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Date: 2012

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

By: Setford News Photo Agency

Reference: DCDL-0022542

Description: A man watches a television, holding a newspaper that states, 'More NZ deaths in Afghanistan,' and comments 'Faster, higher, stronger.' His wife asks if he's referring to the Olympics, and he says the Taliban. Context: Two New Zealand soldiers were killed in Afghanistan during a gun fight in a village near Do Abe, in the north east of Bamiyan Province on 4 August 2012. The 30th Olympics games occurred in London from 27 July - 12 August 2012. (TV One News, 6 August 2012) Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

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

By: Otago daily times (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0017600

Description: Two people look at wreaths laid on a war monument that has the words 'Lest we forget' engraved on it. The man says to the woman 'We must've forgotten or we wouldn't be bungling 'round in the futility of Afghanistan'. Context - ANZAC Day was commemorated on the 25 April 2011 and the Provincial Reconstruction team in Bamyan will stay on till at least 2015. That means our Kiwi troops in the Bamyan Province would have been at war for 12 years. John Key had said he would pull them out by March 2011. (3News Duncan Garner 5 May 2010) Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2010

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

Reference: DCDL-0014961

Description: The cartoon shows a row of weapons and a spade, on each of which rests the headgear of whoever used the item; from the left they are a Roman sword and helmet, a British rifle and helmet, a Russian kalashnikov and fur hat, an American weapon and helmet and a New Zealand brimmed hat and spade. Refers to the announcement by the defence forces that on 4th August a New Zealand soldier, Lieutenant Timothy O'Donnell, was killed and two others injured in an attack on a routine patrol in Afghanistan. The Kiwi soldiers are serving in a Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) in Bamiyan Province. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2001

From: Brockie, Robert Ellison, 1932- :Digital caricatures and cartoons

Reference: DX-003-034

Description: Quantity: 1 digital image(s).

Date: 2011

From: Bromhead, Peter, 1933- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0016969

Description: A member of the 'SAS' tries to leap across a bog in Afghanistan; a signpost reads 'Afghanistan the bottomless bog'. He says 'Up to our necks again!'. Context - The New Zealand Prime Minister John Key has confirmed that the New Zealand SAS deployment to Kabul, Afghanistan, will be extended for another year from April [2011]. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2002

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

Reference: DX-002-151

Description: Shows Santa and his helpers inundated with mail with suggestions for a gift for the Race Relations Commissioner. Public opinion is largely negative following comments by the Race Relations Commissioner comparing New Zealand's colonial history with that of the Taliban in Afghanistan. Extended Title - 'Yeah!' Quantity: 1 digital image(s).

Date: 2011

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

By: Dominion post (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0017581

Description: An old soldier wearing all his medals attends a memorial service on ANZAC day when suddenly his umbrella is wrecked by a blast of icy wind. Text reads 'SAS allegations'. Context - over ANZAC Day weekend 2011 journalist Jon Stephenson revealed on TVNZ's Marae programme that he has uncovered more details about the Special Forces work in Afghanistan. "My sources in Afghanistan, and other places, are very, very clear we are very involved in arresting prisoners and transferring those prisoners to Afghans, who are likely to torture those prisoners," he told Marae. New Zealand's defence force rules, and international laws, say troops cannot hand over prisoners to another country if there is evidence they will be tortured or mistreated. But Stephenson said since 2001 the SAS has been forced to ignore these rules. "New Zealand and New Zealand soldiers have been involved, some would say complicit in human rights abuses in Afghanistan since our first deployment began in 2001, and certainly continuing today." (TVNZ 23 April 2011 and Scoop 25 April 2011) Colour and black and white versions available Quantity: 2 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2013

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

By: Setford News Photo Agency

Reference: DCDL-0024099

Description: Shows the United States, in the form of Uncle Sam, as a puppeteer, pulling the strings of a militarised kiwi labelleld 'NZ'. Uncle Sam stands on ground labelled Afghanistan and says 'Watch this, I can make him look like he's leaving'. Refers to Prime Minister John Key's announcement on 18 February 2013 that after the April 2013 withdrawal from Bamiyan, New Zealand would maintain 27 military personnel in Afghanistan for at least a year. Wider context also suggests that New Zealand is serving American interests in their role in Afghanistan. See Stuff 18 February 2013. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

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

By: Setford News Photo Agency

Reference: DCDL-0021460

Description: The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Murray McCully, represented as an alien, stands in front of a landed spacecraft sporting a banner reading 'Mission accomplished'. he announces that he has come from 'Planet Nato', and that 'the Allies are pulling out as Afghanistan is ready for peaceful transition! Mission accomplished!' There had been several purported UFO sightings and landings in New Zealand, as noted by the cartoonist. McCully at the time was attending a NATO meeting in Chicago, where the withdrawal from Afghanistan was announced. 'Mission Accomplished' refers to the banner displayed by the former President of the United States, George W Bush, when he prematurely declared the end of the war in Iraq. The view from 'Planet Nato' of Afghan politics suggests the same lack of realism. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

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

By: Otago daily times (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0020671

Description: A couple watch the news on television and discuss the kind of open transparent democracy we enjoy in New Zealand and which the S.A.S. were hoping to secure for Afghanistan. Context: The elite SAS forces are due home from Afghanistan in March 2012. They have been deployed in Afghanistan as part of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF). Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

From: Bromhead, Peter, 1933- :Digital cartoons

By: Marlborough Express (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0021072

Description: Cartoon suggests that a long memory is required for recalling the horrors of past wars but a short one to justify involvement in the Afghan war. Foreign Minister Murray McCully has announced the 140-member provincial reconstruction team (PRT), which had been due to stay until 2014, will now be withdrawn late next year. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

From: Bromhead, Peter, 1933- :Digital cartoons

By: Marlborough Express (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0021071

Description: Shows two medics rushing a wounded soldier to the 'spin doctors' or treatment. Context: The question is being asked; how can New Zealand justify keeping its troops in Afghanistan? How can any of the invading forces justify still being there ten years after the invasion? Foreign Minister Murray McCully has announced the 140-member provincial reconstruction team (PRT), which had been due to stay until 2014, will now be withdrawn late next year. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

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

By: Southland times (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0022726

Description: Shows writer and film-maker Barbara Sumner Burstyn with a large 'F' (fool?) on her forehead. Context: Barbara Sumner Byrstyn is Canadian now living in New Zealand. She sparked a row after the death of Jacinda Baker, a soldier killed in Afghanistan in August 2012 by making seemingly insensitive remarks about the death. Burstyn is a respected journalist and the comment is being read out of context. Two versions of this cartoon are available Quantity: 2 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

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

By: Southland times (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0023327

Description: Shows a crossword puzzle spelling words relating to New Zealand's military involvement in Afghanistan. Refers to a news report stating that members of the elite SAS (Special Air Service) force had been sent to help hunt the insurgents that killed three kiwi soldiers in August 2012. Prime Minister John Key has denied the information, and stated that the SAS team remaining in Afghanistan were all working in the area of logistics. (Stuff.co.nz, 31 Oct 2012) Three versions of this cartoon are available Quantity: 3 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

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

By: Dominion post (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0023132

Description: Shows Prime Minister John Key wearing a protection vest as he attempts to reassure an Afghani interpreter that he will do his best to assure his safety. The interpreter fails to understand John Key's obfuscations. Context: Refers to the interpreters who are working with New Zealand's Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) in Bamyan province and who say their lives will be in danger when it withdraws in April next year. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

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

By: Press (Christchurch, N.Z.)

Reference: DCDL-0023126

Description: An Afghani interpreter tells a New Zealand soldier that his wife is concerned that they will be targeted by the Taleban when the New Zealand contingent leaves. The man interprets the soldier's assurances of safety as meaning they are indeed in danger. Context: Refers to the interpreters who are working with New Zealand's Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) in Bamyan province and who say their lives will be in danger when it withdraws in April next year. Colour and black and white versions available Quantity: 2 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

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

By: Scoop (Firm)

Reference: DCDL-0023252

Description: In October the Prime Minister, John Key, and the news media announced, 'denied', and discussed a plan to send the SAS back to Afghanistan shortly to launch a revenge attack on the Taleban insurgents, for the death of several New Zealand soldiers. The general announcement to the world (and to the Taleban) of a 'surprise attack' was made seriously in October 2012. Contrary to appearances, this was 'not a joke'. Whether the Taleban thought so, is another matter. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

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

By: Setford News Photo Agency

Reference: DCDL-0019064

Description: The scene shows a large rifle stuck into the ground with a soldiers helmet balanced on top. Along the ground is the word 'WHY' and in the background is a signpost bearing the name 'Afghanistan.' Context: According to Prime Minister John Key the death (of Lt Gen Rhys Jones) would not alter New Zealand's commitment to operations in Afghanistan. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

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

By: Southland times (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0019028

Description: Ther cartoon shows a map of New Zealand with the name 'Afghanistan' above it. The 't' in 'Afghanistan' throws the shadow of a cross along the length of New Zealand. Text below reads 'Land of the wrong white cloud.' Context: Debate about the ethics of New Zealand's presence in Afghanistan. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

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

By: Press (Christchurch, N.Z.)

Reference: DCDL-0018743

Description: Two gigantic American marines representing 'US Foreign policy' manipulate a piece of machinery. A member of the New Zealand SAS force appears small between the legs of one of the marines; he has his hands free but is helping to work the machinery with his foot. He says 'Nicky Hager is lying! - We are not hands on!' Context: Nicky Hager's latest book "Other People's Wars" claims military and intelligence officials have not told politicians the full story of their work in Iraq and Afghanistan. The Prime Minister has dismissed the claims and says an inquiry into the allegations is unlikely. Colour and black and white versions available Quantity: 2 digital cartoon(s).