Matthews, Barry, 1946-

Head of Department of Corrections.

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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).

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Barry Matthews. 4 April, 2007.

Date: 2007

From: Webb, Murray, 1947- :Digital caricatures

Reference: DCDL-0003157

Description: Caricature of Barry Matthews, Chief Executive of the Department of Corrections. In the news because the Corrections Department has been much criticised for errors of judgment. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

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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).

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"My hands are clean." "Little Barry could make a fine Corrections Department Chief one ...

Date: 2007

From: Moreu, Michael, 1969-: [Digital cartoons published in the Christchurch Press and Fairfax Media]

Reference: DCDL-0003133

Description: A small boy protests his innocence as the guilty evidence of paint all over the floor and wall indicates his guilt. His teacher smiles benignly and writes in his report that he could make a fine Corrections Department Chief one day. Refers to charges of incompetence being made against the Corrections Department relating to parolee, Graeme Burton, committing a further murder. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

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Audit Office report - Dept. of Corrections. 19 February 2009.

Date: 2009

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

Reference: DCDL-0010441

Description: Shows an Audit Office report on the Department of Corrections. The Chief Executive of the Department of Corrections, Barry Matthews, is pictured on the cover peering through the irion bars of a prison cell. Refers to criticism of the department over the handling of parole situations. Barry Matthews retained his job in spite of efforts to sack him by Police Minister, Judith Collins. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

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Parole. Corrections Dept... ? 20 February 2009.

Date: 2009

From: Walker, Malcolm, 1950- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0010519

Description: Shows the leg of a parolee with a leg-iron around the ankle to which is chained a balloon that represents the Corrections Department. Refers to the criticism of the Corrections Department over several serious crimes committed by people out on parole. Corrections Minister, Judith Collins, was determined that Corrections CEO, Barry Matthews, should be forced to quit. This did not happen. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

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"Believe it or not, she got the idea for crushing boy racer cars before this..." 23 Feb...

Date: 2009

From: Moreu, Michael, 1969-: [Digital cartoons published in the Christchurch Press and Fairfax Media]

Reference: DCDL-0010455

Description: Barry Matthews, the CEO of the Department of Corrections has driven a bulldozer over Corrections Minister, Judith Collins. This has given her the idea to crush the cars of offending boy racers. Refers to Judith Collins failed attempt to sack Barry Matthews because of problems with parole and with the prison system and also refers to her determination to deal with the boy racer problem by crushing their cars. Colour and black and white versions available Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

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"Ah, come in Mr. Mathews, this won't take long... 19 February 2009.

Date: 2009

From: Scott, Thomas, 1947- :[Digital cartoons published in the Dominion Post]

Reference: DCDL-0010419

Description: Shows Barry Matthews, Chief Executive of the Department of Corrections, dropping through a trapdoor in the floor which has been opened under his feet by Judith Collins, Minister of Corrections, whose hand pulling a lever is seen at the left of the cartoon. Refers to a damning report in the way the agency handles paroled offenders. Judith Collins has refused to express confidence in him but he is refusing to quit his job. Other Titles - Matthews Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

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Barry Matthews. 12 December, 2006.

Date: 2006

From: Webb, Murray, 1947- :Digital caricatures

Reference: DCDL-0002767

Description: Caricature of Dr Barry Matthews, former New Zealand Deputy Commissioner of Police and recently appointed CEO of Department of Corrections. He is shown being strangled by the wires of several different TV and radio stations. Refers to his being in the hot seat because of high level interest cases in the news. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

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"Glug, I'm staying put - it's only a shower.." 20 February 2009.

Date: 2009

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

Reference: DCDL-0010482

Description: Corrections CEO, Barry Matthews, hunkers down in a great flood with a ruined umbrella over his head. He says that he is staying put as it is only a shower. Refers to criticisms of the way the Department of Corrections managed several parole cases. Corrections Minister, Judith Collins, tried to sack Barry Matthews but he managed to keep his job. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

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Barry Matthews. 10 January, 2006.

Date: 2006

From: Webb, Murray, 1947- :Digital caricatures

Reference: DCDL-0000618

Description: Caricature of Barry Matthews, the new head of the Department of Corrections. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

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Castle N-ACT. Overseas private prison companies. Corrections. ACC. Overseas private ins...

Date: 2009

From: Slane, Christopher, 1957-: Digital cartoons published in the Listener, New Zealand Herald, or New Zealand Farmers' Weekly

Reference: DCDL-0010645

Description: The Castle N-ACT with two turrets named 'Corrections' and 'ACC' is being 'besieged' by 'Overseas Private Prison Companies', 'Overseas Private Insurance Companies' and 'Finance Companies', but in fact the besiegers are being welcomed to the castle. On top of the third central turret stands John Key being knighted as a reward for his success. On top of the 'Corrections' turret, Corrections Minister, Judith Collins, threatens the Corrections CEO, Barry Matthews, with an axe and on top of the ACC turret ACC Minister, Nick Smith, holds the head of sacked ACC Chair, Ross Wilson, aloft, impaled on a spike. Bags of money are heaped in the castle. Refers to National's interest in using private prison and insurance companies and propping up finance companies during the recession which in effect seems to indicate a general downgrading in public services. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

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The way we were... 22 September 2009

Date: 2009

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

Reference: DCDL-0012363

Description: Cartoon shows crowds of unkempt men with shaggy beards and hair standing and sitting around outside a prison. They beg the prison guard to allow them to have double bunking in prison. Corrections Department chief executive Barry Matthews has threatened guards that existing prisons will be fast-tracked into private management unless they agree to cram in extra offenders by "double-bunking". Forecasts show the jails will be full and unable to take any more offenders by February 2010. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

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New ongoing melodrama "IN A CELL NEAR YOU"; a man and a woman, like beating hearts in a...

Date: 2009

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

Reference: DCDL-0010612

Description: Shows a man and a woman in a prison cell, the man is shackled to the wall and the woman is in a strait-jacket. Refers to attempts by Police Minister, Judith Collins, to have head of the Ministry of Corrections, Barry Matthews, rolled, as a result of failures in the parole system. Cartoons published on Scoop.co.nz Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

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"While we regret Burton's murderous rampage, our decision to release him was soundly ba...

Date: 2007

From: Scott, Thomas, 1947- :[Digital cartoons published in the Dominion Post]

Reference: DCDL-0003019

Description: Four men stand in a line, three making excuses for having released Graeme Burton from prison with the result that he murdered a man and the fourth, who is Mark Burton himself, commenting on how sick it makes him to hear all the others refusing to take responsibility for his behaviour. The first man is Judge David Carruthers, the chair of the Parole Board, the second man is Corrections Chief Executive Barry Matthews and the third is a police chief. Refers to the controversy over taking responsibility for the fact that a young man (Karl Kuchenbecker) died while Graeme Burton was on parole. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

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"I look forward to regaining the Corrections Minister's confidence..." "That will be a ...

Date: 2009

From: Scott, Thomas, 1947- :[Digital cartoons published in the Dominion Post]

Reference: DCDL-0010640

Description: On the left stands Barry Matthews, CEO of the Department of Corrections, in the centre is Judith Collins, Minister of Police and Corrections, and on the right is John Key, Prime Minister. Barry Matthews says that he looks forward to regaining the Corrections minister's confidence and Judith Collins snarls ungraciously in response. John Key has to concede that nearly every day is a frosty Friday for Judith. Refers to Judith Collins attempt to sack Barry Matthews after a series of parole failures. The sacking did not happen. Other Titles - Matthews Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

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The Department of Co-Wreck-stions. 20 February 2009.

Date: 2009

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

Reference: DCDL-0010463

Description: A small prison window with a grill is surrounded by the words 'the Department of co-wreck-stions' - (Corrections). Probably refers to more criticism of the Department of Corrections because of the poor state of some of New Zealand's prisons and problems with management of prisoners. The CEO is Barry Matthews who has already been in trouble over the parole problem. Alternate version of DCDL-0010462 Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

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Corrections boss. "Not going anywhere." 23 February 2009.

Date: 2009

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

Reference: DCDL-0010460

Description: Shows the CEO of Corrections, Barry Matthews, sitting chained to his desk. Refers to the attempt by Corrections Minister, Judith Collins, to fire him after failings in the parole system. Barry Matthews retained his job. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

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"Alert Barry Matthews - another person is making a desperate attempt to escape our dysf...

Date: 2009

From: Moreu, Michael, 1969-: [Digital cartoons published in the Christchurch Press and Fairfax Media]

Reference: DCDL-0010452

Description: A man is escaping from prison by climbing down a rope of sheets tied together. Two guards see him and decide that they should call Barry Matthews because someone is escaping from one of their dysfunctional prisons. They realise that the escapee is Barry Matthews, the CEO of the Department of Corrections. He has been criticised by Audit New Zealand in the 'Brady report' for failures in the parole system and for dysfunctional prisons. Corrections Minister, Judith Collins, tried unsuccessfully to sack him. Colour and black and white versions available Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

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OSCAR PERFORMANCES... 23 February 2009

Date: 2009

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

Reference: DCDL-0013276

Description: Shows the Oscar performances of John Key in 'Revolutionary Road' as he is holding the portfolio for spending project and is heading down the stormy path of State intervention. Mike Lee in 'Flung Odd Million Where?" as he is kicking around a soccer ball, throwing money around and holding a flag which says "Beck$ i$ coming". Barry Matthews as 'The Joker' in an Dept. of Corrections car in which the wheels are falling off. Matthews asks 'Why so serious?'. Refers to the Oscar Awards and the latest political performances by some politicians. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).