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Date: 2008

From: Moreu, Michael, 1969-: [Digital cartoons published in the Christchurch Press and Fairfax Media]

Reference: DCDL-0006288

Description: In the first of two frames Christchurch Mayor, Bob Parker, informs people of what will happen to those who criticise the council rent rise. In the second frame he kicks an old man called 'Christchurch vulnerable'. The old man loses his false teeth and drops his walking frame. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2010

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

Reference: DCDL-0015533

Description: The cartoon shows rubble and ruined buildings after the Canterbury earthquake of 4th September 2010. Rats representing 'looters' run over the buildings taking advantage as do cockroaches representing 'politics'. Refers to a certain amount of looting but also the high profiles during the aftermath of Mayor Bob Parker with local body elections only a few weeks away and PM John Key in particular. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2010

From: Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0016309

Description: The Mayor of Christchurch Bob Parker, grins as he walks hand in hand with Victoria Beckham, wife of soccer superstar David Beckham, who scatters dollar notes in her wake. The title reads 'Beckham to make Christchurch appearance?' and the mayor says 'The ultimate plan to revitalize the Central city "Shop it like Beckham!" (play on title of film 'Bend it like Beckham')' Refers to the news that The Wellington Phoenix might try to lure English football superstar David Beckham to Christchurch for an exhibition match after another successful A-League outing at AMI Stadium on the 5th of December. Such an event would bring large crowds and a welcome economic boost to Christchurch. (Christchurch Press 6 December 2010) Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2010

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

Reference: DCDL-0015629

Description: 'Cappuccino dreams'. Christchurch mayoral candidates Jim Anderton and incumbent mayor Bob Parker tell constituents that they will get respectively more transparency in 'financial dealings' and in 't-shirts'. As the earthquake strikes they continue their electioneering until they are told to 'clear orf' because 'these frames lack substance'. A front-end loader begins to dismantle the structure from which they are speaking. Refers to the local body elections to take place 9th October and the Canterbury earthquake of 4th September. Published in the Presto Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2009

From: Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0012312

Description: The cartoon shows the Mayor of Christchurch, Bob Parker, painting the whole city black as Christchurch prepares for the 2011 Rugby World Cup. There are banners between buildings welcoming the All Blacks. He tells someone off screen that it is not a question of national pride, it is to cover the cracks. This may refer to infrastructure problems or maybe also to the number of serious crimes there have been in Christchurch in recent times. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

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

Reference: DCDL-0017350

Description: At top left is text reading 'Christchurch pupils return to school...' The teacher has written the words 'Nosey', 'Bob', and 'Double' on the blackboard and says to the children 'Our first test today... Sort these into Parkers we love and Parkers we don't'... Context - the correct answers would be that we hate 'nosey parkers' and 'double parkers' but that we love 'Bob Parker'. Bob Parker is the Mayor of Christchurch and is generally considered to have done a remarkably good job of demonstrating calm and cheerfulness after the two earthquakes of 4 September 2010 and 22 February 2011, as well as having been able to chose fitting words to express grief and despair at so much loss. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2010

From: Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0014320

Description: The cartoon shows an advertisement for the 'Mayoralty Melee' in which 'Bob "Posie" Parker' is seen in a boxing ring fighting 'Jim "Lefty" Anderton'. Parker wears a floral outfit while Anderton wears a dressing gown. Refers to the news that MP Jim Anderton, leader of the Progressive Party, intends to stand for the Christchurch mayoralty against the present incumbent, Bob Parker. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2010

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

Reference: DCDL-0015562

Description: MP Jim Anderton who is standing for Mayor of Christchurch in the coming local body elections (9th October) stands up to his chest in a crack in the road waving a sign that reads 'Jim Anderton for mayor' and yelling "I'm still here!' Refers to the very high profile that his rival the standing mayor Bob Parker has enjoyed in the aftermath of the Christchurch earthquake of 4th September 2010. Jim Anderton has rather faded out of the limelight by comparison. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2010

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

Reference: DCDL-0015720

Description: In a series of five out of six caricatures Christchurch Mayor Bob Parker shows photographs of himself helping people hurt by the 4th September earthquake and helping Christchurch after the earthquake. In the sixth caricature he disingenuously smirks and says that he has been so busy helping Christchurch that he forgot about the Mayoral election; he then affects a philosophical stance about his chances. Refers to the advantage that the earthquake of 4th September has given the incumbent mayor Bob Parker in the local body elections of 9th October. Black and white and colour versions of this cartoon are available Quantity: 2 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

From: Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0017068

Description: Text across the top of the cartoon reads 'Mayor in Nepal' Christchurch Mayor Bob Parker climbs a snowy slope towards 'Mt Junket'; he is followed by sherpas carrying candles, dining table and wine glasses. Bob Parker says 'I am focused on the summit and they don't get much bigger than this!' Context - Bob Parker gave the keynote address at a United Nations-sanctioned symposium in Nepal on disaster-risk reduction. The UN and the United States Government paid Parker's costs. The disaster risk symposium featured speakers from Pakistan and Haiti - two countries struck by large earthquakes.(The Press 15 February 2011) Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

From: Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0017437

Description: The cartoon shows Prime Minister John Key as a surgeon in a blood-spattered white coat; he has just created a Frankenstein monster which has resulted in the Minister for Earthquake Recovery Gerry Brownlee and Mayor of Christchurch Bob Parker joined together in a single body named 'CERA". Gerry Brownlee clutches a huge spiked mallet and Bob Parker a paintbrush. Context - a new bill is being rushed through parliament to establish the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority (Cera); it empowers it to lead reconstruction efforts in Christchurch. It gives Cera specific powers to get information from any source, to requisition and build on land and to carry out demolitions. It can also take over local authorities if they are not working effectively on recovery work. The monster suggests distinctly differing philosophies on how the work of rebuilding Christchurch should proceed. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

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

Reference: DCDL-0017179

Description: The cartoon shows a row of gold statuettes of Christchurch Mayor Bob Parker smiling and holding a shovel; these are 'The Bob Awards - for supporting roles in Christchurch'. Context - on 22 February 2011 a 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck in Christchurch, which has probably killed more than 200 people (at this point the number is still not known) and caused very severe damage. The courage, generosity and 'can do' attitude of the people has been wonderful and Bob Parker himself is showing himself a tireless and cheerful mayor in extraordinary circumstances. Colour and black and white versions of this cartoon are available Quantity: 2 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2010

From: Webb, Murray, 1947- :Digital caricatures

Reference: DCDL-0014330

Description: Shows a caricature of the present Mayor of Christchurch, Bob Parker, and the leader of the Progressive Party, MP Jim Anderton, who is standing against Parker in the 2010 Mayoral election. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2010

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

Reference: DCDL-0015713

Description: Christchurch Mayor Bob Parker smiles smugly from the top of a cliff while Jim Anderton, his chief rival for mayor in the local body elections to be held on 9th October 2010, lands with a bump as the ground on which he was standing, collapses. Refers to the unexpected and advantageous public exposure gained by the incumbent mayor because of the Christchurch earthquake of the 4th September. Quantity: 2 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

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

Reference: DCDL-0017215

Description: An MC announces at the 'Awards' ceremony a special ward 'For a REAL leading role - Bob Parker!' Context -the Mayor of Christchurch has provided calm measured encouragement and support to the people of Christchurch in an exemplary way since the earthquake of 22 February 2011. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2008

From: Webb, Murray, 1947- :Digital caricatures

Reference: DCDL-0005758

Description: Caricature of Bob Parker, Mayor of Christchurch. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2010

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

Reference: DCDL-0015800

Description: Outside a building is a notice reading 'Southern mayors meeting to fight demands of super city' and from inside the window is heard a voice saying 'The question is, are Aucklanders real New Zealanders?' Southern mayors say they will unite to fight the economic pulling power of the emerging Auckland super city. Christchurch Mayor Bob Parker said a "comprehensive" South Island grouping was needed in response "to ensure our voice is clearly heard in central government". A meeting of South Island mayors, to discuss forming a new South Island-wide mayoral forum to represent the island's interests in Wellington, was also a priority for early next year, Mr Parker said. (ODT - 13 October 2010) Both colour and black and white versions of this cartoon are available Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2010

From: Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0014935

Description: In four frames, Christchurch Mayor, Bob Parker, and his wife, Jo Nicholls Parker, sit at a table with coffee and muffins and discuss a cunning plan that will enable them to preserve their celebrity lifestyle. Jo suggests that she stands for mayor as well and Bob agrees that then they will be able to stand in for each other. Refers to criticism of Christchurch Mayor, Bob Parker's wife's, involvement in his mayoral duties. Bob Parker has defended her involvement saying she has "worked really hard for this city". Apparently she has attended regular breakfast meetings with her husband and Christchurch City Council chief executive, Tony Marryatt. The mayoral elections happen later in the year. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2009

From: Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0012313

Description: The cartoon shows an image of Christchurch Mayor, Bob Parker, grinning out of the centre of a large yellow sunflower. In the background someone waters a flowerpot which shows no sign of blooming and which represents the 'Ellerslie Flower Show budget'; he wishes that 'this would bloom as readily!' Probably a reference to the cost of running the international Ellerslie Flower Show. Christchurch bought the rights to the show from Auckland and held its first show in March 2009. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2013

From: Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :Digital cartoons

By: Press (Christchurch, N.Z.)

Reference: DCDL-0025766

Description: Under the caption 'Eliminate controversy & rebuild with cardboard...cheap, recyclable and NOT permanent', Christchurch institutions are presented as being built out of cardboard. They include the cathedral (with umbrella), the pier, Avon river punts, the Gondola, the CBD, statues, The Chalice, the Mayor and the Hagley cricket oval. In July 2013 the temporary 'Cardboard Cathedral' designed by the architect Shigeru Ban after the the Christchurch earthquakes, was damaged by heavy rain. Many claimed that the material and design used could lead to a plethora of shoddy, badly designed buildings in the Rebuild. Dissatisfaction with the Mayor, Bob Parker, is also expressed in the cartoon. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).