Of all government spending, that of Parliamentarians generates the most heat. In this cartoon (drawn during the term of a Labour government) Labour, National, New Zealand First and Green members of Parliament are seen taking off on an overseas junket, reflecting a popular view that wasteful spending of public money crosses political party boundaries.
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Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference:
DCDL-0005783
Cartoon by Trace Hodgson
Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.
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