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Date: 2014

From: Clark, Laurence, 1949- :Digital cartoons

By: Northern advocate (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0029692

Description: Shows two men fishing in a boat discussing politians. One adds "There's been a lot of politicians stepping down lately". The other replies "Imagine if they all did". The other thinks to himself "I am". Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2014

From: Clark, Laurence, 1949- :Digital cartoons

By: Northern advocate (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0029725

Description: Cartoon shows six panels, under a heading, 'Prizes for best sixties costume at Town Basin party'. In four of the panels, people wear various sixties style costumes, commenting on Whangarei celebrating 50 years as a city, and the Hundertwasser Art Centre. In the final two panels, a boy asks, "So how come this isn't called the 'City Basin'?", and an older man with crossed arms says, "That would involve change". Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2014

From: Clark, Laurence, 1949- :Digital cartoons

By: Northern advocate (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0029789

Description: Cartoon shows two men walking down a street at night in Whangarei. They declare geeks to be cool, and decide to spray paint it on the fence. Text at the top of the cartoon is a quote by newly elected MP, Dr Shane Reti, reading, 'It is cool to be a geek'. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2014

From: Clark, Laurence, 1949- :Digital cartoons

By: Northern advocate (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0029905

Description: Cartoon shows a couple discussing the proposed Hundertwasser Art Centre in relation to existing buildings in the Whangarei Town Basin. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2014

From: Clark, Laurence, 1949- :Digital cartoons

By: Northern advocate (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0030185

Description: Shows six members of the public giving their views on the Hundertwasser Art Centre referendum - "HUNDERTWASSER didn't believe in STRAIGHT lines", "According to science, they're really MEGA-curves", "Science says TIME is DIFFERENT wherever you are in the universe too", "Like in Whangarei", "If the REFERENDUM is next year, whose CALENDER will the Council be using?", "We could drag it out FOREVER". Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2015

From: Clark, Laurence, 1949- :Digital cartoons

By: Northern advocate (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0030687

Description: 'Klarc' cartoons commenting on political and social issues in New Zealand published in the Northern Advocate on Saturdays and also some published in the local Whangarei 'Scene' magazine. A six-part cartooning showing a range of people commenting on the impetus to live in Auckland. The cartoon progresses from the suggestion that they live in Auckland because of jobs, but then others suggest that people can work from anywhere. Then others ask why does Wellington have to be the capital, and that people could live somewhere with a better climate. The implication, made evident in the final panel, is that Whangarei should work on getting the Hundertwasser Art Centre first, before thinking so 'big'. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

From: Clark, Laurence, 1949- :Digital cartoons

By: Northern advocate (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0023639

Description: Shows a dog driving a car, and telling another dog, 'Well, it beats chasing the along the street'. Above are the words, 'Dogs being trained to drive cars - news'. Refers to the Auckland SPCA, an animal shelter which taught three dogs to drive in order to raise awareness of stray dogs that need to be adopted. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

From: Clark, Laurence, 1949- :Digital cartoons

By: Northern advocate (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0023508

Description: Shows a sad-looking Santa Claus standing holding out his empty pickets on a Christmas tree. Refers to news reports that an image of the virgin Mary and baby Jesus can be seen in the Christmas tree lights on a community Christmas tree in Kaikohe, Northland. (Scoop, 19 Nov 2012) Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

From: Clark, Laurence, 1949- :Digital cartoons

By: Northern advocate (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0023681

Description: A woman stands outside a house with a Christmas tree in the window. She says, 'Well, the world didn't end yesterday'. A man stands by a mailbox, holding a stack of envelopes and says, 'So I'll have to pay all these bills after all.' Refers to the end of the 5,172-year Mayan long calendar on 21 December 2012. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2013

From: Clark, Laurence, 1949- :Digital cartoons

By: Northern advocate (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0023683

Description: Shows a camper van and near by tents at a campground in flood waters. A man in the van says, 'Just think of it as setting an example for our overseas visitors.' A woman responds, 'At least it's warm rain.' A caption at the top reads, 'Marketing campaign encourages tourists to "rough it" - news'. Context: It rained through much of the North Island during the Christmas holidays. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

From: Clark, Laurence, 1949- :Digital cartoons

By: Northern advocate (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0023682

Description: Shows people sitting on an airplane, looking concerned as a voice tells them that the flight is delayed because the captain is still in customs sniffing the baggage. A caption at the top of the cartoon states, '"conceivable" that dogs could fly planes - news'. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2013

From: Clark, Laurence, 1949- :Digital cartoons

By: Northern advocate (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0024019

Description: Captioned 'The future', a pigeon labelled 'New Zealand Post', flies with a message attched to its leg. The style of the cartoon is that of the artist, Don Binney. In Feb 2013 cutbacks in the services provided by New Zealand Post were announced. Those in rural areas feared further future reductions. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2013

From: Clark, Laurence, 1949- :Digital cartoons

By: Northern advocate (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0023885

Description: Shows the remnants of a 'sand bank party', where the tide has come back in and flooded the beach where a party had been. Balloons and bottles of wine float in the water, labelled, jobs, economic growth, novapay [sic] housing, and state asset sales. A chilly bin floating in the water is labelled, National. Commentary on the many ongoing issues facing the National Party government in New Zealand. McLeod Bay hosted their annual January Sand Bank Party on 15 January, which could only be accessed by boat, and lasted until the tide came in. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2013

From: Clark, Laurence, 1949- :Digital cartoons

By: Northern advocate (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0023892

Description: Shows a weather reporter pointing to a map of Northland and describing warm weather in Whangerei. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2013

From: Clark, Laurence, 1949- :Digital cartoons

By: Northern advocate (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0023973

Description: Depicts a fire risk board as a hazard board which calculates the risk of trouble on Waitangi Day. it shows the risk is medium level. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2013

From: Clark, Laurence, 1949- :Digital cartoons

By: Northern advocate (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0023793

Description: Shows a little fish in the sea asking 'What did YOU do during the war, great grandpa?'. Their great grandpa fish replies 'I survived in WHANGAPARAOA'. Refers to declassified files revealing that during the World War II top-secret wartime experiments were conducted off the coast of Auckland to perfect a tidal wave bomb. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2013

From: Clark, Laurence, 1949- :Digital cartoons

By: Northern advocate (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0024041

Description: Cartoon consists of four frames. The first three frames show a 'new' element of the New Zealand First Party, the party logo, Leader Winston Peters in their 'new' office in Whangarei, and a Northland scene for a 'new' policy benefiting Northland. The fourth frame depicts a bearded man in Muslim clothes saying 'Same old, same old'. Context: New Zealand First MP Richard Prosser said in his 'Investigate' magazine column that young male Muslims should not be allowed to travel on Western airlines because 'most terrorists are Muslim' and they should go back to 'Wogistan' (see New Zealand Herald 12 Feb 2013). Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2013

From: Clark, Laurence, 1949- :Digital cartoons

By: Northern advocate (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0024410

Description: Shows two men fishing and discussing the proposal for the Reserve Bank to be able to seize depositor's funds in the event of an emergency. One man asks, 'Who gets to decide what's an emergency?' and the other responds, 'I hope that's not what Kiwisaver is all about'. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2013

From: Clark, Laurence, 1949- :Digital cartoons

By: Northern advocate (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0024324

Description: Shows three school children eating their lunches. One of the children is grossed out by the Marmite yeast spread on his sandwich. Marmite, once a staple of kiwi pantries, has been unavailable for the past year due to damage to the processing facility in Christchurch following the Canterbury Earthquakes. Marmite returned to supermarket shelves on 20 March 2013. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2013

From: Clark, Laurence, 1949- :Digital cartoons

By: Northern advocate (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0024471

Description: A couple sit on the sofa watching the news, and discussing the possible closure of the Tiwai Point Aluminium Smelter. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).