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Martin Doyle cartoon: United in disunity
Thursday, 10 April 2014, 3:43 pm | Martin Doyle
Unless political parties clearly signal their intended coalitions, Kiwis are just voting in the dark when trying to elect a 'government'. Well done, Greens, for at least trying. More >>
Martin Doyle cartoon: Slick Simon
Thursday, 10 April 2014, 1:35 pm | Martin Doyle
Simon Bridges didn't notice he was signing away New Zealand's largest forest park to oil and gas explorers. Problem is... we're paying him to notice. More >>
Martin Doyle cartoon: Battle of the babies
Wednesday, 9 April 2014, 4:10 pm | Martin Doyle
The Royals' meet with 10 Plunket babies has certain parallels to their overall visit to NZ during the current election campaign. More >>
Martin Doyle cartoon: Where there's a Will (and a Kate)
Monday, 7 April 2014, 1:49 pm | Martin Doyle
The Royals arrive in New Zealand at time when we're holding our three-yearly 'civil war' leading up to a General Election. 'No problem' for John Key. More >>
Martin Doyle cartoon: An end to secrecy
Thursday, 3 April 2014, 5:33 pm | Martin Doyle
The lack of reporting [and discussion] of suicide in New Zealand media has resulted in a sort of blindness to the true nature of our own society. More >>
Martin Doyle cartoon: A climate for drilling
Thursday, 3 April 2014, 5:29 pm | Martin Doyle
An oxymoron of Orwellian Newspeak: Energy and Resources Minister with one hand, and Associate Minister for Climate Change with the other. Even the oil companies must be laughing. More >>
Cartoon: A funny thing happened on the way to the forum
Thursday, 3 April 2014, 5:26 pm | Martin Doyle
The motorist who savagely harangued David Cunliffe showed powerful oratorical skills mixed with seminal terseness in vocab. He has great potential for a career in advertising or, dare one say it, politics. More >>
Martin Doyle cartoon: Sir Peter's Jet
Wednesday, 2 April 2014, 5:26 pm | Martin Doyle
Well done, Sir Peter Jackson, for contributing to one of the great quests of our time. More >>
Martin Doyle cartoon: Ying tong iddle I Po
Tuesday, 1 April 2014, 5:17 pm | Martin Doyle
Given the anger that has already been expressed over the Malaysian government's handling of information about the missing plane, it defies belief that they have now come up with a totally new version of the pilot's last words. Was he speaking in Martian ... More >>
Martin Doyle cartoon: Whales salute Ozzie battlers
Tuesday, 1 April 2014, 5:15 pm | Martin Doyle
Australia's success at the International Court of Justice shows there is justice in this world for the whales. In contrast PM John Key's response reads almost like a pro-whaling strategy. More >>
Martin Doyle cartoon: Right Royal Tour
Monday, 31 March 2014, 2:10 pm | Martin Doyle
With the dogs of war beginning to snarl on the political 'battlefield' heading for the General Election, the impending Royal visit will inevitably have a Right Royal influence on developments. How many problems can we sweep under the Red Carpet while ... More >>
Martin Doyle cartoon: It's MMPee, Kim
Thursday, 27 March 2014, 5:00 pm | Martin Doyle
Kim Dotcom's idea of forming an "umbrella" party with other small parties is legitimate politics. But it's got a long way to go to survive in an increasingly vicious media environment. More >>
Martin Doyle cartoon: Ropey justice in Cairo
Wednesday, 26 March 2014, 5:30 pm | Martin Doyle
An Egyptian court has found 528 people guilty [of a particular murder] after a two-day trial and immediately sentenced them all to death [by hanging]. This is surely a scene out of "Blackadder". Trouble is, they're not joking. More >>
Martin Doyle cartoon: No need for debris
Tuesday, 25 March 2014, 4:28 pm | Martin Doyle
Why wait for actual debris of Flight MH 370? More >>
Martin Doyle cartoon: Salvation for gamblers
Monday, 24 March 2014, 11:30 am | Martin Doyle
The sudden change in fortunes of the Problem Gambling Foundation and the 'suddenly lucky' Salvation Army mirrors the fickleness of real-life gambling. More >>
Martin Doyle cartoon: Seeking a missing screw in Malaysia
Thursday, 20 March 2014, 3:27 pm | Martin Doyle
The fact that Al Qaeda is reported as having distanced itself from any involvement in Malaysia's missing Boing is like a black commentary on the ham-fisted mess of an inquiry that unfolds every night on TV. More >>
Martin Doyle cartoon: Bubbly funeral in Crimea
Tuesday, 18 March 2014, 12:29 pm | Martin Doyle
There is a 'disconnect' between the West's condemnation of the Referendum in Crimea and the apparently genuine celebration of the result by the people who live in Crimea. More >>
Martin Doyle cartoon: Kiwi example for Crimea
Monday, 17 March 2014, 2:57 pm | Martin Doyle
Murray McCully is good to preach to the UN about Crimea and the etiquette of referendums. Trouble is, New Zealand had its own Referendum recently, on Asset Sales... [Mmn. The less said about that the better.] More >>
Martin Doyle cartoon: Who was flying the plane?
Monday, 17 March 2014, 11:48 am | Martin Doyle
The Malaysian investigation into the missing plane MH370 has been controlled by leading politicians and the plane company itself. Who investigates them? Progress has consequently been inanely ploddy and confusing. More >>
Martin Doyle cartoon: Beer for rats
Monday, 17 March 2014, 11:40 am | Martin Doyle
Gareth Morgan's proposal to pay students in beer for the bodies of rats dead or alive is, psychologically, a strange shandy of fox-hunting and bounty hunting in the gung-ho grounds of the Ivory Tower. More >>
