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Date: 2011

From: Mulheron, Michael, 1958-: Digital cartoons published in the Dominion Post

Reference: DCDL-0017413

Description: Leader of the Labour Party Phil Goff slips on a banana skin; in the background is the Beehive, and Labour's Chief Whip Darren Hughes walks away looking somewhat dejected. Context - Chief Labour Party whip Darren Hughes has been forced to resign after an 18 year old student laid a sex complaint with police. Police are still investigating. The mishandling of the affair by Phil Goff is yet another blow for the Labour Party as the November election approaches. The cartoon accompanies an article by Tracy Watkins in 'Political Week' - it is entitled 'Hughes' problem, Goff's nightmare'. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2010

From: Mulheron, Michael, 1958-: Digital cartoons published in the Dominion Post

Reference: DCDL-0016351

Description: A sad and pathetic Chris Finlayson wet through and with his glasses askew holds a dripping document entitled 'Coastal areas Bill'. Context; Chris Finlayson is both the Minister for Treaty Settlements and the Attorney-General who approves those settlements! The Marine and Coastal Area Bill does not "confiscate" any land. It repeals the Foreshore and Seabed Act 2004, and takes the marine and coastal area out of the Crown ownership created by the 2004 Act. It creates a Common Marine and Coastal Area (excluding the 12,499 or so existing private titles that partially include marine and coastal area) which is not owned, and which can never be sold. It will be regulated by the Crown, as are many things that the Crown does not "own" - for example land (the Continental Shelf), resources (air and water) and legal entities (stock markets). The Bill provides for the interests and rights of all New Zealanders in the common marine and coastal area, and is based on the understanding that these rights can co-exist. (NZ Herald 20 January 2011) Title from file name Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2010

From: Mulheron, Michael, 1958-: Digital cartoons published in the Dominion Post

Reference: DCDL-0014508

Description: Prime Minister John Key and Minister of Energy and Resources Gerry Brownlee sit on logs in a national park roasting frogs over a fire. The prime minister mumbles through his cigar that he has decided to 'pull the plug on giving Te Urewera National Park back to Tuhoe' and Gerry Brownlee is pleased because otherwise they 'might not be able to mine it'. Refers to the government decision, apparently a u-turn by John Key, that the ownership of the Urewera National Park, which Tuhoe had regarded as a fait accompli, will not be returned to them. The frogs being eaten by John Key and Gerry Brownlee are endangered Archie's frogs that would be threatened by mining. By proposing to mine National parks, this government is undermining their purpose - that they're protected. The cartoon is saying that if the crown no longer own them, they might not be able to exploit them, or a to be more exact, profit from exploiting them. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

From: Mulheron, Michael, 1958-: Digital cartoons published in the Dominion Post

Reference: DCDL-0017460

Description: Prime Minister John Key sits on top of a gigantic cannon about to light the fuse (or the cigar in his mouth or both) while below is Labour Party leader Phil Goff with a pop-gun. Context - the contrast between the two leaders in popularity in the run-up to the 2011 elections. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2010

From: Mulheron, Michael, 1958-: Digital cartoons published in the Dominion Post

Reference: DCDL-0014381

Description: The cartoon shows a terrified Prime Minister John Key peering out of a cauldron that hangs over a roaring fire. The cartoon is named 'In hot water'. Refers probably to the 'joke' made by PM John Key when speaking at a tourism event in Auckland; Mr Key made a joke about enjoying a dinner at a Ngati Porou marae on the East Coast this week. He said 'the good news is that I was having dinner with Ngati Porou as opposed to their neighbouring iwi, which is Tuhoe, in which case I would have been dinner, which wouldn't have been quite so attractive'. The joke has been labelled badly timed and insensitive by a Maori Party MP. It was specifically referring to Key's apparent about-turn by denying that Tuhoe would ever be granted ownership of the Urewera National Park after Tuhoe believed that this was going to be the case. Title from file name. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

From: Mulheron, Michael, 1958-: Digital cartoons published in the Dominion Post

By: Dominion post (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0017774

Description: Caricature of the new leader of the ACT Party, Don Brash, and the leader of the new Mana Party, Hone Harawira. Don Brash wears a tshirt printed with the words 'I love Roger' and Hone Harawira wears a tshirt printed with 'I love bin Laden' ('love' is suggested on both tshirts by a heart symbol). Context A debate between Don Brash and Hone Harawira on TVNZ's Close Up. Former leader of the National Party, Don Brash, has ousted Rodney Hide from the leadership of the ACT Party and taken his place. There would have been machinations behind the scenes with ACT MP Roger Douglas the instigator of the 'Rogernomics' free enterprise economic reforms of 1984. Hone Harawira, who has just founded a new party to be called the 'Mana Party' and has raised eyebrows by calling Osama bin Laden (killed 1 May by US forces) a freedom fighter, saying the former terrorist mastermind should be "honoured", not "damned", as according to Maori custom. Accompanied an article entitled "White and black don't make grey" / Tracy Watkins in Political Week 7 May 2011 - Dominion Post Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

From: Mulheron, Michael, 1958-: Digital cartoons published in the Dominion Post

By: Dominion post (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0017891

Description: Finance Minister, Bill English, stands on the back of a chair and pushes a box labelled 'KiwiSaver' onto the top shelf of a refrigerator. On a lower shelf is a box labelled 'Working for families' and Prime Minister John Key, prepares to hand several other boxes that are labelled 'New spending', 'student loans', and 'public sector' up to Bill English to stow in the fridge. Context - The 2011 May budget in which there are cuts in KiwiSaver, Working for Families, student loans and the public sector and a statement about 'no new spending' in order to try to get the deficit down. Title provided by librarian Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2010

From: Mulheron, Michael, 1958-: Digital cartoons published in the Dominion Post

Reference: DCDL-0016350

Description: Nick Smith Minister for the environment coyly holds an umbrella as he regards a very tall stack of boulders. Title supplied by cataloguer Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2013

From: Mulheron, Michael, 1958-: Digital cartoons published in the Dominion Post

By: Sunday star times (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0023972

Description: Depicts a cow dressed as a stripper, wearing a g-string underwear, holding a pink bra and a feather fan. A tattoo saying 'DCD' (dicyandiamide) is on her bottom. In January 2013 the Ministry for Primary Industries announced that traces of the nitrate inhibiting pasture agrichemical DCD, or dicyandiamide, had been found in Fonterra milk products causing worry about the safety of New Zealand milk. Fonterra told the Ministery for Primary Industries about the traces in Sept 2012. Fonterra launched on to the stock market on 30 Nov 2012. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2013

From: Mulheron, Michael, 1958-: Digital cartoons published in the Dominion Post

By: Sunday star times (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0024988

Description: Depicts the New Zealand economy as a huge rusty ship being towed by a rowboat called 'Aotea Rower'. At the helm of the rowboat is Prime Minister John Key dressed as Captain Cook, and valiantly rowing the dinghy is Finance Minister Bill English. Refers to release of 2013 government Budget measures to tackle economic downturn in New Zealand. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

From: Mulheron, Michael, 1958-: Digital cartoons published in the Dominion Post

By: Dominion post (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0020420

Description: Shows a queue of people lining up to get their benefits from a huge and complex machine. Refers to Prime Minister John Key's plans to make the public service more efficient. One of the apects of the efficiency drive isto create a virtual public service that will make the public have to apply for driving licences on our smartphones. The cartoon shows beneficiaries accessing the benefits on a computer. This cartoon accompanied and article by Andrea Vance called 'New model in store for public sector'. Published in the Dompost Saturday March 3 2012. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

From: Mulheron, Michael, 1958-: Digital cartoons published in the Dominion Post

By: Sunday star times (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0022820

Description: Shows a man sitting at his computer. All over the space behind him are words relating to blogging, many of which express negative opinion and most of which describe blogging as egocentric. Context: drawn to accompany an article called 'Not the type' written by Grant Smithies for the Sunday Star Times August 12 2012. He comments that much of the best journalism coming out of New Zealand at present is online. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

From: Mulheron, Michael, 1958-: Digital cartoons published in the Dominion Post

By: Sunday star times (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0022822

Description: Shows a pink flying pig carrying a binload of travellers. Context: accompanies an article written by Dave Armstrong in the Dominion Post September 3 2012 that discusses flying by Jetstar and by Air New Zealand - small private and cheap but unreliable as opposed to large and monopolising, expensive and reliable. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

From: Mulheron, Michael, 1958-: Digital cartoons published in the Dominion Post

By: Sunday star times (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0022823

Description: Shows a caricature of former All Black coach Graham Henry dressed in a blue and white striped sweater. Context: Accompanies an article written by Toby Robson called 'Henry may sit in Pumas' box for ANBs test' published in the Dominion Post September 4 2012. Relates to Henry's current task of helping the Argentinian team who are playing in Wellington on 8th September. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

From: Mulheron, Michael, 1958-: Digital cartoons published in the Dominion Post

By: Sunday star times (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0022819

Description: Shows two different fathers enjoying their special versions of fathers' day. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

From: Mulheron, Michael, 1958-: Digital cartoons published in the Dominion Post

By: Sunday star times (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0022909

Description: Shows two women looking at male protestors with placards outside the Dowse Art Gallery and Museum. Context: Dowse exhibition "For Your Eyes Only" by Qatar artist Sophia Al-Maria has attracted criticism for being for women only (NZ Herald 9 Sept 2012). Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

From: Mulheron, Michael, 1958-: Digital cartoons published in the Dominion Post

By: Dominion post (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0023055

Description: Shows an Ionic column on the top of which stands a well-heeled student with a sack of money and at the bottom of which stands a boy holding a rugby league ball. Context: Accompanies Dave Armstrong's column 1 October 2012 in the Dominion Post, 'No surprises - the schools divide themselves'. Relates to debate about the publishing of National Standards information for schools - 'that one unintended benefit is that New Zealanders may start to realise that schools are probably more a reflection of the increasingly unequal society that is Planet Key than the cause of it'. Title provided by librarian. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

From: Mulheron, Michael, 1958-: Digital cartoons published in the Dominion Post

By: Sunday star times (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0023233

Description: Shows a man frolicking among colourful spring flowers. Title from file name Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

From: Mulheron, Michael, 1958-: Digital cartoons published in the Dominion Post

By: Dominion post (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0019445

Description: The cartoon shows Finance Minister Bill English and Prime Minister John Key appearing like shamed schoolboys as they are reprimanded by a large man who stands in the foreground with his hands on his hips in an accusing stance. Context: Standard & Poor's has followed fellow ratings agency Fitch to cut New Zealand's credit ratings. The agency's long-term foreign currency ratings on New Zealand have been lowered to AA from AA+ and its long-term local currency rating to AA+ from AAA. (NBR September 30 2011) Title created by librarian Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

From: Mulheron, Michael, 1958-: Digital cartoons published in the Dominion Post

By: Dominion post (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0018822

Description: Caricatures of a line-up of delegates at the Pacific Islands Forum in Auckland. The Forum coincides with the Rugby World Cup and each of the delegates seems as keen that their country win the Cup than attend to Forum matters. Context: The cartoon was drawn to accompany an article by Tracy Watkins called 'Opinion divided over Pacific help'. Title supplied by cataloguer Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).