TaxMan

An elderly man wearing the Insignia of a Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit smiles broadly. Text: Super Hero File Name: Taxman Origin: Meek retired finance minister Sir Michael Cullen was swimming off St Kilda beach when he swam through a pool of radioactive waste from a Russian billionaire’s private yacht and transformed into TAXMAN.  Powers: His superpowers include being able to track billionaires’ assets through tax havens and farmers’ capital gains through generations and extract every last penny to pay for Shane Jones’ regional development fund. Foes: Luxon, Willis and Seymour

Super Hero File

Name: Taxman

Origin: Meek retired finance minister Sir Michael Cullen was swimming off St Kilda beach when he swam through a pool of radioactive waste from a Russian billionaire’s private yacht and transformed into TAXMAN.

Powers: His superpowers include being able to track billionaires’ assets through tax havens and farmers’ capital gains through generations and extract every last penny to pay for Shane Jones’ regional development fund.

Foes: Luxon, Willis and Seymour