Anxiety

Date: 1987

From: Lodge, Nevile Sidney 1918-1989 :[Archive of original cartoons for the Evening Post and Sports Post, 1941 to 1988]

By: Evening Post (Wellington, N.Z.); Lodge, Nevile Sidney, 1918-1989

Reference: B-136-744

Description: Shows Prime Minister David Lange in four cameos reading a newspaper about the ousting of the Prime Minister of the Cook Islands, Tom Davis. He becomes increasingly worried as he considers that first Bavadra of Fiji and now Tom Davis of the Cook Islands have been ousted. He remembers that these things usually happen in threes and in a fit of paranoia wonders if the opinion polls are wrong. Refers to the political upheavals of 1987 and threats to Lange's position as Prime Minister of New Zealand. Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink on thin card, 480 x 320 mm. Finding Aids: Photocopies available in Pictorial Reference Service.

Date: 1965

From: Lodge, Nevile Sidney 1918-1989 :[Archive of original cartoons for the Evening Post and Sports Post, 1941 to 1988]

Reference: B-137-553

Description: The cartoon shows several cameos of a man very worried about current world issues like the Vietnam War, riots, droughts, floods, racial strife, the Springboks and Malaysia - and now he is even more worried by the Mars mission; he imagines photos from Mars showing a terrifying warrior, a space invasion over South America and Canberra, the launch of Russia's first Proton rocket which might drop something heavy on his head and the dreadful possibility of intercepting a signal from a space station. Refers to the news that in July 1965 Mariner 3 became the world's first spacecraft to take close-up pictures of Mars, returning 21 photos. Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink, crayon and letraset on paper, 280 x 380mm

Date: 2006

From: Darroch, Bob, 1940- :[Cartoons published in the Whangarei Report April to July 2006]

Reference: H-751-065

Description: The scene shows a woman standing in her living room with the TV showing 'Dancing with the stars'; on a table is a newspaper reporting that New Zealand women are more amorous than men. Through the ranch sliders she watches her husband walking towards her explaining with a cheery grin that the neighbour who can be seen hiding behind the woodpile is hiding not because he is scared of the possibility of amorous overtures from his wife but because 'Dancing with the stars' is on and he doesn't want to dance. His wife can be seen through their living room window dancing in front of the television. Quantity: 1 photocopy/ies. Physical Description: A4 size photocopy

Date: 2013

From: Various artists :[Entries in the Young Cartoonist Award. 2013]

By: Winquist, Jessica, active 2013

Reference: DCDL-0025741

Description: Shows a young student receiving their degree then tripping and falling down the stairs onto a heap of graduates labelled 'Saturated student job market'. Wider context refers to the challenge facing graduate job-seekers. The cartoonist has also explained the work by noting that: 'University is supposed to be the launching pad for stellar careers, but often graduates experience difficulties in landing a job. This cartoon is a play on every student's worst nightmare: tripping on-stage while being capped at graduation, and entering a saturated job-market in competition with one's peers when there are few jobs to be had.' Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

From: Walker, Malcolm, 1950- :Digital cartoons

By: New Zealand doctor (Periodical)

Reference: DCDL-0021326

Description: Dr Hal has shaved his head for charity but the cat has been shaven as well. Dr Hal feels strangely 'disinhibited'. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 1 May 2018

From: Orchard, Samuel, 1984- : Digital comics created for the Rooster Tails website

Reference: DCDL-0039744

Description: A two-part comic. In part one the artist discusses coming off anti-anxiety and anti-depressant medication and notes that while his anxiety has risen, so have his other feelings. In part two he compares his present self with how he was 10 years earlier. He finds that there is a lot remains the same, but now he is better prepared to address the issues he faces. Originally published at www.roostertailscomic.com. Title taken from file name. Quantity: 2 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 27 July 2019

From: Orchard, Samuel, 1984- : Digital comics created for the Rooster Tails website

Reference: DCDL-0039771

Description: Four panel comic in which the artist discusses his current low mood and compares how he is feeling with current events including, climate change, capitalism, increases in racism and xenophobia in the United Kingdom and United States, white supremacy, Ihumatao, Oranga Tamariki, and suicide rates. He comes to the conclusion that he is "weirdly reassured that my heartbreak and anxiety is consistent with where the world is at." Originally published at www.roostertailscomic.com. Title taken from file name. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: October 2018 - January 2019

From: Orchard, Samuel, 1984- : Digital comics created for the Rooster Tails website

Reference: DCDL-0039760

Description: Three part comic depicting the artist discussing a black substance [possibly symbolising anxiety] that has been with him for years. He states that it can be overwhelming and he has tried, unsuccessfully, to rid himself of it. It has negatively impacted himself and others around him, but he has started to change the way he deals with the black substance and has had some positive results. Originally published at www.roostertailscomic.com. Title taken from file name. Quantity: 3 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 3 November 2021

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

By: Slane, Christopher, 1957-

Reference: DCDL-0041444

Description: Digital cartoon by Chris Slane on www.slanecartoon.com. Depicts a three-storied building marooned in flood waters labelled 'Climate Change'. People can be seen standing on apartment building balconies and watching the flood waters. A man on the third floor says "Just as well we allowed buildings to go to three stories when we did". Rescue workers and buildlngs on fire can be seen in the background. Cartoon references building work and proposed amendments to the Resource Management Act. Title transcribed from file. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 3 November 2021

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

By: Slane, Christopher, 1957-

Reference: DCDL-0041445

Description: Digital cartoon by Chris Slane on www.slanecartoon.com. Depicts a middle-aged Pākehā man grumpily walking down a footpath. A speech bubble reads "BLOODY JACINDA!". Other people can be seen on the footpath, all drawn with the smiling face of Jacinda Ardern. These include a child, homeless man, cyclist, construction worker, and jogger. A wall along the footpath is covered in grafitti with a mix of words and images. Graphics include COVID-19 molecules and four images of Jacinda Ardern. Text written on the wall include "GLOBAL PANDEMIC", "SUV TAX", "WATER QUALITY", "MIQ", and "90% VACCINATION TARGET". Text at the bottom of the cartoon reads "'Jacinderangement' syndrome". Title transcribed from item. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2005

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

Reference: DCDL-0000440

Description: The scene is the cockpit of an aeroplane. The hostess chats brightly to the pilot. Through the open door can be seen Prime Minister, Helen Clark. She is on her way to help with the bid for the Rugby World Cup. The pilot is nervous because of the incident when officials in a motorcade that was speeding in an effort to get the PM to a rugby match on time ended up being charged with dangerous driving and being used to score political points by the Opposition. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2005

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

Reference: DCDL-0000029

Description: The scene shows mum and dad sitting comfortably in the living room watching television which shows a head and shoulder image of Winston Peters, Leader of New Zealand First. In the doorway appears a small boy in striped pyjamas clutching a large teddy bear. He announces anxiously that Winnie (the name of his bear after Winnie the Pooh) says that there is a terrorist under his bed. His father asks his mother if the boy has the telly on in his room. Implication is that the child is confusing Winston Peters who is highlighting terrorist fears and his teddy bear, Winnie the Pooh. Refers to terrorist fears, real and contrived that are prevalent at the moment. Other Titles - "Has he got the telly on in there?" Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2007

From: Fletcher, David, 1952- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0002837

Description: 'The Politician' cartoon strip. The Minister is anxious that he not appear to be a 'Do as I say, not as I do' sort of person. His colleague reassures him that he is not such a person as he never does anything. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2006

From: Webb, Murray, 1947- :Digital caricatures

Reference: DCDL-0001180

Description: Cherie Blair wife of the British Prime Minister stands anxiously between her husband Tony Blair and Prime Minister Helen Clark. While Tony Blair and Helen Clark wave cheerfully to the crowds, Cherie tries desperately to remember what it was she wasn't supposed to talk about. The forbidden topic was of course the war in Iraq which The two Prime Ministers are carefully conscious of. Tony Blair and his wife made a fleeting overnight visit to New Zealand 29 March 2006. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2006

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

Reference: DCDL-0001735

Description: A man is worrying about a whole range of problems in his life. he decides that he needs a tonic and so grabs a bottle of PAN pills. Refers to concerns over the use of Pan products because of their quality. The Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration ordered ordered a recall of well over one thousand dietary supplements, vitamin and mineral supplements, herbal products and other such products made by Pan Pharmaceuticals, due to "serious concerns about the quality and safety of products manufactured by this company". Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2004

From: Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0004854

Description: Shows a smoking and stressed crocodile-like creature with 4 hands and 2 feet. Cartoon refers to the discovery of the anxiety gene by scientists at deCode, a gene-mining company based in Iceland. The anxiety genes may cause fearful or anxious personalities, contrary to the common belief that personality traits are based on upbringing and experience. Published in The Press, 2 April 2004 Arrangement: This cartoon file was originally delivered to the library within a sub-folder called "archive2004". Quantity: 1 digital image(s). Processing information: This cartoon file was donated to the library with no file extension. On recommendation of the Digital Archivist and with the consent of the donor, a ".jpg" file extension was added to this file in order to ensure it was readable and accessible.

Date: 2006

From: Buist, Grant, 1973- : [Jitterati digital cartoons published in The Capital Times newspaper]

Reference: DCDL-0008303

Description: "Jitterati" cartoon strip. Shows Debbie having a panic attack. She is confused about the nice weather in April, the Lord of the Rings exhibition, barrage of new public sculptures, festival films, petrol prices and change. She shakes Jaimee in frustration. Jaimee tells reminds Debbie that she doesn't even drive. Debbie tells her that doesn't mean she doesn't worry about it. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2006

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

Reference: DCDL-0000613

Description: When the passenger in a little bi-plane called 'NZ economy' expresses anxiety about a safe landing, the pilot tells him to just keep sucking his barley sugar. A comment on anxiety about the economy. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2003

From: Walker, Malcolm, 1950- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0008475

Description: Shows an architect with his counsellor complaining about how he can't take it anymore. He is frustrated by planners, project managers, politicians, bureaucrats, how he can't get a decent hardware schedule or lighting plan and asks not to talk to him about the RMA or CAD upgrades. He says all that he wants is to design buildings and have happy clients. He asks the counsellor if it is too much to ask for a simple life of architecture. The counsellor says that it is and the architect jumps out the window. The counsellor then asks to see his next client from a large queue of architects. Refers to the frustrations of architects. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2003

From: Fletcher, David, 1952- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0001471

Description: "The Politician" cartoon strip. The Minister is sweating and stressed out in a desperate search for a paper cup. He is taking the new rules about wastage to heart. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).