Educated in Matamata and Auckland. National's MP for Clevedon from 2002 to 2008, and National’s MP for Papakura from 2008 to the present day (2022). Lives in Whitford with her husband David and son James. Nicknamed 'Crusher Collins' when she proposed legislation to 'crush' the cars of persistent boy racers. Leader of the National Party from 14 July 2020 to 25 November 2021 and as of 2022 is the Party Spokesperson for Research, Science, Innovation and Technology and is on the Select Committee for Economic Development, Science and Innovation.
Collins, Judith Anne, 1959-
Prints of cartoons by various Stuff Limited artists
Date: ca 2000-2018
From: Stuff Limited: Prints of cartoons by various Stuff Limited artists
By: Bromhead, Peter, 1933-; Parker, Richard, 1976-; Paterson, Alistair Ian Hughes, 1929-; Yeo, Shaun, 1974-
Reference: fMS-Papers-12789-1
Description: Comprises ten prints of cartoons and illustrations by various Stuff cartoonists on political and social issues in New Zealand and internationally from 2000 to 2018. Includes: 'Vodafone Warriors' by Shaun Yeo 'The Statue of Liberties' by Peter Bromhead 'Forget Sparta... I'm from Otago' by Trace Hodgson 'Variety of NZ Flags to show diversity' by unidentified artist 'Wilson Scott and the secret of troopers memorial' (1 & 2 of 6) by Shaun Yeo 'Michael Palin' by Alistair Hughes 'All Blacks' by Richard Parker 'Tainted milk product / NZ economy' by Peter Bromhead 'Judith Collins' by Alistair Hughes 'Dancing with the stars' by Richard Parker. Descriptive information supplied by donor. Title supplied by Library. Quantity: 1 folder(s) containing 10 prints. Physical Description: Prints, 29 x 39cm.
Unintended Consequences of the TPPA
Date: 10 February 2016
From: Slane, Christopher, 1957-: [Original cartoons by Chris Slane featured in a retrospective exhibition at Alta Gallery, Wellington, 8-22 October 2016.]
By: Brownlee, Gerard Anthony (Hon), 1956-; Collins, Judith Anne, 1959-
Reference: A-474-030
Description: National Party politicians Stephen Joyce, Prime Minister John Key, Gerry Brownlee and Judith Collins are shown running in fear, as dozens of dildos fly through the air towards them. Text reads, ‘Unintended consequences of the TPPA #2: Dildos replace shoes as the insult of choice by protestors globally’. Refers to the incident in which Josie Butler, protesting against the TPPA, hurled the object that hit Stephen Joyce, shouting 'That's for raping our sovereignty'. Digital version held at DCDL-0031730. Note difference in title: #212 Inscriptions: Recto - bottom left - SLANE cartoons Ltd [in graphite] Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Watercolour and graphite on card, 230 x 300 mm
"There's always a way round airgun licence laws"
Date: 26 July 2010
From: Body, Guy Keverne, 1967-:Original cartoons. 1986-2011
Reference: A-453-397
Description: A man holds up a bank with a blowpipe through which he blows darts; one of the darts is lodged in the head of the male teller who comments as he and his fellow teller put their hands in the air, that there is always a way round airgun licence laws.' Refers to an announcement by Police Minister, Judith Collins, to government plans to change the Arms Order to require anyone who buys or owns a pre-charged pneumatic (PCP) air rifle to hold a firearms licence. Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink and felt-tip pen on paper, 230 x 340 mm
Govt. denies plans to sell-off 'cop shops', despite the release of a paper suggesting o...
Date: 4 September 2009
From: Winter, Mark, 1958-: Original cartoons by Chicane (Mark Winter), from 2007-2018
By: Winter, Mark, 1958-; Southland times (Newspaper)
Reference: A-478-005
Description: A large determined policeman says 'We ain't movin'' as he stands outside the 'Police Stationary'. Text states 'Govt' denies plans to sell-off 'cop shops" despite the release of a paper suggesting otherwise'. Refers to a paper to Police Minister, Judith Collins that has been released under the Official Information Act (OIA), which discusses the sale of stations and police houses as part of a government-ordered line by line review of costs. Inscriptions: Recto - centre right - 4.9.09 [in ink] Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Black ink and whiteout on paper, 210 x 300mm
Punch and Judy
Date: 20 August 2014
From: Winter, Mark, 1958-: Original cartoons by Chicane (Mark Winter), from 2007-2018
By: Winter, Mark, 1958-; Southland times (Newspaper)
Reference: A-478-017
Description: Cartoon depicts Prime Minister John Key as a Punch puppet on the hand of Justice Minister Judith Collins as a Judy puppet. Key is warning Collins that its her "last chance", but Collins is larger and wields a baton. Refers to Key's vulnerable position due to revelations about National Party connections to Slater detailed in the book 'Dirty Politics'. It suggests that Collins has the upper hand. Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Black ink, felt-tip pen and whiteout on paper, 210 x 300mm
Murdoch, Sharon Gay, 1960-: In strictest business confidence
Date: 19 August 2018
From: Murdoch, Sharon Gay, 1960-: Political cartoons
Reference: A-479-039
Description: Simon Bridges as a chicken, surreptitiously tells another chicken to keep saying 'it's falling', and to pass it on. He then hurries off to his waiting limousine. Refers to leaked information about Bridges' expenditure on a Crown limousine to travel the country, getting to know New Zealanders. Judith Collins went public in trying to find who leaked the information. Inscriptions: Recto - bottom right - [cartoonist's surname and date] Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink on paper, 210 x 295 mm
Murdoch, Sharon Gay, 1960-: Mistress Collins and the Corrections
Date: 9 December 2015
From: Murdoch, Sharon Gay, 1960-: Political cartoons
Reference: A-479-001
Description: Judith Collins dressed as a dominatrix. As she pulls on a pair of rubber gloves, she says 'Now, John, where were we?' Inscriptions: Recto - bottom left - [cartoonist's surname and date] Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink on artist's paper, 210 x 260 mm
Murdoch, Sharon Gay, 1960-: The Cabinet of curiosities
Date: 2015
From: Murdoch, Sharon Gay, 1960-: Political cartoons
Reference: C-185-001
Description: Caricatures of 28 members of the National Government's Cabinet, 2015, the key members including John Key, Bill English Judith Collins, Gerry Brownlee, Steven Joyce, Paula Bennett and Simon Bridges. Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - 2015 | The Cabinet of Curiosities | S Murdoch [in pencil] Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Colour ink-jet print on archival paper, 560 x 350 mm
National goes medieval... "I don't think they want to give us a knighthood!!" 10 March ...
From: Hodgson, Trace, 1958- :Digital cartoons
Reference: DCDL-0010629
Description: Prime Minister, John Key, ACC Minister, Nick Smith, and Corrections Minister, Judith Collins, brandish swords as they gallop on a horse after ACC chair, Ross Wilson, and head of Corrections, Barry Matthews. Text refers to knighthoods. Refers to the return to the use of titles by the National government. Also refers to the sacking of Ross Wilson by Nick Smith and the attempt to get rid of Barry Matthews by Judith Collins. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
"The police do a wonderful job, and, neither Mr Broad..." "... or Mr Pope was pushed!" ...
Date: 2011
From: Hubbard, James, 1949-: Digital caricatures and cartoons
Reference: DCDL-0016938
Description: PM John Key and Minister of Police Judith Collins stand on the edge of a cliff over which they have nudged Police Commissioner Howard Broad and Deputy Police Commissioner Rob Pope. John Key and Paula Bennett agree that the police do a wonderful job and that neither Mr Broad nor Mr Pope was pushed. Context - The 2007 Bazley inquiry was sparked by Dominion Post investigations into police conduct. Since the inquiry, police have been criticised for taking too long to implement the cultural changes identified. The report revealed nepotism, discrimination against women and poor performance among senior staff as problems within the police force. A day after PricewaterhouseCoopers released its third report following the 2007 Commission of Inquiry into police conduct. Deputy Police Commissioner Rob Pope nnounced his retirement. Police Commissioner Howard Broad has announced that he is not seeking a second term of office when his term ends next April. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Judith Collins considering housing prisoners in shipping containers!! There's only one ...
Date: 2009
From: Doyle, Martin Maurice Michael Thomas, 1956- :Digital cartoons
Reference: DCDL-0011566
Description: Shows Minister of Police Judith Collins standing in front of a stack of shipping containers that have been converted into different parts of a new prison. The cartoonist considers that the only problem is that she is not joking. Refers to a suggestion that new prison cells be created from shipping containers that is causing some controversy. Published in Scoop.co.nz Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
"Our new strategy is to fast-track you back into the workforce!! Don't forget your crut...
Date: 2010
From: Hodgson, Trace, 1958- :Digital cartoons
Reference: DCDL-0013528
Description: The scene shows a circus with the main character Nick Smith Minister for ACC and dressed as a clown; he sits on top of a cannon with a lighted match about to launch into work a benighted ACC benefit recipient along with his crutches. In the background are Gerry Brownlee as an elephant, Prime Minister, John Key, as the circus master, Minister for Corrections, Judith Collins, driving a little car, Bill English swinging on a trapeze with bags of money in his hands, Health Minister, Tony Ryall, in a little pair of spotted briefs lifting dumbbells and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Murray McCully. Refers mainly to efforts by ACC to get accident beneficiaries back to work as soon as possible. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
"Forget the first three and go with 'D'. It's time to show them we mean business." 'Gov...
Date: 2009
From: Moreu, Michael, 1969-: [Digital cartoons published in the Christchurch Press and Fairfax Media]
Reference: DCDL-0010268
Description: Prime Minister, John Key and Judith Collins, Minister of Police and Minister of Corrections, sit at a desk discussing options on how to deal with the problem of boy racers. John Key recommends skipping softer options and going straight to option 'D' which sends Paula Bennett in with a tank. Paula Bennett, Minister for Social Development and Employment, Minister for Disability Issues and Minister of Youth Affairs, gained fame and glory for breaking up a street brawl single-handed. B&W version of DCDL-0010269 Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
"Judith Collins was right. Sub letting stations to gangs is not only income generating,...
Date: 2009
From: Scott, Thomas, 1947- :[Digital cartoons published in the Dominion Post]
Reference: DCDL-0012211
Description: Cartoon shows a group of gang members cheering and saluting outside a police station. In front of them is a police car in which two policemen chat, admitting that Judith Collins (Minister ofn Police) was right and sub-letting police stations to gangs will not only generate income but also save on fuel. Refers to the government request that the police find savings by selling off some assets. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Tough talking Minister stymied as corrections Boss escapes sacking... news. 10 March, 2009
Date: 2009
From: Hubbard, James, 1949-: Digital caricatures and cartoons
Reference: DCDL-0010678
Description: Shows a caricature of Corrections Minister, Judith Collins, with her mouth as a barred prison window which has been broken and out of which the CEO of Corrections, Barry Matthews, climbs. Refers to Judith Collins' attempt to sack Matthews after failures in the parole system. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Collins defends judge's golden handshake. Judicious? 10 November 2010
Date: 2010
From: Hubbard, James, 1949-: Digital caricatures and cartoons
Reference: DCDL-0016080
Description: The cartoon shows the head of Minister of Justice Judith Collins, as a cash register with coins spilling out; the minister represents 'fiscal restraint'. A newspaper nearby reads 'Collins defends judge's golden handshake'. Refers to the news that acting Attorney-General Judith Collins has defended her decision to accept the resignation of former Supreme Court judge Bill Wilson with a golden handshake. Mr Wilson's resignation was announced last month following complaints about an alleged conflict of interest regarding a case he was involved in. A judicial conduct panel was set up for the first time in New Zealand to hear the complaints, but inquiries were cut short by the resignation. The handshake is calculated at $475,000. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
PARLIAMENT OPENS... 9 February 2010
Date: 2010
From: Hodgson, Trace, 1958- :Digital cartoons
Reference: DCDL-0013656
Description: The cartoon shows the opening of parliament on the 9th February 2010. There is a line-up of National Party MPs led by Bill English Minister of Finance, with a spiked dog collar round his neck; he is followed by Prime Minister John Key wearing a uniform with the National Party symbol on the cap, clutching the 'Master Plan 2010', the Minister of Natural Resources Gerry Brownlee, dressed as a cowboy, the Minister for Police and for Corrections Judith Collins, as a witch, and Tau Henare Chair of the Maori Affairs Committee, with screws sticking out of each side of his neck and a line of stitching across his forehead like Frankenstein. An the left of the line is Environment Minister Nick Smith as some kind of animal and on the right of the line is the Minister for Health Tony Ryall. A couple of people nearby think they are people from the Sevens tournament but then realise that it is the prime minister and his cabinet team. In the background is the Beehive. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Prisons. Crime. 23 September 2009
Date: 2009
From: Tremain, Garrick, 1941- :[Digital cartoons published in the Otago Daily Times]
Reference: DCDL-0012401
Description: Cartoon shows a huge tap that represents crime and that is pouring water into a bucket that represents prisons and that is overflowing to make a lake in which two people struggle, one yelling for 'more buckets' (Judith Collins, Minister for Crime) and the other wondering why someone doesn't turn off the tap. Refers to the overflowing prison problem and National's solution appearing to be 'double bunking' as a cheaper option than building new prisons. There are other options of course like paroling prisoners early etc which National does not see as viable. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
One step closer to crushing cars! "The new law won't work!!" "Neither will this car whe...
Date: 2009
From: Hodgson, Trace, 1958- :Digital cartoons
Reference: DCDL-0011685
Description: Police and Corrections Minister Judith Collins appears as a giant stomping along a road clutching a cudgel determined to stamp out boy racers by crushing their cars in spite of a Treasury official telling her that the legislation won't work. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Cops vow to stamp out boy racers... "Look out! It's the long leg of the law!" 3 Februar...
Date: 2009
From: Hodgson, Trace, 1958- :Digital cartoons
Reference: DCDL-0010216
Description: A huge boot representing the 'police' crushes a car belonging to a boy racer. The racers flee from the 'long arm of the law'. The idea of crushing the cars of offending boy racers has come from Judith Collins, the Minister of Police. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).