IMAGE
Scott, Thomas, 1947- :[Digital cartoons published in the Dominion Post]
- Date
- 2003-2019
- By
- Scott, Thomas Joseph, 1947-; Dominion post (Newspaper); Fairfax New Zealand Limited
- Reference
- DC-Group-0025
- Description
Cartoons by Tom Scott about New Zealand and international political and social issues. Most cartoons in the collection were published after July 2005, with a selection of digital cartoons from 2003.
Part of the NZ Cartoon Archive
Tom Scott was born 1947 in England, and migrated to New Zealand with his family. He graduated from Massey University in 1972, and began as a political correspondent for the New Zealand Listener in 1973, illustrating his articles with cartoons. From 1984-1987 he worked for the Auckland Star before becoming the editorial cartoonist for the Evening Post (later the Dominion Post). From May 2018, his cartoons appeared in each of the Stuff-owned major dailies (Evening Post, Press and Southland Times). In addition to his cartooning and journalism, he is a non-fiction writer and playwright. He has also produced documentaries, television programmes, and feature films. Tom Scott retired from cartooning for the Dominion Post in March 2019.
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- No access restrictions
- Format
- Digital images, Cartoons (Commentary)
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UnknownAnti-government demonstrations in Egypt. 1 February 2011
Date: 2011
From: Scott, Thomas, 1947- :[Digital cartoons published in the Dominion Post]
Reference: DCDL-0016975
Description: The cartoon shows the great sphinx sculpture against a background of a pyramid and burning buildings; in the foreground is a huge crowd of protesters. Someone says 'Is it my imagination or is he smiling more?' The crowd holds banners reading 'Freedom!', 'Mubarak out!' and 'Democracy!' Context - anti-government protests in Egypt that resulted in the eventual departure of President Mubarak. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
"Surplus? What surplus?" 12 October, 2007
Date: 2007
From: Scott, Thomas, 1947- :[Digital cartoons published in the Dominion Post]
Reference: DCDL-0004133
Description: Shows Finance Minister, Michael Cullen leaning against the door of a huge security vault trying to close it on the piles of bank notes spilling from it. He asks in wonderment 'What surplus?' Refers to the larger than expected surplus he has announced and the hope that some of it will be used for tax cuts, though many are cynical about it's use for tax cuts as the 2008 election starts to loom. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
"Is she going to come on every date?" "This threesome isn't going to work, Rodney, if A...
Date: 2008
From: Scott, Thomas, 1947- :[Digital cartoons published in the Dominion Post]
Reference: DCDL-0008570
Description: Shows John Key Prime Minister of the new National government sitting in a cinema seat with co-leader of the Maori Party Tariana Turia cosying up to him on one side and Rodney Hide of ACT looking disgruntled on the other. John Key tells Rodney Hide that this threesome is not going to work if he becomes too possessive. Refers to the forming of coalitions with the small parties as the new National government takes control. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Scott, Thomas, 1947- :"Can't be too careful, they're at their most dangerous when they ...
Date: 2005
From: Scott, Thomas, 1947- :[Digital cartoons published in the Dominion Post]
Reference: DX-025-150
Description: The scene shows a very limp and bedraggled-looking lion with several bandaged limbs dragging himself along on a wheeled cart. An anxious kiwi All Black clutching a rugby ball stands out of the way, aware that lions are at their most dangerous when wounded. Refers to preparations for the second rugby test match after the Lions' sound defeat in the first test match in the current British Irish Lions tour 2005. Quantity: 1 digital image(s) ..
[Air NZ plane crash]. 29 November, 2008.
Date: 2008
From: Scott, Thomas, 1947- :[Digital cartoons published in the Dominion Post]
Reference: DCDL-0008709
Description: In the first of two frames an aeroplane is seen breaking up against a background of land and sea. In the second frame as it sinks into the sea the koru symbol on its tail is seen. Refers to Air New Zealand plane that crashed off France's southern coast on November 28, 2008, killing two people and leaving five missing. On holiday in July Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Big fibs of the last hundred years. 3 August 2005.
Date: 2005
From: Scott, Thomas, 1947- :[Digital cartoons published in the Dominion Post]
Reference: DCDL-0000022
Description: There are two frames. The first shows Hitler in Berlin in 1937 pronouncing that he has no further territorial aims in Europe and the second shows Michael Cullen, Minister of Finance and Deputy Prime Minister, pronouncing that Labour has no further funds to spend in this budget. In the first case Hitler went on to plunder most of Europe and in the second Michael Cullen, instead of reducing tax which is what many people would have liked, has found the money to halt interest on student loans. Other Titles - "We have no further territorial aims in Europe..." "We have no further funds to spend in this budget. The surplus is fully accounted for..." Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
"Please, Lord and Master let us play less rugby so our weary minds and battered bodies ...
Date: 2009
From: Scott, Thomas, 1947- :[Digital cartoons published in the Dominion Post]
Reference: DCDL-0010588
Description: In the top frame an All Black prays that they be allowed to play less rugby so that their battered and weary minds and bodies may recover. In the lower frame a Roman senator wearing toga and laurel leaf coronet and holding a scroll entitled 'SKY Revenue' gives a thumbs down. Refers to pressure being put on rugby by television who make revenue from the televised games. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Buckle up! Slow down! A big chunk of the Greenland ice shelf has broken off and its you...
Date: 2007
From: Scott, Thomas, 1947- :[Digital cartoons published in the Dominion Post]
Reference: DCDL-0003180
Description: The image shows the control panel inside the cockpit of a plane. Two indicators show that the pilot should 'buckle up' and 'slow down' and a third accuses him of being responsible for the big chunk of the Greenland ice shelf that has broken away. Reference to climate change and the carbon emissions from air travel. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
"A Hillary Clinton presidency won't repeat the mistakes of my husband's tenure. This ti...
Date: 2007
From: Scott, Thomas, 1947- :[Digital cartoons published in the Dominion Post]
Reference: DCDL-0002890
Description: The image is of the head and shoulders of Hillary Clinton who has stated her intention to run for the American presidency in the 2008 election. She vows that she will not repeat the mistakes of her husband's time in office and that any sex in the Oval Office will involve her. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
"I've made inquiries and there is no reason to suspect my office is to blame for the bi...
Date: 2006
From: Scott, Thomas, 1947- :[Digital cartoons published in the Dominion Post]
Reference: DCDL-0001486
Description: Prime Minister, Helen Clark, cross-eyed with desperation, sits on a pile of sand-bags outside her office door. As she tries to deny that Telecom leaks have come out of her office, water seeps under the sandbags and begins to flow across the floor. A bucket and mop stand nearby. The reference is to leaks from the government about Telecom unbundling after the government decided that the stranglehold that Telecom has had over the telecommunication industry needed to be broken. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).