Martin Doyle Cartoon : In a Hole in the Ground

Wednesday, 3 December 2014, 9:55 am
Opinion: Martin Doyle

Martin Doyle Cartoon : In a Hole in the Ground

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Tolkien's books reveal that even the green and pleasant Shire is not immune to the evils of the wide world. And in little ol' NZ, we have 260,000 poor hobbits.

Ref: http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/260717/child-poverty-a-focus-of-next-budget

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