Military morale
Fletcher, David 1952- :"Defence Force morale is at an all-time low!" The Politician. 26...
Date: 2013
From: Fletcher, David, 1952- :Digital cartoons
By: Dominion post (Newspaper)
Reference: DCDL-0024629
Description: The Politician comments to his assistant that Defence Force morale is at an all-time low, and when asked "how low?" he replies "They're signing up for the North Korean armed forces, the conditions are better." Refers to wider studies over the past year into record low morale in the New Zealand Defence Force and the high attrition. Also refers to the increasingly tense situation in North Korea with Kim Jong-Un taking an increasingly provocative stance towards the United States. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Winter, Mark 1958- :Cutting defences. 10 March 2012
Date: 2012
From: Winter, Mark, 1958- : Digital cartoons published in the Southland Times and other papers
By: Southland times (Newspaper)
Reference: DCDL-0020423
Description: The cartoon shows a fence, bearing a sign reading NZ Defence Force, that has many cuts in the wires. One version has the caption 'Cutting defences' and the other 'Amending defences'. Context: The Defence Force has announced that 685 people left the service voluntarily between August 2011 and January 2012, in addition to the 212 who were made redundant last year. (stuff.co.nz website 8/3/2012) Two versions of this cartoon are available Quantity: 2 digital cartoon(s).