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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: Evans, Malcolm Paul, 1945- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0017697

Description: The cartoon shows former National Party leader Don Brash and former Maori Party MP Hone Harawira each holding a pretend steering wheel, one labelled 'ACT' and the other 'Mana'. They are both sitting on the back seat of a car making 'Bbbrrrmmm' noises and pretending to drive. Context - Don Brash has ousted Rodney Hide from the leadership of the ACT Party and Hone Harawira has left the Maori Party to form a new party that is to be called 'Mana'. The little Evans man says 'Back seat drivers' suggesting that each is driving others from behind. Colour and black and white versions available Title from file name Quantity: 2 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: 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: Winter, Mark, 1958- : Digital cartoons published in the Southland Times and other papers

By: Southland times (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0017707

Description: At top left is the text 'Final ACT' and centre is the word HIDEaway'. A man carrying a brief case walks out of the frame to the right. Context - The oustinof 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. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2004

From: Webb, Murray, 1947- :Digital caricatures

Reference: DX-001-845

Description: Caricature of Dr Muriel Newman, ACT New Zealand Deputy Leader and Spokesperson for Social Welfare. Quantity: 1 digital image(s).

Date: 2011

From: Scott, Thomas, 1947- :[Digital cartoons published in the Dominion Post]

By: Dominion post (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0017699

Description: Former leader of the National Party, Don Brash, is dressed as a groom and says 'If anyone knows of any good cause why this union between me and the ACT Party should not procede, speak now or forever hold your peace...' Beside him his bride, former ACT leader Rodney Hide, grimaces and says 'Ouch... the barrel is digging into my ribs...' 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. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

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

By: New Zealand Press Association

Reference: DCDL-0017720

Description: A vulture with the head of former leader of the National Party Don Brash picks over the remains of leader of the ACT Party Rodney Hide. 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: Doyle, Martin Maurice Michael Thomas, 1956- :Digital cartoons

By: Scoop (Firm)

Reference: DCDL-0019755

Description: The cartoon shows John Banks the ACT member for Epsom. Text reads 'ACT caucus barks with one voice' The text following suggests the importance of ACT to the National government but lampoons the fact that the party is represented by a single MP, John Banks. The government went to great lengths to ensure that John Banks won the Epsom seat. ACT New Zealand won less than a third of the party vote it received in 2008, reducing from five seats to one. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

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

By: New Zealand Press Association

Reference: DCDL-0017818

Description: The husband, who represents the 'electorate' stands horrified beside the bed of his hideous wife who represents 'MMP' as he sees for the first time his twins, the 'New ACT Party' and the 'New Mana Party' who are, of course, new ACT leader, Don Brash and leader of the new Mana Party, Hone Harawira. He says 'We need to discuss birth control!' In a second version the husband says 'How did this happen?' 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 and Hone Harawira has left the Maori Party because of disagreement over policy issues and has formed the new Mana Party. Two versions of this cartoon are available Quantity: 2 digital cartoon(s).