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Date: 1983

From: Lodge, Nevile Sidney 1918-1989 :[Archive of original cartoons for the Evening Post and Sports Post, 1941 to 1988]

By: Evening Post (Wellington, N.Z.); Lodge, Nevile Sidney, 1918-1989

Reference: B-136-253

Description: A pile of government cost-benefit reports on the feasibility of extending the runway of Wellington Airport is blocking the airport's runway. An international plane flying overhead is told by the air traffic controllers to divert to Auckland or Christchurch because the runway is not cleared for landing. Other Titles - Long term government indecision on development of Rongotai as international airport Extended Title - Mr. Gair said Wellington Airport did not have the same opportunities to earn money as Christchurch and Auckland with their higher international patronage Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Black ink and letratone on paper, 330 x 456 mm.

Date: 1980

From: Lodge, Nevile Sidney 1918-1989 :[Archive of original cartoons for the Evening Post and Sports Post, 1941 to 1988]

By: Evening Post (Wellington, N.Z.); Lodge, Nevile Sidney, 1918-1989

Reference: B-135-599

Description: There are three scenes in this cartoon. In the top right passengers are being weighed at the check-in desk. The man on the scales is being told by the airline staff that he is too fat to board the flight. In the lower left the man standing on the scales is turning to his wife and telling her she won't be able to go on the flight because 'it isn't big enough for both of us'. In the lower right three men are walking out to board the plane. One, dressed only in his underwear, is telling another man that taking off his clothes was the only way he could pass the weigh-in. Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink, letratone and crayon, 450 x 320 mm Finding Aids: Photocopies available in Pictorial Reference Service.

Date: 1980

From: Lodge, Nevile Sidney 1918-1989 :[Archive of original cartoons for the Evening Post and Sports Post, 1941 to 1988]

By: Evening Post (Wellington, N.Z.); Lodge, Nevile Sidney, 1918-1989

Reference: B-135-693

Description: The scene is an airport runway. Anchored offshore is a ship called 'Christchurch'. Hovering above the water is a helicopter towing a bag of money labelled $570,000. On board the ship are some figures firing at the helicopter trying to bring it down. On the runway the mayors of Christchurch and Wellington are leaping up and down calling "more! more! more!". Michael Fowler is holding a paper in his hand which reads 'Govt. development plan of W'gton airport'. Extended Title - Christchurch. May 27 (PA). - Christchurch city councillors lashed out today at the Government - and specially the Prime Minister (Mr Muldoon) - over the channelling of money away from Christchurch Airport. Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink, white gouache, letratone and crayon, 452 x 320 mm Finding Aids: Photocopies available in Pictorial Reference Service.

Date: 1978

From: Lodge, Nevile Sidney 1918-1989 :[Archive of original cartoons for the Evening Post and Sports Post, 1941 to 1988]

By: Evening Post (Wellington, N.Z.); Lodge, Nevile Sidney, 1918-1989

Reference: B-135-436

Description: This cartoon is set at Wellington Aiport at the time of the Air New Zealand/NAC merger. A pilot from NAC is holding up a banner protesting the merger and a man behind the check-in counter is telling a passenger who is checking in that he has rejected the transplant into the new company Extended Title - Air New Zealand merger unfair to N.A.C. pilots Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink, crayon and letratone, 320 x 455 mm

Date: 1969

From: Lodge, Nevile Sidney 1918-1989 :[Archive of original cartoons for the Evening Post and Sports Post, 1941 to 1988]

By: Lodge, Nevile Sidney, 1918-1989

Reference: B-134-006

Description: A rocket labelled Wellington Airport Plan waits for lift-off. An Ignition Control Cabinet is filled with Holyoake, Marshall, Shand, and Muldoon counts up from 1 year to 5 years, rather than counting down. Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Black ink, Chinese white, letratone, and pencil, 313 x 440 mm Finding Aids: Photocopies available in Pictorial Reference Service.

Date: 1979

From: Lodge, Nevile Sidney 1918-1989 :[Archive of original cartoons for the Evening Post and Sports Post, 1941 to 1988]

By: Evening Post (Wellington, N.Z.); Lodge, Nevile Sidney, 1918-1989

Reference: B-135-527

Description: In this cartoon three men, one of whom is the Minister of Transport Colin McLachlan, stand looking at a picture indicating the costs of extending the runway of Wellington airport. An arrow labelled northern extension has $10,900,000 above it. Another arrow labelled southern extension has $26,500,000 above it while below it is written 'or possibly $8,800,000'. In front of the picture is a draughtsman's table. Other Titles - Alternative extensions to runway at the Wellington airport Extended Title - A decision on whether to extend Wellington Airport runway will almost certainly not be made by the Government for at least another year Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink, crayon and letratone, 320 x 450 mm

Date: 1998

Reference: H-505

Description: Political issues of 1998 Quantity: 22 photocopy/ies. Physical Description: Photocopies on archival paper, sizes vary slightly, average cartoon frame being 14 x 20 cm.

Date: 1990 - 2002

By: Bromhead, Peter, 1933-; Dominion (Newspaper)

Reference: A-366-054/095

Description: Cartoons on places in New Zealand and overseas relating to political and social issues, Maori language, the Treaty of Waitangi and Waitangi Day, and The Lord of the Rings movies. Quantity: 42 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Felt pen drawings on paper, sizes vary.

Date: 1980

From: Lodge, Nevile Sidney 1918-1989 :[Archive of original cartoons for the Evening Post and Sports Post, 1941 to 1988]

By: Evening Post (Wellington, N.Z.); Lodge, Nevile Sidney, 1918-1989

Reference: B-135-614

Description: Six men are standing around a model of the Wellington Airport runway, which has been created by the M.O.W. (Ministry of Works). One of them is holding up a paper which reads 'government should make a decision to get cracking now. Instead of messing about while the cost keeps going up'. Extended Title - Ideas which may lead to multimillion dollar savings on Wellington Airport's runway extension have begun to spring from a "think tank" of engineering brains. Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink, white gouache, letratone and crayon, 450 x 320 mm Finding Aids: Photocopies available in Pictorial Reference Service.

Date: 1980

From: Lodge, Nevile Sidney 1918-1989 :[Archive of original cartoons for the Evening Post and Sports Post, 1941 to 1988]

By: Evening Post (Wellington, N.Z.); Lodge, Nevile Sidney, 1918-1989

Reference: B-135-708

Description: The scene is the Minister of Transport's desk. Colin McLaughlin is asleep with his feet up on the desk. A 'do not disturb' sign hangs on the desk and he has been asleep for so long that cobwebs have formed on him. The tray on his desk is labelled 'pending' and 'for govt. consideration (some time)'. In the tray sits the '1979 Scott report recommending W'gton airport runway extension'. Extended Title - Coming to Wellington to discuss closer ties between Australia and New Zealand, the Australian P.M. had to land at Christchurch as the Wellington Airport runway is too short for Mr. Fraser's 707 aircraft Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink, letratone, white gouache and crayon, 445 x 320 mm Finding Aids: Photocopies available in Pictorial Reference Service.

Date: 1973

From: Lodge, Nevile Sidney 1918-1989 :[Archive of original cartoons for the Evening Post and Sports Post, 1941 to 1988]

By: Lodge, Nevile Sidney, 1918-1989; Evening Post (Wellington, N.Z.)

Reference: B-134-489

Description: This cartoon relates to the cost of a new airport terminal for Wellington. It features Councillor Stewart Duff and two other men at the airport looking anxiously up at an upwardly spiralling plane labelled Airport Cost, planes crashing in flames and people parachuting down to the ground. Cr Duff is saying to the other men that thery'll soon know the result of the Planning Committee's attempt to bring the rogue plane down as they are the parachutists. Label attached to top right hand corner dated Wed 23/5 Extended Title - Final figure for Wellington's air terminal could exceed the original $14,000,000. Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink, letratone and crayon, 310 x 440 mm

Date: 1977

From: Lodge, Nevile Sidney 1918-1989 :[Archive of original cartoons for the Evening Post and Sports Post, 1941 to 1988]

By: Evening Post (Wellington, N.Z.); Lodge, Nevile Sidney, 1918-1989

Reference: B-135-277

Description: This cartoon is an original from 1970 which has been recaptioned by the cartoonist in 1977 to show the lack of government progress on the issue of building a new Wellington airport. It shows Transport Minister Peter (John Bowie) Gordon (who was the minister at both times) blissfully asleep in a hot air balloon labelled Government Action, with the basket labelled Flying's the way to travel, and holding a notice labelled Wellington Airport future Label on recto 6/10/77 Other Titles - Drifting and Dreaming Extended Title - To mark the occasion we reprint a cartoon - Drifting and Dreaming - first published in 1970 Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink and letratone, 310 x 440 mm

Date: 1978

From: Lodge, Nevile Sidney 1918-1989 :[Archive of original cartoons for the Evening Post and Sports Post, 1941 to 1988]

By: Evening Post (Wellington, N.Z.); Lodge, Nevile Sidney, 1918-1989

Reference: B-135-399

Description: This cartoon is set at Wellington airport when low cloud and rain has shut the airport. The terminal is crowded. A minister is telling the waiting people that he was successful with a prayer for rain in his parish and they could now pray together to cancel it Label on reverse dated 20/4/78 Extended Title - Low cloud and rain disrupt airport Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink, letratone and crayon, 320 x 456 mm

Date: 1970

From: Lodge, Nevile Sidney 1918-1989 :[Archive of original cartoons for the Evening Post and Sports Post, 1941 to 1988]

Reference: B-137-091

Description: Shows a New Zealand Railways train brought to a standstill by a gun-toting man (Peter Gordon, Minister of Transport). His guns are labelled 'fares 10% up' and 'freight 12% up'. The passengers are a traveller, a farmer, a timber producer and a manufacturer. Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink, letratone and crayon on paper, 268 x 440 mm Finding Aids: Photocopies available in Pictorial Reference Service.

Date: 1968

From: Lodge, Nevile Sidney 1918-1989 :[Archive of original cartoons for the Evening Post and Sports Post, 1941 to 1988]

By: Lodge, Nevile Sidney, 1918-1989; Evening Post (Wellington, N.Z.)

Reference: B-133-784

Description: A single scene shows a plane (labelled Jet airport for Wellington), crashed and being fired on by fighter planes (labelled Auckland, Christchurch and Government procrastination). A clipping notes that jealousy and parochialism in Parliament could hinder Wellington in getting an upgraded airport for big jets. Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Black and white ink, crayon, letratone and pencil, 290 x 385 mm Finding Aids: Photocopies available in Pictorial Reference Service.

Date: 1977

From: Lodge, Nevile Sidney 1918-1989 :[Archive of original cartoons for the Evening Post and Sports Post, 1941 to 1988]

By: Evening Post (Wellington, N.Z.); Lodge, Nevile Sidney, 1918-1989

Reference: B-135-299

Description: This cartoon is set at Wellington airport and relates to the merger between Air New Zealand and NAC. Two pilots are fighting to get first through the door into the airport waiting area. Several people are watching including one man who is reading a paper about the seniority problems caused by the merger Label on recto dated 21/12/77 Extended Title - Seniority main merger problem says Air Line Pilots Assn Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink, letratone and crayon, 320 x 455 mm

Date: 2015

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

By: Facebook (Firm); Twitter Inc (Firm)

Reference: DCDL-0031211

Description: Cartoon shows several people as if leaning in to a strong wind, in front of an aeroplane and a damaged-looking building. One man says, ‘Wellington is clever to build a control tower on a lean like that, eh…’ Another man answers, ‘Only problem is… Before it cracked this morning, it was leaning the other way…’ Refers to news that a new control tower for Wellington airport will be designed to lean into the prevailing wind at an angle at 12.5 degrees. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 1981

From: Lodge, Nevile Sidney 1918-1989 :[Archive of original cartoons for the Evening Post and Sports Post, 1941 to 1988]

By: Evening Post (Wellington, N.Z.); Lodge, Nevile Sidney, 1918-1989

Reference: B-135-808

Description: Shows Muldoon and the official party dressed in pin-stripe trousers and top hats waiting at Wellington Airport to greet a royal visitor. He is being told that the plane has been diverted to Christchurch. Refers to visit of Prince Charles to Wellington in March 1981. Exhibited in 'Lodge Laughs at Wellington: Celebrating the life and works of cartoonist Nevile Lodge' exhibition of cartoons By Nevile Lodge on Wellington topics over the period 1943-1988, curated by the New Zealand Cartoon Archive for the Wellington Museum of City and Sea, and exhibited at the Museum from 25 May to August 2004. Published in book 'Lodge Laughs at Wellington' by the New Zealand Cartoon Archive, 2004. Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink, crayon and letratone, 450 x 320 mm

Date: 2002

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

Reference: DX-014-017

Description: The United Future would-be MP is dashing from arrivals into departures at Wellington airport. Mrs Kelly Chal lost her seat as the MP for Manukau East as soon as elected when it was found that she did not have full New Zealand citizenship, but only permanent residence. Extended Title - United Future MP loses seat over citizenship. News. Quantity: 1 digital image(s).

Date: 1981

From: Heath, Eric Walmsley 1923- :[Cartoons on topics of defence, politics, social issues, whimsy, medical issues, pollution, conservationists, trade unions, space exploration, animals, police & crime, Television, farming, sport, war, and transport. 1970-1990s].

Reference: B-145-227

Description: Wellington's run down airport building (a converted hangar) behind a newly-erected huge billboard showing a modern airport next to the runway. A plane containing the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh is about to land. Refers to the Duke's negative comments about the state of Wellington's airport on a previous visit in 1977 and the city's attempts to give a false impression that things have improved in the last 5 years. Extended Title - The Duke of Edinburgh departing from Rongotai in March 1977. Here they come now - do you think we'll get away with it? Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink and letratone on paper, 343 x 345 mm.