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Date: 2012

From: Hubbard, James, 1949-: Digital caricatures and cartoons

By: Setford News Photo Agency

Reference: DCDL-0022536

Description: John Banks is shown crawling underneath an extremely low pole vault labelled 'ethics.' A police officer confronts him. Context: Member of Parliament John Banks illegally reported 'anonymous' campaign donations, rather than name large donations from Sky City and Kim Dotcom during his failed 2010 campaign for the Auckland mayoralty. Auckland police deemed there to be insufficient evidence to prosecute Banks. Pole vault was a sport during the 2012 Olympics in London, which occurred around the same time. (New Zealand Police News Centre, 26 July 2012) Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

From: Hubbard, James, 1949-: Digital caricatures and cartoons

By: Setford News Photo Agency

Reference: DCDL-0023658

Description: Shows an angry-looking Tau Henare sitting at his desk rolling a cigarette from a pack of tobacco labelled, 'pure flake baccy'. Smoke and cigarettes are coming out of his ears. Refers to National list MP Tau Henare has decided not to seek nomination as Speaker of the House, blaming the Maori Party for not following through with an agreement to back him. Henare is an avid smoker. (Stuff.co.nz, 11 Dec 2012) Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

From: Hubbard, James, 1949-: Digital caricatures and cartoons

By: Setford News Photo Agency

Reference: DCDL-0023598

Description: Shows New Zealand First leader Winston Peters looking smug and standing on a tiny mound labelled, 'Moral high ground' in the middle of an expanse of thin, cracking ice. Peters holds a paper labelled, 'Horan expulsion'. Refers to Member of Parliament Brendan Horan, who was kicked out of NZ First by party leader Winston Peters. Horan is accused of borrowing money from his late mother's estate to fund his gambling habit. Peters attracted media attention in 2008 over controversial payments for legal services and party donations. (Stuff.co.nz, 9 Dec 2012) Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2013

From: Hubbard, James, 1949-: Digital caricatures and cartoons

By: Setford News Photo Agency

Reference: DCDL-0023852

Description: Shows Member of Parliament Craig Foss, and Minister of Education, Hekia Parata, lounging on the sand inside an hour glass labelled, Novopay, where the sands have run out. Refers to the Novopay automated school payroll system, which has resulted in thousands of errors, such as teachers receiving either too much, too little or not being paid at all. There have been calls for Parata to resign from her post as Minister over the debacle, however, in a cabinet reshuffle in January 2013, Prime Minister John Key retained Parata as Education Minister. MP Craig Foss was the Associate Minister of Education during the implementation of the Novopay system, but has been removed from that position and replaced by Economic Development Minister, Steven Joyce, who has been tasked with fixing Novopay's many problems. (Hawkes Bay Today, 23 Jan 2013) Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2013

From: Hubbard, James, 1949-: Digital caricatures and cartoons

By: Setford News Photo Agency

Reference: DCDL-0024835

Description: Shows former MP Aaron Gilmore dressed as a clown, walking away from Parliament, which is portrayed as circus tents. Refers to the resignation of Gilmore in May 2013. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2013

From: Hubbard, James, 1949-: Digital caricatures and cartoons

By: Setford News Photo Agency

Reference: DCDL-0025056

Description: Shows four pictures of a man with silver fern on his suit reading the newspaper, with a glass of wine on the table beside him. Each picture has a different headline and he shows no reaction to three of the headlines, that highlight significant issues. However he looks very angry and says "WHAT, THATS OUTRAGEOUS!!" and knocks over the glass of wine to the fourth headline, 'Hillary hailed as 'Great Briton' in UK newspaper'. Refers to The Daily Telegraph newspaper publishing an article saying Sir Edmund Hillary is one of 'those great Britons' (stuff.co.nz 21/05/2013). Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

From: Hubbard, James, 1949-: Digital caricatures and cartoons

By: Setford News Photo Agency

Reference: DCDL-0020293

Description: Cartoon shows the Green Party List Member of Parliament holding a newspaper headlined 'Deaf MP Mojo Mathers denied special Parlt. funding'. The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Dr Lockwood Smith, is saying, as he blocks his ears 'I'm sorry Mojo, but because of the system your pleas are falling on deaf ears...' Mojo Mathers, who is profoundly deaf, at the opening session of the 2012 Parliament, requested the purchase of an electronic aid to help her follow the debates. The Speaker, who is responsible for Parliamentary Services, claimed that he could not authorise the expenditure and that Mojo Mathers should fund it herself. This decision was later reversed. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

From: Hubbard, James, 1949-: Digital caricatures and cartoons

By: Setford News Photo Agency

Reference: DCDL-0022543

Description: A man wearing a singlet that says PM leaps over a vault marked 'John Banks ethics,' twisting in the air before sticking the landing. A caption says, 'Vault with twist,' and the Olympic rings appear in the upper corner. Context: Prime Minister John Key is continuing to support ACT Party leader John Banks who remains embroiled in a local body election donations scandal. The 30th Olympics games occurred in London from 27 July - 12 August 2012. (3 News) Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

From: Hubbard, James, 1949-: Digital caricatures and cartoons

By: Setford News Photo Agency

Reference: DCDL-0022696

Description: Shows a man labelled `taxpayers` struggling to carry a large piggy bank labelled `List MP's' with a newspaper nearby. Context: Act MP John Banks and United Future leader Peter Dunne are challenging an Electoral Commission proposal to scrap the rule which allows electorate MPs to bring other MPs into Parliament even if they do not reach the 5 per cent threshold. (New Zealand Herald, 14 Aug 2012) Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).