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Obituary: Bob Brockie, NBR cartoonist 1975-2018

Dr Robert Brockie (1932-2025) provided a provocative weekly cartoon for 43 years.

Helen Clark dances with Peter Dunne after 2002 election. Illustration: Bob Brockie.

Nevil Gibson Sat, 03 May 2025

Bob Brockie’s first political cartoon for The National Business Review appeared in 1975, a year in which the paper expanded with extra staff and a new company structure with more shareholders.

In his eponymous 2015 memoir, Brockie revealed how he got the job: “Ian Grant [co-publisher/editor] was

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Nevil Gibson Sat, 03 May 2025
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