Digital cartoons published in the Dominion Post

Date: 2011

From: Walker, Malcolm, 1950- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0017839

Description: The cartoon shows Labour leader Phil Goff in the First World War trenches. He clutches his pistol and crouches against the wall while gunfire explodes all around him. The gunfire represents 'Chch', 'environment', 'elections', 'economy', and 'KiwiSaver'. Phil Goff says 'Ok lads it's hell out there and we're going in; we'll show them what Labour is made of... anyone seen the ladder?' Context - In the run up to the 2011 elections in November the Labour Party which has been polling badly, has to face the music and come up with some viable solutions and good ideas to combat National's consistently high polling. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

From: Walker, Malcolm, 1950- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0018121

Description: Caricature of Colonel Gaddafi who says 'It's an outrage! NATO has bomber my citizens... that's MY job'. Context - Nato on Sunday (19 June) admitted its first major airstrike blunder causing civilian casualties in the four-month long Libyan campaign against Moammar Gaddafi. Boxes have been found hidden at a secure location in the besieged rebel city of Misrata, in which lie thousands of documents containing the orders given by the Libyan leader (Gaddafi) and transmitted by his generals to unleash the torture, arrest and bombardment that have torn the country apart. (Guardian 18 June 2011) Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

From: Walker, Malcolm, 1950- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0017825

Description: A man holds a fire blasting hose attached to a container that represents 'BMW party donations'. The man says 'and here's the seat warmer' as he blasts the backsides of a bunch of fleeing Cabinet ministers. Context - Labour was accused of a "baseless smear" today after one of its MPs said the National Party received a $50,000 donation from BMW within weeks of the government agreeing to buy a new fleet of limos. It was revealed in February that the Government was selling its three-year-old fleet of BMWs and replacing them with new ones. It bought them at a discount price and said it had negotiated a good deal. Heated seats were an 'optional extra'. (NZHerald 11 May 2011) Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

From: Walker, Malcolm, 1950- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0017900

Description: A Maori Party MP, possibly Co-leader, Pita Sharples, because of the hair style, digs deep into the kete representing 'the budget' and finds that his hand goes into an empty bag and through a hole in the bottom. The Beehive can be seen in the background. Context - The Maori Party, a support partner of the Government, said the Budget secured more than $200 million for Maori initiatives. Co-leader Pita Sharples said the party has managed by sitting at the Government table to secure gains for Maori and avoid some losses. He told Parliament there would be measures in the Budget that would disappoint the party's supporters, but there were also significant gains. The cartoonist explains - 'I felt that being coalition partners, the Maori Party got a pretty thin deal out of the budget, especially in terms of support for the lower socioeconomic sector of society which I feel they have a mandate to act for. (actually I think they have been pretty ineffectual and poorly dealt with as coalition partners overall and at each budget)'. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

From: Walker, Malcolm, 1950- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0017791

Description: In the first frame PM John Key who sports a tie with royal crowns on it says 'After a hard week visiting old battlefields and royal weddings I can't wait to get home' In the second frame he continues 'and put my feet up'. John Key relaxes in a chair with his feet up on an enormous bag of 'borrowings'. Context - PM John Key attended the royal wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton on 29 April 2011. He returns home to enormous debt and an imminent belt-tightening budget. Published in the Dominion Post Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

From: Walker, Malcolm, 1950- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0017796

Description: In six frames a man sits at the breakfast table in his pyjamas reading the newspaper. As he reads about the 'Chch news'. the 'Hawke's Bay floods', the Auckland tornado', the 'Nelson earthquake' he becomes more and more agitated and in the last frame is seen under the table. Context - The earthquakes and more frequent severe weather events make the man nervous. Severe weather events around the globe are probably largely a result of global warming. Title provided Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

From: Walker, Malcolm, 1950- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0017873

Description: The cartoon is in four frames. The master chef is Prime Minister John Key, who together with Finance Minister Bill English 'Dicard[s] nutritional ingredients' by throwing out of the mixing bowl 'Kiwisaver', 'assets', 'skills training', 'working for families', 'student loans' and the 'public sector'. He then makes the mixture 'Dilute' with a jug of liquid labelled 'Chch' (Christchurch) and the Minister with responsibility for Christchurch Earthquake Recovery, Gerry Brownlee, dips in his finger and licks his lips. John Key then 'add[s] oil' which is labelled 'Keep high end tax cuts' and then with a smile 'Serve[s] with hard cheese'. Context - Master chefs is a very popular television topic at the moment. the 2011 budget which was announced on Thursday 19 May. The New Zealand government ran an operating deficit of $10.16 billion in the nine months ended March 31, almost 15 per cent worse than forecast in December, as earthquake costs and a weaker than expected economic recovery hit the government's books. Also, Treasury said GST receipts were lower than expected and the benefits of income tax cuts were not flowing through as expected. The Budget is expected to include no additional spending from the previous budget. (NZHerald 10 May 2011) Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

From: Walker, Malcolm, 1950- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0017794

Description: An American 'Uncle Sam' figure wonders in frenzied agitation 'What now?' as former Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden disappears in an explosive blast. Context - Osama bin Laden, the criminal mastermind behind al-Qaida and the world's most sought-after terrorist since the attacks of 11 September 2001, was killed by a US operation on 1 May 2011. He was killed at his house in Abbottabad, a highland town north of Islamabad. The cartoon suggests that although the world's most wanted terrorist has been killed al Qaeda lives on and terrorism continues to be a threat. Published in the Dominion Post Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

From: Walker, Malcolm, 1950- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0017795

Description: Former leader of the National Party Don Brash and PM John Key stand back to back holding pop guns that have just been fired. Former ACT leader Rodney Hide clushes his wounded backside and rushes away. Context - Don Brash has ousted Rodney Hide and taken over his role as leader of the the ACT Party in a bloodless coup (hence the pop-guns). The cartoon suggests collusion with John Key. The ACT Party now has both Roger Douglas, the creator of 'Rogernomics' the financial reforms in 1984 that introduced deregulation and a reliance on the markets for economic growth, and Don Brash who is a follower of that line of thinking. Their influence on the National Party in probable coalition arrangements will pull New Zealand further to the political right. Title provided Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

From: Walker, Malcolm, 1950- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0017792

Description: In the first frame former National Party leader Don Brash sedately plays an accordian with a bucket beside him for donations and a sign that reads 'Getting my own ACT together; he is thinking 'I really need a monkey...' In the second frame former Maori Party MP Hone Harawira blasts out a song on a ukelele 'I had a band of men..' Beside him is a battered hat for collection and a sign reading 'New party to buy'. Context - Don Brash has replaced Rodney Hide as ACT leader after a bloodless coup and Hone Harawira has resigned from the Maori Party and started his own party which is to be called 'Mana'. Published in the Dominion Post Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).