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Martin Doyle Cartoon: Dark Alley Behind Countdown
Wednesday, 19 February 2014, 2:50 pm | Martin Doyle
Shane Jones did well to raise in Parliament serious claims of blackmail. But equally worrying is the pack-like behaviour of those seeking to shut him up. More >>
Martin Doyle cartoon Excuse me, Mr Craig
Tuesday, 18 February 2014, 3:46 pm | Martin Doyle
It seems a bit rich that common idioms and metaphors can suddenly be viewed as defamatory in a political context. Not just a hint of overreaction here? More >>
Martin Doyle cartoon Solar panel eclipse
Monday, 17 February 2014, 1:11 pm | Martin Doyle
Given the hype that surrounds "innovation" in our society, it's sad to see how our political leaders react to fresh ideas when it comes to saving the environment. More >>
Martin Doyle cartoon Down and dirty with the PM
Monday, 17 February 2014, 10:26 am | Martin Doyle
John Key is responsible for our security services. At the same time, he keeps regular contact with right-wing muckrakers targeting his political rivals. This combination debases the role of Prime Minister. More >>
Martin Doyle cartoon Mellory Manning
Friday, 14 February 2014, 4:35 pm | Martin Doyle
New Zealand society is rife with violence and sexual assault. Identifying the cause of this sickness should be our society's number one goal. Instead, we blank it out. More >>
Martin Doyle cartoon Plain Packaging
Thursday, 13 February 2014, 2:52 pm | Martin Doyle
The medical and surgical implications of lifelong tobacco use are so severe that surely a bit of plain reporting by the media would be the most effective 'turn-off' for anyone thinking of taking up smoking. More >>
Martin Doyle cartoon Kiwi jihadi
Wednesday, 12 February 2014, 10:23 am | Martin Doyle
If the fighting goes on without end, Syria will cease to exist as a nation. The New Zealand government is wise to stop a handful of Kiwi jihadis leaping into the fray. More >>
Martin Doyle cartoon Smuggling Schapelle
Tuesday, 11 February 2014, 1:30 pm | Martin Doyle
The media tracking Schapelle Corby are, themselves, behaving like desperate drug addicts. But what is their addiction: the Truth? Or trivial sensation? More >>
Martin Doyle cartoon Laying waste to whalers
Monday, 10 February 2014, 4:55 pm | Martin Doyle
Finally, like a noble creature from the deep ocean, Murray McCully takes the attack to the Japanese whale-killers. More >>
Martin Doyle cartoon Were Olympic Rings sabotaged at Sochi?
Monday, 10 February 2014, 11:38 am | Martin Doyle
If there is any good to be found in the malfunctioning Olympic Rings at Sochi, it is that even severely homophobic rulers like Vladmir Putin are compelled to live with the vagaries of the actual world we live in. More >>
Cartoon: Abbott flicks a peanut to children born of Kiwis
Monday, 10 February 2014, 11:13 am | Martin Doyle
The New Zealand delegation to Australia seems to have come home with pretty lean pickings. The 'biggest' gain is Tony Abbott's abstemious extension of a few student loans. More >>
Martin Doyle cartoon No Kiwi vegetables [at Kirribilli]
Friday, 7 February 2014, 3:32 pm | Martin Doyle
There's something irritatingly un-ANZAC about Coles and Woolworths banning New Zealand vegetables. Is that how they see New Zealanders, too? More >>
Martin Doyle cartoon Straight vodka in Sochi
Friday, 7 February 2014, 12:41 pm | Martin Doyle
Ref: http://nz.sports.yahoo.com/news/article/-/21307039/un-chief-condemns-homophobia-before-sochi-games/oldest/1381445401695-2e3737fd-1134-4f1c-87be-dcd4dde9407d/ More >>
Martin Doyle cartoon Secure in your affections
Wednesday, 5 February 2014, 5:11 pm | Martin Doyle
PM John Key gloats at how "calm" Waitangi was for him. Note also: his visit was micro-managed to avoid contact with protestors and notable for a huge security team around him. More >>
Martin Doyle cartoon Desperately seeking Sergei in Sochi
Wednesday, 5 February 2014, 1:08 pm | Martin Doyle
Vladmir Putin's homophobia is like an icy blast of frigidity confronting free-thinking athletes at the Winter Olympics in Sochi. More >>
Martin Doyle cartoon Barking and blowing in Southern Seas
Tuesday, 4 February 2014, 9:55 am | Martin Doyle
The Japanese seem to have found a new whale to hunt, and boy does it know how to spout!! More >>
Martin Doyle cartoon All-consuming job
Monday, 3 February 2014, 12:13 pm | Martin Doyle
It's hard to believe that Prime Minister John Key, so forgiving of excess from his own ministers, is the same person who could be so hard on Labour ministers while he was in Opposition. More >>
Martin Doyle cartoon It's not Jesus
Monday, 3 February 2014, 11:19 am | Martin Doyle
It's a mark of our bleak times that a man can be crucified and have his ears cut off and it barely makes the evening news on TV. More >>
Martin Doyle cartoon 2014 Year of the Whores
Monday, 3 February 2014, 11:13 am | Martin Doyle
Election Year is the Year of the Whores. For voters born in this year, it means being propositioned at every corner. A time of unholy alliances. More >>
Martin Doyle cartoon Sensitive wee sausage
Monday, 3 February 2014, 10:23 am | Martin Doyle
It's still a mystery why senior (female) Ministers in the National government have attacked Greens leader Metiria Turei. More >>
