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Date: 2011

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

Reference: DCDL-0017263

Description: A man walks away from a scene of destruction after an earthquake; he is reading a newspaper whose headline is 'ACC takes earthquake hit' and because he is not looking where he is going he is about to step into the sea in which lurks a shark that represents 'levies'. A second version has the shark representing 'Nick Smith'. Context - The second Christchurch more devastating earthquake of 22 February 2011 that followed an original earthquake on 4 September 2010. Levy changes from April 1 will give businesses discounts or penalties on their workplace ACC levies based on a three-year claims history but ACC Minister Nick Smith said today that the quake would be declared an "adverse event" so Christchurch employers would not be unfairly hit with a levy increase, unless they contributed materially to an employee's injuries. (NBR 10 March 2011) Two versions of this cartoon are available Quantity: 2 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2009

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

Reference: DCDL-0010748

Description: Shows an aggressive-looking tank labelled 'Auckland' and 'Transport needs' which flies a banner reading '6c petrol tax'. A man representing New Zealand citizens stands alone in front of the tank in an attempt to stop it in its tracks. Refers to Government proposed a 6c increase in national fuel tax, to help fund Auckland's transport and roading plans. The cartoon is reminiscent of the famous photograph of a single man standing before a tank in Tiananmen Square in Beijing during the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989 that culminated in the Tiananmen Square Massacre. The protests were sparked by the death of pro-market and pro-democracy official, Hu Yaobang, whom protesters wanted to mourn. Participants were generally against the government's authoritarianism and voiced calls for economic change and democratic reform within the structure of the government. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2010

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

Reference: DCDL-0015929

Description: An enormous fat cat businessman representing 'Warners' glares at Bugs Bunny who represents the government and says 'Eh...What's up doc?' as he chews on carrots representing 'NZ Labour Laws' and 'taxpayers'. Refers to the dispute between Warner Brothers, represented by Peter Jackson, and NZ Actors Equity over a union demand for negotiations over the terms and conditions offered in the contracts for actors and others working on the film that very nearly caused the film to be made somewhere else. The battle, which has been resolved successfully after meetings between PM John Key and Warner Brothers representatives, divided New Zealanders. The government agreed to amend the country's labour laws and offered a $25m tax break to the Hollywood studio Warner Bros. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

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

Reference: DCDL-0023731

Description: Shows Minister of Transport, Gerry Brownlee, dressed as Santa with a kiwi bird sitting on his lap holding a small toy car. The kiwi says that the petrol tax increase is not what he'd asked for. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

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

Reference: DCDL-0023738

Description: A kiwi walks across the desert, dragging two bags labelled 'cost of living'. A vulture with a gas pump head labelled, 'govt petrol tax hike', sits on a tree branch, watching the kiwi and smiling. Refers to an increase in the petrol tax by three cents per year over three years. (3 News, 18 Dec 2012) Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2013

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

By: Setford News Photo Agency

Reference: DCDL-0024286

Description: Shows Revenue Minister Peter Dunne as an expired parking meter. Refers to Dunne's unpopular idea to tax employer-provided car parks in New Zealand cities. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2013

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

By: Setford News Photo Agency

Reference: DCDL-0024405

Description: Shows Revenue Minister Peter Dunne, dressed as a clown, wearing a bowtie that squirts water, labelled, 'tax on bow ties'. Refers to Dunne's unpopular proposal to tax employer-provided car parks. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2014

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

Reference: DCDL-0029698

Description: Shows a car ('I.R.D.') swerving to miss two fat cats ('Massive Corporations'). One of the cats comments "I believe they're hot on the heels of tax dodgers...". Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

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

By: Setford News Photo Agency

Reference: DCDL-0020889

Description: ACC Minister Judith Collins intends to sue Radio NZ and Labour MPs Andrew Little and Trevor Mallard. A man representing 'taxpayers' has received a legal services bill and wonders why he should be paying it. Context: On 29 March 2012 Judith Collins sent letters to Labour MPs Andrew Little and Trevor Mallard and Radio New Zealand threatening legal action over comments they made that implicated her in a leaked email concerning personal details about ACC client Bronwyn Pullar. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2014

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

Reference: DCDL-0027821

Description: Shows Bill English as a rock musician playing an electric guitar resembling New Zealand. Unfortunatly his guitar is not plugged into the amplifier. The plug represents 'Tax take'. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

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

Reference: DCDL-0018237

Description: Leader of the Labour opposition, Phil Goff, stands on the bottom, extremely steep, step, which is labelled 'Capital Gains Tax', of a flight of steps that lead to a door labelled 'Election' and thinks to himself 'This will be a real step change".' Context: The Labour Party has announced that it will introduce a capital gains tax if it wins the November election. Phil Goff says his party's capital gains tax policy will close the largest single loophole in the tax system. The policy includes a 15% tax that would apply to profits made on investment property and shares, but would not cover KiwiSaver payouts, the family home, or niche collectables such as antiques. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

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

By: New Zealand Press Association

Reference: DCDL-0018307

Description: Shows Nick Smith, Minister for ACC, who is reading a newspaper article that suggests an 'ACC "crisis" over announcement'. A man points out a 'No Smoking' sign on the wall and Nick Smith says 'Well bring me some mirrors then...' Context - relates to the saying 'smoke and mirrors' meaning clouding an issue so that the truth is hard to arrive at. Labour's ACC spokesman Chris Hipkins said the Government manufactured a crisis in ACC in order to justify its plans to privatise the corporation. The Government plans to open up workplace insurance to competition from October 2012. Levy hikes have been followed by levy reductions which Labour suggests means the hikes were not needed in the first place. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

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

By: New Zealand Press Association

Reference: DCDL-0018309

Description: A group of huge pigs stop eating from their trough which represents 'tax system' for a moment when the farmer arrives with a bucket containing a different variety of slops which represents 'Capital gains tax'. The pigs who represent 'speculators' and 'capital gainers' say 'You'd like to try us on WHAAT?!' Context - Labour plans to introduce a capital gains tax if they win the 2011 election. The capital gains tax is expected to include some low level exemptions for personal assets, as well as an exemption for the family home. But other than those limited exemptions, it is expected to be broad-based and include residential rental houses, rural property, commercial property, shares, businesses and collectibles. (Stuff 8 July 2011) Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2015

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

By: Setford News Photo Agency

Reference: DCDL-0030258

Description: Shows two men knocking on doors. One knocks on door labelled 'Re-hab'. The other (representing tax payers) knocks on door labelled 'Pre-had' and holds a newspaper with the headline 'Sky City convention centre cost blowout'. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).