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Drummond, Joshua, fl 2013: Smelter negotiations. [2013]
Date: 2013
From: Various artists :[Entries in the Young Cartoonist Award. 2013]
By: Drummond, Joshua, active 2013
Reference: DCDL-0025743
Description: Shows Prime Minister John Key as a puppet on strings saying that 'Tony's just completing the smelter negotiations... Now, for the next act- the Mighty River Power Sale!'. In the background State Owned Enterprises Minister Tony Ryall is being jerked by strings pulled by Rio Tinto. The cartoonist has suggested that the government is not so much negotiating as being 'yanked around by Rio Tinto'. Refers to talks between state owned Meridian Energy and Rio Tinto, the owners of Tiwai Point aluminium smelter. Rio Tinto is one of the world's largest mining companies and is trying to negotiate a long-term subsidy to their power prices. Stuff has reported that: 'The smelter is New Zealand's largest electricity user, taking about 14 per cent of all electricity last year. A shutdown would flood the market with excess power and could potentially put a big dent in the profits of generators like Mighty River Power, which is about to float on the share market.' It is expected that Rio Tinto may sell the smelter, but if they close then power prices would fall flat, not encouraging the float of Mighty River Power. See Stuff, 10 April 2013. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Evans, Malcolm Paul, 1945- :[Pope PM]. 31 March 2013
Date: 2013
From: Evans, Malcolm Paul, 1945- :Digital cartoons
Reference: DCDL-0024420
Description: Shows Pope Francis I, kneeling and kissing the foot of an inmate, juxtaposed with Prime Minister John Key kneeling to lick the bottom of a boot labelled, 'Rio Tinto'. Refers to the Pope's visit to a detention facility in Rome, where he washed and kissed the feet of 12 young inmates, and Key's negotiations with Rio Tinto, the owners of the Tiwai Point aluminum smelter. (NPR, 29 March 2013, and Stuff.co.nz, 2 April 2013) Colour and black and white versions available Quantity: 2 digital cartoon(s).
Walker, Malcolm, 1950- :Rio Tinto. 2 April 2013
Date: 2013
From: Walker, Malcolm, 1950- :Digital cartoons
By: Dominion post (Newspaper)
Reference: DCDL-0024442
Description: Shows a Rio Tinto executive sitting in a chair, drinking champagne. John Key looks cautiously into the room through a door which has been booby-trapped with a bucket of water labelled, 'Mighty River Power'. The Rio Tinto executive tells him to come in. Refers to negotiations between the government and British/Australian mining giant Rio Tinto, which owns just under 80% of the Tiwai Point aluminium smelter. The possible closing of Tiwai Point could impact power prices throughout the country, including at Mighty River Power, the first state-owned enterprise to have shares sold in the government's privatisation plan.(New Zealand Herald, 2 April 2013) Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Hubbard, James, 1949- :"Rio Tinto didn't see THAT coming.." 6 April 2013
Date: 2013
From: Hubbard, James, 1949-: Digital caricatures and cartoons
Reference: DCDL-0024458
Description: Shows Prime Minister John Key playing tennis with Rio Tinto, and although the ball is bouncing just behind him, he proudly announces that it's in their court. Refers to negotiations between the government and British-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto, which owns just under 80% of the Tiwai Point aluminium smelter. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).