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[Auckland transport needs] 17 March, 2009
- Date
- 2009
- Reference
- DCDL-0010748
- Description
Shows an aggressive-looking tank labelled 'Auckland' and 'Transport needs' which flies a banner reading '6c petrol tax'. A man representing New Zealand citizens stands alone in front of the tank in an attempt to stop it in its tracks. Refers to Government proposed a 6c increase in national fuel tax, to help fund Auckland's transport and roading plans. The cartoon is reminiscent of the famous photograph of a single man standing before a tank in Tiananmen Square in Beijing during the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989 that culminated in the Tiananmen Square Massacre. The protests were sparked by the death of pro-market and pro-democracy official, Hu Yaobang, whom protesters wanted to mourn. Participants were generally against the government's authoritarianism and voiced calls for economic change and democratic reform within the structure of the government.
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- Part of
- Hubbard, James, 1949-: Digital caricatures and cartoons / Hubbard, James, 1949- :Digital caricatures and cartoons
- Format
- 1 digital cartoon(s), Works of art, Digital images, Cartoons (Commentary)
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