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Date: 2010

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

Reference: DCDL-0015978

Description: Three men sit around the lunch table at work chatting and reading the paper. One of them is amazed that his mate would pick as winner for the Melbourne Cup a mare with no form but a third man points out that Auckland has chosen a 'mare with no form' as its mayor. Refers to the election of Len Brown as the first mayor of the new supercity - which consists of a single unitary authority called the Auckland Council made up of the Auckland Regional Council and seven territorial authorities - became a reality on 1st November 2010. Quantity: 2 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2014

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

Reference: DCDL-0029524

Description: Shows Aucklanders in the dark complaining about the Auckland blackout - "It's been two days since I had a latte!" "You told me to send our candles to Christchurch!" "I thought our underfloor heating was gas fired!" "The lap pool water has gone cold!" "Is our temperature-controlled wine cellar covered?" "I'd light the barbecue but it's got electric ignition!" "Sit down! It's a table! Before TV everyone ate at them!" "Do you do a caviar and salmon pizza?" "Have another cold quiche!". Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2013

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

Reference: DCDL-0026205

Description: Shows Auckland city landmarks - One Tree Hill obelisk, Auckland Museum, Sky tower, Auckland Harbour Bridge, Bean Rock Lighthouse, and Rangitoto Island - wailing. Refers to New Zealand's loss in the America's Cup campaign. Colour and black and white version available Quantity: 2 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2013

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

Reference: DCDL-0026320

Description: Cartoon depicts a jungle scene. An explorer wearing a pith helmet and kakhis (and followed by an African porter), greets a suburban man with a lawnmower "Aaah - Doctor Livingstone I presume?", to which the man replies "No Harry Waterhouse - Auckland, mowing my berm" Colour and black and white versions available Quantity: 2 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2013

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

Reference: DCDL-0026410

Description: Cartoon shows two panels. The left panel shows a tall building where the voice of Auckland mayor Len Brown says, "Send a contractor around to mow my berm!". The right panel shows Brown at his desk talking on his cellphone where a voice asks if he has changed council policy on berms. Len Brown replies, "No, but it will stop the media hiding in mine!". Colour and black and white versions available Quantity: 2 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2013

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

Reference: DCDL-0026455

Description: Cartoon shows reporters in a newsroom commenting on Aucklanders who are showing support for Greenpeace activists imprisoned in Russia by locking themselves away in a mock prison over the weekend. One reporter tells a colleague that those in the mock prison have encountered an issue - they can't get Auckland mayor Len Brown to leave. Cartoon references recent news stories about Brown having an affair while in office. Colour and black and white versions available Quantity: 2 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2013

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

Reference: DCDL-0026482

Description: A priest in confession lays down a list of actions before granting absolution to penitent in mayoral robes. The list involves mowing berms outside a number of churches. Auckland City Council, in order to save money, proposed in October 2013 to end the Council's policy of mowing berms outside private residences in the city and to have local owners do that task. The new policy caused much local controversy. The penitent depicted is probably the Mayor, Len Brown. Colour and black and white versions available Quantity: 2 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2013

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

Reference: DCDL-0026481

Description: A naval officer, Kevin Keat, holding a dismissal notice, and the recently re-elected mayor of Auckland, Len Brown, holding a notice saying 'disdain', sit back to back under the caption 'Two navel careers'. The reference to a naval officer is to senior naval officer, Kevin Keat who was dismissed from the Defence Force after a 37-year career over an affair with a subordinate. This case was contemporary with the revelations over the extra-marital affair conducted by the Mayor of Auckland, Len Brown. In Brown's case there was no dismissal or resignation, merely public disdain. Colour and black and white versions available Quantity: 2 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2013

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

By: Press (Christchurch, N.Z.)

Reference: DCDL-0024048

Description: Shows Prime Minister John Key facing questions from the media around the Skycity bid to fund a new Convention Centre in Auckland in exchange for permission to install new gaming machines. Refers to questions raised in Parliament as to whether John Key and the National Party followed due process in negotiating the tender and may relate to the release of the deputy auditor general's report raising serious concerns over the fairness of the tender process. Colour and black and white versions available Quantity: 2 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2013

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

Reference: DCDL-0024517

Description: Shows a room with women in hospital beds looking at the food they've just been served. One woman says, 'Raw fish with taro, yam and boiled banana in coconut milk- I think this is from the Auckland kitchen!' A newspaper on one of the beds reads, 'Gov't might centralise hospital meal making'. Refers to Auckland's high Asian and Pasifika populations. Colour and black and white versions available Quantity: 2 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2013

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

Reference: DCDL-0024799

Description: Depicts Prime Minister John Key as an old lady playing the pokie machine, as 'The Problem Gambler'. He is betting with little people from his bag of people. The little cartoonist figure in the bottom right hand corner of the frame says "Conference centre 4u". Refers to government signing a heads-of-agreement with SkyCity Casinos, which will bear the cost of building a $402 million convention centre and operating it for 35 years. The casino operator will be able to install 230 new pokies machines. Key said the link between the number of pokie machines and problem gamblers was arguable, but had been reducing for some time. Colour and black and white versions available Quantity: 2 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2013

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

Reference: DCDL-0024999

Description: Shows Todd Blackadder, coach of the Crusaders super rugby team, reading a newspaper about the government helping Auckland to cut through red tape. He smiles and thinks, "That's tonight's motivation speech taken care of!" Refers to a match between the Crusaders and the Chiefs on 17 May 2013. Colour and black and white versions available Quantity: 2 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2013

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

By: Press (Christchurch, N.Z.)

Reference: DCDL-0025230

Description: 'Mum' and 'Dad', holding a newspaper titled 'Real estate prices soar', stare with dismay at their son, his partner, three children, a dog and a large amount of luggage, arriving at the front door. The son announces that he has thought of a way for his parents to 'help us save for a house'. In June 2013 house prices, especially in Auckland and Christchurch, continued to soar. Savings for a deposit, especially with loan restrictions, seemed to be out of the reach of most families. For many families, continuing to live with their parents and other family members, with the concomitant overcrowding and stress, seemed to be the only option. Colour and black and white versions available Quantity: 2 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2013

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

Reference: DCDL-0025472

Description: Two beggars sit underneath a notice reading 'No begging - Auckland City Council'. One of them, reading a newspaper headlined 'Royal rules revised', says 'But on the bright side Pat - We're now eligible to succeed to the throne!' In 2013 the rule of primogeniture to the British throne were altered so that as the eldest child, the Royal baby will be next in line of succession after Prince William, whether it is a girl or a boy, and that marrying a Roman Catholic will no longer disqualify a person from being in the line of succession. In July 2013 the Auckland City Council voted to enforce the by-law against begging in the streets. Quantity: 2 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

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

By: Fairfax Media Limited (Firm)

Reference: DCDL-0020973

Description: Two men passing by the Beehive consider the government is becoming redundant because of the law changes being made by John Key in response to particular financial issues - like securing the Hobbit movie and getting an expensive new conference centre built by Skycity without a requirement for government funding in return for being allowed to add more gaming tables and machines, and extending its licence beyond 2021. Colour and black and white versions of this cartoon are available Quantity: 2 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

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

By: Fairfax Media Limited (Firm)

Reference: DCDL-0018836

Description: In the top frame someone unseen (Murray McCully) in the Beehive says 'John! - There's been a bad reaction to us taking special powers to fix problems in Auckland!' Prime Minister John Key says 'What Murray?' In the lower frame Minister for the Rugby World Cup, Murray McCully, says 'The worst hit parts of Christchurch have declared themselves Fan Zones!' and the PM says 'Oh S..t!' The little Evans man says 'Sounds better than Red Zone!' Context: Refers to the chaos over transport and crowd control in the fanzone when much larger numbers of people flocked to the Rugby World Cup opening and revelry than expected. The government used special powers to take over the management of Queens Wharf fanzone spaces previously managed by an Auckland Council group, thus rather undermining the Mayor, Len Brown and the Auckland City Council. A new plan was signed off under special powers by Murray McCully directly after the fiasco. The Christchurch comment refers to the areas worst hit by the earhquakes. Colour and black and white versions available Quantity: 2 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

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

By: Fairfax Media Limited (Firm)

Reference: DCDL-0018838

Description: Minister of Transport, Steven Joyce, ties Auckland Mayor, Len Brown to a railway line. Len Brown grins with relief and says 'Oh thank goodness!- I was worried you'd make me ride on it!' Context: The Auckland Council and Government have apologised for the city-wide public transport failure on the opening night for the Rugby World Cup as thousands of locals and tourists converged on the city waterfront and Eden Park. The cartoon refers to a meeting between Steven Joyce and transport officials and Auckland Mayor Len Brown after the chaotic Friday, where Steven Joyce said he had "eight to ten" issues he wanted to raise. (TVNZ September 13 2011) Colour and black and white versions available Quantity: 2 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

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

By: Press (Christchurch, N.Z.)

Reference: DCDL-0018835

Description: In the first franme Mayor of Auckland Len Brown, with a dazzling smile welcomes visitors to auckland for the opening of the Rugby World Cup. In the second frame the Minister for the Rugby World Cup, Murray McCully, says 'thanks' as he marches through the door with a surly face and smashes it against the mayor. Context: Relates to the fiasco after the opening night World Cup game on Friday 9th September, when it became clear that the size of the crowd had been severely underestimated. Minister McCully took over the control of Party Central in Auckland thus undermining the Auckland City Council and Mayor Len Brown in particular. Colour and black and white versions available Quantity: 2 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

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

By: Fairfax Media Limited (Firm)

Reference: DCDL-0020091

Description: The boats are being driven on great gantries. The cartoon is entitled 'Future Auckland Anniversary Day Regatta'. Auckland held its 168th annual regatta on Monday 28th January. Colour and black and white versions available Quantity: 2 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

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

By: Press (Christchurch, N.Z.)

Reference: DCDL-0020030

Description: The Paget St cottage in Freeman's Bay is the latest example of heritage buildings that are are being demolished because the local community's wishes are ignored in favour of the city council's planning department. [NZHerald editorial Jan 17 2012] Colour and black and white versions available Quantity: 2 digital cartoon(s).