Octopuses
Low, David Alexander Cecil 1891-1963 :The Town Clerk of Brisbane. Left in charge. Hon J...
Date: 1911
By: Low, David Alexander Cecil (Sir), 1891-1963
Reference: C-047-012
Description: The Town Clerk of Brisbane has just written to the Mayor of Christchurch asking for advice on town hall design. The Christchurch mayor asks him to write back in 50 years time. Sir Joseph Ward leaves James Carroll in charge of New Zealand, as acting Prime Minister, while Ward goes overseas. Carroll is seen at the wheel of the ship of state, being warned by Ward to overlook interference by Massey. Massey peeps out from below the ship's bridge. 'The Trust octopus' shows USA beef trust as an octopus with the head of Uncle Sam attempting to gain control of the Australian meat industry, despite anti-trust laws in Australia. 'No takers' has Sir Joseph Ward asking which politicians, belatedly invited to the coronation, would like to go. 'Obliging' shows Tommy Taylor whispering to Joseph Ward and offering to go to the coronation in the place of eight other politicians. 'William Redmond M P is coming to Australasia to collect Home Rule funds' shows Redmond trying to chase two lemons (Australia and New Zealand) to squeeze them. Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink 483 x 360 mm
"He's clever, but he's hardly psychic."
Date: 12 July 2010
From: Body, Guy Keverne, 1967-:Original cartoons. 1986-2011
By: Auckland (N.Z.). Council
Reference: A-453-374
Description: Two men stare at an octopus in a glass tank. I has settled itself on a box labelled 'Same old cr*p' while beside it is a second box labelled 'Vibrant world-class super city'. One of the men comments 'He's clever, but he's hardly psychic' suggesting that the octopus's choice of box doesn't require psychic forces as the future of Auckland City is plainly obvious. Refers to the controversial decision to merge several city councils in the Auckland area into one 'supercity'. The 'psychic' octopus refers to 'Paul' the German octopus which correctly predicted German performance in the Fifa Football World Cup in South Africa. Inscriptions: Recto - centre right - 10CARTOON Please send to MediaGrid [in pencil] Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink and felt-tip pen on paper, 230 x 340 mm
Honeybone (Musical group) :Honeybone, Talk back baby, October 18 [2013]
Date: 2013
Reference: Eph-C-PHONO-2013-03
Description: Poster for the release of a sound recording "Talk back baby" shows an illustration of a green octopus wrestling with stylised waves, striped on their lower curves. Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Offset print, 420 x 297 mm.
"Not only has he got tool-using skills, if he gets too bolshie I can put him in a Paella"
Date: 16 December 2009
From: Body, Guy Keverne, 1967-:Original cartoons. 1986-2011
Reference: A-453-184
Description: Shows Santa Claus giving one of his Christmas elves notice of dismissal as he has employed an octopus instead as he has tool-using skills and if Santa finds him difficult to manage he will go in a paella. Inscriptions: Recto - centre right - 1712A18CARTOON [in pencil] Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s).
[Three poster drafts: Play the game, vote Continuance; Continuance /Temperance - they g...
Date: 1928
From: [Scrapbook of posters promoting National Continuance (of liquor sales). 1928]
Reference: Eph-F-ALCOHOL-Continuance-1928-01-49
Description: Three designs in a scrapbook: 1. Play the game; vote Continuance - shows an All Black rugby player in action on the field 2. Continuance /Temperance - they go together; vote Continuance. An arrangement of text, where the "-ance" of Continuance and Temperance are shared 3. Who shall rule New Zealand? The "Prohibs" or the People? Vote Continuance. Shows an illustration of a giant green octopus "Super Government" wrapping its tentacles around Parliament Buildings Extended Title - From Scrapbook of posters promoting National Continuance, 1928, page 49 Quantity: 3 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Three ink and gouache drawings, each around 200 x 410 mm, on page of scrapbook
"Who needs $35 million when you've got four million suckers?" Gambling Industry. 24 Jun...
Date: 2009
From: Body, Guy Keverne, 1967-: Digital cartoons published in New Zealand Herald
Reference: DCDL-0013292
Description: Shows a large octopus representing the gambling industry. It asks who needs $35 million when you have four million suckers. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Stags. North Otago. 9 July 2010
Date: 2010
From: Winter, Mark, 1958- : Digital cartoons published in the Southland Times and other papers
Reference: DCDL-0014767
Description: The first version of this cartoon shows an octopus draped across a rugby field. Text above reads 'And now for the real test' and on either side of the field are the names of the rugby teams 'Stags' and 'North Otago'. A second version lacks the text reading 'And now for the real test'. Refers to the Ranfurly Shield rugby game 9th July in which the Southland Stags beat North Otago 48-3. The 'octopus' refers to a two-year old "psychic" octopus, who has achieved national celebrity status in Germany for having a 100 percent success rating in choosing match winners. English-born Paul the mollusk, who lives in The Sea Life Aquarium in Oberhausen, Germany, has so far chosen the winner for every match that Germany has played in, having predicted that Germany would beat Australia, Ghana, England and Argentina but lose to Serbia. Paul makes his "predictions" when two plastic boxes are lowered into his tank, both containing a mussel and the German national flag in one box and the flag of the opposing team in the other. Quantity: 2 digital cartoon(s).
"I've managed to secure the services of an acknowledged World Cup event manager to help...
Date: 2010
From: Hubbard, James, 1949-: Digital caricatures and cartoons
Reference: DCDL-0014797
Description: Minister for the Rugby World Cup, Murray McCully, has 'managed to secure the services of an acknowledged World Cup Event Manager' to help him decide on 'Party Central'. Before him is an octopus which has latched itself to a box labeled 'somewhere else' as opposed to another labelled 'Auckland'. Refers to the slow start and indecisiveness around the creating of the events centre 'Party Central' for the Rugby World Cup. The octopus is a two-year old "psychic" octopus, who achieved national celebrity status in Germany for having a 100 percent success rating in choosing match winners. English-born Paul the mollusk, who lives in The Sea Life Aquarium in Oberhausen, Germany, chose the winner for every match that Germany played in, having predicted that Germany would beat Australia, Ghana, England and Argentina but lose to Serbia. Paul makes his "predictions" when two plastic boxes are lowered into his tank, both containing a mussel and the German national flag in one box and the flag of the opposing team in the other. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
"Dang! The rest were a piece of cake, but this one's got me stumped!" 10 July 2010
Date: 2010
From: Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :Digital cartoons
Reference: DCDL-0014791
Description: The cartoon shows an octopus professing itself stumped as it tries to make a decision about whether the All Blacks or the Springboks will win the Tri-nations game on 10th July 2010 - (the All Blacks won 38-3). The octopus succeeded in choosing correctly between Bob Parker and Jim Anderton for the Christchurch mayoralty, Phil Goff and John Key in the 2008 election and David and Robin Bain over who killed the Bain family. Refers to a two-year old "psychic" octopus, who has achieved national celebrity status in Germany for having a 100 percent success rating in choosing match winners. English-born Paul the mollusk, who lives in The Sea Life Aquarium in Oberhausen, Germany, has so far chosen the winner for every match that Germany has played in, having predicted that Germany would beat Australia, Ghana, England and Argentina but lose to Serbia. Paul makes his "predictions" when two plastic boxes are lowered into his tank, both containing a mussel and the German national flag in one box and the flag of the opposing team in the other. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Fortune Telling 2010. "Would you like a second opinion?" 12 July 2010
Date: 2010
From: Hawkey, Allan Charles, 1941- :[Digital cartoons published in the Waikato Times].
Reference: DCDL-0014776
Description: The cartoon is entitled 'Fortune telling 2010'. A man is having his fortune told by a necromancer who invites him to consider a second opinion. From behind a curtain the tentacles of an octopus appear. Refers to the two-year old "psychic" octopus, who has achieved national celebrity status in Germany for having a 100 percent success rating in choosing match winners in the Fifa World Cup soccer tournament in South Africa. English-born Paul the mollusk, who lives in The Sea Life Aquarium in Oberhausen, Germany, has so far chosen the winner for every match that Germany has played in, having predicted that Germany would beat Australia, Ghana, England and Argentina but lose to Serbia. Paul makes his "predictions" when two plastic boxes are lowered into his tank, both containing a mussel and the German national flag in one box and the flag of the opposing team in the other. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Goldman Sachs. The American Way. Wall Street. 29 April 2010
Date: 2010
From: Brockie, Robert Ellison, 1932- :Digital caricatures and cartoons
Reference: DCDL-0014241
Description: The cartoon shows a huge octopus that represents Goldman Sachs and which grips with its tentacles many buildings in Wall Street. A man clutching a pop-gun gets caught up in a tentacle. The cartoon includes text reading 'The American Way'. Refers to the grip that finance companies like Goldman Sachs have on the American economy. The general opinion is that Wall Street financial firms have made greed their highest priority and as a result caused the debilitating financial crisis. Editorial cartoons in U.S. newspapers depict those working in the banking industry as unethical and impudent. Goldman Sachs is the target of public wrath and under investigation by prosecutors. The Obama administration is also pushing hard for financial reforms to prohibit excessively risky deals in the financial sector. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Mollusc Marketing Mussel. 15 July 2010
Date: 2010
From: Winter, Mark, 1958- : Digital cartoons published in the Southland Times and other papers
Reference: DCDL-0014808
Description: The cartoon shows an octopus wearing dark glasses and clutching a bag of money in each of its tentacles. The box on which it sits bears the words 'Mollusc Market Mussel'. A second version has text above reading 'Liquid assets'and the tiny words 'Paulper to prince' written up the side of the frame, and a third version has text above reading 'The Seer Market'. May refer to the news that major mussel producers, including Nelson-based Sealord and Blenheim-based Aotearoa Seafoods, have formed a joint venture company to export to China.The octopus is the two-year old "psychic" octopus, 'Paul', who achieved national celebrity status in Germany for having a 100 percent success rating in choosing match winners. English-born Paul the mollusk, who lives in The Sea Life Aquarium in Oberhausen, Germany, chose the winner for every match that Germany played in, having predicted that Germany would beat Australia, Ghana, England and Argentina but lose to Serbia. Paul makes his "predictions" when two plastic boxes are lowered into his tank, both containing a mussel and the German national flag in one box and the flag of the opposing team in the other. Quantity: 3 digital cartoon(s).
"Not only has he got tool-using skills, if he gets too bolshie I can put him in a Paell...
Date: 2009
From: Body, Guy Keverne, 1967-: Digital cartoons published in New Zealand Herald
Reference: DCDL-0003491
Description: Shows Santa Claus giving one of his Christmas elves notice of dismissal as he has employed an octopus instead as he has tool-using skills and if Santa finds him difficult to manage he will go in a paella. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Famous octopus oracle dies. "Cool... I get to be a Paul-bearer." 28 October 2010
Date: 2010
From: Winter, Mark, 1958- : Digital cartoons published in the Southland Times and other papers
Reference: DCDL-0015923
Description: The cartoon shows various fish and turtles and jelly fish and a seahorse bearing the coffin of Paul the famous oracle-pronouncing octopus. The heading reads 'Famous octopus oracle dies' and a starfish says 'Cool I get to be a Paul bearer' (wordplay on 'Paul' and 'pall'). In a second version the starfish says 'Aargh.. Paul-bearers...now I get it!' (same wordplay) Paul the Octopus, who became famous for correctly predicting the winner of Germany's seven matches at the 2010 FIFA World Cup, as well as the final, has died of natural causes. During the football tournament in South Africa in 2010 the octopus correctly predicted the result of all of Germany's games, and hypothesised that Spain would beat the Netherlands in the final-which they duly did. Two versions of this cartoon are available Quantity: 2 digital cartoon(s).
The new pin-up boy. 13 July 2010
Date: 2010
From: Winter, Mark, 1958- : Digital cartoons published in the Southland Times and other papers
Reference: DCDL-0014806
Description: Shows an octopus called Paul draped over a box. It thinks 'I know a thing or two about suckers. Text above reads 'The new pin-up boy' but the 'up' is crossed out and the words 'your hopes on' are to be inserted. There is a play on 'suckers' as on the arms of the octopus but also 'suckers' as in 'those who will believe anything', even that an octopus can predict the outcome of soccer games. A second version does not include the 'suckers' comment. Refers to the two-year old "psychic" octopus, 'Paul', who achieved national celebrity status in Germany for having a 100 percent success rating in choosing match winners. English-born Paul the mollusk, who lives in The Sea Life Aquarium in Oberhausen, Germany, chose the winner for every match that Germany played in, having predicted that Germany would beat Australia, Ghana, England and Argentina but lose to Serbia. Paul makes his "predictions" when two plastic boxes are lowered into his tank, both containing a mussel and the German national flag in one box and the flag of the opposing team in the other. Other Titles - Pin your hopes on Quantity: 2 digital cartoon(s).
Hubbard, James, 1949- :Key defends daughter. 27 August 2013
Date: 2013
From: Hubbard, James, 1949-: Digital caricatures and cartoons
By: Setford News Photo Agency
Reference: DCDL-0026023
Description: Shows Prime Minister John Key naked with a strategically placed octopus labelled GCSB. He says "My daughter posed nude with only an octopus covering her private parts - what's wrong with that?" Refers to Key's daughter Stephanie Key whose nude self-portraits, produced while she is an art student in Paris, have been chosen to promote Paris Design Week. The cartoonist compares the Government Communications Security Bureau to an octopus, possibly suggesting its far-reaching capacity. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Doyle, Martin, 1956- :Octocowpus. 10 January 2014
Date: 2014
From: Doyle, Martin Maurice Michael Thomas, 1956- :Digital cartoons
By: Facebook (Firm); Twitter Inc (Firm)
Reference: DCDL-0027147
Description: Comprises a drawing of a combined dairy cow with octopus tentacles for teats on her udder. The cartoon is captioned 'Octocowpus - This impressive creature (a cross between a dairy cow and an octopus) has been bred in order to cash in on high returns in the New Zealand dairying industry. It produces black milk and makes staff nervous.' Accompanying note from cartoonist states 'Tongue in cheek cartoon addressing the endless 'innovations' being unfolded in the marketplace as the human race continues to tamper with Nature's gene structures'. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Bromhead, Peter, 1933-:"Hey... Look what I found Dad..." 7 November 2013
Date: 2013
From: Bromhead, Peter, 1933- :Digital cartoons
Reference: DCDL-0026622
Description: Shows a baby octopus calling out to its father and holding a propeller in its tentacles. The father octopus says, "Maybe we should stick it on Trade Me..." Refers to the Interislander ferry, Aratere, which lost a propeller after an engine driveshaft snapped just outside the Tory Channel during a routine voyage from Picton to Wellington on 5 November 2013. KiwiRail is sending divers to locate the propeller and hope to be able to retrieve it from the waters. Trade Me is a popular online auction site in New Zealand. (Stuff.co.nz, 7 and 8 November 2013) Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
"He's clever, but he's hardly psychic." 12 July 2010
Date: 2010
From: Body, Guy Keverne, 1967-: Digital cartoons published in New Zealand Herald
Reference: DCDL-0014924
Description: Two men stare at an octopus in a glass tank. I has settled itself on a box labeled 'Same old cr*p' while beside it is a second box labeled 'Vibrant world-class super city'. One of the men comments 'He's clever, but he's hardly psychic' suggesting that the octopus's choice of box doesn't require psychic forces as the future of Auckland City is plainly obvious. Refers to the controversial decision to merge several city councils in the Auckland area into one 'supercity'. The 'psychic' octopus refers to 'Paul' the German octopus which correctly predicted German performance in the Fifa Football World Cup in South Africa. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).