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Date: 2011

From: Hawkey, Allan Charles, 1941- :[Digital cartoons published in the Waikato Times].

Reference: DCDL-0016452

Description: A man holds a cigarette that produces a great cloud of smoke in which drift the words 'Incorporating the new improved increased tobacco tax'. He coughs uncontrolably. Context - The price of cigarettes went up by 10% on 1 January and now cost as much as $16 for a packet of 20. A pouch of tobacco rises to $27. The price rise is part of a 30% increase in tobacco excise over two years. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2006

From: Tremain, Garrick, 1941- :[Digital cartoons published in the Otago Daily Times]

Reference: DCDL-0001530

Description: Finance Minister, Michael Cullen, sits in an armchair beside a huge sack labelled 'Tax surplus'. He counters criticisms that New Zealand can better afford tax cuts than Australia by saying that New Zealand isn't Australia. A small image of a family at the airport shows a man saying 'We've noticed'. The 2006 budget is due in a few days. Many people are strongly in favour of tax cuts. It has already been announced that there will not be tax cuts. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2007

From: Walker, Malcolm, 1950- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0008415

Description: Shows cars driving on the motorway leading to Auckland City. They are being crushed by a large old fashioned washing machine wringer labelled 'Local Taxes'. Refers to the rising taxes for Aucklanders. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

From: Fletcher, David, 1952- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0017099

Description: 'The Politician' cartoon strip. The minister says that the way to fix the problem of milk being more expensive than petrol is to increase the tax on petrol. Context - the price of milk was so high that Fonterra announced a freeze on 19 February 2011. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

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

Reference: DCDL-0017263

Description: A man walks away from a scene of destruction after an earthquake; he is reading a newspaper whose headline is 'ACC takes earthquake hit' and because he is not looking where he is going he is about to step into the sea in which lurks a shark that represents 'levies'. A second version has the shark representing 'Nick Smith'. Context - The second Christchurch more devastating earthquake of 22 February 2011 that followed an original earthquake on 4 September 2010. Levy changes from April 1 will give businesses discounts or penalties on their workplace ACC levies based on a three-year claims history but ACC Minister Nick Smith said today that the quake would be declared an "adverse event" so Christchurch employers would not be unfairly hit with a levy increase, unless they contributed materially to an employee's injuries. (NBR 10 March 2011) Two versions of this cartoon are available Quantity: 2 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

From: Slane, Christopher, 1957-: Digital cartoons published in the Listener, New Zealand Herald, or New Zealand Farmers' Weekly

By: Listener (Periodical)

Reference: DCDL-0017835

Description: The leader of the new Mana Party, Hone Harawira, dressed as Robin Hood, takes aim with his bow and arrow that represents the 'Robin Hood tax' at the new ACT leader Don Brash who stands against a tree with a big bag of money on his head. Don Brash trembles with fear and says 'No singling out a minority group for special treatment' and Hone begs him to 'Stop - your'e making me laugh'. Context - On April 30th Hone Harawira launched his own political party, called the Mana Party. As a headline policy the party will push for New Zealand to instate a tax on all financial transactions, a system that is often referred to overseas as a Robin Hood tax. Don Brash, as the new leader of the ACT Party, is afraid that his personal wealth will be a target, the minority group being the wealthy. '1000 economists have written to the G20, about to meet in Washington, and to Bill Gates, asking for a tax on financial transactions known as a Tobin tax after its originator, or a Robin Hood tax as it is known in the US'. (The Standard 15 April 2011) Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2010

From: Darroch, Bob 1940- :[Digital cartoons published in the Whangarei Report]

By: Whangarei report (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0017631

Description: A man has arrived home with a hire trailer piled high with new acquisitions. He tells his startled wife and children that 'By buying now - I just about saved enough to counteract the interest on the first repayment of the loan I had to get!' His wife holds a newspaper with a headline reading 'GST to increase - buy now'. Context - Refers to the intention of the government to increase the level of GST in order to allow for tax cuts in the May budget. There is much debate about the impact of this on the pockets of those on low and fixed incomes. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2009

From: Winter, Mark, 1958- : Digital cartoons published in the Southland Times and other papers

Reference: DCDL-0012406

Description: The cartoon shows a jetty in the sea with a large sign at the end reading 'Half-Moon Pay IRD Island Revenue Dept Welcome - cough up here'. Text above reads 'A little bit of LEVY.ty'. Refers to the fact that Stewart Island is going to charge each tourist a $5 levy. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

From: Fletcher, David, 1952- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0017213

Description: 'The Politician' cartoon strip. The minister is keen to push through 'unpopular money raising policies' like the 'tax on people's taxes for example'. Context - the Christchurch earthquake of 22 February 2011 has created more strain on an already straining economy and there has been discussion about various possibilities for sticking with the Government's short and long-term targets for debt reduction in spite of the enormous recovery cost for Christchurch. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2009

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

Reference: DCDL-0010748

Description: Shows an aggressive-looking tank labelled 'Auckland' and 'Transport needs' which flies a banner reading '6c petrol tax'. A man representing New Zealand citizens stands alone in front of the tank in an attempt to stop it in its tracks. Refers to Government proposed a 6c increase in national fuel tax, to help fund Auckland's transport and roading plans. The cartoon is reminiscent of the famous photograph of a single man standing before a tank in Tiananmen Square in Beijing during the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989 that culminated in the Tiananmen Square Massacre. The protests were sparked by the death of pro-market and pro-democracy official, Hu Yaobang, whom protesters wanted to mourn. Participants were generally against the government's authoritarianism and voiced calls for economic change and democratic reform within the structure of the government. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2006

From: Body, Guy Keverne, 1967-: Digital cartoons published in New Zealand Herald

Reference: DCDL-0013156

Description: Shows Bono from U2 on stage while Auckland City Mayor Dick Hubbard is in the front row of the concert holding his hat out for a hand out. Other concert revellers look at Hubbard in disgust. Bono tells Hubbard that he knows what his ratepayers mean when they say that they want a stadium built 'pro bono'. Refers to the development of a stadium in Auckland. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2007

From: Body, Guy Keverne, 1967-: Digital cartoons published in New Zealand Herald

Reference: DCDL-0013180

Description: Shows Finance Minister Michael Cullen as a highway robber holding up a couple in their motor vehicle and demanding they hand over money for the proposed Regional Petrol Tax in Auckland City. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2006

From: Tremain, Garrick, 1941- :[Digital cartoons published in the Otago Daily Times]

Reference: DCDL-0000773

Description: Finance Minister, Michael Cullen, opens his budget box, glances sideways at a large smug-looking kangaroo with its pocket bulging with tax cuts and snarls, 'Scram!!'. Refers to the criticism that was levelled at him by many people about the fact that Australians were getting tax cuts in their new budget but Kiwis were not. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2010

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

Reference: DCDL-0015929

Description: An enormous fat cat businessman representing 'Warners' glares at Bugs Bunny who represents the government and says 'Eh...What's up doc?' as he chews on carrots representing 'NZ Labour Laws' and 'taxpayers'. Refers to the dispute between Warner Brothers, represented by Peter Jackson, and NZ Actors Equity over a union demand for negotiations over the terms and conditions offered in the contracts for actors and others working on the film that very nearly caused the film to be made somewhere else. The battle, which has been resolved successfully after meetings between PM John Key and Warner Brothers representatives, divided New Zealanders. The government agreed to amend the country's labour laws and offered a $25m tax break to the Hollywood studio Warner Bros. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2010

Reference: DCDL-0015935

Description: Prime Minister John Key ties a screaming woman who representing 'NZ' to a railway line as film director Peter Jackson sits beside the track yelling directions into a loud hailer - 'Lights! Cameras! Cue train! ...And action!' Refers to the dispute between Warner Brothers, represented by Peter Jackson, and NZ Actors Equity over a union demand for negotiations over the terms and conditions offered in the contracts for actors and others working on the film that very nearly caused the film to be made somewhere else. The battle, which has been resolved successfully after meetings between PM John Key and Warner Brothers representatives, divided New Zealanders. The government agreed to amend the country's labour laws and offered a $25m tax break to the Hollywood studio Warner Brothers, ultimately paid for by the taxpayer. Both colour and black and white versions of this cartoon are available Quantity: 2 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2009

From: Winter, Mark, 1958- : Digital cartoons published in the Southland Times and other papers

Reference: DCDL-0012407

Description: The cartoon shows a map of Stewart Island with Half-Moon Bay indicated with an arrow. Behind the island is a large notice reading 'IRD Island Revenue Dept'. Text above reads 'A little bit of LEVY.ty' and below are two incredulous seagulls. Refers to the fact that Stewart Island is going to charge each tourist a $5 levy. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

From: Doyle, Martin Maurice Michael Thomas, 1956- :Digital cartoons

By: Salient (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0023685

Description: Commentary on petrol prices and taxes. Notes from the artist: 'Re the hike in petrol prices. An easy way to siphon funds out of back pockets of people who have already had a gutsful'. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

From: Fletcher, David, 1952- :Digital cartoons

By: Dominion post (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0023710

Description: The politician and an aide discuss the increase in tax on petrol and what it's really funding. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

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

Reference: DCDL-0023731

Description: Shows Minister of Transport, Gerry Brownlee, dressed as Santa with a kiwi bird sitting on his lap holding a small toy car. The kiwi says that the petrol tax increase is not what he'd asked for. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

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

Reference: DCDL-0023738

Description: A kiwi walks across the desert, dragging two bags labelled 'cost of living'. A vulture with a gas pump head labelled, 'govt petrol tax hike', sits on a tree branch, watching the kiwi and smiling. Refers to an increase in the petrol tax by three cents per year over three years. (3 News, 18 Dec 2012) Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).