Rain and rainfall - New Zealand

From: Scales, Sid, 1916-2003 :[Political cartoons featuring Robert Muldoon and the Muldoon era. Published in the Otago Daily Times, 1977]

Reference: A-319-053

Description: Comments on recent news items, including a meeting between the unions and employers while multiple faces of Robert Muldoon look on; also comments on the wet holiday season, and a strike by seamen on the Stewart Island Ferry Inscriptions: Recto - top left - Sid Scales [Scales caricature has grown webbed feet and splashes in the rain] Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink and crayon on paper, 278 x 380 mm Provenance: Donated by Sid Scales in 1998

Date: 1956

From: Lodge, Nevile Sidney, 1918-1989 :[Cartoons from the Free Lance Collection 1954 to 1960]

Reference: C-076-076

Description: Four scenes depicting the effect so much rain has had on those living in Whangarei Publication - Published on 19 Oct 1956, page 4 Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink on paper, 210 x 605 mm

From: Scales, Sid, 1916-2003 :[Political cartoons featuring Robert Muldoon and the Muldoon era. Published in the Otago Daily Times, 1977]

Reference: A-319-041

Description: Comments on recent news items, including the wet Summer holiday season, changes in the road rules, and the F.O.L. revising wage demands to offset inflation Inscriptions: Recto - top left - Sid Scales Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink and crayon on paper, 280 x 380 mm Provenance: Donated by Sid Scales in 1998

Date: 1950 - 1969

From: Mayne, William Thomas, 1910-1988 :490 original cartoons published in the Christchurch Star Sun and the Christchurch Star Sun Sports between 1954 and 1962.

Reference: A-387-042

Description: Shows three photographs in a photo album. The first shows three men bowling while wearing snorkels on a severely flooded bowling green. The second shows a man bowling in high winds, using an anchor to avoid being swept into the air. The third photo shows two men standing in raincoats and hats, looking miserable. The photo is labelled 'Bob & Me in Cathedral Square. We THINK it was the Square.' Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink and blue coloured pencil on paper, 255 x 318 mm

Date: 17 January 1976

From: Minhinnick, Gordon, 1902-1992 :[111 original pencil and ink cartoons. 1930s-1980s]

Reference: C-171-096

Description: Shows Sam and another man walking in the rain. As the two men pass each other, a bedraggled and grumpy looking Sam notices that the other man is smiling. Sam stops and looks at the man, startled. Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - Sam - What's wrong? [in pencil]; Recto - bottom right - Minhinnick. [in ink]; Recto - beneath image - 17.1.76 [in pencil] Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Felt pen and pencil on paper, 195 x 580 mm

Date: 1958

From: Lonsdale, Neil, 1907-1989 :[Original cartoons by Neil Lonsdale from 1957 to 1968].

Reference: A-310-084

Description: Jupiter Pluvius, the weather god, trying to achieve a new record in rainfall for July after a high level of rain in June. He is watched by Prime Minister Walter Nash Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink and crayon on paper ; 280 x 380 mm

Date: 1965

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

Reference: B-137-301

Description: Shows four vignettes: a New Zealand runner at the back of the pack of international runners; a New Zealand sprinter training against the stopwatch; two spectators at an athletics meeting that has been rained out; and two runners slipping in the mud as the starter's gun goes off. Other Titles - New Zealand Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink letratone 432 x 292 mm, on sheet 482 x 312 mm.

Date: 1956

From: Lodge, Nevile Sidney, 1918-1989 :[Cartoons from the Free Lance Collection 1954 to 1960]

Reference: C-076-085

Description: Four scenes depicting how people are coping with the rain Publication - Published on 6 Apr 1956, page 41 Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink on paper, 184 x 660 mm

Date: 2004

From: Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0005149

Description: Shows the Sun as an overpaid part-time contract worker for New Zealand, departing for the Northern Hemisphere and leaving New Zealand with the rain clouds. Cartoon refers to the end of the summer season at the end of February, and the overpaid elements of the comment refers to the recent rainfall and flooding in the lower North Island in February. Published in The Press, 2 March 2004 Arrangement: This cartoon file was originally delivered to the library within a sub-folder called "QANTAS2004". 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: 2005

From: Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0005969

Description: Shows a man discussing the drought with his wife. He says that it will rain in January. When she asks how he can be sure, he replies that it is because that is always does when they go camping in tents. Refers to the camping holidays in summer and how usually some people are washed out with rain. Published in The Press 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: 2004

From: Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0005145

Description: Shows Prime Minister Helen Clark and Finance Minister Dr. Michael Cullen trying to clean up a flooded house, while Helen Clark denies that there is a flood. Cartoon refers to the heavy rain and flooding in the lower North Island since February 17, and the Government's late response in flood-relieve work. Published in The Press, 25 February 2004 Arrangement: This cartoon file was originally delivered to the library within a sub-folder called "QANTAS2004". 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: 2004

From: Walker, Malcolm, 1950- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0009467

Description: Shows the North Island, Donna Awatere-Huata, Lianne Dalziel, Richard Prebble (ACT Party), and Maori standing under small rain clouds. Don Brash, the leader of the National Party, is standing on the shoulders of the Maori man, above the rain cloud and is enjoying the sunshine. Refers to the flooding in the North Island; the fraud allegations against Donn Awatere-Huata; the controversies surrounding Lianne Dalziel as Minister of Immigration; Richard Prebble as leader of the ACT Party; and Don Brash's controversial comments regarding Maori. See DCDL-0009466 for colour version. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2004

From: Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0005144

Description: Shows a car with three passengers driving past a fire risk indicator in the rain. The passengers commented on the price of power still extreme with the amount of rain there is. Cartoon refers to the rising power prices despite the heavy rain and flooding around 17 February. Published in The Press, 23 February 2004 Arrangement: This cartoon file was originally delivered to the library within a sub-folder called "QANTAS2004". 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: 2004

From: Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0005132

Description: Shows animal carcasses on a piece of land, and one person telling another that there isn't a drought, and that it is a "soil moisture deficit" instead. Refers to the period of hot and dry weather in Christchurch between December 2003 and January 2004. Some had labelled this period as drought. However, experts said the definition of drought is variable and is determined by each individual. NIWA hydrologist Charles Pearson pointed out the potential negative effect of using the term drought, and revealed alternative views such as "Soil-moisture deficit" and "river flows". Published in The Press, 7 February 2004 Arrangement: This cartoon file was originally delivered to the library within a sub-folder called "QANTAS2004". 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: 2004

From: Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0005303

Description: Shows a 'Save water - precious resource' billboard being washed away in a flood caused by the heavy rain. Cartoon refers to the irony of the 'saving water' messages. In January 2004, New Zealand's agricultural sector urged the farmers and general public to conserve water in case of drought. However, much of the farming regions in the lower North Island was flooded in February 2004. Published in The Press, 5 March 2004 Arrangement: This cartoon file was originally delivered to the library within a sub-folder called "QANTAS2004". 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: 2004

From: Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0006307

Description: Shows a man looking at the weather out of his house. The sky is gray and it is raining heavily. He talks about the benefits of day light savings. Refers to the bad weather during day light savings in 2004. Published in The Press, 11 October 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: 2004

From: Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0005142

Description: Shows a hand rising above the water waving for help. Cartoon refers to the severe flooding in the lower North Island, caused by a storm on February 17. Published in The Press, 20 February 2004 Arrangement: This cartoon file was originally delivered to the library within a sub-folder called "QANTAS2004". 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: 2004

From: Walker, Malcolm, 1950- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0009466

Description: Shows the North Island, Donna Awatere-Huata, Lianne Dalziel, Richard Prebble (ACT Party), and Maori standing under small rain clouds. Don Brash, the leader of the National Party, is standing on the shoulders of the Maori man, above the rain cloud and is enjoying the sunshine. Refers to the flooding in the North Island; the fraud allegations against Donn Awatere-Huata; the controversies surrounding Lianne Dalziel as Minister of Immigration; Richard Prebble as leader of the ACT Party; and Don Brash's controversial comments regarding Maori. See DCDL-0009467 for black and white version. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2013

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

Reference: DCDL-0025399

Description: Two men and a bartender discuss the weather, continues with the reply "Could be the Novopay people." Refers to the severe drought conditions over much of New Zealand in late summer 2013, and to the Novopay system used to administer teachers' wages. The system has been fraught with problems and often under- and over-pays workers. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

From: Darroch, Bob 1940- :[Digital cartoons published in the Whangarei Report]

Reference: DCDL-0017679

Description: Shows a man wading through a flooded camping ground. Refers to people on their summer holidays, many trying to 'get away' from aftershocks, who have been hit by heavy rain. Published in Timaru Herald Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).