Social Credit (Political party : N.Z.)

Date: 5 January 1982

From: Minhinnick, Gordon, 1902-1992 :[111 original pencil and ink cartoons. 1930s-1980s]

Reference: C-171-067

Description: Shows two men walking through Parliament grounds (probably Social Credit Party leader Bruce Beetham and deputy leader Gary Knapp). Beetham throws a book into a bin marked 'Political criticism please'. The Beehive and Parliament are shown in the background. Beetham comments, "What does the fellow mean - 'Social Credit won't work'? It's working just fine for us!". Refers to the party's popularity and recent success in the 1981 election. Title taken from image. Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - No caption [in pencil]; Recto - bottom right - Minhinnick. [in ink] Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Felt pen, Letraset and pencil on paper, 390 x 520 mm

Date: 1981

From: Hodgson, Trace, 1958- :[Original cartoons, some for the "New Zealand times", and "Listener". ca 1981-1984]

By: Hodgson, Trace, 1958-

Reference: B-154-150

Description: Shows Robert Muldoon, Bill Rowling and Bruce Beetham portrayed as mice. Beetham is eating from a block of cheese labelled 'Votes', as Muldoon and Rowling look on with unhappy expressions on their faces Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Ink, letratone and white corrector on card, 345 x 450 mm Provenance: Purchased in 2003.

Date: 1960

From: Mayne, William Thomas, 1910-1988 :490 original cartoons published in the Christchurch Star Sun and the Christchurch Star Sun Sports between 1954 and 1962.

Reference: A-386-203

Description: Shows Labour Party leader Walter Nash, National Party leader Keith Holyoake and Social Credit Party leader P. H. Matthews sitting in yachts ahead of a race. In the sky is a large cloud labelled 'Electors' decision'. A sign reads 'To-morrow! The Parliament Seat Trophy race. Sat 26 Nov 1960.' Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink, crayon and blue coloured pencil on card, 255 x 280 mm

Date: 1950 - 1969

From: Mayne, William Thomas, 1910-1988 :490 original cartoons published in the Christchurch Star Sun and the Christchurch Star Sun Sports between 1954 and 1962.

Reference: A-387-155

Description: Shows the owner of 'Restaurant de Guttah' asking one his customers whether he thinks he could get a liquor licence for the restaurant. Dishes on the menu include 'Hash a la Nash', 'National kidney pie' and 'Socred baloney' Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink, crayon and white corrector on card, 255 x 280 mm

Date: 9 May 1972

From: Skinner, Thomas Edward (Sir), 1909-1991: Cartoons collected by Sir Thomas Skinner

Reference: C-179-168

Description: Shows four vignettes of festival performances, Rob Muldoon at a piano "warming-up for the concerto", the "mysterious oriental dance team" of Skinner and Norman Kirk, "dramatic poetry reading by Socred", and Norman Kirk with a kite labelled "Policy". "Festival of kite flying gets under way". Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink on paper, 380 x 500 mm.

Date: 25 May 1972

From: Skinner, Thomas Edward (Sir), 1909-1991: Cartoons collected by Sir Thomas Skinner

By: New Zealand herald (Newspaper)

Reference: C-179-166

Description: Caption reads ""Gov't to give $50,000 to the National Art Gallery and Museum for contemporary paintings and historical artifacts" - News". People look at art in a gallery, including "Original atom splitting machine kindly lent by Socred", "Ned Kelly's armour, National Payroll Tax Collection", and Skinner in a block of ice labelled "Environmental Art". Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink and letratone on paper, 380 x 490 mm.

Date: 1967-1984

From: Kennedy, Ronald Edwin, 1925-2003 :[Original cartoons, albums of clippings and a metal printing plate, created by and belonging to Ronald Kennedy (Ronken), ca 1967-1983]

Reference: A-456-202

Description: Cartoon by Ronald Edwin Kennedy depicting a group of lemmings leaping over a cliff into the sea with their eyes closed, as one says "I can't think why we do it…". Title caption in frame at bottom right reads "Social Credit Lemmings conducting their remarkable annual suicidal leap into oblivion". Probably refers to the Social Credit Party in New Zealand. Title supplied by cartoonist Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Black ink drawing within printed Ronken frame, 178 x 289mm. Printing notes in blue biro.

Date: ca 1960s-2020

From: Ephemera donated to and collected by the Alexander Turnbull Library from 2020

By: Bank of New Zealand; Boys' Brigade in New Zealand Inc; Hastings District (N.Z.). District Council; New Zealand Police; NZ Transport Agency; Social Credit (Political party : N.Z.); Victoria University of Wellington; Yates New Zealand Ltd

Reference: Eph-B-OCTOBER-2020/2

Description: Comprises: McDonalds Monopoly chip packet, dated verso September 2020; Bank of New Zealand envelope, dated verso 1970s; Yates beetroot seed packet, circa 2013; Pix Rite-Change conversion wheel, used to convert shillings and pence to dollars and cents when New Zealand switched to decimal currency in 1967; Invitation for Brian Van Rooyen to attend dinner with then-Prime Minister Helen Clark at Premier House for the 2005 British and Irish Lions Tour of New Zealand; A Boys' Brigade Jubilee Trek sticker, dated 23 March 1985; A Sanyo Rally of New Zealand sticker, dated 25-28 June 1983; A booklet issued by the New Zealand Police titled "What you need to know about the new firearms laws", circa 1993; A sex and relationships pamphlet issued by Victoria University of Wellington, which primarily discusses consent and sexual harassment, date unknown; A COVID-19 flyer regarding Hastings District Council rates and annual plan, dated April 2020; A pamphlet campaigning to save Newlands supermarket, dated 1995; A Social Credit Party pamphlet, dated verso 2020; A Firstlight Broadcasting Network pamphlet relating to The Great Controversy, circa 2020; A Jehovah's Witness pamphlet, circa 2020; A Waka Kotahi New Zealand Transport Agency flyer titled "COVID-19 impacts on expiry dates and fees", circa 2020. Title supplied by Library. Quantity: 1 folder(s) containing 15 pieces of ephemera.

Date: [1966] - [1972] - 1976-1981

From: Roth, Herbert Otto, 1917-1994: Collected papers, personal papers, photographs and ephemera

Reference: Eph-B-Roth-NZ-Labour-Party

Description: Includes leaflets, pamphlets, posters, fliers, and stickers published by the Labour Party. 1966: 'New Zealand Labour Party Auckland Regional Advisory Council Golden Prize Club'. Leaflet. 1972: 'New Zealand Labour Party'. Leaflet featuring a picture of "N. E. Kirk M.P." 1973: Eden Youth Branch, New Zealand Labour Party. 'Indepedence in politics - Aubrey Begg'. Poster advertising speaker meeting 26 August [1973] 1975: 'Social Welfare in New Zealand. The New Society'. Pamphlet. 1976: 'The Parkers Haven't Joined the Labour Party for Nothing'. Pamphlet. 'The real issue'. Pamphlet. 'Industrial Relations - The way you want it?' 'One Year Since The Elections Bill Rowling Reports to the Nation'. Flier (2 copies). 'Is this New Zealand the way you want it? Labour wants a nuclear-free New Zealand'. Pamphlet (2 copies). 1977: 'Action Talk is a newsletter published by the N Z Labour Party'. Flier. Brooklyn/Kingston Branch of the New Zealand Labour Party. Leaflet invitiation to speaker meeting 30 August 1977. Aro Valley Branch New Zealand Labour Party. 'Extra Special Meeting: NZ's Overseas Trade'. leaflet advertising meeting 11 May 1977. 'Can You Stand By....' Leaflet. 1979: 'Invitation - Auckland Labour Party Women Are Dining Out'. Leaflet advertising dinner 19 December [1979]. 1980: 'The Real Budget... what it's costing you!' Pamphlet. 'Move Into the 80's With Labour'. Pamphlet. 'Meet Wyn Hoadley'. Campaign flier for East Coast Bays by-election 6 September 1980. New Zealand Labour Party East Coast Bays Electorate. Flier for fund-raising dinner 31 August 1980. Labour Education Office. 'Social Credit Key Facts and Questions. Pamphlet. 1981: 'Bill Rowling speaks on Labour's positive, practical solutions for the eighties'. Flier advertising election meeting 28 July 1981. 'Forum - Politics of Intimidation. Organised for Labour Left by some members Northland/Wilton NZLP. Poster for meeting 10 June [1981]. 'The Auckland Big One'. Flier advertising Bill Rowling's Auckland rally 24 February 1981. Undated: 'Democracy or Dictatorship Where Stands New Zealand?'. Flier (2 copies). 'Princes Street Branch New Zealand Labour Party Says: Join the March. Flier. 'New Zealand's Future: Democratic Socialism'. Pamphlet (2 copies) 'Join the action...Go Labour'. poster (2 copies). 'Labour will be back'. Sticker. 'Don't blame me - i voted Labour'. Sticker. 'Govt. the way you want it?' Sticker. 'Make things happen! Vote Labour. Isbey for Grey Lynn'. Sticker. 'I'm a trendy lefty!' Sticker. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Typescript cyclostyled and offset print material, sizes varying up to 330 x 220 mm.

Date: 1957

From: Evening post (Newspaper. 1865-2002) :Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post newspaper

Reference: EP/1957/4650-F

Description: Photograph taken for the Evening Post newspaper of Wellington by an unidentified staff photographer. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Cellulosic film negative 3.25 x 4.25 inches

Date: 1984

From: Lynch, James Robert, 1947- :[Digital scans of cartoons published in the New Plymouth Daily News and the New Zealand Times]

By: Taranaki daily news (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0024860

Description: Shows a museum diorama with an encased speciman 'Social Credit - Dodo (Dependonus-Bethamus) Extinct - circa 1984'. Accompanying note from cartoonist states 'Social Credit was plunging in the polls and in danger of disappearing. The formation of the NZP as an alternative third party hadn't helped'. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 1984

From: Lynch, James Robert, 1947- :[Digital scans of cartoons published in the New Plymouth Daily News and the New Zealand Times]

By: Taranaki daily news (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0024863

Description: Shows four frames of political academy awards. Bruce Beetham for 'Funny and Incomprehensible', Jim Knox for 'Terms of Settlement', Bob Jones for 'The Far Right Stuff' and Rob Muldoon for 'The Big Chill'. Accompanying note from cartoonist states '1984 academy awards had just been held. This is a play on the nominees; Fanny and Alexander, Terms of Endearment, The Right Stuff and The Big Chill'. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 1985

From: Lynch, James Robert, 1947- :[Digital scans of cartoons published in the New Plymouth Daily News and the New Zealand Times]

By: Taranaki daily news (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0024921

Description: Shows Bruce Beetham presenting a strangely shaped container which represents the change in political party names from Social Credit to the New Zealand Democratic Party. Accompanying note from cartoonist states 'Social Credit had sunk very low in the polls and in desperation proposed a change of name'. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 1973

Reference: OHColl-1688

Description: Title supplied by Library. Quantity: 2 7" reel(s). Search dates: 1973

Date: 1978

From: New Zealand Parliamentary Library : Papers, volumes, albums, and ephemera

By: Social Credit (Political party : N.Z.)

Reference: Eph-C-0008-4

Description: Comprises Social Credit Party pamphlets and flyers from the 1978 General Election. Contains flyers and pamphlets titled: - "'Get to know us' The Social Credit Political League", annotation on recto reads: "NZSCL Box 10 No. 1"; - "This is the real "funny money"", annotation on recto reads: "NZSCL Box 10 No. 25"; - "Social Credit and the farmer", annotation on recto reads: "NZSCL Box 10 No. 24"; - "Social Credit… for real change in the economy", annotation on recto reads: "NZSCL Box 10 No. 23"; - "Policy in Brief Basic Policy 1978", annotation on recto reads: "NZSCL Box 10 No. 20"; - "Social Credit Hamilton West 78 Election Special", annotation on recto reads: "NZSCL Box 10 No. 19"; - "Cause & Cure New Zealand's economic problems and solutions", annotation on recto reads: "NZSCL Box 10 No. 17"; - "The goals we seek! The underlying philosophy economic propositions and social objectives of Social Credit", annotation on recto reads: "NZSCL Box 10 No. 12"; - "Social credit there is no other way! Cedric Blaymires your man for Social Credit in Tarawera", annotation on recto reads: "NZSCL Box 10 No. 12". Title supplied by Library. Arrangement: Arrived at Library in an acid free sleeve labelled "ATL From Box 10, Social Credit folder". Quantity: 1 folder(s) contains 9 pieces of ephemera. Physical Description: Various sizes, between 18 x 10.5 cm and 44.5 x 29 cm Processing information: Acid free sleeve not retained.