"Whew! That smell is starting to permeate. I better do something about it.." 13 November 2009

In the first of two frames Prime Minister John Key finds himself stepping into effluent from a stinking and overflowing ribbish bin that represents 'Harawira and Hide debacles'. He realises that he needs to do something about it and in the second frame he is shown wearing a gasmask. The gasmask suggests that the PM is choosing to live with the debacles rather than lose the support of the Maori Party and ACT who are critical coalition parties for national. Refers to the scandal over Maori MP Hone Harawira who has reacted to an email criticising him for bunking off a work trip to visit Paris, by lashing out at white people. In an email exchange released to Radio New Zealand, Mr Harawira accused "white motherf.******" of "puritanical bullsh**" for expecting him to follow the rules. Later when apologising Hone Harawira said that Leader of the Labour Party Phil Goff and his mates should be lined up and shot for "stealing" the foreshore and seabed five years ago. The 'Hide' reference is to Minister of Local Government Rodney Hide's attack on the use of expenses and perks by politicians and his own use of taxpayers' money to fund his girlfriend's expenses on a recent international trip.

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