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Martin Doyle Cartoon: Bring out your bodies!

Wednesday, 8 October 2014, 2:27 pm | Martin Doyle

It defies belief: the man who only five years ago refused to pay his rent [and was forced to pay back $32,000 to the State] is now turning his attention to the housing needs of poor renters. Time to be worried. More >>

Martin Doyle Cartoon: Doing over Hager's place

Tuesday, 7 October 2014, 2:24 pm | Martin Doyle

Considering the scale and political nature of the hacking revealed in Nicky Hager's book "Dirty Politics", it is a sad day for New Zealand that the cleverest response is to just shoot the messenger. More >>

Martin Doyle Cartoon: Journal of the Plague Year 051014

Monday, 6 October 2014, 2:05 pm | Martin Doyle

Not only has there been no succession planning for the leadership of the Labour caucus but the current list of candidates reads like an electoral death wish. More >>

Martin Doyle Cartoon: The Purr-fect Queen

Friday, 26 September 2014, 5:54 pm | Martin Doyle

British Prime Minister David Cameron has [unwittingly] revealed that the Queen "purred" when he rang her with the news that Scotland would not be going Independent. It doesn't take a brain surgeon to work out that something wild and profound has been hidden ... More >>

Martin Doyle Cartoon: ISIS advises

Friday, 26 September 2014, 4:19 pm | Martin Doyle

In the face of the medieval barbarity used by ISIS, the allied bombing raids in Syria and Iraq are a breath of fresh air. More >>

Martin Doyle Cartoon: Where did it all go wrong...

Wednesday, 24 September 2014, 4:53 pm | Martin Doyle

The Labour Party is so riddled with problems at the moment that it's questionable whether they are sufficiently qualified to conduct an honest autopsy on themselves. More >>

Martin Doyle Cartoon: There's Always Hop

Tuesday, 23 September 2014, 1:34 pm | Martin Doyle

What to do in the event of NOT winning the General Election appears not to have crossed anyone's mind in the Labour Party. If it's too hard to work out, then they should be grateful they're not having to do something really challenging – like running ... More >>

Martin Doyle Cartoon: Slaughterhouse Blues

Monday, 22 September 2014, 4:03 pm | Martin Doyle

John Key's "steak" versus "a lamb chop" [comparison between National and Labour] before the Election became a slaughterhouse for Labour. Issues like mass surveillance will now be cut away from the agenda like unwanted offal. More >>

Martin Doyle Cartoon: Election on a fork 'n' knife-edge

Friday, 19 September 2014, 11:20 am | Martin Doyle

John Key's "steak" versus "a lamb chop" [comparison between National and Labour] is the smug language of arrogant restaurant diners. With such a large lead in the opinion polls, many of his supporters will be dining out early. More >>

Martin Doyle Cartoon: The simple reason why

Wednesday, 17 September 2014, 5:35 pm | Martin Doyle

The main thing a nation loses when subjected to mass surveillance is all its digitised intellectual capital. It's the electronic equivalent of 'picking someone's brains'. More >>

Martin Doyle Cartoon: Bum rap for the rowing team

Wednesday, 17 September 2014, 5:31 pm | Martin Doyle

Eminem's legal action over the National Party rowing ad raises two key questions: Should the boat perhaps fly the 'Scull' and Crossbones? Is this the party of waterborne piracy? More >>

Martin Doyle Cartoon: Moment of Truth

Tuesday, 16 September 2014, 1:21 pm | Martin Doyle

It's hard to dispute the existence of mass surveillance when one of the actual exponents of it chooses to speak the truth. More >>

Martin Doyle Cartoon: Long-suffraging prisoners

Monday, 15 September 2014, 5:29 pm | Martin Doyle

The removal of the 'right to vote' from New Zealand prisoners four years ago raises an interesting question: why have a Bill of Rights law if you are not even going to abide by it? More >>

Martin Doyle Cartoon: Police stop laying egg [charge]

Monday, 15 September 2014, 4:17 pm | Martin Doyle

The Boys in Blue do have compassion. And with the election only days away, they demonstrate extraordinary political astuteness as well. More >>

Martin Doyle Cartoon: Mass surveillance

Monday, 15 September 2014, 12:45 pm | Martin Doyle

In absolutely NO NATION on the planet would the activities of the National Party [and the PM's department, no less] be tolerated. And on another level again, if the accusation of mass surveillance is even partially proved, then it is treasonous. ... More >>

Martin Doyle Cartoon: Crims to work in community

Thursday, 11 September 2014, 4:28 pm | Martin Doyle

Just when the legal magnifying glass is beginning to examine the activities of the actual government, it is a little rich for PM John Key and Minister Tolley to do a wee tour of the prison cells sanctimoniously prescribing new requirements for the ... More >>

Martin Doyle Cartoon: Pure as the driven snow

Wednesday, 10 September 2014, 5:31 pm | Martin Doyle

The corrupt practices of the Key government that have been revealed in recent times should mark the end of any such a government. Instead, an image of 'clean politics' is being fed to the captive electorate. More >>

Martin Doyle Cartoon: Keyhole surgery for voters

Tuesday, 9 September 2014, 2:52 pm | Martin Doyle

John Key and the clownish mainstream media are trying to drug the public into forgetting the Nicky Hager revelations ahead of the Election. But at what point does such an anaesthetic suddenly wear off...? More >>

Martin Doyle Cartoon: The Rats ruining our restaurants

Tuesday, 9 September 2014, 2:46 pm | Martin Doyle

The news that rats are running rife in Wellington restaurants is a sign of the times. It matches the corruption discovered [and still unfolding] in the current government. More >>

Martin Doyle Cartoon: Opinion Poll-axed

Monday, 8 September 2014, 1:39 pm | Martin Doyle

Opinion polls are political in themselves, swaying some voters on who to support in the Election, and dissuading others from even voting at all [because they know the result 'already' due to the polls]. New Zealand has been poll-axed lately. More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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