Places

Date: 2013

From: Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :Digital cartoons

By: Press (Christchurch, N.Z.)

Reference: DCDL-0025238

Description: An exceedingly large 'Gerry' Brownlee, the Minister for Earthquake Recovery, rises from a chair, holding a briefcase labeled 'CERA' and calling for 'Bob' Parker, the mayor of Christchurch. The thin Parker was flattened against Brownlee's enormous rear, when Brownlee sat on the chair. Brownlee and Parker had a strained relationship, with the government taking an increasing amount of control in local decision making. After ongoing assurances by Parker that Christchurch City Council would meet all of International Accreditation New Zealand's requirements on issuing building consents, Brownlee announced in June 2013 without Parker's prior knowledge that the authority had withdrawn its accreditation. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2013

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

Reference: DCDL-0025473

Description: Two members of an unnamed council planning department are talking about the "Inquiry" into the building consents on projects planned and designed by qualified architects and engineers. They hope that the "Inquiry" will 'find some fault with our works' because 'we can't have people thinking our oversight is redundant!' The cartoonist's comment is 'Cryptic logic'. In May 2013, International Accrediation NZ started an assessement and report on the issuing of building consents by the Christchurch City council and the failure by the Council Chief Executive, Tony Maryatt, to manage the consenting department and to keep the Coucil informed. In July 2013, the IANZ withdrew the Council's accreditation to issue building consents. Quantity: 2 digital cartoon(s).