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Date: 2013

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

By: Setford News Photo Agency

Reference: DCDL-0024281

Description: Shows a chimney with black smoke spelling the words, 'NZ assets'. A small kiwi bird holds an enormous petition, which has been ignored. At the top are the words, 'No new hope...' Refers to the sale of state owned assets, despite vehement opposition from the New Zealand public. Also references black smoke coming from the Vatican, signalling that a new pope has not yet been elected. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2013

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

By: Setford News Photo Agency

Reference: DCDL-0024274

Description: Shows a dam at Mighty River Power. A huge waterfall comes across labelled, 'wealthy and overseas investors' alongside a small faucet with a single drip labelled, 'mum and dad investors'. Refers to the sale of shares in the state owned asset, Mighty River Power. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2013

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

By: Setford News Photo Agency

Reference: DCDL-0024631

Description: Shows a series of four frames featuring John Key as a talking candle, asking "Do you remember the '70s" and the blackouts, and ending with Key himself extinguished and asking "You don't?" Refers to arguments around the Green and Labour Party's plan to retain state ownership of power companies and to cap prices. The plan was released very close to the government's float of shares in Mighty River Power and sparked a war of words in the media between the two parties. John Key was quoted in the media as saying "Really, these people are taking us back to something we abandoned in the 1970s because people used to sit around candles when all the lights went out." The cartoonist's title suggests that Key's comments are 'Not illuminating'. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2013

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

By: Setford News Photo Agency

Reference: DCDL-0024727

Description: Depicts Finance Minister Bill English as the captain of the sinking boat 'Mighty River Power share float value' calling down a tube to the engine room asking for 'Full steam ahead' despite the sinking. Refers to effect on Mighty River Power share value from joint policy announcement by Labour and Green parties that they propose to regulate the power industry. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2013

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

By: Setford News Photo Agency

Reference: DCDL-0024699

Description: A man sits at as table labelled, 'Committee un-Kiwi activities' and hysterically shouts at a group of people who are against asset sales, and in favour of regulating power companies. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2013

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

By: Setford News Photo Agency

Reference: DCDL-0025079

Description: Shows a frozen faucet emerging from a snow covered hill. The faucet is labelled, 'Mighty River Share Price'. A newspaper headline reads, 'New low over NZ'. Refers to a drop in prices for Mighty River Power shares to $2.37 per share, below the original sale price of $2.50. The country has also been experiencing cold temperatures, and snowfall. (Radio New Zealand, 28 May 2013) Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

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

By: Setford News Photo Agency

Reference: DCDL-0022228

Description: Shows a flock of sheep upset because they gave the government a mandate to 'Hock off our assets'. Context: Refers to the government's intention to make 'partial asset sales'. Prime Minister John Key believes the Government could free up as much as $10 billion from the partial sale of key assets including state owned power companies and a stake in Air New Zealand. Legislation allowing the partial sale of four state owned energy companies was passed by Parliament on 26th June 2012. by a single vote. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

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

By: Setford News Photo Agency

Reference: DCDL-0020285

Description: Four panel cartoon. The Prime Minister, John Key, and his Deputy, Bill English, discuss the need to include a Treaty of Waitangi role to ensure Maori Party support for the partial asset sales bill. John Key states that they should not treat the Maori Party as a 'Government poodle'. They ponder in silence. Suddenly English suggests 'Chuck 'em a bone?...'. The bill for partial asset sales needed Maori Party support to proceed. The Party, sensitive to accusations of being too subservient to the National Government, was concerned lest Waitangi Treaty provisions be overlooked. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

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

By: Setford News Photo Agency

Reference: DCDL-0022358

Description: Shows the 'government' (specifically Prime Minister John Key) in a railway engine pulling the 'Maori Party' (co-leaders Tariana Turia and Pita Sharples) who are riding in a soup tureen. The Maori Party is afraid that if they uncouple they won't be at the table. Context: Refers to the difficulty that the Maori Party who are in coalition with the government finds itself faced with as the government prepares to sell state owned assets. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

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

By: Setford News Photo Agency

Reference: DCDL-0022152

Description: Shows United Future leader Peter Dunne as a cowering mouse in a spotlight. Context: Peter Dunne was not present when the legislation to allow partial asset sales was voted on - he sent a proxy vote, thereby giving the government the numbers to pass the legislation. Peter Dunne was targeted by those opposed to the legislation because he held the vote needed by the government. The two lines of verse are by Robbie Burns. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

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

By: Setford News Photo Agency

Reference: DCDL-0022147

Description: Two fat cat asset investors and their three fat kittens representing 'price rises', 'eventual foreign ownership' and 'lost dividend streams'. Context: Legislation allowing the partial sale of four state owned energy companies has passed Parliament by a single vote. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

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

By: Setford News Photo Agency

Reference: DCDL-0022361

Description: A man stands in rainwater up to his knees and calls Co-leader of the Maori Party Tariana Turia on his mobile phone to suggest that she comes round to help clean up the mess caused by 'her' water. Context: Refers to the issue of water rights that has been taken by the Maori Council to the Waitangi Tribunal following the government's decision to partially sell several state owned assets. Tariana Turia was particularly outrages at the government's refusal to consult Maori properly. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

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

By: Setford News Photo Agency

Reference: DCDL-0022356

Description: Shows people in a queue at a busstop. A woman is reading a newspaper which has an article about iwi claiming water rights and demanding all state asset shares and the man next in the queue tells her that they have discovered the 'greed particle'. Context: Refers to the Maori Council taking the question of water rights to the Waitangi Tribunal after Prime Minister John Key announced that the government intended selling shares in several state owned enterprises, mainly power schemes. The 'greed particle' is a joke relating to the search for the Higgs Boson particle, recently in the news. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

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

By: Setford News Photo Agency

Reference: DCDL-0022423

Description: Shows Prime Minister John Key watching two cats which represent Maori Party co-leaders Tariana Turia and Pita Sharples drinking from a bowl that represents 'water negotiations'. Context: In an effort to stall or prevent asset sales, the Maori Council has taken the water rights issue to the Waitangi Tribunal. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

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

By: Setford News Photo Agency

Reference: DCDL-0022815

Description: Shows Prime Minister John Key trying to row a boat representing 'Asset Sales Planning' on a dried up river that represents 'Mighty River'. Context: refers to the government's intention to sell assets which has been delayed because the Maori Council is taking the subject of Maori water rights to the Waitangi Tribunal. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

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

By: Setford News Photo Agency

Reference: DCDL-0022817

Description: Shows businessmen having a few drinks. One of them expostulates about the wisdom of selling state-owned assets while another who holds a newspaper with a headline about cannabis smoking harming the young brain, wonders how much cannabis John Key smoked when young. Context: relates to government determination to sell partial shares in state assets. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

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

By: Setford News Photo Agency

Reference: DCDL-0022640

Description: Shows a fat cat dressed as a Treaty lawyer reading a newspaper with headline about possible court case between government and Waitangi Tribunal over asset sales. Context: Waitangi Tribunal called on government to halt asset sales plans until the issue of Maori water rights was resolved (Stuff 31 July 2012). Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

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

By: Setford News Photo Agency

Reference: DCDL-0020138

Description: John Banks, the only ACT MP, appears as a bishop with mitre and staff. He holds a document entitled 'Privatisation' and introduces himself as the high priest for Charter schools. Context: Charter schools are a controversial idea where boards [will be] free to operate schools as they want or contract management to the private sector. Lone MP John Banks says the future of the ACT Party depends on the success of a charter schools trial. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

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

By: Setford News Photo Agency

Reference: DCDL-0022538

Description: A large arm labelled 'government' hands an asset sales share to an eager small investor. Meanwhile, another arm labelled 'power prices' removes money from the small investor's back pocket. Context: The Government is planning to sell up to 49 percent of four state-owned energy companies, causing concern that power prices will rise as a result. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).