Rich people

Date: 1831 - 1835

By: W B Chubb (London, England); Douglas and Kent (Firm)

Reference: Eph-D-BRITISH-011

Description: Chart showing the names of dukes, earls, lords and bishops, and their large annual incomes; and therefore the reason they voted against reform. Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Letterpress, 568 x 450 mm.

Date: 26 January 2007

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

Reference: A-453-111

Description: Shows a Hamilton gang member sitting by his mail box waiting for his mail. Beside him lies his dog. He says that during this time he can appreciate how Jenny Gibbs feels. Refers to multimillionaire Jenny Gibbs being unable to get broadband from Telecom. Inscriptions: Recto - centre right - MONDAY CARTOON 29 CARTOON 186mm x 133 Pls scan, correct + send to Pix-on-hand [in pencil] Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink and felt-tip pen on paper, 300 x 420mm

Date: 1981

From: Lynch, James, 1947-:Collection of original cartoons by James Lynch.

By: New Zealand times (Wellington, N.Z.)

Reference: B-186-033

Description: The Government's tax reform which looked as if it was going to consist of tax breaks for the rich, a slight crackdown on tax avoiders and the old faithful of more tax on drink and tobacco. Shows Prime Minister Rob Muldoon as a devil and an angel. Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink and letratone on paper, 295 x 420 mm

Date: 1977

From: [Various cartoonists] :Sir Robert Muldoon cartoons by Nevile Lodge, Sid Scales, Eric Heath and T. Laiman. 1971-1989.

Reference: A-291-041

Description: Cartoon shows at the top a manufacturer in dungarees shackled to the weights of price control and profit control. Below, Robert Muldoon sits on a pile of $547 million dollars and declares to a group of dismayed listeners: "The income structure in New Zealand is so compressed it's just not possible to take from the rich to help the poor". Other Titles - Manufacturers are reported to be unhappy about the profit-sharing scheme announced in the Budget Other Titles - Five hundred and forty-seven million Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink and letratone on board, 303 x 386 mm.

Date: 1999

From: Various cartoonists :[Cartoons collected by Jim Anderton, 1970s-2011]

By: Ball, Murray Hone, 1939-2017

Reference: B-197-057

Description: Shows a scene similar to the Biblical sermon on the mount. A Christ-type figure stands on top of a hill, preaching to the masses. The back of his robe is labelled 'National & ACT', and he has a devil's tail. On hearing that the rich will inherit the earth, one of the crowd thinks 'I thought we elected governments to stop that' Quantity: 1 photocopy/ies photocopy of original cartoon. Physical Description: Photocopy, 400 x 295 mm Processing information: Record updated on 29 June 2023 when the access and use conditions were updated per the agreement with Diogenes Designs Limited for the Murray Ball Estate.

Date: 1996

From: Hodgson, Trace, 1958- :[8 original strip cartoons drawn for Metro magazine ca 1996-1997].

Reference: A-129-122

Description: Cartoon comic strip shows Douglas Myers, executive of Lion Nathan, heading home to his house and watching the television news which reports on violence in a city hotel, fatalities caused by drunk drivers, and the correlation between domestic violence and alcohol. His face is expressionless. The last frame shows an impassive Myers standing in front of a Lion Breweries sign, being asked by reporters how his wealth makes him feel. Other Titles - Tonight's Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink and coloured pencil on sheet 297 x 420 mm.

Date: 1998

From: Fletcher, David :Twenty original cartoons published in the New Truth and TV Extra, August - December 1998.

Reference: A-322-119

Description: A three-panel strip showing Winston Peters with a whistle instructing two lines of students. Jenny Shipley asks if he is practising rugby line-outs, but he replies that he means the gap between rich and poor. Inscriptions: Recto - top left - D. Fletcher Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Ink and felt pen, 124 x 388 mm.

Date: 2002

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

Reference: DCDL-0008048

Description: "Jitterati" cartoon strip. Shows Jaimee and Tony being surveyed for their opinion on what should be done to redevelop Manners Mall. Jaimee sarcastically suggests putting a yacht in it as it will attract billionaires not poor people. Refers to the redevelopment of Manners Mall. Extended Title - "A YACHT?" "Yes, a YACHT. They attract BILLIONARIES, you know" "Yachts are great! You never see POOR people hanging around yachts!" "Nope! Just clean, old, rich, pale, people!" "Um... my response form doesn't have a category for 'yachts'..." "Does it have one for 'Extreme sarcasm'?" Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2007

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

Reference: DCDL-0013159

Description: Shows a Hamilton gang member sitting by his mail box waiting for his mail. Beside him lies his dog. He says that during this time he can appreciate how Jenny Gibbs feels. Refers to multimillionarie Jenny Gibbs being unable to get broadband from Telecom. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2010

From: Hubbard, James, 1949-: Digital caricatures and cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0014466

Description: The cartoon shows a 'fat cat' businessman who eats from a basket laden with lovely food and drink that represents 'Tax cut for wealthy' and has thrown a document headed 'GST hike' into the kitty litter. He says 'As the PM says, it fosters growth...' Refers to one of the reasons given by the government for giving relatively smaller tax cuts to the wealthy - that they wanted to keep the wealthy in the country to foster growth. People were told that they 'should not feel jealous'. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2008

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

Reference: DCDL-0007789

Description: In the first of two frames a large car is seen from which comes a news broadcast about the fact that National's tax cuts will hit high earners. The person being driven tells the driver to turn it off. In the second frame the interior of the car is seen with a woman lounging in the back drinking champagne. She thinks to herself that she has heard enough to convince her to vote Labour while the driver who might be a Labour voter is thinking very positively about John Key's tax cuts policy. Refers to the race between the two main parties in the lead-up to the November election. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2010

From: Hubbard, James, 1949-: Digital caricatures and cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0016255

Description: A member of the 'rich list' on a launch named 'Rich Listers Fortune' nearly spills his champagne; he shouts at the sweating 'taxpayer' who is rowing the dinghy that tows the launch saying 'keep it steady I've got a full glass'. A second dinghy named 'Finance Co' is tied to the back of the launch and slowly sinks. In the sea floats a newspaper with the heading 'Rich listers up for govt bailout'. In a second version the launch is named 'Rich List' but is otherwise the same as the first cartoon. Refers to the news that the failed finance company 'Equitable Mortgages' has gone into receivership. Taxpayers could be paying as much as $178 million to bail out the failed finance company which is owned by one of New Zealand's wealthiest families, that of the late Peter Spencer. Calling in the receivers triggers a bailout under the Government's retail deposit guarantee scheme, set up to protect investors after a wave of finance company collapses. Two versions of this cartoon are available Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

From: Crichton, Anna, 1957- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0016928

Description: Shows Graeme Hart as a suckling pig, naked and shiny with an apple in his mouth; he nestles amongst herbs and lemons on a silver platter. The cartoonist writes 'Time's up for the rich and their bogus intellectual persona!' Published in Business Herald Deborah Hill Cone column 28th Jan 2011. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2010

From: Winter, Mark, 1958- : Digital cartoons published in the Southland Times and other papers

Reference: DCDL-0014395

Description: The cartoon shows the word 'Budget' with the word 'rich' above the 'get' and the word 'richer' below it so that it reads 'rich get richer'. Refers to the 2010 budget which gave smaller tax cuts to the rich in order to keep them in New Zealand because they benefit the economy! Those on lower incomes were advised not to be jealous. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2010

From: Brockie, Robert Ellison, 1932- :Digital caricatures and cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0014901

Description: The cartoon shows Plato reading the NBR (National Business Review) rich list and thinking the 'The imbalance between rich and poor is the oldest and most fatal ailment of all republics...' Interestingly the NBR Rich Listers are to be ranked according to their risk of dodging the taxman, as IRD steps up its scrutiny of tax compliance. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2010

From: Brockie, Robert Ellison, 1932- :Digital caricatures and cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0014374

Description: The cartoon shows a rich man labelled 'winner' smoking a cigar and commenting that he gets '$300 extra every week' while two 'losers' say that they get 'f-ll'. The rich man recites the rhyme 'The rich man in his castle, the poor man at his gate. God made them, high and lowly and ordered their estate'. Refers to the results of the 2010 budget which gives the rich greater tax cuts than the poor, the justification being that the rich need to be kept in the country because they contribute more to the economy. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2009

From: Fletcher, David, 1952- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0011070

Description: 'The Politician' cartoon strips, commenting on the foibles of politicians and political issues in New Zealand and published in the Dominion Post. These cartoons tend to reflect the current events of the day without dealing directly with them. Records for the cartoons in this collection have not been enhanced by a full 'scope and contents' as they are essentially self-explanatory and can be searched by key word. They do have subject headings. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2013

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

By: Dominion post (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0025669

Description: Bill English, holding a newspaper whose headline reads 'NZ Rich Listers get a whole lot richer!!!', claims that 'when trickle down kicks in, as it inevitably must, it will be a deluge...' The publication in July 2013 of the wealth of the richest families in New Zealand revealed that over the year they had become even richer, while poverty in New Zealand was increasing. The Minister of Finance claimed that, according to the 'trickle down' theory, the poor must benefit from the increased wealth of the rich at some stage. This has yet to happen. 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-0024891

Description: Shows a wealthy couple in the target of the Budget. Accompanying note from cartoonist states 'With an emergency budget looming it looked as if the wealthy were going to be the main target'. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2014

From: Brockie, Robert Ellison, 1932- :Digital caricatures and cartoons

By: National Business Review (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0031591

Description: Depicts a rich man wearing a morning suit walking with his cane, unaware that a 'one ton' block in chains is about to fall on his head. Title from file name Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).