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Darroch, Bob, 1940- : "Why did Daddy say that word that you told me not to say?" 12 May...
Date: 2011
From: Darroch, Bob 1940- :[Digital cartoons published in the Whangarei Report]
By: Northern advocate (Newspaper)
Reference: DCDL-0017765
Description: The scene is a rural community in the eraly morning. A man swears as he walks his bike up a steep hill. His wife and child wave farewell and the child asks 'Why did Daddy say that word that you told me not to say?' Floating at the top of the cartoon are two newspapers reading 'More petrol price increases coming' and 'Save on household costs - Go to work on a bike'. Context - The cost of living and the high prices for petrol and food in the current economic climate. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Clark, Laurence, 1949-: "I see the end of a great honeymoon ... and the beginning of a ...
Date: 2011
From: Clark, Laurence, 1949- :Digital cartoons
By: Northern advocate (Newspaper)
Reference: DCDL-0017764
Description: A fortune teller tells PM John Key that she can 'see the end of a GREAT honeymoon... and the beginning of a difficult marriage'. Context - The budget looms at the end of this week and the New Zealand economy is struggling. Prime Minister John Key's assurances that he is confident about the path his government is taking, begin to sound hollow. The honeymoon may be ending as New Zealand heads towards the November elections. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Clark, Laurence, 1949- :'Do you think they'll be putting in a LAND CLAIM?'. 31 March 2012
Date: 2012
From: Clark, Laurence, 1949- :Digital cartoons
By: Northern advocate (Newspaper)
Reference: DCDL-0020690
Description: Two Maori walk along a beach and wonder whether the Greeks will be putting in a land claim. One of them suggests that they would be better selling the land off to the highest bidder and solve their debt crisis. Context: A controversial book, To the End of the Earth, claims to contain evidence that Greeks, Spanish and Egyptians settled in New Zealand long before the Maori people. Greece today is in a state of near collapse because of their level of debt. There is a quip about the government's controversial sale of land assets to overseas buyers and also about the continuing saga of land claims. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Clark, Laurence, 1949- :"I wonder if we could get ourselves cryogenically preserved unt...
Date: 2012
From: Clark, Laurence, 1949- :Digital cartoons
By: Northern advocate (Newspaper)
Reference: DCDL-0022378
Description: Shows a couple wondering whether they could get themselves cryogenically preserved until the recession is over. The woman thinks they may have trouble getting a loan for it. Context: comment on the present economic situation in New Zealand. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Clark, Laurence, 1949- :'Our New Year's resolution is to SAVE... the economy by spendin...
Date: 2011
From: Clark, Laurence, 1949- :Digital cartoons
By: Northern advocate (Newspaper)
Reference: DCDL-0019857
Description: Two people surrounded by bills announce that their New Year's resolution is to Save the economy by spending like they've never saved before. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Clark, Laurence, 1949- :'I wonder if the dairys will sell milk any cheaper?' 28 January...
Date: 2012
From: Clark, Laurence, 1949- :Digital cartoons
By: Northern advocate (Newspaper)
Reference: DCDL-0020089
Description: Two people anxiously wonder whether the cost of petrol justifies driving around looking for cheap milk. Relates to current economic difficulties. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Clark, Laurence, 1949- :"Even after the budget cutbacks, Phil Goff still hasn't risen i...
Date: 2011
From: Clark, Laurence, 1949- :Digital cartoons
By: Northern advocate (Newspaper)
Reference: DCDL-0018000
Description: A couple are sitting at the breakfast table reading the paper and chatting; a headline in the paper reads 'Asset sales big election issue'. The woman comments on the fact that Labour Party leader, Phil Goff, still hasn't risen in the polls even after the cutbacks and her husband says 'He's risen in my opinion. He was the last person I'd vote for, then Don Brash came along'. Context - The polling results for John Key remain at a high level while Phil Goff continues to struggle to raise his, this, in spite of cuts in KiwiSaver, Working for Families and interest-free student loans that the government says are unaffordable in the longer term. The government also intends to 'partially privatise' electricity generators Meridian Energy, Mighty River Power, Genesis Energy, coal miner Solid Energy and carrier Air Newaland. Don Brash, a follower of the Rogernomics economic model has ousted ACT leader Rodney Hide from his leadership of the party and has taken over the role himself. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).