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Date: 2011

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

Reference: DCDL-0016959

Description: As two men play golf they chat about the selling of state assets. One of them thinks that if the Leader of the Labour Party 'Phil Goff is so opposed to the selling of the silver he should tell us what HE'D do' and the other says 'He'd probably dye it!' Context - Prime Minister John Key believes the Government could free up as much as $10 billion from the partial sale of key assets including state owned power companies and a stake in Air New Zealand. oh and he's dyed his hair! Colour and black and white versions available. Quantity: 2 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

From: Winter, Mark, 1958- : Digital cartoons published in the Southland Times and other papers

Reference: DCDL-0016963

Description: The title is 'Govt to free up $10 billion'. The cartoon shows a map of New Zealand planted with a sign reading 'Some bits for sale'. Context - Prime Minister John Key believes the Government could free up as much as $10 billion from the partial sale of key assets including state owned power companies and a stake in Air New Zealand. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

From: Winter, Mark, 1958- : Digital cartoons published in the Southland Times and other papers

Reference: DCDL-0016964

Description: Text reads 'Flog off Key assets - free up $10 billion so, when they go belly up, the government can buy them back for $20 billion.' An image of a signpost with words reading 'ASSet Sales' is centre frame. Context - Prime Minister John Key believes the Government could free up as much as $10 billion from the partial sale of key assets including state owned power companies and a stake in Air New Zealand. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2013

From: Murdoch, Sharon Gay, 1960-: Digital cartoons published in The Press, Sunday Star Times, Dominion Post, and other publications

By: Dominion post (Newspaper); Murdoch, Sharon Gay, 1960-

Reference: DCDL-0024190

Description: Depicts Prime Minister John Key fishing while naval ships sink. Ne reaches for a worm in his bait can and doesn't see the Maori taniwha which are ready to bite his hand. Refers to the Supreme Court decision which dismisses the appeal by the New Zealand Maori Council to block partial privitisation of Mighty River Power. Key is preparing to sell the SOE after getting the Supreme Court's go-ahead, but there is still the issue of Maori rights and interests over water. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2013

From: Murdoch, Sharon Gay, 1960-: Digital cartoons published in The Press, Sunday Star Times, Dominion Post, and other publications

By: Dominion post (Newspaper); Murdoch, Sharon Gay, 1960-

Reference: DCDL-0024193

Description: Depicts Prime Minister John Key as Icarus flying above New Zealand as MP Peter Dunne as Daedalus looks on concerned. Key is flying with the aid of wings which he doesn't notice are falling apart as he flies over New Zealand. Below him are the SkyCity Casino tower, Solid Energy CEO Don Elder falling to the earth (marked as "the golden handshake"), and above him is an angry sun with a Maori moko (tattoo). Icarus was the son of Daedalus who dared to fly too near the sun on wings of feathers and wax which then melted. Refers to John Key soars high but heading for a fall due to the controversies over the sale of Mighty River Power (Maori water rights), the collapse of Solid Energy and the convention centre secret deal with Sky City. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2013

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

By: Listener (Periodical)

Reference: DCDL-0024201

Description: The Prime Minister is a playing piece on a boardgame 'Asset Monopoly', with 'Chance' cards and monopoly money, who jumps from one square to the next. Two other pieces, 'Mum' and 'Dad', are on the board but inactive. With the playing of the 'Get out of the Supreme Court Free' card, the asset sale programme was begun. However the Government had landed on 'Chance' square, whose relevant card reads 'Coal price slumps. Bailout needed'. Hence the cry of 'Oops!' Solid Energy, a State Owned Enterprise and one that was to be involved in partial privatisation, suffered badly from the drop in international coal prices and required a large bail-out of public funds. This slowed down the initial enthusiasm for the asset sales. The other two pieces refer to the hypothetical 'Mum and Dad' investors who were supposed to buy shares in the assets released for sale. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2013

From: Fletcher, David, 1952- :Digital cartoons

By: Dominion post (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0024210

Description: 'The Politician' cartoon strip. The Politician is informed that a petition calling for a referendum is in his office. He cannot ignore the petition since it fills the whole room. The timing of the strip suggests that the cartoonist is referring to the petition demanding a referendum on asset sales. The Prime Minister's response that he would ignore it may not be practical because of the petition's size. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2013

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

By: Setford News Photo Agency

Reference: DCDL-0024631

Description: Shows a series of four frames featuring John Key as a talking candle, asking "Do you remember the '70s" and the blackouts, and ending with Key himself extinguished and asking "You don't?" Refers to arguments around the Green and Labour Party's plan to retain state ownership of power companies and to cap prices. The plan was released very close to the government's float of shares in Mighty River Power and sparked a war of words in the media between the two parties. John Key was quoted in the media as saying "Really, these people are taking us back to something we abandoned in the 1970s because people used to sit around candles when all the lights went out." The cartoonist's title suggests that Key's comments are 'Not illuminating'. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

From: Tremain, Garrick, 1941- :[Digital cartoons published in the Otago Daily Times]

Reference: DCDL-0025364

Description: A series of five scenes: in the first four New Zealanders tell Prime Minister John Key what they want, including jobs, houses, safer communities, to catch up with Australia and a future for their children. In the fifth panel the Prime Minister says "I've been talking with Kiwis and they tell me they want our assets sold!" Refers to the Prime Minister's claim that the general election gave him a 'mandate' for asset sales. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2013

From: Tremain, Garrick, 1941- :[Digital cartoons published in the Otago Daily Times]

Reference: DCDL-0025418

Description: An elderly woman speaks to the Prime Minister John Key, saying "Mister Key, I can't understand why you're selling off our assets". Key avoids eye contact and makes a call on his mobile phone, saying: "GCSB? Look, there are still subversives getting through security!" Refers to the National Party's sale of state-owned enterprises, including Meridian and Solid Energy, and to the Government Communication Security Bureau, who have been spying on New Zealanders. The cartoonist suggests that Key is not interested in receiving public feedback on his party's programme. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2013

From: Tremain, Garrick, 1941- :[Digital cartoons published in the Otago Daily Times]

Reference: DCDL-0025424

Description: Shows Minister of Finance, Bill English, and Prime Minister John Key in a small boat labelled 'asset sales programme', heading towards a waterfall, with a warning sign labelled 'Caution! Mighty River Falls'. Refers to the government's asset sales programme, which includes Mighty River Power, whose share price had been falling since it was floated in May. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2014

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

Reference: DCDL-0029834

Description: Cartoon shows Prime Minister John Key wearing a variety of different hats, including that of a court jester or joker. Text reads, 'What hat was John Key wearing when he said, "State houses are not assets"? Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2014

From: Moreu, Michael, 1969-: [Digital cartoons published in the Christchurch Press and Fairfax Media]

Reference: DCDL-0029872

Description: Cartoon shows Prime Minister John Key setting off fireworks for Guy Fawkes Day. The fireworks represent various privatisation initiatives, including charter schools and the sale of state-owned assets such as state houses, power companies, and shares in Air New Zealand. Meanwhile, a dog representing New Zealand sleeps comfortably, oblivious to all the noise. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

From: Scott, Thomas, 1947- :[Digital cartoons published in the Dominion Post]

By: Dominion post (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0019595

Description: In the top frame a man protests with a banner reading 'No asset sales' in front of an enormous tank. In the lower frame the driver, Prime Minister John Key, asks Finance Minister Bill English if he felt a bump. Bill English tells him to drive on as he felt nothing. Context: A huge majority of New Zealanders, including National Party supporters, oppose asset sales which the government, having just won the 2011 election, seem determined to proceed with. A single protester facing up to a huge tank is an allusion to the Tiananmen Square massacre in China in 1989. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

From: Winter, Mark, 1958- : Digital cartoons published in the Southland Times and other papers

By: Southland times (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0020127

Description: The title is 'State-owned asset sales... and the Maori Party' and further text reads 'The Treaty of Waitangi' with the first part of the word 'Wait' enclosed in a poster frame. Context: The Maori Party has consistently opposed asset sales but has a confidence and supply agreement with the government. Prime Minister John Key confirmed that it would be possible to park asset sales to one side of any coalition deal with the Maori Party. However, the Maori Party is threatening to break away altogether from the government which is preparing to drop a clause relating to the Treaty of Waitangi, when the assets are opened up to private buyers. The Maori Party says that messing with the treaty so close to this weekend's celebrations (Waitangi Day Feb. 6) is deliberately provocative to Maori. (3 News 31 Jan 2012) Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

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

By: Fairfax Media Limited (Firm)

Reference: DCDL-0021994

Description: The Prime Minister, John Key, and the Minister of Finance, Bill English, are discussing how to 'get the message out to the people' about privatisation of government assets. Bill English suggests that they mark the message 'confidential' and send it to the ACC. The cartoonist comments that they could also 'shove it in your pocket and get a job at SkyCity!' Comments on the difficulty of publicising the Government's case for asset sales. Sending it to the ACC refers to the recent well known case of the Accident Compensation Corporation leaking large numbers of confidential documents. Also refers to a recent incident at the SkyCity Casino, where a worker was discovered to be carrying a pocket bible. Colour and black and white versions are available Quantity: 2 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

From: Murdoch, Sharon Gay, 1960-: Digital cartoons published in The Press, Sunday Star Times, Dominion Post, and other publications

By: Otago daily times (Newspaper); Murdoch, Sharon Gay, 1960-

Reference: DCDL-0020191

Description: Shows Prime Minister John Key standing on an angry sea monster that represents New Zealand. He is banging 'For sale' signs into the monster's body. Context: There were protests on this issue at the 2012 Waitangi Day celebrations. Maori political leaders are urging iwi to object strongly to suggestions the Government will not include protection of Treaty of Waitangi rights in planned legislation on partial state asset sales. The Government will begin a series of hui about the law changes needed to sell partial stakes in four energy companies. It says it wants to know Maori views before final decisions are made. State Owned Enterprises Minister Tony Ryall confirmed the clause might not apply to the companies under the mixed ownership model. (NZ Herald January 31 2012) Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

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

By: Setford News Photo Agency

Reference: DCDL-0022358

Description: Shows the 'government' (specifically Prime Minister John Key) in a railway engine pulling the 'Maori Party' (co-leaders Tariana Turia and Pita Sharples) who are riding in a soup tureen. The Maori Party is afraid that if they uncouple they won't be at the table. Context: Refers to the difficulty that the Maori Party who are in coalition with the government finds itself faced with as the government prepares to sell state owned assets. 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-0022346

Description: Shows Prime Minister John Key tossing 'SOE shares' into the air stating that the reason he got into politics was to put someting back into the sharemarket. Context: refers to John Key's desire to sell state owned assets as shares to New Zealanders. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

From: Hodgson, Trace, 1958- :Digital cartoons

By: Nelson mail (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0020401

Description: Shows New Zealand First leader Winston Peters preparing to bowl a cricket ball representing the 'Crafar farm deal' to Prime Minister John Key who is celebrating a century into his second term 'and not out!' Context: There is still obstruction to the selling of the Crafar Farms to a Chinese consortium. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).