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Date: 2013

From: Scott, Thomas, 1947- :[Digital cartoons published in the Dominion Post]

By: Dominion post (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0024819

Description: Shows Minister of Finance Bill English, and Minister for State Owned Enterprises Tony Ryall, discussing the sale of shares in Mighty River Power. Ryall wipes a tear away from his eye. Refers to news reports stating that despite the government's promises that the majority of shareholders would be 'mum and dad' investors, only 2% of kiwis purchased shares in Mighty River Power as part of the controversial, partial privatisation of the state-owned company. (One News, 8 May 2013) Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2013

From: Scott, Thomas, 1947- :[Digital cartoons published in the Dominion Post]

By: Dominion post (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0024122

Description: Shows a raft labelled, 'Maori Council' which has hit the wall of a dam labelled, 'Supreme Court'. The raft is overturned, and there are hands and feet waving from the water. Refers to the unanimous Supreme Court decision to dismiss an appeal by the New Zealand Maori Council to block the Mighty River Power partial privatisation. The decision lets the government proceed with the sale of up to 49 per cent of Mighty River Power. (New Zealand Herald, 27 Feb 2013) Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2013

From: Murdoch, Sharon Gay, 1960-: Digital cartoons published in The Press, Sunday Star Times, Dominion Post, and other publications

By: Dominion post (Newspaper); Murdoch, Sharon Gay, 1960-

Reference: DCDL-0024190

Description: Depicts Prime Minister John Key fishing while naval ships sink. Ne reaches for a worm in his bait can and doesn't see the Maori taniwha which are ready to bite his hand. Refers to the Supreme Court decision which dismisses the appeal by the New Zealand Maori Council to block partial privitisation of Mighty River Power. Key is preparing to sell the SOE after getting the Supreme Court's go-ahead, but there is still the issue of Maori rights and interests over water. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2013

From: Fletcher, David, 1952- :Digital cartoons

By: Dominion post (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0024210

Description: 'The Politician' cartoon strip. The Politician is informed that a petition calling for a referendum is in his office. He cannot ignore the petition since it fills the whole room. The timing of the strip suggests that the cartoonist is referring to the petition demanding a referendum on asset sales. The Prime Minister's response that he would ignore it may not be practical because of the petition's size. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2013

From: Scott, Thomas, 1947- :[Digital cartoons published in the Dominion Post]

By: Dominion post (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0024178

Description: A man in a suit holding a briefcase looks at two enormous queues, and a young man in a jacket and jeans explains the difference between the two lines: one is to buy shares in Might River Power under the National government's privatisation scheme, and the other is the line for unemployment benefits. Context: 440,000 New Zealanders have pre-registered their interest in buying shares in Mighty River Power. According to Auckland Action Against Poverty, as of 7 February 2013, there were 163,000 people officially unemployed and another 284,500 jobless in New Zealand. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2013

From: Hodgson, Trace, 1958- :Digital cartoons

By: Dominion post (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0024235

Description: Shows a hand labelled, 'govt' shaking hands with another hand labelled, 'SOE's', with a map of New Zealand being squeezed between the two palms. SOE's are 'state-owned enterprises'. May refer to Solid Energy, the state-owned coal company, which has $389 million of debt, while papers revealed that the Government had been expecting $600 to $800 million from the partial sale of Solid Energy. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2013

From: Fletcher, David, 1952- :Digital cartoons

By: Dominion post (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0024628

Description: The Politician tells his assistant that the opposition's move is sabotage. The assistant then questions "How do you sabotage something that's already a basket case?". Refers to arguments around the Green and Labour Party's plan to retain state ownership of power companies and to cap prices. The plan was released very close to the government's float of shares in Mighty River Power and sparked a war of words in the media between the two parties. John Key was quoted in the media as describing the plan as "barking mad". Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2013

From: Murdoch, Sharon Gay, 1960-: Digital cartoons published in The Press, Sunday Star Times, Dominion Post, and other publications

By: Dominion post (Newspaper); Murdoch, Sharon Gay, 1960-

Reference: DCDL-0024809

Description: Titled 'Living the dream', an old woman is shown, shivering beneath her blanket, and with electric heat and light disconnected, watching a television on which an advertiser urges her to 'Buy your shares in Mighty River Power now!' In April 2013, shares in the partially privatised Mighty River Power electrical generation company were on sale to 'Mum and Dad' i.e. small time, investors. Whether such putative investors would be able to afford shares, particularly when electric power prices were rising rapidly, leading to cases of hardship, was doubtful. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2013

From: Murdoch, Sharon Gay, 1960-: Digital cartoons published in The Press, Sunday Star Times, Dominion Post, and other publications

By: Dominion post (Newspaper); Murdoch, Sharon Gay, 1960-

Reference: DCDL-0024805

Description: The Mighty River Power shareholder is the Hydra, injured by a hammer and sickle attack, but whose multiple heads are still alive and angry. Mighty River Power shares reduced in value during April 2013 after the Labour, Green and New Zealand First parties proposed to buy back the shares once in government. The hammer and sickle suggests that these proposals were communistic. The mythical Hydra grew a new head each time one was cut off; thus the opposition could not kill the semi-privatisation of Mighty River Power. 'Hydra' also puns with Hydro-electric power, the product of that company. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2014

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

By: Dominion post (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0029540

Description: Shows Bill English talking about state housing. His brain forms the words 'Private sector'. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

From: Scott, Thomas, 1947- :[Digital cartoons published in the Dominion Post]

By: Dominion post (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0022019

Description: Shows Prime Minister John Key as Chairman Mao 'the great salesman'. He holds a copy of a book entitled 'State Assets' as opposed to Mao's 'Little Red Book'. Context: the cartoon emphasises the prime minister's seeming to regard asset sales as somehow sacrocsanct. The sale of state assets has become a very serious and controversial issue. Beside the cartoonist's signature along the edge of the cartoon are the words (after Hank) Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

From: Scott, Thomas, 1947- :[Digital cartoons published in the Dominion Post]

By: Dominion post (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0022350

Description: Shows a doctor with a magnifying glass peering at the heel of Prime minister John Key; it represents 'Iwi water ownership'. Context: refers to the intention of the government to make partial sales of a number of state assets, mainly energy companies. Has been put on hold because the Maori Council has taken to the Waitangi Tribunal the question of water rights. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

From: Hodgson, Trace, 1958- :Digital cartoons

By: Dominion post (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0022018

Description: Shows a gigantic 'NO' to 'asset sales'. Below, Prime Minister John Key and Finance Minister Bill English, consider the possibility that the public may be trying to tell them something. Context: the controversial issue of the government's desire to make partial sales of several state assets. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

From: Hodgson, Trace, 1958- :Digital cartoons

By: Dominion post (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0022662

Description: The Minister of Finance, Bill English, holds a shotgun and a rope attached to a large Golden Goose, 'Asset sales', and hopes that its sale will pay off the interest on New Zealand's debt. The Goose thinks that is a short-term solution, since it lays golden eggs. The justification advanced by the government for partial privatisation was that the cash realised from the sales of shares could pay off the government debt interest charges on overseas debt. That the state assets were producing income which would not go overseas was overlooked. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

From: Scott, Thomas, 1947- :[Digital cartoons published in the Dominion Post]

By: Dominion post (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0021983

Description: The Member of Parliament for Ohariu and United Future Party representative, Peter Dunne, anounces that he will not support the Green Party's attempt to modify the bill on the partial sale of state-owned assets to permit public scrutiny. That would 'make my hair stand on end'. The vote of Peter Dunne was vital to have the partial asset sale bill passed intact. Reference is also made to Peter Dunne's striking hair style. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

From: Scott, Thomas, 1947- :[Digital cartoons published in the Dominion Post]

By: Dominion post (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0022161

Description: Leader of United Future, Peter Dunne takes a bow. Peter Dunne was not present when the legislation to allow partial asset sales was voted on - he sent a proxy vote, thereby giving the government the numbers to pass the legislation. Peter Dunne was targeted by those opposed to the legislation because he held the vote needed by the government. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

By: Dominion post (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0022435

Description: A mother surveys the shambles of her son's beadroom and wants to know what he is going to do with his life. He says he is going to buy shares in state assets and his life will take care of itself. Context: Refers to the government's controversial intention to sell shares in several state assets. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

From: Scott, Thomas, 1947- :[Digital cartoons published in the Dominion Post]

By: Dominion post (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0022700

Description: Shows Bill English driving a run-down tractor with John Key, who looks concerned as the tractor begins to fall apart. Bill English tells him not worry. Context: Prime Minister John Key is facing opposition regarding his plan to sell state assets, particularly shares in power companies. Bill English is Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

From: Fletcher, David, 1952- :Digital cartoons

By: Dominion post (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0022497

Description: 'The Politician' cartoon strip. The minister decides to proceed with the sale of state assets in spite of his better judgement. Context: The prime minister is determined to proceed with the very controversial partial sale of a number of state assets. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

From: Walker, Malcolm, 1950- :Digital cartoons

By: Dominion post (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0022847

Description: Shows 'Eeyore' staring gloomily into a deep hole that contains a pot with words that read 'No hunny'. In the distance is a marae with the words 'Water rights' on its roof. Context: Eeyore is a character from stories by A.A. Milne, as is the 'hunny' pot. Cartoon refers to the government's intention to sell assets which has been delayed because the Maori Council is taking the subject of Maori water rights to the Waitangi Tribunal. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).