Ports of Auckland

Date: 1969-2000

From: Nigro, Jan, 1920-2012 : Artist workbooks and papers

Reference: MSZ-1679

Description: Large workbooks including drawings, photographs, and writing. Labels on the front of each scrapbook read: - Waiheke Is. 1969 - '89 - Tutoring tour '78 + 84. Montana Art Award, Gisborne '86. Takaka. Picton. '96, Tarawera '97. - Photographs + drawings. Jan Quantity: 1 box(es).

Date: 1997

From: [Ephemera of quarto size relating to boats and boating, yacht racing and regattas]

Reference: Eph-B-BOAT-1997-02

Description: Pamphlet showing a front cover illustration of a proposed boat harbour to be used during the Americas Cup races in 2000. The inside spread talks of the need for development, the facility's outlook beyond 2000, the current proposal, the structure and facilities of the proposed complex, the proposed construction and the consent process. Also included a loose inserted sheet which can be filled in with comments and returned to Taylor Baines and Associates. Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Offset print on light card, and inserted photocopied sheet, 297 x 210 mm.

Date: 2015

From: Walker, Malcolm, 1950- :Digital cartoons

By: Metro (Periodical)

Reference: DCDL-0031002

Description: Shows a semi-naked figure that represents Auckland Council. The figure has an oversized bottom and is asking "does my bum look big in this?". Refers to controversy around two proposed extensions to Bledisloe wharf by Ports of Auckland. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 27 March 2015

From: Body, Guy Keverne, 1967-: Digital cartoons published in New Zealand Herald

By: New Zealand herald (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0031115

Description: Depicts Len Brown standing on a small island in the harbour next to a container wharf; he holds a sign saying, ‘Vote for me again? Please?’ Refers to controversial plans by the Ports of Auckland to expand by reclaiming more of the Waitemata harbour and Auckland Council’s initial vote in favour of the expansion. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2015

From: Clark, Laurence, 1949- :Digital cartoons

By: Northern advocate (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0031122

Description: Depicts a motorboat on a harbour, in which two figures are conversing. The first says, ‘Aucklanders are making a bit of a fuss about having Bledisloe Wharf extended’. The other figure replies, ‘Too right! They don’t want their harbour gridlocked too. It’s the only enjoyable way out of the place’. Refers to controversial plans by the Ports of Auckland to expand by reclaiming more of the Waitemata harbour so as to extend Bledisloe Wharf. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 16 April 2015

From: Walker, Malcolm, 1950- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0031318

Description: Auckland is represented as Dr Strangelove, with his tie decorated with sail boats. Strangelove is being strangled by one of his arms, labelled 'Ports', while his other arm, labelled 'Auckland Council', is struggling to free him. Refers to public and political pressure for Council-owned Ports of Auckland to stop work on port extensions into Waitemata Harbour. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

From: Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :Digital cartoons

By: Press (Christchurch, N.Z.)

Reference: DCDL-0020522

Description: A representative of the Auckland Port Company is surprised to find wharfies living in the containers that they were refusing to work on during the stand-off between he Ports of Auckland management and the wharfies. Context: Refers to the industrial dispute at the Ports of Auckland. Ports of Auckland wants to dismiss the workers and contract out their work in order to improve productivity. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

From: Darroch, Bob 1940- :[Digital cartoons published in the Whangarei Report]

By: Whangarei report (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0020464

Description: The skipper of a small fishing boat is impatient to catch the tide and yells at his mate who is doing all the loading that now is NOT the time to talk about joining the Auckland shiploader's strike. Context: Refers to the industrial dispute at the Ports of Auckland. Ports of Auckland wants to dismiss the workers and contract out their work in order to improve productivity. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

From: Doyle, Martin Maurice Michael Thomas, 1956- :Digital cartoons

By: Scoop (Firm)

Reference: DCDL-0020416

Description: Refers to the industrial dispute at the Ports of Auckland. Ports of Auckland wants to dismiss the workers and contract out their work in order to improve productivity. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

From: Slane, Christopher, 1957-: Digital cartoons published in the Listener, New Zealand Herald, or New Zealand Farmers' Weekly

By: Listener (Periodical)

Reference: DCDL-0020539

Description: A huge mechanised monster carries a container at the Ports of Auckland and a representative of the ports tells Prime Minister John Key that this is a new approach to industrial relations. In the background wharfies protest. Context: Refers to the industrial dispute at the Ports of Auckland. Ports of Auckland wants to dismiss the workers and contract out their work in order to improve productivity. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

From: Evans, Malcolm Paul, 1945- :Digital cartoons

By: Fairfax Media Limited (Firm)

Reference: DCDL-0019990

Description: The cartoon shows the wreck of the container ship 'Rena' lying on the ocean bottom. A fish swimming by says it is not the Rena but the Ports of Auckland. Context: Salvors are now removing containers and debris from the Rena which is aground on the Astrolabe Reef off Tauranga and there is discussion about the possibility of the wreck being used as a diving attraction. Maersk Line announced today its permanently shifting its Southern Star container shipping service from Auckland to Tauranga -which will be good for rail. The Ports of Auckland company will lose nearly $20m in revenue annually as well as 52 ship calls and 82,500 containers. Colour and black and white versions available Quantity: 2 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

From: Evans, Malcolm Paul, 1945- :Digital cartoons

By: Fairfax Media Limited (Firm)

Reference: DCDL-0020451

Description: Two wolves representing the 'employer' and the 'shipping company' have invited a chicken representing the 'union' to dinner. Context: Refers to the industrial dispute at the Ports of Auckland. Ports of Auckland wants to dismiss the workers and contract out their work in order to improve productivity. Colour and black and white versions available Quantity: 2 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

From: Smith, Hayden James, 1976-:[Digital cartoons published in the Otago Daily Times]

By: Otago daily times (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0020414

Description: A wharfie tries to hang onto a seagull that represents the Ports of Auckland but is covered with guano for his troubles. Refers to the industrial dispute at the Ports of Auckland. Ports of Auckland wants to dismiss the workers and contract out their work in order to improve productivity. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

From: Smith, Ashley W, 1948- :[Digital cartoons published in the Shipping Gazette, MG Business, or Presto]

By: New Zealand shipping gazette (Periodical)

Reference: DCDL-0020686

Description: Shows two men looking aghast and irate. One man is shaking his fist and looking at a headless man holding a walkie talkie and clipboard who is slumped against a wharf bollard in which a boomarang is embedded. The other man looks back at a headless forklift driver who has crashed into a shipping container in which an arrow is embedded. Text reads 'A successful Oz recruitment drive has snared quite a few NZ Rail and martitime workers'. Context: In March 2012 Statistics New Zealand released a report which shows a record number of people left for Australia in 2011 (Stuff website 24 April 2012). On 19 March KiwiRail announced sale of Hillside rail engineering workshops in Dunedin. On 7 March 2012 Ports of Auckland announced plans to make 300 workers redundant and hire other workers to do their jobs. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

From: Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :Digital cartoons

By: Press (Christchurch, N.Z.)

Reference: DCDL-0020525

Description: Shows wharfies being used as foundations for the expansion of Auckland's port into the Waitemata Harbour. The expansion has been shelved after a huge public backlash against further reclamation, and the Auckland Council says it will now review development options. The wharfies in a separate issue have been involved in a stand-off with the Ports of Auckland management. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

From: Hubbard, James, 1949-: Digital caricatures and cartoons

By: Setford News Photo Agency

Reference: DCDL-0020443

Description: A container representing 'Industrial relations' that is being unloaded from a ship representing the 'government' slips its harness and drops onto workers below. Context: Refers to the industrial dispute at the Ports of Auckland. Ports of Auckland wants to dismiss the workers and contract out their work in order to improve productivity. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

From: Evans, Malcolm Paul, 1945- :Digital cartoons

By: Fairfax Media Limited (Firm)

Reference: DCDL-0020382

Description: Shows Richard Pearson, the chairman of the Ports of Auckland complaining about people sitting around when there are no ships to unload. Refers to the industrial dispute at the Ports of Auckland. Ports of Auckland wants to dismiss the workers and contract out their work in order to improve productivity. Colour and black and white versions are available Quantity: 2 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

From: Doyle, Martin Maurice Michael Thomas, 1956- :Digital cartoons

By: Scoop (Firm)

Reference: DCDL-0020278

Description: Two headless boxers representing the 'Maritime Union' and the 'Ports of Auckland' engage in a fight without end. Context: Refers to the industrial dispute at the Ports of Auckland. Ports of Auckland wants to dismiss the workers and contract out their work in order to improve productivity. Maritime Union National President Garry Parsloe says the union has written to the port management and set out a framework to resolve all outstanding issues. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

From: Bromhead, Peter, 1933- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0021073

Description: Two visitors are shown Auckland Mayor Len Brown's official chair - it is a fence. In the rubbish bin are documents relating to the Ports of Auckland industrial dispute and on the desk is a document about the 'convention centre deal'. The fence is where the mayor sits when making hard decisions. Context: The mayor refused to involve himself in the Ports of Auckland dispute when a large number of Aucklanders were threatened with job loss. In exchange for Skycity's building a new convention centre the Government is expected to change gambling laws to allow the casino to have 500 more poker machines. Len Brown supports the government deal for the new convention centre but has concerns that Sky City is not doing enough to address gambling problems. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

From: Evans, Malcolm Paul, 1945- :Digital cartoons

By: Press (Christchurch, N.Z.)

Reference: DCDL-0020452

Description: Shows a manager 'protecting' a newly employed worker from a striking worker who is trapped in a pool of blood beneath a container. Context: the Ports of Auckland maritime workers dispute with their employers. Ports of Auckland this morning announced that they are going ahead with a proposal to make 300 workers redundant and contract out their work. Workers are devastated by the move, Maritime Union National President Garry Parsloe said. (Auckland Scoop March 7 2012) Colour and black and white versions available Quantity: 2 digital cartoon(s).