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Date: 2011

From: Crichton, Anna, 1957- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0017283

Description: A caricature of Alan Bollard the Governor of the Reserve Bank. Behind him small people in silhouette raise their fists and shout while he jambs a cork into a fizzing test tube. Context - The test tube fizz represents inflation and the people are those trying to influence Bollard's decision about whether to lower interest rates now or not. This cartoon and article were drawn and written the day before the decision was made to indeed lower interest rates. The cartoon was drawn to accompany an article by journalist Nick who thinks that Bollard's task, in contrast to the Government's, is to use monetary policy to deliver price stability and keep a lid on inflation. (Nick Smith When the pressure goes on - resist' in NZ Herald 21 March 2011) Published in the NZ Herald business column 11 March 2011 Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

From: Tremain, Garrick, 1941- :[Digital cartoons published in the Otago Daily Times]

Reference: DCDL-0016954

Description: The title is 'The best laid plans of mice.' Two mice with the heads of PM John Key and deputy PM Bill English peer gloomily at the contents of the 'too hard basket' which are - 'Tackle the deficit', 'Control inflation', 'Cut state spending', 'Reduce govt bureaucracy', 'Return books to surplus'. Context - the state of the economy at the start of the run up to the 2011 election. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

From: Winter, Mark, 1958- : Digital cartoons published in the Southland Times and other papers

Reference: DCDL-0017220

Description: Text reads 'A plunge against the greenback after interest rate comments' and the cartoon shows the words 'NZ DOLLAR' from which the 'o', represented by a one dollar coin, has slipped. The kiwi on the coin says 'cent-less behaviour'. Context - The New Zealand dollar fell 0.8 percent to 74.10 U.S. cents as of 4:59 p.m. in Wellington from 74.72 cents yesterday in New York. Key's remarks were his most explicit on the outlook for borrowing costs since the Feb. 22 temblor devastated New Zealand's second-largest city. The central bank has kept rates unchanged since July after two increases in the middle of last year, and a reduction would contrast with steps by counterparts around the world to check escalating inflation pressures. The Prime Minister was criticised for saying he was expecting a cut and would welcome it. The Reserve Bank is supposed to be completely independent of the government. (Business Week 2 March and TVNZ 7 March 2011) Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).