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Date: 1998

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

Reference: H-448-083/102

Description: Political cartoons. President Clinton goes on television to clear his name of sex scandal allegations. Lockwood Smith pledges drought relief to the farmers of Marlborough. Taxpayers get hit for $270 million payouts to Equiticorp statutory managers. A Texas justice representative justifies their views on capital punishment. 158 years after the birth of New Zealand, historians work out why the country still suffers from labour pains - fish hooks in Article II of the Treaty. Titewhai Harawira makes Leader of the Opposition, Helen Clark weep at Waitangi. Shows an alternate way Titewhai Harawira could have protested over Helen Clark speaking on the marae. Jenny Shipley and Helen Clark outline their positions on military action against Iraq. Comment on the proposed military bombing solution for dealing with Iraq's chemical weapons. New Zealand cricket fans get excited over the Black Caps beating the Australian Cricket team. Te Papa gets the thumps up. Jenny Shipley dons her armour and helmet to do battle. The Press Gallery at Parliament struggle to describe the Prime Minister's, Jenny Shipley's, State of the Nation speech. Comment on National's Code of Social Responsibility. Helen Clark, who has been critical of the parenting skills of other MP's is reminded of Frank Sinatra's advise to the Pope on the issue of birth control, 'He no play da game, he no make the rules...' The newly streamlined Mercury Energy is responsible for plunging Auckland into ongoing power cuts. An Iraqi child survivor of American bombing reads, a letter from the President, Bill Clinton. Members of the Board of Mercury Energy are wired to the main power grid - they will be the first to know when the energy to Auckland returns. A Mercury Energy executive defends their performance. Winston Peters unveils his preferred immigration application form. Quantity: 20 cartoon bromide(s). Physical Description: B5 size bromides.

Date: 2001

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

Reference: H-673-068/089

Description: Cartoons on political and social issues. Comment about a biased referee during the Wellington vs Canterbury Ranfurly Shield match. Jenny Shipley threatens to deal ruthlessly with anyone in her caucus who plots against her. All Black selectors search for new talent in war zones. All Black coach looks to recruit referee Steve Walsh for the next All Black tour as he has shown he can single handedly alter the course of a game. Michael Cullen gifts Helen Clark and Jim Anderton the National Airline, Air New Zealand. Osama bin Laden speaks from the security of the Afghanistan mountain cave. Jenny Shipley steps down from National Party leadership, Bill English is nervous about what this means for him. Helen Clark's big moment - she is about to speak to the President of the United States but she's in bed, and he makes the toll call collect. Gary Toomy is paid out by taxpayer money to leave the Air New Zealand Board. The public try and understand why the Muslim world hasn't retaliated against bin Laden for causing the deaths of over 300 Pakistanis in the twin towers attack. President Bush tries to reassure the American public following the Sept. 11 attacks. Damage is assesses in Kabul following a series of wars, the last attacks being from the United States led forces. Comment on the daily and new dangers facing United States representatives. The Pentagon announces they are now dropping more food into Afghanistan than they are blowing up. Comment on the world wide fear of anthrax. Shows the Lions team, winners of the 2000 rugby tournament are in 2001 the pussycats of the competition. Rod Donald stands up to Jim Anderton on their reasons for choosing GE as their bottom-line issue when considering whether to support the coalition or not. Shows the political double-talk and deals being made over the growing refugee crisis. Shows that military force is no respecter of any religion. Shows Auckland Mayor, John Banks walking on water. Shows the hit and miss nature of American airstrikes in Afghanistan where innocent targets are frequently hit by accident. Wayne Mason's song 'Nature Enter Me' wins best NZ song at the same time NZ is divided over Genetic Engineering. Shows everyday genetic engineering in action when an unattractive but wealthy man asks a young and attractive woman to have children with him. Quantity: 23 cartoon bromide(s). Physical Description: B5 size bromides.

Date: 1988 - 1993

From: Heath, Eric Walmsley 1923- :[Cartoons on topics of defence, politics, social issues, whimsy, medical issues, pollution, conservationists, trade unions, space exploration, animals, police & crime, Television, farming, sport, war, and transport. 1970-1990s].

By: Heath, Eric Walmsley, 1923-

Reference: B-144-243/265

Description: Includes cartoons on: The destructive effect of aerosol sprays; non-smoking legislation; the greenhouse effect; protesting against environmental hazards and Waihopai (satellite tracking station); French nuclear testers rewarded with a contract for air traffic control system; rubbish piling up on route to Mt Everest; ozone and aerosols; Russell Marshall attends talks to prevent spread of chemical weapons; whales killed both by harpooning or by chemical waste pollution; poisoning of oysters; Antarctica made into a fun park; fishing nets and water pollution are hazards for fish; the destruction of the world and the return of prehistoric creatures; an earthquake destroys New Zealand where all the world's information had been stored for safekeeping; methane gas and milk dumping; the ozone layer; dumping of nerve gas at Johnston Island; the sick world in a hospital bed; the South Sea paradise polluted; the day the world fell through the ozone hole and blew up; vultures follow the Akatsuki Maru (plutonium-carrying ship); a meteorite slams into a plutonium-carrying ship. Inscriptions: Recto - Signed, but almost all undated, by artist. Arrangement: Arranged chronologically, according to the dates of "Dominion" clippings in Heath's albums (at E-521/547-q). Those not found in the albums have been given estimated dates. Quantity: 23 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink on paper, sizes approximately 350 x 540 mm. Provenance: Donated by the artist in 1996.

Date: 2004

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

Reference: DX-014-570

Description: Two soldiers in the jungles of Vietnam watch a plane fly by, which is dropping Agent Orange. In October 2004 recognition that they had been exposed was given by the government to New Zealand Vietnam War veterans. Extended Title - With modern communication- about thirty years. Vietnam. NZ. Quantity: 1 digital image(s).

Date: 2013

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

Reference: DCDL-0024694

Description: Shows a group of men at a bar. One says, "The reported use of banned chemicals threatening Obama's red line is worrying, isn't it?" Another responds, "Yeah!- Maybe we'll have to think about using them too!" "Because our teams haven't threatened the Reds' line all season!' Context: United States president Barack Obama has said that chemical weapons were a 'red line' for US intervention in Syria. The Queensland Reds rugby team recently beat New Zealand's Chiefs and Highlanders. (Guardian, 1 May 2013) Colour and black and white versions available Quantity: 2 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2013

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

Reference: DCDL-0028740

Description: Cartoon shows four panels showing news events that occurred over the week. In one panel, United States president Barack Obama is portrayed as a chimpanzee out on limb, advocating for action against Syria following their use of chemical weapons. In another panel, Auckland mayor Len Brown is shown talking to a woman who walks way from him, carrying a stack of gold blocks. In a third panel, Uncle Sam holds a laptop computer, and a spy from the National Security Agency uses search engine Google to 'Go, ogle'. In the final panel, leader of United Future, Peter Dunne, stands as a yellowy-green puddle spelling, 'integrity', spills out from him. Dunne says, "Oh, that? Leaked out years ago". Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).