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Election cartoon, 1972

Election cartoon, 1972

As this 1972 cartoon suggests, many New Zealanders regarded general elections as little more than a triennial auction, with each party trying to outbid the other with lavish promises.

Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand
Reference: Nevile Lodge cartoon, courtesy Mrs Pat Lodge, B-134-282
Further information and copies of this image may be obtained from the Library through its 'Timeframes' website, http://timeframes.natlib.govt.nz
Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Mastauranga o Aotearoa must be obtained before any reuse of this image.

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