The Side Eye’s Two New Zealands: The K Shape

29 Dec 2021

Society

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Illustration: Toby Morris

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Summer read: The first instalment of The Side Eye‘s ‘Two New Zealands’ series looks at the K-shaped recovery, and how New Zealand’s post-Covid economy has benefited some while hurting others.

First published March 24, 2021.

The Side Eye is a monthly non-fiction comic by Toby Morris, supported by NZ On Air. Read the rest of the series here.

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Toby Morris

Toby Morris

Toby Morris is an Auckland based illustrator, comic artist and writer. He is the author of The Spinoff's non-fiction comic series The Side Eye, won the Voyager award for Cartoonist of the year for 2019 and in 2020 his Covid-19 collaborations with Dr Siouxsie were shared around the world.

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