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Date: 2011

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

By: Scoop (Firm)

Reference: DCDL-0018810

Description: The cartoon shows a hand making an offensive gesture. Text says that 'If you're a visitor in Auckland and you see this jabbed at you by another motorist... relax - it's just Tau Henare (one of our MPs) saying hello.' Context: Refers to an incident in Auckland when Tau Henare gave the fingers to another driver and shouted abuse at her. He was driving a National Party car. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2013

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

By: Scoop (Firm)

Reference: DCDL-0025578

Description: Nigel Morrison in the guise of a croupier announces 'OK, here's the deal, MPs. Vote for the Bill today or you wake up tomorrow with your Convention Centre in downtown Darwin'. Accompanying note from cartoonist states 'SkyCity's "warning" to MPs ahead of their "conscience" vote on the Convention Centre deal changes the game from blackjack to blackmail. My cartoon depicts Nigel Morrison, SkyCity Entertainment managing director, in the role of Dealer at a card table filled with 'parliamentarians''. Skycity manangement warned that if the Convention Centre Bill was not passed they would withdraw their offer of providing a Convention Centre in Auuckland. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2013

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

By: Scoop (Firm)

Reference: DCDL-0026403

Description: Accompanying note from cartoonist states 'Attention all Prudes! A right royal bit of rumpy-pumpy in the Queen City. Cartoon depicts Auckland Mayor Len Brown'. Text in the cartoon states, "Being mayor of Auckland means coming home shagged from work every single day!". Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2013

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

By: Scoop (Firm)

Reference: DCDL-0026449

Description: Accompanying note from cartoonist states 'Although virtually suppressed by mainstream media, the real shock of the Len Brown/Bevan Chuang affair is how the 'scandal' has been massaged and managed by right-wing political operators [aligned with National Party, John Palino, and even John Key who told TV viewers he reads "Whale Oil", the muck-raking website]. This event prefigures a dirtier future New Zealand. Cartoon depicts in puppet form Mayor Len Brown and a person he had an affair with, Bevan Chuang.' Cartoon shows two puppets, Auckland mayor, Len Brown and former mistress Bevan Chuang, being manipulated by the puppetmaster, an Orc, as an audience looks on. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2013

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

By: Scoop (Firm)

Reference: DCDL-0024984

Description: Depicts a man playing a pokie machine. Behind him is a mother and children pulling at his arm. A sexy tempting woman is sitting beside the pokie machine, and at the back of the machine is a businessman pocketing cash money and a builder building a convention centre. A 'Greens" Party man is trying to eat the pokie machine while a man wearing an 'L' badge representing the New Zealand Labour Party is standing on the foot of the Green Party man. Commentary from the artist: "My cartoon addresses the issues surrounding the deal struck between the John Key government and SkyCity casino in Auckland re funding a convention centre in exchange for the right to install a large number of gambling machines. Encouraging gambling is itself a kind of gamble. But then again the Convention Centre is a tempting payout." Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2013

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

By: Scoop (Firm)

Reference: DCDL-0025527

Description: A political leader addresses his followers: 'Before we fall into line for the conscience votes, do we have any questions?' A follower replies: 'Yeah - what's a conscience?' Accompanying note from cartoonist states 'Today's "conscience vote" in parliament dishonours the word "conscience"'. The Skycity Bill before Parliament, where the casino's gambling facilities expand in exchange for providing a convention centre in Auckland, was declared by the Speaker of the House of Representatives to be a 'conscience vote'. However the National government had already instructed its members to vote for the bill. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2014

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

By: Scoop (Firm)

Reference: DCDL-0029726

Description: Accompanying note from cartoonist states 'Auckland motorways are already a bleeding nightmare to get around. Leeching more of people's money via taxes and "user charges" is not going to add much pleasure to the driving experience.' Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

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

By: Scoop (Firm)

Reference: DCDL-0020881

Description: Shows several playing cards that represent various aspects of the controversial casino debate. The 'casino debate' refers to the government's offer to change legislation so that Skycity can add more pokie machines to the existing number in return for not being asked to pay for a new conference centre in Skycity. Title from file name Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

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

By: Scoop (Firm)

Reference: DCDL-0020278

Description: Two headless boxers representing the 'Maritime Union' and the 'Ports of Auckland' engage in a fight without end. Context: Refers to the industrial dispute at the Ports of Auckland. Ports of Auckland wants to dismiss the workers and contract out their work in order to improve productivity. Maritime Union National President Garry Parsloe says the union has written to the port management and set out a framework to resolve all outstanding issues. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

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

By: Scoop (Firm)

Reference: DCDL-0020231

Description: Refers to the severe housing problem in Auckland. The Salvation Army's 5th annual State of the Nation report titled 'The Growing Divide' has given housing availability a FAILED. According to the report, the deficit in houses in Auckland was 3,600 for the past year alone. Auckland has grown by around 115,000 people over the past 5 years, yet consents for dwellings have only been 22,000. Thats a ratio of 5.6 people to every dwelling. (Auckland Scoop 18 February 2012) Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

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

By: Scoop (Firm)

Reference: DCDL-0021000

Description: Prime minister John Key is shown with two poodles - representing ACT Party Leader John Banks and United Future leader Peter Dunne. John Key says: "If there were any harm from increased gambling, my little doggies would let me know". One doggie says "Woof, woof. All looks fine to me, Mr. Key!" John Key is holding a plastic bag labelled "doggie do's (and don'ts)". An addict lies on the groung, hands are held out begging, and people crowd around an endless row of pokie machines in the background. Refers to the controversy surrounding a proposal by Sky City Casinos to build a national convention centre in Auckland in return for being allowed to have more pokie machines, which will require a law change. It was anticipated that John Banks and Peter Dunne would support a law change. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

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

By: Scoop (Firm)

Reference: DCDL-0021118

Description: A headless figure of a man carrying two bags. Context: ACT Party leader John Banks received a donation from internet millionaire Kim Dotcom during his campaign for the Auckland supercity mayoralty in 2010 but declared it as anonymous in his campaign returns. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

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

By: Scoop (Firm)

Reference: DCDL-0020416

Description: Refers to the industrial dispute at the Ports of Auckland. Ports of Auckland wants to dismiss the workers and contract out their work in order to improve productivity. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2013

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

By: Scoop (Firm)

Reference: DCDL-0026577

Description: Cartoon shows members of the 'Roastbusters' in seedy saurroundings. One says 'And look at this clip...That's me rooting the little slut. It's her fault for coming around here. She's just out of primary school...And when she threw up on me it was a nasty mix of chippies and vodka!' Another replies 'Stink...in that case she deserves to be named and shamed on Facebook'. Accompanying note from cartoonist states, 'In the latest case of rape and 'facebooking' of the crime taking place, one can only salute the Police for a sterling response.' Published via Martin Doyle's Facebook and twitter accounts. Waitemata Police investigating rape allegations involving a group calling themselves the "RoastBusters" claimed that a full investigation was being conducted, but with the absence of formal statements, there was not enough evidence to prosecute the alleged offenders at present. Rape Prevention Education praised a police video posted online to launch an 0800 number in the investigation into the teenage boys' sex ring calling itself Roastbusters. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2013

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

By: Scoop (Firm)

Reference: DCDL-0026626

Description: The cartoon is divided into two - 'Living-Hell wage' and 'Living-like-pigs wage'. Those in the first demand 'How do we get up there?'; Those in the second reply 'You can't - the balcony's full.' Accompanying note from cartoonist states, 'There's an almost Dickensian dichotomy between the living wage sought by some Auckland Council staff and the 123 staff who are paid [cue loud pig snorting] over $200,000.' On 8 November 2013 the Mayor of Auckland Len Brown tabled the council budget and proposed to phase in the living wage for all Auckland Council staff from 2014. The PSA said that the living wage would make a big difference to its members within the Council such as library and leisure staff who do very valuable work yet earn minimum wages. However the Living Wage coalition was disappointed that the Mayor would not extend his proposal to staff working under contract. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

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

By: Scoop (Firm)

Reference: DCDL-0022805

Description: Shows a post with several road signs in various languages. Context: Proposal out of Auckland on having bilingual signage. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

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

By: Scoop (Firm)

Reference: DCDL-0023383

Description: Cartoon comments on the 15-storey brothel proposed by the Chow brothers in Auckland opposite Sky Casino. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

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

By: Scoop (Firm)

Reference: DCDL-0018812

Description: The cartoon shows an enormous crowd of people trying to take a train to Eden Park and Party Central for the Rugby World Cup. Context: There were serious transport problems on the opening evening of the Rugby World Cup. Title from file name Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2013

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

By: Scoop (Firm)

Reference: DCDL-0026987

Description: The Mayor of Auckland, Len Brown, is shown, tied to a flogging triangle while a voice off-stage says 'If you have a question for Mayor Brown, please be patient. Everyone will get a go'. Commentary from the artist reads "There seems to be a Salem Witch Trial planned for Auckland. Even today, no one does it like Puritans. On show is not just the Mayor's foibles, but also the sinister punitiveness of New Zealand culture, especially in relation to issues of sex. Cartoon depicts Mayor Len Brown and a non-gender-specific whipper." Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2013

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

By: Scoop (Firm)

Reference: DCDL-0026988

Description: The Auckland city councillor, Dick Quax, announces 'The sleaze from the first floor of this building is a rotting political corpse!' Behind him, another councillor, Cameron Brewer, whispers 'Shh...Not so loud, Dick. I've got a few body parts in my travel bag.' He is grasping a parcel labelled "2012 4-day junket on Gold Coast'. Commentary from the artist reads "Dick Quax and Cameron Brewer have adopted an arch Puritanical rhetoric attacking Mayor Len Brown in Auckland. But now it's emerging that the lynch mob itself might not be 'without sin'. Cartoon depicts Auckland city councillors Dick Quax and Cameron Brewer." Auckland councillor Cameron Brewer, who had accused Mayor Len Brown of not declaring gifts, on 20 December 2013 admitted not declaring a four-day junket to the Gold Coast. Earlier some Auckland Councillors, including Dick Quax and Brewer, attempted to put a motion of no-confidence regarding the Mayor of Auckland at a Governing Body meeting at the Auckland Town Hall. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).