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Date: 2005

From: Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DX-006-126

Description: Three hands reach into a cupboard to grab rolls of toilet paper. Refers to the upcoming annual speech of the leader of the National Party, Don Brash, at Orewa. Quantity: 1 digital image(s).

Date: 2011

From: Fletcher, David, 1952- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0017688

Description: 'The Politician' cartoon strip. A colleague is outraged that the minister did not support his leader in the leadership coup after he had said that he would. The minister's reply is 'Ten minutes is a long time in politics'. Context - the ACT party is in disaray after former leader of the National Party overturned ACT leader Rodney Hide and took over as ACT leader in a fairly bloodless coup. Some ACT colleagues did not support Rodney Hide as might have been expected. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2005

From: Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0004813

Description: Shows the leader of the National Party, Don Brash, feeding his 'Orewa Speech 2' to the media. The media all have sharp teeth and are eating up the speech. Brash says "Time for a feeding frenzy!". Refers to the reactions of the media to Don Brash's second speech to the Orewa Rotary Club on 25 January 2005. Published in The Press, 26 January 2005 Quantity: 1 digital image(s). Processing information: This cartoon file was donated to the library with no file extension. On recommendation of the Digital Archivist and with the consent of the donor, a ".jpg" file extension was added to this file in order to ensure it was readable and accessible.

Date: 2005

From: Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0004811

Description: Shows a couple wearing reversed baseball caps and looking at a large poster of the leader of the National Party, Don Brash, on a concrete wall entitled - "Orewa 2: He's back to save the Nation! Screening Now". The man says "Sounds like a rip-off of "Finding Neverland"!". Refers to the second speech Don Brash gave to the Orewa Rotary Club on the 25 January 2005, focusing on welfare dependency and pledged to reduce the number of working-age beneficiaries over the next ten years. Published in The Press, 25 January 2005 Quantity: 1 digital image(s). Processing information: This cartoon file was donated to the library with no file extension. On recommendation of the Digital Archivist and with the consent of the donor, a ".jpg" file extension was added to this file in order to ensure it was readable and accessible.

Date: 2005

From: Smith, Ashley W, 1948- :[Digital cartoons published in the Shipping Gazette, MG Business, or Presto]

Reference: DCDL-0004929

Description: Shows Don Brash, the leader of the National Party, working in his beehive office late at night. He looks at the polls, ponders for a while and then begins furiously writing the Orewa speech. This eventually turns into 'Orewa - The Movie'. His head slowly begins to swell until in the morning when another man enters the room he has floated up to the ceiling. The man says "Uh oh. You've been thinking again Don!". Refers to the second speech Don Brash gave at the Orewa Rotary Club on 25 January 2005. Published in Presto, February 2005 Arrangement: This cartoon file was originally delivered to the library within a sub-folder called 'Presto', which was inside a folder called 'AWS Cartoon highlights, Nov'04-May'07' Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2004

From: Hawkey, Allan Charles, 1941- :[Digital cartoons published in the Waikato Times].

Reference: DX-014-573

Description: In the first of these two scenes the leader of the National Party, Don Brash, is shown in a meeting discussing strategy for the 2005 national elections. His advisor suggests he should follow a similar strategy to the recently re-elected Prime Minister of Australia, John Howard. In the Australian federal election the Labour Party lost at least 3 seats because of their anti-logging stance. In the second scene, Brash is delivering a speech in which he gives National Party support to logging in Tasmania. Extended Title - 'Rather than talk about the Rotorua lakes- perhaps we should focus of the lessons learned from John Howard's successful campaign' 'The National Party is very much in favour of logging in Tasmania...' Quantity: 1 digital image(s).

Date: 2011

From: Doyle, Martin Maurice Michael Thomas, 1956- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0017692

Description: Text reads 'When Rodney awoke that morning, he became aware of someone else in the room...' The cartoon shows former ACT leader Rodney Hide sitting in a hospital bed with former National Party leader Don Brash beside him. Do Brash asks whether Rodney Hide is aware that he had a major fall in the night. Context - the ACT party is in disarray after former leader of the National Party overturned ACT leader Rodney Hide and took over as ACT leader in a fairly bloodless coup. Published on the on the Scoop nationwide website. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2004

From: Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0000621

Description: The scene shows a poster about a return visit by Don Brash, Leader of the Opposition, to Orewa where he famously made a speech that brought criticisms of racism. He is shown holding a slingshot which may be a comment on his rather unaggressive style, as is the language 'really really annoyed'. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2010

From: Evans, Malcolm Paul, 1945- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0016232

Description: Don Brash former Reserve Bank governor and former leader of the National Party says 'Bah humbug!' as he looks at the Beehive and parliament in the background. On Dr Brash's briefcase is the word 'Orewa'. Text reads "Twas the month before Christmas and all through the House' Context; in his "Return to Orewa" address on 10th November 2010, Dr Brash criticised the Government for timidity on economic reform and said it was driven by the polls more than by what was needed to ensure a strong economy. Dr Brash is also the head of the 2025 Taskforce, charged with monitoring progress in closing the income gap with Australia and recommending ways to achieve it. The Government has rejected most of the taskforce's harder line suggestions, such as privatisation. Both colour and black and white versions of this cartoon are available Quantity: 2 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2005

From: Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0005233

Description: Shows National Party leader, Dr Don Brash, Labour Party leader, Helen Clark, and New Zealand First party leader, Winston Peters standing on the side of a road with their thumbs out (pointing downwards). Brash is holding a yellow sign 'Election '05' and is carrying a backpack labelled 'Past'. Clark is carrying a backpack labelled 'Failed' and Peters is carrying a backpack labelled 'Promises'. An old man in a red car is approaching the hitch hikers and says "Not again! Flamin' baggage carrying bludgers!". Refers to the Grey Power annual conference in Rotorua and the need for the leaders of Labour, National and New Zealand First to make their sales pitch to gain the old age vote. Published in The Press, 16 April 2005 Quantity: 1 digital image(s). Processing information: This cartoon file was donated to the library with no file extension. On recommendation of the Digital Archivist and with the consent of the donor, a ".jpg" file extension was added to this file in order to ensure it was readable and accessible.

Date: 2011

From: Webb, Murray, 1947- :Digital caricatures

Reference: DCDL-0017762

Description: Caricature of Don Brash, formerly leader of the National Party but now leader of the ACT Party after overturning Rodney Hide. Title supplied Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2004

From: Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0005398

Description: Shows Helen Clark, the Prime Minister, and Don Brash, the leader of the National Party, stranded on rocks during high tide at the beach. Clark is balancing on two rocks 'PC' and 'Non PC', while Brash is sitting on one rock 'Orewa Speech' with a sand bucket and spade. Refers to the infamous Orewa Speech by Brash. Also refers to the balancing act of Clark trying to be politically correct. Published in The Press, 26 June 2004 Arrangement: This cartoon file was originally delivered to the library within a sub-folder called "QANTAS2004" Quantity: 1 digital image(s). Processing information: This cartoon file was donated to the library with no file extension. On recommendation of the Digital Archivist and with the consent of the donor, a ".jpg" file extension was added to this file in order to ensure it was readable and accessible.

Date: 2004

From: Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0005373

Description: Shows the Prime Minister Helen Clark crossing her arms and holding a newspaper in one hand. She makes a comment about power potential. The unidentified man standing behind her in the foreground mistakenly thinks Clark is referring to the failed Project Aqua when she is actually talking about the newspaper headline which reads "Nats surge Labour down" and has a picture of Don Brash, the leader of National Party. Refers to the proposed hydroelectric scheme by Meridian Energy for the lower Waitaki River and the Resource Management Act which made it difficult to gain consent. Also refers to the politicial opinion polls which at the time had National ahead of Labour. Published in The Press, 30 May 2004 Arrangement: This cartoon file was originally delivered to the library within a sub-folder called "QANTAS2004" Quantity: 1 digital image(s). Processing information: This cartoon file was donated to the library with no file extension. On recommendation of the Digital Archivist and with the consent of the donor, a ".jpg" file extension was added to this file in order to ensure it was readable and accessible.

Date: 2005

From: Hawkey, Allan Charles, 1941- :[Digital cartoons published in the Waikato Times].

Reference: DX-014-647

Description: National Party leader Don Brash sits at the grindstone sharpening his knife in preparation for his annual speech at the Orewa RSA. Refers to the controversy that Brash's Orewa speech of the previous year (on the Treaty of Waitangi) caused. Extended Title - Social Welfare Quantity: 1 digital image(s).

Date: 2004

From: Evans, Malcolm Paul, 1945- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DX-002-330

Description: Three vignettes of a conversation between two dogs trotting along together. The cartoon relates the way that the mayor of Auckland, John Banks, wants to push through a new motorway in Auckland, demolishing hundreds of home and businesses, sacrificing the "little people" for the sake of a large objective, to the outlook of the National Party leader, Don Brash. The cartoonist's query 'What about sky cabs?' expresses his scepticism about the efficacy of another motorway. Extended Title - ...You don't agree that the Hobson Bay route will be the answer? Very Brash! ...and that the morning it opens, the city traffic will finally have space to move? It'll be gone by lunch time! What about sky cabs? Quantity: 1 digital image(s).

Date: 2011

From: Walker, Malcolm, 1950- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0017795

Description: Former leader of the National Party Don Brash and PM John Key stand back to back holding pop guns that have just been fired. Former ACT leader Rodney Hide clushes his wounded backside and rushes away. Context - Don Brash has ousted Rodney Hide and taken over his role as leader of the the ACT Party in a bloodless coup (hence the pop-guns). The cartoon suggests collusion with John Key. The ACT Party now has both Roger Douglas, the creator of 'Rogernomics' the financial reforms in 1984 that introduced deregulation and a reliance on the markets for economic growth, and Don Brash who is a follower of that line of thinking. Their influence on the National Party in probable coalition arrangements will pull New Zealand further to the political right. Title provided Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

From: Evans, Malcolm Paul, 1945- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0017697

Description: The cartoon shows former National Party leader Don Brash and former Maori Party MP Hone Harawira each holding a pretend steering wheel, one labelled 'ACT' and the other 'Mana'. They are both sitting on the back seat of a car making 'Bbbrrrmmm' noises and pretending to drive. Context - Don Brash has ousted Rodney Hide from the leadership of the ACT Party and Hone Harawira has left the Maori Party to form a new party that is to be called 'Mana'. The little Evans man says 'Back seat drivers' suggesting that each is driving others from behind. Colour and black and white versions available Title from file name Quantity: 2 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

From: Walker, Malcolm, 1950- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0017792

Description: In the first frame former National Party leader Don Brash sedately plays an accordian with a bucket beside him for donations and a sign that reads 'Getting my own ACT together; he is thinking 'I really need a monkey...' In the second frame former Maori Party MP Hone Harawira blasts out a song on a ukelele 'I had a band of men..' Beside him is a battered hat for collection and a sign reading 'New party to buy'. Context - Don Brash has replaced Rodney Hide as ACT leader after a bloodless coup and Hone Harawira has resigned from the Maori Party and started his own party which is to be called 'Mana'. Published in the Dominion Post Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2004

From: Smith, Ashley W, 1948- :[Digital cartoons published in the Shipping Gazette, MG Business, or Presto]

Reference: DCDL-0004608

Description: Shows Gerry Brownlee, the deputy leader of the National Party running and pulling the head of the party's leader, Don Brash, along with him. Cartoon portrays the perceived weakness of the leader of the National Party, Don Brash. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2006

From: Slane, Christopher, 1957-: Digital cartoons published in the Listener, New Zealand Herald, or New Zealand Farmers' Weekly

Reference: DCDL-0003966

Description: Shows a large sign in Orewa that gives speech ratings rather like fire risk ratings that are seen in summer near forested areas. Leader of the National Party, Don Brash is seen sweating as he struggles to push the pointer beyond 'fuddy-duddy' towards inflammatory. Refers to Don Brash's Orewa speech in which he declared that 'we are all New Zealanders', thus inflaming racial tensions. He argued that the Treaty process was out of control, that race-based political correctness was infecting the institutions of our society, and that we weare headed towards a racially divided nation, with two sets of laws, and two standards of citizenship. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).