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Martin Doyle: All Together Now
Monday, 14 May 2018, 2:55 pm | Martin Doyle
Recent warnings that the Thwaites Glacier could break off Antarctica and cause flooding throughout the world is a political issue involving us all. More >>
Martin Doyle Cartoon: Metiria's flatmates
Tuesday, 18 July 2017, 5:25 pm | Martin Doyle
Metiria Turei has thrown herself to the lions by admitting to welfare fraud [by having undeclared flatmates]. But when one examines the 'lions' with whom she 'flats' at Parliament, it becomes quite clear she is not alone in her capacity to extract large ... More >>
Martin Doyle Cartoon: Time to bail out
Thursday, 13 July 2017, 11:59 am | Martin Doyle
New Zealand is capable of accepting a left-of-centre coalition government, but on only one condition: the parties clearly must be able to work together. More >>
Martin Doyle Cartoon: We know where the bodies are
Thursday, 22 June 2017, 10:00 am | Martin Doyle
From a position of "We know nussing" to signs of having been deeply involved in covering up the 'Todd Barclay taping affair', Prime Minister Bill English has questions to answer. The Police themselves sadly lack the enthusiasm to act in this ... More >>
Martin Doyle Cartoon: Prisons to suit the criminal
Tuesday, 16 May 2017, 11:54 am | Martin Doyle
Pita Sharples and others are calling for 'Maori only' prisons. Why not... It's a daring thought. A dangerous thought. But on a positive note, it comes with breathtaking possibilities... More >>
Martin Doyle cartoon: Jonathan throws a dummy
Friday, 12 May 2017, 4:39 pm | Martin Doyle
The Lions rugby tour is about to dominate New Zealand media. It will starve Opposition parties of media space in which to make their pitches to the voting public. Integrating the tour into the actual school curriculum [as Jonathan Coleman has just done] is ... More >>
Martin Doyle Cartoon: Yule never believe this one
Thursday, 11 May 2017, 5:30 pm | Martin Doyle
Despite whatever goes wrong in New Zealand, no one ever seems to be responsible. And so, Lawrence Yule wades forth from the horrors of Havelock North to run for National at the upcoming election. He'll fit in well. More >>
Martin Doyle Cartoon: Inquisition fails to nail Fry
Wednesday, 10 May 2017, 5:28 pm | Martin Doyle
The Garda [police] of the Republic of Ireland have cheated the world of what would have been the greatest blasphemy trial since the Inquisition when they dropped charges of blasphemy that had been levelled against Stephen Fry. As if channelling another ... More >>
Martin Doyle Cartoon: Shop till you drop [in Auckland]
Tuesday, 9 May 2017, 5:19 pm | Martin Doyle
The fact so many young people in Auckland are prepared to use intimidation and violence to score some fags or alcohol suggests something wrong elsewhere in their lives. Does anyone anywhere accept any responsibility? More >>
Martin Doyle cartoon: Religion in a class of its own
Friday, 5 May 2017, 4:10 pm | Martin Doyle
New Zealand is [in its own club-footed way] a healthy, secular society. Feeding "religious instruction" into the brains of vulnerable schoolchildren will do them as much good as a dose of methamphetamine. More >>
Martin Doyle Cartoon: What are the odds?
Thursday, 4 May 2017, 1:06 pm | Martin Doyle
Te Papa has brought home numerous mokomokai [tattooed Maori heads] from overseas museums. Moves are also underway to repatriate the remains of some soldiers buried overseas... The 29 victims at Pike River deserve the same grunt from fellow New Zealanders. More >>
Martin Doyle Cartoon: Shocking outburst in the Waiting Room
Tuesday, 2 May 2017, 5:07 pm | Martin Doyle
Willie Jackson's egotistical tantrum over his position on the Labour electoral list raises two simple questions. Why is he even on the list? If Labour wins the election, is Willie capable of showing more acumen than the Ministers in the current Government? More >>
Martin Doyle Cartoon: Pyongyang boomerang
Monday, 24 April 2017, 4:43 pm | Martin Doyle
The world has got used to the starving, hugely militarised, sterile police state of North Korea. Its leader Kim Jong Un surrounds himself with grinning sycophants prepared to murder on his behalf. Australia and New Zealand have finally opened their ... More >>
Martin Doyle Cartoon: Getting wasted at Theresa's
Thursday, 20 April 2017, 12:50 pm | Martin Doyle
Theresa May is a novice in the PM role. Going to the polls so soon after assuming office, especially in the turbulent waters of the current times, is like having a midnight swim with the crocodiles. Her main rival, Jeremy Corbyn, however, ... More >>
Martin Doyle Cartoon: YES to Repression
Tuesday, 18 April 2017, 1:28 pm | Martin Doyle
President Erdogan of Turkey has used state apparatus to bully in a sham victory [EVET = yes] in the Referendum to give himself dictatorial powers. Does anyone trust this result? The next 12 years will see an age of repression for Turkey. More >>
Martin Doyle Cartoon: Vile and reptilian attacks
Wednesday, 12 April 2017, 5:34 pm | Martin Doyle
One of the deadliest chemicals in government is ego. It seems that not just President Trump, but several of his Cabinet, are suffering from a bad dose of it even as the world edges towards war. Their timing couldn't be worse. More >>
Martin Doyle Cartoon: A small story of great suspense
Thursday, 30 March 2017, 4:35 pm | Martin Doyle
The torture and execution of civilians in Syrian prisons is one of the worst atrocities of modern times. But it remains a secret hell within a much-televised war. Amnesty International deserves credit for revealing the reign of terror [via mass hangings] ... More >>
Martin Doyle Cartoon: Put away your spades
Tuesday, 21 March 2017, 2:41 pm | Martin Doyle
The decision by Wellington Mayor Justin Lester to take moves to have Katherine Mansfield exhumed from her grave at Fontainebleau and brought back to New Zealand is nothing short of an abomination. More >>
Martin Doyle Cartoon: It's all mimi me
Tuesday, 21 March 2017, 11:34 am | Martin Doyle
Considering how polluted our streams and rivers are, and the contamination of some towns' water supplies by cow and sheep urine, it's bizarre that so many individuals, Maori and Pakeha alike, are exporting "pure" water to the world. It's not out of ... More >>
Martin Doyle Cartoon: Living in the Wired House
Friday, 17 March 2017, 3:55 pm | Martin Doyle
President Trump's inflammatory claims about being wire-tapped by Barack Obama, and then challenging his own intelligence agencies [who deny it], are deeply worrying behaviours. This is not a media strategy. It's a form of delusional mental illness ... More >>
