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Cartoons and comics of New Zealand

Prime Ministers

Editorial cartoonists central focus is to expertly analyse and comment on the political issue of the day. It goes without saying that they often point their pen towards the people who are the most politically powerful, which is usually the Prime Minister. This album looks at the history of New Zealand Prime Ministers through the eyes of political cartoonists. Some cartoons and caricatures are generously and sympathetically drawn, others highlight a definite distate for their subject. We have selected just one image per Prime Minister.

Hiscocks, Ercildoune Frederick, fl 1899-1940s :The skipper's return. The Citizen (Wellington), 8 October 1909 (front page).

Blomfield, William, 1866-1938 :Political Bliss. The New Zealand Observer, 4 May 1912 (front page).

William Ferguson Massey

Green, Jack, fl 1928 :When the ebb tide flows. Farming First, 10 December 1928 (front page).

Paterson, Alan Stuart, 1902-1968 :One place where the stranglehold is permitted. [Dominion, 1925].

Finey, George 1895-1987:Sir Joseph Ward in his famous impersonation "Another Little Million Won't Do Us Any Harm." The Annual. Circa 1928.

McAnally, I, fl 1930-1950s. :The rising tide of Labour. The Standard, 4 February 1937.

Lloyd, Trevor, 1863-1937 :The mushroom season [1935]

Gilmour, John Henry, 1892-1951 :From soapbox to silk hat. New Zealand Truth, 9 February 1924.

Colvin, Neville Maurice, 1918-1991 :How tall? The giants of the past. Evening Post, 15 June 1955.

Colvin, Neville Maurice, 1918-1991 :This other Eden. Evening Post [ca 1946-1956]

Dansey, Harry Delamere Barter, 1920-1979:'N.Z. is seeking a short-term dollar loan in the United States, using its gold reserves as security - News item'. "Try to convince him that we're not in the habit of doing this sort of thing." Taranaki Daily News, 13 August, 1958

Minhinnick, Gordon Edward George (Sir) 1902-1992 :Tie me kangaroo down, Sport... New Zealand Herald, 5 October 1967.

Lonsdale, Neil :Congratulations, Jack! Auckland Star, 24 June 1971.

Heath, Eric Walmsley, 1923- :IT'S TIME. Gentlemen please!! Dominion, 27 November 1972.

Webb, Murray, 1947-: .. and this little piggy goes ... Salient, April 26 [1977. Pages 14-15].

Hodgson, Trace, 1958- : "Off to the market we go ... Goody Bananas". "Now remember, Dave, no wisecracks or bad puns ... you know how easily the pigs get upset ...!" [1988].

Hodgson, Trace, 1958- :Benignus Langissimo Unum Annum. [1985].

Kennedy, Ronald Edwin, 1925-2003:Ban French bomb test. Waikato Times. circa 1968-81

Scott, Thomas, 1947- :Wife, family, secretariat, Ad-Agency, speech-writer and 22 no-hopers to support! New Times. [ca 1975].

Lynch, James Robert, 1947- :'Devaluation'. 7 October 1984

Winter, Mark, 1958- :The Evolution of a Labour Prime Minister. [Southland Times? ca 1990].

Walker, Malcolm 1950- :So this is what a coalition is all about. United. 1996.

Waerea, James, 1940- :If all women want to do is be better than men - then they lack ambition. New Truth and TV Extra, 19 December 1997.

Hodgson, Trace, 1958- : [Helen Clark as warrior]

Maori Language Moment with John

Bill English and emergency housing grants

Ardern in isolation

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