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Pike River C.E. Peter Whittall. 24 November 2010
Date: 2010
From: Hubbard, James, 1949-: Digital caricatures and cartoons
Reference: DCDL-0016194
Description: Pike River CE Peter Whittall stands at a podium speaking about the Pike River Mine Disaster to a battery of recording devices set up in front of him. Behind him is a row of empty chairs labeled 'Other Pike River Execs'. The point of the cartoon is the heavy load of responsibility that was placed on this one man. Refers to the loss of 29 coal miners in the Pike River mine disaster on 19th November 2010. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
The Pike River Mine. 24 November 2010
Date: 2010
From: Evans, Malcolm Paul, 1945- :Digital cartoons
Reference: DCDL-0016189
Description: The cartoon shows a miner's helmet bearing a New Zealand flag that has been thrown onto a pile of rocks in the Pike River Mine and casts a bright glow. 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. Both colour and black and white versions of this cartoon are available Quantity: 2 digital cartoon(s).
Pike River. Ugly mine, beautiful headstone... 25 November 2010
Date: 2010
From: Scott, Thomas, 1947- :[Digital cartoons published in the Dominion Post]
Reference: DCDL-0016197
Description: Shows the Paparoa Range with the text 'Pike River, ugly mine, beautiful headstone'. Refers to the loss of 29 coal miners in the Pike River mine disaster on 19th November 2010. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
LOVE [Pike River Robot] 25 November 2010
Date: 2010
From: Evans, Malcolm Paul, 1945- :Digital cartoons
Reference: DCDL-0016204
Description: Cartoon shows a robot with the letters of the word 'love' as part of its mechanism. The pincers of the robot hold a white lily. Context; after an explosion at the Pike River Mine on 19 November 2010 a Defence Force robot was sent in to ascertain the whereabouts of the 29 miners trapped in the mine. The robot broke down because of water damage; it was reactivated and advanced about a kilometer into the mine. On 24 November a second robot was sent into the mine and an Australian mine robot arrived in Greymouth. Both colour and black and white versions of this cartoon are available Quantity: 2 digital cartoon(s).
Evans, Malcolm Paul, 1945-:[Christchurch earthquakes and Pike River Mine] 24 March 2011
Date: 2011
From: Evans, Malcolm Paul, 1945- :Digital cartoons
Reference: DCDL-0017166
Description: The cartoon shows the hands of two people joined in mutual despair and kindness. One represents 'Christchurch' and the other the 'Pike River Mine'. Context - the 7.1 earthquake on 4 September 2010 in Christchurch in which there was a lot of damage but no deaths, the Pike River Mine disaster which occurred on the West Coast on 19 November 2010 and caused the deaths of 29 coal miners and now on 22 February 2011 a 6.3 magnitude earthquake in Christchurch which has probably killed more than 200 people (at this point the number is still not known) and caused much more severe damage. The reason the apparently lesser magnitude quake caused more destruction is because it was very shallow, was in the middle of the day and struck very close to the centre of the city. Colour and black and white versions of this cartoon are available Quantity: 2 digital cartoon(s).
Pike River memorial. 3 December 2010
Date: 2010
From: Evans, Malcolm Paul, 1945- :Digital cartoons
Reference: DCDL-0016251
Description: A miner's helmet with its lamp lit floats over the Paparoa ranges. Refers to the Pike River Mine disaster of the 19th November in which 29 coalminers died. Title from file name Both colour and black and white versions of this cartoon are available Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
[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. 26 November 2010
Date: 2010
From: Evans, Malcolm Paul, 1945- :Digital cartoons
Reference: DCDL-0016231
Description: A huge question mark hangs over the site in West Coast bush of the Pike River Mine. Context; There was and explosion in the Pike River Mine on 19 November 2010 resulting in 29 miners being trapped. This cartoon questions whether they are still alive, whether it will be possible to retrieve their bodies if they are not and whether the mine will ever work again. Both colour and black and white versions of this cartoon are available Quantity: 2 digital cartoon(s).
National Library of New Zealand : Pike River Mine Disaster condolence book
Date: 2010
By: National Library of New Zealand
Reference: MSX-8704
Description: Condolence book to the families and communities of the West Coast, from the library community of New Zealand. Book is signed by staff from around the libraries of New Zealand, the National Library of New Zealand and members of the Library and Information Association of New Zealand (LIANZA). The Pike River Mine disaster was a coal mining accident that began on 19 November 2010 in the Pike River Mine, 46 kilometres (29 mi) northeast of Greymouth, in the West Coast Region of New Zealand's South Island. 29 men lost their lives. Source of title - Transcribed from item Quantity: 1 volume(s). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Ms
PIKE RIVER MINE. "Our darkest hour" 25 November 2010
Date: 2010
From: Winter, Mark, 1958- : Digital cartoons published in the Southland Times and other papers
Reference: DCDL-0016201
Description: Twenty-nine white crosses stand against a dark background which semi-obliterates the words 'PIKE RIVER MINE'; below is the text 'Our darkest hour'. Refers to the Pike River Mine disaster of 19th November 2010. 29 miners were killed. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Hubbard, James, 1949- :Pike River Mine... 15 July 2013
Date: 2013
From: Hubbard, James, 1949-: Digital caricatures and cartoons
Reference: DCDL-0025604
Description: Shows two frames in relation to the Pike River Mine. One shows the families of the victims mourning whilst the directors are holding on to their large money bag. Refers to the outcome of the Pike River Mine trial in which no criminal charges were laid. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :Pike unlock. 4 September 2013
Date: 2013
From: Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :Digital cartoons
By: Press (Christchurch, N.Z.)
Reference: DCDL-0026171
Description: The hand of the government finally begins to unlock the investigation into the Pike River mine disaster. In July 2013 Pike River Coal was ordered to pay $110,000 to each of the victims' families and fined $760,000 - but in the end didn't pay the fine and only paid $5000 to each family. In Spetember 2013 the New Zealand government announced plans to re-enter the sealed-off Pike River Mine where 29 men died in a series of explosions nearly three years after the event. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Hubbard, James, 1949- :Govt turns down compo for Pike River families. 21 November 2013
Date: 2013
From: Hubbard, James, 1949-: Digital caricatures and cartoons
By: Setford News Photo Agency
Reference: DCDL-0026776
Description: Two Wellington civil servants react to a newspaper headline saying 'Govt turns down compo for Pike River families'. One says 'That's terrible.' The other, carrying a satchel indicating that he works for 'Govt PR', agrees: 'Sure is. He missed a great photo op!' On 14 November 2014 the National government decided that there would be no government compensation paid to the families of the 29 men who died in the Pike River Mine disaster of 2011. This was a widely unpopular decision. The prime minister's knack of manipulation of the media for photo opportunities in favourable publicity events seemed to have deserted him. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Winter, Mark, 1958- :Pike River Shrine. 7 November 2014
Date: 2014
From: Winter, Mark, 1958- : Digital cartoons published in the Southland Times and other papers
Reference: DCDL-0029845
Description: Cartoon showing a sign for the Pike River Mine that has been changed to read, 'Pike River Shrine'. Accompanying note from the cartoonist states, 'Solid Energy have decided not to re-enter the Pike River Mine to recover the bodies of the 29 miners who died in the 2010 disaster.' Quantity: 1 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).
Mulheron, Michael, 1958-:[Pike River puts National in a hole.] 23 July 2011
Date: 2011
From: Mulheron, Michael, 1958-: Digital cartoons published in the Dominion Post
By: Dominion post (Newspaper)
Reference: DCDL-0018411
Description: A long red ribbon with the word 'Regulations' printed on it is stretched across the entrance to a mine and a pair of scissors is about to cut it in two. Context: The cartoon was drawn to accompany an article named 'Pike River puts National in a hole' written by Andrea Vance in the Dominion Post of July 23. It concerns debate about the balance between safety and cost. Twenty nine men were killed by explosions in the Pike River Mine on 19 November 2010. Title from accompanying article Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :Justice mine. 3 December 2013
Date: 2013
From: Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :Digital cartoons
By: Press (Christchurch, N.Z.); Sunday star times (Newspaper)
Reference: DCDL-0026933
Description: The families of the Pike River victims assemble at the mouth of the 'Justice Mine', which has long been closed off by wooden beams labelled 'Frustration - Keep out'. One remarks 'Long tortuous, blind leads, dead ends...and any light is just a flamin' glow worm!' In December 2013 the Royal Commission investigating the Pike River mining disaster came to the end of its deliberations, without reaching any definite conclusions, without apportioning blame and without providing a sense of justice being done for the families of the victims who had no hope of reclaiming their bodies nor of reaching closure. Cartoon republished in Sunday Star Times newspaper on 15 December 2013 Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Doyle, Martin, 1956- :Pike River Dammed. 16 December 2013
Date: 2013
From: Doyle, Martin Maurice Michael Thomas, 1956- :Digital cartoons
By: Scoop (Firm)
Reference: DCDL-0026984
Description: The Minister of Labour, Simon Bridges, announces 'My Department will not prosecute anyone over the deaths of 29 men at Pike River - a decision firmly based on legal principles'. Behind him, the prime minister, John Key, adds 'The firmest principle being "No trial, no flak for the government in election year"'. Commentary from the artist reads "Despite dropping the Pike River prosecution, and the intensely packaged spin surrounding the announcement, this tragedy is not going to disappear." On 12 December 2013 the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment announced yesterday that it was not proceeding with charges of breaching health and safety rules, as it was unlikely to obtain a conviction. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Hubbard, James, 1949- :'Pike River Tragedy'. 20 December 2013
Date: 2013
From: Hubbard, James, 1949-: Digital caricatures and cartoons
By: Setford News Photo Agency
Reference: DCDL-0027005
Description: The cartoon shows a gravestone labelled 'Pike River Tragedy - Dead and buried by management, bureaucracy, and government of NZ.' In front of the graves stone is bottle with a single dead flower and a note saying 'Sorry - Govt'. On 12 December 2013 the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment dropped charges against Peter Whittall, the Pike River Chief Executive, over the deaths at the Pike River mine. There was no closure for the families of the victims. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).