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Darroch, Bob, 1940- :"This'll add to your stress... Your wife has decided to join you o...
Date: 2009
From: Darroch, Bob 1940- :[Digital cartoons published in the Whangarei Report]
By: Northern advocate (Newspaper)
Reference: DCDL-0017618
Description: A large aeroplane from the 'Big Spender Airlines' fleet stands on the tarmac. At the bottom of the carpeted stairs into the plane is a notice that reads 'Royals, MPs and others on public money perks'. Nearby a man reads a paper with the headline 'PM - MPs in high-stress jobs' and beside him is another paper with a headline that reads 'Need to take wives, girlfriends, partners on holiday with them'. Context - Rodney Hide's attack on the use of expenses and perks by politicians and his own use of taxpayers' money to fund his girlfriend's expenses on a recent international trip. Published in Whangarei Report Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Darroch, Bob, 1940- :"I don't understand the young'ns of today... so much aggression, f...
Date: 2009
From: Darroch, Bob 1940- :[Digital cartoons published in the Whangarei Report]
By: Northern advocate (Newspaper)
Reference: DCDL-0017619
Description: Two men sit in a pub, each with a newspaper; one reads about 'Mindless vandalism - memorial wrecked after only 6 days' and 'Hone's emails' and the other reads about 'School pupils with Monday morn hangovers' and 'Girl soccer player banned'. The first man says 'I don't understand the young'ns of today... so much agression, flaunting of rules, disregard for morals, overuse of foul language...' and the other says 'they need someone in authority to set an example - be a role model. An MP for instance'. The first man says 'It was an MP that I was thinking of'. Context - the suggestion that MPs are often not very good role models for the young because of their own bad behaviour. Published in Whangarei Report Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Clark, Laurence, 1949- :"So Cunliffe finally stepped down... and Judith Collins didn't ...
Date: 2014
From: Clark, Laurence, 1949- :Digital cartoons
By: Northern advocate (Newspaper)
Reference: DCDL-0029692
Description: Shows two men fishing in a boat discussing politians. One adds "There's been a lot of politicians stepping down lately". The other replies "Imagine if they all did". The other thinks to himself "I am". Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Clark, Laurence, 1949- :"Even after the budget cutbacks, Phil Goff still hasn't risen i...
Date: 2011
From: Clark, Laurence, 1949- :Digital cartoons
By: Northern advocate (Newspaper)
Reference: DCDL-0018000
Description: A couple are sitting at the breakfast table reading the paper and chatting; a headline in the paper reads 'Asset sales big election issue'. The woman comments on the fact that Labour Party leader, Phil Goff, still hasn't risen in the polls even after the cutbacks and her husband says 'He's risen in my opinion. He was the last person I'd vote for, then Don Brash came along'. Context - The polling results for John Key remain at a high level while Phil Goff continues to struggle to raise his, this, in spite of cuts in KiwiSaver, Working for Families and interest-free student loans that the government says are unaffordable in the longer term. The government also intends to 'partially privatise' electricity generators Meridian Energy, Mighty River Power, Genesis Energy, coal miner Solid Energy and carrier Air Newaland. Don Brash, a follower of the Rogernomics economic model has ousted ACT leader Rodney Hide from his leadership of the party and has taken over the role himself. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).