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Date: 2012

From: Tremain, Garrick, 1941- :[Digital cartoons published in the Otago Daily Times]

By: Otago daily times (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0020264

Description: The voter is thankful that the elections are over, David Shearer the new Labour leader is grateful that he has time now to build up the Labour Party and Prime Minister John Key can proceed with his plans. He holds a banner that reads 'Assets 4 sale'. Context: Refers to the government's controversial intention to sell off some or parts of some state assets to raise revenue. Prime Minister John Key believes the Government could free up as much as $10 billion from the partial sale of key assets including state owned power companies and a stake in Air New Zealand. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

From: Tremain, Garrick, 1941- :[Digital cartoons published in the Otago Daily Times]

By: Otago daily times (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0017705

Description: In the top frame three people walk past a dairy and see a newspaper headlines that read 'Hone speaks out' and 'Brash on ACT'. One of them considers it refreshing to see 'politicians who actually stand for something' and his companion agrees and wonders 'what Key and Goff ever stood for'. In the lower frames they all think hard with question marks over their heads and then simultaneously reply 'election'. Context - Hone Harawira has started his own political Party 'Mana' in protest against what he sees as too mush cosying up to National by the Maori Party. Former National Party leader Don Brash Don Brash has overthrown Rodney Hide as leader of the ACT Party and taken the role himself; and there is an election in November of this year. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

From: Tremain, Garrick, 1941- :[Digital cartoons published in the Otago Daily Times]

By: Otago daily times (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0019439

Description: A pollster interviews a man at the door of his house. The man says he can put him down as a 'Don't bloody wanna know'. Context: voter apathy in the run up to the 2011 elections on 26 November. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

From: Tremain, Garrick, 1941- :[Digital cartoons published in the Otago Daily Times]

By: Otago daily times (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0018976

Description: Several people walking in the street are surprised by a shower of lollies. A boy wonders if they hurt when they hit you and a man tells him 'They're always hollow, boy.' Context: promises in the run up to the elections on 26th November 2011. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

From: Tremain, Garrick, 1941- :[Digital cartoons published in the Otago Daily Times]

By: Otago daily times (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0019438

Description: Shows Labour leader Phil Goff and deputy leader Annette King speaking to potential voters. Phil Goff says 'Nine years in power gave us a true understanding of what needs doing in this country...' and Annette King adds '...and three years in opposition have given us a desire to do it!' Context: the Labour Party is trailing badly in the polls as the country heads towards the elections on the 26th November. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

From: Tremain, Garrick, 1941- :[Digital cartoons published in the Otago Daily Times]

By: Otago daily times (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0019351

Description: Two men walking past statue covered with sheet which reads 'Vote Labour'. One man says 'It's that statue of Phil Goff they simply don't want it on view during the election!' Context: The Labour Party billboards during the 2011 General Election campaign did not feature their leader Phil Goff. He was said to be unpopular with his party and the public. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

From: Tremain, Garrick, 1941- :[Digital cartoons published in the Otago Daily Times]

By: Otago daily times (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0019520

Description: The leader and deputy leader of the Labour Party, Phil Goff and Annette King, urge a man who is intent on leaving the country to stay as 'we could be the government again'. The comment makes the man run for his life and Phil Goff wonders whether it was something he said. Context: In the few days leading to the 2011 election, the National Party appears to have a huge lead over Labour. The man in the cartoon is leaving because he doesn't like any of the possible results, but the possibility of a Labour win is too awful to consider. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

From: Tremain, Garrick, 1941- :[Digital cartoons published in the Otago Daily Times]

By: Otago daily times (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0019519

Description: The title reads 'The Cuppa Haka' and the cartoon shows Prime Minister John Key doing a haka. Nearby is a cup of tea in whose steam appears the head of Winston Peters, leader of New Zealand First as a genie. Context: The Act Party launched its campaign on Monday 14 November with ACT MP John Banks, who is running for the controversial Epsom seat, having a cup of tea with Prime Minister John Key. The event was widely publicised and the media were invited. The content of the chat, which was not intended to be public, was recorded by the media. John Key has complained to the police. He played right into the hands of Winston Peters who treated the tea party incident as a hot topic in a public meeting in Whangarei a couple of days later. The drubbing given to the PM by Winston Peters probably contributed to the excellent result or Peters in the election on the 26th November. He held his seat and took eight NZ First politicians with him into parliament. 'Cuppa haka' is a wordplay on 'kapa haka' which means something like 'Maori performing arts'. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

From: Tremain, Garrick, 1941- :[Digital cartoons published in the Otago Daily Times]

By: Otago daily times (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0019590

Description: A television newsreader reports that people are wildly celebrating the re-election of John Key and his team and continues 'but enough about overseas corporate bargain hunters...' Context: the reference is to overseas buyers being interested in the sale of New Zealand assets, a controversial policy that John Key seems intent on pursuing after Natiional was returned to power in the 2011 election of 26th November. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

From: Tremain, Garrick, 1941- :[Digital cartoons published in the Otago Daily Times]

By: Otago daily times (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0019643

Description: Depicts two men discussing a broken down old fashioned red bus with chickens sitting on its roof, 'Labour' written on its side and a route destination of 'Nowhere'. It is sitting on chocks next to a sign 'New driver wanted for out-dated vehicle'. Text: We put much of the damage down to an earlier woman driver. Context: During 2011 General election campaign Leader Phil Goff did whistle stop bus tour from Rotorua to Auckland. Labour Party dropped to 27.1 percentage of the party vote in 2011 General Elections, and won nine fewer seats than 2008 Elections. The previous leader of the Labour Party was Helen Clark. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

From: Tremain, Garrick, 1941- :[Digital cartoons published in the Otago Daily Times]

By: Otago daily times (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0019762

Description: The title reads 'The new helmsman'. The cartoon shows David Shearer, the new leader of the Labour Party, as the captain of a ship which is rapidly sinking. He grasps the helm and says to his saluting deputy Grant Robertson, 'Enough ceremony, Robertson! Get bailing!!' Context: the new leader and his deputy have a real challenge to bring the struggling Labour Party back to full strength after a poor result in the November 2011 elections. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

From: Tremain, Garrick, 1941- :[Digital cartoons published in the Otago Daily Times]

By: Otago daily times (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0018483

Description: Three people chat as they read the morning's newspaper. One of them comment that Prime Minister John Key is returning from Hawaii this week and another says 'From the look of these polls he could be walking'. Context: The suggestion is that he could be walking on water like Jesus because of the recent polls. Context: Polling has been poor for Labour in the run-up to the November election. a new Fairfax Research International Poll shows the party staring down the barrel at its worst result in 15 years. National continues its extraordinary run of popularity in today's poll, recording 56 per cent support enough to comfortably govern alone if the results were repeated on election night in November. National continues its extraordinary run of popularity in today's poll, recording 56 per cent support enough to comfortably govern alone if the results were repeated on election night in November. (Stuff, 27 July 2011) Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

From: Tremain, Garrick, 1941- :[Digital cartoons published in the Otago Daily Times]

By: Otago daily times (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0019500

Description: Prime Minister John Key stands at a lectern labelled 'cuppa tea duplicity' making an election speech to a crowd of people. He tries to tell the crowd that they are not interested in the 'cuppa tea duplicity' but rather in the real issues and he points to a second lectern labelled 'the issues' against which a dog urinates and where there is no interested audience. Context: The ACT Party launched its campaign on Monday 14 November with ACT MP John Banks, who is running for the controversial Epsom seat, having a cup of tea with Prime Minister John Key. The event was widely publicised and the media were invited. The content of the chat, which was not intended to be public, was recorded by the media. John Key has complained to the police. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

From: Tremain, Garrick, 1941- :[Digital cartoons published in the Otago Daily Times]

By: Otago daily times (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0019570

Description: Leader of the Labour Party Phil Goff tells a reporter that New Zealand will need more police to 'control the rioting mobs who've worked hard and made a success of their lives'. Context: Phil Goff told the Police Association that he believes 'tackling the causes of crime is the best investment New Zealand can make in building a safer future for all of us'. He also said that 'in the last term of Parliament, Labour increased sworn police numbers by over a thousand'. The cartoon may refer to the 'Occupy' protests against capitalism and corporate greed in an irinic sense. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

From: Tremain, Garrick, 1941- :[Digital cartoons published in the Otago Daily Times]

By: Otago daily times (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0019569

Description: A middle-aged couple sit up in bed discussing the Elton John concert thay have just returned from. The man enjoyed it but thinks the sound levels were surprisingly low. His wife points out that they have just been through weeks of election speak. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

From: Tremain, Garrick, 1941- :[Digital cartoons published in the Otago Daily Times]

By: Otago daily times (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0019568

Description: Shows Prime Minister John Key, on the right, and leader of the Labour Party, Phil Goff, as prostitutes, soliciting on a street corner. Goff holds a sign that reads 'Beware of this one' and that has an arrow that points towards John Key who holds a second notice that reads 'Caution! Health hazard' and has an arrow pointing at Goff. The street is called 'Campaign Alley'. Context: refers to the political campaign leading up to the 2011 elections on the 26th November. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

From: Tremain, Garrick, 1941- :[Digital cartoons published in the Otago Daily Times]

By: Otago daily times (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0018482

Description: The cartoon shows leader of the opposition Labour Party, Phil Goff, who says 'Forget the polls!! I've been out amongst the people and I'm confident we are going to win'. An apple core has been thrown at him and he has broken eggs smashed on his head and suit. Context: Polling has been poor for Labour in the run-up to the November election. a new Fairfax Research International Poll shows the party staring down the barrel at its worst result in 15 years. National continues its extraordinary run of popularity in today's poll, recording 56 per cent support enough to comfortably govern alone if the results were repeated on election night in November. National continues its extraordinary run of popularity in today's poll, recording 56 per cent support enough to comfortably govern alone if the results were repeated on election night in November. (Stuff, 27 July 2011) Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

From: Tremain, Garrick, 1941- :[Digital cartoons published in the Otago Daily Times]

By: Otago daily times (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0018404

Description: A journalist interviews leader of the Labour Party, Phil Goff. He says 'If a CGT (capital gains tax) is so essential, and GST on fruit and vegetables such an evil... how come you didn't notice during your nine years in power?' Phil Goff replies 'We didn't need to!' A little man in the corner quips 'necessity the mother of invention!' 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. (Source: Stuff 8 July 2011) Labour would also scrap GST from fresh fruit and vegetables to encourage healthy eating and help New Zealanders as higher GST on other goods is imposed. (www.nzherald.co.nz, 27 September 2010) Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).