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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).

Date: 2008

From: Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0007082

Description: Shows two satellite domes at the Waihopai spy base with a gigantic wonderbra on them. Refers to the invasion of the spy base by the protest group Waihopai Anzac Ploughshares in April, 2008. The protest was organised because it was believed that the base was providing information to assist the Americans waging war on Iraq. They managed to deflate one of the satellite covers. The cartoon suggests a way of repairing the damage. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2002

From: Fletcher, David, 1952- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DX-005-349

Description: 'The Politician' cartoon strip. Quantity: 1 digital image(s).

Date: 2009

From: Body, Guy Keverne, 1967-: Digital cartoons published in New Zealand Herald

Reference: DCDL-0013268

Description: Shows three images of 'Great Kiwi Oxymorons Part I' events that have occured during the week. First image is of the drinking culture in which a drunk driver has hit a tree and is brandishing a broken bottle, looking for a fight. The second is of Anti-Israel protests against Israeli tennis player Shahar Peer at the Auckland Classic Tennis competition. The third is of two sharks. One looks frightened as the other says that it is a media beat-up and that his chances of being attacked by a Great White curator are really very low. Refers to the capture of a great white shark for captivity. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2004

From: Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0005347

Description: Shows a couple sitting in a car that is caught in a traffic jam as hikoi marchers cross the Auckland harbour bridge. The man compares the hikoi to spam clogging up the network. Refers to Maori protest over the controversial foreshore and seabed legislation. Published in The Press, 28 April 2004 Arrangement: This cartoon file was originally delivered to the library within a sub-folder called "QANTAS2004" 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: 2008

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

Reference: DCDL-0006378

Description: Shows an agressive-looking American eagle reprimanding a dismayed kiwi as they stand on either side of a nest which contains two eggs, one of which has collapsed and the other of which bears the name 'Waihopai'. Refers to the deflating of one of Waihopai spy base's domes with sickles by three peace activists on April 30th, 2008. The men were part of a group called Anzac Ploughshares which aims to spread the message of disarmament by disabling warplanes and military equipment. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2009

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

Reference: DCDL-0012323

Description: In the first of two frames a policeman asks two students who are throwing a bottle and an armchair respectively what is wrong with them because they seem to be rioting without a cause. In the second frame he explains that an example of a cause they might demonstrate over would be the war in Afghanistan. One of the students is amazed to hear that there is a war in Afghanistan and the other has never heard of Afghanistan. Refers to the 'Undie 500 car rally which has received much negative publicity due to rioting students and others associated with the event. The Undie 500 is an annual student-run car rally between Christchurch and Dunedin, New Zealand. The event has run since the early 1980s, organised by the University of Canterbury Engineering Society Inc. (ENSOC). Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2002

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

Reference: DX-002-079

Description: New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark's head is shown as the cliffs of Young Nick's Head, Gisborne, with Peter Dunne of the United Future party and Ron Donald of the Green Party trying to stake claims in her hair. Double reference is made, firstly to local protests led by Maori over the sale of Young Nicks Head, a historic land mark, to an American buyer purchasing the farm of which it is part, and secondly to the coalition cum minority government negotiations taking place between the Labour Party and the United Future party, and the Labour Party and the Greens. Extended Title - United Future. Greens. Things are running quiet with no one in charge. Quantity: 1 digital image(s).

Date: 2009

From: Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0011458

Description: 'The Simpsons march grimly along a road in Springfield, the town where they live. Father bears aloft a huge pink doughnut with a bite out of it. Someone off shouts that 'the hikoi's begun'. Refers to a spoof hikoi in the Canty town of Springfield protesting at the need for a resource consent to have a large doughnut at the side of the road originally placed there due to the Simpsons' Springfield connection. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2009

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

Reference: DCDL-0012191

Description: Cartoon shows a huge street demonstration at the front of which is Pita Sharples, Co-leader of the Maori Party, carrying a banner reading 'Maori demand dedicated council seats. Many other people also carry banners which demand seats for Asians, Pasifika, one-legged lesbians etc. Refers to the controversy over whether the new Auckland 'super-city' should have dedicated Maori seats. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2009

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

Reference: DCDL-0010296

Description: Former Prime Minister, Helen Clark, sits on a couch relaxing with a glass of wine as she watches footage of the attack at Waitangi on Prime Minister, John Key. She is scornful of the attack and thinks that the protesters should have put more weight into it and perhaps worked on his broken arm. Refers to the traditional protests against prime ministers who attend the Waitangi Day celebrations. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2009

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

Reference: DCDL-0011305

Description: In two frames a reporter interviews two Maori who are marching in the Hikoi protesting that Maori seats be included on the Auckland supercity council. When the reporter points out that the Royal Commission ignored the MMP Commission finding that Maori seats be abolished in parliament the woman accuses him of making a racist comment. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2009

From: Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0011382

Description: 'The Underzone' cartoon strip. Crowds of people join a hikoi and from the air they are formed into groups that read 'Too much time on our hands'. Refers to the hikoi in Auckland demanding Maori representation on the council planning the new 'supercity'. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2010

From: Clark, Laurence, 1949- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0016117

Description: A police van drives along a road away from Taipa - a voice from a prisoner in the back says 'If we keep on protesting, we could end up as members of parliament, just like Uncle Hone'. Refers to the news that Maori land protesters have been removed from a Far North sailing club on a District Council reserve, with 10 arrested and departing in a police van. The police arrived at the Taipa Sailing Club, 30km northeast of Kaitaia, soon after first light today and told a Ngati Kahu protest group occupying the land they have to move off. Hone Harawira's nephews are among the protesters - Hone Harawira is an MP in the Maori Party - he is somewhat of a maverick and is protesting against the government's changes (somewhat cosmetic) to the Foreshore and Seabed Act which ahs been repealed. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2005

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

Reference: DCDL-0000247

Description: A man slumbers deeply in his bed. Surrounding the bed are a whole lot of protest signs about the Waahi Whanui Trust's opposition to Genesis Energy's new power project at Huntly. They include a sign that says 'But not at 4 o'clock in the morning.' Refers to the failure of the protest because the trucks that they intended to protest against arrived so early in the morning that the protesters were still in bed. Other Titles - Block the Tainui Bridge. Halt in the name of Waahi Whanui. But not at 4 o'clock in the morning. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2005

From: Webb, Murray, 1947- :Digital caricatures

Reference: DX-101-019

Description: Caricature of the regional co-ordinator of the Prostitutes Collective, Kate Dickie. Refers to Dickie's claim that Australia's sex industry is siphoning off the New Zealand industry's talent. Extended Title - Australian brothels lure Kiwi prostitutes. Stop! The Groin Droin. Prostitutes Collective regional co-ordinator Kate Dickie said more of the country's more that 8000 sex workers were being lured overseas by attractive recruitment packages."It's like the brain drain- just for prostitutes," she said. Quantity: 1 digital image(s).

Date: 2001 - 2002

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

Reference: DX-002-077

Description: The response of two events is compared within the Maori community. The first shows a huge community turnout to protest the treatment of a disgraced Maori politician, Dover Samuel. The other shows no turnout at a meeting to protest the treatment of abused Maori children by their families. Exhibited in 'The Famous Five. Manawatu's Cartoonists On Show (Exhibition)' Quantity: 1 digital image(s).

Date: 2011

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

Reference: DCDL-0017161

Description: Text below the cartoon reads 'Titewhai Harawira RWC a chance to protest the treatment of Maori'. Maori activist Titewhai Harawira sits determinedly in the 'kicking tee' in the middle of a rugby field. Behind her are the enormous boots of a rugby player about to kick her. The kicking tee says 'The only spot suitable for her to stage a sit-down protest'. Context - Maori Council executive member Titewhai Harawira said she was determined to expose the treatment of Maori to foreign media during the Rugby World Cup which starts 9 September 2011. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2005

From: Webb, Murray, 1947- :Digital caricatures

Reference: DX-001-997

Description: Caricature of Maori activist Tame Iti holding a shotgun and a torn up New Zealand flag. Refers to Iti's shooting of the flag in a protest aimed at Waitangi Tribunal members who were visiting a marae in Ruatoki on the 18th of January, 2005. Same image as DX-001-996, but without the text. Quantity: 1 digital image(s).

Date: 2009

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

Reference: DCDL-0011334

Description: A motorist looks pleased when he sees that according to the signpost pointing to Auckland, today (Tuesday) the Harbour Bridge and Queen Street are both open. Refers to the protests about a cycling and walking lane on the bridge and also about Maori representation on the supercity planning committee. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).