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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: 2013

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

By: Scoop (Firm)

Reference: DCDL-0023841

Description: Cartoon on charter schools in New Zealand. Commentary from the artist: 'More worrying than John Banks shoe-horning Charter Schools into the NZ system is the fact no one knows what they are and why we're even getting them.' Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2013

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

By: Scoop (Firm)

Reference: DCDL-0024263

Description: Cartoon depicting various politicians working on education issues in New Zealand. A wolf labelled, 'Novopay' threatens to bite Steven Joyce, Minister of Novopay, a reference to a new problem with the online school payroll system, where a computer glitch has listed a termination date of 21 April 2013 for over 100 permanent staff. Commentary from the cartoonist -'Depicts ministers Steven Joyce, Hekia Parata and John Banks.. Has New Zealand ever had so many Ministers (and Associate Ministers) of Education, so many major problems, so little communication about what's going on in the sector? Education is a cot case.' Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2013

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

By: Scoop (Firm); Salient (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0025104

Description: The cartoon is headed with a caption "It took NZ 170 years to build its world-class education system." and has Associate Education Minister John Banks saying "And I've stuffed it in 5 minutes flat! Clever, eh?". This follows the passing of The Education Amendment Bill which had its third reading on 4 Jun 2013 to allow for the opening of charter schools in New Zealand, which allow private businesses and charities to run schools outside of the state and private system. Accompanying note from cartoonist states 'How qualified is John Banks to dismantle the New Zealand Education system? He's got no degree in Education; he's not even a teacher. A precious aspect of the NZ system is being stripped away with the advent of Charter Schools.' Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

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

By: Scoop (Firm)

Reference: DCDL-0021366

Description: Context: John Banks has been in big trouble over the Dotcom affair in which he failed to disclose that he knew Dotcom donated funds for his Auckland mayoral campaign and then lied and 'failed to remember' various other embarrassing incidents. John Key has yet to sack him. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

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

By: Scoop (Firm)

Reference: DCDL-0020844

Description: Context: Charter schools are a controversial idea where boards [will be] free to operate schools as they want or contract management to the private sector. Lone ACT MP John Banks says the future of the ACT Party depends on the success of a charter schools trial. Title from file name Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

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

By: Scoop (Firm)

Reference: DCDL-0021585

Description: Shows John Key attempting to silence Hekia Parata who is holding papers about class size. Behind Key is John Banks who has been put under a blanket. Banks is accompanied by a headless man with a suitcase of money and his friend Mr Crimp. Context: Parata has been criticised for National government plans to increase class sizes and fire teachers. Key intervened and claimed that no school would lose more than two teachers. (NZ Herald website 30 May 2012). Key has refused to sack ACT MP John Banks despite allegations that Banks knew his anonymous donor Kim Dotcom (NZ Herald website 7 May 2012) and accepted donations from anti Maori Invercargill businessman Louis Crimp (NZ herald website 21 May 2012). Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

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

By: Scoop (Firm)

Reference: DCDL-0020592

Description: Shows a policeman standing behind Prime Minister John Key who is having a cup of tea with John Banks, then a candidate for the Epsom by-election. Context: refers to the warning given to the reporter who recorded the conversation between John Key and John Banks that the PM then tried to have suppressed. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

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

By: Scoop (Firm)

Reference: DCDL-0021198

Description: Shows ACT leader John Banks being conveyed in a charabank in Hong Kong. Context: The references to memory relate to John Banks inability to recall having received hospitality from millionaire Kim Dotcom with a discounted deal at Kim Dotcom's favourite Hong Kong hotel during his stay there last year. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

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

By: Scoop (Firm)

Reference: DCDL-0021000

Description: Prime minister John Key is shown with two poodles - representing ACT Party Leader John Banks and United Future leader Peter Dunne. John Key says: "If there were any harm from increased gambling, my little doggies would let me know". One doggie says "Woof, woof. All looks fine to me, Mr. Key!" John Key is holding a plastic bag labelled "doggie do's (and don'ts)". An addict lies on the groung, hands are held out begging, and people crowd around an endless row of pokie machines in the background. Refers to the controversy surrounding a proposal by Sky City Casinos to build a national convention centre in Auckland in return for being allowed to have more pokie machines, which will require a law change. It was anticipated that John Banks and Peter Dunne would support a law change. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

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

By: Scoop (Firm)

Reference: DCDL-0021118

Description: A headless figure of a man carrying two bags. Context: ACT Party leader John Banks received a donation from internet millionaire Kim Dotcom during his campaign for the Auckland supercity mayoralty in 2010 but declared it as anonymous in his campaign returns. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

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

By: Scoop (Firm)

Reference: DCDL-0021057

Description: Refers to the $50,000 made by internet mogul Kim Dotcom as a contribution to John Banks' 2010 mayoral campaign in Auckland. Mr Banks maintains the donation was anonymous and that he had no knowledge of its being made. It is however believed that John Banks thanked Kim Dotcom in a phone conversation which he seems to have forgotten about. He has also forgotten a helicopter ride to Kim Dotcom's mansion. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

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

By: Scoop (Firm)

Reference: DCDL-0020847

Description: The cartoon refers to the controversial idea of charter schools where boards [will be] free to operate schools as they want or contract management to the private sector. Lone ACT MP John Banks says the future of the ACT Party depends on the success of a charter schools trial. Title from file name Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

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

By: Scoop (Firm)

Reference: DCDL-0021119

Description: Context: ACT Party leader John Banks received a donation from internet millionaire Kim Dotcom during his campaign for the Auckland supercity mayoralty in 2010 but declared it as anonymous in his campaign returns. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

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

By: Scoop (Firm)

Reference: DCDL-0022448

Description: Shows ACT leader John Banks denying all knowledge. Context: refers to the Police announcing they don't have enough evidence to prosecute John Banks over his 'anonymous' campaign donations. John Banks received donations from Skycity and also from Mr Dotcom for his 2010 campaign for the Auckland mayoralty. He denied knowing who the donors were thus breaking the law. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

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

By: Scoop (Firm)

Reference: DCDL-0022806

Description: Shows ACT leader John Banks holding a banana with his ape-like foot. He has his arm round a creature flying a balloon that represents charter schools. Banks has made a statement says he believes the Genesis account of the start of life on Earth. Context: Associate Minister John Banks claim that he does not believe in Evolution. Claim has not been challenged by anyone in Government, or by either of the other two Ministers in the Education portfolio. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

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

By: Scoop (Firm)

Reference: DCDL-0022852

Description: Shows a blindfolded ass with a sword in one hand and two bags of money in the other. ACT leader John Banks crawls on his belly to help the blind ass by picking up money that is spilling from the bags. Context: quoted comments of Associate Minister of Education John Banks as quoted by Kim Dotcom to the NZ Police. John Banks tried to justify his actions by persuading Kim Dotcom that he could help him more if the donations were anonymous. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

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

By: Scoop (Firm)

Reference: DCDL-0022998

Description: ACT Party leader John Banks addresses a crowd under a sign reading 'story time with the associate minister of education John Banks. This week: The Great Escape''. Banks tells the audience that 'A team of the very best police officers that this country could assemble went through this intensively and extensively. They weighed every word and every witness, every sentence of every witness, every paragraph of every witness, and they concluded no charges, and we've moved on'. Context: John Banks was embroiled in controversy over donations he received from SkyCity and German millionaire Kim Dotcom during his campaign for the Auckland mayoralty in 2010. A police investigation into the donations agreed with Banks's position and he was not prosecuted. c Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

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

By: Scoop (Firm)

Reference: DCDL-0023164

Description: Shows Prime Minister John Key and ACT leader John Banks drinking tea. Both are having trouble with their memories. Cartoon accompanied by a lot of text on the subject of Lance Armstrong a the doping scandal and the two politicians and memory problems. Context: Refers to the sensational announcement that Lance Armstrong had been using illegal drugs during his record-breaking cycling career. I use that as a metaphor for the constant 'can't remember' responses given by PM John Key (re the spy agencies and Kim Dotcom) and John Banks [re Kim Dotcom]. Obviously the tea cups refers to the infamous 'teapot tapes' farce palyed out before the Election. (Context notes by cartoonist) Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

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

By: Scoop (Firm)

Reference: DCDL-0019755

Description: The cartoon shows John Banks the ACT member for Epsom. Text reads 'ACT caucus barks with one voice' The text following suggests the importance of ACT to the National government but lampoons the fact that the party is represented by a single MP, John Banks. The government went to great lengths to ensure that John Banks won the Epsom seat. ACT New Zealand won less than a third of the party vote it received in 2008, reducing from five seats to one. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).