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Date: 2011

From: Bromhead, Peter, 1933- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0016968

Description: Text across the top of the cartoon reads 'Capital gains tax Green thinking' Above a doorway in which appears a large '$' symbol are the words 'Where even angels fear to tread'. Two men representing the 'Nats' and 'Labour' look at the doorway in consternation. Context - A capital gains tax is part of the Green Party's solution to reduce New Zealand's debt. The Greens are advocating a capital gains tax, excluding the family home, because we think that's an essential component of the tax system which is present in just about every developed country apart from New Zealand", he told Newstalk ZB. "(It) would make a significant impact in fixing up the governments books." Mr Norman says a capital gains tax would bring in over four billion dollars a year, enough to make a significant reduction to debt, and is also advocating capping government borrowing. (NZ Herald 30 January 2011) Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

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

By: Waikato Times (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0020541

Description: Two homeless men chat about Labour Leader David Shearer's decision to retain a capital gains tax and decide they can live with it. Context: Labour party leader David Shearer has indicated that any future Labour Government would keep a capital gains tax, but shed a $5000 tax free zone. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

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

By: Fairfax Media Limited (Firm)

Reference: DCDL-0018962

Description: Prime Minister John Key asks his large audience to raise their hands if they believe that policies introducing a capital gains tax and raising the age of eligibility for National Super will win National the election. A forest of hands goes up. Context: these two contentious policies were offered by the Labour Party in their campaign for the 2011 election. Colour and black and white versions available Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

From: Body, Guy Keverne, 1967-: Digital cartoons published in New Zealand Herald

By: New Zealand herald (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0019330

Description: Labour leader Phil Goff holds a huge pair of shears that represent 'capital gains tax'. He is about to cut down a tall poppy that represents 'speculators'. Nearby is a bunch of small poppies which represent 'the productive'. Context: A capital gains tax is a controversial piece of legislation that Labour promises if it wins the 2011 election. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

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

By: Scoop (Firm)

Reference: DCDL-0018320

Description: A man cowers under a pile of broken masonry that represents 'broken election promises', 'rising inflation', taxes, cost of electricity, petrol and food, and '15% GST'. He says 'Please, God, tell me he's joking...' as a second man prepares to dump another block of stone representing 'capital gains tax' on him. The second man says 'I'm holding the answer to all your prayers!' Context - The Labour Party is planning to introduce a capital gains tax if it wins the 2011 election in November. The cowering man seems to be thinking that this is the last straw after all his other economic woes. The broken buildings may mean that he is in Christchurch but they may be metaphorical. 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-0018254

Description: Leader of the Labour Party, Phil Goff, is visiting the 'Labour Party Apparel Company' to get kitted out. Phil Goff is trying on a bullet-proof vest to which is attached a label reading 'Capital Gains tax'. The shop manager says 'The vest will make an impression, Phil, but there could be a downside' Context: The Labour Party has announced that it will introduce a capital gains tax if it wins the November election. Phil Goff says his party's capital gains tax policy will close the largest single loophole in the tax system. The policy includes a 15% tax that would apply to profits made on investment property and shares, but would not cover KiwiSaver payouts, the family home, or niche collectables such as antiques. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

From: Tremain, Garrick, 1941- :[Digital cartoons published in the Otago Daily Times]

By: Otago daily times (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0018317

Description: Labour Party leader Phil Goff, holds aloft a huge bottle labelled 'New Cure-all Goff Mixture - contains capital gains snake oil. Directions - Swallow this and you'll swallow anything'. The is a wordplay on 'Goff' and 'cough'. Context - Labour plans to introduce a capital gains tax if they win the 2011 election. Labour's planned capital gains tax is expected to include some low level exemptions for personal assets, as well as an exemption for the family home. But other than those limited exemptions, it is expected to be broad-based and include residential rental houses, rural property, commercial property, shares, businesses and collectibles. (Stuff 8 July 2011) Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

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

By: Press (Christchurch, N.Z.)

Reference: DCDL-0018322

Description: Above two frames is the text 'New Labour policy will close big loophole - Goff'. In the first frame Phil Goff, Leader of the Labour Party looks at dangling rope with a large loop that swings above the word 'before' and in the second frame he grins as he clutches a document entitled 'capital gains tax' and grins at a much smaller loop above the word 'after'. Context - The Labour Party has announced that it will introduce a capital gains tax if it wins the November election. Phil Goff says his party's capital gains tax policy will close the largest single loophole in the tax system. The policy includes a 15% tax that would apply to profits made on investment property and shares, but would not cover KiwiSaver payouts, the family home, or niche collectables such as antiques. Colour and black and white versions available Quantity: 2 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

From: Fletcher, David, 1952- :Digital cartoons

By: Dominion post (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0018249

Description: 'The Politician' cartoon strip. The minister asks his adviser what he thinks a capital gains tax on second homes would raise and the adviser replies 'People's blood pressure'. Context: The Labour Party has announced that it will introduce a capital gains tax if it wins the November election. Phil Goff says his party's capital gains tax policy will close the largest single loophole in the tax system. The policy includes a 15% tax that would apply to profits made on investment property and shares, but would not cover KiwiSaver payouts, the family home, or niche collectables such as antiques. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

From: Walker, Malcolm, 1950- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0018276

Description: Phil Goff, the leader of the Labour Party, is dressed as a cowboy and is attempting to stay on a wild bull that represents the 'capital gains tax' in a rodeo. He yells 'Yeee ha! I think...' Context - Phil Goff has announced that a capital gains tax will be in his election policy, a controversial idea. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

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

By: Waikato Times (Newspaper); Goff, Philip Bruce (Hon), 1953-

Reference: DCDL-0018341

Description: A photographer is doing a photoshoot of leader of the Labour Party, Phil Goff, who is dressed as Robin Hood and who stands beside a notice board with a notice headed 'Labour Tax Package'. Context: Labour plans to introduce a capital gains tax if they win the 2011 election. The capital gains tax is expected to include some low level exemptions for personal assets, as well as an exemption for the family home. But other than those limited exemptions, it is expected to be broad-based and include residential rental houses, rural property, commercial property, shares, businesses and collectibles. (Source: Stuff 8 July 2011) 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-0018348

Description: Above the first of two frames is the text 'Reel estate' (wordplay on 'reel' as in 'unbalanced' and 'real' as in 'real estate'. A house rises up above the words 'Labour's capital gains tax'. Text above the second frame reads 'Labour's poll drop' and the house is diving downwards. Context: Suggests that Labour's capital gains tax may be responsible for Labour's poor polling in the run up to the 2011 elections. A second version has the text 'No gain...' at the top of the first frame and '... without pain!' at the bottom of the second frame. Context - The Labour Party has announced that it will introduce a capital gains tax if it wins the November election. Phil Goff says his party's capital gains tax policy will close the largest single loophole in the tax system. The policy includes a 15% tax that would apply to profits made on investment property and shares, but would not cover KiwiSaver payouts, the family home, or niche collectables such as antiques. Two versions of this cartoon are available Quantity: 2 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

From: Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :Digital cartoons

By: Press (Christchurch, N.Z.)

Reference: DCDL-0018337

Description: The cartoon shows several Labour Party politicians in a battered boat with 'Capital Gains Tax' printed on its sail; at the helm is leader Phil Goff who shouts 'Here's hoping we're welcomed with open arms!' In the sea bobs a buoy with a sign pointing to the 'election'. Context - Labour plans to introduce a capital gains tax if they win the 2011 election. The capital gains tax is expected to include some low level exemptions for personal assets, as well as an exemption for the family home. But other than those limited exemptions, it is expected to be broad-based and include residential rental houses, rural property, commercial property, shares, businesses and collectibles. (Source: Stuff 8 July 2011) There is also a reference to A boat full of Sri Lanken Tamils supposedly want to come to New Zealand as refugees has been told by Prime Minister John Key that they are 'not welcome'. The pm has been accused of 'scaremongering' and that he 'has misjudged his response'. (Source: Nelson Mail 13 July 2011). Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

From: Walker, Malcolm, 1950- :Digital cartoons

By: Dominion post (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0018392

Description: A box, covered with fancy paper and ribbon, is placed on a Roman column. On the left stands David Cunliffe, Labour Finance spokesman, observing it through the small end of a pair of binoculars, thus enlarging it and on the right is Minister of Finance, Bill English, who observes the box through the wide end of a pair of binoculars, thus making it appear smaller. Context - Labour plans to introduce a capital gains tax if they win the 2011 election and the government is trying to discredit the scheme. Labour's planned capital gains tax is expected to include some low level exemptions for personal assets, as well as an exemption for the family home. But other than those limited exemptions, it is expected to be broad-based and include residential rental houses, rural property, commercial property, shares, businesses and collectibles. (Stuff 8 July 2011) Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

From: Fletcher, David, 1952- :Digital cartoons

By: Dominion post (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0018325

Description: 'The Politician' cartoon strip. The minister says 'The opposition's proposed tax changes would drive high earners offshore!' His assistant says 'The leader of the opposition said he's willing to help you pack your bag'. Context - The leader of the Labour Party, Phil Goff, has announced that Labour will introduce a capital gains tax if they win the November election. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

From: Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0018269

Description: A group of people who represent 'property investors' are terrified as they look at an enormous dinosaur in the 'Walking with dinosaurs' arena spectacle. One of them shouts 'There's a scarier show coming up... "Walking with Labour's capital gain's tax policy!"' Context - Labour's planned capital gains tax is expected to include some low level exemptions for personal assets, as well as an exemption for the family home. But other than those limited exemptions, it is expected to be broad-based and include residential rental houses, rural property, commercial property, shares, businesses and collectibles. (Stuff 8 July 2011) Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

From: Fletcher, David, 1952- :Digital cartoons

By: Dominion post (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0018646

Description: 'The Politician' cartoon strip. The minister suggests that 'we present our idea of a capital gains tax to the people in the form of a pie graph' because 'it might make it easier for them to swallow'. Context: The Labour Party is promoting a capital gains tax in their campaign plan in the run-up to the November election. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

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

Reference: DCDL-0018237

Description: Leader of the Labour opposition, Phil Goff, stands on the bottom, extremely steep, step, which is labelled 'Capital Gains Tax', of a flight of steps that lead to a door labelled 'Election' and thinks to himself 'This will be a real step change".' Context: The Labour Party has announced that it will introduce a capital gains tax if it wins the November election. Phil Goff says his party's capital gains tax policy will close the largest single loophole in the tax system. The policy includes a 15% tax that would apply to profits made on investment property and shares, but would not cover KiwiSaver payouts, the family home, or niche collectables such as antiques. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

From: Walker, Malcolm, 1950- :Digital cartoons

By: Dominion post (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0018395

Description: Prime Minister in four frames explains 'If we had a capital gains tax... we could sell our national assets... then tax our own gains... NOW we're talking..' Context - The Labour Party plans to introduce a capital gains tax if it wins the November election. John Key, who has been talking about the sale of national assets, suddenly sees a way in which a capital gains tax could be of benefit to New Zealand. Title from file name Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

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

By: Press (Christchurch, N.Z.)

Reference: DCDL-0018302

Description: The cartoon shows politicians from all the parties sporting red clown noses to commemorate 'Red Nose Day'. Labour leader Phil Goff walks in wearing a gigantic red nose that represents 'Real Labour Policy'. Context - Red nose day helps to raise funds for research life-threatening illness affecting children. The cartoon probably refers to the confirmation by Labour that if it were to win the 2011 election it would introduce a capital gains tax at 15 per cent and a new top tax rate of 39 per cent on income above $150,000. Colour and black and white versions available Quantity: 2 digital cartoon(s).