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Date: 2010

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

Reference: DCDL-0014976

Description: The cartoon shows a huge bomb representing 'neurosurgery' with a fizzing fuse. A couple of men, one of them a policeman peer at it from behind a brick wall. The policeman says that 'IED is the new buzzword... Improvised Explosive Device.' This is about the controversial topic of neurosurgery units in the South Island. Currently both Christchurch and Dunedin provide neurosurgical services, but with the five South Island district health boards (DHBs) agreeing the South Island would be best served by having one hospital providing them, one will be forced to give up. There have been large protests led by the mayors of Dunedin and Invercargill. A report on the issue is due to be presented to Health Minister Tony Ryall in October. An 'IED' is an improvised explosive device like that which killed Kiwi soldier Tim O'Donnell in Afghanistan. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2008

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

Reference: DCDL-0006448

Description: Shows a car driving past a signpost which says 'Comalco - Bluff'. In the background are many overhead power lines. The man in the car says that Comalco has said it may close down if the carbon tax comes in and the woman hopes that their address is Bluff but not their threat. There is a play on the word 'Bluff' as in the place name and also the term used to mean a threat which may be simply a tease. Refers to the fact that Comalco sees the carbon tax as being very bad for its business. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2009

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

Reference: DCDL-0011390

Description: Shows a group of people in Porirua wearing coats and hats and trying to keep warm. They are cold because of the cost of electricity by several power companies including 'Genesis'. One of the people opens the Bible at 'Exodus' because the time has come for an exodus. Refers to the power companies overcharging the public by $10 million over the last six years. Published in Scoop.co.nz Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2010

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

Reference: DCDL-0016425

Description: The cartoon shows three power pylons festooned with wires and surrounded by electric charges and floating '$' symbols. Text reads 'Wholesale electrickey prices MONTY PYLONS FRYING CIRCUS cooking the customers'. Refers to the unprecedented pre-Christmas spike in wholesale electricity prices that is down to generators pricing stored water for hydro-electricity more conservatively than in the past because they fear being required to pay customers to save power in the event of a power crisis. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2004

From: Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0006114

Description: Shows a 'Christchurch' man smoking a large chimney like a cigarette. He uses his rolled up 'Power Bill' to light his 'smoke'. Refers to the air pollution in Christchurch caused by peope burning wood in the winter months and how there is little incentive to stop them when the power prices are getting higher. Published in The Press, July 2004 Arrangement: This cartoon file was originally delivered to the library within a sub-folder called "QANTAS2004" Quantity: 1 digital image(s).

Date: 2013

From: Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :Digital cartoons

By: Press (Christchurch, N.Z.)

Reference: DCDL-0024162

Description: Shows two figures, probably John Key and Bill English, watching while ordinary New Zealanders are swept away by a gush of power prices. They say 'I love this bit... float the shares and drown the consumers'. Wider context refers to the Government's planned sale of Mighty River Coal (a state-owned asset) by offerring shares for sale, and comments on the effect this will have on domestic power prices. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2013

From: Clark, Laurence, 1949- :Digital cartoons

By: Northern advocate (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0024471

Description: A couple sit on the sofa watching the news, and discussing the possible closure of the Tiwai Point Aluminium Smelter. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2013

From: Clark, Laurence, 1949- :Digital cartoons

By: Northern advocate (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0024708

Description: Three frames depict a man opening his letterbox while saying he thinks the Labour-Greens power policy is outdated. He reads his power bill and swears, then adds that it is a 'splendid idea'. Refers to joint announcement by Labour and Green parties to create single state buyer of electricity to curb price increases (27 April NZ Herald). Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2013

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

By: Dominion post (Newspaper); Murdoch, Sharon Gay, 1960-

Reference: DCDL-0024809

Description: Titled 'Living the dream', an old woman is shown, shivering beneath her blanket, and with electric heat and light disconnected, watching a television on which an advertiser urges her to 'Buy your shares in Mighty River Power now!' In April 2013, shares in the partially privatised Mighty River Power electrical generation company were on sale to 'Mum and Dad' i.e. small time, investors. Whether such putative investors would be able to afford shares, particularly when electric power prices were rising rapidly, leading to cases of hardship, was doubtful. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2013

From: Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :Digital cartoons

By: Press (Christchurch, N.Z.)

Reference: DCDL-0024651

Description: Shows Prime Minister John Key on one side, and David Shearer and Russel Norman he other side, in a game of tug of war with an electrical cord instead of a rope. The cord is labelled, 'electricty prices' and Key is pulling the cord in the direction of rising prices, and Shearer and Norman are pulling the cord in the direction of lower prices. Key thinks to himself, "Dang! Could be in for a bit of a power struggle!" Refers to a joint proposal between the Labour Party, which Shearer leads, and the Green Party, which Norman co-leads, to create a single buyer agency called NZ Power, which will purchase all electricity at a price based on the cost of production. Under the NZ Power setup, Labour estimates that power bills will fall by $230-$330 per annum for the average residential customer. (Scoop, 18 April 2013) Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2013

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

By: Southland times (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0024765

Description: Around a dartboard, titled 'MAYhem face the MUSIC Month', are asset sales, spying, Labour-Greens power proposal, Gilmore, Dotcom, GCSB and Banks. May 2013 had been billed as a month for the promotion of New Zealand music. For the National government that month was notable for the crises, mistakes, embarrassments and bad news which had accumulated over the year. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2013

From: Scott, Thomas, 1947- :[Digital cartoons published in the Dominion Post]

By: Dominion post (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0024635

Description: Shows a dishevelled-looking man on the left with wild hair, who wears an uneven tie, shorts, and sandals with knee high socks, who represents electric utility workers in the past. On the right is a sharp looking man dressed in a suit, who represents present day energy company chief executive officers, with commentary on the differing salaries between the two. Refers to million dollar salaries for chief executives of power suppliers, while consumers are being hit by rising prices. Green Party co-leader Russel Norman released figures revealing that the bosses of four out of five power providers- Contact, Mighty River Power, Genesis and Transpower - are paid more than $1 million a year. (Stuff.co.nz, 21 Apr 2013) Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2013

From: Fletcher, David, 1952- :Digital cartoons

By: Dominion post (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0024595

Description: The Politician's plan to reduce people's power bills is to double the price of electrical appliances. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2013

From: Hodgson, Trace, 1958- :Digital cartoons

By: Nelson mail (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0024603

Description: Shows leader of the Labour Party, David Shearer, and leader of the Green Party, Russel Norman, dressed as superheros, flying through the air holding a wrench labelled, 'NZ Power'. In the background, Prime Minister John Key says, 'Labour and the Greens have come up woth a plan to share the Power and money out fairly and evenly to all New Zealanders!' Deputy Prime Minister Bill English responds, 'What a dirty, rotten, low-down trick! *@%*!' Refers to a joint proposal from the two parties to create a single buyer agency called NZ Power, which will purchase all electricity at a price based on the cost of production. Under the NZ Power setup, Labour estimates that power bills will fall by $230-$330 per annum for the average residential customer. (Scoop, 18 April 2013) Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2013

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

By: New Zealand herald (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0024684

Description: Shows Rio Tinto Group, a British-Australian mining corporation, portrayed as fictional super-villain Ernst Stavro Blofeld from the James Bond film series, who is often seen stroking his white cat. Rio Tinto stands with his foot on a dynamite trigger, which is hooked up to the Tiwai Point aluminium smelter. He says "Give us the deal we want or you'll get... er... cheaper electricity. Damn- this super-villain act is harder than I thought!" Refers to negotiations between Rio Tinto and the New Zealand government, which has refused to offer more than a short-term subsidy to the mining giant in order to keep the aluminium smelter open. (New Zealand Herald, 2 April 2013) Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2013

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

By: Waikato Times (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0024602

Description: A woman warms herself by a tiny space heater. Meanwhile, a fat cat in a business suit looks in through the window and says, 'Thanks!' Text reads, 'NZ power company bosses paid $1M-plus salaries - news' Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2013

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

By: New Zealand herald (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0024688

Description: Shows a doctor standing with Leader of the Labour Party, David Shearer, examining an x-ray of Shearer. The x-ray, in the shape of a kiwi bird, shows a large backbone with a question mark near it, and the doctor says, "We noticed this mystery object around the time you promised to regulate power prices." Refers to a new plan by the Labour Party to lower power prices, stimulate the economy, and create at least 5,000 jobs by regulating power prices. The plan is in direct opposition to the Government's strategy of selling shares in state-owned power utilities. (Scoop, 18 April 2013) Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2014

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

Reference: DCDL-0029810

Description: Two cartoons portraying executive payrises in the energy sector as firecrackers about to soar into the sky. Accompanying note from the cartoonist reads, 'At a time when winter power bills were crippling a quarter of NZs energy consumers, two energy companies almost doubled their respective CEOs salaries.' Multiple versions of this cartoon are available Quantity: 2 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2014

From: Moreu, Michael, 1969-: [Digital cartoons published in the Christchurch Press and Fairfax Media]

Reference: DCDL-0030370

Description: Cartoon shows a staff member of Air New Zealand attempting to explain the benefits of the airline's cuts to their regional service to a woman standing at the check-in gate. The woman frowns at him. Cartoon references Air New Zealand's decision to no longer fly to Kaitaia, Whakatane, and Westport, among other cuts to regional destinations from main centres. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

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

By: Southland times (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0020675

Description: Four cartoons with variations on the theme of an expected rise in power prices. Reasons given are increased transmission costs and the need for greater profits for private investors which will come to fruition with the sale of the asset. One of the cartoons refers to Trevor Cooper, a checkout operator in a Countdown supermarket who won the $26 million Lotto Powerball jackpot and so will be able to afford the new prices. Quantity: 4 digital cartoon(s).