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Nisbet, Alistair, 1958- :"Don't panic! We're just trimming off the fat!" 15 May 2011
Date: 2011
From: Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :Digital cartoons
By: Press (Christchurch, N.Z.)
Reference: DCDL-0017884
Description: The cartoon shows Prime Minister John Key, sharpening his knife in a butcher's shop as he contemplates a row of slaughtered pigs hanging from hooks and prepares to trim the fat from the 'KiwiSaver' pig. John Key says 'Don't panic! We're just trimming off the fat!' Context - John Key has said the high cost of KiwiSaver, Working for Families and interest-free student loans were unaffordable in the longer term. The three schemes targeted for cuts collectively cost almost $5 billion a year. He confirmed that less would go in to KiwiSaver accounts from tax credits and more would go in from both individuals and employers. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Webb, Murray, 1947- :Bill English, kiwi shaver. 19 May 2011
Date: 2011
From: Webb, Murray, 1947- :Digital caricatures
By: Dominion post (Newspaper); Otago daily times (Newspaper)
Reference: DCDL-0017869
Description: The cartoon shows Finance Minister, Bill English, as Edward Scissorhands, shaving a kiwi. There is a play on the words 'KiwiSaver' and 'kiwi shaver'. Context - The popular and successful KiwiSaver scheme, which is a work-based savings initiative, is being modified or cut to save the government money. Title supplied by librarian Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Hubbard, James, 1949- :Bill English in ... William Scissor Hands. 5 June 2011
Date: 2011
From: Hubbard, James, 1949-: Digital caricatures and cartoons
By: New Zealand Press Association
Reference: DCDL-0018034
Description: Text reads 'Bill English in William SCISSOR HANDS' and the image shows Bill English as the character, Edward Scissor Hands, from the film of the same name. Context - In the 2011 budget the government made cuts in KiwiSaver, Working for Families, student loans and the public sector and a statement about'no new spending' in order to try to get the deficit down. The budget cuts are particularly hard on people with low or fixed incomes. Critics are concerned that the government does not appear to have plans for growth and development but is relying on belt-tightening to fix New Zealand's economic problems. John Key has has indicated National will campaign on further changes to labour laws - and will not rule out reinstating a youth minimum wage or changes to collective bargaining. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).