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Date: 2011

From: Fletcher, David, 1952- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0017688

Description: 'The Politician' cartoon strip. A colleague is outraged that the minister did not support his leader in the leadership coup after he had said that he would. The minister's reply is 'Ten minutes is a long time in politics'. Context - the ACT party is in disaray after former leader of the National Party overturned ACT leader Rodney Hide and took over as ACT leader in a fairly bloodless coup. Some ACT colleagues did not support Rodney Hide as might have been expected. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

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

By: New Zealand Press Association

Reference: DCDL-0017722

Description: Text reads 'Battle for the hardest right..' An enormous tank that represents 'corporate clout' with the face of former National leader Don Brash has just killed former ACT leader Rodney Hide who lies in a small smoking heap in front of the tank. Context - Rodney Hide has been thrown out of his role as leader of the ACT Party in a bloodless coup by former leader of the National Party Don Brash. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

From: Smith, Ashley W, 1948- :[Digital cartoons published in the Shipping Gazette, MG Business, or Presto]

Reference: DCDL-0017463

Description: The cartoon shows leader of the Labour Party leader Phil Goff as a lobster; he eating sitting on a pie that represents the 'Darren Hughes Affair' chips and tomato sauce. Unfortunately the tomato sauce bottle has tipped over and several fish who represent the media are having a feeding frenzy in the sauce that represents a 'leadership coup'. Context - Phil Goff is doing badly in the polls with his leadership being increasingly questioned and now Darren Hughes, who was a rising star has been forced to resign as Labour's chief whip after a sexual misconduct accusation. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

From: Winter, Mark, 1958- : Digital cartoons published in the Southland Times and other papers

By: Southland times (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0017609

Description: The cartoon shows a definition of the word 'brash'. It reads 'brash, aggressive noun, rash, pushy, tactless or in this case, ACTless, the antithesis of Hide, party animal any party - lacking discernment, having leadership aspirations for the Don of a new error'. Context - former National Party leader Don Brash has taken over the leadership of the ACT Party in a coup, throwing ACT leader Rodney Hide out. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

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

By: Scoop (Firm)

Reference: DCDL-0017718

Description: Text reads 'Warning to farmers - wild animals killing stock!'It continues with lengthy text that suggest that a prize bull on the Molesworth (St.) Station has been viciously killed by having its head ripped off, its guts removed and its 'hide' ripped off in a 'brash' attack. Context - this is a metaphor for the trouncing of former ACT leader Rodney Hide by former National leader Don Brash who has taken over the role himself. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

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

By: New Zealand Press Association

Reference: DCDL-0017724

Description: PM John Key says 'I won't deal with Douglas but I'll talk to this chap' John Key winks as he talks to a glove puppet representing former National Party leader Don Brash; the puppet is on the hand of Roger Douglas ACT Party member famous for the finance reforms of the David Lange government. Context - Roger Douglas and Don Brash will create a far right party by Don Brash's takeover of ACT after the jettisoning of Rodney Hide - John Key is talking with them about the future. Rogernomics was characterised by market-led restructuring and deregulation and the control of inflation through tight monetary policy, accompanied by a floating exchange rate and reductions in the fiscal deficit. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

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

Reference: DCDL-0017692

Description: Text reads 'When Rodney awoke that morning, he became aware of someone else in the room...' The cartoon shows former ACT leader Rodney Hide sitting in a hospital bed with former National Party leader Don Brash beside him. Do Brash asks whether Rodney Hide is aware that he had a major fall in the night. Context - the ACT party is in disarray after former leader of the National Party overturned ACT leader Rodney Hide and took over as ACT leader in a fairly bloodless coup. Published on the on the Scoop nationwide website. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

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

By: Waikato Times (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0017753

Description: Former ACT leader Rodney Hide fronts up at the enrolment desk for a seminar called 'Plan for life after parliament'. The man at the desk tells Hide that 'Don has already put your name down'. Context - Don Brash has ousted Rodney Hide from the leadership of the ACT Party and taken over the role himself. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

From: Crichton, Anna, 1957- :Digital cartoons

By: New Zealand herald (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0017844

Description: Rodney Hide, who has been overturned as ACT leader by Don Brash, appears as Superman, but, against a background of skyscrapers, is falling from a very high building. Context - Don Brash took control of the ACT Party after a bloodless coup. Title supplied by librarian The cartoon was drawn to accompany an article called 'When there's no success like failure' in the 'Nick Smith on business' column in the NZ Herald 6 May 2011. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

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

By: Press (Christchurch, N.Z.)

Reference: DCDL-0017698

Description: The cartoon shows former leader of the National Party, Don Brash, dressed as a groom with an 'ACT' badge on his lapel. He holds the hand of his diminutive bride, former ACT leader Rodney Hide, who stands in a pool of blood with a dagger stuck into his back and who holds a bouquet of lilies. Both grin broadly. Context - The ousting of Rodney Hide from the leadership of the ACT Party by Don Brash who is the new leader. There was obviously considerable political manoeuvring behind the scenes before the announcement was made - ACT now has both Roger Douglas and Don Brash as lead members - both far right. This move will have been of great interest to the National Party also. Title provided Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

From: Walker, Malcolm, 1950- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0017795

Description: Former leader of the National Party Don Brash and PM John Key stand back to back holding pop guns that have just been fired. Former ACT leader Rodney Hide clushes his wounded backside and rushes away. Context - Don Brash has ousted Rodney Hide and taken over his role as leader of the the ACT Party in a bloodless coup (hence the pop-guns). The cartoon suggests collusion with John Key. The ACT Party now has both Roger Douglas, the creator of 'Rogernomics' the financial reforms in 1984 that introduced deregulation and a reliance on the markets for economic growth, and Don Brash who is a follower of that line of thinking. Their influence on the National Party in probable coalition arrangements will pull New Zealand further to the political right. Title provided Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

From: Webb, Murray, 1947- :Digital caricatures

By: Dominion post (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0017710

Description: Cartoon shows Prime Minister John Key dancing with former leader of the National Party Don Brash who has just staged a coup and taken over the leadership of the ACT Party; Rodney Hide, the ousted former leader of ACT falls to the ground, tripped up perhaps. Context - Rodney Hide on Thursday 28 April 2011, relinquished the leadership of the ACT party saying Don Brash would do a better job in the run-up to the election. Prime Minister John Key is not ruling out the possibility of incoming ACT leader Don Brash becoming a minister in a National-led government after the November election. (Radio NZ 29 April 2011) Title from file name Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

From: Walker, Malcolm, 1950- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0017792

Description: In the first frame former National Party leader Don Brash sedately plays an accordian with a bucket beside him for donations and a sign that reads 'Getting my own ACT together; he is thinking 'I really need a monkey...' In the second frame former Maori Party MP Hone Harawira blasts out a song on a ukelele 'I had a band of men..' Beside him is a battered hat for collection and a sign reading 'New party to buy'. Context - Don Brash has replaced Rodney Hide as ACT leader after a bloodless coup and Hone Harawira has resigned from the Maori Party and started his own party which is to be called 'Mana'. Published in the Dominion Post Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

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

By: Waikato Times (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0017728

Description: The new leader of the ACT Party, Don Brash, is wheeled along in a wheelbarrow waving and tossing fairy dust as he goes. Text reads 'Something old, something new, something barrowed, something blue'. Context - Rodney Hide as been thrown aside as leader of the ACT Party and replaced by former leader of the National Party Don Brash. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

From: Smith, Hayden James, 1976-:[Digital cartoons published in the Otago Daily Times]

By: Otago daily times (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0017782

Description: The cartoon is entitled 'The fast and the furious - How to get new wheels'. In three cameos on the left side former leader of the National Party Don Brash hijacks ACT leader Rodney Hide's car by threatening Hide with a gun and then tossing him out and taking over the steering wheel himself. I the three cameos on the right side former Maori Party MP Hone Harawira leaps out of the Maori Party car that has plummeted off the road and crawls to safety; next we hear banging and sawing noises coming from a garage and lastly we see Hone on his new hand-made motor scooter named 'Mana'. Don Brash sneers 'Nice ride Hone!' and Hone replies 'Least I made my own'. Context - Don Brash has replaced Rodney Hide as ACT leader after a bloodless coup and Hone Harawira has resigned from the Maori Party and started his own party which is to be called 'Mana'. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

From: Fletcher, David, 1952- :Digital cartoons

By: Dominion post (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0017713

Description: 'The Politician' cartoon strip. A parliamentary adviser tells the minister that their leader wants to know who he would support if it came to a leadership challenge. The minister says he would support who he has always supported in the past, whoever looks like winning. Context - Rodney Hide, on Thursday 28 April 2011, relinquished the leadership of the ACT party saying Don Brash would do a better job in the run-up to the election. Prime Minister John Key is not ruling out the possibility of incoming ACT leader Don Brash becoming a minister in a National-led government after the November election. (Radio NZ 29 April 2011) Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

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

By: Press (Christchurch, N.Z.)

Reference: DCDL-0017833

Description: In the top frame Finance Minister Bill English and Prime Minister John Key are deciding that they 'must do something about this freedom camping' and in the larger frame below parliament makes a decision '..and soon!' and Don Brash is seen camping on the steps of parliament writing a 'Dear John #2...' letter. Context - Don Brash, very right wing former leader of the National Party has ousted Rodney Hide from his leadership of the ACT Party and taken over himself. The ACT Party is likely to be a favourite ally of the National government. Freedom camping is the ability to camp in places other than official camping grounds with facilities. There have been compaints about campers leaving rubbish and human waste behind when they leave. Colour and black and white versions available Quantity: 2 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

From: Mulheron, Michael, 1958-: Digital cartoons published in the Dominion Post

By: Dominion post (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0017774

Description: Caricature of the new leader of the ACT Party, Don Brash, and the leader of the new Mana Party, Hone Harawira. Don Brash wears a tshirt printed with the words 'I love Roger' and Hone Harawira wears a tshirt printed with 'I love bin Laden' ('love' is suggested on both tshirts by a heart symbol). Context A debate between Don Brash and Hone Harawira on TVNZ's Close Up. Former leader of the National Party, Don Brash, has ousted Rodney Hide from the leadership of the ACT Party and taken his place. There would have been machinations behind the scenes with ACT MP Roger Douglas the instigator of the 'Rogernomics' free enterprise economic reforms of 1984. Hone Harawira, who has just founded a new party to be called the 'Mana Party' and has raised eyebrows by calling Osama bin Laden (killed 1 May by US forces) a freedom fighter, saying the former terrorist mastermind should be "honoured", not "damned", as according to Maori custom. Accompanied an article entitled "White and black don't make grey" / Tracy Watkins in Political Week 7 May 2011 - Dominion Post Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

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

By: Press (Christchurch, N.Z.)

Reference: DCDL-0017771

Description: A play on rhyming words 'whacked' for terrorist Osama bin Laden who has been killed in a Pakistan village, 'hacked' for 'Sony' after massive hack attacks on three separate gaming systems it runs, 's'ACT' with Rodney Hide who has been ousted as ACT leader by former National leader Don Brash, 'wracked' for Christchurch because of the earthquakes, 'blacked' to describe a $5 bottle of milk, 'smacked' for Glenfield, hit by a tornado, 'jacked' for petrol prices and 'quacked' for a duck in the duck-shooting season. Colour and black and white versions available Quantity: 2 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

From: Walker, Malcolm, 1950- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0017793

Description: Former leader of the National Party Don Brash flicks a Humpty Dumpty off the wall; it smashes into an eggy mess and Brash invites 'omlette anyone?' (sp. 'omelette') Context - the Humpty Dumpty figure represents former ACT leader Rodney Hide who has just been ousted from the role by Don Brash who has taken over the leadership of the party. Published in the Dominion Post Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).