Smith, Hayden James, 1976- :''Fraid it's going to get worse before it gets better...' 25 October 2012

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Smith, Hayden James, 1976- :''Fraid it's going to get worse before it gets better...' 25 October 2012

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TAPUHI

Description

Shows Prime Minister John Key dressed as a plumber, trying to fix a leaky fawcet labelled Mighty River Power. The drops of water represent treaty obligations, litigation, and water ownership debates. Key tells a man representing the New Zealand public that it's going to get worse before it gets better, and the man tears at his hair and says, 'It was fine before you tried "fixing" it!' Refers to the government's plan for the partial sale of owned assets, including the Mighty River Power compa...

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Date created

2012

Creator

Otago daily times (Newspaper)

URL

http://natlib.govt.nz/records/31985570

Locations

New Zealand

Related subjects

Mighty River Power Ltd / Key, John Phillip (Rt Hon), 1961- / Water rights / Litigation / Plumbers / Mana o te wai / Treaty of Waitangi (1840) / New Zealand

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