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Scott, Thomas, 1947- :'Sic 'em! Atta boy, attack!' 9 February 2013
Date: 2013
From: Scott, Thomas, 1947- :[Digital cartoons published in the Dominion Post]
By: Dominion post (Newspaper)
Reference: DCDL-0024004
Description: Shows Member of Parliament Steven Joyce dressed as a police officer, pointing at a sign labelled 'Novopay' outside of an office building. He has taken a turtle off of a leash and tells the turtle to attack. The turtle looks daunted and stands still. Context: Steven Joyce was made Minister Responsible for Novopay in a cabinet reshuffle on 22 January. The school payroll system has suffered thousands of errors since it was implemented in August 2012, with some teachers being payed too much, some too little, and others not paid at all. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Scott, Thomas, 1947- :[Cabinet ministers react to the news that Novopay will be handlin...
Date: 2013
From: Scott, Thomas, 1947- :[Digital cartoons published in the Dominion Post]
By: Dominion post (Newspaper)
Reference: DCDL-0024055
Description: Shows a background and two figures as a parody of Edvard Munch's painting The Scream. The caption explains that they are cabinet ministers reacting to the news that Novopay will be handling the paying of their wages and perks from now on. Wider context refers to the ongoing problems with Novopay, the system used to administer school teacher salaries. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Scott, Thomas, 1947- :'It's a labour saving idea I got from Graham Norton.' 30 January ...
Date: 2013
From: Scott, Thomas, 1947- :[Digital cartoons published in the Dominion Post]
By: Dominion post (Newspaper)
Reference: DCDL-0023925
Description: Shows Prime Minister John Key sitting beside a large lever. He tells the politician sitting beside him that it is an idea that he got from Graham Norton. Refers to the 'Red Chair' in the Graham Norton Show in which audience members tell a humourous story, if Norton get bored he pulls the lever and the chair falls backwards, dumping the speaker from it. This cartoon assumes that Key is employing a similar method with politicians in his cabinet. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Scott, Thomas, 1947- :'She's smart, brown and attractive - people in the party are talk...
Date: 2012
From: Scott, Thomas, 1947- :[Digital cartoons published in the Dominion Post]
By: Dominion post (Newspaper)
Reference: DCDL-0023761
Description: Shows Prime Minister John Key and other white, male members of his cabinet, Bill English, Gerry Brownlee, and Steven Joyce, discussing the threat posed by a female rising star in the party. When asked what are we going to do about it, Key proposes that they make her Minister of Education. Refers to Hekia Parata, who was appointed Minister of Education in December 2011, and immediately sparked controversy with her planned policies to increase class sizes, merge Canterbury schools, and most notably, the introduction of the doomed Novopay automated school payroll system, which has resulted in thousands of teachers receiving either too much, too little or not being paid at all. There have been calls for Parata to resign from her post as Minister over the debacle. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Scott, Thomas, 1947- :"On budget day it's essential I pick clothes for the House that s...
Date: 2013
From: Scott, Thomas, 1947- :[Digital cartoons published in the Dominion Post]
By: Dominion post (Newspaper)
Reference: DCDL-0024839
Description: Shows Minister of Finance, Bill English, looking at various costumes - Grim Reaper, soldier, and nurse-and considering which outfit to wear to announce the 2013 New Zealand budget. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).