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Martin Doyle cartoon: (Far) out on Parole

Tuesday, 11 November 2014, 1:04 pm | Martin Doyle

Our penal system often seems very lenient in terms of sentences [and then early release on Parole]. But the escape of Phillip Smith while on Parole, and then his escape from the country, is like something out of the Keystone Cops. More >>

Martin Doyle cartoon: TPPA 101

Tuesday, 11 November 2014, 1:01 pm | Martin Doyle

The mammoth significance of the TPPA is only outweighed by the mystery surrounding its contents. More >>

Martin Doyle Cartoon: Obama remains upbeat

Friday, 7 November 2014, 10:00 am | Martin Doyle

One can but admire Barack Obama for putting a brave face on the Democrats' colossal defeat in the Mid-Term elections. Congress has gone red [Republican]. Ref: US leaders pledge to work together More >>

Martin Doyle Cartoon: Miracle Poison in a pew near you

Thursday, 6 November 2014, 1:33 pm | Martin Doyle

OMG...News that 'Archbishop' Jim Humble is on his way here to market his church's "Miracle Mineral Solution" is evidence of the goddammed madness our po' little nation is descending into. More >>

Martin Doyle cartoon: Extincting hot

Tuesday, 4 November 2014, 11:24 am | Martin Doyle

It is a chilling thought [poor choice of words, I'm sorry] that emissions of greenhouse gases have not been as high as today since about 800,000 years ago. More >>

Martin Doyle cartoon: The case for intervention

Monday, 3 November 2014, 12:44 pm | Martin Doyle

The claim that the 'case' for military intervention against the 'Islamic State' hasn't been made is intriguing. Videoed beheadings, rapes, and mass executions surely constitute a 'case' on their own account. More >>

Martin Doyle Cartoon: Skinned at the lights

Friday, 31 October 2014, 10:25 am | Martin Doyle

Auckland motorways are already a bleeding nightmare to get around. Leeching more of people's money via taxes and "user charges" is not going to add much pleasure to the driving experience. More >>

Martin Doyle Cartoon: Park of Caravanquished Dreams

Wednesday, 29 October 2014, 4:30 pm | Martin Doyle

The acceptance as a fact of life that people will now live in cars and caravans not only spells the end of certain people's dreams. It also spells the end of the New Zealand dream. Pity the children. More >>

Martin Doyle cartoon: Quarter-acre Pavlova Paradise

Tuesday, 28 October 2014, 11:24 am | Martin Doyle

What used to be a virtual norm of New Zealand life - owning a home - seems to have been wrenched away from large numbers of people. Goodbye the The Half Gallon Quarter Acre Pavlova Paradise of Austin Mitchell. More >>

Martin Doyle cartoon: Travelling on the Ebola Express

Tuesday, 28 October 2014, 11:20 am | Martin Doyle

As the deadly Ebola virus scythes through West Africa, it remains a mystery why some people are unaware of the risks, or some health workers themselves see no need for extraordinary measures. More >>

Martin Doyle Cartoon: Hard sprint out of Kobane

Tuesday, 21 October 2014, 5:27 pm | Martin Doyle

After delivering terror and death for months with gay abandon in Syria and Iraq, ISIS has suddenly been brought up short at the small city of Kobane. More >>

Martin Doyle Cartoon: Same sex synods

Monday, 20 October 2014, 4:06 pm | Martin Doyle

Pope Francis deserves credit for attempting to revolutionise the Catholic Church's stance re homosexuality. It is a supreme irony that his proposals are being blocked by a male-only bishopric. More >>

Martin Doyle Cartoon: Democracy in Hong Kong

Friday, 17 October 2014, 4:45 pm | Martin Doyle

The so-called 'People's Republic' needs to respect the voice of the "people" of Hong Kong. More >>

Martin Doyle Cartoon: RMA waiting for surgery

Friday, 17 October 2014, 11:24 am | Martin Doyle

Hearing the Great Flag Debate is going to be wheeled out again shortly means only one thing... A major distraction for the groundlings is needed while dastardly changes are made to existing legislation. More >>

Martin Doyle Cartoon: Where is the crowd favourite?

Monday, 13 October 2014, 4:52 pm | Martin Doyle

According to TV One three weeks ago [Sept 24], the most suitable politician to lead Labour [according to TV One's online readers] was Jacinda Ardern. No one else came close to her for popularity. Why isn't she running? Does she have to wait till old ... More >>

Martin Doyle Cartoon: Every one's a winner

Monday, 13 October 2014, 10:42 am | Martin Doyle

How is it possible that a party that has been so ineffectual for years and years in Opposition can produce so many candidates claiming to possess qualities that they have not hitherto demonstrated? More >>

Martin Doyle Cartoon: Malala a Nobel spirit

Monday, 13 October 2014, 10:38 am | Martin Doyle

The amazing thing about Malala Yousafzai being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize is how a brave victim has proved victorious over her attackers. Ref: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-29564935 More >>

Martin Doyle Cartoon: When Tasers backfire

Friday, 10 October 2014, 5:26 pm | Martin Doyle

The bizarre case of the cops in Timaru exposed as liars by the camera on their own Taser gun is something filmmakers can [normally] only dream of. More >>

Martin Doyle Cartoon: Lit by a bloody moon

Thursday, 9 October 2014, 2:18 pm | Martin Doyle

As war and plague extend across the planet, the 'Blood Moon' is like an eerie sign of our times. More >>

Martin Doyle Cartoon: Another Fault in Wellington

Thursday, 9 October 2014, 11:47 am | Martin Doyle

As if the wind, the cold, the politicians aren't enough... Now some bright spark has discovered some gaping new earthquake fault right through the heart of Wellington. More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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