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[Drought and floods]. 12 January 2011
Date: 2011
From: Evans, Malcolm Paul, 1945- :Digital cartoons
Reference: DCDL-0016831
Description: Text on the cartoon reads 'The Kiwi and his cobber'. In the first frame a Kiwi stands in a parched landscape and prays for rain and in the second frame, his Australian 'cobber' has his prayers answered so generously that he stands in water up to his waist. Context - in New Zealand the risk of a drought compounding the nation's economic woes is growing as the summer heats up. Federated Farmers' adverse events spokesman, Frank Brenmuhl, says that existing soil moisture deficits and high daily temperatures in Gisborne-Wairoa and the Hawkes Bay mean that by late January, conditions could be of concern to Federated Farmers. In January Queensland was hit by catastrophic flooding. Colour and black and white versions available. Quantity: 2 digital cartoon(s).
Season's Heatings. ES warns of possible drought. 20 December 2010
Date: 2010
From: Winter, Mark, 1958- : Digital cartoons published in the Southland Times and other papers
Reference: DCDL-0016408
Description: Large text reads 'Season's heatings' (wordplay on 'Season's Greetings) and as Santa Claus sweats under a blazing sun he says 'H2O? H20? H2O?' Text above reads 'ES warns of possible drought'. Environment Southland is preparing for the shortages as a dry summer threatens to get drier because of low rainfall. The blame has been attributed to the La Nina weather pattern, which traditionally brings drier weather conditions to the south. (Southland Times 17 December 2010) Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Evans, Malcolm, 1945- :'Well something had to be done' [ca 26 March 2003].
Date: 2003
From: Evans, Malcolm Paul, 1945- :Digital cartoons
Reference: DX-002-233
Description: Edna and her farming husband sit in the living room having dinner infront of the television; they are watching the news. Edna's husband points to an image of the Iraqi desert which to him looks like a very bad drought. Part of the "Edna" series. The United State's invasion of Iraq began on the 20th of March 2003. Quantity: 1 digital image(s).
"We've developed a hybrid to help you beat these constant droughts." 14 December 2010
Date: 2010
From: Evans, Malcolm Paul, 1945- :Digital cartoons
Reference: DCDL-0016368
Description: A scientist introduces a dairy farmer to the hybrid that has been developed to help beat the constant droughts. The 'hybrid' is a camel with a cow's large udder. Context; lots of hybrid grasses and crossbred cattle but this mix is a bit of a fabrication. Both colour and black and white versions of this cartoon are available Quantity: 2 digital cartoon(s).
"WE NEED RAIN!" 24 January 2011
Date: 2011
From: Hawkey, Allan Charles, 1941- :[Digital cartoons published in the Waikato Times].
Reference: DCDL-0016904
Description: In the first frame a man yells 'We need rain!' and in the second as the flood reaches his knees he thinks to himself 'I should have been more specific'. Context - wild weather expected to hit the Waikato region but in other parts of the country as well. Also the Queensland floods. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
"Jim, Jim! Make it come again another day!" 18 June, 2007
Date: 2007
From: Slane, Christopher, 1957-: Digital cartoons published in the Listener, New Zealand Herald, or New Zealand Farmers' Weekly
Reference: DCDL-0003476
Description: A desperate farmer on the East Coast lies on the parched earth as a raincloud drops welcome rain. He grasps at the clothing of Jim Anderton, Minister of Agriculture, and begs him to make the 'rain come back another day'. Refers to the drought on the East Coast. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Hawkey, Allan Charles, 1941- :'...and if it hasn't rained after 30 days you get your mo...
Date: 2013
From: Hawkey, Allan Charles, 1941- :[Digital cartoons published in the Waikato Times].
By: Waikato Times (Newspaper)
Reference: DCDL-0023935
Description: Shows a door-to-door salesman dressed as an American Indian giving an unhappy farmer a quote of $150 for a rain dance. The background shows a farm clearly in a drought. Refers to the drought warning as farmers cope with dry conditions. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Evans, Malcolm Paul, 1945- :[Drought] 17 February 2013
Date: 2013
From: Evans, Malcolm Paul, 1945- :Digital cartoons
By: Press (Christchurch, N.Z.)
Reference: DCDL-0024046
Description: Depicts a milk tanker passing a water tanker on the road. Refers to drought affecting dairy farms in New Zealand, particularly Northland. Implies that for every tanker of milk leaving a farm, a tanker of water has to be brought in to the farm. Colour and black and white versions available Government declared a drought in Northland and a relief package for farmers (Radio NZ 27 Feb 2013). Quantity: 2 digital cartoon(s).
Hawkey, Allan Charles, 1941- :[Dry weather] 20 February 2013
Date: 2013
From: Hawkey, Allan Charles, 1941- :[Digital cartoons published in the Waikato Times].
By: Waikato Times (Newspaper)
Reference: DCDL-0024068
Description: Shows a grumpy-looking man in an empty shop selling raincoats and umbrellas. There is a sign that says sale. Refers to ongoing drought conditions across New Zealand. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Hawkey, Allan Charles, 1941- :'Some serious questions are being asked about your compli...
Date: 2013
From: Hawkey, Allan Charles, 1941- :[Digital cartoons published in the Waikato Times].
By: Waikato Times (Newspaper)
Reference: DCDL-0024027
Description: A man on one side of a fence, which is brown and barren, looks over the fence at his neighbour, who stands among lush green bush. The man questions his compliance with water restrictions. Refers to ongoing drought through Waikato, and low levels of rainfall in New Zealand as a whole, prompting water use restrictions. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Hawkey, Allan Charles, 1941- :[Water wells could save gardens] 22 February 2013
Date: 2013
From: Hawkey, Allan Charles, 1941- :[Digital cartoons published in the Waikato Times].
By: Waikato Times (Newspaper)
Reference: DCDL-0024081
Description: A man stands by a well and tells a woman that he 'made a wish and we now have an endless supply of draught beer'. Context: A Waikato University professor has come up with a scheme to engineer rain into private supply wells in order to save gardens and lawns during droughts. (Stuff.co.nz, 20 Feb 2013) Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :'NOT LONG...then you can have a run!' 12 March 2013
Date: 2013
From: Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :Digital cartoons
By: Press (Christchurch, N.Z.)
Reference: DCDL-0024248
Description: Shows a rugby game, 'Elements v Farmers,' with an enormous figured named 'Drought' trampling the tiny farmers who are on parched land. A large figure labelled 'Floods' stands on the sidelines, ready to play. Context: In March 2013, the government declared the entire North Island as drought-stricken, after receiving the least amount of rainfall recorded in 70 years. It has been estimated the drought could cost the economy as much as $2 billion. Normally, flooding is much more of problem than drought. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Evans, Malcolm Paul, 1945- :'Two dollars for the Scotch - ten dollars fifty for the wat...
Date: 2013
From: Evans, Malcolm Paul, 1945- :Digital cartoons
By: Press (Christchurch, N.Z.)
Reference: DCDL-0024240
Description: Shows a scene at a bar, where the bartender informs a patron of new prices in the wake of drought restrictions, where water is much more expensive than the alcohol. Refers to ongoing drought and water restrictions through the entire North Island of New Zealand. Colour and black and white versions available Quantity: 2 digital cartoon(s).
Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :[North Island.] 16 March 2013
Date: 2013
From: Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :Digital cartoons
By: Press (Christchurch, N.Z.)
Reference: DCDL-0024253
Description: Shows the North Island of New Zealand being char-grilled on a barbecue. Refers to severe drought in the North Island. Title from file name Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :New drought areas listed. 17 March 2013
Date: 2013
From: Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :Digital cartoons
By: Press (Christchurch, N.Z.)
Reference: DCDL-0024254
Description: Shows various figures digging for water in the midst of a drought. Commentary on current issues in New Zealand such as lack of water, unemployment, politics, and the economy. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :'Looks like drought on the landscape!' 9 March 2013
Date: 2013
From: Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :Digital cartoons
By: Press (Christchurch, N.Z.)
Reference: DCDL-0024206
Description: The New Zealand public contemplate a dead drought stricken landscape. As well as lack of water, there is a lack of moderate pay scales for CEOs, satisfaction with EQC, quality TV, generous insurance companies, brilliant Solid Energy management, the integrity of John Banks (and by implication that of other MPs), quality education ministers, worthwhile overseas trips by the Prime Minister, 'clever' NZ First MPs and a boost for the West Coast among others. Considered from a Canterbury perspective, the drought of early 2013 becomes a symbol for many of the recent political and social ailments afflicting the land. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Hawkey, Allan Charles, 1941- :'Once upon a time there was this watery stuff which fell ...
Date: 2013
From: Hawkey, Allan Charles, 1941- :[Digital cartoons published in the Waikato Times].
By: Waikato Times (Newspaper)
Reference: DCDL-0024198
Description: A mother reads to her child a bedside tale of the mythical times when there was rain. The drought of early 2013 by March seemed endless for the agricultural and normally wet Waikato region. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Hubbard, James, 1949- :'Only 25 cents an hour has trickled down in the last year...' 1 ...
Date: 2013
From: Hubbard, James, 1949-: Digital caricatures and cartoons
By: Setford News Photo Agency
Reference: DCDL-0024270
Description: Shows a man in gumboots and a sunhat standing in a desert, where the sun shines brightly and a 25 cent piece falls from the sky. A heading says, 'Drought declared .... news' and the man says, 'Only 25 cents an hour has trickled down in the last year'. Refers to a 25 cent increase in the minimum wage to $13.75, which will come into effect on 1 April 2013, amounting to an additional $10 per week for a full-time. Reports have stated that a living wage in New Zealand is $18.40 per hour. 'Trickle-down economics' is the idea that economic benefits to businesses and the weathy will 'trickle-down' to eventually benefit the poor as well. The term is generally used ironically or as pejoritive. New Zealand has suffered a severe drought during summer 2012-2013. (New Zealand Herald, 26 Feb 2013) Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Doyle, Martin, 1956- :'When the rulers of that land ignored the pleas of the people...'...
Date: 2013
From: Doyle, Martin Maurice Michael Thomas, 1956- :Digital cartoons
By: Scoop (Firm)
Reference: DCDL-0024227
Description: Depicts animals dying from drought, explaining that it is God's punishment for the rulers of the land 'selling their mighty river'. Commentary from the cartoonist 'The Prime Minister (and his Deputy) are dismissive of the massive petition re: Asset Sales (including the sale of Mighty River). Boy, do we need a river now'. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Evans, Malcolm Paul, 1945- :'It says here they've discovered water on Mars.' 20 March 2013
Date: 2013
From: Evans, Malcolm Paul, 1945- :Digital cartoons
By: Press (Christchurch, N.Z.)
Reference: DCDL-0024290
Description: In a country pub are two farmers, one of whom remarks upon the recent discovery of water on Mars. The other replies 'Typical! - Where were they at the beginning of the drought?' The NASA Mars Rover 'Curiosity' had discovered evidence of water on Mars in early 2013. For New Zealand farmers suffering the drought of 2013 a more urgent search was for water in New Zealand. Colour and black and white versions available Quantity: 2 digital cartoon(s).