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Date: 2012

From: Fletcher, David, 1952- :Digital cartoons

By: Dominion post (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0023711

Description: An aide informs the politician that the Prime Minister is backing away from him, rather than backing him. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2013

From: Hodgson, Trace, 1958- :Digital cartoons

By: Dominion post (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0024322

Description: Shows leader of the Labour Party, David Shearer, holding a piece of paper that says, 'Overseas account, $50,000+' and frowning. Prime Minister John Key stands over his shoulder with John Banks, leader of the ACT party, Winston Peters, Leader of New Zealand First, and Mickey Mouse, all smiling. Key says to Shearer that he's got what it takes to be a politician after all - a bad memory. A bird flies by with the halo that normally sits on Shearer's head, saying, 'You won't be needing this anymore.' Refers to recent revelations that Shearer failed to declare a US-based bank account with more than $50,000 in it on the MPs' Register of Pecuniary Interests. Shearer has stated that it was simply an oversight. (Stuff.co.nz, 19 March 2013) Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2013

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

By: Dominion post (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0024542

Description: Shows Deputy Prime Minister Bill English dressed as a gangster. He explains why he can't comment on the Government Communications Security Bureau, stating, 'When it comes to espionage matters, this govt makes sure the right hand doesn't know what the left hand is doing... The PM is even stricter with himself. The right hand doesn't know what the right hand is doing...' Refers to the Kitterdige Report which was released to the media in April 2013, while Prime Minister John Key was visiting China. The report stated that despite the GCSB stating that it had not illegally spied on anyone other than German internet mogul, Kim Dotcom (a permanent resident of New Zealand), the agency may have illegally spied on up to 85 people between April 2003 and September 2012. By law, the agency is not allowed to spy on New Zealand citizens or permanent residents. (New Zealand Herald, 9 April 2013) 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-0024806

Description: Titled 'Put on the dreadful spot', with a despairing scream the Prime Minister, John Key, vanishes into a hole as a reporter with a tape recorder attempts to question him. In early April 2013, there was perceived cronyism over the appointment of Ian Fletcher to head the GCSB. Mr Key handled the matter badly, claiming a 'brain fade' and giving contradictory stories. His tendency to be 'relaxed' and 'forget' inconvenient things when questioned was becoming more apparent. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2013

From: Fletcher, David, 1952- :Digital cartoons

By: Dominion post (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0025025

Description: 'The Politician' cartoon strip. The Politician tells his aide that 'This whole sorry saga is something I'd just like to forget!' The aide replies that he will mention his request to the Media and the opposition but 'I wouldn't get your hopes up.' Refers to a number of mistakes, blunders and disasters committed by politicians. Neither the media nor the opposition are likely to agree to 'forget' when they can make news stories and political capital. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2013

From: Fletcher, David, 1952- :Digital cartoons

By: Dominion post (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0025284

Description: An MP complains to a colleague that he is the victim of scandalous accusations in the media, however admits that the truth is even worse. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

From: Fletcher, David, 1952- :Digital cartoons

By: Dominion post (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0021131

Description: 'The Politician' cartoon strip. The minister didn't lie, he simply had a memory lapse and forgot to tell the truth. Refers to the famous lapses in memory of ACT leader John Banks that are entering the realms of legend. The saga of Kim Dotcom's donation of two $25,000 cheques to John Banks' mayoral campaign continued on to include a helicopter ride to the millionaire's mansion that Banks had trouble calling to memory. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

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

By: Dominion post (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0021204

Description: Shows Kim Dotcom, founder of Megaupload, asking ACT Party leader John Banks whether he got the cheques and whether he enjoyed the chopper ride to his mansion. John Banks appears baffled by the questions. Context: John Banks received a donation from Kim Dotcom during his campaign for the Auckland supercity mayoralty in 2010 but declared it as anonymous in his campaign returns. He also attended a party at Dotcom's house to which he was taken by helicopter. Failure to declare donations where a candidate knows the source is punishable by up to two years imprisonment and an NZ$10,000 fine. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

From: Fletcher, David, 1952- :Digital cartoons

By: Dominion post (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0022560

Description: 'The Politician' cartoon strip. A man asks if their minister is involved in the 'money for mates' scandal. His colleague responds that it is unlikely, since 'he doesn't have any mates.' Context: Former environment Minister Nick Smith gave $180,000 of taxpayer cash to fund meetings to resolve disputes between farmers and environmentalists clashing over projects in the Mackenzie Basin and Waitaki Valley. More than half the cash went to environmental consultants - including about $88,000 to Ecologic, a firm run by Dr Smith's friend Guy Salmon. (Stuff.co.nz, 23 July 2012) Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

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

By: Dominion post (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0022468

Description: In the first of two frames Prime Minister John Key proclaims to a horrible little smelly creature that sits in a pile of rubbish the National Party's pleasure at the dropping of the prosecution for campaign fraud being dropped. Context: the little smelly creature is John Banks, ACT leader and MP. The police have decided not to prosecute John Banks over his 'anonymous' campaign donations. John Banks received donations from Skycity and also from Mr Dotcom for his 2010 campaign for the Auckland mayoralty. He denied knowing who the donors were thus breaking the law. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

From: Walker, Malcolm, 1950- :Digital cartoons

By: Dominion post (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0022845

Description: Shows ACT leader John Banks standing in a pool of darkness that represents 'Dotcom' and 'Skycity' and wondering about his memory and principles. Context: Fresh revelations from police files this week have led to further questions about how much Mr Banks knew of $65,000 in "anonymous" gifts from internet mogul Kim Dotcom and SkyCity casino. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

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

By: Dominion post (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0023198

Description: Shows a large pipe leaking a river of raw sewage labelled `Dotcom Debacle'. John Key stands nearby and asks Alan Gibbs if his quadski will get him across to the other side. Refers to the New Zealand government's unlawful spying on Kim Dotcom, which prompted an official apology by Prime Minister John Key. Alan Gibbs is the inventor of the quadski, a one-person all-terrain vehicle that doubles as a personal watercraft. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

From: Hodgson, Trace, 1958- :Digital cartoons

By: Dominion post (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0023290

Description: Shows John Key holding a golf club, with a golf ball, a dog and a snake at his feet, ready to go on holiday. Bill English holds a long list of 'a few things we need to clear up before Christmas'. Context: Key has faced sustained opposition to his plan for asset sales, deep sea oil exploration and fracking, as well as scandals over government privacy breaches. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

From: Fletcher, David, 1952- :Digital cartoons

By: Dominion post (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0018727

Description: 'The Politician' cartoon strip. A colleague opens the door to the minister's office and asks if it is true that the minister has been short-listed for the U.N. job in Afghanistan. The minister says that if he finds out who sent the job application they'll be in big trouble. Context. Former Labour MP Chris Carter says he won his new anti-corruption job with the United Nations in Afghanistan through answering a job advertisement in The Economist. The minister was forced out of Labour for plotting against leader Phil Goff after being disciplined over extravagant travel bills while he was a member of the Labour Cabinet. (Stuff 1 September 2011) Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).