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Date: 2012

From: Fletcher, David, 1952- :Digital cartoons

By: Dominion post (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0023493

Description: The politician asks a reporter why he always uses grumpy looking photos, and asks when would be a good time to take a photo where he looks happy. His aid answers, 'on pay day.' Refers to a Massey University study which compared newspaper coverage during the 2011 elections, where images of incumbent and winner John Key appeared almost twice as often as photos of challenger Phil Goff. In many of the photos, Goff looked grumpy, which can send negative messages to viewers. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

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

By: Dominion post (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0019595

Description: In the top frame a man protests with a banner reading 'No asset sales' in front of an enormous tank. In the lower frame the driver, Prime Minister John Key, asks Finance Minister Bill English if he felt a bump. Bill English tells him to drive on as he felt nothing. Context: A huge majority of New Zealanders, including National Party supporters, oppose asset sales which the government, having just won the 2011 election, seem determined to proceed with. A single protester facing up to a huge tank is an allusion to the Tiananmen Square massacre in China in 1989. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

From: Murdoch, Sharon Gay, 1960-: Digital cartoons published in The Press, Sunday Star Times, Dominion Post, and other publications

By: Dominion post (Newspaper); Murdoch, Sharon Gay, 1960-

Reference: DCDL-0022912

Description: Shows a farmer asking a man wrapped in bandages who he is. Man replies 'he's not Phil Goff' and so is invited in. Text reads 'Mr Shearer tours the provinces'. Context: Labour Party Leader David Shearer has not had a high profile. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

From: Walker, Malcolm, 1950- :Digital cartoons

By: Dominion post (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0018776

Description: Labour leader Phil Goff bashes his head 'Thock! Thock! Thock! against a wall that represents 'public opinion'. He says 'Sometimes I feel I'm just banging my head against a brick wall' Context: The Labour Party is lagging badly in the polls in the run up to the November elections. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

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

By: Dominion post (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0019365

Description: The cartoon shows Labour Party leader Phil Goff saying 'I'm hopeless at cuddly, so I've decided to be bold...' and the Prime Minister John Key who says 'Cuddly. I do cuddly. Somebody pass me a kitten...' Context: in the lead up to the November 26th elections the leaders of the two main parties do their disarming best, each in a sense taking on the persona of their opposite number. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

From: Fletcher, David, 1952- :Digital cartoons

By: Dominion post (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0019378

Description: 'The Politician' cartoon strip. The minister is annoyed and says 'Show me the money! Show me the money! That's all he can say!!!' The minister's colleague thinks he means the prime minister but, in fact, he means the finance spokesman. Context: The quip 'Show me the money!' was made frequently by Prime Minister John Key in the leaders' debate when Phil Goff outlined policies that he was unable to cost and that John Key thought would be impossible to finance. 'Show Me the Money' was a well-known phrase uttered by characters in the 1996 film Jerry Maguire: 'Show me the money' gameshow. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

From: Murdoch, Sharon Gay, 1960-: Digital cartoons published in The Press, Sunday Star Times, Dominion Post, and other publications

By: Dominion post (Newspaper); Murdoch, Sharon Gay, 1960-

Reference: DCDL-0019375

Description: Leader of the Labour Party Phil Goff appears as the captain of a rugby team whose players show various degrees of decrepitude. Phil Goff says 'Ok team! We're going to be bold! We're going to be audacious! We're going to run that ball past the 65 line, and keep on going till we hit the 67 mark way, way, waaay down the end there.' The team complains that they cannot see the ball or where it is to go and one says that his groin is not up to this. Context: Refers to Labour policy in favour of raising the superannuation age from 65 to 67. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

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

By: Dominion post (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0019433

Description: Co-leader of the Greens Russel Norman appears to be walking on water and agrees that 'It's a miracle and complete mystery', but we can see that he is standing on the shoulders of the leader of the Labour Party Phil Goff. Context: in the run up to the 2011 elections voters appear to be deserting the Labour Party for the Greens who have reached 11% in today's Fairfax Media-Research International Poll and their rise has come at the expense of Labour, which has slumped to 25.7 per cent. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

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

By: Dominion post (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0019342

Description: Cartoon shows a man pointing at a billboard that shows Labour leader Phil Goff with his eyes blanked out. The man says 'We're not ashamed of our leader. We made these billboards, and it was Phil himself who didn't think they were catchy enough...' Context: There was criticism that the Labour Party posters erected in the run up to the November elections did not feature the leader Phil Goff. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

From: Fletcher, David, 1952- :Digital cartoons

By: Dominion post (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0018726

Description: 'The Politician' cartoon strip. An adviser tells the minister that the 'party has decided there's no point in getting rid of you this close to an election' and besides he could be useful as a scapegoat when they lose. Context: Many are of the opinion that the Labour Party would have had a better chance in the 2011 election if leader Phil Goff had been changed. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

From: Fletcher, David, 1952- :Digital cartoons

By: Dominion post (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0019360

Description: 'The Politician' cartoon strip. The politician tells a reporter that the opposition wants to raise the age of retirement but he will lower it. He adds that funding it won't be his problem as he will be retired. Context: Phil Goff has announced that if the Labour Party becomes the government in November he intends to raise the age of eligibility for New Zealand Superannuation to 67 and to make KiwiSaver compulsory. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

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

By: Dominion post (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0019533

Description: Text reads 'Amidst claims of audience rigging, Goff wins the battle of the worm on the TV3 leaders' debate...' The two leaders, Phil Goff, of the Labour Party and John Key, National, sit cross-legged, and play flutes to charm their snakes. Phil Goff appears to be having more success that John Key who says 'Come on, Phil, it's the back half of your worm...' Context: this is a reference to the leaders television debate which uses the 'worm' as a guage of the popularity of what is being said. Phil Goff was considered the winner but there were accusations that the audience was rigged - that is, loaded with his supporters which would have influenced the worm. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

From: Webb, Murray, 1947- :Digital caricatures

By: Dominion post (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0019513

Description: Caricature in full figure, smiling, of Labour leader Phil Goff. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

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

By: Dominion post (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0019598

Description: In the top frame a group of Labour Party supporters comfort each other as they mourn Phil Goff, saying that he 'won the campaign' and 'silenced the critics'. In the second frame they are seen staring into a huge crater that has been created by a plane nosediving into the earth. 'Shame about the result' someone says. Context: Phil Goff has resigned as leader after the result of the election held on the 26th November 2011. National Party, led by John Key, gained the plurality with 48.0% of the party vote and 60 seats, one seat short of holding a majority. The opposing Labour Party, lead by Phil Goff, lost ground winning 27.1% of the vote and 34 seats, while the Green Party won 10.6% of the vote and 13 seats - the biggest share of the party vote for a minor party since 1996. (Wikipedia) Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

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

By: Dominion post (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0019752

Description: The cartoon is without text and shows the new leader of the Labour Party, David Shearer, and the new Black Caps captain, Ross Taylor, rising triumphantly from a rubbish dump. Context: David Shearer has won the leadership of the Labour Party, after unexciting polling in the 2011 general election, with Phil Goff as leader. And the Black Caps cricket team created history on 12th December 2011 by beating Australia for the first time on Australian soil in twenty six-years. Doug Bracewell was the hero of the hour as New Zealand secured an unlikely seven-run triumph over Australia after a thrilling finish at Hobart's Blundstone Arena. Title created by librarian Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

From: Fletcher, David, 1952- :Digital cartoons

By: Dominion post (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0019392

Description: 'The Politician' cartoon strip. Relates to the inability of Labour leader Phil Goff to provide policy costings in the first main party leaders' televised debate in the run-up to the November 26th election. Prime Minister John Key kept shouting 'Show us the money!' Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

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

By: Dominion post (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0019383

Description: Prime Minister John Key says 'Come on, Phil, show us the money!' and Labour leader Phil Goff, who stands with his back to a door says 'Costings! You want costings! I'll give you costings!' Behind the door the Labour Finance Spokesperson, David Cunliffe, who is printing off the costings, whispers 'Stall for time, Phil, the ink is still wet...' Context: During the first leaders' debate just before the 2011 elections Phil Goff was unable to provide any real costings for policies he was describing and the prime minister made a great play of calling out 'Come on, Phil, show us the money!' Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

From: Hodgson, Trace, 1958- :Digital cartoons

By: Dominion post (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0018710

Description: The cartoon shows Labour leader Phil Goff busking witha ukelele in the street. Beside him is a sign that reads 'Vote for me' and in front of him is a bowl for donations. A dog nearby howls in time to the music. Phil Goff says 'Bugger the polls! ...I've still got plenty of credibility at street level!' Context: Labour has fallen well behind in the polls in the run up to the November elections. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

From: Walker, Malcolm, 1950- :Digital cartoons

By: Dominion post (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0018514

Description: Labour leader, Phil Goff, sits despairing at his desk wondering what is wrong with Labour and why they are 'tanking in the polls'. Suddenly he has a brainwave; he draws a smiley face mask and puts it on, saying '...it works for John'. Context: Labour is failing in opinion polls in the run up to the November elections. PM John Key with his ever-present smile seems invincible. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

From: Fletcher, David, 1952- :Digital cartoons

By: Dominion post (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0018325

Description: 'The Politician' cartoon strip. The minister says 'The opposition's proposed tax changes would drive high earners offshore!' His assistant says 'The leader of the opposition said he's willing to help you pack your bag'. Context - The leader of the Labour Party, Phil Goff, has announced that Labour will introduce a capital gains tax if they win the November election. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).