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Date: 1999

By: Scott, Thomas Joseph, 1947-; Evening Post (Wellington, N.Z.)

Reference: H-587-001/021

Description: Political cartoons. Shows a redneck's nightmare, ownership of the Whanganui River is given to Maori who loaded it onto the back of a truck and took it away. Comment on executive golden handshakes and reduntant workers having to sign up for the dole. Shows violent offenders at Paremoremo Prison selecting soft movies like 'The Sound of Music'. In the middle of a power blackout the family try and read the latest power bill, it's gone up. The effect on the opposition of Jonah Lomu being left on the reserve bench. Statue of Liberty calls for the poor and huddled masses but says 'no' to New Zealand lamb. Comment on New Zealand's response to America's tariffs on New Zealand lamb. The common man comments on Bill English upstaging Jenny Shipley at the National Party Conference. Maori MP calls for quotas in the public sector that will ensure employment for ethnic minorities. Hospital hygeine is called into doubt. A politician trys to sell the idea of deregulating the Dairy Industry. A woman comments to her husband that it's a good thing young men eventually grow out of wanting more sex. He wistfully agrees. Obituary for JFK Jr. 1960-1999 Comment on youth alcohol consumption. Auckland Hospital try to reassure the public all babies are born equally there but not necessarily treated equally after that. Comment on Christine rankin's over the top refurbishment of the dept of work and income. Celebration of three New Zealand triumphs. Mike Moore gets top job at WTO, the All Blacks beat the Australians and the Black Caps cricket team beat the English at Lords. Paul Holmes promotes his autobiography. F-16 fighter planes are promoted by an Air Force Officer. The lowering of the drinking age is debated in Parliament. Boys try to come to terms with the news that girls are better pupils than boys. Quantity: 21 cartoon bromide(s). Physical Description: B5 size bromides.

Date: 1995

From: Tremain, Garrick fl 1970s-1990s :Twenty-two cartoon bromides from Otago Daily Times. 1 March to 31 March 1995.

Reference: H-271-012

Description: Shows Ken Mair and another Maori activist (his deputy) standing beside a tree in the Moutoa Gardens in Wanganui. Ken Mair is explaining the exceptions to the rule about keeping non-Maori out of the Gardens. Inscriptions: Recto - bottom left - Garrick Tremain Moutoa Gardens was the scene of an 80-day Maori occupation in early 1995. Quantity: 1 cartoon bromide(s).

Date: 1945 - 1950

By: McNamara, John Joseph, 1918-2001; Southern Cross (Newspaper : 1946-1951)

Reference: A-369-135/152

Description: Political cartoons from the end of the ministry of Peter Fraser, the lead up to the 1949 election (in which he was defeated by Sidney Holland), and the first year of Holland's ministry. These cartoons mainly address Holland's link to the British conservatives (which McNamara had a very negative view of), and cuts he made to wages, pensions and allowances when he came into power. Other cartoons relate the post-war political situation in Britain and the United State's aid of the country. Some illustrations of animals are also included. Quantity: 17 newsclippings. Physical Description: Newspaper clippings glued to wallpaper, sizes vary

Date: 1994

From: Brockie, Robert Ellison (1932- ) :Cartoon entries for Qantas Media Awards, 1994. Cartoons published throughout 1994.

Reference: A-302-093

Description: The first scene shows a group of people pointing and admiring a sign above them which says; "Good Health Wanganui". In the next scene, the sign has fallen down on top of them and squashed them. On the back of the sign are the words; "Acme Promotions Ltd." Refers to the disillusion following the misdiagnosis of 40 cancer patients at Good Health Wanganui. Quantity: 1 photocopy/ies. Finding Aids: Photocopies available in Pictorial Reference Service.

Date: 1983

From: Lodge, Nevile Sidney 1918-1989 :[Archive of original cartoons for the Evening Post and Sports Post, 1941 to 1988]

By: Evening Post (Wellington, N.Z.); Lodge, Nevile Sidney, 1918-1989

Reference: B-136-166

Description: Shows Wanganui rugby team and Lions preparing to play a match in Wanganui. The players are on strike 'until they get $20 a week play increase'. The Lions coach is telling his players that the New Zealand Minister of Sport can't give a play increase because of the wage and price 'freeze' but he will give players a book of Golden Kiwi tickets instead. Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Black ink and letratone on watercolour paper. 322 x 450 mm.

Date: 1994

From: Crimp, Daryl, 1958- :Cartoon entries for Qantas Media Awards, 1994. 6 February 1994 to 30 December 1994.

Reference: A-302-131

Description: Shows the Grim Reaper standing in an open doorway. There is a man holding the door and looking over his shoulder at a very concerned woman. Refers to the bad publicity Good Health Wanganui has received after a number of patients were misdiagnosed with cancer. Quantity: 1 photocopy/ies. Finding Aids: Photocopies available in Pictorial Reference Service.

Date: 1982

From: Lodge, Nevile Sidney 1918-1989 :[Archive of original cartoons for the Evening Post and Sports Post, 1941 to 1988]

By: Lodge, Nevile Sidney, 1918-1989; Evening Post (Wellington, N.Z.)

Reference: B-136-082

Description: Shows the office of the Minister of Immigration, Aussie Malcolm. The minister is at his desk and outside the door there are a group of protesters holding a placard which demands 'N.Z. teachers for N.Z. tutors'. There is a picture of Muldoon hanging on the wall. Refers to Prince Edward arriving at Wanganui Collegiate School where he spent a year as a house master and junior tutor. Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink, crayon and letratone, 450 x 320 mm.

Date: 1994

From: Tremain, Garrick fl 1970s-1990s :Editorial cartoons. 23 March - 14 June 1994

Reference: H-106-019

Description: Shows Jim Bolger talking to Bill Birch about the sale of the Wanganui computer. In a room somewhere else a man wearing headphones and sitting beside a tape recorder is listening to Bolger's voice coming through a speaker. Refers to the proposed sale of the Justice Department's Wanganui Computer Centre database Quantity: 1 cartoon bromide(s).