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The Scare-Jafa... Power Shortage. 28 September 2006
Date: 2006
From: Body, Guy Keverne, 1967-: Digital cartoons published in New Zealand Herald
Reference: DCDL-0013150
Description: Shows a power pylon that is dressed up as a scarecrow and has had the power cut from its arms. Refers to the proposals for more power pylons to feed the supply in Auckland City. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Brockie, Robert Ellison, 1932- :'Why would we buy what we already own?' 8 March 2013
Date: 2013
From: Brockie, Robert Ellison, 1932- :Digital caricatures and cartoons
By: National Business Review (Newspaper)
Reference: DCDL-0024163
Description: Depicts an elderly couple, the 'Mum and Dad Investors', looking at a electricity hydro dam. refers to confirmation by government that the state asset Mighty River Power is for sale (NZ Herald 8 March 2013). Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Winter, Mark 1958- :Pin the tail on the DONkey..9 March 2013
Date: 2013
From: Winter, Mark, 1958- : Digital cartoons published in the Southland Times and other papers
By: Southland times (Newspaper)
Reference: DCDL-0024168
Description: Depicts a donkey labelled 'Don' and a hand labelled 'Solid Energy' pinning a money bag on his tail during a game of 'pin the tail on the donkey'. Refers to former Solid Energy CEO Don Elder being still on full pay of $1.3 million while at home. Solid Energy paid out $11 million in bonuses to executives while the company was known to be in debt. Government ministers knew in 2011 that the company was in financial trouble and that the bonuses were paid paid, but did nothing (TV3 22 Feb 2013). Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Winter, Mark 1958- :[The X Factor]. 1 May 2013
Date: 2013
From: Winter, Mark, 1958- : Digital cartoons published in the Southland Times and other papers
Reference: DCDL-0024735
Description: Three versions of this cartoon depict a large 'X' alongside a map of New Zealand. The cartoons ask, "Does New Zealand have the X-ploration factor?" and a voice from the North Island replies, "(Off)shore we have." A second version of the cartoon offers alternate wording of the North Island's response, and a third version adds in the words, "The Driller Thriller!" in the blank space to the left of the X. The cartoons reference the popular reality talent show, the X Factor, which premiered in New Zealand on 21 April 2013, and the Block Offer 2013 by Energy Minister, Simon Bridges, which offered a total of 1,500 square kilometres and 190,000 square kilometres offshore territory for oil and gas exploration permits. (www.simonbridges.co.nz, 29 April 2013) Quantity: 3 digital cartoon(s).
Hubbard, James, 1949-:"Engine room? Full steam ahead..." 3 May 2013
Date: 2013
From: Hubbard, James, 1949-: Digital caricatures and cartoons
By: Setford News Photo Agency
Reference: DCDL-0024727
Description: Depicts Finance Minister Bill English as the captain of the sinking boat 'Mighty River Power share float value' calling down a tube to the engine room asking for 'Full steam ahead' despite the sinking. Refers to effect on Mighty River Power share value from joint policy announcement by Labour and Green parties that they propose to regulate the power industry. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :[Wirez]. 28 April 2013
Date: 2013
From: Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :Digital cartoons
By: Sunday star times (Newspaper)
Reference: DCDL-0024652
Description: Shows Prime Minister John Key wrapped in a blue power cord, Labour leader David Shearer in a red cord, and co-leader of the Green Party, Russel Norman, in a green power cord. The cords are all tangled up, and a voice says, "Too much power and a lot of dodgy wiring!" Refers to the energy policies put forward by the three political parties. Labour and the Green Party have joined together in their proposal to lower energy prices in New Zealand, while the National Party under John Key has been selling shares in state-owned energy companies. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :[Power struggle]. 27 April 2013
Date: 2013
From: Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :Digital cartoons
By: Press (Christchurch, N.Z.)
Reference: DCDL-0024651
Description: Shows Prime Minister John Key on one side, and David Shearer and Russel Norman he other side, in a game of tug of war with an electrical cord instead of a rope. The cord is labelled, 'electricty prices' and Key is pulling the cord in the direction of rising prices, and Shearer and Norman are pulling the cord in the direction of lower prices. Key thinks to himself, "Dang! Could be in for a bit of a power struggle!" Refers to a joint proposal between the Labour Party, which Shearer leads, and the Green Party, which Norman co-leads, to create a single buyer agency called NZ Power, which will purchase all electricity at a price based on the cost of production. Under the NZ Power setup, Labour estimates that power bills will fall by $230-$330 per annum for the average residential customer. (Scoop, 18 April 2013) Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Winter, Mark 1958- :[The kiwi bid]. 20 May 2013
Date: 2013
From: Winter, Mark, 1958- : Digital cartoons published in the Southland Times and other papers
By: Southland times (Newspaper)
Reference: DCDL-0025005
Description: Two cartoons labelled, 'The kiwi bid'. One has the words, 'oil exploration', with an arm labelled Greens putting the letter 'f' in front of it to spell, 'fol exploration'. A second cartoon says, 'It's the driller killer', with an arm labelled Greens pointing to the words. This cartoon may be referencing an earlier cartoon of Winter's from 1 May 2013 with the words, 'The driller thriller', reference number DCDL-0024735. The cartoons refer to the Green Party's efforts to block the National Party's plans to offer a total of 1,500 square kilometres and 190,000 square kilometres offshore territory for oil and gas exploration permits. Quantity: 2 digital cartoon(s).