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Date: 2010

From: Darroch, Bob 1940- :[Digital cartoons published in the Whangarei Report]

By: Whangarei report (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0017656

Description: A man and woman sit on the deck reading the newspaper which features a headline that reads 'I wouldn't mind... John Key'. Their young son says 'Hey Dad - you know you said you wouldn't care who sis came home with as long as she was happy...?' Behind him his sister floats along the path in a cloud of cannabis hand in hand with a dazed-looking bikie clutching a beer bottle. Context - Maori Party MP, Hone Harawira was asked how he would feel if one of his seven children came home with a Pakeha and he replied: "I wouldn't feel comfortable. Like all Pakehas would be happy with their daughter coming home with a Maori boy - and the answer is they wouldn't." Mr Key said he found Mr Harawira's views ridiculous. "It depends on you as an individual but I wouldn't care what ethnicity my kids dated as long as they are happy." (NZH - 3 August 2010) Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2010

From: Winter, Mark, 1958- : Digital cartoons published in the Southland Times and other papers

Reference: DCDL-0014356

Description: The cartoon is headed 'Forest slump' a word play on the film 'Forest Gump' and shows the Maori Party logo with trees falling out of it. Refers to John Key's apparent about-turn by denying that Tuhoe would ever be granted ownership of the Urewera National Park after Tuhoe believed that this was going to be the case. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

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

Reference: DCDL-0017012

Description: Text reads 'The day after Waitangi; in the first frame dated '1840' a thoughtful Pakeha official clutches a document and a Maori chief smiles as he puts his arm round his shoulder; in the second frame dated '2011' a thoughtful Maori man holds a laptop while a smiling Pakeha man has his arm around his shoulder. Context - in 1840 Maori believed the settlement had given them many privileges but in 2011 the Pakeha believes he has got the better deal. In each case a deal was struck but discovered later to be full of fishhooks. Both colour and black and white versions of this cartoon are available Quantity: 2 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2010

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

Reference: DCDL-0013664

Description: The cartoon shows a weather forecaster standing in front of a map of New Zealand that shows a whole lot of weather variations. He talks about the weather forecast for Waitangi Day as being 'torrential humbug, followed by scattered controversy, occasional goodwill, strong wind and long spells of apathy and chaos'. Refers to Waitangi Day celebrations and the usual range of controversy. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

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

Reference: DCDL-0017042

Description: A man representing 'politicians' has used tape to stick together a large vessel representing 'Waitangi Day' that has broken into many pieces. The Man says 'There! Kiwis will never notice it's broken..' Context - continuing conflict between Maori and the government over the seabed and foreshore and other issues. The idea in the cartoon is that Waitangi Day celebrations do not solve these issues. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2004

From: Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0000621

Description: The scene shows a poster about a return visit by Don Brash, Leader of the Opposition, to Orewa where he famously made a speech that brought criticisms of racism. He is shown holding a slingshot which may be a comment on his rather unaggressive style, as is the language 'really really annoyed'. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2010

From: Tremain, Garrick, 1941- :[Digital cartoons published in the Otago Daily Times]

Reference: DCDL-0014347

Description: Energy and Resources Minister Gerry Brownlee sits at a table having a glass of wine with PM John Key. Gerry Brownlee reads a newspaper with the headline 'Cannibal quip "in poor taste"' and comments that a Tuhoe kaumatua says John Key has really put his foot in his mouth. John Key replies that it is possibly safer that putting his foot in the kaumatua's mouth. Refers to a 'joke' by PM John Key when speaking at a tourism event in Auckland; Mr Key made a joke about enjoying a dinner at a Ngati Porou marae on the East Coast this week. He said 'the good news is that I was having dinner with Ngati Porou as opposed to their neighbouring iwi, which is Tuhoe, in which case I would have been dinner, which wouldn't have been quite so attractive'. The joke has been labelled badly timed and insensitive by a Maori Party MP. It was specifically referring to Key's apparent about-turn by denying that Tuhoe would ever be granted ownership of the Urewera National Park after Tuhoe believed that this was going to be the case. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2010

From: Webb, Murray, 1947- :Digital caricatures

Reference: DCDL-0014352

Description: Caricature of Tamati Kruger, Tuhoe Treaty Claim negotiator. He wears a cook's cap and apron and stands with a mere in one hand and a taiaha in the other in front of a large cooking pot. Tamati Kruger maintains the iwi believed they had a "done deal" with the Government over their claim to the Urewera National Park which PM John Key has stated is not going to happen. The cooking refers to the 'joke' by PM John Key when speaking at a tourism event in Auckland; Mr Key made a joke about enjoying a dinner at a Ngati Porou marae on the East Coast this week. He said 'the good news is that I was having dinner with Ngati Porou as opposed to their neighbouring iwi, which is Tuhoe, in which case I would have been dinner, which wouldn't have been quite so attractive'. The joke has been labelled badly timed and insensitive by a Maori Party MP. It was specifically referring to Key's apparent about-turn by denying that Tuhoe would ever be granted ownership of the Urewera National Park after Tuhoe believed that this was going to be the case. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2009

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

Reference: DCDL-0013337

Description: The cartoon shows a mug of coffee from which the Maori flag flies; the mug depicts the face of Prime Minister John Key and is held in the hand of someone representing 'Maori sovereignty'. Refers to the controversial decision by the government to fly the Maori flag as well as the traditional New Zealand flag next Waitangi Day. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2006

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

Reference: DCDL-0002173

Description: The scene is a 'White Folks Retirement Home' somewhere in New Zealand. Through a dozen different windows we see the Pakeha retirees sitting in their armchairs watching the news about the huge crowds of mourners who went to Ngaruawahia to attend the funeral of the Maori queen. Refers to a level of ignorance and lack of awareness on the parts of many New Zealanders about the role of the Maori queen. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2010

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

Reference: DCDL-0014465

Description: The cartoon shows Prime Minister, John Key, in a cooking pot that represents 'Nats-Maori Party Coalition'. He looks hot and bothered - steam rises - and he says 'cookin'.!' Refers to the 'joke' made by PM John Key when speaking at a tourism event in Auckland; Mr Key made a joke about enjoying a dinner at a Ngati Porou marae on the East Coast this week. He said 'the good news is that I was having dinner with Ngati Porou as opposed to their neighbouring iwi, which is Tuhoe, in which case I would have been dinner, which wouldn't have been quite so attractive'. The joke has been labelled badly timed and insensitive by a Maori Party MP. It was specifically referring to Key's apparent about-turn by denying that Tuhoe wouldver be granted ownership of the Urewera National Park after Tuhoe believed that this was going to be the case. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2005

From: Webb, Murray, 1947- :Digital caricatures

Reference: DX-101-132

Description: A caricature of Sue Nikora, self-appointed Maori Prime Minister who will appear in Gisborne District Court after members of her sovereignty group visited motels in uniforms labelled "Maori police" and asked for rent. Quantity: 192 kilobyte(s) 1 digital cartoon.

Date: 2009

From: Hawkey, Allan Charles, 1941- :[Digital cartoons published in the Waikato Times].

Reference: DCDL-0010343

Description: The scene shows Waitangi in 1840. As Maori chiefs sign the Treat of Waitangi two European officials walk away satisfied that they have done everything necessary. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

From: Tremain, Garrick, 1941- :[Digital cartoons published in the Otago Daily Times]

Reference: DCDL-0017145

Description: Cartoon shows three men sitting in a pub and discussing fears about beach access. The first man says "If iwi get to charge for beach access you'll have to pay if you've no Maori blood!" A second man says "So nobody will get free access as there are no full-blooded Maori anymore", the third man says "That's true!". The three ment continue talking, text reads: "Right! All the rest will be on a sliding scale of discounts depending on their mix", "It's totally absurd!!", and "So what's new?". Context - Some people fear they will lose easy access to the beach as a result of the bill and others are very critical of the government's haste in pushing it through. The present government has repealed the Foreshore and Seabed Act and replaced it with legislation that removes the foreshore and seabed from Crown ownership andllows iwi to seek customary title to parts of it through the courts or through negotiation with the Government. The repealed Act is called the Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Bill. There is criticism about the haste of the bill and anxiety about continued easy access to beaches. (NZH 9 February 2011) Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s). Processing information: Description updated 1 November 2023 following information provided by a staff member/researcher, as part of reparative description work. 

Date: 2010

From: Hawkey, Allan Charles, 1941- :[Digital cartoons published in the Waikato Times].

Reference: DCDL-0014343

Description: The cartoon shows PM John Key lying in bed sweating from a nightmare In which chefs in a 'Tuhoe Kitchen' are preparing to cook a meal with 'Key' ingredients. John Key mutters in his dream that 'it was only a joke'. Refers to a 'joke' by PM John Key when speaking at a tourism event in Auckland; Mr Key made a joke about enjoying a dinner at a Ngati Porou marae on the East Coast this week. He said 'the good news is that I was having dinner with Ngati Porou as opposed to their neighbouring iwi, which is Tuhoe, in which case I would have been dinner, which wouldn't have been quite so attractive'. The joke has been labelled badly timed and insensitive by a Maori Party MP. It was specifically referring to Key's apparent about-turn by denying that Tuhoe would ever be granted ownership of the Urewera National Park after Tuhoe believed that this was going to be the case. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2010

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

Reference: DCDL-0013488

Description: Text reads 'Nasa's Kepler space telescope finds new planets - News'. On an image of one of the new planets stands Prime Minister John Key stating his view that 'the Tino Rangitiratanga flag is going to be a symbol of the bicultural foundations that NZ is founded on'. Refers to the fact that the PM has decided that the Tino Rangitiratanga flag and the traditional NZ flag should both fly on Waitangi Day and his view that the Tino Rangitiratanga flag is going to be symbolic of the bicultural foundations that New Zealand is founded on. (Expresses a view that John Key is on another planet). Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2010

From: Winter, Mark, 1958- : Digital cartoons published in the Southland Times and other papers

Reference: DCDL-0014355

Description: Shows Tariana Turia, co-leader of the Maori Party pointing accusingly and saying 'TREEson'. Text above reads 'PMs u-turn on the Tuhoe Te Urewera National Park deal'. There is a wordplay on 'trees' and 'treason'. Refers to John Key's apparent about-turn by denying that Tuhoe would ever be granted ownership of the Urewera National Park after Tuhoe believed that this was going to be the case. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2010

From: Tremain, Garrick, 1941- :[Digital cartoons published in the Otago Daily Times]

Reference: DCDL-0014430

Description: The cartoon is entitled 'English Grammar'. In the first of two frames a Tuhoe man points at a 'National Park' and says 'MINE!' which is described as 'the possessive pronoun' and in the second frame Minister for Energy and Resources points at the 'National Park' and says 'MINE!' which is described as 'the transitive verb'. Refers to the Tuhoe expectation that they were to be granted 'ownership' of the Urewera National Park' as part of a settlement; the expectation was dashed by an about-face by PM John Key who denied that the notion had ever been on the table. Gerry Brownlee, however, wants to start exploratory drilling for precious minerals in some national parks, some of the areas of interest being Schedule 4 pristine bush, supposedly absolutely protected from development of any sort. Tuhoe want to 'possess' ('mine' - hence possessive pronoun) and Brownlee wants to mine - hence, 'transitive verb'. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2006

From: Slane, Christopher, 1957-: Digital cartoons published in the Listener, New Zealand Herald, or New Zealand Farmers' Weekly

Reference: DCDL-0003966

Description: Shows a large sign in Orewa that gives speech ratings rather like fire risk ratings that are seen in summer near forested areas. Leader of the National Party, Don Brash is seen sweating as he struggles to push the pointer beyond 'fuddy-duddy' towards inflammatory. Refers to Don Brash's Orewa speech in which he declared that 'we are all New Zealanders', thus inflaming racial tensions. He argued that the Treaty process was out of control, that race-based political correctness was infecting the institutions of our society, and that we weare headed towards a racially divided nation, with two sets of laws, and two standards of citizenship. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2010

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

Reference: DCDL-0014386

Description: Prime Minister John Key stands in the Urewera National Park and says that 'The easy thing would have been giving it to Tuhoe who would cherish it forever. The tough call was keeping it so future generations could mine the crap out of it if they so felt...' Refers to Key's apparent about-turn after Tuhoe believed that they were going be granted ownership of the Urewera National Park by denying that this would ever be the case. Refers also to the government's desire to test drill for valuable minerals various 'Schedule 4' areas of national parks - that is the most environmentally valuable. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).