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Date: 1984

From: Lynch, James Robert, 1947- :[Digital scans of cartoons published in the New Plymouth Daily News and the New Zealand Times]

By: Taranaki daily news (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0024879

Description: Shows David Lange and Roger Douglas competing in the 'Government games'. Accompanying note from cartoonist states 'The new Labour government got down to business with a pile of issues on their agenda. The 1984 Los Angeles Olympics were on at the same time.' Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 1984

From: Lynch, James Robert, 1947- :[Digital scans of cartoons published in the New Plymouth Daily News and the New Zealand Times]

By: Taranaki daily news (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0024888

Description: Shows Roger Douglas and Rob Muldoon in a boxing match against each other. Accompanying note from cartoonist states 'The fallout over devaluation continued with Douglas attacking Muldoon's actions and Muldoon managing to get a proposed inquiry cancelled'. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 1984

From: Lynch, James Robert, 1947- :[Digital scans of cartoons published in the New Plymouth Daily News and the New Zealand Times]

By: Taranaki daily news (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0024885

Description: Shows Labour Party leaders Roger Douglas and David Lange next to a pan on a open fire. Rob Muldoon is being boiled alive in the pan. Accompanying note from cartoonist states 'David Lange had made much of the secretive nature of Nationals government. Now Roger Douglas's office was already attracting criticism about lack of openness.' Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 1984

From: Lynch, James Robert, 1947- :[Digital scans of cartoons published in the New Plymouth Daily News and the New Zealand Times]

By: Taranaki daily news (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0024886

Description: Shows Labour leaders Roger Douglas and David Lange sitting on a chair together. David tell Roger "Quick...!! ring Bob Hawke and find out what we do next!". Accompanying note from cartoonist states 'The economic summit had mirrored an event held by Bob Hawke after he won the election in Australia. Little did we all realise that Roger Douglas knew exactly what he wanted to do next!'. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 1984

From: Lynch, James Robert, 1947- :[Digital scans of cartoons published in the New Plymouth Daily News and the New Zealand Times]

By: Taranaki daily news (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0024895

Description: Shows Roger Douglas and David Lange at the foot of a gallows whilst a man ('Superannuitants') is holding a hammer and pieces of wood is standing on the platform. Accompanying note from cartoonist states 'The budget introduced a surcharge on National Super that effectively taxed it away for the wealthier. It was not popular with superannuitants!'. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 1984

From: Lynch, James Robert, 1947- :[Digital scans of cartoons published in the New Plymouth Daily News and the New Zealand Times]

By: Taranaki daily news (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0024894

Description: Shows Finance Minister Roger Douglas blocking his ears as a group of men wail. Accompanying note from cartoonist states 'The 1984 emergency budget saw the first stage of withdrawal of regulations, protectionist practices and subsidies. It was not popular even though most agreed it was necessary'. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 1984

From: Lynch, James Robert, 1947- :[Digital scans of cartoons published in the New Plymouth Daily News and the New Zealand Times]

By: Taranaki daily news (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0024893

Description: Shows Roger Douglas blowing up a bust of Robert Muldoon. Accompanying note from cartoonist states 'This cartoon proved to be quite prophetic in that Douglas demolished almost every trace of Muldoon's legacy but the name was wrong! Douglas's reforms became known as "Rogernomics".' Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 1984

From: Lynch, James Robert, 1947- :[Digital scans of cartoons published in the New Plymouth Daily News and the New Zealand Times]

By: Taranaki daily news (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0024900

Description: Shows Finance Minister Roger Douglas represented by bother Father Time and New Year Baby. Accompanying note from cartoonist states 'The government was showing no signs of doubt in implementing their reform programme'. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 1985

From: Lynch, James Robert, 1947- :[Digital scans of cartoons published in the New Plymouth Daily News and the New Zealand Times]

By: Taranaki daily news (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0024910

Description: Shows Finance Minister Roger Douglas shielding himself from arrows coming from the left while from the right he is being showered with flowers. Accompanying note from cartoonist states 'Roger Douglas' policies had surprised everyone and angered many traditional; labour supporters'. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 1985

From: Lynch, James Robert, 1947- :[Digital scans of cartoons published in the New Plymouth Daily News and the New Zealand Times]

By: Taranaki daily news (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0024913

Description: Shows Finance Minister Roger Douglas as Little Red Riding Hood setting out to meet the Big Bad Wolf (Unions) carrying his basket (G.S.T.). He is being farewelled by David Lange. Accompanying note from cartoonist states 'GST was proving a difficult sell to the unions in particular who saw it as a regressive tax that hurt the poor'. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 1985

From: Lynch, James Robert, 1947- :[Digital scans of cartoons published in the New Plymouth Daily News and the New Zealand Times]

By: Taranaki daily news (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0024924

Description: Shows Finance Minister Roger Douglas presenting to a member of public his budget - Budget Part A Expediture and Budget Part B Revenue. Accompanying note from cartoonist states 'The budget was to be presented in two parts. The big unknown was what the revenue effects of GST would be'. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 1985

From: Lynch, James Robert, 1947- :[Digital scans of cartoons published in the New Plymouth Daily News and the New Zealand Times]

By: Taranaki daily news (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0024922

Description: Shows Finance Minister Roger Douglas presenting his goods and services tax proposal to Labour Party conferences. Accompanying note from cartoonist states 'Labour Party President Margaret Wilson had finally managed to baby the GST through the Labour party conferences - but with major reservations from many delegates it was a close run thing'. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 1985

From: Lynch, James Robert, 1947- :[Digital scans of cartoons published in the New Plymouth Daily News and the New Zealand Times]

By: Taranaki daily news (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0024923

Description: Shows David Lange giving Roger Douglas a piggyback and Jim McLay giving Rob Muldoon a piggback in a race. Accompanying note from cartoonist states 'Both leaders were dropping in the polls and both had their own special liabilities'. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 1985

From: Lynch, James Robert, 1947- :[Digital scans of cartoons published in the New Plymouth Daily News and the New Zealand Times]

By: Taranaki daily news (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0024925

Description: Shows Roger Douglas and David Lange in a car in which the two front wheels (Timaru and GST) have fallen off. A banner hangs from the car 'Social and Economic Reform or Bust!'. Accompanying note from cartoonist states 'The loss of Timaru in a by-election and continued opposition against GST threatened to derail the government's programme of reform'. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 1985

From: Lynch, James Robert, 1947- :[Digital scans of cartoons published in the New Plymouth Daily News and the New Zealand Times]

By: Taranaki daily news (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0024917

Description: Shows Finance Minister Roger Douglas and National Party Finance Spokesperson Bill Birch pointing to a large elephant (Marsden Point) which is squashing a car with a motorist inside. Accompanying note from cartoonist states 'With oil prices dropping the new oil refinery extension was now looking like a dodgy and expensive proposition. Both sides tried to shift the blame'. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 1985

From: Lynch, James Robert, 1947- :[Digital scans of cartoons published in the New Plymouth Daily News and the New Zealand Times]

By: Taranaki daily news (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0024944

Description: Shows Roger Douglas and Colin Moyle on a jetty. Moyle is holding aloft a lifesaver (Farm aid) whilst they watch a farmer drown. Accompanying note from cartoonist states 'Farmers were in serious trouble at this time but had little sympathy from the government. Colin Moyle was the Minister of Agriculture'. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 1985

From: Lynch, James Robert, 1947- :[Digital scans of cartoons published in the New Plymouth Daily News and the New Zealand Times]

By: Taranaki daily news (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0024937

Description: Shows a man (High Salaries Commission) shooting Mike Moore, Roger Douglas and David Lange in the head with the same bullet (37%). Accompanying note from cartoonist states 'The higher salaries commissions ruling gave senior civil servants and judges a huge and embarrassing 37% increase'. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 1985

From: Lynch, James Robert, 1947- :[Digital scans of cartoons published in the New Plymouth Daily News and the New Zealand Times]

By: Taranaki daily news (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0024940

Description: Shows Finance Ministr Roger Douglas on his knees praying to the patron saint of free market economists. Behind is a box (New Zealand economy) with a fragile sticker that is sitting on piles of dynamite (Wage round, interest rates, dollar value) that are lit. Accompanying note from cartoonist states 'Douglas's free market policies were starting to look a little shaky as all economic indicators seemed stuck on bad. Milton Friedman was the economic guru of the free market Chicago school who was the brains behind Reaganism and Thatcherism'. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 1985

From: Lynch, James Robert, 1947- :[Digital scans of cartoons published in the New Plymouth Daily News and the New Zealand Times]

By: Taranaki daily news (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0024908

Description: Shows David Lange and Roger Douglas up to their stomachs in water. Both cricket matches ('ANZUS policy match' and 'Inflation containment match') have been abandoned. Accompanying note from cartoonist states 'Fairly self-explanatory. The USA had just withdrawn the explicit defence guarantee for New Zealand under ANZUS.' Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 1985

From: Lynch, James Robert, 1947- :[Digital scans of cartoons published in the New Plymouth Daily News and the New Zealand Times]

By: Taranaki daily news (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0024941

Description: Shows Geoffrey Palmer and Roger Douglas beside a canon (Words) which fails to hit its target of a fat bird (High prices) which sits on a tree branch above them. Palmer tells Douglas "Well Roger... I detect few signs of fear and trembling and a frantic rush to descend!". Accompanying note from cartoonist states 'Roger Douglas reluctant to use Muldoonist controls, made a valiant attempt to convince manufacturers and others that they needed to hold price increases. It had little effect as inflation increased'. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).