Glenn, Owen George (Sir), 1940-

Expatriot NZ billionaire who made donations to the Labour Party and other parties and individuals in 2007-2008. Made a Knight in the 2013 New Year Honours.

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MONACO GRAND/RICH PRIX

Date: 25 February 2008

From: Body, Guy Keverne, 1967-:Original cartoons. 1986-2011

Reference: A-453-019

Description: Shows Owen Glenn and Helen Clark in a red racing car called "$100,000 interest-free loan". Clark tells Owen that she appreciates the lift but wonders whether he could have found something more discreet. Refers to the donation that Owen Glenn gave the Labour Party. Inscriptions: Recto - bottom right - 186mm x 133mm 25 Feb A10 cartoon Pls correct & send to GNZHARTPIX Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Pen and felt-tip pen on paper, 285-385 mm

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Good Evans. "Five bucks won't make you honorary consul to the Vatican Dad!" 15 Septembe...

Date: 2008

From: Evans, Malcolm Paul, 1945- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0007574

Description: Shows a family sitting in a pew in church as the collection comes round. A small boy tells his father loudly that five bucks won't make him honorary consul to the Vatican. Refers to millionaire Owen Glenn who donated a lot of money to the Labour Party and it was known that he was interested in being made honorary consul in Monaco. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

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MONACO GRAND/RICH PRIX... 25 February 2008

Date: 2008

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

Reference: DCDL-0013211

Description: Shows Owen Glenn and Helen Clark in a red racing car called "$100,000 interest-free loan". Clark tells Owen that she appreciates the lift but wonders whether he could have found something more discreet. Refers to the donation that Owen Glenn gave the Labour Party. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

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"Aha!" 23 February, 2008

Date: 2008

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

Reference: DCDL-0005589

Description: Shows billionaire businessman, Owen Glenn and deputy leader of National, Bill English, each caught in a spotlight on stage. In the background is a shadowy crowd of people. Owen Glenn has a bag of money with an 'L' (for Labour) on it and Bill English spots this and triumphantly says 'Aha!'. Refers to the embarrassment that Owen Glenn has become for the Labour Party, when it seems that he wants personal favours in return for donations and whose interest-free loan to Labour was not described by Mike Williams, President of the Labour Party, as a donation when strictly speaking it was. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

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Simon Power. 4 September, 2008

Date: 2008

From: Webb, Murray, 1947- :Digital caricatures

Reference: DCDL-0007523

Description: Shows Simon Power, National MP for Rangitikei, and chair of the Privileges Committee which is considering whether Winston Peters, leader of New Zealand First, should have declared the $100,000 donation from businessman, Owen Glenn, towards the cost of an electoral petition in Tauranga after the 2005 election. He is shown leaping up from his seat looking as though he is having a tantrum. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

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"You needn't look so peeved Owen... I told you you'd hate me in the morning!" 8 Septemb...

Date: 2008

From: Tremain, Garrick, 1941- :[Digital cartoons published in the Otago Daily Times]

Reference: DCDL-0007512

Description: Shows businessman millionaire, Owen Glenn, in bed with leader of New Zealand First, Winston Peters. Owen Glenn has a black cloud hovering over his head. On the floor is a sheet of paper with the word 'NO' printed on it. Winston Peters says to Owen Glenn that he doesn't need to look so peeved as he told him that he would hate him in the morning. Refers to Owen Glenn's donations to New Zealand First which were not declared so that now Winston Peters is being investigated for fraud by the Serious Fraud Office. Owen Glenn has come to New Zealand to give evidence and has become involved in the scandal. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

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"Every time we get a little momentum, too!" 'Glenn affair credibility gap (again).' 'NZ...

Date: 2008

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

Reference: DCDL-0007949

Description: Shows Winston Peters leader of New Zealand First driving a car off the edge of a bridge span that has opened up. A large sign says 'Glenn Affair Credibility Gap (again)'. Winston Peters swears and comments that this sort of thing happens every time they get a bit of momentum. Refers to the fact that ACT and National are again attacking Winston Peters now that official documents released to NZPA have shown he initially pushed hard for Owen Glenn to be appointed honorary consul in Monaco. Colour version of DCDL-0007948 Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

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Glenn Livid. 9 September, 2008

Date: 2008

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

Reference: DCDL-0007599

Description: Shows a bottle of 'Glenn Livid' with the face of Owen Glenn on the label. Beside it on the table is a spilled glass of water with 'Peters, NZ First' printed on it. Refers to the Businessman, Owen Glenn, who has made donations to New Zealand First and who is now involved in the Winston Peters scandal. Winston Peters is being investigated for fraud. 'Glenn Livid' is a play on the well-known whisky brand 'Glen Fiddich'. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

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"I know..." 'NO thing!' 19 July, 2008

Date: 2008

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

Reference: DCDL-0007105

Description: Shows Foreign Affairs Minister, Winston Peters, saying 'I know..' and holding up a large card on which are printed the words 'No thing!' Dollar notes float to the ground from above. Refers to Winston Peters' denial that he knew of a $100,000 donation from businessman, Owen Glenn intended to go towards legal expenses. Published in the Listener Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

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Owen Glenn. 9 September, 2008

Date: 2008

From: Webb, Murray, 1947- :Digital caricatures

Reference: DCDL-0007556

Description: Caricature of Owen Glenn, the businessman freight millionaire who donated money to Labour and New Zealand First and is involved in the Winston Peters donations affair. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

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[1] "I'll sue the next person who claims I accepted dodgy donations!!" "Who's going to ...

Date: 2008

From: Hodgson, Trace, 1958- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0007151

Description: There are 2 cartoons. [1] Leader of New Zealand First Winston Peters leaps up and down in a rage screaming that he will sue the next person who claims he accepted dodgy donations. A couple of men nearby wonder who he thinks will pay his legal fees this time. Refers to investigations for fraud against Winston Peters. Millionaire Owen Glenn is reputed to have paid legal fees for Peters. [2] Shows Radovan Karadzic former Bosnian-Serb leader in his bearded disguise after his capture for war crimes. Behind him are two policemen, one of whom explains that catching him was a lucky break as they thought he was Bin Laden. Radovan Karadzic was the Bosnian Serb wartime political leader who disappeared in 1996. He has been indicted by the UN tribunal for war crimes and genocide over the 1995 massacre at Srebrenica. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

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"Disclose that you HYPOCRITE!" 20February, 2008

Date: 2008

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

Reference: DCDL-0005571

Description: Shows National Leader, John Key, in the pocket of the raincoat of a furtive-looking man called 'Secret Trusts'. He has just called out to Prime Minister, Helen Clark, who is nearby with a large bag labelled 'Owen Glenn Labour Party loan' that she should 'Disclose that' and is a 'hypocrite'. Helen Clark is startled and whips round. Refers to the interest-free loan of $100,000 that Owen Glenn made to the Labour Party. The president of the Labour Party, Mike Williams has admitted he "screwed up" in the Owen Glenn row and offered his resignation to Helen Clark who rejected it. National MPs have accused him of misleading the public over his failure to disclose a $100,000 Under election finance laws the foregone interest must be declared as a donation. Mike Williams said that he had never meant to mislead anyone and merely had not considered the foregone interest when answering the question. The National Party have 'anonymous' donations in secret trusts however. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

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Privileges Committee. Winston Peters' version of events. Owen Glenn's version of events...

Date: 2008

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

Reference: DCDL-0007502

Description: Shows a man approaching the door of the parliamentary Privileges Committee balancing on a pole over his shoulder two equally sized bundles. One of the bundles represents New Zealand First leader Winston Peters' version of events and the other Owen Glenn's version. Refers to the enquiry into donations to New Zealand First and whether or not they were properly declared. Owen Glenn is a businessman millionaire who has donated to Labour and to New Zealand First. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

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Now that we have an election date, parties ask the obvious question... "How are we goin...

Date: 2008

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

Reference: DCDL-0007563

Description: The election date of 8th November has been set for the 2008 election. A man wonders how to fund the campaign. Someone else suggests finding an off-shore billionaire with a heart of gold but his friend comments that they always use such foul language when they are dumped. Refers to the donations from millionaire Owen Glenn to Labour and New Zealand First. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

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Owen Glenn. 21 February, 2008

Date: 2008

From: Webb, Murray, 1947- :Digital caricatures

Reference: DCDL-0005566

Description: Caricature of Owen Glenn, billionaire businessman who made an interest-free loan to the Labour Party which led to embarrassment Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

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'Owen Glenn.' 29 October, 2008.

Date: 2008

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

Reference: DCDL-0007905

Description: Shows millionaire businessman Owen Glenn as a vulture sitting on the dry branch of a tree in a scorching desert watching NZ First leader Winston Peters crawl past below in the last stages of heat exhaustion. Refers to the embarrassing accusations levelled at Winston Peters over whether he had declared donations given his party by Owen Glenn. In the end Owen Glenn himself accused Winston Peters of lying. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

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New job for Winston? 'Ho!' 10 November, 2008.

Date: 2008

From: Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0008581

Description: Shows former leader of ACT and Minister of Foreign Affairs Winston Peters as Santa Claus. He holds a large card that reads 'HO!' and the text suggests that being Santa Claus could be a suitable job for Winston Peters. Refers to the fact that Winston Peters lost his Tauranga seat in the 2008 election and that his party did not reach the 5% threshold required to gain a seat in parliament. The 'HO!' card is a joke about the 'NO!' card that Winston Peters showed to journalists who kept asking him whether he had received donations from millionaire businessman Owen Glenn. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

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'Owen Glenn funds'. "Still maintain your position Mr Peters?" "Have to... I can't go an...

Date: 2008

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

Reference: DCDL-0007073

Description: Shows Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters as Pinocchio attached by his long nose to the branch of a tree so that he is swinging off the ground. A reporter asks him if he is still maintaing his position and Winston Peters replies that he has to because he can't go anywhere. Refers to Winston Peters' refusal to say whether New Zealand First has received funds from businessman Owen Glenn who is known to want the position of consul in Monaco. Owen Glenn has also donated funds to Labour. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

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[Daggers] 12 September, 2008

Date: 2008

From: Walker, Malcolm, 1950- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0007564

Description: Shows an enormous circle of people each stabbing the back of the person in front of them with a dagger. In the foreground are Prime Minister, Helen Clark, leader of New Zealand First, Winston Peters, and an unidentified man stabbing Robert Muldoon. Refers to the Winston Peters' donations row in which he is being investigated for fraud. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

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'Veteran swimmer Winston Peters is preparing for Beijing by swimming 40 lengths a day a...

Date: 2008

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

Reference: DCDL-0007113

Description: Shows leader of New Zealand First, Winston Peters, wearing a swimming caop and peering over the edge of a swimming pool. He holds up a notice that says 'NO' and says 'Got it?'. The text says he has been practising for the Beijing Olympics by swimming in liquid petroleum lubricant which makes him slippery. Refers to the questions being asked of him about donations to NZ First for its campaign before the 2005 election and his sliding out of answering them satisfactorily. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

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