Peacekeeping forces - Timor-Leste

Date: 1999-2001

From: Harbour, Kyle, 1968- :Photographs of the New Zealand Army in East Timor

Reference: PAColl-7641-1-1

Description: Photocopies from an album compiled by Kyle Harbour from photographs taken by him while serving in the New Zealand peacekeeping forces in East Timor Most of the images have had their individual negative numbers written beside them Quantity: 33 photocopy/ies comprising 65 images.

Date: 2006

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

Reference: DCDL-0001673

Description: A young East Timorese man runs towards the viewer with a machete in one hand and a Molotov cocktail in the other. He has realised that creating mayhem is a way of alerting the world to his hunger, misery and unemployment. Refers to the explosion of unrest in East Timor that led to peacekeeping forces being sent in. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2006

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

Reference: DCDL-0001707

Description: Two soldiers dressed in camouflage gear stand in an area in Dili, East Timor, observing as teenagers create mayhem by wrecking houses and terrifying people. They are listening to a radio broadcast in which the decision to send police to East Timor is announced. The soldiers think that the police will know better how to deal with the situation as they are used to dealing with student and teenage parties. In May 2006, civil disorder broke out in East Timor, mainly in the capital, Dili. The Prime Minister, Mari'e Alkatiri, lost control of the police and the army. Peace-keeping troops were sent in to restore order. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2006

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

Reference: DCDL-0001671

Description: The scene shows a New Zealand soldier showing a handbag to an incredulous group of fellow soldiers. He tells them that if Tana Umaga could defuse a rampaging Chris Masoe with a similar handbag, then it should work well in East Timor. Refers to an incident in Christchurch after the 2006 Super 14s rugby match final when Tana Umaga hit Chris Masoe with a handbag to try to stop a fight. It refers also to the fact that New Zealand troops were sent to East Timor to help calm the crisis there. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2006

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

Reference: DCDL-0001660

Description: The cartoon shows what may be a map of East Timor. Beside the map is a large first aid box and there are sticking plasters all over part of the map. Refers to the outbreak of violence in April 2006 in East Timor. East Timor gained independence from Indonesia in 2002. Unrest started in the country in April 2006 following the riots in Dili associated with protests over the dismissal of around 600 army soldiers, around 40 percent of the military, for desertion. Fierce fighting between pro-government troops and disaffected Falintil troops broke out in May 2006. The motives behind the fighting appeared to be the distribution of oil funds and the poor organization of the Timorese army and police, which included former Indonesian police and former Timorese rebels. Prime Minister Mari Alkatiri called the violence a "coup" and welcomed offers of foreign military assistance from several nations. As of May 25, 2006, Australia, Portugal, New Zealand, and Malaysia have sent troops to Timor, attempting to quell the violence. Alkatiri then faced calls to resign as a result of his handling of the crisis. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).