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Date: 14 November 1981

From: Dominion Post (Newspaper): Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post and Dominion newspapers

Reference: EP/1981/3677-F

Description: Election meeting in the street at Upper Hutt, with Sir Robert Muldoon, photographed 14 November 1981 by an Evening Post staff photographer. Protesters with placards, demonstrating against the proposed closure of the Dunlop tire plant in Upper Hutt, and the importation of tyres, may be seen a number of images. Quantity: 12 b&w original negative(s) negative strips with 36 images. Physical Description: Cellulose triacetate negatives, 35mm

Date: 1877-1890

From: Phillips, Coleman, 1846-1925 : Papers

Reference: 79-027-07

Description: Papers on various topics including the starch factory at Greytown, dam building, treeplanting, Maori vocabulary, ploughing, harrowing, farm estimates, wool shipments and carpentry (1877-1879); letters (1879); invoices; `Spithead review' (1890); plans for work bench; advice on the use of jacks; Capt James Stevens' account of his shipwreck in 1875; article on England as a third rate power (1881) Also handbill `Replies to slanders from "Star" Office in paper called "Something further"' on a political debate about the merits of Buchanan and the demerits of Bunny Quantity: 1 folder(s). Finding Aids: Preliminary listing in Back file.

Date: 1909-1926, 1941

From: Huggins, Herbert Augustus, 1867-1962 : Papers

Reference: 75-141-2/02

Description: Includes: H A Huggins election leaflet for Wellington City Council local body election held 26 April [19--?]; printed list of candidates (undated); Eastbourne Borough Council loan proposals, 4 Jul 1924; Hataitai Municipal Electors' Association leaflet (Message to electors to vote for C J B Norwood as Mayor and H A Huggins for Council), undated; papers relating to proposed new school to serve Maranui and South Kilbirnie, 1907; nomination form for election of Maranui School committee (John Wallace Easson), 4 Feb 1909. Hutt Valley Electric Power Board engineer's report on reticulation, 1922; St Barnabas' Babies' Home Society Inc annual report, 31 Mar 1926 (Supplement to `Active service', 1 May 1926), and Mar 1941 Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 1813, [ca 1870s-1930s]

From: McLean family : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0032-0935A

Description: Letter from John McLean to Dr Peter Wilson, 1813 (some of the contents in Latin); declaration made by R D D Maclean against the Home Rule Bill, Ireland; rules of the Wellington Law Students' Society, 1878; electioneering leaflet entitled `The Right Hon Dr Seddon PC, LLD and John Chinaman', [1898]; examination papers of the Agricultural College, Cirenchester, 1878; Hawke's Bay Jockey Club, 1888-1889 programme; printed sermon in memory of Sir Donald McLean by Rev David Sidey; obituary for Hon Robert Hart, 1894; photograph and drawing of monument erected to the memory of Sir Donald McLean in Napier; subscription list for the entertainment of the Nelson Football team, nd; leaflets re meeting of the Native Land Laws Reform League to be held at Napier, 1893 Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: [1925-1929]

From: Field, William Hughes, 1861-1944 : Papers

Reference: 73-128-086

Description: Identified persons entered under Name; includes history of the post office at Ohau up to 1925; notes on railway management; circulars re the Labour Party for Reform Party candidates circulated by the New Zealand Welfare League; letters from the Minister of Railways re proposals to extend services in the North Island and on change to train timetable; employment request; notes by Field on political meeting of Waite at Lawrence from `Otago daily times'; mental hospital staff rates of pay; speech, A D McLeod on land settlement; heavily annotated clippings on the state of the nation from the Prime Minister's address; various notes etc relating to the election; notes on various political meetings including those of Dyson and Sievewright and other papers Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 1881-1882

From: Phillips, Coleman, 1846-1925 : Papers

Reference: 79-027-08

Description: Clippings on the 1881 General election and Wairarapa West County Council policies Quantity: 1 folder(s). Finding Aids: Preliminary listing in Back file.

Date: 1998

Reference: H-501-001/021

Description: Shows the race for the rural vote with National in the lead, followed by Act and Labour in the rear. Comment on Paul Holmes seeking to be Mayor of Auckland while retaining his nightly TV show. All Blacks captain Sean Fitzpatrick retires from rugby - a tribute. Shows the tension between Winston Peters and Bill Birch. Shows the only ones winning from the Melbourne docks picket are the lawyers. John Luxton explains why New Zealand should phase out tariffs ahead of the rest of the world. A guy at the pub suggests introducing a work for the cabinet salary scheme would have more effect than a work for the dole scheme. Pol Pot is met in Hell by Hitler and Stalin. Politicians lobby to a near empty hall. The public favour paying for their televised sport rather than pay more on their Broadcasting Licence fee to get free to air sports. Paul Holmes agrees with himself that he would make an outstanding Mayor for Auckland. Helen Clark shows a growing obsession with the National leader, Jenny Shipley. Max Bradford sees the benefits of splitting up ECNZ. A toast to the Northern Ireland peace deal. Graham Latimer calls for Maori to get superannuation at age 50. Winston Peters thinks that informed public servants should not have any say in the debate over splitting ECNZ. Winston Peters tries to reassure New Zealanders they have nothing to fear about the Japanese economy committing hara kiri. Outbreak of crytoporidiosis linked to public swimming pools. Jenny Shipley and Winston Peters wear the defeat over the Government's referendum proposal on Auckland's local body assets. Money considerations guide surgical decisions in New Zealand hospitals. The elderly have the national superannuation surcharge removed. Quantity: 21 cartoon bromide(s). Physical Description: Sizes vary slightly, the average cartoon frame being approximately 14 x 20 cm.

Date: 1998

From: Diva Productions Ltd: Records of the Topp Twins

Reference: Series-5721

Description: Correspondence, press releases, speeches, newspaper clippings, and other materials from Camp Mother (Lynda Topp) and her 1998 campaign for Auckland City mayor against incumbent Les Mills. Quantity: 12 folder(s).

Date: [1970s-1980s]

From: Rowling, Wallace Edward, 1927-1995 :Official photographs

Reference: PAColl-9589-2

Description: Includes photographs of Red Cross Conference in September 1974; Trip to Antarctica; Opening of Richmond Coal Store in Rowling's Electorate; Campaigning in Northland 1980; Visit of Lee Kwan Yeu Prime Minister of Singapore; Visit to Paris, France; Visit to North Sea Oil Rig (Aberdeen); Laying foundation stone at the Invercargill Railway Station 1975; Visit of Crown Prince and Princess of Japan; Visit to Iran 1973 Quantity: 48 b&w original photographic print(s). 20 colour original photographic print(s). 5 b&w original photographic print(s) proof sheets.

Date: 1993

From: Clark, Laurence (Klarc) 1949- :New Zealand Herald; Cartoons 2 - 31 March 1993

Reference: H-048-002

Description: Two diagrams, one showing a ship to be constructed of modules in Whangarei, while in New Plymouth the modules form the Labour Party logo. Refers to election campaign strategy Quantity: 1 cartoon bromide(s).

Date: [ca 13 August 1980]

From: Dominion Post (Newspaper): Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post and Dominion newspapers

Reference: EP-NZ Obits-Rowling, Wallace-01

Description: Bill Rowling with charts comparing the achievements of the last Labour Government with the National Government. Photograph taken ca 13 August 1980 by an unidentified photographer. Source of descriptive information - notes on file print. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print

Date: [1945-1985]

From: Goldsmith family : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-5982-1

Description: Invoices and receipts relating to the Brooklyn Patriotic Committee (1945); notes re political speeches and matters; speech for local elections (probably Saul Goldsmith) (1985); and speech for opening of health stamps campaign by J I Goldsmith (1960) Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 1999

From: Alington, Margaret Hilda, 1920-2012 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-7285-07

Description: Labour Party political leaflets and pamphlets for Marian Hobbs' campaign for Wellington Central (1999); includes map for delivery of material. Also pamphlet against live shipments of sheep for export and one promoting the teaching of Maori in schools (1973). Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: [1960s-1980s]

From: Rowling, Wallace Edward, 1927-1995 :Official photographs

Reference: PAColl-9589-5

Description: Photographs of Rowling visiting his Tasman electorate and other electorates in New Zealand. Includes photographs of a Gold Badge presentation. Quantity: 61 b&w original photographic print(s). 10 colour original photographic print(s). 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s).

Date: [1926-1980]

From: Megget, Ronald Calverley, 1913-1996 : Papers and sound recordings

Reference: MS-Papers-7655-12

Description: School records of Megget, menus for the Wellington 22 Club's 25th anniversary dinners in 1958 and the 1984 dinner; by-laws of the East Vogeltown Progressive association; notes for electoral poster for Megget; invitaton to Megget to join the New Zealand Club of Rome with introduction attached; employment testimonials; publicity leaflet for Government Life Insurance centenary Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 2011

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

Reference: DCDL-0016908

Description: A man representing 'Ratana' holds up a burning hoop that represents 'votes' through which two poodles representing National and Labour try to jump. Context - the Ratana church annual celebrations in January at which political leaders traditionally endeavour to gain votes in a run up to an election. There will be a general election in November 2011. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2008

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

Reference: DCDL-0005184

Description: Shows Prime Minister, Helen Clark, approaching with a lighted match, a member of the Ratana Church, who carries a French horn and is shackled by his ankle to a huge bomb. She says that she is here to celebrate his birthday and historic links with the Labour Party. Behind him National leader, John Key approaches with a cake that National has made and in which is embedded a file. Refers to the visit made by both leaders, to the Ratana Pa annual celebrations marking the birth of Ratana's founder, with the intention of wooing the Maori vote in the run up to the 2008 election. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2010

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

Reference: DCDL-0015533

Description: The cartoon shows rubble and ruined buildings after the Canterbury earthquake of 4th September 2010. Rats representing 'looters' run over the buildings taking advantage as do cockroaches representing 'politics'. Refers to a certain amount of looting but also the high profiles during the aftermath of Mayor Bob Parker with local body elections only a few weeks away and PM John Key in particular. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

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

Reference: DCDL-0017239

Description: A policeman stops a queue of politicians at a checkpoint in Christchurch saying 'Sorry, no politics past this point'. In the queue are Prime Minister John Key, Minister of Finance Bill English carrying a ledger, leader of ACT Rodney Hide wearing his yellow jacket and carrying an axe and a saw and lastly leader of the Labour Party Phil Goff. Context - the Christchurch earthquake of 22 February 2011 and the danger of political point-scoring rather than serious co-operative work to rebuild Christchurch. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

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

Reference: DCDL-0016990

Description: Prime Minister John Key announces on television that 'the general election will be held on 26 November 2011' causing a man watching to almost collapse in despair at the thought of '296 days of campaigning'. Context - The announcement of the date of the 2011 general election. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).