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Smith, Ashley W, 1948- :'So this spectre that haunts you won't die, is immune to ridicu...
Date: 2012
From: Smith, Ashley W, 1948- :[Digital cartoons published in the Shipping Gazette, MG Business, or Presto]
By: MG business - mercantile gazette (Periodical)
Reference: DCDL-0020055
Description: Prime Minister John Key has leapt from the psychiatrist's couch and now hides fearfully behind a curtain as the spectral figure of the leader of New Zealand First, Winston Peters, looms at a window. The psychiatrist busily takes notes. Context: New Zealand First, having won no seats in 2008 due to its failure to either reach the 5% threshold or win an electorate, made a comeback with 6.6% of the vote entitling them to eight seats. Winston Peters is often regarded as a highly entertaining maverick politician - perhaps a loose cannon with an ability to embarrass the government. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Smith, Ashley W, 1948- :'Swallow this.' 19 September 2011
Date: 2011
From: Smith, Ashley W, 1948- :[Digital cartoons published in the Shipping Gazette, MG Business, or Presto]
By: MG business - mercantile gazette (Periodical)
Reference: DCDL-0018936
Description: Shows Prime Minister John Key with an icecream cart. He holds a huge icecream labelled '$18b debt per annum'. Beside him is Labour leader Phil Goff who holds a large bag printed woth the words 'Capitol gains tax', 'economic growth' and 'opportunities for young'. Together the two say 'Swallow this'. Context: refers to what each leader had to offer the voting public in the run up to the 2011 elections. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Smith, Ashley W, 1948- :"No, I don't think our slack approach to biosecurity is letting...
Date: 2012
From: Smith, Ashley W, 1948- :[Digital cartoons published in the Shipping Gazette, MG Business, or Presto]
By: MG business - mercantile gazette (Periodical)
Reference: DCDL-0021957
Description: The Prime Minister speaks into an array of microphones, among which a snake is hidden. He denies that 'our slack approach to biosecurity is letting bad critters in'. On 21 May 2012 a colubrid snake was found in a shipping container in Auckland. This followed the interception of Australian fruit-flies from Queensland. There had been cuts in the biosecurity staff. The Government denied that this had affected security. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Smith, Ashley W, 1948- :"Shouldn't one of us be Tonto?" 16 May 2011
Date: 2011
From: Smith, Ashley W, 1948- :[Digital cartoons published in the Shipping Gazette, MG Business, or Presto]
By: MG business - mercantile gazette (Periodical)
Reference: DCDL-0017893
Description: The cartoon shows Prime Minister, John Key, and the new leader of ACT, Don Brash, as cowboys sitting astride their mounts and wearing masks. They are both attempting to play the part of the Lone Ranger but John Key suggests that one of them should play the part of Tonto, his sidekick. Context - Don Brash has overthrown Rodney Hide from his leadership of the ACT Party and has taken the role himself. Context - In his letter of resignation from the National Party, Don Brash took the opportunity to let John Key know that he disagrees with interest-free student loans, the Working For Families marginal tax rate, and the "exorbitant cost" of KiwiSaver subsidies. The cartoon suggests that Don Brash intends ACT to have considerable influence over government policy. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Smith, Ashley W, 1948-: Vibrant economy - Close the gap with Oz. 3 May 2011
Date: 2011
From: Smith, Ashley W, 1948- :[Digital cartoons published in the Shipping Gazette, MG Business, or Presto]
By: MG business - mercantile gazette (Periodical)
Reference: DCDL-0017778
Description: Prime Minister John Key relaxes in a deckchair with a cool drink for an interview with the press. Nearby are noticeboards reading 'Promise vibrant economy' and 'Promise close the gap with OZ'. Behind him the new ACT leader Don Brash pushes a smouldering can labelled 'Rev up' beneath the PM's deckchair. Context - Promises made by the National government before being elected (and after) about closing the financial gap with Australia by the year 2025 and about creating a vibrant economy. New Zealand is currently in the doldrums economically and John Key does not seem to have creative ideas for recovery. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).