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Date: 2013

From: Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :Digital cartoons

By: Sunday star times (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0026259

Description: Shows a New Zealander stranded on an island. He has rubbed the America's Cup to reveal a Genie who asks if he is sure that he wants his wishes. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

From: Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :Digital cartoons

By: Sunday star times (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0023665

Description: An elderly David Bain sits in a chair, covered in cobwebs, with a cane tucked under his arm, surrounded by stacks of books about his case. An elderly Joe Karam tells him that we're going to win some compensation this time. Bain does not reply. Refers to a compensation claim by David Bain, a New Zealander who spent 13 years in prison for murdering his family, but was eventually acquitted in a retrial. Karam, a former member of the All Blacks rugby team, was a strong supporter of Bain, and wrote four books about the case, 'David and Goliath: The Bain Family Murders', 'Bain and Beyond,' 'Innocent!' and 'Trial by Ambush'. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2013

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

By: Sunday star times (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0023972

Description: Depicts a cow dressed as a stripper, wearing a g-string underwear, holding a pink bra and a feather fan. A tattoo saying 'DCD' (dicyandiamide) is on her bottom. In January 2013 the Ministry for Primary Industries announced that traces of the nitrate inhibiting pasture agrichemical DCD, or dicyandiamide, had been found in Fonterra milk products causing worry about the safety of New Zealand milk. Fonterra told the Ministery for Primary Industries about the traces in Sept 2012. Fonterra launched on to the stock market on 30 Nov 2012. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

From: Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :Digital cartoons

By: Sunday star times (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0023752

Description: Shows a set of hands passing various expensive electronic items, such as laptop, phones, ipads, etc. to another set of outstretched hands. The final frame shows a campervan with a satellite dish and says, 'Right let's go camping!' Refers to so-called 'luxury camping' in New Zealand, where families travel with all of the comforts of home. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2013

From: Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :Digital cartoons

By: Sunday star times (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0024497

Description: Shows the differences between the political brain on the attack, and the political brain under attack. Refers to recent claims of memory lapses by New Zealand politicians. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2013

From: Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :Digital cartoons

By: Sunday star times (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0024540

Description: Shows a cardboard box covered with plants serving as camouflage for staff from the Government Communications Security Bureau. A voice says, 'The PM wants us to blend in more... I thought we did!' Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2013

From: Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :Digital cartoons

By: Sunday star times (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0024652

Description: Shows Prime Minister John Key wrapped in a blue power cord, Labour leader David Shearer in a red cord, and co-leader of the Green Party, Russel Norman, in a green power cord. The cords are all tangled up, and a voice says, "Too much power and a lot of dodgy wiring!" Refers to the energy policies put forward by the three political parties. Labour and the Green Party have joined together in their proposal to lower energy prices in New Zealand, while the National Party under John Key has been selling shares in state-owned energy companies. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2013

From: Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :Digital cartoons

By: Sunday star times (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0024616

Description: Shows a group of figures from the Wizard of Oz following a rainbow towards a bright hope of legal marriage. In the foreground the Wicked Witch, labelled bigotry, is on the ground, although they comment that 'Something tells me the witch ain't dead'. Dorothy, the cowardly lion, the tin man and the scarecrow are used to evoke the popular saying 'a friend of Dorothy', referring to homosexuality. The wider context refers to the Marriage Equality Bill passing its third reading in Parliament on 18 April 2013. New Zealand has become the 13th country in the world to legalise gay marriage. However, the cartoonist is suggesting that the fight is not yet over and that the Amendment Bill has not been well-received by everyone. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2013

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

By: Sunday star times (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0024988

Description: Depicts the New Zealand economy as a huge rusty ship being towed by a rowboat called 'Aotea Rower'. At the helm of the rowboat is Prime Minister John Key dressed as Captain Cook, and valiantly rowing the dinghy is Finance Minister Bill English. Refers to release of 2013 government Budget measures to tackle economic downturn in New Zealand. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2013

From: Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :Digital cartoons

By: Sunday star times (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0025507

Description: Shows Kim Dotcom playing Pacman video game in which features John Key as a character. Refers to the Dotcom facing Key at the New Zealand Parliament Intelligence and Security Committee, in which he read his submission on the GCSB amendment bill. 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: Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :Digital cartoons

By: Sunday star times (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0029553

Description: Shows wildlife with mutations - a Kiwi with a twisted beak, trout with three eyes, eel with tow heads, green parrot with three legs, three eyed snail and a three eyed weta. The eel comments "Thank God for ten eighty... we'd never survive without it!". In the backgound a helicopter is dropping 1080. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2014

From: Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :Digital cartoons

By: Sunday star times (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0029544

Description: Shows a man wearing a black 'NZ' cap who looks battered and bruised as he raises head above a large pile of rubbish from the New Zealand General Elections. He asks "Er... is it over?". Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2014

From: Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :Digital cartoons

By: Sunday star times (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0029548

Description: Shows a chicken house ('Laboour') in which there is a leadership battle ensuing. Refers to the Labour Party leadership contest following the general election. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2014

From: Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :Digital cartoons

By: Sunday star times (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0029801

Description: Cartoon shows a police officer who turns into the Lone Ranger after being armed with guns. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

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

By: Dominion post (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0021464

Description: A man with a Sunday newspaper in a coffee shop tells the barista 'Forget quitting alcohol, just once I'd like to say "Hello Sunday morning" by reading a paper that makes no mention of...'. He then complains about the celebrity gossip which fills the newspaper. The Sunday newspapers were complaining about the binge drinking culture over the weekends. At the same time the newspapers' choice of news for Sunday was shallow and gossipy, hardly an improvement. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2014

From: Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :Digital cartoons

By: Sunday star times (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0027825

Description: Shows a group of Aussie fruit-flies in a orchard telling New Zealand to "Chill out mate! You guys work our mines, so we'll just work your vines!". Refers to the discovery of fruit flies in Whangarei. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2014

From: Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :Digital cartoons

By: Sunday star times (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0027865

Description: Shows a selfie photograph of David Cunliffe and John Key with Prince William, Kate and baby Prince George. The photograph is being held by Queen Elizabeth (off frame) who comments "Me thinks it must be election year down undah, Philip!". Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2014

From: Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :Digital cartoons

By: Sunday star times (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0027907

Description: Shows a large red 'Labour & Co; Deliveries of weird and wacky things' truck in the left lane of a motorway. In the right lane is a car with John Key and Bill English. Refers to the Labour policy that heavy trucks will be required to not use the fast lane on multi-lane roads. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

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

By: Sunday star times (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0022820

Description: Shows a man sitting at his computer. All over the space behind him are words relating to blogging, many of which express negative opinion and most of which describe blogging as egocentric. Context: drawn to accompany an article called 'Not the type' written by Grant Smithies for the Sunday Star Times August 12 2012. He comments that much of the best journalism coming out of New Zealand at present is online. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).