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Date: 1999

By: Scott, Thomas Joseph, 1947-; Evening Post (Wellington, N.Z.)

Reference: H-587-001/021

Description: Political cartoons. Shows a redneck's nightmare, ownership of the Whanganui River is given to Maori who loaded it onto the back of a truck and took it away. Comment on executive golden handshakes and reduntant workers having to sign up for the dole. Shows violent offenders at Paremoremo Prison selecting soft movies like 'The Sound of Music'. In the middle of a power blackout the family try and read the latest power bill, it's gone up. The effect on the opposition of Jonah Lomu being left on the reserve bench. Statue of Liberty calls for the poor and huddled masses but says 'no' to New Zealand lamb. Comment on New Zealand's response to America's tariffs on New Zealand lamb. The common man comments on Bill English upstaging Jenny Shipley at the National Party Conference. Maori MP calls for quotas in the public sector that will ensure employment for ethnic minorities. Hospital hygeine is called into doubt. A politician trys to sell the idea of deregulating the Dairy Industry. A woman comments to her husband that it's a good thing young men eventually grow out of wanting more sex. He wistfully agrees. Obituary for JFK Jr. 1960-1999 Comment on youth alcohol consumption. Auckland Hospital try to reassure the public all babies are born equally there but not necessarily treated equally after that. Comment on Christine rankin's over the top refurbishment of the dept of work and income. Celebration of three New Zealand triumphs. Mike Moore gets top job at WTO, the All Blacks beat the Australians and the Black Caps cricket team beat the English at Lords. Paul Holmes promotes his autobiography. F-16 fighter planes are promoted by an Air Force Officer. The lowering of the drinking age is debated in Parliament. Boys try to come to terms with the news that girls are better pupils than boys. Quantity: 21 cartoon bromide(s). Physical Description: B5 size bromides.

Date: 1997 - 1998

By: Hodgson, Trace, 1958-; Metro (Periodical)

Reference: A-129-049/064

Description: 16 original cartoons published in Metro Magazine, illustrating Bill Ralston's 'Politics' and 'Godzone' columns and one pencil sketch on reverse of a cartoon. Quantity: 16 original cartoon(s). 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Black ink, gouache and coloured pencil. Sizes vary, approximately 420mm x 300mm.

Date: 1997

By: Scott, Thomas Joseph, 1947-; Evening Post (Wellington, N.Z.)

Reference: H-448-045/064

Description: Political cartoons. Psychiatric care denied to those in need. Jim Bolger teeters on the edge of losing his position as Prime Minister. Jim Bolger offers his head on a plate to the new National Party leader, Jenny Shipley. Helen Clark congratulates Jenny Shipley for being NZ's first woman Prime Minister. Jenny Shipley lays down how she wishes to conduct business within her caucus. Winston Peters prostrates himself before the new Prime Minister, Jenny Shipley. NZ public dispair over the Black Caps' performance. Jenny Shipley is set to devour coalition partner, Winston Peters during their coalition talks. Max Bradford calls for submissions on the government's proposals allowing people to work Christmas Day for cash. Winston Peters is pressured by his party, NZ First, to continue in coalition with National under the new leadership of Jenny Shipley. NZ First / National Party coalition government is recemented but there's trouble ahead. Obituary to the tourists murdered by Islamic extremists in Egypt. Jim Bolger is overwhelmed by complimentary cards following his fall from the National Party leadership. Workers comment on the compulsory pay rise MPs get. Labour Party Conference participants behave as if they have become the government when they are still in opposition. White power advocates call for one law for all with some exceptions for themselves. Jim Bolger advises foreign leaders of the first signs of a coup, unsolicited phone calls pledging loyalty. The tell-tale signs of smoking in women. The pros and cons of the Hamilton East Telecom Mobile Phone Tower. Jenny Shipley is seen to have a level demeanour. Quantity: 20 cartoon bromide(s). Physical Description: B5 size bromides.

Date: 1999

By: Hodgson, Trace, 1958-; Metro (Periodical)

Reference: A-129-065/095

Description: 31 original cartoons published in Metro Magazine which illustrated Bill Ralston's 'Godzone' column and the letters page. Quantity: 31 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Black ink, gouache and coloured pencil. Sizes vary, approximately 420mm x 300mm.

Date: ca1895-1902

By: Main, William, 1934-2023

Reference: PAColl-5819

Description: Richard John Seddon and a Liberal Cabinet, with his family, at the residence of the Earle of Crew in 1897, and being presented with a silver trophy by New Zealand Colonists in London in 1902. Quantity: 6 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: 1981

By: Bromhead, Peter, 1933-; Auckland star (Newspaper)

Reference: A-336-062

Description: Shows a person lying beside a flower bush and smiling. Cartoon drawn to illustrate a Letter to the Editor of the Auckland Star refering to 'Mr Quigley's shrub planting policy'. Derek Quigley was Minister of Works and Development and Minister of Housing. Negatives at PA Collection 5371 Bromhead Collection Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Black ink on card 165 x 150 mm Provenance: Donated by the artist in 1997.

Date: 1998

By: Scott, Thomas Joseph, 1947-; Evening Post (Wellington, N.Z.)

Reference: H-448-103/124

Description: Political cartoons. Comment on the lack of consultion with the Ministry of Women's Affairs regarding National's Code of Social responsibility. East Coast Maori use dubious methods to stamp out intimidation during a land protest. The Broadcasting Minister defends his proposal to introduce ads onto National Radio. The Minister of Energy, Max Bradford defends privatisation of the electricity supply in the face of power blackouts throughout Auckland. Jenny Shipley takes a hard-line against assisting Auckland in the midst of their 7 week power crisis. National Party Ministers run for cover as Prime Minister, Jenny Shipley calls for heads to roll over the Auckland power crisis. Jenny Shipley's image as 'ordinary' housewife and mother is questioned on her trip to Japan. Curator Ian Wedde, defends the 'Virgin in a Condom' exhibit at Te Papa. National's Health Minister, Bill English reassures the public that local surgery is at crisis point. NZ Post end free delivery of Talking Books to the blind. Ruth Richardson announces her intention to stand for ACT in the Taranaki by-election. Comment on the last remaining stands of West Coast Rimu forest. More cracks appear in the Health system. New Zealand's economic position is blamed on the Asian crisis with lower paid workers bearing the brunt of restraints on wage increases. Comment on emergency services failing to get to call-outs within a reasonable time. Comment on another Hurricanes rugby team loss. Jenny Shipley regrets she's unable to make grand gestures like Russian leader, Boris Yeltsin, who recently sacked his entire government. Winston Peters is awarded an Oscar for his best supporting role in a comedy or farce in the coalition government. Comment on the Americans insistance on carrying arms even when it's a child carrying an assault rifle. Paralells drawn between rioting at Paremoremo Prision and Winston Peters rioting within the coalition government. Discussion which shows how the National Party cabinet works. Winston Peters trys to knock the New Zealand economy into shape by the use of threats and violence. Quantity: 22 cartoon bromide(s). Physical Description: B5 size bromides.

Date: 1998

By: Scott, Thomas Joseph, 1947-; Evening Post (Wellington, N.Z.)

Reference: H-539-044/062

Description: Astronauts try to escape the reminiscing of an earlier generation astronaut. Saddam Hussein and Bill Clinton work out a deal where Clinton looks good to the American public at mid-term elections, and America lifts the sanctions against Iraq. Inland Revenue Department employees sell information about clients to debt collection agencies. Tales of extraordinary courage including reading Jim Bolger's autobiography 'view from the top' in one sitting. Richard Prebble offers words of encouragement to Jenny Shipley and at the same time secures a ball and chain around her ankle. Rod Deane of Telecom manipulates the Maurice Williamson puppet while saying it is the Minister's call whether they deregulate further or not. A large shark (Shamrock Holdings) is about to devour a smaller shark (BIL) in a corporate raid. Generation X do not really benefit from changes to the student loan scheme. Jenny Shipley drives a stake through the heart of John Luxton for backing Producer Board reform. Iraq stands defiantly against the United States until they see the proximity of their weapons. Comparison between Theodore Roosevelt's and John Luxton's approach to problems. Jenny Shipley considers face-to-face diplomacy with Malaysian leader, Mr Anwar. Comment on Winston Peter's ability to bounce back come election time. Web pages have been sabotaged world-wide forcing people into unfamiliar pastimes like talking to their children. The political right is about to be hit by a train (Labour and the Alliance Parties). Jenny Shipley views economic policy and intervention differently from the comfort of Singapore. Comment on the outrage generated by the idea of having a compulsory photo identification on drivers' licences. National's defence policy regarding a 3rd ANZAC frigate comes under question by the Prime Minister. General Pinochet may be sent back to Chile to stand trial on charges of torture, murder and genocide. Quantity: 21 cartoon bromide(s). Physical Description: B5 size bromides.

Date: 1967-1976

By: Holland, Eric Sidney Fostyn, 1921-1989

Reference: 76-035

Description: Comprises both ministerial and electorate correspondence, subject files, and submissions and other papers of the select committees of which Holland was a member. Source of title - Supplied Quantity: 17 box(es). 5.40 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Holographs, mss, typescripts, printed matter Finding Aids: Preliminary listing available.

Date: 1940s

From: New Zealand Labour Party :Photographic material relating to the New Zealand Labour Party and its members

Reference: PAColl-D-0900

Description: Peter Fraser and his cabinet seated around the cabinet table Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: 1999

By: Scott, Thomas Joseph, 1947-; Evening Post (Wellington, N.Z.)

Reference: H-554-021/042

Description: Political cartoons. Jenny Shipley waits for the corner to be turned in the tourism row. Fringe political games. 1. Murray McCully passes the buck on the tourism row. 2. Helen Clark spread the rumour. Comment on the barbarism of human behaviour as news tells us that Hutu rebels hack tourists to death in Uganda. Comment on Air New Zealand's growing service and safety problems. More Fringe political games... Dodging the issue - Jenny Shipley. Losing the plot: - Clem Simich. A TVNZ executive is put in the firing line over the John Hawkesby payout. Farmers celebrate the end of the draught. Monica Lewinsky's side of the Bill Clinton sex scandal. Saatch boss, Kevin Roberts is made to walk the plank by the Tourism Board. New developments in genetic modification. Comment on the resilience of Tourism Minister Murray McCully to withstand the tourism row. Jenny Shipley explains she won't support the Alliance's Bill calling for labelling of all genetically modified food until the Bill has been redrafted with the National Party logo on the front instead of the Alliance one. A look into the Serbian Police Handbook which identifies threats and instructs Serbian Police to destroy them. The British establishment congratulate themselves on rooting out greed and corruption from the IOC (International Olympic Committee?) and go back to their indulgent ways. Comment on the contradiction between Paul Holmes pitching his show to the ordinary kiwi while receiving a $770,000 salary. Helen Clark trails in the polls as Labour heads toward the next election. Jenny Shipley leads the charge of the firemen against unpopular reformer Roger Estall. Allied planes swoop low over a Serbian soldier about to execute a woman and her baby. Allied war planes are dispatched with personal messages, except the spelling isn't that flash. Comment on the publics feeling of helplessness in the face of mass killings in Kosovo and the Nato response to the violence. Comment on the thought that the APEC summit in Auckland would bring American tourists. Comment on voyeuristic television shows. Quantity: 22 cartoon bromide(s). Physical Description: B5 size bromides.

Date: [1940s]

From: New Zealand Labour Party :Photographic material relating to the New Zealand Labour Party and its members

Reference: PAColl-D-0896

Description: Peter Fraser and his cabinet seated around the cabinet table Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: 1997

By: Scott, Thomas Joseph, 1947-; Evening Post (Wellington, N.Z.)

Reference: H-448-022/044

Description: The Fire Service reduce their services to the public as a consequence of being restructured. North Health argue their case for not giving Rau Williams life-saving kidney dialysis treatment. Jim Bolger holds onto the National Party leadership against growing calls for renewal of the Party, starting at the top. Labour enjoys record lead in the polls. Bill English, Minister of Health, despairs over the state of the public health system. Winston Peters is increasingly alarmed by Neil Kirton's unexpected statements. The splitting of ECNZ into two competing groups has resulted in higher power prices. The TVNZ Board discuss a strategy to get the public behind selling off TVNZ. Public discussion over the death of Rau Williams who had kidney dialysis treatment withheld from him. Winston Peters and Jim Bolger disagree over the question of more frigates in the NZ fleet. Tuku Morgan argues against the TVNZ sell-off. Obituary to Rau Williams and Jim Bolger's 'kinder and gentler society'. Jim Bolger attempts to deal with Jenny Shipley's leadership bid. Comment on the current justice system where violent offenders are let free on bail and their elderly victims lock themselves up alone in their homes. Jim Anderton's Alliance Party deals with demands from the Green Party. Jim Bolger heads for Chogm as his National Government plunges to record unpopularity. Wide-spread health cuts are introduced to the public health sector. Comment on the apparent collusion between defence attorneys and their gang clients. Jim Bolger seems pleased to be on a first-name basis with many of the world's leaders. Panic spreads as stockmarkets tumble everywhere. Shows the inter-dependant relationship between the American Wall St. stock market and the New Zealand stock market. Minister of Health, Bill English doesn't comprehend the seriousness of doctors' dissatisfaction with their conditions. 'This is your life' TV programme returns. Quantity: 23 cartoon bromide(s). Physical Description: B5 size bromides. Processing information: Subject headings updated in 2022 as part of inclusive metadata work.

Date: 1998

Reference: H-501-001/021

Description: Shows the race for the rural vote with National in the lead, followed by Act and Labour in the rear. Comment on Paul Holmes seeking to be Mayor of Auckland while retaining his nightly TV show. All Blacks captain Sean Fitzpatrick retires from rugby - a tribute. Shows the tension between Winston Peters and Bill Birch. Shows the only ones winning from the Melbourne docks picket are the lawyers. John Luxton explains why New Zealand should phase out tariffs ahead of the rest of the world. A guy at the pub suggests introducing a work for the cabinet salary scheme would have more effect than a work for the dole scheme. Pol Pot is met in Hell by Hitler and Stalin. Politicians lobby to a near empty hall. The public favour paying for their televised sport rather than pay more on their Broadcasting Licence fee to get free to air sports. Paul Holmes agrees with himself that he would make an outstanding Mayor for Auckland. Helen Clark shows a growing obsession with the National leader, Jenny Shipley. Max Bradford sees the benefits of splitting up ECNZ. A toast to the Northern Ireland peace deal. Graham Latimer calls for Maori to get superannuation at age 50. Winston Peters thinks that informed public servants should not have any say in the debate over splitting ECNZ. Winston Peters tries to reassure New Zealanders they have nothing to fear about the Japanese economy committing hara kiri. Outbreak of crytoporidiosis linked to public swimming pools. Jenny Shipley and Winston Peters wear the defeat over the Government's referendum proposal on Auckland's local body assets. Money considerations guide surgical decisions in New Zealand hospitals. The elderly have the national superannuation surcharge removed. Quantity: 21 cartoon bromide(s). Physical Description: Sizes vary slightly, the average cartoon frame being approximately 14 x 20 cm.

Date: 1999

By: Scott, Thomas Joseph, 1947-; Evening Post (Wellington, N.Z.)

Reference: H-558-021/041

Description: Political cartoons. Treasury advocates currency union with USA. Lockwoock Smith is put in charge of the Tourism portfolio and left to clean up following the Tourism Board fallout. The battle for the head of the World Trade Organisation continues, New Zealander Mike Moore, is one of the 2 contenders. Drivers face problems and delays as new re-licensing system comes into force. Fire Services boss Roger Estall is advied to quit. Helen Clark launches her election pledge card. Fire Services boss, Roger Estell plunders again in the public relations field. Bill English explains the reason behind selling Contact Energy to overseas investors was to retire overseas debt. Comment on who should pay for using the roads. A Nato representative explains the accidental bombing of the Chinese Embassy in Belgrade. The National Party cabinet discuss what to do with the budget surpluses. Max Bradford suggests buying back the dams and lowering the price of power. After several coup in Fiji, democracy is starting to grow again. Roger Estall, Fire Service boss, is urged to quit and take a Government pay-out. Bill Birch presents his last budget as National Party finance minister. New Zealand celebrates beating the Australians in cricket. Comment on the closing of mental health institutions and patients being thrown to under resourced commuity health services. New Zealand is like a lamb to the slaughter after opening trade to the world by removing trade barriers, however the rest of the world, particularly the United States is not following our lead. Comment on the All Black coach, John Hart dropping Isitolo Maka from the All Black squad. Max Bradford attempts to justify increased power prices due to electricity reform. Paralells are drawn between the sheep subsidy of the 1980's and the effect of MMP in subsidising new politicians. The Crusaders win the Super 12 tournament. Quantity: 21 cartoon bromide(s). Physical Description: B5 size bromides.

Date: 1975

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-134-727

Description: This cartoon features Prime Minister Rowling and Minister of Labour Arthur Faulkner watching the FOL's Jim Knox as a dove of peace flying off to sort out the industrial trouble at Kawerau. Rowling comments that he hopes he isn't shot down this time Label on recto dated Mon 21/7/75 Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink, crayon and letratone, 300 x 390 mm

Date: 1981

By: Heath, Eric Walmsley, 1923-; Minhinnick, Gordon Edward George (Sir), 1902-1992; Hodgson, Trace, 1958-; Lodge, Nevile Sidney, 1918-1989; Dominion (Newspaper); Press (Christchurch, N.Z.); New Zealand herald (Newspaper); Evening Post (Wellington, N.Z.)

Reference: H-691-001/004

Description: Cartoons by Eric Heath (Dominion, 3 Feb 1981), Trace Hodgson (The Press, 2 Feb 1981), Nevile Lodge (Evening Post, 2 Feb 1981) and Gordon Minhinnich (New Zealand Herald, 3 Feb 1981), all relating to the incident on 1 February 1981 when the Australian team beat the New Zealand team at cricket by bowling underarm. Quantity: 4 photocopy/ies. Physical Description: A4 size photocopies from newspaper

Date: 1999

By: Scott, Thomas Joseph, 1947-; Evening Post (Wellington, N.Z.)

Reference: H-558-001/020

Description: Political cartoons. Paralells between the Nazi ethnic cleansing of the Jews in the 1940's and the ethnic cleansing in Europe in the 1990's. Shows Milosevic soaking in a blood bath to take his mind off the Nato bombing raids. A Serbian soldier explains to the West via a reporter the reasons behind their present actions. The electricity reforms continue to cost the consumer more. The military invite refugees from Kosovo to return to their destroyed homes. Milosevic is prepared to destroy Kosovo in order to save it. Shows India testing a long-range nuclear missile off the back of a cow. Shows Nato commander explaining their strategy of punishing Milosevic by bombing Serbia. This resulted in mass destruction of property and life but no direct harm to Milosevic. New Zealand yachties receive large slaries but are not prepared to pay for weather data from Government Agencies. Serbs use human shields to protect their forward tank movement. Following sex scandals, the Scouts tighten up their screening of adult supervisors. Helen Clark and Jenny Shipley fight over their respective attributes. They agree that women bring poise to politics even in an arguement. Max Bradford gets the country into trouble over electricity reforms. Minister of Tourism, Murray McCully, objects but does not intervene in large, secret and tax-free payouts to directors he forced to resign. Comment on Anzac Day commemorations. Shows two men in their respective backyards burning their Hurricanes supporters rugby gear, comment on another year where the Hurricanes have not played well. Comment on Tau Henare's behaviour of holding onto his Cabinet position when his party, NZ First, pulled out of the National coalition government. Minister of Tourism, Murray McCully, is encouraged to resign after a tourism related row adversely affects National's position in the polls. A new flag for America with a hand holding a smoking gun. Hillary Commission recommends 10 minutes of physical activity, three times a day for couch potatoes. Quantity: 20 cartoon bromide(s). Physical Description: B5 size bromides.

Date: 1981

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-135-772

Description: There are three scenes in this cartoon. In the upper right a public servant is telling another that he is still making his submission to cabinet on his usual dozen sheets of paper but only giving them three sheets, picked at random, because they will never notice. In the lower left a man is telling Muldoon that the reduced demand for paper will threaten the viability of the Kinleith paper mill and that the mill is demanding $10 million. In the lower right Muldoon is speaking to parliament. He says he was hoping to announce substantial tax cuts but a four page budget wouldn't allow space. Other Titles - And will the government limit all paper use? Extended Title - Has the government considered possible consequences? Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink, letratone and crayon, 455 x 320 mm Finding Aids: Photocopies available in Pictorial Reference Service.

Date: 1999

By: Scott, Thomas Joseph, 1947-; Evening Post (Wellington, N.Z.)

Reference: H-587-022/043

Description: Political cartoons. Jack Elder tries to explain his innocence in awarding a travel grant to a school cultural group containing colleagues' daughters. NZ First waken from political death in time to campaign for the 1999 General election. A green lipped muscle reads scary stories from the book 'Tales from the Lab' to his children. Refers to research into cancer cures. Infant looks suspiciously at mother's nipple and opts for the scrambled egg if there's any chance of the milk having been genetically modified or irradiated. NZ and Australian Ministers of Health have declared war on depression. A drepressed man says over the breakfast table, when politicians start slashing their wrist in large numbers, then he'll cheer up. Over a beer two men discuss All Black coach, John Hart's performance. Police warn the public of an IBM fugitive. Refers to the IBM scoop of public money for a Police computer main-frame that never eventuated. Politicians avoid the responsibility of the INCIS Police computer fiasco. Media woman interviews state minister on the tit for tat shooting down of Indian and Pakistan military planes. She suggests there may be a risk of it leading to nuclear war. The minister says they'll cross that bridge when they come to it. Helen Clark and Jenny Shipley battle it out in the preferred Prime Minister Polls. Shows the Statue of Liberty with a gun to her head. The caption says, 'tighten up the gun laws America, or the lady gets it...' Boris Yeltsin appoints his 5th Prime Minister in 17 months. The new Prime Minister looks distincly uneasy as his chair sits on a trap-door. Shows and elephant (IBM) being sting by a bee (Bill Birch). Refers to the Police INCIS computer fiasco. Earthquake rocks Turkey, they call for help. Academics discuss the government's five-step knowledge-based economy plan to restore NZ's stand of living. One says, 'Sounds fabulous, except that you can't take two steps across an abyss...' New Zealand Black Caps beat the English cricket team. World athletics is shackled by the weight of the illegal use of performance enhancing drugs. Mike Moore leaves government politics with a sense of freedom at last. Possible outcome of mixing human genes into cows. Petrol Companies hold motorists to ransom with higher petrol prices. The shadow of violence hangs over voting in East Timor. Derek Quigley steers the select committee looking into decommissioning NZ's air-strike capability. National are alarmed as they thought Quigley was on their side. Quantity: 22 cartoon bromide(s). Physical Description: B5 size bromides.