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Darroch, Bob, 1940- :"My husband's just been eaten by a shark. Do I get a refund?" 21 O...
Date: 2010
From: Darroch, Bob 1940- :[Digital cartoons published in the Whangarei Report]
By: Whangarei report (Newspaper)
Reference: DCDL-0017666
Description: The scene is a beach with barbed wire blocking access to the water. A woman reports to a ticket-seller at the only entrance, that her husband has just been eaten by a shark and she wonders whether she is eligible for a refund (of the ticket, not the husband). Context: Some people fear they will lose easy access to the beach as a result of the bill and others are very critical of the government's haste in pushing it through. The present government has repealed the Foreshore and Seabed Act and replaced it with legislation that removes the foreshore and seabed from Crown ownership and allows iwi to seek customary title to parts of it through the courts or through negotiation with the Government. The repealed Act is called the Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Bill. There is criticism about the haste of the bill and anxiety about continued easy access to beaches. (NZH 9 February 2011) Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).