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Date: 1976 - 1989

By: Wrathall, William George Picton, 1931-1995; NZ Truth (Newspaper); Heath, Eric Walmsley, 1923-

Reference: A-290-114

Description: A judge kicks a nude policeman in the backside. A nude couple are in the background. Other Titles - Don't be a bad loser. Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Black ink, white-out and pencil on illustration board. 295 x 332 mm.

Date: 1984 - 1989

From: Hodgson, Trace, 1958-:[6 original cartoons by Trace Hodgson, donated by Sunny Tan]

Reference: B-184-066

Description: Shows a naked Prime Minister David Lange blowing a trumpet (his own trumpet?). Minister of Trade and Industry David Caygill rushes up behind him with a pair of spotted underpants. Context unknown. Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Black ink and yellow felt-tip on paper, 405 x 485mm Provenance: Donation: Mr Sunny Tan, Wellington, 2011

Date: 1986 - 1989

By: Darroch, Bob, 1940-; Christchurch star (Newspaper : 1958- )

Reference: A-316-060/084

Description: Cartoons on New Zealand social issues and politics. New Zealand switches from milk in bottles to milk in cartons. Hayley's Comet turns out to be disappointing for most star gazers. High number of requests for aid from sports and charity groups. Children deny tobacco advertising influences their smoking habits. Core samples are taken from the hull of the New Zealand entrant to the America's Cup. 1986 - the International Year of Peace - $1,746,000,000,000 spent on weapons. Mother's Day again. Burglar makes himself at home. General election candidates begin their hand-shaking tour of the rural areas. There's a big turnout for the rugby on election day. People are getting overloaded with the morning radio bad 'news'. Christmas shopping bedlum is upon us. ANZAC Day shows the difference between the self-sacrificing of the returned service men and women and the selfishness of youth. The French do another nuclear bomb test. Cups are shown off at the yacht club, some for winning races but mostly for winning court battles over yacht race rules. Parents supporting their children from the rugby sidelines are becoming increasingly violent. Over-crowding of New Zealand prisons. New Zealand's economic slump sees long ques of people waiting to get Government assistance through the Dept. of Social Welfare. Rogernomics puts the whole country into crisis. Post Offices are closed around the country. Children embrace cigarette smoking. Hospital emergency outpatients restrict their services in an effort to cut costs. Pakeha consider how they can benefit from the Maori land claim process. The law struggles to deal with complications of using force in your own self defence. Ozone layer threatened by fumes, smoke and smog. Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). 24 photocopies. Physical Description: A4 size original and photocopies of ink and letraset drawings.

Date: 1989

From: Bromhead, Peter 1933- :[30 original cartoons published in the Auckland Star in May and June, 1989.]

Reference: A-225-210

Description: Cartoon shows the admissions counter at an Auckland hosptial, where an official is interviewing a bandaged patient in a wheel chair. The cartoon implies that conditions in the Auckland Health district are very poor. Other Titles - Department; May Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink drawing, on card 173 x 262 mm.

Date: 1989

From: Bromhead, Peter 1933- :[25 original cartoons published in the Auckland Star in September and October, 1989.]

Reference: A-225-271

Description: Cartoon shows a man representing the Auckland ratepaers. He stares gloomily into a toilet bowl at what is within. A can of "fresh ideas" stands beside him on the floor. Other Titles - October Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink drawing, on card 181 x 270 mm.

Date: 1989

From: Bromhead, Peter 1933- :[18 original cartoons published in the Auckland Star in July and August, 1989.]

Reference: A-225-241

Description: Cartoon shows a man wearing an Auckland hat, shooting up in his arm with a hypodermic needle. He smiles over a map. He is addicted to dreaming of new transport schemes for Auckland. Other Titles - August Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink drawing, on card 183 x 273 mm.

Date: 1989

From: Bromhead, Peter 1933- :[20 original cartoons published in the Auckland Star in November and December, 1989.]

Reference: A-225-283

Description: Cartoon shows Auckland as an athlete crouching poised to begin a race. At the right, a voice prepares him for paying up, and points a gun at him. Other Titles - November Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink drawing on card, 138 x 220 mm.

Date: 1980 - 1989

From: Henderson, George Duncan, 1911?-1985:[Collection of cartoons by George Henderson (Hen). 1961-1984]

By: Taranaki daily news (Newspaper)

Reference: A-445-081

Description: Shows two suited men in a boat on a river. The boat is labelled 'city council'. The men are wearing sunglasses and what appear to be gas masks. The one in the front has a file labelled 'river report'. The men and the boat are heading for a mine labelled 'ratepayers objection'. Several farmers on the river bank call out to warn them of the mine. Context: River pollution by dairy farming. Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink on paper 165 x 210 mm

Date: 1986 - 1989

By: Ball, Murray Hone, 1939-2017

Reference: E-939

Description: Album contains cartoon strips of all the Footrot Flats characters based on volumes one, two, three and four. Copyright 1986 Diogenes Designs. Alicia Caldwell is the granddaughter of Brian Caldwell who was a printer at INT? Printers, (now Adam Printers) in Taita? The book belonged originally to Brian Caldwell who worked on the Murray Ball book.. Quantity: 1 album(s). Physical Description: Ink drawings of Footrot Flats cartoon strips, in album 210 x 250 mm, bound in red buckram cover. Processing information: Record updated on 29 June 2023 when the access and use conditions were updated per the agreement with Diogenes Designs Limited for the Murray Ball Estate.

Date: 1989

From: Bromhead, Peter 1933- :[25 original cartoons published in the Auckland Star in September and October, 1989.]

Reference: A-225-258

Description: Cartoon shows a man called Auckland despondently surveying the shattered dream of the Americas Cup on the floor. Behind him, a smiling cherub named "Rapid Transit" taps him on the head and asks if Auckland will now turn its attentions to a solution to its transport problem. Other Titles - September Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink drawing, on card 175 x 260 mm.

Date: 1987 - 1989

From: Hodgson, Trace, 1958-:[6 original cartoons by Trace Hodgson, donated by Sunny Tan]

By: Listener (Periodical)

Reference: B-184-067

Description: On the summit of a small mountain a group of businessmen delight ('isn't it beautiful') in the 'Dawn of recovery' as they watch a golden '$' symbol rise above the horizon. In a huge trench at the base of the mountain ordinary citizens remain in the dark. Context - The beginnings of recovery for some of the wealthy after the 1987 sharemarket crash that caused many people to lose savings. At bottom of cartoon in pencil is the text 'Listener Sept 23, page 9, reduce to 187 mm x 132 mm, colour, no border'. Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Black ink and yellow felt-tip on paper, 410 x 530mm Provenance: Donation: Mr Sunny Tan, Wellington, 2011

Date: 1976 - 1989

By: Wrathall, William George Picton, 1931-1995; NZ Truth (Newspaper); Heath, Eric Walmsley, 1923-

Reference: A-290-115

Description: Robert Muldoon as Pontius Pilate, flanked by two centurions, contemplates Jesus Christ, arrayed before him. Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Black ink and pencil on illustration board. 240 x 262 mm.

Date: 1987 - 1989

By: Greenall, Frank, 1948-; Auckland Sun (Newspaper); Dominion Sunday times (Newspaper)

Reference: J-012-001/008

Description: 8 bromides of cartoons by Frank Greenall, 1987, 1989. Quantity: 8 cartoon bromide(s). Physical Description: 1987 cartoons are A4 size bromides, 1989 cartoons are A3 size bromides.

Date: 1989

From: Bromhead, Peter 1933- :[32 original cartoons published in the Auckland Star in March and April, 1989.]

Reference: A-225-197

Description: Cartoon shows an engineers standing by a bus stop sign. He calls to a group of people who are moving away to the left, having given up waiting at the bus stop. This implies the inconvenience of the bus system in Auckland, and the public impatience with city engineers who are responsible for its efficiency. Other Titles - April Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink drawing, on card 173 x 261 mm.

Date: 1989

From: Bromhead, Peter 1933- :[21 original cartoons published in the Auckland Star in January and February, 1989.]

Reference: A-225-153

Description: Cartoon shows panels of weather in three New Zealand cities: Auckland with vertical rain, Wellington with horizontal rain, and Christchurch clear, "with the compliments of Mike Moore, M.P. for Christchurch North". Other Titles - January Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink drawing, 107 x 116 mm, on card 170 x 200 mm.

Date: 1989

From: Heath, Eric Walmsley 1923- :[Cartoons on topics of defence, politics, social issues, whimsy, medical issues, pollution, conservationists, trade unions, space exploration, animals, police & crime, Television, farming, sport, war, and transport. 1970-1990s].

Reference: B-144-151

Description: The cartoon shows four members of the All Blacks standing outside a house in Wales just across the road from the Stradey Park Hotel. An elderly Welsh lady has answered the door and is calling out to her husband. Refers to the 1989 All Black tour of Great Britain. Exhibited in 'Guts and Glory' an exhibition of rugby cartoons, organised by the New Zealand Cartoon Archive Trust in association with the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, at the National Library Gallery, 15 July - 7 November 1999, and then touring until 2001. Curated by Susan Foster. Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Pen and ink, brush and ink, white paint, 400 x 315mm.

Date: 1989

By: Winter, Mark, 1958-; PSA journal

Reference: H-652-010

Description: Notorious Australian bank robber Ned Kelly has arrived on his horse. Exhibition caption reads - The Bank of New Zealand had lent speculatively and recklessly to some of the 1980s entrepreneurs who were corporate cowboys on a scale that Ned Kelly would never have imagined possible. After their over-hyped companies collapsed following the 1987 stock market crash, successive Labour and National governments bailed out the bank to a collective tune of $1.3 billion. Calls for a public enquiry were stifled by the secretive sale of the bank to the National Australia Bank in late 1992. Exhibited in 'The Other Side of the Ditch' exhibition of cartoons on the New Zealand-Australian relationship curated by Ian F. Grant of the New Zealand Cartoon Archive and exhibited in the National Library Gallery from 28 November 2001 to 24 February 2002 to mark the centenary of Australian Federation. Also exhibited at X Space Gallery, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland in mid-March 2002 and at Old Parliament House, Canberra, Australia from 26 March 2003 to 29 June 2003. Published in 'The Other Side of the Ditch' by Ian F. Grant, published by the New Zealand Cartoon Archive in association with Tandem Press, 2001. Quantity: 1 photocopy/ies A4 size photocopy.. Physical Description: A4 size photocopy.

Date: 1980 - 1989

By: Alston, Sharon Kathleen, 1948-1995; Awatere-Huata, Donna Lynn, 1949-; New Zealand mail (Newspaper); Crimp, Daryl, 1958-; Courtney, Helen Kathleen, 1952-2020; Broadsheet (Auckland, N.Z.)

Reference: H-708-001/063

Description: Contains photocopies of pages from 'Broadsheet' magazine with cartoons and comic strips. Drawn by various cartoonists and dated circa 1980 to 1989. Topics range across women’s rights and feminist issues. Quantity: 63 photocopy/ies. Physical Description: Photocopies of various sizes Processing information: Record updated in May 2024 following information from a staff member.