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'Why national protest action is more effective in some regions than others...' "Is it t...
Date: 2008
From: Tremain, Garrick, 1941- :[Digital cartoons published in the Otago Daily Times]
Reference: DCDL-0006995
Description: Shows enormous columns of traffic logged in a traffic grid as they try to get into the Auckland central city. Someone asks if the reason for the jam is the truck drivers protest and his companion relies that he thinks that is tomorrow. Refers to the truckies' protest about road user charges that occurred on July 4th, 2008. The comment made in this cartoon is that the truck drivers' protest would make little difference to traffic congestion in Auckland. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
"If the whole country is paying six cents a litre petrol-tax to pay for Auckland's road...
Date: 2009
From: Scott, Thomas, 1947- :[Digital cartoons published in the Dominion Post]
Reference: DCDL-0010715
Description: Two men travelling in a rackety old truck hope that Aucklanders get stuck in even worse traffic jams if the whole country has to pay to try to fix the problem. Refers to the problem of Auckland's roads. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
"The skytower looks like a giant hypodermic needle eh?" "Sucking out the lifeblood from...
Date: 2009
From: Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :Digital cartoons
Reference: DCDL-0010712
Description: 'The Underzone' strip cartoon. One man reads in a newspaper that Auckland's roading problems will be funded by the whole country. His friend observes that the Skytower looks like a giant hypodermic needle sucking the lifeblood from the south. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Smith, Ashley W., 1948- :Corn. Sherry tax. Health flubs. Auckland traffic tax. Flatulen...
Date: 2003
From: Smith, Ashley W, 1948- :[Digital cartoons published in the Shipping Gazette, MG Business, or Presto]
By: Smith, Ashley W, 1948-; MG business - mercantile gazette (Periodical)
Reference: DX-023-112
Description: Shows the sun as the smiling face of Helen Clark. She is looking down on a rural scene with three people, a sheep and a cow in it. In the distance is an Auckland motorway full of traffic and buildings including the Skytower. Surrounding the sun are clouds with the names of all the issues which are annoying the electorate. Quantity: 1 digital image(s).
Smith, Ashley W, 1948-: News- The 1st 'I.T.S.' summit considered how smart technology s...
Date: 2011
From: Smith, Ashley W, 1948- :[Digital cartoons published in the Shipping Gazette, MG Business, or Presto]
Reference: DCDL-0017443
Description: Text across the top of the cartoon reads 'News - The 1st 'I.T.S.' Summit considered how smart technology systems can ease congestion on Auckland's motorways'. The cartoon shows a spaghetti junction of crossed roadways crammed with cars; a monster machine called a 'solo driver spotter' spots cars with only one person in them, grabs them with a magnet and shoots them out of a kind of cannon into the water beyond. Context - Traffic problems in Auckland. I.T.S. means 'Intelligent Transport Systems' and they had a Summit in 2011. ITS New Zealand is a non-profit society, formed in March 2004. The Board of ITS New Zealand is drawn from academia, the ITS industry and the public sector. The objectives of ITS NZ include promoting and supporting the development of ITS in New Zealand and providing the opportunity for the ITS community to learn of the latest developments in the industry from around the world. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
"Traffic congestion in Auckland is making people sick!" "Bugger!" 14 December 2010
Date: 2010
From: Evans, Malcolm Paul, 1945- :Digital cartoons
Reference: DCDL-0016343
Description: Two farmers discuss the news that 'traffic congestion in Auckland is making people sick' and laugh saying 'bugger' in unison. Context; Auckland has major traffic congestion problems which are high on the agenda for the new Supermayor to fix. Both colour and black and white versions of this cartoon are available Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
News - Transport chiefs have been working for 18 mths. on signs which will give time es...
Date: 2008
From: Smith, Ashley W, 1948- :[Digital cartoons published in the Shipping Gazette, MG Business, or Presto]
Reference: DCDL-0007801
Description: A long queue of cars waits in a traffic jam on the motorway in Auckland. A man stares glumly at a large signpost that gives an estimate of when journey estimate signs will be erected. The estimates suggest 'next yr, next govt, when pigs fly'. Refers to the news that transport chiefs have been working for 18 months on signs that will provide time estimates for Auckland motorway journeys. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Evans, Malcolm, 1945- :What do you think of Banksy's new super motorway plans? Brash!.....
Date: 2004
From: Evans, Malcolm Paul, 1945- :Digital cartoons
Reference: DX-002-330
Description: Three vignettes of a conversation between two dogs trotting along together. The cartoon relates the way that the mayor of Auckland, John Banks, wants to push through a new motorway in Auckland, demolishing hundreds of home and businesses, sacrificing the "little people" for the sake of a large objective, to the outlook of the National Party leader, Don Brash. The cartoonist's query 'What about sky cabs?' expresses his scepticism about the efficacy of another motorway. Extended Title - ...You don't agree that the Hobson Bay route will be the answer? Very Brash! ...and that the morning it opens, the city traffic will finally have space to move? It'll be gone by lunch time! What about sky cabs? Quantity: 1 digital image(s).
"I said 'Look on the bright side!.. Every litre means better roads for Auckland' and he...
Date: 2009
From: Tremain, Garrick, 1941- :[Digital cartoons published in the Otago Daily Times]
Reference: DCDL-0010726
Description: A man stands outside his petrol station observing his smashed fuel pump and tells the woman standing beside him that the driver of the truck speeding off into the distance went berserk when he commented that 'every litre means better roads for Auckland'. Refers to a petrol tax for all New Zealanders that will help pay for the solution to Auckland's traffic congestion problems. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Fletcher, David 1952-:'Is there anything slower than Auckland's traffic?' 'Only the gov...
Date: 2002
From: Fletcher, David, 1952- :Digital cartoons
Reference: DX-005-211
Description: 'The Politician' cartoon strip. Quantity: 1 digital image(s).
"They've moved from a per litre tax on Aucklanders, to a 'per litter' tax on the rest o...
Date: 2009
From: Moreu, Michael, 1969-: [Digital cartoons published in the Christchurch Press and Fairfax Media]
Reference: DCDL-0010755
Description: Prime Minister, John Key, sits on a throne on a litter and is carried by slaves who represent the population of New Zealand. The litter represents 'Auckland transport costs'. Refers to the news that Transport Minister Stephen Joyce has scrapped the regional tax that would have paid for $710 million of rail, bus and ferry improvements, then announced that instead $500m for electric trains would come from smaller increases in national fuel taxes (more correctly funding will come from the government via Kiwirail).. Colour and black and white versions available Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
COFFEE. Bay News, 24 February 2006
Date: 2006
From: Walker, Malcolm, 1950- :Digital cartoons
By: Bay news (Periodical)
Reference: DCDL-0008452
Description: Shows a man walking on the roofs of cars in a traffic jam heading in the direction of 'Coffee'. Refers to traffic jams in Auckland. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Fletcher, David 1952-:'If Auckland's roads are congested the whole country suffers...We...
Date: 2002
From: Fletcher, David, 1952- :Digital cartoons
Reference: DX-005-214
Description: 'The Politician' cartoon strip. Quantity: 1 digital image(s).
[Auckland transport needs] 17 March, 2009
Date: 2009
From: Hubbard, James, 1949-: Digital caricatures and cartoons
Reference: DCDL-0010748
Description: Shows an aggressive-looking tank labelled 'Auckland' and 'Transport needs' which flies a banner reading '6c petrol tax'. A man representing New Zealand citizens stands alone in front of the tank in an attempt to stop it in its tracks. Refers to Government proposed a 6c increase in national fuel tax, to help fund Auckland's transport and roading plans. The cartoon is reminiscent of the famous photograph of a single man standing before a tank in Tiananmen Square in Beijing during the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989 that culminated in the Tiananmen Square Massacre. The protests were sparked by the death of pro-market and pro-democracy official, Hu Yaobang, whom protesters wanted to mourn. Participants were generally against the government's authoritarianism and voiced calls for economic change and democratic reform within the structure of the government. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
"Either it's the Auckland traffic situation" "or Bill English's solution for it" Sunday...
Date: 2002
From: Walker, Malcolm, 1950- :Digital cartoons
Reference: DCDL-0009281
Description: Shows two people trying to interpret a painting. One thinking its the Auckland traffic situation. The other person thinks that it might be Bill English's solution for it. Refers to the infrastructure of Auckland's traffic and National Party leader Bill English's proposal to solve the problem. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Smith, Ashley W, 1948- :"You've got the world's 15th worst case of congestion...' 12 No...
Date: 2013
From: Smith, Ashley W, 1948- :[Digital cartoons published in the Shipping Gazette, MG Business, or Presto]
By: New Zealand shipping gazette (Periodical)
Reference: DCDL-0026853
Description: Cartoon shows a man lying face-down on a examining table while a surgeon looks at an x-ray showing Auckland traffic. He says there is a solution and is holding a drill behind his back. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).