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[Chile reception] Pike River Mine. 22 November 2010
Date: 2010
From: Winter, Mark, 1958- : Digital cartoons published in the Southland Times and other papers
Reference: DCDL-0016181
Description: Text in large reads 'PIKE RIVER MINE' and the title above reads 'Hoping for a CHILE reception'. A second version has the title read 'Hoping for a Chile, not a chilling reception', a third version's title reads 'Hoping for a Chile, not a chilling end' and a fourth version's title poses the question 'A chilling or a Chile end?' Refers to the Pike River Mine disaster of 19th November 2010 - at the time the cartoon was drawn there had been no contact with the miners and the mine was still considered to be too dangerous to allow rescuers to enter. The 'Chile reception is a reference to the successful rescue of 33 miners after a mine collapse in Chile and the hope that New Zealand will have the same outcome. Quantity: 4 digital cartoon(s).
Pike River Mine disaster. 25 November 2010
Date: 2010
From: Bromhead, Peter, 1933- :Digital cartoons
Reference: DCDL-0016188
Description: The cartoon is a very simple illustration of the Paparoa Range with the word 'HOPE' writ in large across them. Refers to the 29 miners trapped inside the Pike River mine after a huge explosion. Rescue is difficult because of the high levels of methane gas in the mine. Title created by Cartoon librarian Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Evans, Malcolm Paul, 1945- :[Bill Birch on Pike River]. 11 April 2013
Date: 2013
From: Evans, Malcolm Paul, 1945- :Digital cartoons
Reference: DCDL-0024516
Description: Shows Sir Bill Birch, former Labour Minister, holding a book labelled, 'Think Big', and explaining why he's not responsible for the Pike River Mine Disaster. Context: Think Big was an interventionist state economic strategy sponsored by the New Zealand Prime Minister Robert Muldoon (1975-1984) and his National Party government in the early 1980s. In April 2013, the Ministry of Business and Innovation released a report concluding that systemic failures in the former Department of Labour and Ministry of Economic Development may have been a major factor in the deaths of 29 miners in 2010. Colour and black and white versions available Quantity: 2 digital cartoon(s).
Evans, Malcolm Paul, 1945- :[Pike River decision]. 5 November 2012
Date: 2012
From: Evans, Malcolm Paul, 1945- :Digital cartoons
By: Press (Christchurch, N.Z.)
Reference: DCDL-0023311
Description: Shows a scale weighing an enormous piece of coal against a tiny coffin, which is heavier on the scale. Refers to the Royal Commission report that stated that bad management, cost-saving measures, and poor safety practices at the Pike River Coal company were to blame for the explosion on 19 November 2010, which killed 29 miners. Colour and black and white versions available Title from file name Quantity: 2 digital cartoon(s).
Hubbard, James, 1949- :'Pike River Report.' 6 November 2012
Date: 2012
From: Hubbard, James, 1949-: Digital caricatures and cartoons
By: Setford News Photo Agency
Reference: DCDL-0023454
Description: Shows the Pike River Report, highlighting the words 'Government, Board and Ministry responsibility' over a grave for the victims. Refers to The Royal Commission report, which stated that that the Department of Labour had failed to keep the workers in Pike River mine safe, and that bad management and lacking safety practices at the company were to blame for the explosion on 19 November 2010, which killed 29 miners. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Hubbard, James, 1949- :[Casting light on Pike River.] 4 September 2011
Date: 2011
From: Hubbard, James, 1949-: Digital caricatures and cartoons
By: Setford News Photo Agency
Reference: DCDL-0018788
Description: The cartoon shows a miner's helmet in a circle of light thrown by a candle flame. Context: The Royal Commission of Inquiry into the deaths of 29 men in the Pike River mine on 19 November 2010. Title supplied by cataloguer Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Walker, Malcolm, 1950- :Pike River disaster... 18 August 2011
Date: 2011
From: Walker, Malcolm, 1950- :Digital cartoons
By: Dominion post (Newspaper)
Reference: DCDL-0018632
Description: A man has skewered a canary that represents the 'govt' on a forked stick that represents the 'Pike River Mine disaster' and is forcing it into the entrance of a mine in the interests of 'mine safety'. Context: As a result of the Pike River Mining disaster the number of mining safety inspectors will increase fourfold in what opposition parties are calling a Government admission that previous safety standards were not up to scratch. Labour Minister Kate Wilkinson announced a High Hazards Unit including eight safety inspectors, a chief inspector and three inspectors for each of the mining and petroleum sectors. The Government at present has two safety inspectors: one for the mining sector (although another position is currently vacant) and one for petroleum. The changes would cost an extra $1.5 million. (NZ Herald - 23 August 2011) Colour and black and white versions available Quantity: 2 digital cartoon(s).
Evans, Malcolm Paul, 1945- : 'Pike River.' 18 November 2011
Date: 2011
From: Evans, Malcolm Paul, 1945- :Digital cartoons
By: Fairfax Media Limited (Firm)
Reference: DCDL-0019515
Description: A New Zealand flag flies at half mast and a sign reads 'Pike River'. Context: The Pike River Mine disaster was a coal mining accident that began on 19 November 2010. The 19th November 2011 is the first anniversary of the disaster that killed twenty nine miners. Colour and black and white versions available Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Walker, Malcolm, 1950- :Pike River Mine - mine safety regulations. 25 July 2011
Date: 2011
From: Walker, Malcolm, 1950- :Digital cartoons
By: Pike River Coal Company
Reference: DCDL-0018459
Description: The cartoon shows the entrances to two mines; one is labelled 'Pike River Mine' and the other 'Mine safety regulations'. Context: The Royal Commission enquiry into the disaster at Pike River in November last year which left 29 miners and contractors dead. Former chief inspector of coal mines, Robin Hughes, who has over 40 years of coal mining experience, criticised mine safety changes made by the National Government in the 1990s. "The explosion at Pike River mine..had its origins in the repealing of the Coal Mining Act and regulations in 1993," Mr Hughes said. "This resulted in the loss of a robust coal mines inspectorate, staffed by the most experienced and skilled personnel available. (NZHerald, July 13 2011) Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Winter, Mark 1958- :Pike River minefield. 23 July 2011
Date: 2011
From: Winter, Mark, 1958- : Digital cartoons published in the Southland Times and other papers
By: Southland times (Newspaper)
Reference: DCDL-0018375
Description: There is a large sized stencilled text that reads 'PIKE RIVER MINEFIELD'. All around this is pieces of smaller text that read 'Inadequate ventilation, lackof safety measures, failed health and safety regulations, poorly managed lethal gases, minimal data' and 'financial problems'. Context: The Royal Commission enquiry into the disaster at Pike River in November last year which left 29 miners and contractors dead. Former chief inspector of coal mines, Robin Hughes, who has over 40 years of coal mining experience, criticised mine safety changes made by the National Government in the 1990s. "The explosion at Pike River mine had its origins in the repealing of the Coal Mining Act and regulations in 1993," Mr Hughes said. "This resulted in the loss of a robust coal mines inspectorate, staffed by the most experienced and skilled personnel available. (NZHerald, July 13 2011) Two versions of this cartoon are available Quantity: 2 digital cartoon(s).