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Date: 2003

From: Smith, Ashley W, 1948- :[Digital cartoons published in the Shipping Gazette, MG Business, or Presto]

By: Smith, Ashley W, 1948-; MG business - mercantile gazette (Periodical)

Reference: DX-023-112

Description: Shows the sun as the smiling face of Helen Clark. She is looking down on a rural scene with three people, a sheep and a cow in it. In the distance is an Auckland motorway full of traffic and buildings including the Skytower. Surrounding the sun are clouds with the names of all the issues which are annoying the electorate. Quantity: 1 digital image(s).

Date: 2011

From: Smith, Ashley W, 1948- :[Digital cartoons published in the Shipping Gazette, MG Business, or Presto]

Reference: DCDL-0017443

Description: Text across the top of the cartoon reads 'News - The 1st 'I.T.S.' Summit considered how smart technology systems can ease congestion on Auckland's motorways'. The cartoon shows a spaghetti junction of crossed roadways crammed with cars; a monster machine called a 'solo driver spotter' spots cars with only one person in them, grabs them with a magnet and shoots them out of a kind of cannon into the water beyond. Context - Traffic problems in Auckland. I.T.S. means 'Intelligent Transport Systems' and they had a Summit in 2011. ITS New Zealand is a non-profit society, formed in March 2004. The Board of ITS New Zealand is drawn from academia, the ITS industry and the public sector. The objectives of ITS NZ include promoting and supporting the development of ITS in New Zealand and providing the opportunity for the ITS community to learn of the latest developments in the industry from around the world. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2008

From: Smith, Ashley W, 1948- :[Digital cartoons published in the Shipping Gazette, MG Business, or Presto]

Reference: DCDL-0007801

Description: A long queue of cars waits in a traffic jam on the motorway in Auckland. A man stares glumly at a large signpost that gives an estimate of when journey estimate signs will be erected. The estimates suggest 'next yr, next govt, when pigs fly'. Refers to the news that transport chiefs have been working for 18 months on signs that will provide time estimates for Auckland motorway journeys. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2013

From: Smith, Ashley W, 1948- :[Digital cartoons published in the Shipping Gazette, MG Business, or Presto]

By: New Zealand shipping gazette (Periodical)

Reference: DCDL-0026853

Description: Cartoon shows a man lying face-down on a examining table while a surgeon looks at an x-ray showing Auckland traffic. He says there is a solution and is holding a drill behind his back. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).