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Date: 2013

From: Body, Guy Keverne, 1967-: Digital cartoons published in New Zealand Herald

By: New Zealand herald (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0024672

Description: Inspired by the recent Oscar award ceremony, the cartoonist offers nominations of his own: Hekia Parata, the Minister of Education, as 'La Miserable', cleaning up mess of the Novopay issues, the class size debacle, and the closure of Christchurch schools; the Prime Minister, John Key, in 'Djonki unchained', breaking free from 'moderate' government policies; and 'Life of Pi (in the sky)' with the New Zealand Black Caps cricket team facing England (the Lion) in a lifeboat for their forthcoming test series, with the Black Caps optimistic that at least their opponent is not a tiger (officially representing Bangladesh, who had throughly beaten New Zealand in their last test series). Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

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

By: Setford News Photo Agency

Reference: DCDL-0021659

Description: Shows Minister of Education, Hekia Parata, as a schoolchild creating a terrible mess in cooking class. Context: Refers to Education Minister, Hekia Parata's attempt to push through legislation that would increase class sizes and reduce teacher numbers in New Zealand schools. Public opinion forced her to back down. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

From: Brockie, Robert Ellison, 1932- :Digital caricatures and cartoons

By: National Business Review (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0021661

Description: Refers to Education Minister, Hekia Parata's attempt to push through legislation that would increase class sizes and reduce teacher numbers in New Zealand schools. She was forced to back down. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

From: Doyle, Martin Maurice Michael Thomas, 1956- :Digital cartoons

By: Scoop (Firm)

Reference: DCDL-0021585

Description: Shows John Key attempting to silence Hekia Parata who is holding papers about class size. Behind Key is John Banks who has been put under a blanket. Banks is accompanied by a headless man with a suitcase of money and his friend Mr Crimp. Context: Parata has been criticised for National government plans to increase class sizes and fire teachers. Key intervened and claimed that no school would lose more than two teachers. (NZ Herald website 30 May 2012). Key has refused to sack ACT MP John Banks despite allegations that Banks knew his anonymous donor Kim Dotcom (NZ Herald website 7 May 2012) and accepted donations from anti Maori Invercargill businessman Louis Crimp (NZ herald website 21 May 2012). Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

From: Doyle, Martin Maurice Michael Thomas, 1956- :Digital cartoons

By: Scoop (Firm)

Reference: DCDL-0021758

Description: Shows four National government communications staff members discussing how to distract the public from Education Minister Hekia Parata backdown over plans to increase class sizes. Suggestions are other current government controversies, comments by Social Development Minister Paula Bennett that government was considering sterilising parents of neglected or abused children, the police announcement that they will not charge ACC Claimant Bronwyn Pullar in relation to claims by ACC managers that she threatened them, and Tariana Turia has introduced increased tobacco levies in 2012 Budget. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

From: Doyle, Martin Maurice Michael Thomas, 1956- :Digital cartoons

By: Scoop (Firm)

Reference: DCDL-0021364

Description: Context: Minister of Education Hekia Parata announced that class sizes would increase, a notion so contentious that the backlash forced a backdown. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

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

By: Setford News Photo Agency

Reference: DCDL-0021605

Description: Shows Education Minister Hekia Parata wearing a dunce's cap and standing in the classroom corner. A newspaper on the desk has headline 'Govt revisits school "reforms" and the blackboard shows an equation which equals a mispelt 'suxess'. Context: Parata faced protest from teachers before her speech on proposed funding cuts which will lead to increased class sizes and loss of teachers (TV3 website 31 May 2012). Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

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

By: Waikato Times (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0021437

Description: Shows a truancy officer finding two young boys who explain their reason for their absence from school - "We're trying to keep class sizes down...". Refers to government policy on students per teacher ratios. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

From: Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :Digital cartoons

By: Press (Christchurch, N.Z.)

Reference: DCDL-0021770

Description: Shows a 'government' car doing an abrupt u-turn to avoid a large 'Teachers' truck. Context: Education Minister Hekia Parata announced plans to increase class sizes had been dropped (Stuff 8 June 2012). Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

From: Smith, Hayden James, 1976-:[Digital cartoons published in the Otago Daily Times]

By: Otago daily times (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0021636

Description: Context: The row over Education Minister Hekia Parata's announcement that she intends increasing class sizes. There was such a backlash that she was forced to backdown. Prime Minister John Key came to the rescue with assurances that no school would lose more than two teachers but had to admit National had no idea how this would impact on the $43 million a year savings that were to be diverted to improving teaching "quality". Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

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

By: Otago daily times (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0021615

Description: Shows Prime Minister John Key feeding a fat dog that represents 'Universal Super' and a small dog that represents 'class sizes'. He comments that if he cuts the fat one back he may wander over to Winston (Winston Peters, leader of NZ First). Context: Refers to John Key's determination to retain the age for receiving superannuation at 65 in spite of widely-held views that the age should go up to 67. Winston Peters is also 'unequivocal' about the age remaining at 65. Refers also to the decision to increase class sizes by Education Minister, Hekia Parata, a decision that she was forced to backtrack on. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

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

By: Otago daily times (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0021734

Description: Shows policeman asking a driver to explain the reason for his u-turn. The driver compares it to the behaviour of the Minister of Education. Context: Hekia Parata announced backdown on government plans to increase class sizes. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

From: Darroch, Bob 1940- :[Digital cartoons published in the Whangarei Report]

By: Whangarei report (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0021729

Description: Shows line of primary schoolchildren eating lunch outside their classroom as teacher on duty walks by. Context: Prime Minister John Key admitted his responsbility for failed plan to reduce class sizes (TVNZ 10 June 2012) Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

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

By: Southland times (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0021626

Description: Shows a light bulb and asks 'How many light bulbs does it take to change the education minister?' A second version asks how many light bulbs it takes to change the education minister's mind and a third version reverses to question and asks how many education ministers it takes to change a light bulb - the answer being none, as it's easier to keep everyone in the dark. Context: Refers to Education Minister Hekia Parata's announcement of cuts to the education budget, which includes a decision to increase class sizes. This last was subject to a change of mind after a strong public backlash. Three versions of this cartoon ae available Title from file names Quantity: 3 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

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

By: Fairfax New Zealand Limited

Reference: DCDL-0020119

Description: A man sees a poster that reads 'Treasury calls for bigger classes & fewer schools' and decides to take the poster to a police station and report it as child abuse. Context: Refers to the debate about making the reporting of child abuse mandatory and the debate about class sizes. Colour and black and white versions available Quantity: 2 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

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

Reference: DCDL-0021887

Description: Shows Prime Minister John Key telling a reporter that Hekia Parata alone was responsible for the backdown from education reforms. A tui in a tree says 'Yeah right..' Context: Education Minister Hekia Parata backed down over government plans to increase class sizes, among other education 'reforms'. (TV3 12 June 2012) The 'Yeah right' comment is a clever advertising gimmick from Tui Breweries. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

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

By: Press (Christchurch, N.Z.)

Reference: DCDL-0021680

Description: Shows Minister for Social Development Paula Bennett smiling at the thought that the public are demanding a limit to class sizes. Context: Paula Bennett wants to introduce a controversial policy that will allow beneficiaries free birth control. The cartoon links this idea to an announcement by the Minister for Education Hekia Parata that class sizes be increased. This resulted in an immediate backlash by teachers and parents. Parata was forced to back down. Prime Minister John Key came to the rescue with assurances that no school would lose more than two teachers but had to admit National had no idea how this would impact on the $43 million a year savings that were to be diverted to improving teaching "quality". Colour and black and white versions are available Quantity: 2 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

From: Body, Guy Keverne, 1967-: Digital cartoons published in New Zealand Herald

By: New Zealand herald (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0021750

Description: Shows Prime Minister John Key dressed as popstar Lady Gaga on stage congratulating Hekia Parata, Education Minister, and Bill English, Finance Minister, for riling up teachers and meddling with police pay. English suggests they question manhood of Julian Savea next. Parata says people will think they are nuts. Context: Government plans to increase class sizes and scrap rank based pay and general salary increases for police are unpopular. All Black Julian Savea scored three tries in his debut test against Ireland on 9 June 2012. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

From: Darroch, Bob 1940- :[Digital cartoons published in the Whangarei Report]

By: Whangarei report (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0021730

Description: Shows primary schoolchildren lookng at their teacher holding the door closed against rioting parents outside. Context: NZEI has said parents should worry about government plans to increase class sizes (TV3 website 17 May 2012). Government proposals to sell state assets have been unpopular. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

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

By: Southland times (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0021995

Description: Hekia Parata, the Minister of Education, is shown flipping head over heels. The first two cartoons show her saying 'The lower class!...A term of endearment...'. The following three quote her as 'Changing stance? I'm lucky to be still on the same page', 'Parata by name... Pro Rata by nature. Class sizes will be directly proportional to popularity', and 'With all due respect to Maggie Thatcher, this woman is for turning' . All versions of the cartoon refer to the announcement of Hekia Parata to increase class sizes, and reduce number of teachers, in schools. Under pressure from the Prime Minister, she backed down rapidly from this unpopular proposal. Quantity: 5 digital cartoon(s).