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Date: 2011

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

By: Press (Christchurch, N.Z.)

Reference: DCDL-0017849

Description: The cartoon shows a man carrying an enormous load that represents '$16.7 billion deficit' on his back as he struggles across a swing bridge that represents New Zealand. He looks terrified as foot boards drop out of the centre of the bridge and wonders whether he can ever manage to get up to the other side that represents 'surplus'. Context - Bill English's election year Budget returns the country's biggest ever deficit of $16.7 billion. With the deficit comes an assurance that the book will go from red to black a year earlier than forecast in 2014/15. Colour and black and white versions available Quantity: 2 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

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

By: Listener (Periodical)

Reference: DCDL-0017899

Description: Text at the top reads 'Sweeney Bill, the Demon Finance Minister of Fleece Street'. Below is Finance Minister, Bill English, who holds the 'Budget' in one hand and a large chopper that represents 'Cuts' in the other. He says 'At last my arm is complete!' Context - 'Sweeney Todd' was a demon barber of Fleet Street, who murdered his clients. The cartoon refers to the 2011 May budget which is cutting KiwiSaver, Working for Families, and student loans and the public sector and a statement about 'no new spending' in order to try to get the deficit down. Original cartoon held at A-474-046 Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

From: Walker, Malcolm, 1950- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0017871

Description: Text reads 'Budget time...' Prime Minister John Key gasps 'Ready Bill?' as he puts his whole weight against the door holding the heap of 'deficit' at bay until Finance Minister Bill English, who holds a very inadequate little dustpan and brush, is ready to deal with it. Context - The 2011 budget was announced on Thursday 19 May. The New Zealand government ran an operating deficit of $10.16 billion in the nine months ended March 31, almost 15 per cent worse than forecast in December, as earthquake costs and a weaker than expected economic recovery hit the government's books. Also, Treasury said GST receipts were lower than expected and the benefits of income tax cuts were not flowing through as expected. The operation deficit before gains and losses (OBEGAL) was released today as part of the latest accounts to March - the last to be released before the government's budget on May 19. The Budget is expected to include no additional spending from the previous budget. (NZHerald 10 May 2011) Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

From: Mulheron, Michael, 1958-: Digital cartoons published in the Dominion Post

By: Dominion post (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0017891

Description: Finance Minister, Bill English, stands on the back of a chair and pushes a box labelled 'KiwiSaver' onto the top shelf of a refrigerator. On a lower shelf is a box labelled 'Working for families' and Prime Minister John Key, prepares to hand several other boxes that are labelled 'New spending', 'student loans', and 'public sector' up to Bill English to stow in the fridge. Context - The 2011 May budget in which there are cuts in KiwiSaver, Working for Families, student loans and the public sector and a statement about 'no new spending' in order to try to get the deficit down. Title provided by librarian Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

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

By: Waikato Times (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0017890

Description: A man rows a leaky little boat named 'Budget 2011' across a red sea of 'deficit'. He tells his anxious passengers that 'We should be out [of] the red by 2014/2015'. Context - Despite scepticism Finance Minister Bill English has told Parliament "the Budget eliminates the deficit and achieves surplus by 2014-15, a year earlier than forecast in last year's Budget". (NZHerald 21 May 2011) Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

From: Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :Digital cartoons

By: Press (Christchurch, N.Z.)

Reference: DCDL-0021342

Description: Shows Prime Minister John Key as a coach encouraging his boxer Economic Policy to defeat his opponent The Deficit, even though it will take three years to knock him down. Context: John Key said his 2012 Budget will show the government is on track to return to surplus in 2014 to 2015 (National Business Review 30 April 2012) Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).