon,camouflage,ultra,neo-nazi,fascist,Republicans,Twitter,conservative