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Petrol tax

This March 2005 cartoon by Garrick Tremain shows an ‘armed hold-up’ involving then finance minister Michael Cullen, a petrol pump, and a hapless motorist having his wallet taken. At the time the government was planning to add a further five cents to petrol taxes.

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Carl Walrond, Roads – Centralised road funding, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/cartoon/23318/petrol-tax (accessed 11 June 2026).

Story by Carl Walrond, published 2 March 2010, updated 1 March 2016.