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Date: 2012

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

By: Southland times (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0019987

Description: A bird drips oil as it stands on a pedestal. Text reads 'And the GLOB goes to ... Maritime NZ for its role in the Rena's debacle'. Context: Refers to the issue of whether the Rena response was hampered by underfunding. The 'Rena' was a container ship that went aground on the Astrolabe Reef off the coast of Tauranga and leaked oil and spilled dozens of containers. There is a play on 'Golden Globe' awards. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

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

By: Setford News Photo Agency

Reference: DCDL-0019202

Description: On a beach covered in black oil and dying and dead oil-covered fish and birds, an oil-covered penguin sees lying nearby, a newspaper with a headline that reads 'Kiwis wear too much black says columnist.' The penguin says 'You can say that again!' Context: Dominion Post columnist Karl du Fresne laments the absence of colours in New Zealanders' dress sense and this has drawn a big response. The cartoon applies the comment to the environmental disaster that has followed the grounding of the container ship 'Rena' on the Astrolabe Reef off the coast of Tauranga. This happened on the 5th October during the Rugby World Cup. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

From: Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :Digital cartoons

By: Press (Christchurch, N.Z.)

Reference: DCDL-0019247

Description: The oil slick from the stricken container ship 'Rena' bears the words 'Fossil fuels the way of the future - Yeah right!' Context: A comment about the damage that an oil spill creates. The Tui advertisement comment 'Yeah right!' about fossil fuels refers to the strong view held by many that the danger to the environment is too great to contemplate further oil exploration. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

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

By: Press (Christchurch, N.Z.)

Reference: DCDL-0019220

Description: In the top frame a group of men panic shouting 'Our international image is in danger!' because 'We should have been prepared' and 'There's been too much delay!' In the lower frame we see that the men are in a pub and are talking about the All Blacks, not the Rena. Context: The All Blacks have been suffering a series of injuries thus jeopardising their Rugby World Cup chances. And the 'Rena' is a foreign owned container ship that has run aground on Astrolabe Reef near Tauranga and is leaking oil. Colour and black and white versions available Quantity: 2 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

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

By: Press (Christchurch, N.Z.)

Reference: DCDL-0019223

Description: Two men stare at a polluted stretch of sea and are disgusted at the 'fouling of our clean green image.' The lower part of the cartoon shows that they are standing on top of an enormous barrel bearing a skull and crossbones and the words 'Farm leachate' which is leaking into the water. One of them says 'I hope they throw the book at the @*!!*!' Context: This appeared to be about the oil spillage from the grounded container ship Rena but is in fact about the fouling of waterways by farming runoff. Colour and black and white versions available Quantity: 2 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

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

By: Otago daily times (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0018975

Description: The context is the Maui pipeline leak, the grounding of the container ship 'Rena' with a resultant oil spill and Stephen Donald , who was described as an 'unlikely hero' after his 45th minute penalty which ultimately won the All Blacks the Rugby World Cup final, 8-7 over France. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

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

By: Setford News Photo Agency

Reference: DCDL-0019468

Description: In the background the container ship 'Rena' has run aground on a reef and in the foreground, floating on a liferaft representing 'Welfare to work', which is full of holes, sits Minister for Social Development, Paula Bennett, who says 'The Rena could have been floated if they'd only pumped it full of hot air..' Context: On the 5th October the container ship 'Rena' broke up on the Astrolabe reef off the coast of Tauranga. Paula Bennett's ambition to get people off welfare and into work seems like 'hot air' as in these times of economic downturn there are not enough jobs. 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-0019249

Description: An oil-covered seal talks to an oil-covered bird, both swimming in a sea of oil. The seal says 'Great news eh? Another week of wall-to-wall, All-Black coverage. Context: Refers to the container ship 'Rena' which is grounded on the Astrolabe Reef off the Bay of Plenty and threatens to become a disaster of huge proportions as oil spews into the sea. Refers also to the Rugby World Cup being held in New Zealand at the same time. 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-0019209

Description: The title of the top frame is 'All Black mania' and the cartoon shows an exhausted and wounded Wallaby with exultant kiwis wearing All Black strips dancing all over him; text reads 'All Black victors.' The title of the lower frame is 'All Black news' and the cartoon shows oil-covered seabirds and a crab on an oil-covered beach; text reads 'All Black victims.' Context: The term 'all black' describes both the 'All Blacks' and the oily slick from the doomed ship 'Rena.' The cartoon refers to the juxtaposition of the Rugby World Cup which fully engages attention and the wreck of the 'Rena' on the Astrolabe Reef off the coast of Tauranga. On 5th October 2011 the container ship 'Rena' became stuck on the Astrolabe reef off the coast of Tauranga. It is spilling oil, threatening coastlines and killing seabirds. Authorities are racing to get the oil and the containers off the ship before it breaks up but the weather is frustrating efforts. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

From: Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :Digital cartoons

By: Press (Christchurch, N.Z.)

Reference: DCDL-0019248

Description: Prime Minister John Key, dressed as a sea-captain stands on the edge of New Zealand that has tipped onto its side. Near Tauranga is a signpost with the words 'Deficit Reef' planted on it. John Key shouts 'Mayday! Bring a dispersant and a boom! I don't want this slick spreading!' From the direction of Wellington floats an oilslick bearing the words 'Bad publicity for govt.' Context: A container ship, the 'Rena' ran aground on 5th October and is stuck on the Astrolabe Reef off the Bay of Plenty. It threatens to become an environmental disaster of huge proportions as oil spews into the sea. This is bad news for the government in the lead up to the November elections. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

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

By: Waikato Times (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0019184

Description: One fish asks another about his holiday in the Bay of Plenty. The second fish who is covered in oil says crypically 'Don't ask!' Context: The 'oil spill' refers to the 'Rena' disaster. The container ship 'Rena' is breaking up on the Astrolabe reef off the coast of Tauranga and is spilling oil, threatening coastlines and killing seabirds. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

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

By: Fairfax Media Limited (Firm)

Reference: DCDL-0019996

Description: Trans Tasman rowers find themselves high and dry on top of a container. Refers to news that Team Gallagher members James Blake, Andrew McCowan and Nigel Cherrie passed under the Auckland Harbour Bridge on 20th January after crossing the Tasman. Team member team member Martin Berka was dropped off in the Bay of Plenty. The crossing took 59 days because of very rough weather. It refers also to the problem of containers from the wreck of the Rena floating in the sea and the ongoing work of unloading remaining containers from the ship. Colour and black and white versions available Quantity: 2 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

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

By: Setford News Photo Agency

Reference: DCDL-0020081

Description: A man and a woman are shown up to their necks in oil labelled, Pre-election polls, which is gushing out of a television set. A newspaper reads, NZ on Air considers banning some programmes before an election. Refers to the criticism of TV3 for screening a documentary on child poverty four days before the November 2011 elections, and compares it to the extensive television coverage of the Rena oil spill. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

From: Crimp, Daryl, 1958-:[Digital cartoons published in the Dominion Post and other newspapers]

By: Nelson mail (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0019580

Description: A fishing boat leaves a black trail that looks like oil and which is labelled 'Black Market op'. A fish nearby says 'there's still a lot of scum around Tauranga'. Context: Tauranga was where the grounding and consequent oil spill from the container ship 'Rena' occured. The cartoon refers to the news that Fishery officers have seized a commercial fishing trawler in Tauranga and two refrigerated trucks, after an investigation into a large scale black market operation. It is believed that more than 12 tonnes of the trawler's catch (mainly snapper) has not been reported as required and appears to have been sold on the black market in Tauranga and Auckland (Stuff: 22 November 2011) Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

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

By: Fairfax Media Limited (Firm)

Reference: DCDL-0019990

Description: The cartoon shows the wreck of the container ship 'Rena' lying on the ocean bottom. A fish swimming by says it is not the Rena but the Ports of Auckland. Context: Salvors are now removing containers and debris from the Rena which is aground on the Astrolabe Reef off Tauranga and there is discussion about the possibility of the wreck being used as a diving attraction. Maersk Line announced today its permanently shifting its Southern Star container shipping service from Auckland to Tauranga -which will be good for rail. The Ports of Auckland company will lose nearly $20m in revenue annually as well as 52 ship calls and 82,500 containers. 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-0019596

Description: A crowd of Little Blue penguins are being released from captivity onto a beach. One of them says, 'What's the big rush? Where are we going?' and another answers 'Australia'. Context: Many Little Blue Penguins have been released onto a beach at Mount Maunganui after being cleaned of oil that leaked from the container ship 'Rena' when it ran aground on Astrolabe Reef on the 5th October 2011. A second idea is the large number of New Zealanders leaving for greener pastures in Australia. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

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

By: Press (Christchurch, N.Z.)

Reference: DCDL-0019650

Description: Cartoon has split frame. Top strip depicts Labour leader Phil Goff talking to Labour MPs David Shearer and David Cunliffe saying 'The Party won't be making its choice for a week or two...' The bottom strip depicts the three men sitting in a dinghy beside a sharply listing container ship named 'Labour' which has a claw shaped bowsprit on the ship's bow. Phil Goff says '..but I can show you where the leader sits!'. Context : Phil Goff resigned his Labour Party leadership role following the 2011 General elections. David Shearer and David Cunliffe are contesting the position. The image of the ship resembles that of container ship 'Rena' which struck Astrolabe Reef near Tauranga coast on 5 October 2011 and is leaking oil. Colour and black and white versions available Quantity: 2 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-0019191

Description: Text reads 'an All Black tide starts to sweep the nation... from the Bay of Plenty.' The cartoon shows an oil-covered penguin which thinks to itself 'Very slick.' Context: The term 'all black' describes both the 'All Blacks' and the oily slick from the doomed ship 'Rena.' The cartoon refers to the juxtaposition of the Rugby World Cup which fully engages attention and the wreck of the 'Rena' on the Astrolabe Reef off the coast of Tauranga. On 5th October 2011 the container ship 'Rena' became stuck on the Astrolabe reef off the coast of Tauranga. It is spilling oil, threatening coastlines and killing seabirds. Authorities are racing to get the oil and the containers off the ship before it breaks up but the weather is frustrating efforts. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

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

By: Dominion post (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0019207

Description: The cartoon shows Minister of Transport, Steven Joyce, sitting on a beach dressed as the Roman emperor Nero and playing the fiddle while in the background a ship founders. Context: Concerns anger over what people have seen as a lack of communication about the salvage and clean-up operation of the Rena disaster and what seems like slowness and lack of concern on the part of the government and this minister in particular. On 5th October 2011 the container ship 'Rena' became stuck on the Astrolabe reef off the coast of Tauranga. It is spilling oil, threatening coastlines and killing seabirds. Authorities are racing to get the oil and the containers off the ship before it breaks up but the weather is frustrating efforts. Title supplied by cataloguer Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

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

By: Setford News Photo Agency

Reference: DCDL-0019275

Description: Prime Minister John Key is dressed as the captain of a ship. He stands in the prow of a small boat named 'Rena leadership' which is being rowed by a man who says 'We're in troubled waters Skipper!' John Key says 'Well pour oil on it man! Must I think of polls, photo ops and that too?!' Context: This is a reference to criticism of John Key's leadership during the crisis caused by the grounding of the container ship 'Rena' on the Astrolabe Reef off the coast of Tauranga. The ship was heavily laden with containers and was leaking oil. This at the time that John Key wanted to concentrate on his election campaign - the elections to be held 26 November 2011. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).