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Date: 2009

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

Reference: DCDL-0013337

Description: The cartoon shows a mug of coffee from which the Maori flag flies; the mug depicts the face of Prime Minister John Key and is held in the hand of someone representing 'Maori sovereignty'. Refers to the controversial decision by the government to fly the Maori flag as well as the traditional New Zealand flag next Waitangi Day. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2010

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

Reference: DCDL-0013488

Description: Text reads 'Nasa's Kepler space telescope finds new planets - News'. On an image of one of the new planets stands Prime Minister John Key stating his view that 'the Tino Rangitiratanga flag is going to be a symbol of the bicultural foundations that NZ is founded on'. Refers to the fact that the PM has decided that the Tino Rangitiratanga flag and the traditional NZ flag should both fly on Waitangi Day and his view that the Tino Rangitiratanga flag is going to be symbolic of the bicultural foundations that New Zealand is founded on. (Expresses a view that John Key is on another planet). Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

From: Slane, Christopher, 1957-: Digital cartoons published in the Listener, New Zealand Herald, or New Zealand Farmers' Weekly

Reference: DCDL-0014555

Description: The cartoon shows (from left) Minister of Energy and Resources Gerry Brownlee, who is wearing a 'sexy coal' tshirt, Finance Minister Bill English who wears a 'Double Dipton' tshirt, and PM John Key who wears an 'ambitions' tshirt. They stare at three tattered flags that bears the words 'Mining in Parks', 'Kiwibank sale' and 'Urewera settlement'. John Key who also holds a document headed 'whaling' comments that maybe they should do some market research first. Refers to all four of these recent issues - mining in Schedule 4 areas of national parks, government asset sales, the Urewera settlement with Tuhoe and the conservation of whales, as having been extremely contentious. So much so that a statement has been made that Kiwibank is not being sold and the mining is being 'rethought'. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2009

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

Reference: DCDL-0013336

Description: The cartoon shows Prime Minister John Key wearing a straw boater with two flags stuck into it; one flag is white and the other is the Maori Tino Rangatiratanga flag. The Prime Minister says that 'We have decided in the spirit of inclusiveness, to add the Maori sovereignty flag and have two flags on Waitangi Day...' This decision is a controversial one which is why the prime minister flies a white flag along with the Maori flag. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2014

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

Reference: DCDL-0029609

Description: Shows John Key on his cellphone walking past a series of newspaper broadsheets - 'More "Dirty Politics" to come?' 'Collins inquiry to come' 'SIS inquiry to come' 'GCSB snooping on friendly countries?' 'Pike River questions asked'. He tells the other person on the end of the call "As a matter of priority. Let's get a National debate going over a new flag!". Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2014

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

By: Dominion post (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0029730

Description: Cartoon shows Prime Minister John Key standing next to a large easel pad showing a mock-up of a new flag for New Zealand with a silver fern against a black background and the text, '$26 million flag referendum'. Key points to the board and says, "Behold! Our grand plan to combat child poverty, cut hospital waiting lists, lift wages, fix housing woes, protect working conditions, implement equal pay, maintain police numbers, manage conservation..." Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2014

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

Reference: DCDL-0029736

Description: Cartoon shows a doctor sitting at his desk, talking to an older woman who has come to his office for a consultation about hip replacement surgery. The doctor tells her to look at it as a patriot, and asks which she'd rather have, "a new hip or a new flag?" At the bottom of the cartoon, a small image of Prime Minister John Key says, "Looking at it politically, if only 10% want a new flag, it's still more than want a new hip". Cartoon references the National Party's allocation of $26 million for referenda on changing the design of the New Zealand flag. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2014

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

Reference: DCDL-0029867

Description: Cartoon shows Prime Minister John Key directing traffic. Key holds a sign pointing people away from the main highway, and onto another path labelled, 'Flag poll'. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2014

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

Reference: DCDL-0029925

Description: Cartoon shows Prime Minister John Key standing at a wishing well. Instead of tossing in a coin, he tosses in a briefcase with $26 million dollars in it, saying, "I wish we had a new flag!" Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2014

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

Reference: DCDL-0029945

Description: Cartoon shows an advisor informing the Prime Minister that "people signing your referendum are claiming it's a waste of money!" John Key replies, "Ignore them! I do." Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2014

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

By: Scoop (Firm)

Reference: DCDL-0029635

Description: Accompanying note from cartoonist states 'Hearing the Great Flag Debate is going to be wheeled out again shortly means only one thing... A major distraction for the groundlings is needed while dastardly changes are made to existing legislation such as the Resource Management Act.' Depicts RMA as a hospital patient who asks "Nurse, is it true they're going to put me under the knife soon?". The nurse replies "All I can say is that Dr Smith is grinning like a monkey and Mr Key is busy hanging flags all along the corridor. Draw you own conclusions". Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2014

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

Reference: DCDL-0027789

Description: Shows a bull fight in which John Key is dressed as a matador (bull fighter) and the bull representing New Zealand and has many lances in his back representing asset sales, jobs, housing prices, living costs, exploitation, rising inequality. Key meanwhile holds 'the flag debate' in front of the tired looking bull. Refers to the debate about changing New Zealand's flag. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2014

From: Murdoch, Sharon Gay, 1960-: Digital cartoons published in The Press, Sunday Star Times, Dominion Post, and other publications

By: Press (Christchurch, N.Z.); Murdoch, Sharon Gay, 1960-

Reference: DCDL-0027945

Description: Accompanying note from cartoonist states "Royal Tour in an election year. Nice glow rubs off on Key". Cartoon depicts John Key and Steven Joyce. Joyce sees a public opinion poll in a newspaper which shows a popularity increase of 5.5%. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2014

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

Reference: DCDL-0030219

Description: Accompanying note from cartoonist states 'John Key says the new New Zealand flag must "scream New Zealand"'. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

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

By: Setford News Photo Agency

Reference: DCDL-0019062

Description: Shows John Key as the 'Peanuts' character, 'Lynus'; he holds a smelly blanket labelled 'Rugby World Cup' and reads a newspaper report that says 'Aussie TV satire panned for depiction of Gillard and partner using flag as blanket.' He thinks 'Good grief! What's wrong with a cuddly flag blanket near election time?' Context: The Rugby World Cup event running a month before the November elections was certainly regarded as an excellent vote winner. The ABC TV satire was a comedy called 'At home with Julia' and a scene in which Gillard and Mathieson (her partner) use the flag as a sheet as they lie on the floor of her office was deemed 'disrespectful by the monarchists. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).