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Date: 2011

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

By: Dominion post (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0017774

Description: Caricature of the new leader of the ACT Party, Don Brash, and the leader of the new Mana Party, Hone Harawira. Don Brash wears a tshirt printed with the words 'I love Roger' and Hone Harawira wears a tshirt printed with 'I love bin Laden' ('love' is suggested on both tshirts by a heart symbol). Context A debate between Don Brash and Hone Harawira on TVNZ's Close Up. Former leader of the National Party, Don Brash, has ousted Rodney Hide from the leadership of the ACT Party and taken his place. There would have been machinations behind the scenes with ACT MP Roger Douglas the instigator of the 'Rogernomics' free enterprise economic reforms of 1984. Hone Harawira, who has just founded a new party to be called the 'Mana Party' and has raised eyebrows by calling Osama bin Laden (killed 1 May by US forces) a freedom fighter, saying the former terrorist mastermind should be "honoured", not "damned", as according to Maori custom. Accompanied an article entitled "White and black don't make grey" / Tracy Watkins in Political Week 7 May 2011 - Dominion Post 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: 2012

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

By: Dominion post (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0020420

Description: Shows a queue of people lining up to get their benefits from a huge and complex machine. Refers to Prime Minister John Key's plans to make the public service more efficient. One of the apects of the efficiency drive isto create a virtual public service that will make the public have to apply for driving licences on our smartphones. The cartoon shows beneficiaries accessing the benefits on a computer. This cartoon accompanied and article by Andrea Vance called 'New model in store for public sector'. Published in the Dompost Saturday March 3 2012. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

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

By: Dominion post (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0023055

Description: Shows an Ionic column on the top of which stands a well-heeled student with a sack of money and at the bottom of which stands a boy holding a rugby league ball. Context: Accompanies Dave Armstrong's column 1 October 2012 in the Dominion Post, 'No surprises - the schools divide themselves'. Relates to debate about the publishing of National Standards information for schools - 'that one unintended benefit is that New Zealanders may start to realise that schools are probably more a reflection of the increasingly unequal society that is Planet Key than the cause of it'. Title provided by librarian. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

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

By: Dominion post (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0019445

Description: The cartoon shows Finance Minister Bill English and Prime Minister John Key appearing like shamed schoolboys as they are reprimanded by a large man who stands in the foreground with his hands on his hips in an accusing stance. Context: Standard & Poor's has followed fellow ratings agency Fitch to cut New Zealand's credit ratings. The agency's long-term foreign currency ratings on New Zealand have been lowered to AA from AA+ and its long-term local currency rating to AA+ from AAA. (NBR September 30 2011) Title created by librarian Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

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

By: Dominion post (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0018822

Description: Caricatures of a line-up of delegates at the Pacific Islands Forum in Auckland. The Forum coincides with the Rugby World Cup and each of the delegates seems as keen that their country win the Cup than attend to Forum matters. Context: The cartoon was drawn to accompany an article by Tracy Watkins called 'Opinion divided over Pacific help'. Title supplied by cataloguer Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

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

By: Dominion post (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0018297

Description: The Minister of Housing, Phil Heatley, smiles cheerfully as he introduces an elderly man to his new housing which is a tent. The cartoon accompanies an article called 'Locking the door on state housing' in 'Political Week' by Kate Chapman. The vexed problem of state housing and how to judge levels of need in those applying for housing assistance. Changes in new reviewable tenancy agreements and waiting list policy will apply to new applicants from this week (early July) but it is clear that National plans to extend them to existing tenants if it wins the November election. People fear they may be forced to leave their houses. (Source: Dompost.co.nz, 2 July 2011) Title from accompanying article. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

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

By: Dominion post (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0018564

Description: The cartoon shows the leader of New Zealand First, Winston Peters, who holds a gun and grins as he says 'The thing you have to ask yourself is: "Do I feel lucky?"' Context: The cartoon accompanies an article by Tracy Watkins called 'Can the wily sexagenarian rise again?' which explores the history and future prospects of NZ First and Winston Peters in particular. (Dompost.co.nz, August 6 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-0018412

Description: Several cartoons of Prime Minister, John Key, wearing his knotted handkerchief, are attached to his itinerary for election year. The itinerary is named 'Election Year Air-Miles' and outlines his travel plans for India, Australia, Britain, France, Australia (again), United States. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

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

By: Dominion post (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0018411

Description: A long red ribbon with the word 'Regulations' printed on it is stretched across the entrance to a mine and a pair of scissors is about to cut it in two. Context: The cartoon was drawn to accompany an article named 'Pike River puts National in a hole' written by Andrea Vance in the Dominion Post of July 23. It concerns debate about the balance between safety and cost. Twenty nine men were killed by explosions in the Pike River Mine on 19 November 2010. Title from accompanying article Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).