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Date: 2011

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

Reference: DCDL-0016908

Description: A man representing 'Ratana' holds up a burning hoop that represents 'votes' through which two poodles representing National and Labour try to jump. Context - the Ratana church annual celebrations in January at which political leaders traditionally endeavour to gain votes in a run up to an election. There will be a general election in November 2011. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2008

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

Reference: DCDL-0005184

Description: Shows Prime Minister, Helen Clark, approaching with a lighted match, a member of the Ratana Church, who carries a French horn and is shackled by his ankle to a huge bomb. She says that she is here to celebrate his birthday and historic links with the Labour Party. Behind him National leader, John Key approaches with a cake that National has made and in which is embedded a file. Refers to the visit made by both leaders, to the Ratana Pa annual celebrations marking the birth of Ratana's founder, with the intention of wooing the Maori vote in the run up to the 2008 election. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2010

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

Reference: DCDL-0015533

Description: The cartoon shows rubble and ruined buildings after the Canterbury earthquake of 4th September 2010. Rats representing 'looters' run over the buildings taking advantage as do cockroaches representing 'politics'. Refers to a certain amount of looting but also the high profiles during the aftermath of Mayor Bob Parker with local body elections only a few weeks away and PM John Key in particular. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2002

From: Crimp, Daryl, 1958-:[Digital cartoons published in the Dominion Post and other newspapers]

By: Crimp, Daryl, 1958-

Reference: DX-012-019

Description: Shows Labour's Finance Minister Micheal Cullen chastising Helen Clark for being kind to a cat and it consequently following her home. The cat represents the leader of the Alliance Party, Jim Anderton. This links to the comments Helen Clark has been making about governing alone as outlined in the newspaper headline above the cartoon. Quantity: 1 digital image(s) ..

Date: 2011

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

Reference: DCDL-0017239

Description: A policeman stops a queue of politicians at a checkpoint in Christchurch saying 'Sorry, no politics past this point'. In the queue are Prime Minister John Key, Minister of Finance Bill English carrying a ledger, leader of ACT Rodney Hide wearing his yellow jacket and carrying an axe and a saw and lastly leader of the Labour Party Phil Goff. Context - the Christchurch earthquake of 22 February 2011 and the danger of political point-scoring rather than serious co-operative work to rebuild Christchurch. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

From: Hawkey, Allan Charles, 1941- :[Digital cartoons published in the Waikato Times].

Reference: DCDL-0016990

Description: Prime Minister John Key announces on television that 'the general election will be held on 26 November 2011' causing a man watching to almost collapse in despair at the thought of '296 days of campaigning'. Context - The announcement of the date of the 2011 general election. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2002

From: Crimp, Daryl, 1958-:[Digital cartoons published in the Dominion Post and other newspapers]

By: Crimp, Daryl, 1958-; Dominion (Newspaper)

Reference: DX-012-017

Description: Shows Helen Clark standing up to her knees in a 'political quick-sand' bog, she holds her dress up so as not to wet it. Two bamboo sticks poke up through the surface of the quick-sand. One held by National Party leader, Bill English who delights in Helen Clarks slow sinking into the bog. The other unidentified person warns Bill that he might get more than he bargained for if Helen sinks any lower as his stick is very close to the hem of her frock. Quantity: 1 digital image(s).

Date: 2004

From: Hawkey, Allan Charles, 1941- :[Digital cartoons published in the Waikato Times].

Reference: DX-014-573

Description: In the first of these two scenes the leader of the National Party, Don Brash, is shown in a meeting discussing strategy for the 2005 national elections. His advisor suggests he should follow a similar strategy to the recently re-elected Prime Minister of Australia, John Howard. In the Australian federal election the Labour Party lost at least 3 seats because of their anti-logging stance. In the second scene, Brash is delivering a speech in which he gives National Party support to logging in Tasmania. Extended Title - 'Rather than talk about the Rotorua lakes- perhaps we should focus of the lessons learned from John Howard's successful campaign' 'The National Party is very much in favour of logging in Tasmania...' Quantity: 1 digital image(s).

Date: 2011

From: Fletcher, David, 1952- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0016781

Description: 'The Politician' cartoon strip. The minister is very pleased with the new campaign slogan for the next election - it is 'Choose a brighter future'. His aide points out that it is very similar to the opposition's campaign slogan which is 'Choose a brighter government'. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2008

From: Walker, Malcolm, 1950- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0005929

Description: Shows Finance Minister, Michael Cullen, and Leader of the National Party, John Key, each standing behind a roadside stall that is laden with jars of honey. The jars are labelled with words such as 'trust me', 'dreams', 'faith', 'blind promises', blind trust', 'big ideas', 'hope' etc. Refers to the promises being made by the two main parties in the run up to the 2008 election. Refers also to the strange cases of people becoming very sick in the Coromandel area after eating honey contaminated as a result of bees feeding on tutu (Coriaria arborea) bushes. Published in the Sunday Times Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

From: Doyle, Martin Maurice Michael Thomas, 1956- :Digital cartoons

By: Salient (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0018526

Description: The cartoon shows New Zealand First leader, Winston Peters, offering a bage of coloured lollies to two children. Context: The cartoon accompanies an article in Salient that notes how Winston Peters has "honed in on the student demographic", in particular targeting student debt. Title from file name Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2005

From: Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0005233

Description: Shows National Party leader, Dr Don Brash, Labour Party leader, Helen Clark, and New Zealand First party leader, Winston Peters standing on the side of a road with their thumbs out (pointing downwards). Brash is holding a yellow sign 'Election '05' and is carrying a backpack labelled 'Past'. Clark is carrying a backpack labelled 'Failed' and Peters is carrying a backpack labelled 'Promises'. An old man in a red car is approaching the hitch hikers and says "Not again! Flamin' baggage carrying bludgers!". Refers to the Grey Power annual conference in Rotorua and the need for the leaders of Labour, National and New Zealand First to make their sales pitch to gain the old age vote. Published in The Press, 16 April 2005 Quantity: 1 digital image(s). Processing information: This cartoon file was donated to the library with no file extension. On recommendation of the Digital Archivist and with the consent of the donor, a ".jpg" file extension was added to this file in order to ensure it was readable and accessible.

Date: 2011

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

Reference: DCDL-0016957

Description: An old bomb labelled 'Labour', encrusted in shells and rust, is raised from the sea in a net. Text reads 'Old bomb dredged up off the coast'. The little Evans man says 'It's not even ticking'. Context - The cartoonist's opinion of the Labour Party at the beginning of the run up to the 2011 election. A corroded bomb has been hauled out of the ocean by fishermen in a trawl net about 3km north-east of Taiaroa Head on the tip of the Otago Peninsula. It has been identified as a harmless practice round. (Radio NZ News 25 January 2011) Colour and black and white versions available. Quantity: 2 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

From: Doyle, Martin Maurice Michael Thomas, 1956- :Digital cartoons

By: Scoop (Firm)

Reference: DCDL-0021291

Description: Context: Leader of the ACT Party, John Banks, lied about so-called anonymous donations made to his Auckland mayoralty campaign. In fact they had come from Kim Dotcom, the founder of Megaupload. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

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

Reference: DCDL-0017102

Description: A public service CEO sits at a table with PM John Key and says 'You're election promise was not to cut, but to cap!' John Key who clutches a large axe smiles as he asks 'Kneecap?' Context - the Minister of State Services Tony Ryall today (26 March 2009) announced a cap on the number of core government administration staff in the Public Service and selected Crown entities - effective immediately. The cap to be applied globally - to the total full time equivalent (FTE) staff in core government administration - not to individual organizations. National campaigned on "capping" the public service during the 2008 election campaign but this afternoon (8 Feb 2011), Mr Key said his Government had reduced the number of state sector jobs by five per cent. Labour and state sector unions say those job cuts are now affecting the quality of services. Mr Key said there was more to be done to make "government bureaucracy smaller and better" and he had asked for advice on "further reforms to streamline and improve" its performance. (NZ Herald 8 February 2011) Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2002

From: Brockie, Robert Ellison, 1932- :Digital caricatures and cartoons

Reference: DX-003-069

Description: Shows the key political leaders of the 2002 general election competing in an Extreme Sports final. There are many injuries. Other Titles - Green. N. Quantity: 1 digital image(s).

Date: [late 1890s]

By: Winzenberg, Albert Edward, 1865-1931

Reference: 1/2-002266-F

Description: Richard John Seddon addressing a Liberal rally at Greytown in the late 1890s. On the platform are, from left, Mr Alexander Wilson Hogg, Mr John Thomas Marryat Hornsby and Mr J D Heagarty. Behind Mr Seddon are Sir James Carroll and Sir Joseph Ward. Photograph taken by Albert Edward Winzenberg. Similar photograph at 1/2-002267 This photograph was originally identified as having been taken at Dalefield in 1906. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).

Date: 2008

From: Owen, Dylan, 1958-: Photographs

Reference: PADL-000219

Description: Photographs of election billboards in Auckland and Wellington, taken October-November 2008 by Dylan Owen Quantity: 21 digital photograph(s).

Date: 2002

From: Webb, Murray, 1947- :Digital caricatures

Reference: DX-001-497

Description: Caricature of Lynne Pillay, unsuccessful Labour Party Candidate. Quantity: 1 digital image(s) ..

Date: ca 1877

Reference: 1/2-044653-F

Description: Richard John Seddon addressing a crowd outside the Adelphi Theatre in Kumara. In 1877 Seddon was elected the town's first mayor. Quantity: 1 b&w copy negative(s).