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Date: 2013

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

By: Setford News Photo Agency

Reference: DCDL-0024099

Description: Shows the United States, in the form of Uncle Sam, as a puppeteer, pulling the strings of a militarised kiwi labelleld 'NZ'. Uncle Sam stands on ground labelled Afghanistan and says 'Watch this, I can make him look like he's leaving'. Refers to Prime Minister John Key's announcement on 18 February 2013 that after the April 2013 withdrawal from Bamiyan, New Zealand would maintain 27 military personnel in Afghanistan for at least a year. Wider context also suggests that New Zealand is serving American interests in their role in Afghanistan. See Stuff 18 February 2013. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2013

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

By: Setford News Photo Agency

Reference: DCDL-0025053

Description: A woman is putting dinner on the table asks about the weather. Her husband is standing by the television which shows scenes of the tornedo in Oklahoma and he holds a newspaper with headlines 'heavy death toll in US tornado disaster,' He replies, "windy, wet and cold...aren't we lucky" Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

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

By: Setford News Photo Agency

Reference: DCDL-0019457

Description: The title reads 'Straight shooter ' but the word 'straight' is crossed out and is replaced by the word 'six' so that it reads 'six shooter'. An American sheriff who represents 'U.S. Drug Co's' tosses a pill labelled 'Pharmac' into the air and fires at it. A newspaper nearby has a headline reading 'PM won't rule out changes to Pharmac in trade-off'. Context: Prime Minister John Key said in unveiling the party's trade policy, that while National wants to conclude the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement, it won't do so at the expense of Pharmac. Mr Key previously refused to rule Pharmac out of negotiations, but National's guaranteed its future in the new policy. (Yahoo! 7 News November 16 2011) Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

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

By: Setford News Photo Agency

Reference: DCDL-0022149

Description: Shows an American Uncle Sam standing in front of a target that reads 'terror' and 'war' with his arm round a kiwi that holds a 'military pact' and represents 'independence'. Context: Refers to the signing of a comprehensive defence treaty with the United States on 20th June, further upgrading military ties between the two countries. 'the pact formalises the basis for joint military intervention as part of the Obama administrations build-up throughout Asia against China.' (John Braddock 13 July 2012 on World Socialist Web site) Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

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

By: Setford News Photo Agency

Reference: DCDL-0020886

Description: Shows President Barack Obama chatting to Prime Minister John Key and commending the NZ PM who was a 'fearless defender of nuclear non-proliferation and saner controls. John Key believes it is he whose praises the president sings but it was former PM David Lange under whose government happened the televised Oxford Union debate in 1985. David Lange successfully argued the proposition that 'nuclear weapons are morally indefensible'. Helen Clark has described New Zealand's nuclear-free legislation as his legacy. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

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

By: Setford News Photo Agency

Reference: DCDL-0023053

Description: Shows Prime Minister John Key, who represents 'Govt and agencies', kissing the boot of an Uncle Sam character. An irritated kiwi advises 'Civility, not servility'. Context: Refers to government compliance with the United States over the Dotcom affair which led to an embarrassing fiasco when the police made an illegal raid on the home of Internet emtrepreneur Kim Dotcom, who has New Zealand residency. The reason for the raid was an extradition desire by the United States who are charging Dotcom with copyright enfringement offences. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

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

By: Setford News Photo Agency

Reference: DCDL-0022944

Description: Shows two officials in the United States State Department hastening to correct an error in which they blamed the wind for mis-quoting Prime Minister John Key. Context: refers to the obliteration of parts of Prime Minister John Key's comments in a news conference with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton at the Pacific Islands Forum. There was no wind that day and it seems that blaming the wind was a noble effort by the State Department to save face for Key, who already faces some mockery for his diction, even from New Zealanders. (Claire Trevett in the NZ Herald) Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

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

By: Setford News Photo Agency

Reference: DCDL-0022973

Description: Minister of Social Welfare Paula Bennett is reading a newspaper with the headline '47 % are victims and bludgers - I don't worry about them: Romney'. On the wall behind her is a framed photo of U.S. presidential candidate Mitt Romney. Bennett smiles broadly while reading the article. Context: In September 2012 Romney caused controversy by stating that 47 per cent of Americans were 'victims and bludgers' and he was therefore entitled to ignore them in his presidential campaign. The cartoon implies that Bennett, known for her hard line on welfare beneficiaries, agrees with Romney's statement. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

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

By: Setford News Photo Agency

Reference: DCDL-0023466

Description: United States President Barak Obama looks triumphant and waves an arm in the air, and with his other hand, pats the head of a tiny version of New Zealand Prime Minister John Key, who sits in his coat pocket. Refers to Key and Obama meeting together with leaders of the Trans Pacific Partnership meeting in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

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

By: Setford News Photo Agency

Reference: DCDL-0023624

Description: A tiny kiwi bird stands on a platform labelled, 'Trans Pacific Partnership talks' and says, 'Shake on a deal?' to an enormous, clawed hand of a monster representing the United States. Context: Negotiators from eleven countries have gathered in Auckland for the 15th round of the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade talks from 1-8 December 2012. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

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

By: Setford News Photo Agency

Reference: DCDL-0022182

Description: Shows two 'FBI' cowboys stampeding a herd of cows on 'Dotcom's ranch'. The cows represent the government, the New Zealand Police and the Solicitor General. Context: Chief High Court Judge Helen Winkelmann has ruled illegal the police search and seizure at Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom's mansion. She also ruled that it was unlawful for copies of Dotcom's computer data to be shipped overseas to the United States. US charges against him include copyright infringement relating to the Megaupload file-sharing website that he founded. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

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

By: Setford News Photo Agency

Reference: DCDL-0022547

Description: An American Olympic athlete wonders what their officials will say about peeing in the pool and a New Zealand athlete comments that NZ officials pee on the athletes. Context: American swimming star Ryan Lochte, who won five medals in the London Games including two golds, has admitted urinating in the Olympic pool. New Zealand officials made a blunder by not registering five athletes including Valerie Adams, who won gold. The athletes risked disqualification. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).