Profiteering

Date: 1914 - 1918

From: Robley, Horatio Gordon, 1840-1930 :Over 4 years episodes of the war (and during armistice) by Major General H G Robley. [ca 1920]

Reference: E-024-f-1-006

Description: Head and shoulder frontal view of a fat rich man, holding a large bag of coins. He is winking and smokes a cigar Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pen, ink and wash on postcard, 343 x 240 mm

Date: 1993 - 1994

From: Greenall, Frank, fl 1980-1990s :Cartoons published in The Dominion. Mar 1993/May 1994.

Reference: A-300-046

Description: Telecom staff walking past Spot, (the dog used to advertise Telecom). He is depicted not as a small pet, but as a huge dangerous animal, with enormous teeth, and a bone marked with details of Telecom's most recent profit. Other Titles - million Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink on paper, 296 x 418 mm

Date: 1914 - 1918

From: Robley, Horatio Gordon, 1840-1930 :Episodes of the Great War. 1914-1928

Reference: E-024-f-2-011

Description: Head and shoulder frontal view of a fat rich man, holding a large bag of coins. He has a fob watch and chain across his belly Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pen, ink and wash with watercolour on postcard, 343 x 240 mm

Date: 2013

From: Ekers, Paul, 1961-:[Digital cartoons published in the New Zealand Herald and other publications]

By: New Zealand herald (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0025842

Description: Under the caption 'Dogs trained to sniff out cash', a Police dog stands threateningly on the desk of the Chief Executive Officer of Meridian Energy. The dog handler tells the anxious executive 'Rover's speciality is obscene profits'. In August 2013 twelve dogs trained to sniff out paper money as well as drugs were put into service with the Police and Customs departments to detect drug smugglers. In the same month Meridian Energy net profits for the year ending April 2013 were declared at $295 million. Considering the increase in electricity prices, many considered this to be exhorbitant. Colour and black and white versions available Quantity: 2 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2013

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

By: Dominion post (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0024054

Description: Two wealthy business men, the CEOs of New Zealand's two big supermarket chains, joke that there is fierce competition between them to see who has the biggest yacht. May refer to media reports on the supermarket duopoly in New Zealand - the market is dominated by Progressive and Foodstuffs. Wider context includes a Campbell Live feature on 15 February prompted by a major consumer watchdog investigation in Australia into supermarket pricing behaviour. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2013

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

By: Dominion post (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0025268

Description: The manager of a supermarket telephones the Met Office. The supermarket has a surplus of bread and milk which he wants to sell. The Met Office will oblige by predicting 'heavy snow' down to sea level over the South Island. 'After that you are on your own'. The threat of heavy snow and other weather disruptions influenced panic purchases of basic food supplies by many in the South Island in June 2013. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2014

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

Reference: DCDL-0027434

Description: Three cartoons commenting on the 3.7 billion dollar profit for British multi-national metals and mining corporation, Rio Tinto. Cartoons include a caricature of Minister of Finance, Bill English, holding a bag of money worth $30 million. Two versions of this cartoon available. Quantity: 3 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

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

By: Setford News Photo Agency

Reference: DCDL-0023625

Description: Shows a fat cat in a suit waving his paws in jest as he stands on top of an enormous bag of money labelled, 'profits'. Text at the top reads, 'Banks respond to accusations of excess profit "earnings" - News'. Context: Parliamentary Library research shows that the big four Australian-owned banks - ANZ National, BNZ, ASB, and Westpac - are amongst the most profitable banks in the world, which differs from Reserve Bank advice to Parliament that our foreign-owned banks' return on assets was 'about average' among developed nations. (Scoop, 9 Nov 2012) Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).