Skin - Wounds and injuries

Date: 2002

By: Tremain, Garrick, 1941-; Otago daily times (Newspaper)

Reference: H-671-001/018

Description: Cartoons on New Zealand and international political and social issues. Shows the 'Peace Processor' machine in action where Jewish and Palestinian antagonists are placed in one end of the machine and after numerous processes they come out the same. Jim Anderton proposes drastic remedies for medical problems. Shows Helen Clark as a mother trying to deal with her infantile fighting MPs. Shows Labour's Finance Minister, Michael Cullen, taking money from Health and Education to top-up the Government's Superannuation Scheme and then borrowing money to fund Health and Education. This is to show people that the Government is not borrowing to fund the Superannuation Scheme. Shows the Alliance Party waka spliting apart with rowers rowing in two different directions. Comment on Israel blaming Yasser Arafat and the Palestinians for the devastation caused to Palestine by the Israeli military. Shows Queen Elizabeth expressing her appreciation for having turned up for her mothers funeral and having worn a dress rather than her trade-mark trouser suit. Comment on the effectiveness of Jim Anderton in Government. Comment on Jim Anderton's pattern of changing political skins from Labour to New Labour to the Alliance and now onto what ever his new Party will be called. Comment on the poor showing of the National Party in public opinion. Shows a customer to the new Kiwibank wanting to have an account in both Kiwibank and with his existing bank until he decides later which way to go. He adds that Mr Anderton must understand this as he is assuming the same position over being the Government leader of the Alliance but setting up a new party in opposition to them later in the year. Comment on shift from Privy Council to NZ Appointed Court - infers that the new system will be more a roll of the dice rather than a matter of impartially balancing the scales of justice. Comment on the Helen Clark art forgery incident. Illustrates the demonisation of Yasser Arafat. Comment on the increasing need for vigilence in protecting our children from all forms of violence and abuse. Comment on NZ losing the right to co-host the Rugby World Cup with reference to the Helen Clark art forgery incident. Shows the Auckland public looking for alternate ways to blanket spraying to get rid of the Painted Apple Moth. A suggestion is to make the Rugby Union and Trevor Mallard responsible for its protection. This refers to them losing the right to co-host the Rugby World Cup. Comment on National's new tax package. Quantity: 18 photocopy/ies. Physical Description: A4 size photocopies.

Date: 2020

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

By: Accident Compensation Corporation (N.Z.); Courtenay Hearing Centre; Gillies McIndoe Research Institute; MediBoard Limited; New Zealand. Health Promotion Agency; New Zealand. Ministry of Health

Reference: Eph-B-JUNE-JULY-2020/4

Description: Comprises ephemera about various health issues and services. Includes: Clinic information from Courtenay Hearing Centre; Brochure from Mediboard Ltd. about its information display board system; Booklet about prostate cancer; Booklet about childhood immunisation; Booklet about healthy eating for children; Leaflet for a seminar by Dementia Wellington; Pamphlet in te reo Māori about preventing pressure sores; Pamphlet from the Regional Stop Smoking Service; Pamphlet about keeping safe while in hospital; Leaflet about the Gillies McIndoe Research Institute; Pamphlet about Ozanam House, which provides accomodation for cancer patients and their caregivers while having treatment at Palmerston North Hospital. Title supplied by Library. Quantity: 1 folder(s) containing 11 pieces of ephemera.