Computer networks - Government policy

Date: 5 May 2006

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

Reference: A-453-090

Description: Shows Theresa Gattung, CEO of Telecom, and Dr Rod Deane, Chairman of Telecom, sitting in the Telecom Share Price boat which has sprung a leak. Helen Clark sits on the shore and tells them that she doesn't know where it came from but that she will assist them. Refers to the leak from Parliament about the unbundling of the Telecom network. Inscriptions: Recto - centre right - MONDAY leader page 08 CARTOON 186mm x 133 pls scan, correct & send to PIX-ON-HAND [in penci] Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink and felt-tip pen on paper, 300 x 420mm

Date: 2006

From: Walker, Malcolm, 1950- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0009659

Description: Shows a statue of Telecom unraveling as people run away in various direction with pieces of telephone cabling. Water is running from the foot of the statue. Refers to the unbundling of Telecom. Colour and black and white versions available Quantity: 2 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2006

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

Reference: DCDL-0001431

Description: A man sees a newspaper headline announcing the unbundling of the loop. He whoops with joy. Two elderly men nearby who clearly don't know what the fuss is about comment that the loop shouldn't have got in a knot in the first place. Refers to the row involving Telecom over New Zealand's need for comprehensive broadband and Telecom's reluctance to unbundle. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2006

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

Reference: DCDL-0013110

Description: Shows Theresa Gattung, CEO of Telecom, and Dr Rod Deane, Chairman of Telecom, sitting in the Telecom Share Price boat which has sprung a leak. Helen Clark sits on the shore and tells them that she doesn't know where it came from but that she will assist them. Refers to the leak from Parliament about the unbundling of the Telecom network. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2006

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

Reference: DCDL-0001481

Description: The Beehive is surrounded by water. Standing in the water is a member of government staff and a plumber carrying a box of tools. The plumber asks the woman if she regards the leak as serious. The reference is to the leak from parliament about the unbundling, and interconnection with, Telecom's fixed Public data network. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2006

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

Reference: DCDL-0001490

Description: A teacher asks her class if anyone can tell her what 'unbundling' means. A small boy tells her that his Dad has lost a bundle. Refers to the Telecom 'unbundling' fracas. The government has stepped in to force Telecom to unbundle the loop so that other telecommunications companies can compete more fairly and hopefully bring prices down. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2006

From: Walker, Malcolm, 1950- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0009662

Description: Shows a ball of telecommunication cables representing Telecom, bouncing by the Beehive, bundling up politicians along the way. Refers to the unbundling of the Telecom exchange system. Colour and black and white versions available Quantity: 2 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2006

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

Reference: DCDL-0001440

Description: A man in overalls stands beside a huge Telecom printing press which is churning out bank notes. He is talking on the phone and is amazed that he is being ordered to turn off the press. Refers to current moves to break the stranglehold that Telecom has on communication networks in New Zealand which has allowed them to make huge profits. Telecom is being required to unbundle the loop to allow other providers to compete. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2006

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

Reference: DCDL-0001602

Description: A group of trainee parliamentary messengers sit around a table learning that for messengers the most important thing is to deliver the message to the correct place. Refers to the leak by a messenger from the PM's department of a document about Telecom's being required to unbundle the wires and make broadband more readily available. The leak is causing sharemarket jitters. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2007

From: Walker, Malcolm, 1950- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0009699

Description: shows a man struggling to unbundle the cables of TVNZ and Telecom coming out of a socket in a wall. Refers to the unbundling of the Telecommunications network. Colour and black and white versions available Quantity: 2 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2006

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

Reference: DCDL-0001443

Description: There are two frames. In the first two men are sitting in an airport lounge. One of them is reading a newspaper whose headlines refer to the recent mine disaster in Tasmania. He asks his friend if he can imagine anything worse than being trapped for 12 days down a mine. Teresa Gattung, CEO of Telecom, who happens to be passing, overhears and says 'Yes'. The second man realises that she is referring to being involved in the Telecom fracas. Telecom has been resisting unbundling the loop to make room for other telecommunications competitors. Teresa Gattung has stated that Telecom relies on public confusion to keep prices high. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2006

From: Walker, Malcolm, 1950- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0009149

Description: "Just Practising" cartoon strip. Shows Doctor Hal relaxing in a hot bath. He feels like Telecom unbundling. Refers to Telecom unbundling its exchange system. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2006

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

Reference: DCDL-0001016

Description: The scene is a wide highway with many lanes. On the far left lane which is labelled 'Slow lane' trundles a little old-fashioned car named 'Telecom'. The reference is to the fact that New Zealand has slow Internet speeds compared with other countries, especially Australia. The reason for this is that the CEO, Theresa Gattung, refuses to unbundle local loops which would force Telecom to rent its copper lines network to other companies. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2006

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

Reference: DCDL-0001486

Description: Prime Minister, Helen Clark, cross-eyed with desperation, sits on a pile of sand-bags outside her office door. As she tries to deny that Telecom leaks have come out of her office, water seeps under the sandbags and begins to flow across the floor. A bucket and mop stand nearby. The reference is to leaks from the government about Telecom unbundling after the government decided that the stranglehold that Telecom has had over the telecommunication industry needed to be broken. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2013

From: Fletcher, David, 1952- :Digital cartoons

By: Dominion post (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0024718

Description: 'The Politician' cartoon strip. Depicts three frames in which the politician is told by his aide that the tax department needs new computers as the old ones are so old their valves take a long time to warm up. Refers to announcement by Revenue Minister Peter Dunne that the computer system at Inland Revenue needs a $1.5 billion upgrade and has been at risk since 2010 (see Otago Daily Times 1 May 2013).. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2006

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

Reference: DCDL-0004160

Description: Shows a computer screen with an illustration across the top of leaks from Telecom across to the Beehive. Below is dialogue search for Telecom unbundling which is being very slow. The screen also has the words 'Close this dialogue box when completely confused' and buttons along the bottom saying 'Open market, Monopoly, Cancel'. Refers to the slow progress made by Telecom to get Broadband into New Zealand and leaks about the scandal. Arrangement: This cartoon file was originally delivered to the library within a sub-folder called 'Politics. stadium - whalemeat'. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2001-2011

From: Kedgley, Susan Jane, 1948- : Papers

Reference: MSDL-1463

Description: Files relating to telecommunications industry infrastructure issues, including opening up the local copper network and placement of telecommunication towers. Includes drafts of press releases, letters, emails, questions, speeches. Arrangement: Files were originally delivered to library within folders called "My documents" and "My Documents/Communications" Quantity: 15 Electronic document(s).