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Election meeting with Sir Robert Muldoon at Upper Hutt
Date: 14 November 1981
From: Dominion Post (Newspaper): Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post and Dominion newspapers
Reference: EP/1981/3677-F
Description: Election meeting in the street at Upper Hutt, with Sir Robert Muldoon, photographed 14 November 1981 by an Evening Post staff photographer. Protesters with placards, demonstrating against the proposed closure of the Dunlop tire plant in Upper Hutt, and the importation of tyres, may be seen a number of images. Quantity: 12 b&w original negative(s) negative strips with 36 images. Physical Description: Cellulose triacetate negatives, 35mm
Scott, Thomas, 1947- :Political cartoons published in the Evening Post from 1 April 199...
Date: 1998
Reference: H-501-001/021
Description: Shows the race for the rural vote with National in the lead, followed by Act and Labour in the rear. Comment on Paul Holmes seeking to be Mayor of Auckland while retaining his nightly TV show. All Blacks captain Sean Fitzpatrick retires from rugby - a tribute. Shows the tension between Winston Peters and Bill Birch. Shows the only ones winning from the Melbourne docks picket are the lawyers. John Luxton explains why New Zealand should phase out tariffs ahead of the rest of the world. A guy at the pub suggests introducing a work for the cabinet salary scheme would have more effect than a work for the dole scheme. Pol Pot is met in Hell by Hitler and Stalin. Politicians lobby to a near empty hall. The public favour paying for their televised sport rather than pay more on their Broadcasting Licence fee to get free to air sports. Paul Holmes agrees with himself that he would make an outstanding Mayor for Auckland. Helen Clark shows a growing obsession with the National leader, Jenny Shipley. Max Bradford sees the benefits of splitting up ECNZ. A toast to the Northern Ireland peace deal. Graham Latimer calls for Maori to get superannuation at age 50. Winston Peters thinks that informed public servants should not have any say in the debate over splitting ECNZ. Winston Peters tries to reassure New Zealanders they have nothing to fear about the Japanese economy committing hara kiri. Outbreak of crytoporidiosis linked to public swimming pools. Jenny Shipley and Winston Peters wear the defeat over the Government's referendum proposal on Auckland's local body assets. Money considerations guide surgical decisions in New Zealand hospitals. The elderly have the national superannuation surcharge removed. Quantity: 21 cartoon bromide(s). Physical Description: Sizes vary slightly, the average cartoon frame being approximately 14 x 20 cm.
Photographs
Date: [1970s-1980s]
From: Rowling, Wallace Edward, 1927-1995 :Official photographs
Reference: PAColl-9589-2
Description: Includes photographs of Red Cross Conference in September 1974; Trip to Antarctica; Opening of Richmond Coal Store in Rowling's Electorate; Campaigning in Northland 1980; Visit of Lee Kwan Yeu Prime Minister of Singapore; Visit to Paris, France; Visit to North Sea Oil Rig (Aberdeen); Laying foundation stone at the Invercargill Railway Station 1975; Visit of Crown Prince and Princess of Japan; Visit to Iran 1973 Quantity: 48 b&w original photographic print(s). 20 colour original photographic print(s). 5 b&w original photographic print(s) proof sheets.
Clark, Laurence 1949- :The modules to be built in the safe National seat of Whangarei ;...
Date: 1993
From: Clark, Laurence (Klarc) 1949- :New Zealand Herald; Cartoons 2 - 31 March 1993
Reference: H-048-002
Description: Two diagrams, one showing a ship to be constructed of modules in Whangarei, while in New Plymouth the modules form the Labour Party logo. Refers to election campaign strategy Quantity: 1 cartoon bromide(s).
Bill Rowling with Labour Party charts
Date: [ca 13 August 1980]
From: Dominion Post (Newspaper): Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post and Dominion newspapers
Reference: EP-NZ Obits-Rowling, Wallace-01
Description: Bill Rowling with charts comparing the achievements of the last Labour Government with the National Government. Photograph taken ca 13 August 1980 by an unidentified photographer. Source of descriptive information - notes on file print. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print
Photographs
Date: [1960s-1980s]
From: Rowling, Wallace Edward, 1927-1995 :Official photographs
Reference: PAColl-9589-5
Description: Photographs of Rowling visiting his Tasman electorate and other electorates in New Zealand. Includes photographs of a Gold Badge presentation. Quantity: 61 b&w original photographic print(s). 10 colour original photographic print(s). 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s).
[Electioneering at Ratana] 24 January 2011
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).
"I'm here to celebrate your birthday and historic links with the Labour Party..." "And ...
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).
Out from under the woodwork... CANTERBURY. Looter. Looter. Looter. Politics. Politics. ...
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).
Slane, Christopher, 1957-:[Christchurch earthquake and politics] 4 March 2011
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).
"The general election will be held on 26 November 2011." "296 DAYS of campaigning." 3 F...
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).
Hawkey, Allan Charles, 1941-:Strategy session, Waikato Times, 12 October 2004.
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).
"Our new campaign slogan for the next election is going to be 'Choose a brighter future...
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).
Toxic honey....28 March, 2008
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).
"Not again! Flamin' baggage carrying bludgers!" Election '05. Past. Failed. Promises. 1...
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.
Old bomb dredged up off the coast. 25 January 2011
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).
"Your election promise was not to cut, but to cap!" 11 February 2011
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).
Brockie, Robert Ellison 1932- :Election. Extreme Sports Finals. National Business Revie...
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).
Photographs of election billboards in Auckland and Wellington
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).
Webb, Murray, 1947- :[Lynne Pillay] 31 July, 2002.
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) ..