Despair

Date: 16 July 2007

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

Reference: A-453-080

Description: Shows John Banks standing outside a jail room door asking Auckland City Mayor Dick Hubbard to let him in and have his turn. The jail room is called the "Dungeon of Misery and Despair (aka Mayoralty)". Refers to the Auckland City Mayoralty. Inscriptions: Recto - centre right - 16 CARTOON to PIX-ON-HAND [in pencil] Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink and felt-tip pen on paper, 300 x 420mm

Date: 2007

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

Reference: DCDL-0004149

Description: Shows a man carrying a baseball and bat coming out of a dark room into a room in which his two small sons are playing. He says he is fed up with sitting in the dark and with the World Cup and wants to take them to the park. He has been sitting in the dark despairing for such a long time that they have forgotten who he is. Refers to the loss of the Rugby World Cup to France by the All-Blacks in the quarter finals and the degree of mourning and despair felt by many fans. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2005

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

Reference: DCDL-0000229

Description: The scene shows United States President George Bush, with his head in his hands, in despair about the continuing chaotic situation in Iraq. Beside him sits Vice President, Dick Cheney, who advises the President to make one of the bold decisions for which he is famous and re-instate Saddam into the dictatorship of Iraq, with, this time, weapons of mass destruction. Saddam Hussein is currently on trial for attocities he committed against his own people and for reckless warmaking against regional neighbours. Other Titles - "It's time for one of those bold decisions you're famous for, Mr President. Reinstate Saddam, and this time give him weapons of mass destruction..." Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2003

From: Fletcher, David, 1952- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0001104

Description: 'The politician' cartoon strip. When a colleague asks the adviser about the piece he is writing about the pessimism gripping the country, the adviser looks despairing and wonders what the point is. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2006

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

Reference: DCDL-0001122

Description: There are three scenes. In the first an Iraqi man begs the world to do something to prevent Iraq sliding further into barbarism and slaughter. He is watched by a dangerous-looking militant toting a rifle. In the second scene the speaker is gunned down and in the third scene the gunman says that he can't stand exaggeration. There are conflicting views of the situation in Iraq, many Iraqis themselves believe they are on the brink of civil war while the Americans and British deny this is the case. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2005

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

Reference: DCDL-0000195

Description: The scene shows Prime Minister, Helen Clark, wringing her hands in despair at Labour's falling behind National in the polls. She appears to be in her office. Two people sitting on a couch confer with other about who should respond to Helen Clark's tirade. Refers to the vacillating polls which recently have not been good for Labour. They are probably considering a few home truths. Other Titles - "You tell her..." Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2003

From: Walker, Malcolm, 1950- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0009059

Description: "Just Practising" cartoon strip. Shows Doctor Dolly asking her colleague Doctor Hal about whether or not the Americas Cup depression is worse than Cricket World Cup depression, Rugby World Cup depression or "someone's hit your car in the carpark depression. Hal confirms that the Americas Cup is worse than both the Cricket and Rugby world cups' depression. But he jumps up when Dolly mentions that someone has hit his car. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2009

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

Reference: DCDL-0011247

Description: Jaimee decides that she will give up hope as her contribution to the 40 hour famine event when her friend Debbie tells he that she is going to give up being awesome in every way including the way she looks - she then asks Jaimee if she can borrow some of her clothes. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2005

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

Reference: DCDL-0000209

Description: Two men are lost in the desert. As they crawl past bleached skeletons and cacti under the searing sun they are ready to despair, especially as they have just caught sight of a shimmering oasis but remember that they have seen this before and it turned out to be a polling booth. Refers to the recent election the results of which seem to be not Utopia but inconclusive polling results. Other Titles - "It was there three years ago...When I finally got up to it, it turned into a bloody election booth!" Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2007

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

Reference: DCDL-0013185

Description: Shows John Banks standing outside a jail room door asking Auckland City Mayor Dick Hubbard to let him in and have his turn. The jail room is called the "Dungeon of Misery and Despair (aka Mayoralty)". Refers to the Auckland City Mayoralty. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2008

From: Walker, Malcolm, 1950- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0007569

Description: In four strips the cartoon shows four different types of unsatisfactory consultant. In the first one the hardware shop man knows better than the architect, in the second frame the client's friend knows better, in the third frame the thermal engineer manages to double the budget and in the last frame The CPD assessor springs a nasty surprise. The architect ends up under the desk having drunk himself into a stupor. Cartoon drawn for NZ Architect 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-0024902

Description: Shows Prime Minister David Lange giving his state of the national speech to a couple which are getting poured on by a large dark cloud. Accompanying note from cartoonist states 'Lange was not giving people much hope for in the short term!'. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

From: Walker, Malcolm, 1950- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0019717

Description: Shows Doctor Hal despondent because no one has given him a whisky yet. Although a woman wishes him "Merry Christmas". Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).