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Date: 2002

From: Fletcher, David, 1952- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0001029

Description: 'The Politician' cartoon strip. The Minister's adviser says the passage of the MP's Perks and Allowances Bill through parliament travels faster than the speed of light. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 1949

By: Colvin, Neville Maurice, 1918-1991

Reference: B-184-013

Description: At a prize-giving ceremony a 'Roads Scholarship' is being presented to William Stanley Goosman by William Stanley Goosman wearing an academic gown printed with the words 'Min. of Works' and a mortar board. A man in the audience (also William Stanley Goosman') who has the words 'Min. of State Hydro Electricity' printed on his jacket claps and yells 'Bravo Stan!' Overseeing the distribution of prizes is Minister of Education Ronald Algie in academic gown and mortar board who checks a scroll entitled 'Police Commission'. Context - The awarding of portfolios at the beginning of the new National government in 1949. The portfolio for public works and transport was held by William Stanley Goosman. Goosman was Minister of Works, Transport, Railways and Marine in the first Holland government from 1949 to 1954 and continued in Holland's second ministry as Minister of Works and Transport. The cartoon probably dates from the beginning of the first ministry in 1949. Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink and pencil on paper 380 x 470 mm

Date: 1984

From: Lynch, James Robert, 1947- :[Digital scans of cartoons published in the New Plymouth Daily News and the New Zealand Times]

By: New Zealand times (Wellington, N.Z.)

Reference: DCDL-0024960

Description: Shows two children standing over a can of worms. Accompanying note from cartoonist states 'There had been several instances of Ministers ducking for cover over issues in their portfolios'. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

From: Hodgson, Trace, 1958- :Digital cartoons

By: Dominion post (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0022327

Description: A double cartoon: (i) Steven Joyce, dressed as Superman, carrying a bag of money flies over the Beehive with a bag of money. An earthbound character notices that he wears his underpants over his trousers. Refers to the illusion of the importance of Steven Joyce to the National Government through the ministerial portfolios that he has amassed. But does a real Superman wear underpants over his trousers?. (ii) On a saturday morning two boys stand on a sports field with a dog. One says the his father made him play sport to get him away from his violent computer games. The other asks if that is his father beating up the referee. Over Winter there were several instances of violent behaviour by parents of children playing rugby. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

From: Webb, Murray, 1947- :Digital caricatures

By: Dominion post (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0020682

Description: Shows Amy Adams, National MP for Selwyn. Context: On 2 April 2012 Amy Adams became Minister for the Environment and Minister for Communications and Information Technology after a Cabinet reshuffle. Title created by librarian Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2014

From: Evans, Malcolm Paul, 1945- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0028024

Description: Cartoon shows National Party MP, Maurice Williamson, reading a statement of resignation from his cabinet portfolios. Williamson says, "I accept the PM's concerns that my phone call to police breached the Parliament's rules! Clearly he would prefer me to have had a private Chinese meal with them instead!" in reference to the 'Collins Oravida affair'. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).