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Date: 2013

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

By: Murdoch, Sharon Gay, 1960-

Reference: DCDL-0025665

Description: Shows National MP Rodney Hide rejoicing and saying "I won! I won! Oh my God! I won a convention centre!". Around him are a number of skeletons sitting at gambling machines, saying "Somebody won?" The work is captioned: 'Urban Myth #1037: The man who beat the casino'. Refers to the National Government's deal with the group behind the Skycity Casino, who were granted consent in exchange for building a multi-million dollar convention centre. The casino has been challenged by various groups who believe it will encourage problem gambling. 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: Murdoch, Sharon Gay, 1960-

Reference: DCDL-0025962

Description: Shows a three-headed monster, who has already lost one head, while the two remaining heads of Grant Robertson and David Cunliffe prepare to fight. Refers to the fight for the leadership of the Labour Party following David Shearer's announcement on 22 August that he would step down as he did not believe he had the support of his caucus. The cartoonist suggests there are conflicting interests within the party. 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: Waikato Times (Newspaper); Murdoch, Sharon Gay, 1960-

Reference: DCDL-0026093

Description: Shows a Labour Party car - a 'labourghini' - with David Cunliffe and Grant Robertson fighting for the wheel. Cunliffe says "Right! We're taking a real left turn here" and Robertson replies "A real left? Are you nuts?! It's a notional left. Notional, you fool!" The third leadership contender, Shane Jones, is shown as a dog with his head out the window and his tongue hanging out. Refers to the race for the leadership of the Labour Party, with Cunliffe, Robertson and Jones the three contenders, and the Party's location on the political spectrum up for debate. 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: Waikato Times (Newspaper); Murdoch, Sharon Gay, 1960-

Reference: DCDL-0026242

Description: The Minister for Conservation, Dr Nick Smith, amid a sea of cut scraps of paper, holds one saying 'Yes Minister' while claiming 'I did not, at any stage, suggest DOC cut the draft submission to two paragraphs! That is plainly quite ridiculous! Who'd use two paragraphs when two words would do?!' The cut scraps of paper mention such words as 'Ruataniwha', 'nitrates', 'kill rivers' and 'dam', among others. Refers to the Department of Conservation's submission on the proposed Ruataniwha dam. In September 2013 the Department of Conservation prepared a draft 32-page submission on the proposed Ruataniwha Water Storage Scheme and Hawke's Bay Regional Council's Plan Change 6, raising serious concerns about the risk of water pollution. However, this draft was suppressed with the Department submitting only two paragraphs on the scheme which didn't mention the likely water pollution effects. An email circulated to senior staff says that the Minister, Nick Smith, wanted to see the submission before it was lodged. Claims were made that Smith had demanded that the submission be cut drastically. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 1 December 2012

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-0024194

Description: Depicts Prime Minister holding a large sack of TPPA (Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement) trade talks bargains. The sack is ticking like a bomb and is labelled "All the mysterious cool stuff we're going to buy off them". Key is standing next to a small cartoon of milk labelled "All the cool stuff they're going to buy off us". Refers to the secrecy surrounding the terms of the TPPA neogiations of which the 16th round will be held in Singapore March 2013 (NZ Herald 26 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: 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-0024192

Description: Depicts Minister for State Owned Enterprises Tony Ryall spitting out a hot coal as Finance Minister Bill English looks on. Caption reads 'All choked up'. Refers to collapse of state owned enterprise coal mining company Solid Energy after its debt rose ti $389 million and further significant loss was flagged for its next half year result. Solid Energy was included in the National government's partial state asset sale, but this changed once its finanical decline became clear (NZ Herald 22 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-0024193

Description: Depicts Prime Minister John Key as Icarus flying above New Zealand as MP Peter Dunne as Daedalus looks on concerned. Key is flying with the aid of wings which he doesn't notice are falling apart as he flies over New Zealand. Below him are the SkyCity Casino tower, Solid Energy CEO Don Elder falling to the earth (marked as "the golden handshake"), and above him is an angry sun with a Maori moko (tattoo). Icarus was the son of Daedalus who dared to fly too near the sun on wings of feathers and wax which then melted. Refers to John Key soars high but heading for a fall due to the controversies over the sale of Mighty River Power (Maori water rights), the collapse of Solid Energy and the convention centre secret deal with Sky City. 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-0024191

Description: Depicts New Zealand First MP Richard Prosser as a Neanderthal caveman dragging his daughter by the hair as he says the rights and freedoms of his daughter, other New Zealanders and Westerners are denigrated by a "sorry pack of misogynist troglodytes!". Refers to Prosser's article in "Investigate" magazine February 2013 which attacks young Muslim men as terrorists and suggests they shouldn't be allowed to travel on airlines. 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-0024808

Description: A woman and child find themselves to be surrounded by staring eyes. Asking if they are being watched, the eyes reply 'Never', 'Neurotic', 'Paranoid' 'No'. Yet the eyes still stare. Revelations about the extent of spying by GCSB and other government agencies on New Zealand citizens continued to surface. Official denials, although vehement, were less than convincing. Refers also to the 'Five eyes' community of the United States, Canadian, British, Australian and New Zealand intelligence services, who spy on each other's citizens and share the results. 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: 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-0024806

Description: Titled 'Put on the dreadful spot', with a despairing scream the Prime Minister, John Key, vanishes into a hole as a reporter with a tape recorder attempts to question him. In early April 2013, there was perceived cronyism over the appointment of Ian Fletcher to head the GCSB. Mr Key handled the matter badly, claiming a 'brain fade' and giving contradictory stories. His tendency to be 'relaxed' and 'forget' inconvenient things when questioned was becoming more apparent. 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-0024807

Description: The List Member of Parliament, Aaron Gilmore, drunk and surrounded by bottles labelled 'Bully beer' and 'Moron Vino', plays the party game of 'Who am I', where the answer is taped to the participant's forehead. He claims that he knows who he is. The answer on his forehead reads 'Dick head'. In April 2013, Aaron Gilmore, while drunk attempted to bully staff at a hotel at Hanmer during the National Party Conference. His lack of self awareness suggested that the label did apply to him. 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-0024608

Description: Shows ex-Chief of Solid Energy, Don Elder, in a cloud of smoke. The caption reads 'Where there's smoke' and may refer to Elder's comments that the company was hit by a 'perfect storm' causing their financial difficulties. Elder and former chairman John Palmer were questioned by MPs at Parliament's commerce select committee. See Stuff, 14 March 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-0024611

Description: Shows Prime Minister John Key disappearing into a hole after he is 'put on the dreadful spot' by questions from a reporter. Wider context refers to John Key's announcement that he will no longer answer questions from the media about his actions without warning. This followed the controversy over his role in the appointment of Ian Fletcher. See Stuff, 5 April 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-0024609

Description: Cartoons on political and social issues published in the Dominion Post A caricature of Pita Sharples, co-leader of the Maori Party. Refers to Sharples' recent comment that he would remain co-leader 'until I die', and his subsequent retraction and new statement that he would remain committed to the idea of co-leadership of the party and wants to help guide the party once co-leader Tariana Turia steps down. See NZ Herald, 28 March 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-0024610

Description: Shows a woman and child looking nervously at a number of figures in dark glasses using spy glasses. She asks 'Are you looking at me' and they say no, instead suggesting she is 'paranoid' and 'neurotic'. Wider context refers to revelations that the Government Communications Security Bureau (GCSB) has broken the law by using their powers to spy on New Zealand citizens. 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: Murdoch, Sharon Gay, 1960-

Reference: DCDL-0025499

Description: Shows Hone Harawira telling Te Ururoa Flavell that he does not like the mug of John Key that Flavell is holding. Refers to Harawira calling Flavell uncharismatic and less pleasant than his Maori Party colleagues (Source: 3 News, 6 July 2013) Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2014

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

By: Murdoch, Sharon Gay, 1960-

Reference: DCDL-0030109

Description: A six-part cartoon showing satirical scenes of affordable housing throughout New Zealand. This includes 'the minimalist box', 'the arboreal retreat', 'the entrancer', 'the mobile home', 'slamping' and 'the Flockton Basin'. Refers to the rising costs of home ownership and rest home care in New Zealand. The Flockton Basin is an area of Christchurch badly impacted by flooding following the Christchurch Earthquakes. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).