Weapons, Ancient
Hawkey, Allan Charles, 1941- :[Hannibal]. 12 April 2013
Date: 2013
From: Hawkey, Allan Charles, 1941- :[Digital cartoons published in the Waikato Times].
By: Waikato Times (Newspaper)
Reference: DCDL-0024525
Description: Shows Hannibal, 3rd century BCE military commander, as he crosses the Alps with his army travelling overland from the Iberian peninsula to what is now modern day Italy. Hannibal says to his army, 'I would give my right arm for a Waikato expressway'. Refers to the construction of the Waikato expressway, which will feature 16 kilometres of four-lane median-divided highway between Tamahere and Cambridge. The Government has named the expressway project, to be finished by 2019, as one of seven Roads of National Significance. (Waikato Times, 4 April 2013) Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
"Run for your life! Cullen the Barbarian slashes everything but taxes!" 18 November, 2005
Date: 2005
From: Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :Digital cartoons
Reference: DCDL-0005900
Description: Shows the Finance Minister, Michael Cullen, as a medieval barbarian armed with a sword and spiked club (Morning star). Someone warns that he is about to slash everything but taxes. Refers to Cullen's reluctance to give tax cuts. 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.