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Date: 16 Nov 1993

From: The Dames Oral History Project

By: Goodman, Pearl Barbara (Dame), 1932-

Reference: OHInt-0046/07

Description: Barbara Goodman outlines family background; childhood; views on religion; education at Epsom Normal Intermediate School and Saint Cuthbert's College; coping with shyness and public speaking; political views; views on Maori and Maori issues; employment expectations; difficult aspects of life; marriage to Harold Goodman; children and motherhood; suffering from suburban neurosis; role as Mayoress of Auckland; effect on health and domestic life. Discusses views on women's movement; glass ceiling; sexism; work for Suffrage Year celebrations; involvement in the Telethon Trust for the Year of the Disabled; involvement in Odyssey House for drug rehabilitation, reference Mary Moody, John Evans, Warren Brookbanks, Brian Picot; difficulties encountered with Trust; enjoyment of challenges; involvement with Campaign for Tolerance, reference to fundamentalism, Society for the Protection of the Unborn Child, homosexual law reform; involvement with abortion law reform, reference to George Gair, Martyn Findlay, Marilyn Waring, Jim McLay, Hugh Williams. Describes death of husband; becoming deputy mayor; becoming Dame Commander of the British Empire; amount of work as city councillor and leisure; current goals; most satisfying aspect of life. Accompanying material - Copy of typewritten CV; copy of brief biography column from unknown source. Venue - Auckland Interviewer(s) - Susan Fowke Venue - 22 Tohunga Crescent, Parnell, Auckland Quantity: 3 C60 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). 1 interview(s). 3 Hours Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete AB 1127. Search dates: 1993

Date: 18 May 1993

From: The Dames Oral History Project

By: Tizard, Catherine Anne (Hon Dame), 1931-2021

Reference: OHInt-0046/08

Description: Catherine Tizard talks about family background; childhood; family interest in politics; effect of sex education on life; views on treatment of Maori; Maori language; views on biculturalism; life at University of Auckland; meeting future husband, Bob Tizard; courtship and marriage; child rearing; effect of Bob Tizard losing seat in Tamaki in 1960; the decision to return to university to study zoology; difficulty of combining study and child rearing; growing independence; supporting husband as parliamentarian. Discusses reasons for entering local politics; attitudes of council and staff; work as part of panel of 'Beauty and the beast', reference to Selwyn Toogood; importance of this experience; involvement in 1975 (second) United Women's Convention; importance of being involved with women's movement; views on women's choice in having children; amount of work as Governor-General; pressures as mayor of Auckland; actions and reactions during Queen St riots; hostility over Aotea Centre; feelings on being offered the role of Governor-General; public support and opposition. Describes breakup of marriage to Bob Tizard; views on republicanism; course of life; risk taking; most satisfying aspects of life; the future; involvement with charitable and community organisations. Accompanying material - Copy of curriculum vitae Venue - Wellington Interviewer(s) - Susan Fowke Venue - Government House, Wellington Quantity: 4 C60 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). 1 interview(s). 3.15 Hours and minutes Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete AB 1142. Search dates: 1993

Date: 2013

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

Reference: DCDL-0026320

Description: Cartoon depicts a jungle scene. An explorer wearing a pith helmet and kakhis (and followed by an African porter), greets a suburban man with a lawnmower "Aaah - Doctor Livingstone I presume?", to which the man replies "No Harry Waterhouse - Auckland, mowing my berm" Colour and black and white versions available Quantity: 2 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2013

From: Ekers, Paul, 1961-:[Digital cartoons published in the New Zealand Herald and other publications]

Reference: DCDL-0026452

Description: Cartoon shows Bevan Chuang, dressed in lingerie, seated on the edge of Auckland mayor Len Brown's desk. Chuang says to Brown, "Len, I want to make love to you lying in long grass beneath a starry sky..." Brown, who is sitting back in his chair in an undershirt and no pants offers to "stop mowing the berms". Text reads, 'Policy making at the Auckland City Council'. Cartoon references an affair between Brown and Chuang, as well as recent controversy over the maintenance of grass along sidewalks in Auckland. Colour and black and white versions available Quantity: 2 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2013

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

Reference: DCDL-0026482

Description: A priest in confession lays down a list of actions before granting absolution to penitent in mayoral robes. The list involves mowing berms outside a number of churches. Auckland City Council, in order to save money, proposed in October 2013 to end the Council's policy of mowing berms outside private residences in the city and to have local owners do that task. The new policy caused much local controversy. The penitent depicted is probably the Mayor, Len Brown. Colour and black and white versions available Quantity: 2 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2013

From: Walker, Malcolm, 1950- :Digital cartoons

By: Metro (Periodical)

Reference: DCDL-0026518

Description: Under the caption 'Len's back!' the re-elected mayor of Auckland, Len Brown, is shown trying to avoid publicity by desperately waving away reporters in an attempt to hide his face. Following his re-election as mayor in October 2013 and revelations over his extra-marital affair, Len Brown effectively went into hiding. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2013

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

Reference: DCDL-0025472

Description: Two beggars sit underneath a notice reading 'No begging - Auckland City Council'. One of them, reading a newspaper headlined 'Royal rules revised', says 'But on the bright side Pat - We're now eligible to succeed to the throne!' In 2013 the rule of primogeniture to the British throne were altered so that as the eldest child, the Royal baby will be next in line of succession after Prince William, whether it is a girl or a boy, and that marrying a Roman Catholic will no longer disqualify a person from being in the line of succession. In July 2013 the Auckland City Council voted to enforce the by-law against begging in the streets. Quantity: 2 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

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

By: Fairfax Media Limited (Firm)

Reference: DCDL-0018836

Description: In the top frame someone unseen (Murray McCully) in the Beehive says 'John! - There's been a bad reaction to us taking special powers to fix problems in Auckland!' Prime Minister John Key says 'What Murray?' In the lower frame Minister for the Rugby World Cup, Murray McCully, says 'The worst hit parts of Christchurch have declared themselves Fan Zones!' and the PM says 'Oh S..t!' The little Evans man says 'Sounds better than Red Zone!' Context: Refers to the chaos over transport and crowd control in the fanzone when much larger numbers of people flocked to the Rugby World Cup opening and revelry than expected. The government used special powers to take over the management of Queens Wharf fanzone spaces previously managed by an Auckland Council group, thus rather undermining the Mayor, Len Brown and the Auckland City Council. A new plan was signed off under special powers by Murray McCully directly after the fiasco. The Christchurch comment refers to the areas worst hit by the earhquakes. Colour and black and white versions available Quantity: 2 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

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

By: Dominion post (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0018852

Description: Text reads 'McCully was adamant the govt take whatever steps were needed to deter rugby fans from crowding into Party Central.' The cartoon depicts the severed head of Minister for the Rugby World Cup, Murray McCully, stuck on a paling in an iron fence surrounding Party Central in Auckland. Context: The cartoon refers to the government's very public undermining of Auckland's ability to run the fan zone after the fiasco because of overcrowding and transport problems on the opening night of the Rugby World Cup on the 9th September. Mr McCully had been under strict orders to do "whatever it takes" to ensure the Rugby World Cup is an outstanding success. The Rugby World Cup Empowerment legislation was invoked so that the Government could take control and run the fan zone - an action regarded as 'quite an extraordinary and surreal move' by Fran O'Sullivan in the New Zealand Herald September 14 2011. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

From: Body, Guy Keverne, 1967-: Digital cartoons published in New Zealand Herald

By: New Zealand herald (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0018988

Description: The title reads 'Super City - the post-merger assets.' The assets are 'the Mayoral office (ex Auckland) which is a tall building,' the 'Mayoral car (ex-Manukau)' and the 'Mayoral robes (ex-North Shore)' which is a strait jacket. Context: The new Supercouncil will replace organisations that have a total of 6300 staff, $27.2 billion in assets and annual revenues of $2.3 billion. Such a massive merger involving eight, not the usual two entities of corporate mergers, means bringing it all together will be demanding and complicated. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

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

By: Press (Christchurch, N.Z.)

Reference: DCDL-0018025

Description: Text reads 'The taniwha in the way of Auckland rail tunnel'. Below, at his desk, sits Steven Joyce, Minister of Transport as the 'taniwha'. The Minister of Transport, Steven Joyce, said today that the government does not have the money for the Auckland rail tunnel through the Central Business District - the CBD. Mr Joyce does not believe that the tunnel would bring enough benefit to Auckland. The 3.5km tunnel would cost $2.4bn. The Auckland City Council believes that the tunnel would bring $1.3bn in transport benefits and $3.3bn wider benefits to the CBD, like more businesses. The government's figures are $387m in transport benefits and $305m in wider benefits. Transport benefits would come from having fewer buses. The mayor, Len Brown, made the CBD rail tunnel one of his main election promises to Aucklanders. He will not give up his plan to have a rail tunnel. (ESL News - June 2 2011) Colour and black and white versions available Quantity: 2 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2013

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

By: Waikato Times (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0026534

Description: A couple look at a movie poster advertising the film 'Beyond the edge - A story of risk, planning, stamina. personal sacrifice, high stakes and uncertainty...'. One asks 'Len Brown?' The other replies 'No - Edmund Hillary.' A film titled 'Beyond the edge' and dealing with the ascent by Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary of Mount Everest in 1953 was released in 2013. Whether Len Brown's activities in the recent local body election was of the same quality was a matter of opinion... Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2013

From: Doyle, Martin Maurice Michael Thomas, 1956- :Digital cartoons

By: Scoop (Firm)

Reference: DCDL-0026626

Description: The cartoon is divided into two - 'Living-Hell wage' and 'Living-like-pigs wage'. Those in the first demand 'How do we get up there?'; Those in the second reply 'You can't - the balcony's full.' Accompanying note from cartoonist states, 'There's an almost Dickensian dichotomy between the living wage sought by some Auckland Council staff and the 123 staff who are paid [cue loud pig snorting] over $200,000.' On 8 November 2013 the Mayor of Auckland Len Brown tabled the council budget and proposed to phase in the living wage for all Auckland Council staff from 2014. The PSA said that the living wage would make a big difference to its members within the Council such as library and leisure staff who do very valuable work yet earn minimum wages. However the Living Wage coalition was disappointed that the Mayor would not extend his proposal to staff working under contract. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2013

From: Fletcher, David, 1952- :Digital cartoons

By: Dominion post (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0026977

Description: The Assistant asks The Politician if he has declared all of his 'gifts and freebies' for the year. The Politician asks for some paper - two reams - to list them, and that he will 'write small'. Politicians, both national and local, must declare any gifts worth above a certain amount. This cartoon strip was inspired more by the case of the mayor of Auckland, Len Brown, whose extensive acceptance of gifts and 'feebies' had made the news in mid December 2013. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2013

From: Bromhead, Peter, 1933- :Digital cartoons

By: Marlborough Express (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0027027

Description: Cartoon shows Auckland mayor, Len Brown emerging from the council meeting in the Auckland town hall saying 'Ooh! That wet bus ticket really hurt...' Refers to Auckland council meeting in which Len Brown was reprimanded by the council for recent behaviour, but still supported overall by them. The 'telling off' was likened to a 'wet bus ticket' by Councillor Cameron Brewer. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2013

From: Doyle, Martin Maurice Michael Thomas, 1956- :Digital cartoons

By: Scoop (Firm)

Reference: DCDL-0026988

Description: The Auckland city councillor, Dick Quax, announces 'The sleaze from the first floor of this building is a rotting political corpse!' Behind him, another councillor, Cameron Brewer, whispers 'Shh...Not so loud, Dick. I've got a few body parts in my travel bag.' He is grasping a parcel labelled "2012 4-day junket on Gold Coast'. Commentary from the artist reads "Dick Quax and Cameron Brewer have adopted an arch Puritanical rhetoric attacking Mayor Len Brown in Auckland. But now it's emerging that the lynch mob itself might not be 'without sin'. Cartoon depicts Auckland city councillors Dick Quax and Cameron Brewer." Auckland councillor Cameron Brewer, who had accused Mayor Len Brown of not declaring gifts, on 20 December 2013 admitted not declaring a four-day junket to the Gold Coast. Earlier some Auckland Councillors, including Dick Quax and Brewer, attempted to put a motion of no-confidence regarding the Mayor of Auckland at a Governing Body meeting at the Auckland Town Hall. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2013

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

By: Setford News Photo Agency

Reference: DCDL-0027006

Description: Len Brown, the Mayor of Auckland, along with a pair of underpants labelled 'Auckland' is hung out to dry after being censured by councillors at an Auckland Council meeting. "Any further business...?" he asks. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2013

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

By: Southland times (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0027010

Description: Under the words of the Christmas song "He's making a list/He's checking it twice/Gonna find out who's naughty & nice/Santa Claus is coming to town" stands Santa Claus consulting a list. He adds "Or in the Mayor of Auckland's case...The censure is coming to Brown". On 19 December 2013 Auckland City councillors censured their Mayor, Len Brown, but stopped short of voting on whether he had their confidence. Brown accepted the censure, which councillors decided by a majority was the harshest penalty that they could impose, for breaching the code of conduct in not declaring free and upgraded hotel rooms. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2013

From: Doyle, Martin Maurice Michael Thomas, 1956- :Digital cartoons

By: Facebook (Firm); Twitter Inc (Firm)

Reference: DCDL-0026990

Description: The Mayor of Auckland, Len Brown, is surrounded by monsters, representing the city's councillors. Hence the pun 'Orcland'. Commentary from the artist reads "Auckland city council is currently a murky mess in which the Mayor has admitted a two-year affair, and Councillors have censured him in unforgiving terms. Then it turned out that less than half of the Councillors have filed returns on their own 'gifts accepted' etc and one of them, a leading critic of the Mayor, himself has concealed a four-day overseas junket he was given last year." Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2013

From: Walker, Malcolm, 1950- :Digital cartoons

By: Metro (Periodical)

Reference: DCDL-0027020

Description: Cartoon shows a singer singing on the verge of his property, surrounded by what appears to be a garage sale array of items. On a pole nearby are signs stating 'Blue/green' 'Who cares'. The singer's words are 'Where's Frankie Stevens when you need him?' Text at the bottom of the cartoon reads, "Christmas on the berm..." Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).