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Date: 2000-2018

By: Nisbet, Alastair, 1958-; Press (Christchurch, N.Z.); Marlborough Express (Newspaper)

Reference: DC-Group-0006

Description: Cartoons by Al Nisbet on New Zealand political and social affairs. Many cartoons have a Canterbury focus. Part of the NZ Cartoon Archive Alastair (Al) Nisbet, born in Scotland in 1958, is an award-winning cartoonist whose cartoons appear regularly in the Press newspaper in Christchurch, and in other newspapers in New Zealand.

Date: 2005

From: Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0005495

Description: Shows a series of alternative statues to the proposed statue of a Tahr at Mt Cook. Instead of the introduced tahr it is suggested that a New Zealand native would be more appropriate. Alternatives include a sandfly, pavlova, buzzy bee or a PC [Politically Correct] nerd. Refers to the controversy over the proposed statue of an introduced pest species such as the Tahr at a national park. Published in The Press, 26 August 2005 Quantity: 1 digital image(s). Processing information: This cartoon file was donated to the library with no file extension. On recommendation of the Digital Archivist and with the consent of the donor, a ".jpg" file extension was added to this file in order to ensure it was readable and accessible.

Date: 2010

From: Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0015397

Description: Mount Hutt is made higher by a huge crowd of shrieking and yelling skiers in an attempt to win the debate over which is New Zealand's highest mountain. Refers to an incident in early August, when wild weather, including winds of 200 kilometres an hour, closed the field at Mount Hutt, leaving up to 1200 skiers, including 300 school children, camped in the cafeteria on top of the mountain overnight; it was reported to have been pretty good but very noisy. In fact Aoraki/Mount Cook is the highest mountain; the mountain's height was established in 1881 by G. J. Roberts (from the west side) and in 1889 by T. N. Brodrick (from the Canterbury side). Their measurements agreed closely at 12,349 feet (3,764 m). The height was reduced by 10 metres (33 ft) when approximately 10 million cubic metres of rock and ice fell off the northern peak on 14 December 1991. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2004

From: Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0004878

Description: Shows a large snowman, the 'Banks Peninsula Glacier' lying on the hills of Banks Peninsula, in Canterbury. Refers to the heavy snowfall in the region during the winter of 2004. Published in The Press, 28 August 2004 Arrangement: This cartoon file was originally delivered to the library within a sub-folder called "archive2004" Quantity: 1 digital image(s). Processing information: This cartoon file was donated to the library with no file extension. On recommendation of the Digital Archivist and with the consent of the donor, a ".jpg" file extension was added to this file in order to ensure it was readable and accessible.

Date: 2007

From: Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0008182

Description: Shows a group of police from the Auckland Police Department swinging their batons randomly. In the background one of the police is standing with hands on his shaking head. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2010

From: Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0016389

Description: In the first frame is an al Qaeda terrorist with a bomb strapped to his arm that he says is a 'religious ritual with secret messages from the Torah' and in the second frame a rugby supporter explains that all the beercans strapped to his arms and legs and around his waist are a 'religious ritual with sacred messages from the brewery'. Context - a comment on religious fervour and its dangers, the terrorist is compared to a binge drinker. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2005

From: Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0004813

Description: Shows the leader of the National Party, Don Brash, feeding his 'Orewa Speech 2' to the media. The media all have sharp teeth and are eating up the speech. Brash says "Time for a feeding frenzy!". Refers to the reactions of the media to Don Brash's second speech to the Orewa Rotary Club on 25 January 2005. Published in The Press, 26 January 2005 Quantity: 1 digital image(s). Processing information: This cartoon file was donated to the library with no file extension. On recommendation of the Digital Archivist and with the consent of the donor, a ".jpg" file extension was added to this file in order to ensure it was readable and accessible.

Date: 2010

From: Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0015962

Description: A group of children are out 'tricking and treating' for Halloween. A groaning ragged skeletal man walks past them and they realize that he is not trick or treating but is the New Zealand economy who 'always looks like that'. Reference to the economy struggling out of the recession. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2005

From: Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0005224

Description: Shows four high rise buildings bending over in the wind. On the ground people are struggling to walk in the street. One of the person comments about the bending buildings that "with the Easterly they 'aint gonna get beyond three storeys anyhow!". Refers to the possibility of high rise buildings in the Christchurch suburb of Brighton. Published in The Press, 29 March 2005 Quantity: 1 digital image(s). Processing information: This cartoon file was donated to the library with no file extension. On recommendation of the Digital Archivist and with the consent of the donor, a ".jpg" file extension was added to this file in order to ensure it was readable and accessible.

Date: 2011

From: Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0016911

Description: A Maori party van struggles to gain traction in the sand as the driver (co-leader Pita Sharples) tries to haul a launch named 'Hone out of the water; the launch bears a skull and crossbones flag and in the stern looking pleased with himself sits MP Hone Harawira. Co-leader Tariana Turia wonders why they can't cut him loose before the engine cooks. Context; a complaint against MP Hone Harawira laid by colleague Te Ururoa Flavell, with the support of co-leaders Pita Sharples and Tariana Turia, and Rahui Katene, after Mr Harawira made remarks about the party in the Sunday Star-Times may lead to the departure of Hone Harawira. (Dominion Post 26 January 2011) Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2005

From: Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0004811

Description: Shows a couple wearing reversed baseball caps and looking at a large poster of the leader of the National Party, Don Brash, on a concrete wall entitled - "Orewa 2: He's back to save the Nation! Screening Now". The man says "Sounds like a rip-off of "Finding Neverland"!". Refers to the second speech Don Brash gave to the Orewa Rotary Club on the 25 January 2005, focusing on welfare dependency and pledged to reduce the number of working-age beneficiaries over the next ten years. Published in The Press, 25 January 2005 Quantity: 1 digital image(s). Processing information: This cartoon file was donated to the library with no file extension. On recommendation of the Digital Archivist and with the consent of the donor, a ".jpg" file extension was added to this file in order to ensure it was readable and accessible.

Date: 2002

From: Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DX-006-098

Description: The Team New Zealand yacht is shown to be made out of swiss cheese. A sign beside the display has "Team NZ" crossed out leaving the sign saying "Swiss Cheese". Refers to the way in which the Swiss team, Alinghi, won hands down over the New Zealanders in their challenge to win the America's Cup. The New Zealand Team also faced many tecnical problems with their boat throughout the races. Extended Title - Team NZ Quantity: 1 digital image(s).

Date: 2011

From: Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0017241

Description: The arms of a woman who represents New Zealand reach out to a baby to whom she has just given birth. The baby represents '2011' and is a particularly hideous specimen. The doctor who holds the baby says 'He's cute now but wait 'til he gets older!' Outside the window is seen a cracked and damaged landscape and a storm rages; the headstone of a grave reads 'RIP 2010'. Context - Christchurch or maybe the South Island have had a bad year because of the Pike River Mine disaster and the earthquake of 4 September 2010. There is perhaps prescience in this cartoon because on 22 February 2011 a much worse earthquake hit Christchurch. Published in The Press Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

From: Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0016854

Description: The title reads 'Peak time holiday problems - impatience and overtaking could risk a head on collision...' Crowds of trampers threaten to collide with each as they round a bend on a walking track. Context - the advice seems to apply to drivers but could as easily apply to walkers during the holiday. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2010

From: Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0016067

Description: Two members of a Maori concert party wonder how they will manage after an announcement by Maori party Co-leader Tariana Turia that she wants to legislate for a smoke free New Zealand. The man's grass skirt (piupiu) is made of cigarettes linked together. Refers to recommendations in a Maori Affairs select committee report that says the Government should aim to halve smoking rates by 2015 and eliminate it altogether by 2025. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2005

From: Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0005454

Description: Shows a man reading about the Christchurch City Council 'Highlights'. He says "This ocean outfall... Why so expensive? How far does it go?". In another frame below him is a beach on the Gold Coast, Australia. It shows a large ocean outfall pipe on the beach surrounded by surfers and people. Refers to the controversial ocean outfall proposed by the Christchurch City Council. Published in The Press, 18 July 2005 Quantity: 1 digital image(s). Processing information: This cartoon file was donated to the library with no file extension. On recommendation of the Digital Archivist and with the consent of the donor, a ".jpg" file extension was added to this file in order to ensure it was readable and accessible.

Date: 2004

From: Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0000621

Description: The scene shows a poster about a return visit by Don Brash, Leader of the Opposition, to Orewa where he famously made a speech that brought criticisms of racism. He is shown holding a slingshot which may be a comment on his rather unaggressive style, as is the language 'really really annoyed'. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2010

From: Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0016219

Description: A pair of vulture parents sit on a branch admiring their unattractive offspring that sits featherless in a nest. One of them says 'When he grows up he wants to be a news reporter like his father!' Context; a sense that reporting of tragic events sometimes crosses the boundaries between good taste and respect for the victims and a prurient curiosity. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2002

From: Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :Digital cartoons

By: Press (Christchurch, N.Z.)

Reference: DX-006-036

Description: The new symbol on Qantas Airline's tail is a disco, jiving Kangaroo. Quantity: 1 digital image(s).

Date: 2011

From: Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0016996

Description: The title reads 'The PM's speech (and probably the one after this)'. Prime Minister John Key grins as he reads the notes for his speech and says 'stuttering? Crikey! Reading this I can't stop laughing!' The speech notes read '2011 What the govt will do for you, employment, asset sales, economy'. Context - John Key's 'state of the nation' speech made to mark the beginning of the campaign in the run up to the 2011 election on 26 November. The economy is stagnant, employment is up and Key is considering selling off some state owned assets that will bring in a few million. There is a reference also the film 'The King's speech' which is showing currently and which is about King George V1 struggling to overcome a bad stutter. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).