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Date: 2010

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

Reference: DCDL-0013975

Description: The cartoon shows co-leader of the Maori Party, Pita Sharples, stating that 'Democracy is about equality!.. Not about us having equal voting rights!!. He then walks away muttering that 'if you can't understand that you've probably still got all your marbles!' Refers to objections that the new Auckland supercity is being undemocratic by not having Maori designated seats on the council. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2010

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

Reference: DCDL-0013939

Description: The cartoon shows Rodney Hide, the Minister for Local Government, saying that he can 'honestly say that plans privatising Auckland supercity infrastructure have been taken off the table'. On the table nearby is a guillotine with the words 'Public assets sale' painted on the blade. Refers to proposals to create seven council-controlled organisations (CCOs) to manage most of Auckland's services and government legislation being set up to deal with it. Green MP Sue Kedgley says that it should be left up to the newly-elected council to decide whether it wants to set up any CCOs, not the government. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2009

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

Reference: DCDL-0012135

Description: Prime Minister John Key welcomes Pita Sharples, Co-leader of the Maori Party, to a seat in the sun but points him towards a seat that represents 'Foreshore seabed concession' because all the 'Auckland supercity seats' are taken. Refers to the argument about Maori seats on the supercity council which Pita Sharples advocates. The suggestion in the cartoon is that because the Maori Party has already won what can be seen as a concession in the Foreshore and Seabed debate, (a review) they should not expect to get the seats that they want on the supercity council. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2010

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

Reference: DCDL-0015804

Description: Former PM Jenny Shipley and former National Party President Michelle Boag sit together over a glass of wine in the 'Momentum Consulting' offices. Boag is reading a newspaper with a headline reading 'Super City recruiter challenged after defence CV scandal. They are outraged that an assumption is being made that because they got it wrong with 'this man Wilce' they will also get it wrong when they line up the supercity executives and agree that it is unfair to think that 'we don't know our own friends'. Michelle Boag is a senior executive at Momentum in the public relations field, and Dame Jenny Shipley is on the Momentum Consulting Group board. The CV scandal refers to Momentum's part in the appointment of Roger Wilce as a top scientist in the Defence Force and his dismissal after his credentials were found to be false. Momentum was contracted to recruit about 45 Auckland Super City executives but Ms Boag said she would not be involved after claims that her links with Mr Banks' mayoral campaign created a conflict of interest. Michelle Boag has been involved in an email scandal in which she asked the recipient in an email bearing the company's logo to let her know if they wanted to contribute to Mr Banks' campaign. In another email also bearing Momentum livery and under the heading "John Banks for Mayor", Ms Boag says she wants "a more experienced Mayor for the first Super City which will also help the National Party to another term in central government". (NZ Herald 23 September 2010) Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2010

From: Smith, Ashley W, 1948- :[Digital cartoons published in the Shipping Gazette, MG Business, or Presto]

Reference: DCDL-0014392

Description: ACT leader and Minister for Local Government, Rodney Hide, is dressed as a Roman soldier and carries a huge axe on his back. A man who represents 'Local Government' leaps through three hoops that represent 'Fiscal envelope', 'Core activities' and 'Decision-making' into a small bucket of water labelled 'Re-election'. Rodney Hide laughs like maniac and from a flame-thrower that represents 'changes to Local Government Act' he fires a blast after the man whose pants catch fire. Refers to the 'supercity' and the debate over the formation of the council and the election of mayor. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2010

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

Reference: DCDL-0014366

Description: Shows a cargo ship called 'Supercity planning' with a load of containers arriving at a port. The containers are labelled non-smoking yet have smoke pouring from them. The cartoon is entitled 'Gunpowder plot' and an official on the wharf tells a passer-by that the laod is 'For controlled demolition of obsolete structures'. Refers to Auckland Supercity planning. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2009

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

Reference: DCDL-0010888

Description: Two passersby are interested in the huge construction that is underway which seems very secret. The foreman lets the cat out of the bag by saying that it is a throne for Lord Mayor Banks. Refers to Auckland's 'supercity' future and the sense that Mayor John Banks is positioning himself for a major role in it. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2009

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

Reference: DCDL-0010146

Description: A group of Hamilton cilty councillors sit around a table looking perturbed at the size that the Auckland super-city could be. One of them has the bright idea that Hamilton could make a bid for the rest of the North Island. Refers to the super-city that is propsed for Auckland that will be administered by a single mayoralty. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2009

From: Winter, Mark, 1958- : Digital cartoons published in the Southland Times and other papers

Reference: DCDL-0012124

Description: Shows a 'buffoon' wearing a jester' cap. Text reads 'Rodney Hide would not take offence after Tau Henare called him a "buffoon" and a "jerk-off"...' The 'buffoon' says 'But us buffoons and jerk-offs do'. Refers to Tau Henare's expressing of his disapproval of Rodney Hide's threat to resign as Local Government Minister if the Government approved separate Maori seats on a new Auckland super city council. There is a word play on 'pays' and 'days'. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2010

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

Reference: DCDL-0014429

Description: Shows a man who represents the 'Super City Bill Select Committee' who with a large pair of shears is cutting all the feathers off the Minister for Local Government Rodney Hide. Rodney Hide laughs at the headless and plucked chicken beside him who represents the 'Auckland ratepayers' and says that it could be worse, he could have ended up looking like the headless chicken. Refers to the new Local Government (Auckland Law Reform) Bill that has just been tabled in Parliament. Two thirds of Auckland's city services will still be run by unelected Council Controlled Organisations and local boards do not have powers enshrined by law. CCOs must hold their meetings in public and their minutes and decisions will be made public. Local boards will still have control over their patch and the Auckland Council cannot take their powers without an agreement. Mr Hide said the Auckland Council will appoint the chair and deputy chair of the CCOs and will be able to fire the entire board from day one. People are concerned about what seems like an undemocratic solution to the managing of Auckland. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2009

From: Buist, Grant, 1973- : [Jitterati digital cartoons published in The Capital Times newspaper]

Reference: DCDL-0010769

Description: In a series of four frames Jaimee tells Debbie about her ideas for making Wellington a super city as well. This in light of debate over making Auckland a super city with a single mayor and council. She suggests that there could be a military operation and Petone, the Hutt, Porirua, Paraparaumu, Levin, and Palmerston North would all fall like dominoes. When Debbie in her pragmatic way wonders what will happen after that, Jaimee sighs and goes home to watch the 'Where the wild things are' trailer again. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2009

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

Reference: DCDL-0012326

Description: Cartoon shows Prime Minister, Phil Goff in a can of worms labelled 'John's electoral system turmoil' and Minister for Local Government, Rodney Hide, in a second can of worms labelled 'Rodney's Chunky Auckland Super City Chaos'. In the background is a third can labelled 'Ministerial Housing Rort'. John Key says that if you hold your nose and shut your eyes they are yum. Refers to the decision that the Government will spend millions of dollars holding a referendum on whether MMP should be dumped - a system Prime Minister John Key thinks New Zealanders are increasingly comfortable with. Mr Key said National would hold the referendum to honour its election pledge and let people "kick the tyres" of the electoral system. Refers also to the rows over the supercity which are about Maori representation on the council and how much of Auckland is included among other things. Published in the Listener 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: Hawkey, Allan Charles, 1941- :[Digital cartoons published in the Waikato Times].

Reference: DCDL-0010779

Description: A group of people sit around a board table. Superman is the only one to raise his hand in favour of New Zealand's having a super city. Refers to the likelihood of Auckland becoming a super city with a single mayor and council. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2010

From: Smith, Ashley W, 1948- :[Digital cartoons published in the Shipping Gazette, MG Business, or Presto]

Reference: DCDL-0013893

Description: The cartoon shows Rodney Hide, leader of ACT, and Minister for Local Government, 'shearing' peacocks that represent 'councils'. The first peacock staggers off head reeling and its gorgeous feathers all over the floor. 'Next!' cries the shearer, grinning like a maniac, at the two petrified peacocks standing in line. Rodney Hide's golden jacket hangs from a tree nearby. Refers to the decimation of the current local councils as Rodney Hide proceeds in his determination to make Auckland into a single 'supercity'. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2009

From: Clark, Laurence, 1949- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0012867

Description: Prime Minister John Key holds a paper called 'Auckland Super City Boundaries' and announces that they are not going to slice up Rodney after all. Co-leader of the Maori Party Pita Sharples who stands beside him thinks this is a pity while leader of the ACT Party Rodney Hide looks impervious. Refers to debate about which parts of wider Auckland will be included in the Auckland supercity restructuring. Refers also to the incident when Rodney Hide was recorded at a fund-raising breakfast for his party saying that Prime Minister John Key had done nothing and to Rodney Hide's attack on the use of expenses and perks by politicians and his own use of taxpayers' money to fund his girlfriend's expenses on a recent international trip, for these reasons Rodney Hide may not be so popular with the PM. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2009

From: Walker, Malcolm, 1950- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0010984

Description: Minister for Local Government, Rodney Hide, and Prime Minister, John Key, both of whom wear babies' nappies, play in a playpen. They pull dolls that represent Aucklanders to pieces and throw them out of the playpen. They also have blocks that spell out 'Auckland' that they are making a mess of stacking neatly. A large block bearing the words 'Royal Commission' is tossed out too. Refers to the determination of the government to make a 'supercity' of Auckland which currently has seven separate councils. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2010

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

Reference: DCDL-0014371

Description: Shows Minister for Local Government, Rodney Hide, being accused by a blithely whistling Prime Minister John Key, of vandalising Auckland Mayor John Banks', car by writing on it 'Far Right Agenda woz ere'. The number plate of the car reads 'Super City'. The suggestion is that the PM himself did it. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2010

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

Reference: DCDL-0014047

Description: The cartoon shows Minister for Local Government Rodney Hide urinating on the city of Auckland while criticising North Shore Mayor Andrew Williams for committing 'such a gross indignity upon our fair city'. Refers to a recent scandal when Andrew Williams was caught urinating on a tree after an evening of wining and dining. Refers also to the minister's determination to create the 'supercity' of Auckland. Published in Listener 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).