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Date: 2013

From: Fletcher, David, 1952- :Digital cartoons

By: Dominion post (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0025705

Description: The civil servant is telling the politician visitor numbers have trebled on his website since it has been announced that it was hacked. The politician replies that he must arrange for it to be hacked more often. Refers to the hacking of the National Party website by an anonymous group as a protest againgst the GCSB bill. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

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).

Date: 2013

From: Fletcher, David, 1952- :Digital cartoons

By: Dominion post (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0024777

Description: 'The Politician' cartoon strip. A staff member informs the Politician that the opposition will claim that the Politician's forthcoming budget will not help ordinary people but only 'Your mates in big business'. The Politician retorts that the budget has yet to be announced, but that the opposition's claims are true. The cartoon strip points out as a safe prediction that the budget of 16 May 2013 would be helpful to the National government's supporters rather than to those who supported the Labour, Green and New Zealand First opposition parties. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2013

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

By: Dominion post (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0024790

Description: Depicts National Party List MP Aaron Gilmore in a space shuttle on a trip to Mars saying his trip was paid for by the Prime Minister John Key and th National caucus. Refers to private venture by Dutch organisation Mars One to send a crew to Mars to establish a colony. Also refers to Gilmore being under pressure to resign from Key and the National Party due to the scandal over Gilmore's behaviour to a waiter in a Hanmer Springs restaurant. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2013

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-0024807

Description: The List Member of Parliament, Aaron Gilmore, drunk and surrounded by bottles labelled 'Bully beer' and 'Moron Vino', plays the party game of 'Who am I', where the answer is taped to the participant's forehead. He claims that he knows who he is. The answer on his forehead reads 'Dick head'. In April 2013, Aaron Gilmore, while drunk attempted to bully staff at a hotel at Hanmer during the National Party Conference. His lack of self awareness suggested that the label did apply to him. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2013

From: Fletcher, David, 1952- :Digital cartoons

By: Dominion post (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0025092

Description: 'The Politician' cartoon strip depicts the Minister for Upper Creek asking Jim whether the party has a "wet wing". JIm doesn't think so, but says it has a 'few drips". Refers to leaked strategy paper by National Party advisor Simon Lusk outlining his plans to reform the National Party into a more right wing political party and ensure MPs obeyed the wishes of donors to the party (see New Zealand Herald 1 June 2013). Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2014

From: Hubbard, James, 1949-: Digital caricatures and cartoons

By: Dominion post (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0029730

Description: Cartoon shows Prime Minister John Key standing next to a large easel pad showing a mock-up of a new flag for New Zealand with a silver fern against a black background and the text, '$26 million flag referendum'. Key points to the board and says, "Behold! Our grand plan to combat child poverty, cut hospital waiting lists, lift wages, fix housing woes, protect working conditions, implement equal pay, maintain police numbers, manage conservation..." Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

From: Webb, Murray, 1947- :Digital caricatures

By: Dominion post (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0020682

Description: Shows Amy Adams, National MP for Selwyn. Context: On 2 April 2012 Amy Adams became Minister for the Environment and Minister for Communications and Information Technology after a Cabinet reshuffle. Title created by librarian Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 24 March 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-0020685

Description: Shows a pen marked 'ACC" piercing the heart of Nick Smith, Former Environment and Climate Change Minister, who is lying on his back on top of a pile of letters and surrounded by quotes from the letters. Context: On 21 March 2012 Nick Smith resigned from Cabinet after revelations that he had written letters intervening in the ACC claim of his friend and National Party Activist Brownyn Pullar while he was ACC Minister. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

From: Hodgson, Trace, 1958- :Digital cartoons

By: Dominion post (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0022392

Description: Shows the National Party Conference as a battleground with the various attendees in ninteenth century colonial style battle dress. In the foreground Prime Minister John Key tells Leader of the House Gerry Brownlee to watch the rear as he isn't sure whether the Maori Party is on their side or not. Also featured are left front Minister of Foreign Affairs Murray McCully and right front Deputy PM Bill English. Context: There is often dissent over whether the Maori Party should remain with the government - this time it is over the government's wish to sell state owned assets. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

From: Hodgson, Trace, 1958- :Digital cartoons

By: Dominion post (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0019975

Description: Prime Minister John Key and government ministers Gerry Brownlee, Bill English, and [Tony Ryall?] are depicted on a summer beach vacation. All have large pot bellies. Key says 'It's been a great holiday, Gerry, but it's time to get back to business and sort out the economy'. Brownlee says 'Just don't say anything about tightening our belts.' English asks Ryall 'When is yours due?' Context: when parliament returns in 2012 (following the summer break) the National Government were expected to make cuts. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

From: Mulheron, Michael, 1958-: Digital cartoons published in the Dominion Post

By: Dominion post (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0018411

Description: A long red ribbon with the word 'Regulations' printed on it is stretched across the entrance to a mine and a pair of scissors is about to cut it in two. Context: The cartoon was drawn to accompany an article named 'Pike River puts National in a hole' written by Andrea Vance in the Dominion Post of July 23. It concerns debate about the balance between safety and cost. Twenty nine men were killed by explosions in the Pike River Mine on 19 November 2010. Title from accompanying article Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).