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Jellyfish warning. 29 January 2011
Date: 2010
From: Clark, Laurence, 1949- :Digital cartoons
Reference: DCDL-0016927
Description: Maori Party MP Hone Harawira floats in the sea as a jellyfish while on the beach behind stand Co-leaders of the Maori Party Pita Sharples and Tariana Turia in their swim suits unwilling to take the risk if being stung. Context - The problem of criticism of his own party by maverick Maori Party MP Hone Harawira. Harawira says that many Maori believe the party has not been able to be an independent voice because of its government partnership and so Mr Harawira is calling for his party to consider its options at the next election. Mr Harawira said that the problem was exacerbated because when the Maori Party was going into coalition with National, the whole world was going into recession and when this happens their choice (National) is to help the rich guy, help the big business, on the basis that they will stay here and keep their business here and everybody will get a job He said the Maori Party needed to get back to supporting basic social policies to help the poor. (Stuff 18 January 2011) Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Clark, Laurence, 1949-: "Can we go and play on the bouncy castle?" 7 May 2011
Date: 2011
From: Clark, Laurence, 1949- :Digital cartoons
By: Northern advocate (Newspaper)
Reference: DCDL-0017763
Description: Above the cartoon are the words 'Gang relocating to new premises'. A family has stopped to look at an interesting building called the 'Hundertwasser Art Centre' but the small boy asks 'Can we go and play on the BOUNCY CASTLE?!' Context - The Whangarei District Council has agreed to get the public's opinion on the Hundertwasser Art Centre proposed for the former Northland Harbour Board building at the Town Basin. The late Austrian artist Friedensreich Hundertwasser first sketched a concept for the building in 1993, including a ramp leading to a roof-top garden and rounded corners. The potential economic impact for Whangarei is estimated at $3.7 million a year. The Rebels Motorcycle Club is relocating from a building in Porowini Ave, a commercial area in Whangarei because of public pressure on the building's owner. The cartoon suggests that the Rebels Club could use the Hundertwasser building for their premises. (Northern Advocate, 26 April and 4 May 2011). Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
"SIR MICHAEL. Hmmm... Yes, it does have a nice RING to it" 1 January 2011
Date: 2010
From: Clark, Laurence, 1949- :Digital cartoons
Reference: DCDL-0016440
Description: Sir Michael Hill sits at a table looking pleased with himself after receiving a knighthood for services to business and the arts. He says 'Sir Michael Yes, it does have a nice RING to it'. (Play on the word 'ring') Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Clark, Laurence, 1949-: "Well, I suppose a giant plastic waka will help keep the tradit...
Date: 2011
From: Clark, Laurence, 1949- :Digital cartoons
Reference: DCDL-0017500
Description: Two farmers chat across the farmyard gate. One comments 'I suppose a giant plastic waka will help keep the traditional culture alive' and the other replies 'With the price of dairy products these days, maybe Fonterra should build a giant plastic milk bottle'. Context - The government has hit back at criticism over a $2 million waka venue centre for the Rugby World Cup (RWC), defending the cost as necessary to host a world-class event. Co-leader of the Maori Party Pita Sharples says the waka will promote Maori culture during the Rugby World Cup. There has also been heated debate about the price of milk for New Zealanders at a time the dairy industry is doing very well. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
[New Zealand coat of arms with two flags]. 19 December 2009
Date: 2009
From: Clark, Laurence, 1949- :Digital cartoons
Reference: DCDL-0013391
Description: Shows a New Zealand coat of arms on one side of which stands an angry woman carrying the traditional New Zealand flag and on the other a smiling Maori carrying the Maori flag. Refers to a government decision that they should both fly on Waitangi Day. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Whangarei in the near future. 15 January 2011
Date: 2010
From: Clark, Laurence, 1949- :Digital cartoons
Reference: DCDL-0016843
Description: The title reads 'Whangarei in the near future'. A stream of cars drive past a huge Kmart supermarket. A child asks her mother if they are still in Auckland. Context - probably a reference to suburban sprawl. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Staff smoking area, Ngawha Prison. 3 July 2010
Date: 2010
From: Clark, Laurence, 1949- :Digital cartoons
Reference: DCDL-0014703
Description: The cartoon shows a prison guard at Ngawha Prison having a smoke in the 'staff smoking area' while a crowd of prisoners inside strain to get a whiff of the smoke. Refers to the government's decision to ban smoking in prisons from July 2011. A guard at the Ngawha prison said the long-term benefits would be good for guards and prisoners in terms of health and a reduction in prisoner fights. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
"What royal wedding?" 27 November 2010
Date: 2010
From: Clark, Laurence, 1949- :Digital cartoons
Reference: DCDL-0016206
Description: A man sits watching a report of the royal wedding as his wife reads about the 'Pike River tragedy' in the newspaper. She is so engrossed in the mine tragedy that she is oblivious to the royal wedding. Context; an explosion at the Pike River Mine on 19 November 2010 trapped 29 miners - they did not survive. The wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton is to take place on April 29 2011 at the 1000-year-old Westminster Abbey. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
"Now Auckland is a supercity, does that make us SUPERJAFAS?" 23 October 2010
Date: 2010
From: Clark, Laurence, 1949- :Digital cartoons
Reference: DCDL-0015902
Description: A boy in the back of his parents' car asks them excitedly if the are 'superjafas' now that Auckland is a supercity. The inauguration ceremony of the new Auckland council took place on 1st November 2010 with Len Brown as its first mayor. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
"Standard and Poor says the country's high debt level is OUR fault" 22 January 2010
Date: 2010
From: Clark, Laurence, 1949- :Digital cartoons
Reference: DCDL-0016899
Description: A couple are shopping in a supermarket. The woman says that 'Standard and Poor says the country's high debt level is our fault' and her husband replies 'I was thinking of taking out a mortgage to buy a block of cheese'. Context - New Zealand is a highly indebted country with a high exchange rate. The block of cheese comment relates to a joke made by John Key when Labour announced a tax cut in the 2008 budget of $16 which Key pointed out would buy a block of cheese. Quote 'Labour will get a revival before going to the polls, it thinks, having given the average worker of New Zealand a family sized block of cheese. That is what the tax cut is worth'. (NZH May 23 2008) Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
"That prediction made on Waitangi Day was a bit gloomy." 12 February 2011
Date: 2011
From: Clark, Laurence, 1949- :Digital cartoons
Reference: DCDL-0017137
Description: A man and a woman chat over a cup of tea; the woman says 'That prediction made on Waitangi Day was a bit gloomy' and the man tells her to cheer up as he predits that 'John Key's going to announce a new public holiday if we win the Rugby World Cup' and she says 'And if that doesn't keep him up in the polls, he could promise to Mondayise it'. Context - A Waitangi dawn ceremony ended with a Maori elder prophesying the destruction of Wellington in a huge earthquake that would leave the Beehive "lying in the debris of the streets". In a strange end to this morning's prayer ceremony at the Treaty Grounds, Kerei Tia Toa said he had "seen" a great earthquake that was going to ravage Wellington in the month of June. John Key's polling rate is likely to be affected by the result of the Rugby World Cup for the All Blacks. Strangely one might think a catastrophic Christchurch earthquake occurred on 22 February in Christchurch (not Wellington!) but it was not in June. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Labour MPs visit Whangarei. "Wellington has no concept of specific problems faced in .....
Date: 2010
From: Clark, Laurence, 1949- :Digital cartoons
Reference: DCDL-0015374
Description: The cartoon shows three frames, in each of which, Labour leader Phil Goff stumbles through a speech made when Labour MPs visited Northland. Labour Party MPs have been in Whangarei getting their heads around issues important to Northland while on their annual caucus retreat. Phil Goff was reported to have said `Wellington has no concept of problems faced in the North.' Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Clark, Laurence, 1949-:[Hone Harawira leaves the Maori Party] 26 February 2011
Date: 2011
From: Clark, Laurence, 1949- :Digital cartoons
Reference: DCDL-0017175
Description: In the first frame Maori Party MP Hone Harawira in the guise of a bespectacled baby stands in a cot out of which he has thrown all his toys and complains 'no toys'; in the second frame he finds himself standing among his toys with 'no cot'. Context - Maori Party MP has resigned from the Maori Party after a complaint was laid against him by fellow Maori Party MP Te Ururoa Flavell which resulted in an investigation that could have led to expulsion for Hone or some sort of conciliation. There were irreconcilable differences of opinion and philosophy and so Hone Harawira has resigned from the Maori Party. He will possibly start a new party. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Hone's White and Black Minstrel Show. October 2010
Date: 2010
From: Clark, Laurence, 1949- :Digital cartoons
Reference: DCDL-0016341
Description: The cartoon is an advertising panel for 'Hone's White and Black Minstrel Show' and shows Hone Harewira as a dancing minstrel. Context; Maori Party co-leader Tariana Turia has said that maverick MP Hone Harawira was removed from the select committee considering the new foreshore and seabed law because he had made up his mind to oppose it. The Party's whip, Te Ururoa Flavell, has taken Mr Harawira's place on the Maori Affairs committee hearing submissions on the Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Bill, which replaces Labour's Foreshore and Seabed Act. The bill allows Maori to seek customary title to coastal areas, but has been heavily criticised by Mr Harawira as imposing too many restrictions. (Stuff - 27 October 2010) Published in 'Endscene' October 2010 Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
"The new Kamo bypass will get people passing through Whangarei much faster" "I thought ...
Date: 2010
From: Clark, Laurence, 1949- :Digital cartoons
Reference: DCDL-0014205
Description: Two people sit outside a cafe enjoying coffee. Before them is a beautiful view of boats on the river and a hill beyond. The man comments that the new Kamo bypass will allow people to pass through Whangarei much faster and the woman replies that she thought we wanted them to stop for a while and look around. Refers to the building of a high quality connection on State Highway 1 between Western Hills Drive and the existing bypass north of Kamo Road important to Whangarei itself and the wider Northland region. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
"I don't suppose you're FOREIGN INVESTORS interested in buying a KIWIFRUIT ORCHARD?" 20...
Date: 2010
From: Clark, Laurence, 1949- :Digital cartoons
Reference: DCDL-0016145
Description: A kiwifruit orchardist sidles up to an a wealthy tourist couple in a pub and asks whether they might be foreign investors interested in buying a kiwifruit orchard. Refers to the discovery of the bacterial pathogen PSA that were first seen in a Te Puke gold-fruit orchard and now 28 orchards out of more than 3000 nationwide are confirmed as having the disease in the North and South Islands. Refers to the political debate over foreign ownership of land. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
"I wonder if it's too late to take this one back to the shop?" 8 January 2011
Date: 2010
From: Clark, Laurence, 1949- :Digital cartoons
Reference: DCDL-0016441
Description: A kiwi glares at a large Christmas present labeled 'GST increase' and wonders if it is too late to take back to the shop. Refers to the rise of GST from 12.5% to 15% on 1 October 2010. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Clark, Laurence, 1949- :'Hundertwasser Sewage Treatment Centre'. 7 April 2012
Date: 2012
From: Clark, Laurence, 1949- :Digital cartoons
By: Northern advocate (Newspaper)
Reference: DCDL-0020691
Description: Shows a most glorious sewage treatment centre in the style of Hundertwasser. Context: Refers to the newly completed, $5 million Hatea Storage Tank and Treatment facility that the Whangarei District Council says will dramatically reduce the number of wet weather, untreated sewage spills into Whangarei Harbour. There is proposal to build an art centre in Whangarei designed by Friedensreich Hundertwasser. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Clark, Laurence, 1949-:[Survivors' guilt after the Christchurch earthquake] 5 March 2011
Date: 2011
From: Clark, Laurence, 1949- :Digital cartoons
Reference: DCDL-0017223
Description: A man reads about the Christchurch earthquake in the newspaper and although he can count on two months of warm weather he feels bad, suffering from survivors' guilt. His wife tells him that it will be raining for most of the time over the next couple of months, which makes him feel better. Context - The Christchurch earthquake of 22 February 2011. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Alternative design concepts for new bridge. 6 February 2010
Date: 2010
From: Clark, Laurence, 1949- :Digital cartoons
Reference: DCDL-0013696
Description: The cartoon shows three possible designs for the Auckland Harbour Bridge; there is the Okara Stadium look that reflects Auckland's sporting culture, the Hundertwasser look that reflects the artistic culture and the Whangarei sewage treatment look that reflects Auckland discharged cultures. Refers to the problems and cost overruns of increasing the capacity of the bridge. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).