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Walker, Malcolm, 1950- :"The only way to get the traffic off our roads... is to build o...
Date: 2011
From: Walker, Malcolm, 1950- :Digital cartoons
By: Dominion post (Newspaper)
Reference: DCDL-0018565
Description: The cartoon shows Steven Joyce, Minister of Transport, wearing dark glasses with the centrelines of a road reflected in them. He is reading a magazine called 'Freeways, Flyovers & Foot to the Floor' and says 'The only way to get the traffic off our roads is to build new ones..' Context: Mr Joyce told the New Zealand Contractors' Federation/Association of Consulting Engineers NZ joint conference in Rotorua today (4th Aug) that, in the future, the ongoing investment in infrastructure in the face of economic difficulties would be seen as one of the major achievements of this Government.: Mr Joyce said that investment in roading was vital, with $35bn earmarked for land transport - both state highways and local roads - over the next 10 years. (Scoop - 4 Aug 2011) Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Fletcher, David 1952- :"The minister wants to release more funds for road maintenance."...
Date: 2012
From: Fletcher, David, 1952- :Digital cartoons
By: Dominion post (Newspaper)
Reference: DCDL-0022555
Description: 'The Politician' cartoon strip. A man brings a phone to a colleague and tells him that the minister wants him to release more funds for road maintenance. The other man asks where the minister is calling from, and the response is 'the bottom of a pothole.' Context: The Transport Agency issued an operating budget with a 2.3%, below-inflation increase in maintenance funding for roads for the next three years. (New Zealand Herald, 5 June 2012) Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Fletcher, David 1952- :'Are you still going ahead with the holiday highway?'. 1 Septemb...
Date: 2012
From: Fletcher, David, 1952- :Digital cartoons
By: Dominion post (Newspaper)
Reference: DCDL-0022754
Description: 'The Politician' cartoon strip. When a reporter asks the politician whether he still intends to go ahead with the new holiday highway the politician denies that it is a holiday highway and says that it will go to his bach. Context: An Auckland economist says scrapping the unnecessary Puhoi to Wellsford holiday highway and using the interest alone on the $8 billion price tag to help poor New Zealand communities could pluck 100,000 children out of poverty forever. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Fletcher, David 1952- :"Why do the country's councils treat the allocation of road fund...
Date: 2011
From: Fletcher, David, 1952- :Digital cartoons
By: Dominion post (Newspaper)
Reference: DCDL-0017805
Description: 'The Politician' cartoon strip. A member of the government staff says 'Why do the country's councils treat the allocation of road funding as some sort of competition?' The politician replies that he has 'no idea' but is seen in the next frame standing at a podium announcing the winner of a competition. Context - The importance of local roads to the growth of New Zealand should not be forgotten when funding decisions are made, says Local Government New Zealand President Lawrence Yule. Mr Yule is urging the Government to prioritise road funding with the big picture in mind. He would like to see a more equitable spend which takes into account the areas from where money is generated. (www.guide2.co.nz/ 27 April 2011) Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).