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Scott, Thomas, 1947- :'As the CEO of one of NZ's big two supermarket chains I can assur...
Date: 2013
From: Scott, Thomas, 1947- :[Digital cartoons published in the Dominion Post]
By: Dominion post (Newspaper)
Reference: DCDL-0024054
Description: Two wealthy business men, the CEOs of New Zealand's two big supermarket chains, joke that there is fierce competition between them to see who has the biggest yacht. May refer to media reports on the supermarket duopoly in New Zealand - the market is dominated by Progressive and Foodstuffs. Wider context includes a Campbell Live feature on 15 February prompted by a major consumer watchdog investigation in Australia into supermarket pricing behaviour. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Fletcher, David 1952- :'The proposed bank bailout laws would tax people's bank accounts...
Date: 2013
From: Fletcher, David, 1952- :Digital cartoons
By: Dominion post (Newspaper)
Reference: DCDL-0024316
Description: The Politician ponders the proposed bank bailout law. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Scott, Thomas, 1947- :'I lent my good name and reputation to an unscrupulous finance co...
Date: 2012
From: Scott, Thomas, 1947- :[Digital cartoons published in the Dominion Post]
By: Dominion post (Newspaper)
Reference: DCDL-0020731
Description: Shows two elderly men sitting on a park bench, one of them is Sir Douglas Graham who complains that he lent his good name to an unscrupulous finance company and never got it back. The other is down and out and says he lent his life savings. Context: Former justice minister Sir Douglas Graham was sentenced to 300 hours of community service after being found guilty with the three other Lombard directors of making misleading statements in prospectus documents. He has also been ordered to pay substantial reparations to those who lost more than $110 million in Lombard Finance and Investments and has been urged to hand in his knighthood as a gesture to the investors. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Walker, Malcolm, 1950- :"Why not? I got millions from Bridgecorp.." 13 July 2011
Date: 2011
From: Walker, Malcolm, 1950- :Digital cartoons
By: Dominion post (Newspaper)
Reference: DCDL-0018311
Description: The cartoon is headed 'Duvet man...' and shows a man sitting under a blanket in the street holding out a begging bowl. The man, Rod Petricevic, says 'Why not? I got millions from Bridgecorp..' Context - An application by Petricevic for his trial to be deferred because he could not afford legal representation was declined by Justice Geoffrey Venning. The Legal Services Agency said he could use money in a family trust to fund his defence. Petricevic, along with four other Bridgecorp directors - Rob Roest, Gary Urwin, Peter Steigrad, and Bruce Davidson - face Securities Act charges, with the trial due to start on August 8. The 'duvet man' is a reference to the 'blanket man', Ben Hana, a homeless man who has become a feature of Wellington streets. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).