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"The government's been forced to make public all the information on UFOs. Unnecessary F...
Date: 2010
From: Fletcher, David, 1952- :Digital cartoons
Reference: DCDL-0016764
Description: 'The Politician' cartoon strip. An aide tells the minister that the government has been forced to make public all information on UFOs which he says stands for 'unnecessary flights overseas'. Refers to the row over the abuse by some ministers of travel perks. Refers also to the news that thousands of secret reports on New Zealand UFO sightings have been released, detailing mysterious unexplained sightings from the public and military personnel. The files include every witness account of unidentified flying objects reported to authorities since early 1952, including the infamous 1978 Kaikoura mystery. The files had been held by Archives New Zealand, which was to make them available in February after requests from the public, but the Defence Force stepped in saying it needed to remove personal identification to comply with the Privacy Act. (Press 22 December 2010) Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
"It's a load of rubbish if you ask me!" "Merry Christmas everyone!" 22 December 2010
Date: 2011
From: Hodgson, Trace, 1958- :Digital cartoons
Reference: DCDL-0016791
Description: An officer from the Ministry of Defence carries a large box from which documents flutter; in the box is a green extraterrestrial who says 'Merry Christmas everyone!' The officer says 'It's a load of rubbish if you ask me'. Context; thousands of secret reports on New Zealand UFO sightings have been released, detailing mysterious unexplained sightings from the public and military personnel. The files include every witness account of unidentified flying objects reported to authorities since early 1952, including the infamous 1978 Kaikoura mystery. The files had been held by Archives New Zealand, which was to make them available in February after requests from the public, but the Defence Force stepped in saying it needed to remove personal identification to comply with the Privacy Act. (Press 22 December 2010) Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
"How come Santa doesn't get a mention?" 23 December 2010
Date: 2010
From: Bromhead, Peter, 1933- :Digital cartoons
Reference: DCDL-0016428
Description: A man reads a newspaper report saying 'UFO report released' and his small son who is reading over his shoulder wonders why 'Santa doesn't get a mention'. Context; thousands of secret reports on New Zealand UFO sightings have been released, detailing mysterious unexplained sightings from the public and military personnel. The files include every witness account of unidentified flying objects reported to authorities since early 1952, including the infamous 1978 Kaikoura mystery. The files had been held by Archives New Zealand, which was to make them available in February after requests from the public, but the Defence Force stepped in saying it needed to remove personal identification to comply with the Privacy Act. (Press 22 December 2010) Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Defence Force releases secret files on alleged UFO sightings.... News. 23 December 2010
Date: 2010
From: Hawkey, Allan Charles, 1941- :[Digital cartoons published in the Waikato Times].
Reference: DCDL-0016443
Description: A man reads a newspaper report headed 'December sighting over the Waikato' that appears below an image of Santa Claus in his sleigh being pulled by reindeer. He comments to his companion 'This one looks familiar'. Text above reads 'Defence force releases secret files on alleged UFO sightings... News'. Refers to the news that thousands of secret reports on New Zealand UFO sightings have been released, detailing mysterious unexplained sightings from the public and military personnel. The files include every witness account of unidentified flying objects reported to authorities since early 1952, including the infamous 1978 Kaikoura mystery. The files had been held by Archives New Zealand, which was to make them available in February after requests from the public, but the Defence Force stepped in saying it needed to remove personal identification to comply with the Privacy Act. (Press 22 December 2010) Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
INVASION OF ALIENS... "Run for your lives! Another Auckland architectural disaster is o...
Date: 2006
From: Walker, Malcolm, 1950- :Digital cartoons
Reference: DCDL-0009685
Description: Shows large UFO stadiums coming to land in Auckland Central. People are running away in horror. Refers to the various plans for a new stadium in Auckland. Colour and black and white versions available Quantity: 2 digital cartoon(s).
Hubbard, James, 1949- :UFO Reports (& Landings) skyrocket - News. 23 May 2012
Date: 2012
From: Hubbard, James, 1949-: Digital caricatures and cartoons
By: Setford News Photo Agency
Reference: DCDL-0021460
Description: The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Murray McCully, represented as an alien, stands in front of a landed spacecraft sporting a banner reading 'Mission accomplished'. he announces that he has come from 'Planet Nato', and that 'the Allies are pulling out as Afghanistan is ready for peaceful transition! Mission accomplished!' There had been several purported UFO sightings and landings in New Zealand, as noted by the cartoonist. McCully at the time was attending a NATO meeting in Chicago, where the withdrawal from Afghanistan was announced. 'Mission Accomplished' refers to the banner displayed by the former President of the United States, George W Bush, when he prematurely declared the end of the war in Iraq. The view from 'Planet Nato' of Afghan politics suggests the same lack of realism. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).