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"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 ( 11 Sep 1999 )

"Don't look around says National leader John Key to finance minister Bill English both carrying signs labelled 'Less Regulation' & 'Tax Cuts' as global financial system collapses behind them consisting of American banks such as AIG - Lehman Brothers - Merrill Lynch - Fannie Mae - Freddie Mac + greed + Wall Street... 20 September, 2008

A Venn diagram shows 3 intersecting circles labelled Hilary-Incompetence and Trump with the intersecting into incompetence labelled 'Email' for Hilary and for Trump - 'Hotels-vodka-steak-business-temperament tax paying-charity-policy-truth',
2016

'National's $1bn Housing Investment' shows a prison building with narrow windows and the heads of inmates peeping out.

"Don't worry it's just politics" comments an apathetic man to a startled woman as behind him the earth collapses into the abyss of armageddon.

Cartoon shows Prime Minister John Key and Minister of Finance, Bill English, in a canoe underwater. English is paddling a sunken canoe labelled NZ. The word deficit appears in the water below the canoe. Key is pulling on English, trying to bring the canoe up to the surface. English says, "We're on course to be out of this by 2016." Refers to comments by English that the government will not return to surplus before 2016. Key has stated that he'd like to see a government surplus sooner than that. (Radio New Zealand, 10 May 2013)

Shows Prime Minister John Key standing on a red carpet in front of the entrance to 'National's Casino Economy Conventions', surrounded by glitzy Las Vegas-style signs: 'Revisit the '80s', 'No social cost', '1000s of jobs', 'Buy shares', 'Mining', 'No environmental impact', and 'Last night: Aaron Gilmore in "Utu"'. Refers to a 35 year deal signed between the government and SkyCity Entertainment group. In return for operating a $400 million convention centre in Auckland, SkyCity will receive an exclusive casino licence. Aaron Gilmore is a former list MP for the National Party who resigned in May 2013, and vowed 'utu' or revenge on his enemies.--Alexander Turnbull Library

Cartoon depicts a kiwi mānuka tree holding an Ancestry DNA report on mānuka, showing it to an Australian t-tree acrosss the Tasman Sea. The Australian tree has corks dangling from it's branches and says "Crikey, cobbe. We're not brothers after all? Who'da thought!"

Cartoon depicts the historic signing of the Treaty of Waitangi, with an additional appearance by David Seymour who is crawling from under the table to add an additional section to the treaty document. "Subject to any future changes that a tiny minority might want for any reason at all - Ka-Ching!" Title: The Treaty Reneger'

Cartoon depicts Anna Nelson the first woman elected to chair a major NZ meatwork company squeezing between a group of male meat execs at Silver Fern Farms to chair the big chair, saying "One in a hundred year event incoming"

Cartoon depicts a vet helping a cow to dliver her calf. A drone says "I'm sorry, I didn't quite catch that. Do you want me to play 'Push it' by Salt-N-Pepa?" Newsflash 'Vets to get Ai app'

Singing In The Rain
Australian and New Zealand farmers rejoice at rain falling. Refers to Gene Kelly scene.

Lack of rain previously forced Australian farmers to downsize herds on to a flooded market. World prices fell.

Cartoon depicts an audience of grumpy critics holding note books and pens entitled 'Night Of The Living Reviewers' ( They hate you,they hate themselves, they hate everyone, but most of all they hate to PAY!'

Cartoon depicts a section of bookshelves labelled 'Travel' rolling away on their own.

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