{"id":388045,"date":"2026-04-20T01:50:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T01:50:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/388045\/"},"modified":"2026-04-20T01:50:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T01:50:08","slug":"rod-emmersons-cartoons-week-of-april-13-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/388045\/","title":{"rendered":"Rod Emmerson\u2019s cartoons: Week of April 13-19"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\">With so many voices in the digital age, it\u2019s vital to know who you can trust \u2013 to put the facts in context and to give a comprehensive analysis of what\u2019s going on.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">And if you get a laugh out of it too, all the better.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\n         Each week our cartoonists<br \/>\n         at the New Zealand Herald tackle the big stories of the day.\n        <\/p>\n<p class=\"npuzLaxKHxgCDhG\" style=\"display:none\">Covering everything from politics to sport, business to entertainment as well as news from around the country and around the world, Rod Emmerson takes pen to paper to give us his take on the day\u2019s events.<\/p>\n<p class=\"npuzLaxKHxgCDhG\" style=\"display:none\">Scroll down for the latest from our award-winning artist on the events of the week.<\/p>\n<p><img  alt=\"April 15. Illustration \/ Rod Emmerson\" class=\"article-media__image responsively-lazy\" data-test-ui=\"article-media__image\"\/>April 15. Illustration \/ Rod Emmerson<img  alt=\"April 16. Illustration \/ Rod Emmerson\" class=\"article-media__image responsively-lazy\" data-test-ui=\"article-media__image\"\/>April 16. Illustration \/ Rod Emmerson<img  alt=\"April 17. Illustration \/ Rod Emmerson\" class=\"article-media__image responsively-lazy\" data-test-ui=\"article-media__image\"\/>April 17. Illustration \/ Rod Emmerson<img  alt=\"April 18. Illustration \/ Rod Emmerson\" class=\"article-media__image responsively-lazy\" data-test-ui=\"article-media__image\"\/>April 18. Illustration \/ Rod Emmerson<img  alt=\"April 19. Illustration \/ Rod Emmerson\" class=\"article-media__image responsively-lazy\" data-test-ui=\"article-media__image\"\/>April 19. 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