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Date: 2013

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

By: Press (Christchurch, N.Z.); Timaru herald (Newspaper); Manawatu standard (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0025022

Description: Title reads 'NZ Police found guilty of acting unlawfully in Tuhoe raid - Hat responsible for them being there in the first place is still at large'. Below them are six caricatures of the colourful Tuhoe protester, Tame Iti, wearing a selection of hats. The cartoonist's comment is 'ID Parade'. Refers to the Independent Police Conduct Authority finding on 22 May 2013 that actions by the New Zealand Police during the Ruatoki raids were unlawful, although the operation overall was reasonable and justified. Tame Iti, one of the Tuhoe protagonists in the affair who had been released recently from prison, was noted for his tendency to wear a variety of hats. Colour and black and white versions available Quantity: 2 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2003

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

Reference: DCDL-0025510

Description: The cartoon shows Prime Minister, Helen Clark, seated on a throne on the beach. She wears royal regalia, including a crown, and holds an orb. She has her right hand stretched out and is commanding a huge wave to retreat. The wave symbolises Maori expectations about seabed and foreshore. Refers to the political complexities behind the foreshore and sea bed debate and Helen Clark's desire that the issue disappear. Photocopy version of the cartoon exists at H-734-220 Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

From: Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :Digital cartoons

By: Press (Christchurch, N.Z.)

Reference: DCDL-0020371

Description: Shows Prime Minister John Key holding a briefcase labelled 'Asset sales section 9' and pondering on how he will make his way through a maze of traditional Maori designs and symbols (Kowhaiwhai). Context: Section 9 of the State Owned Enterprises Act protects Maori interests under the Treaty of Waitangi and are to be replicated in new legislation supporting the partial asset sales that the government intends to implement. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

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

By: Fairfax Media Limited (Firm)

Reference: DCDL-0020630

Description: Shows the Beehive as a sausage machine extruding a string of sausages that represent 'Treaty settlements'. Context: The government's goal of settling claims by 2014 has accelerated the pace at which historical settlements have been reached with iwi, meaning more legislation before the House in the short and medium term. The Government's commitment to progressing Treaty settlements is being boosted by extended House sitting hours and utilising cognate bill options, Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations Minister Christopher Finlayson said today. (www.voxy.co.nz 16 february 2012) Black and white versions of this cartoon available Quantity: 2 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2002

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

Reference: DX-002-079

Description: New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark's head is shown as the cliffs of Young Nick's Head, Gisborne, with Peter Dunne of the United Future party and Ron Donald of the Green Party trying to stake claims in her hair. Double reference is made, firstly to local protests led by Maori over the sale of Young Nicks Head, a historic land mark, to an American buyer purchasing the farm of which it is part, and secondly to the coalition cum minority government negotiations taking place between the Labour Party and the United Future party, and the Labour Party and the Greens. Extended Title - United Future. Greens. Things are running quiet with no one in charge. Quantity: 1 digital image(s).

Date: 2007

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

Reference: DCDL-0002993

Description: The scene is a piece of pristine land with trees and hills in the background. The land is Whenuakite and a large sign indicates that it is for sale. Minister for Sport and Recreation, Trevor Mallard, stands in front of a second sign writing that the sale is off. Two Maori nearby ask him if he is buying the land for the stadium. Refers to the controversy over the planned Landcorp sale at Whenuakite of land claimed by the Hauraki Iwi and subject to a Treaty Claim and also to the controversy over the need for a large stadium for the 2011 Rugby World Cup. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

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

Reference: DCDL-0017145

Description: Cartoon shows three men sitting in a pub and discussing fears about beach access. The first man says "If iwi get to charge for beach access you'll have to pay if you've no Maori blood!" A second man says "So nobody will get free access as there are no full-blooded Maori anymore", the third man says "That's true!". The three ment continue talking, text reads: "Right! All the rest will be on a sliding scale of discounts depending on their mix", "It's totally absurd!!", and "So what's new?". Context - Some people fear they will lose easy access to the beach as a result of the bill and others are very critical of the government's haste in pushing it through. The present government has repealed the Foreshore and Seabed Act and replaced it with legislation that removes the foreshore and seabed from Crown ownership andllows iwi to seek customary title to parts of it through the courts or through negotiation with the Government. The repealed Act is called the Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Bill. There is criticism about the haste of the bill and anxiety about continued easy access to beaches. (NZH 9 February 2011) Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s). Processing information: Description updated 1 November 2023 following information provided by a staff member/researcher, as part of reparative description work. 

Date: 2008

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

Reference: DCDL-0005014

Description: Shows a truck with the name 'Mawhera Corporation' dumping four memorial pillars onto the ground. All around lie dead soldiers. The truck driver whistles mindlessly. Refers to the removal by Maika Mason of four war memorial gate pillars from the Grey Main school site where they'd stood for 85 years, thus causing much grief and outrage in the community. The pillars lay in a paddock until Mason was persuaded to return them. However Mason refuses to apologise as the pillars were in the way of a planned shopping development and although there had been talk for a year about moving them, nothing was done. However there is more to this story, see below... Mawhera's land derives from pockets reserved by West Coast Maori in Ngai Tahu's 1860 land sales. It was managed by a public trustee until West Coast Maori wrested back control in the early 70s and established Mawhera Incorporation. By then, it had been reduced from 200ha to 140ha through land sales, and the lost economic opportunities had taken a social and cultural toll. "The deprivation we suffered is the basis of our attitude today," says Mason. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

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

Reference: DCDL-0017397

Description: A man is almost knocked off his feet by the air rush as a huge wrecking ball swings over his head; in the lower panel he is seen to be representing 'NZ' (New Zealand) as he continues walking his dog and sighing with relief saying 'Thank goodness that's over!' He is unaware that behind him the ball which represents the 'Seabed and Foreshore debate' will be returning to endanger him again. Context - The controversial Marine and Coastal Area Bill (Takutai Moana) which was passed on 24 March 2011, repeals the Foreshore and Seabed Act of 2004 and restores the right to seek recognition of customary marine title in the common marine and coastal area through the courts. It sets out tests for proving customary marine title and also sets out the rights customary marine title holders may exercise, such as guardianship and development rights. The rights do not affect public access. Green Party co-leader Metiria Turei said "This is a very unjust outcome. It's the same outcome from 2004. The Maori Party have betrayed Maori voters and those who supported them in 2004". Colour and black and white versions of this cartoon are available Quantity: 2 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2010

From: Fletcher, David, 1952- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0016118

Description: 'The Politician' cartoon strip. An aide asks the minister if he is willing to meet with the protesters but the minister demands the report and yells that they can go to hell. Refers to Minister of Treaty Negotiations, Chris Finlayson, telling Maori protesters who are occupying land that they claim belongs to them at Taipa that they can 'go to hell'. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).