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AMI. "No World Cup semi!" 26 August, 2007
Date: 2007
From: Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :Digital cartoons
Reference: DCDL-0008119
Description: Shows an AMI Insurance logo upset that there will be no World Cup semi final. Refers to the role of the AMI Stadium in Christchurch during the Rugby World Cup in 2011. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
SPOT THE SPECTATOR. 25 June 2009
Date: 2009
From: Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :Digital cartoons
Reference: DCDL-0011619
Description: Shows a poster asking the viewer to 'Spot the spectator'. It asks the viewer to mark with an 'x' where in a large empty stadium being pelted with rain the 'die-hard...Canty rugby fan may be seated during the test against Italy. Refers to the difficulty of attracting large crowds to the game. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :Amalgamated facilities - a white elephant preventer?. 31 May 2013
Date: 2013
From: Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :Digital cartoons
By: Press (Christchurch, N.Z.)
Reference: DCDL-0025135
Description: Under the heading 'Amalgamated facilities - a white elephant preventer' there is a multi-use building that includes a convention centre, sports stadium, internal water park, cathedral and a 'Super High School with use of sports fields'. Refers to debate during the Christchurch rebuild around spending priorities given the need for large-scale infrastructure replacement. The more specific context refers to competing claims around the fate of the Christchurch Anglican cathedral, the location of a proposed sports stadium, the closure of the Centennial Pool site and moves to combine or close Christchurch schools. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :'There's no covered stadium... but hey... we've got a covered ...
Date: 2012
From: Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :Digital cartoons
By: Press (Christchurch, N.Z.)
Reference: DCDL-0022434
Description: Shows a huge glass bell representing a 'Cone of silence' over the City Council. Context: Refers to ructions in the City Council. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :'Perfect! hospital - stadium bloodbin - bloodbank combined! an...
Date: 2012
From: Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :Digital cartoons
By: Press (Christchurch, N.Z.)
Reference: DCDL-0022873
Description: Under the caption 'Best value for money?' is a football stadium displaying a red cross. From within a voice proclaims the advantages of having a combined covered stadium, hospital and blood bank. Under CERA, the Christchurch Central Development Unit had planned for a covered sports stadium, with attached facilities and shops as one of the key sites in the Christchurch rebuild after the 2010 and 2011 earthquakes. The 'blood bin' refers to the recent practice in rugby of sending off players with flesh wounds. There were also plans for a new hospital. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :CBD - stadium co$ts - convention centre co$ts - ratepayers. 11...
Date: 2012
From: Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :Digital cartoons
By: Press (Christchurch, N.Z.)
Reference: DCDL-0022612
Description: Shows a weightlifter with a T shirt labelled ratepayers holding up weights labelled CBD Stadium costs and Convention Centre costs. The weights are so heavy the ratepayer is crushed and goes through the floor. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :'Here's a solution...recycle heritage buildings and build a he...
Date: 2012
From: Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :Digital cartoons
By: Press (Christchurch, N.Z.)
Reference: DCDL-0023241
Description: Shows a stadium being built with gothic features resembling the former Christchurch cathedral. Refers to recent concerns that the rebuilding of Christchurch is at the expense of maintaining the cultural heritage of its former architecture. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Nisbet, Alistair, 1958- :New stadium for Christchurch?... 9 August 2011
Date: 2011
From: Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :Digital cartoons
By: Press (Christchurch, N.Z.)
Reference: DCDL-0018584
Description: Text reads 'New stadium for Christchurch?... The cartoon shows an enormous pavlova covered with slices of kiwifruit. Notes around it point to special features; the cream topping is 'Rich, calorific FONTERRA constructed all-weather covering'; the kiwifruit is 'Vitamin C-thru natural light filters; the base is 'flexible, lightweight, earthquake resistant, meringue construction'; and there is a 'quake-proof cardboard base...' Someone off-screen shouts 'Sweet as! Better than the cake-tin'. Context: There was significant damage done to the AMI stadium after the earthquakes of 2010 and 2011. Work has to be done on all of the stands to re-level and repair them and assessments on what is required to repair the turf and associated stormwater and irrigation are ongoing. The 'cake tin' refers to the Westpac Stadium in Wellington. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).