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Date: 2011

From: Mulheron, Michael, 1958-: Digital cartoons published in the Dominion Post

Reference: DCDL-0017413

Description: Leader of the Labour Party Phil Goff slips on a banana skin; in the background is the Beehive, and Labour's Chief Whip Darren Hughes walks away looking somewhat dejected. Context - Chief Labour Party whip Darren Hughes has been forced to resign after an 18 year old student laid a sex complaint with police. Police are still investigating. The mishandling of the affair by Phil Goff is yet another blow for the Labour Party as the November election approaches. The cartoon accompanies an article by Tracy Watkins in 'Political Week' - it is entitled 'Hughes' problem, Goff's nightmare'. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2002

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

Reference: DX-002-080

Description: Quantity: 1 digital image(s).

Date: 2010

From: Clark, Laurence, 1949- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0015374

Description: The cartoon shows three frames, in each of which, Labour leader Phil Goff stumbles through a speech made when Labour MPs visited Northland. Labour Party MPs have been in Whangarei getting their heads around issues important to Northland while on their annual caucus retreat. Phil Goff was reported to have said `Wellington has no concept of problems faced in the North.' Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2002

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

Reference: DX-002-079

Description: New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark's head is shown as the cliffs of Young Nick's Head, Gisborne, with Peter Dunne of the United Future party and Ron Donald of the Green Party trying to stake claims in her hair. Double reference is made, firstly to local protests led by Maori over the sale of Young Nicks Head, a historic land mark, to an American buyer purchasing the farm of which it is part, and secondly to the coalition cum minority government negotiations taking place between the Labour Party and the United Future party, and the Labour Party and the Greens. Extended Title - United Future. Greens. Things are running quiet with no one in charge. Quantity: 1 digital image(s).

Date: 2011

From: Fletcher, David, 1952- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0017406

Description: 'The Politician' cartoon strip. The consensus is that the leader's job is safe provided our minister is second in line for the position. Context - This could be touching on Phil Goff's poor ratings as leader of the Labour Party. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

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

Reference: DCDL-0017410

Description: In four frames a man watches the news on TV. He hears that 'Severe aftershocks continue as the demolition crew move into the red zone.. amidst the badly damaged infrastructure..' His wife offers him a cup of tea and assumes the report is about Christchurch but it is not, it is about 'Phil Goff & Labour' Context - Christchurch continues to have aftershocks following the February 22 earthquake and the Labour Party is suffering one bodyblow after another - the last being the Darren Hughes affair. This is disastrous for Labour because the 2011 election is in November. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2005

From: Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0005233

Description: Shows National Party leader, Dr Don Brash, Labour Party leader, Helen Clark, and New Zealand First party leader, Winston Peters standing on the side of a road with their thumbs out (pointing downwards). Brash is holding a yellow sign 'Election '05' and is carrying a backpack labelled 'Past'. Clark is carrying a backpack labelled 'Failed' and Peters is carrying a backpack labelled 'Promises'. An old man in a red car is approaching the hitch hikers and says "Not again! Flamin' baggage carrying bludgers!". Refers to the Grey Power annual conference in Rotorua and the need for the leaders of Labour, National and New Zealand First to make their sales pitch to gain the old age vote. Published in The Press, 16 April 2005 Quantity: 1 digital image(s). Processing information: This cartoon file was donated to the library with no file extension. On recommendation of the Digital Archivist and with the consent of the donor, a ".jpg" file extension was added to this file in order to ensure it was readable and accessible.

Date: 2004

From: Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0005311

Description: Shows Satan wearing a business suit and carryinga briefcase and manilla folder. He is walking into a Church and is about to give a speech. Outside in the foreground is the Prime Minister Helen Clark with a bruised halo. Refers to the Christchurch Cathederal hosting a series of talks by left party politicians. Published in The Press, 16 March 2004 Arrangement: This cartoon file was originally delivered to the library within a sub-folder called "QANTAS2004". Quantity: 1 digital image(s). Processing information: This cartoon file was donated to the library with no file extension. On recommendation of the Digital Archivist and with the consent of the donor, a ".jpg" file extension was added to this file in order to ensure it was readable and accessible.

Date: 2011

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

Reference: DCDL-0017392

Description: Chief whip for the Labour Party, Darren Hughes, whips in a frenzy the naked back of Labour Party leader Phil Goff who thinks to himself 'That *!#* whip has to go!.. Context - Darren Hughes has been forced to resign after an 18 year old student laid a sex complaint with police. Police are still investigating. This is yet another blow for the Labour Party as the November election approaches. There is a wordplay on '*!#* whip' and another word often used to describe an excessively stupid individual. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2004

From: Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0005398

Description: Shows Helen Clark, the Prime Minister, and Don Brash, the leader of the National Party, stranded on rocks during high tide at the beach. Clark is balancing on two rocks 'PC' and 'Non PC', while Brash is sitting on one rock 'Orewa Speech' with a sand bucket and spade. Refers to the infamous Orewa Speech by Brash. Also refers to the balancing act of Clark trying to be politically correct. Published in The Press, 26 June 2004 Arrangement: This cartoon file was originally delivered to the library within a sub-folder called "QANTAS2004" Quantity: 1 digital image(s). Processing information: This cartoon file was donated to the library with no file extension. On recommendation of the Digital Archivist and with the consent of the donor, a ".jpg" file extension was added to this file in order to ensure it was readable and accessible.

Date: 2003

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

Reference: DCDL-0006750

Description: Shows the Prime Minister Helen Clark drawing a curling, wandering line in the sand on a beach. Refers to the government meeting considerable opposition over its proposed Seabed and Foreshore Bill and had to change its approach. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2004

From: Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0005373

Description: Shows the Prime Minister Helen Clark crossing her arms and holding a newspaper in one hand. She makes a comment about power potential. The unidentified man standing behind her in the foreground mistakenly thinks Clark is referring to the failed Project Aqua when she is actually talking about the newspaper headline which reads "Nats surge Labour down" and has a picture of Don Brash, the leader of National Party. Refers to the proposed hydroelectric scheme by Meridian Energy for the lower Waitaki River and the Resource Management Act which made it difficult to gain consent. Also refers to the politicial opinion polls which at the time had National ahead of Labour. Published in The Press, 30 May 2004 Arrangement: This cartoon file was originally delivered to the library within a sub-folder called "QANTAS2004" Quantity: 1 digital image(s). Processing information: This cartoon file was donated to the library with no file extension. On recommendation of the Digital Archivist and with the consent of the donor, a ".jpg" file extension was added to this file in order to ensure it was readable and accessible.

Date: 2002

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

Reference: DX-002-082

Description: The loop Prime Minister Helen Clark refers to is an hangman's loop, not that of the governing coalition which the Green Party hhad hoped to be part of. Extended Title - New govt line up Quantity: 1 digital image(s).

Date: 2002

From: Crimp, Daryl, 1958-:[Digital cartoons published in the Dominion Post and other newspapers]

By: Crimp, Daryl, 1958-

Reference: DX-012-010

Description: Shows a turtle heading for the finishing line called 'early election' after having run over the hare. The Turtle represents Labour and the hare represents National. The turtle yells out 'road kill' in reference to the flattened hare. Quantity: 1 digital image(s) ..

Date: 2013

From: Fletcher, David, 1952- :Digital cartoons

By: Dominion post (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0024776

Description: 'The Politician' cartoon strip. The Politician asks his staff member to tell the organisers of a petition, even if it is short by 16,000 names, to hold a referendum. The government is planning on ignoring the results of such a referendum. The petition, organised by the Green and Labour parties, calling for a referendum on asset sales fell short of the required number of names. Since the government, on past form, would ignore the results of any ensuing referendum, the insistence on the validity of a petition for a referendum seemed to many to be pointless. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2013

From: Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0025502

Description: Shows the Labour Party lost on a snowy mountain top. They have carved 'SOS' into the snow which a rescue helicopter has discovered. Refers to the perception that the Labour Party was 'lost' and required rescue. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2013

From: Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :Digital cartoons

By: Sunday star times (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0025504

Description: Shows Labour Party politicians caught up in a snowball which is rolling down a hill. Refers to the perception that Labour Party was experiencing a snowball effect that would lead to disastrous consequences. Other Titles - Snowball Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2014

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

Reference: DCDL-0029520

Description: Shows two men whitebaiting. One of them comments "I wonder who the new Labour leader will be!" while the other replies "I don't". Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2014

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

Reference: DCDL-0029519

Description: Shows two men drinking at a pub discussing the question of the Labour Party leadership. One of them thinks that "Under MMP it won't matter who they elect! ... with 24 per cent of the popular vote, Labour's support base is shot!". The man asks "So will they have to consider an alliance with the party whose policies are closest to theirs?". The other replies "Yeah - whoever the new leader is ... he should immediately hold talks with John Key!". Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2014

From: Clark, Laurence, 1949- :Digital cartoons

By: Northern advocate (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0029692

Description: Shows two men fishing in a boat discussing politians. One adds "There's been a lot of politicians stepping down lately". The other replies "Imagine if they all did". The other thinks to himself "I am". Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).