Places

Date: 1982

From: Bromhead, Peter, 1933- :One folder of original cartoons published in the Auckland Star in the 1970s and 1980s.

Reference: A-305-166

Description: The cartoon shows a man, representing New Zealand, sitting in a snow cave with a number of years crossed out on the wall, from 1972 to 1982. The snow above the cave reads "`Triple A' Credit". Possibly refers to the wage freeze enforced by Muldoon or to increasing national debt. Negatives at PA Collection 5371 Bromhead Collection Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Black ink on card, 190 x 270 mm. Provenance: Donated by the artist in 1997.

Date: 1880-1908

From: McEwen, Jock Malcolm, 1915-2010: Collection

Reference: MS-Papers-6717-133

Description: Conveyance, W H Watt to J P Watt, in trust for orphan asylum, Wanganui (1888) and attachment order (interlocutory) between William Milner and Wi Gerrard and Henare Mahuika (1908) Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 2011

From: Fletcher, David, 1952- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0016987

Description: 'The Politician' cartoon strip. An aid tells the minister that 'the country's GDP has grown'. The minister thinks he means 'our gross domestic product' but he means 'our gigantic debt pile'. Context - New Zealand's debt is currently at 85 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP). Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

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

Reference: DCDL-0016986

Description: A woman is confused over conflicting messages she is getting about the economy and the part she should play to help it. She is concerned because higher commodity prices have pushed food prices up but is told they have also increased the value of our dollar which means she will pay less for what we import but she is not allowed to buy them because she is supposed to be saving. The man offering the information and advice is PM John Key. Both colour and black and white versions of this cartoon are available Quantity: 2 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2010

From: Clark, Laurence, 1949- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0016899

Description: A couple are shopping in a supermarket. The woman says that 'Standard and Poor says the country's high debt level is our fault' and her husband replies 'I was thinking of taking out a mortgage to buy a block of cheese'. Context - New Zealand is a highly indebted country with a high exchange rate. The block of cheese comment relates to a joke made by John Key when Labour announced a tax cut in the 2008 budget of $16 which Key pointed out would buy a block of cheese. Quote 'Labour will get a revival before going to the polls, it thinks, having given the average worker of New Zealand a family sized block of cheese. That is what the tax cut is worth'. (NZH May 23 2008) Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

From: Winter, Mark, 1958- : Digital cartoons published in the Southland Times and other papers

Reference: DCDL-0017400

Description: Text above reads '$1.5 million bailout'. A stag dressed in a rugby shirt and with '$' signs for antlers is dismayed, thinking 'Oh dear'. A second version has the stag think 'We're dear'. Context - The New Zealand Rugby Union, the Invercargill Licensing Trust and Community Trust of Southland have banded together to put in place a rescue package that will clear Rugby Southland's debt and will also provide some everyday working capital for the organisation. (Stuff 23 March 2011) Quantity: 2 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2010

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

Reference: DCDL-0014008

Description: The cartoon shows an Easter bunny carrying a basket labelled 'Debts' that is full of Easter eggs. Children nearby gather eggs in delight. The bunny has the face and mayoral chain of Mayor Peter Chin. Refers to the large debt that Dunedin rate-payers have been landed with because of the building of the new stadium. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2010

From: Bromhead, Peter, 1933- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0016060

Description: Two men chat over a drink at the pub. One comments that the 'dollar is looking pretty strong these days' and the other thinks it a pity they don't have any. The economic recovery has placed the banks in a stronger position to meet demand for lending and support economic growth, Reserve Bank governor Alan Bollard says.But the focus on debt reduction by consumers and businesses world-wide could risk the global recovery, Dr Bollard said.Rebalancing of the domestic economy is continuing, but the high New Zealand dollar is not helping, Dr Bollard said at the release of the latest Financial Stability Report. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2010

From: Bromhead, Peter, 1933- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0016429

Description: The title reads 'How Christmas works'. A man representing 'banks' and 'finance companies' says 'ching, ching, ching', as he manipulates a Santa Claus puppet that says 'Ho! Ho! Ho!' as it receives a 'credit card' from a man representing the 'public'. Context; comment on the heavy financial burden Christmas can be for ordinary people. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

From: Winter, Mark, 1958- : Digital cartoons published in the Southland Times and other papers

Reference: DCDL-0016815

Description: The fingers walking the 'Yellow Pages' have pushed the 'low' part of the word out of the phrase; text above reads '$1.44 in the red'. A second version has the text above reading '$1.44 billion in the red'. Context - Directories business Yellow Pages has confirmed a major restructuring after its lenders approved a deal to write off $1.05 billion in debt. Quantity: 2 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2009

From: Smith, Ashley W, 1948- :[Digital cartoons published in the Shipping Gazette, MG Business, or Presto]

Reference: DCDL-0012396

Description: Three skeletons, the staff of Port Greymouth, sit around gloomily trying to think of ways to reduce the port's debt. One of them hits on a Halloween party fundraiser. The Grey District Council intends selling harbour board land to cover the $2 million debt that is strangling the Port of Greymouth. Port Westland Ltd, the company created in happier times when Pike River Coal was intending to export coal via the Grey River, will be wound up in June, dumping a host of upgrade and maintenance problems back in the lap of the council, as owner. Published in Shipping Gazette Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2010

From: Winter, Mark, 1958- : Digital cartoons published in the Southland Times and other papers

Reference: DCDL-0016282

Description: Shows a fish covered in '$' symbols staring in horror at a large fish hook. Text above reads 'Govt needs to recover nearly $1 billion' and a further word reads 'beneFISHaries'. A second version has the text read 'Govt needs to recover nearly $1 billion due to ministry mistakes'. A third version is the same as the second but has the fish say 'Could this be from the Minister Paula Bennettficiaries?' And a fourth version does not show the fish but instead shows a sign reading 'Ministry of Social Development... GONE BENEFISHIN' with text above reading 'Govt. needs to recover nearly $1 billion'. Refers to ONE News revealing that beneficiaries owe the Ministry of Social Development nearly $1 billion in unpaid debt. The total includes recoverable assistance of about $410 million, fraud about $65 million and an outstanding overpayments balance of $454 million which the ministry is trying to get back. Nearly half of that money is lent for essential and immediate needs like clothing and car repairs. Nine years ago WINZ lent $21,918 to beneficiaries for emergency clothing. This year the figure is more than three times higher at $72,187. The $12, 231 WINZ lent for emergency car repairs 9 years ago is now ten times higher at $127,700. Four versions of this cartoon are available Quantity: 4 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

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

Reference: DCDL-0016958

Description: The cartoonist in four frames tries to explain the circular argument of saving to bring down debt but buying to keep shops going, buying assets that we already own with money we borrow from the banks which means the banks will have to borrow heaps but because we don't save... The cartoonist is perplexed. Context - The New Zealand economy. Colour and black and white versions available. Quantity: 2 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2014

From: Winter, Mark, 1958- : Digital cartoons published in the Southland Times and other papers

Reference: DCDL-0029856

Description: Two cartoons showing a man wearing a red and black rugby jersey representing New Zealand's operating balance. Accompanying note from the cartoonist reads, 'It will take a little longer to get NZ's fiscal books back into the black as the latest figures show an increased deficit.' Quantity: 2 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2014

From: Fletcher, David, 1952- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0028067

Description: The Politician is asked what the government plans to do with its budget surplus. He replies that "the prudent thing would be to pay off debt, but since it's an election year..." and tosses dollar bills towards the reporters. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

From: Walker, Malcolm, 1950- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0018046

Description: Prime Minister John Key and Finance Minister Bill English proudly stand on either side of a small fellow engulfed in an enormous jersey that represents the 'deficit' as they prepare to be photographed. John Key tells the fellow in the jersey 'it's the biggest we can borrow' while Bill English says 'Don't worry, you'll grow into it..' Context - Treasury today published the Government's financial statements for the 10 months ended April 30, which showed the debt mountain had grown to $71.6b. The figures were released amid criticism that more debt is being taken on than necessary, and the Council of Trade Unions said the Government was "trying to scare people" by its misleading use of high borrowing figures. The Government is practising "good cash management" by borrowing an extra $5 billion this year to take advantage of low interest rates despite gross debt hitting $71.6b, a senior economist says. (Stuff June 7, 2011) Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).