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Date: 2010

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

Reference: DCDL-0016073

Description: Prime Minister John Key and Governor of the Reserve Bank Alan Bollard are flying in a hot air balloon. John Key starts by declaring that he cannot interfere but then proceeds to do so by asking Alan Bollard to have the Reserve Bank devalue the Kiwi dollar. Alan Bollard wishes he could throw Key out of the basket but thinks it would make things worse. The surge in the kiwi dollar is related to the weak US currency rather than New Zealand's economy. Prime Minister John Key says the Government has no intention of intervening to try to bring down the New Zealand dollar, despite acknowledging the huge pressure the strong currency is putting on exporters. Mr Key says he has had no advice so far about the Reserve Bank increasing the cash supply in order to cheapen the New Zealand dollar. (Radio New Zealand News 1 November 2010) Bollard said the kiwi's strength against the US dollar, and recent volatility on a trade-weighted basis was outside the central bank's control and he talked down the ability of the Bank to push down the currency through intervention. (TVNZ 10 November 2010) Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

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

Reference: DCDL-0017281

Description: Text top left reads 'Downsizemic activity' and a seismic graph zigzags wildly but gradually tails off into the words 'Interest rates' which take a serious downwards trend. Context - The Christchurch earthquakes of 4 September 2010 and 22 February 2011 which have had an impact on an already stagnating economy. The Reserve Bank has made a relatively large 50-point cut in its benchmark interest rate, the Official Cash Rate (from 3% to 2.5 per cent). Critics say that inflation is already running unacceptably high and there is a threat of much higher inflation in a year or two when the rebuilding of Christchurch begins to put pressure on limited resources. The Reserve Bank acknowledged these factors, but it has chosen instead to focus on the immediate impact of the earthquake on the economy and particularly on all-important business and consumer sentiment. (Press editorial 12 March 2011) Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

From: Crichton, Anna, 1957- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0017283

Description: A caricature of Alan Bollard the Governor of the Reserve Bank. Behind him small people in silhouette raise their fists and shout while he jambs a cork into a fizzing test tube. Context - The test tube fizz represents inflation and the people are those trying to influence Bollard's decision about whether to lower interest rates now or not. This cartoon and article were drawn and written the day before the decision was made to indeed lower interest rates. The cartoon was drawn to accompany an article by journalist Nick who thinks that Bollard's task, in contrast to the Government's, is to use monetary policy to deliver price stability and keep a lid on inflation. (Nick Smith When the pressure goes on - resist' in NZ Herald 21 March 2011) Published in the NZ Herald business column 11 March 2011 Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

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

Reference: DCDL-0017266

Description: Finance Minister Bill English scratches his head with frustration as he stands up to his chest in earthquake rubble that represents the 'economy'. Allan Bollard the Governor of the Reserve Bank appears in gumboots asking if he can 'help with rebuilding..? by making an 'OCR cut'; he holds a collection box labeled 'OCR cut'. Context - Two earthquakes and hundreds of aftershocks have hit Christchurch, the first on 4 September 2010 and a second more devastating one on 22 February 2011. The Reserve Bank has made a relatively large 50-point cut in its benchmark interest rate, the Official Cash Rate (from 3% to 2.5 per cent). Critics say that inflation is already running unacceptably high and there is a threat of much higher inflation in a year or two when the rebuilding of Christchurch begins to put pressure on limited resources. The Reserve Bank acknowledged these factors, but it has chosen instead to focus on the immediate impact of the earthquake on the economy and particularly on all-important business and consumer sentiment. (Press editorial 12 March 2011) Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

From: Evans, Malcolm Paul, 1945- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0017272

Description: Governor of the Reserve Bank Allan Bollard holds a spade over his shoulder and a roll of toilet paper in his hand. Text reads 'Reserve Bank governor moves to restore confidence after the quake -' and Bollard says '..past the silver beet, left at the last of the beans and it's right by the caulis!' The little Evans man says 'What a relief!' Context - Two earthquakes and hundreds of aftershocks have hit Christchurch, the first on 4 September 2010 and a second more devastating one on 22 February 2011. Toilets have been a real problem after the earthquakes with thousands of chemical toilets and portaloos being shipped in - some people, however, use the old kiwi method of digging a long-drop in the back garden. The Reserve Bank has made a relatively large 50-point cut in its benchmark interest rate, the Official Cash Rate (from 3% to 2.5 per cent). Critics say that inflation is already running unacceptably high and there is a threat of much higher inflation in a year or two when the rebuilding of Christchurch begins to put pressure on limited resources. The Reserve Bank acknowledged these factors, but it has chosen instead to focus on the immediate impact of the earthquake on the economy and particularly on all-important business and consumer sentiment. (Press editorial 12 March 2011) Colour and black and white versions available Quantity: 2 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

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

Reference: DCDL-0017220

Description: Text reads 'A plunge against the greenback after interest rate comments' and the cartoon shows the words 'NZ DOLLAR' from which the 'o', represented by a one dollar coin, has slipped. The kiwi on the coin says 'cent-less behaviour'. Context - The New Zealand dollar fell 0.8 percent to 74.10 U.S. cents as of 4:59 p.m. in Wellington from 74.72 cents yesterday in New York. Key's remarks were his most explicit on the outlook for borrowing costs since the Feb. 22 temblor devastated New Zealand's second-largest city. The central bank has kept rates unchanged since July after two increases in the middle of last year, and a reduction would contrast with steps by counterparts around the world to check escalating inflation pressures. The Prime Minister was criticised for saying he was expecting a cut and would welcome it. The Reserve Bank is supposed to be completely independent of the government. (Business Week 2 March and TVNZ 7 March 2011) Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2007

From: Walker, Malcolm, 1950- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0008417

Description: Shows two frames. The first is of a person standing outside a shop ('Guns') in Auckland trying to decided whether they will use a knife or stick to rob it. The second is of Dr Alan Bollard (Governor of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand) standing outside a shop ('Domestic Spending') which is full of people celebrating and spending their money. Bollard is trying to decide whether he will use interest rates or a gun to rob the shop. Refers to the rising interest rates to curb domestic spending. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

From: Bromhead, Peter, 1933- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0017257

Description: Representing 'the economy' a man on a high trapeze grabs desperately for a rope representing 'interest rates'. The pole from which his high wire is suspended is made up of several broken pieces taped together with 'No. 8 wire'; they represent 'food prices', 'fuel hikes', 'earthquakes', and 'recession' and are capped with a flag that represents 'the dollar'. Context - The Reserve Bank has made a relatively large 50-point cut in its benchmark interest rate, the Official Cash Rate (from 3% to 2.5 per cent). Critics say that inflation is already running unacceptably high and there is a threat of much higher inflation in a year or two when the rebuilding of Christchurch begins to put pressure on limited resources. The Reserve Bank acknowledged these factors, but it has chosen instead to focus on the immediate impact of the earthquake on the economy and particularly on all-important business and consumer sentiment. (Press editorial 12 March 2011) Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

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

By: Waikato Times (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0017587

Description: An elephant that represents 'Inflation' marches towards a little kiwi which shouts 'Stop!'. Context - Last month, the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) cut the official cash rate (OCR) by 50 basis points to 2.50 percent, matching its record low, to reduce the impact of the Feb. 22 earthquake which crippled the country's second-biggest city. The RBNZ governor Alan Bollard said the outlook for the domestic economy remained very uncertain, with higher oil prices and elevated local currency dampening economic activity. Underlying inflation pressures appear contained, as the first-quarter jump in the annual inflation rate to a 2-1/2-year high was largely driven by a rise in fuel prices and sales tax, giving the central bank plenty of leeway on policy. (Reuters 28 April) Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2013

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

By: Waikato Times (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0026216

Description: Shows Reserve Bank Governor Graeme Wheeler announcing that the OCR (Official Cash Rate) remains the same. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2014

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

Reference: DCDL-0027619

Description: Cartoon shows a weather map forecast depicting a cyclone of dollar signs swirling above a map of New Zealand. Refers to the Reserve Bank raising the official cash rate. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2014

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

Reference: DCDL-0027943

Description: Shows a doctor with a patient ('Home owners') looking at a chart showing rising Interest rates. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2014

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

Reference: DCDL-0027966

Description: Shows a house with a roof ('Prices & Mortgages') as a rocket taking off in the sky. Refers to the rising house prices and mortgages. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2014

From: Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0028007

Description: Cartoon shows a gravestone with red poppy of remembrance for ANZAC Day; however the gravestone reads, 'RIP low mortgage rates'. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

From: Evans, Malcolm Paul, 1945- :Digital cartoons

By: Fairfax Media Limited (Firm)

Reference: DCDL-0019772

Description: A group of people watch on a monitoring screen the erratic progress of a boat in the 'Trans Tasman Rowing Challenge' and surmise that it has either 'run into a head wind' or 'heard the Reserve Bank's latest forecasts'. Context: 'The Reserve Bank left the Official Cash Rate at 2.5 percent this morning (8 December 2011). The RBNZ has revised down its near-term growth outlook, reflecting the weaker Q2 GDP outturn and a softer near-term activity outlook. The RBNZ notes that global developments are having some negative impact on NZ, with business confidence falling, although to date it has been limited. The RBNZ notes that while the Rugby World Cup is providing a temporary boost to activity, underlying economic demand remains very subdued.' (Voxy.co.nz 8 December 2011) Colour and black and white versions available Quantity: 2 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2014

From: Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0028657

Description: Shows a mule (Chch residents) carrying on its back a large amount of baggage - Petrol Hike, Sthern Response, Roads, Insurance hassles, Stress, Interest rates, Rebuilds, Repairs, Floods - on which 'Rates rise' has been added. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).