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Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :[Maori power]. 15 July 2012
Date: 2012
From: Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :Digital cartoons
By: Press (Christchurch, N.Z.)
Reference: DCDL-0022337
Description: Three electric power pylons, in the stance of Maori warriors about to perform a haka, stand around a river. The claim of water rights by the Maori Council at the Waitangi Tribunal was thought by some to imply control by Maori of the generation of hydroelectric power. This could be a challenge to plans for the proposed partial sale of the government's electric power generation assets. Title supplied by cataloguer Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :'But Wiremu...I told ya "lightning rights" were a step too far...
Date: 2012
From: Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :Digital cartoons
By: Press (Christchurch, N.Z.)
Reference: DCDL-0022874
Description: Wiremu, a Maori holding a lightning conductor attached to a battery, stands severely singed in a field during a thunderstorm. His friend tells him that claiming 'lightning rights' was going a step too far. Refers to the claim of the Maori Council for water rights as granted by the Treaty of Waitangi, and which had become important over the question of asset sales. Many thought that the claims were becoming too wide-ranging in scope. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).