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Scott, Thomas, 1947- :'Sic 'em! Atta boy, attack!' 9 February 2013
Date: 2013
From: Scott, Thomas, 1947- :[Digital cartoons published in the Dominion Post]
By: Dominion post (Newspaper)
Reference: DCDL-0024004
Description: Shows Member of Parliament Steven Joyce dressed as a police officer, pointing at a sign labelled 'Novopay' outside of an office building. He has taken a turtle off of a leash and tells the turtle to attack. The turtle looks daunted and stands still. Context: Steven Joyce was made Minister Responsible for Novopay in a cabinet reshuffle on 22 January. The school payroll system has suffered thousands of errors since it was implemented in August 2012, with some teachers being payed too much, some too little, and others not paid at all. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Scott, Thomas, 1947- :'She's smart, brown and attractive - people in the party are talk...
Date: 2012
From: Scott, Thomas, 1947- :[Digital cartoons published in the Dominion Post]
By: Dominion post (Newspaper)
Reference: DCDL-0023761
Description: Shows Prime Minister John Key and other white, male members of his cabinet, Bill English, Gerry Brownlee, and Steven Joyce, discussing the threat posed by a female rising star in the party. When asked what are we going to do about it, Key proposes that they make her Minister of Education. Refers to Hekia Parata, who was appointed Minister of Education in December 2011, and immediately sparked controversy with her planned policies to increase class sizes, merge Canterbury schools, and most notably, the introduction of the doomed Novopay automated school payroll system, which has resulted in thousands of teachers receiving either too much, too little or not being paid at all. There have been calls for Parata to resign from her post as Minister over the debacle. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Doyle, Martin, 1956- :'Ward 13 Edukation.' 18 March 2013
Date: 2013
From: Doyle, Martin Maurice Michael Thomas, 1956- :Digital cartoons
By: Scoop (Firm)
Reference: DCDL-0024263
Description: Cartoon depicting various politicians working on education issues in New Zealand. A wolf labelled, 'Novopay' threatens to bite Steven Joyce, Minister of Novopay, a reference to a new problem with the online school payroll system, where a computer glitch has listed a termination date of 21 April 2013 for over 100 permanent staff. Commentary from the cartoonist -'Depicts ministers Steven Joyce, Hekia Parata and John Banks.. Has New Zealand ever had so many Ministers (and Associate Ministers) of Education, so many major problems, so little communication about what's going on in the sector? Education is a cot case.' Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :"Remember chef... Keep pretending it's haute cuisine!" 16 May ...
Date: 2013
From: Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :Digital cartoons
By: Press (Christchurch, N.Z.)
Reference: DCDL-0024990
Description: Shows Finance Minister Bill English, dressed in a chef's uniform holding a platter labelled 'Budget '13'. Members of the National Party leadership, including Hekia Parata, Gerry Brownlee, Judith Collins, Tony Ryall, Steven Joyce, and Prime Minister John Key stand behind him. Key says to English, "Remember chef... Keep pretending it's haute cuisine!" Refers to the release of the 2013 budget for New Zealand, as well as the popular reality cooking show, Masterchef New Zealand. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Hodgson, Trace, 1958- :[1] Super Minister! ... [2] Saturday morning ... 8 July 2012
Date: 2012
From: Hodgson, Trace, 1958- :Digital cartoons
By: Dominion post (Newspaper)
Reference: DCDL-0022327
Description: A double cartoon: (i) Steven Joyce, dressed as Superman, carrying a bag of money flies over the Beehive with a bag of money. An earthbound character notices that he wears his underpants over his trousers. Refers to the illusion of the importance of Steven Joyce to the National Government through the ministerial portfolios that he has amassed. But does a real Superman wear underpants over his trousers?. (ii) On a saturday morning two boys stand on a sports field with a dog. One says the his father made him play sport to get him away from his violent computer games. The other asks if that is his father beating up the referee. Over Winter there were several instances of violent behaviour by parents of children playing rugby. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).