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Date: 2012

From: Scott, Thomas, 1947- :[Digital cartoons published in the Dominion Post]

By: Dominion post (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0023763

Description: Shows Prime Minister John Key laying in bed with a teddy bear, having a nightmare that internet mogul Kim DotCom will be honoured as Time Magazine's Person of the Year for 2012. Context: Key has repeatedly denied knowing of Dotcom's existence until the day before an illegal police raid of the internet entrepreneur's home on January 20 2012. Dotcom has accused the Prime Minister of lying and says he can prove it in court. Time Magazine in fact named recently re-elected United States President Barack Obama 2012 person of the year. (One News, 18 Nov 2012) Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2013

From: Walker, Malcolm, 1950- :Digital cartoons

By: Dominion post (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0024465

Description: Shows Prime Minister John Key at the start of a three-legged race. One of his legs is tied to the leg of Ian Fletcher, newly appointed head of the Government Communications Security Bureau. His other leg is tied to the leg of Kim Dotcom. Key wonders to himself, 'How did they get there?' Context: Prime Minister John Key has been in the news for claiming not to remember conversations with Fletcher and about internet mogul and Mega Upload founder, Kim Dotcom. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

From: Webb, Murray, 1947- :Digital caricatures

By: Dominion post (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0020065

Description: Caricature of Kim Dotcom, a German millionaire and founder of file-sharing site Megaupload, who was arrested on behalf of United States authorities, including the FBI, in a police raid at his $30m Coatesville mansion in Auckland. US authorities are now seeking his extradition. Kim Dotcom is a very large man, hence the struggling aircraft. Title from file name Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

From: Murdoch, Sharon Gay, 1960-: Digital cartoons published in The Press, Sunday Star Times, Dominion Post, and other publications

By: Dominion post (Newspaper); Murdoch, Sharon Gay, 1960-

Reference: DCDL-0021360

Description: Shows Prime Minister John Key as Little Bo Peep and ACT leader John Banks as a wolf in sheep's clothing. Someone is handing John Key an axe. Context: John Banks has been in big trouble over the Dotcom affair in which he failed to disclose that he knew Dotcom donated funds for his Auckland mayoral campaign and then lied and 'failed to remember' various other embarrassing incidents. John Key has yet to sack him. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

From: Walker, Malcolm, 1950- :Digital cartoons

By: Dominion post (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0021335

Description: Shows ACT leader John Banks as an eel giving the 'thumbs up'. Context: Refers to ACT leader John Banks in strife over Dotcom's 'secret' donation, and being conservative with the truth about a party he attended and a helicopter ride he was given by Mr Dotcom. The eel suggests 'slipperiness'. Title based on file name Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

From: Fletcher, David, 1952- :Digital cartoons

By: Dominion post (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0021131

Description: 'The Politician' cartoon strip. The minister didn't lie, he simply had a memory lapse and forgot to tell the truth. Refers to the famous lapses in memory of ACT leader John Banks that are entering the realms of legend. The saga of Kim Dotcom's donation of two $25,000 cheques to John Banks' mayoral campaign continued on to include a helicopter ride to the millionaire's mansion that Banks had trouble calling to memory. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

From: Fletcher, David, 1952- :Digital cartoons

By: Dominion post (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0021193

Description: 'The Politician' cartoon strip. The minister is wondering whether he got any anonymous donations during the election campaign. 'Anonymous donations' an issue since the famous 'anonymous' donation from internet millionaire Kim Dotcom to ACT leader John Banks. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

From: Scott, Thomas, 1947- :[Digital cartoons published in the Dominion Post]

By: Dominion post (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0021204

Description: Shows Kim Dotcom, founder of Megaupload, asking ACT Party leader John Banks whether he got the cheques and whether he enjoyed the chopper ride to his mansion. John Banks appears baffled by the questions. Context: John Banks received a donation from Kim Dotcom during his campaign for the Auckland supercity mayoralty in 2010 but declared it as anonymous in his campaign returns. He also attended a party at Dotcom's house to which he was taken by helicopter. Failure to declare donations where a candidate knows the source is punishable by up to two years imprisonment and an NZ$10,000 fine. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

From: Walker, Malcolm, 1950- :Digital cartoons

By: Dominion post (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0022845

Description: Shows ACT leader John Banks standing in a pool of darkness that represents 'Dotcom' and 'Skycity' and wondering about his memory and principles. Context: Fresh revelations from police files this week have led to further questions about how much Mr Banks knew of $65,000 in "anonymous" gifts from internet mogul Kim Dotcom and SkyCity casino. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

From: Scott, Thomas, 1947- :[Digital cartoons published in the Dominion Post]

By: Dominion post (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0022985

Description: Prime Minister John Key and ACT Party leader John Banks are shown in a corridor at Parliament overhearing interview by media people with Kim Dotcom. Banks remarks to Key that since Dotcom has 'bland featureless face' it's no wonder he has no recollection of meeting him. Context: John Banks was embroiled in controversy over donations he received from Dotcom during his campaign for the Auckland mayoralty in 2010. He declared the donations from Dotcom were anonymous and claims he did not know who the donor was. He also stated he did not recall knowing or meeting the very distinctive Dotcom despite having met him several times and being invited to visit him at his Coatesville mansion on more than one occasion. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

From: Scott, Thomas, 1947- :[Digital cartoons published in the Dominion Post]

By: Dominion post (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0023198

Description: Shows a large pipe leaking a river of raw sewage labelled `Dotcom Debacle'. John Key stands nearby and asks Alan Gibbs if his quadski will get him across to the other side. Refers to the New Zealand government's unlawful spying on Kim Dotcom, which prompted an official apology by Prime Minister John Key. Alan Gibbs is the inventor of the quadski, a one-person all-terrain vehicle that doubles as a personal watercraft. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

From: Scott, Thomas, 1947- :[Digital cartoons published in the Dominion Post]

By: Dominion post (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0023061

Description: Three heavily disguised government spies sit on a park bench. One is holding a newspaper that has the headline 'PM slams spy agency blunders'. The first spy notes that this is typical of Helen Clark to deny responsibilty. The second states that John Key is the Prime Minister. The third expresses surprise and demands to know why they weren't informed. Context: Refers to the Government Communications Security Bureau's illegal surveillance of Internet entrepreneur Kim Dotcom who the United States wants to extradite to face copyright enfringement charges. The GCSB was apparently unaware that Dotcom was a New Zealand resident, a fact widely and easily known. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

From: Webb, Murray, 1947- :Digital caricatures

By: Dominion post (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0023064

Description: Shows Internet entrepreneur Kim Dotcom spinning the globe with one hand and swinging the Beehive in the other. Context: It seems almost as though Kim Dotcom is teasing the government. Refers to government compliance with the United States over the Dotcom affair which led to an embarrassing fiasco when the police made an illegal raid on the home of Internet emtrepreneur Kim Dotcom, who has New Zealand residency. The reason for the raid was an extradition desire by the United States who are charging Dotcom with copyright enfringement offences. Title supplied by librarian. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

From: Scott, Thomas, 1947- :[Digital cartoons published in the Dominion Post]

By: Dominion post (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0023086

Description: Shows Prime Minister John Key telling his deputy Bill English that he 'doesn't care how', but he 'wants him gone before [he] gets back'. They are being terrorised by a many-headed hydra, each of the heads being Kim Dotcom, Internet entrepreneur. Context: Refers to the Dotcom affair. The United States is trying to extradite Kim Dotcom, who has New Zealand residency, for copyright infringement. He was arrested illegally by the police and has since been illegally spied upon by the GCSB (New Zealand Government Communications Security Bureau). He is causing huge embarrassment to the government. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

From: Fletcher, David, 1952- :Digital cartoons

By: Dominion post (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0023044

Description: 'The Politician' cartoon strip. A report on New Zealand's spy agency makes Maxwell Smart look like a professional. Context: reference to the Dotcom affair. The GCSB (Government Communications Security Bureau) has been accused of illegal spying on Kim Dotcom. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).