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Date: 2012

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

By: Setford News Photo Agency

Reference: DCDL-0022545

Description: Valerie Adams prepares for a round of shot put, holding a decapitated head as a shot, presumably the person who made the error leaving her off the start list. Context: Reigning Olympic and world champion Valerie Adams was mistakenly left off the startlist for the women's shot put qualifying event at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. The mistake was corrected, and Adams went on to win her second consecutive gold medal in the event, after Belarus's Nadzeya Ostapchuk tested positive for the steroid metenolone in a urine sample. (Stuff.co.nz, 6 August 2012) Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2013

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

By: Dominion post (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0024758

Description: The management board of the New Zealand Rugby Union, pondering the current lack of success for New Zealand teams in the Super 15 Rugby Competition, suggest that if they combine the DNA of Richie McCaw and Valerie Adams 'we will dominate world rugby in perpetuity'. The cartoon is a compliment to the All Black captain, Richie McCaw (who was not playing in the Super 15) and the Olympic Games shot put gold medallist, Valerie Adams, who in their strength and sporting prowess were superior to any other athlete in New Zealand. There is also a comment on the dependance of New Zealand's rugby performance on the captain, Richie McCaw. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2006

From: Ekers, Paul, 1961-:[Digital cartoons published in the New Zealand Herald and other publications]

Reference: DCDL-0030490

Description: Shows two construction workers talking on their lunch break. The other replies "Yeah, pretty impressive, mind you the P.M. has just tossed a grown man clean out of cabinet". Refers to resignation of the cabinet minister, David Parker, from his role as Attorney-General over unethical business practices which were exposed by Investigate magazine. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

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

By: Press (Christchurch, N.Z.)

Reference: DCDL-0022860

Description: Nadzeya Ostapchuk, the woman shotput contestant in the London 2012 Olympic Games, claims that she took illegal supplements unknowingly. John Banks says that it was the same for him. He is holding a newspaper headlined 'Mayoral election account'. The cartoonist, as a bird, comments 'We know what we're being fed!'. Ostapchuk was disqualified from her gold medal for taking performance enhancing drugs. She protested her innocence and lack of knowledge that the drugs were illegal. John Banks likewise protested his lack of knowledge of the large donations from Kit Dotcom used to finance his campaign. The public were mainly of the cartoonist's opinion Colour and black and white versions available Quantity: 2 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

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

By: Dominion post (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0022643a

Description: Shows Prime Minister John Key speaking to SAS (Special Air Service) soldiers. He says their next mission is to hunt down and capture an Olympic gold medal for Valerie Adams. Context: Belarusian Shotputter Nadzeya Ostapchuk was stripped of her gold medal due to failing drug test. So Adams will be awarded the gold medal (Stuff 14 August 2012). Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

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

By: Press (Christchurch, N.Z.)

Reference: DCDL-0022632

Description: Grant Robertson and David Shearer discuss Valerie Adams' experience at the 2012 Summer Olympics, and suggest that John Key's and David Cunliffe's popularity should be dope tested as well. Context: David Shearer and Grant Robertson are the Leader and Deputy Leader of the Labour Party, and leaders of the opposition. Valerie Adams won the silver medal in shot put, but after the Olympics ended, she was awarded the gold in a special ceremony in Auckland, after it was determined that Nadzeya Ostapchuk of Belarus had used performance enhancement drugs, and was then stripped of her medal. David Cunliffe ran for Labour party leadership against David Shearer, and is currently the third highest ranking member of the Labour party. Colour and black and white versions available Quantity: 2 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

From: Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :Digital cartoons

By: Press (Christchurch, N.Z.)

Reference: DCDL-0022981

Description: Olympic shot putter Valerie Adams is asked that it must be good to have her Olympic gold medal awarded. She is also asked whether she believes Nadzeya Ostapchuk was on steroids. Adams, holding up the gold medal which has a large bite taken out of it by Ostapchuk, replies emphatically 'yep!' Context: Ostapchuk, who was originally awarded the gold medal for shot put at the 2012 London Olympics, was stripped of it after testing positive for steroid use and Adams, who won silver, was awarded the gold. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

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

By: Setford News Photo Agency

Reference: DCDL-0022952

Description: Shows a kiwi instructing three politicians, from left Labour leader David Shearer, Prime Minister John Key and (probably) Minister for Foreign Affairs Murray McCully. Context: refers to the ceremony at which Olympic gold medallist Valerie Adams rightfully received her medal. She missed her opportunity in London because the medal went to Russian Evgeniia Kolodko who was later stripped of the gold medal for failing drugs tests. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

From: Webb, Murray, 1947- :Digital caricatures

By: Dominion post (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0018773

Description: A caricature of Valerie Adams smiling and holding up the New Zealand flag. Context: Valerie Adams, (formerly Vili) the 26-year-old sensation hurled the sphere a whopping 21.24m, a world championship record-equalling throw, to win her third successive world shot put title in the early hours of this morning (30 August 2011). Title from file name Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).