Faux pas

Date: 1989

From: Bromhead, Peter 1933- :[21 original cartoons published in the Auckland Star in January and February, 1989.]

Reference: A-225-150

Description: Cartoon shows the gates of the New Zealand Embassy in Tokyo, with a warning notice pinned to it. Refers to the incident reported thus by Reuters on 11 January 1989: "Police have put a 24-hour guard on the New Zealand Embassy after comments by the New Zealand defense minister that Emperor Hirohito should have been executed, an embassy spokesman said today. Defense Minister Bob Tizard said Monday that Hirohito, who died last week at the age of 87, "should have been shot or publicly chopped up at the end of the war." (Retrieved 24 February 2011 from http://articles.latimes.com/1989-01-11/news/mn-374_1_emperor-hirohito) Other Titles - January Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink on card, 177 x 258 mm.

Date: 1989

From: Bromhead, Peter 1933- :[32 original cartoons published in the Auckland Star in March and April, 1989.]

Reference: A-225-199

Description: Cartoon shows a first aid worker wearing a Labour Party cap and carrying a large bag of "essential tools for getting feet out of mouths". He runs to the right, in the direction of a sign pointing to "Lange". Other Titles - April Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink drawing, on card 176 x 270 mm.

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-136-679

Description: Shows a man and a woman sitting in their armchairs watching the television, knitting and reading the newspaper. The man furiously comments that there should have been a muzzle on someone. Refers to legal costs to be paid to the former Chief of Defence, Ewan Jamieson by the taxpayer due to a gaffe by the Prime Minister, David Lange. Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink, letratone and crayon on thin card, 320 x 480 mm Finding Aids: Photocopies available in Pictorial Reference Service.

Date: 1989

From: Bromhead, Peter 1933- :[25 original cartoons published in the Auckland Star in September and October, 1989.]

Reference: A-225-268

Description: Cartoon shows the waved hair and pinstripe suit of the figure of Winston Peters, inside a tangle of rope in which he is almost submerged. The caption alludes to the expression about having enough rope to hang oneself; indicating that the more Peters says, the more he gets himself into difficulties. Other Titles - October Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink drawing, on card 176 x 266 mm.

Date: 2009

From: Doyle, Martin Maurice Michael Thomas, 1956- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0011213

Description: Shows Melissa Lee, the National candidate for the vacant seat of Mount Albert, with a very long tongue on which drives a car full of criminals looking for something to steal. Melissa Lee made an embarrassing blunder and had to issue a formal apology for saying the new Mt Albert motorway could divert South Auckland criminals from the suburb. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2009

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

Reference: DCDL-0011333

Description: Shows Melissa Lee, National candidate for Mt Albert, Paula Bennett, Minister for Social Development and Christine Rankin, newly appointed to the Families Commission. All are coming to grief in a great pool of broken eggs. In the background John Key comments that no-one can accuse the National government of not promoting women high enough. Refers to constant gaffes by Melissa Lee, and the very controversial appointment of Christine Rankin that was made by Paula Bennett. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2009

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

Reference: DCDL-0010832

Description: Shows Breakfast show host, Paul Henry, with plaster across his mouth and the comment 'Paul Henry with appropriate facial hair...' Text reads 'MOrning MOments'. Refers to an incident when Henry outraged some viewers when he giggled about the facial hair of one of his female guests, anti-nuclear campaigner and Greenpeace worker Stephanie Mills. Play on the words 'mo' (short for moustache) and 'moustache'. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2009

From: Smith, Ashley W, 1948- :[Digital cartoons published in the Shipping Gazette, MG Business, or Presto]

Reference: DCDL-0011406

Description: Prime Minister John Key tries to shut doors on both Melissa Lee, the National candidate for the Mount Albert seat and Richard Worth, Minister of Internal Affairs. He turns round and gasps with horror as someone introduces the new appointee on the Family Commission; silhouetted in the opposite doorway and thrown as a shadow across the floor is Christine Rankin. Refers to problems the government has experienced with these three people. Melissa Lee is gaffing her way through the run up to the Mount Albert election, Richard Worth has been sacked from his ministerial post because of a string of questionable actions that have culminated in his offering jobs to a woman in return for sexual favours and Christine Rankin is a controversial figure wherever she goes. Published in MG Business Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2009

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

Reference: DCDL-0010745

Description: Shows American President Barack Obama grinning and the word 'OHbama' with a line slashed through the 'O' is written across his mouth. Text says 'Special OH-lympics'. Refers to Obama's flippant remark in a TV show in which he equated his much-derided 10-pin bowling technique to that of a disabled athlete (at the 'Special Olympics') Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2008

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

Reference: DCDL-0007921

Description: Shows three National Party officials sitting round a table discussing the progress of the National Party political campaign. One of them says that the leader, John Key, has said that they have to fill a couple of holes that have opened up under the noses of Maurice Williamson and Lockwood Smith. Refers to embarrassing blunders made by these two politicians, the first about the likelihood of road tolls being introduced and the other about racist comments made about Japanese and Samoan workers. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2010

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

Reference: DCDL-0015465

Description: The cartoon shows the co-presenters of the TVNZ Breakfast Show, Paul Henry and Pippa Wetzell. Paul Henry holds a newspaper with a headline that reads 'Paul Henry in trouble for jibe at foreign trained doctors'; he says that the last time he went to one with a sore throat the doctor disconnected his mouth from his brain. Refers to a comment by presenter Paul Henry after an interview with Ian Powell, executive director of the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists, that overseas-trained doctors can't be as good as those trained in New Zealand. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

From: Fletcher, David, 1952- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0013881

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: 2008

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

Reference: DCDL-0006256

Description: Shows Prime Minister, Helen Clark, and president of the Labour Party, Mike Williams, sitting together at a table. Mike Williams says to Helen Clark that perhaps he should say nothing for a while and Helen Clark says that is a 'damn good idea'. Refers to the comment 'that's a damn good idea' that Mike Williams made at a Labour Party conference in response to a suggestion by a delegate that the Labour Party should use some of their information pamphlets as election material which would have been in breach of the rules in the Election Finance Act. Seems that it was an unconsidered comment that got Mike Williams into hot water because the opposition leapt on it as a Labour Party attempt to break the rules. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2009

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

Reference: DCDL-0011540

Description: Shows Melissa Lee, National candidate for the Mount Albert seat, pegged to a washing line and hung out to dry. She is delighted that she has survived because Richard Worth, former Minister of Internal Affairs, has torn away from his peg and dropped out of sight. Melissa Lee made several embarrassing gaffes in her campaign and Richard Worth has been sacked, for a string of more serious gaffes that included sexual harrassment, from his post. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2009

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

Reference: DCDL-0010743

Description: Shows American President Barack Obama grinning as an image of a foot in a speech balloon points towards his mouth. Text says 'Special OLIP-pics' and OHbama'. Refers to Obama's flippant remark in a TV show in which he equated his much-derided 10-pin bowling technique to that of a disabled athlete (at the 'Special Olympics') Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2008

From: Fletcher, David, 1952- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0007920

Description: 'The Politician' cartoon strip. The minister's position as chief party embarrassment is not under threat as a result of the remarks he has just made. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2008

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

Reference: DCDL-0006583

Description: The image shows a grinning Trade Minister, Phil Goff with his arms behind his back. The text describes him as 'Phil Gaffe' because of his embarrassing faux pas in which he first suggested that the Labour government might suffer defeat in the 2008 election and second dropped a hint that he might like a shot in the party leadership role. Further text says that he is 'Minister for Arms control ... obviously not foot in mouth'. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2008

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

Reference: DCDL-0006784

Description: Shows Kate Wilkinson, National's Industrial Relations spokesperson, riding a bike with 'spokes' but no 'tyres'. Refers to her making comments about the employer contribution to KiwiSaver under a National government being under threat. This forced National to announce that it would back the turbo-charged KiwiSaver after Kate Wilkinson incorrectly told a business audience that compulsory employer contributions was not party policy. There is a play with words and images over 'tyreless' and 'tires' and 'spokeswoman' and bicycle 'spokes'. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2009

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

Reference: DCDL-0010744

Description: Shows American President Barack Obama grinning as an image of a foot in a speech balloon points towards his mouth. Text says 'Special OH-lympics' and OHbama'. Refers to Obama's flippant remark in a TV show in which he equated his much-derided 10-pin bowling technique to that of a disabled athlete (at the 'Special Olympics') Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2008

From: Fletcher, David, 1952- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0007964

Description: 'The Politician' cartoon strip'. The minister has had a fall. He tripped over a chair insead of his own tongue as is usually the case. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).