Labour MP for Roskill, 1981-1990 and 1993-1996 and for New Lynn from 1996. Minister of Housing, 1984-1987, Minister for the Environment, 1986-1987, Minister of Employment, 1987-1989, Minister of Youth Affairs, 1987-1989, Minister of Tourism, 1987-1988. Minister of Education. Lecturer in Political Studies, Auckland Institute of Technology 1990-1993. From 1999 Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade and Minister of Justice 1999-2008. Leader of the Labour opposition from 2008. Personal papers held at Archives New Zealand.
Goff, Philip Bruce (Hon), 1953-
Clark, Laurence 1949- :Goff visits China - News ; Dole queue Homesick 1 June 1989
Date: 1989
From: Clark, Laurence [Klarc] 1949- :New Zealand Herald; Cartoons, 20 February 1988 - 27 November 1991
Reference: H-011-008
Description: Shows Phil Goff on the Great Wall of China seeing in his mind's eye the New Zealand dole queue stretching endlessly like the Great Wall. Refers to Goff's visit to China and the increasing unemployment Quantity: 1 cartoon bromide(s). Physical Description: Bromide photograph
Clark, Laurence, 1949- :Homesick; Goff visits China - News. 1 June 1989.
Date: 1989
From: Clark, Laurence, 1949- :Editorial cartoons, ca 1993
Reference: A-291-005
Description: Shows the Minister of Employment, Phil Goff, on a visit to the Great Wall of China. With homesick tears in his eyes, he thinks of New Zealand dole queues stretching over the hills in the same way that the Great Wall stretches over the hills of China. Other Titles - New Zealand herald 1 June 1989 Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink drawing, 195 x 285 mm.
First Labour/Alliance cabinet meeting - Photographs taken by John Nicholson
Date: 13 Dec 1999
From: Dominion Post (Newspaper): Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post and Dominion newspapers
By: Nicholson, John, active 1997
Reference: EP/1999/3910-F
Description: The first Labour/Alliance cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room on the tenth floor of the Beehive, on the 13th of December 1999. Foreground: Prime Minister Helen Clark, Deputy Prime Minister Jim Anderton. Around the table, from left of Clark: Michael Cullen, Phil Goff, Sandra Lee, Trevor Mallard, Margaret Wilson, Matt Robson, George Hawkins, Paul Swain, Mark Gosche, Laila Harre, Marian Hobbs, Mark Burton, Lianne Dalziel, Pete Hodgson, Dover Samuels, Jim Sutton, Annette King, Steve Maharey. Photographs taken by Evening Post staff photographer John Nicholson. See also: a listing of Cabinet Ministers and their portfolios in the Evening Post newspaper, Thursday 9 December, 1999, page 21. Quantity: 1 colour original negative(s) strip with 3 images. Physical Description: Dye coupler negative, 35mm
Tremain, Garrick 1941-:30 cartoon photocopies published in the Otago Daily Times betwee...
Date: 2001
By: Tremain, Garrick, 1941-
Reference: H-639-001/030
Description: 30 cartoons on political and social subjects published in the Otago Daily Times. Quantity: 30 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: A4 horizontal photocopies
Correspondence and other papers (d)
Date: 2002
From: Mustor, Michael Collin William, 1972- : Papers relating to his term of imprisonment
Reference: MS-Papers-7661-05
Description: Letters from Mustor to Christine Leov-Lealand-Mallett and sometimes including John Mallett and letters from them; also correspondence between prison authorities etc relating to his imprisonment and release Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Tremain, Garrick 1941-:32 cartoon photocopies published in the Otago Daily Times betwee...
Date: 2000
By: Tremain, Garrick, 1941-
Reference: H-631-001/032
Description: Topics include George W. Bush's takeover from Bill Clinton as President of the United States, the race between Al Gore and George W. Bush for the United States Presidency, Bush's pro-capital punishment record, pay cuts for television newsreaders, Associate Minister of Maori Affairs Tariana Turia's controversial use of the word 'holocaust', health restructuring, lip service at the APEC trade talks, Prime Minister Helen Clark's new persona as a fashion icon, indigenous Maori responses to whale strandings, indigenous 'rights' to whaling, low funding of police and police recruitment, the government's 'Closing of the Gaps' policy and racial harmony, the Serious Frand Office, the aftermath of the Fiji coup and government policy on sporting contacts, the legalisation of euthanasia in the Netherlands, smoking restrictions, sex education, teaching of spelling, subdivision town planning dispute in Queenstown, the World Trade Organisation and United States lamb tariffs, Australian attitudes towards aborigines and kiwi immigrants, protest at Waitangi Day celebrations, tree conservation and Christmas trees, and Deputy Prime Minister Jim Anderton's wish to establish a 'Peoples' Bank'. Quantity: 32 photocopy/ies. Physical Description: A4 horizontal photocopies
'So Phil, how was the contrition, reflection, humility, catharsis, and rejuvenation?'
Date: [August] 2008
From: Body, Guy Keverne, 1967-:Original cartoons. 1986-2011
By: NZ Truth (Newspaper)
Reference: A-453-011
Description: Shows Prime Minister John Key and Labour leader Phil Goff face-to-face across the debating chamber. Speaker of the House Lockwood Smith is in the background. Refers to Labour's defeat in the 2008 general election. Inscriptions: Recto - bottom right - 118 x 177 [in pencil] Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink and felt-tip pen on paper, 300 x 215mm
Bats Theatre :[Posters of A3 size for productions at Bats Theatre 2011. Folder 3].
Date: 2011
From: BATS Theatre :[Posters for productions at BATS Theatre. 1979- ].
By: BATS Theatre
Reference: Eph-C-BATS-2011-3
Description: Includes posters for: "Kevin", the musical. Steve Wrigley's new show, with Cyan Corwine; music by Mark Dennison. Auckland Aotea Centre, 10-14 May; Wellington BATS Theatre, 17-21 May [2011] (2 copies) The Boom! Collective presents "The love of your life", with Kate McGill and Emma Draper. BATS Theatre, 1-5 February [2011] (2 copies) Subversive Arts presents "Love in the time of vampires", written and directed by Pachali Brewster (With David Lawrence, Kirsty Bruce, Alice Carmody, Andrew Kullmann). BATS 18-21 February [2011] (2 copies) "McKenzie Country", a play by Hannah McKie, directed by Rachel Henry. BATS Theatre, 14-25 June [2011] (2 copies) The New Zealand Improv Festival. BATS Theatre, 11-15 October 2011 (2 copies) The Bacchanals in association with Bovine University and The Wild Duck present "No taste forever!", by Paul Rothwell. Produced by Fiona McNamara; directed by David Lawrence. BATS Theatre, 13-29 January 2011 School for Gifted Children present "(N)one down", by Uther Dean; cryptic clues and too much booze. Directed by Jean Sergent, with Nick Zwart and Amelia Reynolds. Pit Bar at BATS Theatre, 2-5 March [2011] (2 copies) Porcelaintoy presents "Contrite elegant rebel" [with] Elizabeth Judd & Emile de la Rey. Directed by Rachel Lenart. BATS Theatre, 3-5 March [2011] (2 copies) "Public Service announcements; Hope" (poster featuring Winston Peters). New Zealand International Comedy festival 2011. BATS Theatre, 18-21 May [2011] (2 copies) No Fefe Collective and Hair of the Dog Productions proudly present "Public Service announcements"; politics just got sketchier.(featuring Phil Goff) Every Friday and Saturday night - 2-3 Sept, 9-10 Sept, 16-17 Sept, 23-24 Sept, 30 Sept-1 Oct, 7-8 Oct [2011] (2 copies) See other posters for the same year at D and E sizes. Quantity: 10 colour photo-mechanical print(s) (plus duplicates). Physical Description: Digital prints on posters sizes varying around 420 x 295 mm. Provenance: Donated by BATS Theatre in 2012.
Tremain, Garrick, 1941- :[9 cartoons published in the Otago Daily Times between 15 and ...
Date: 2004
By: Tremain, Garrick, 1941-; Otago daily times (Newspaper)
Reference: H-740-038/046
Description: Cartoons on New Zealand and international political and social issues. Quantity: 9 photocopy/ies. Physical Description: A4 horizontal photocopies
Scott, Thomas, 1947- :18 copies of cartoons published in the Evening Post between 1 and...
Date: 2002
By: Scott, Thomas Joseph, 1947-; Evening Post (Wellington, N.Z.)
Reference: H-674-047/065
Description: Cartoons on political and social issues. The government is shown as a highway robber giving an ultimatum to a motorist, 'petrol tax or your life'. A Hurricanes rugby player pulls himself up from the toilet bowl were they were flushed in an earlier season. Helen Clark and Phil Goff reserve the right to impose sanctions on Zimbabwe while remembering their early protesting days. A child suggests sharing the disputed Middle East territory to both the Israeli's and the Palestinians. They think it's a crazy idea. President George W Bush addresses the nations he lectured on free trade telling them that America can impose tariffs on steel imports if they like and it's too bad for everyone else. Comment on President Mugabe's interference in the voting process leading up to the Zimbabwe elections. Shows a member of the IRB (International Rugby Board) Vernon Pugh snatch the football (Rugby World Cup) from an All Black players hands. The player has landed flat on his back. America's war on terror appears to be becoming more frightening than the terror itself. Yaser Arafat and Sharon flex their muscles in a game of arm wrestling while chest deep in a blood bath. Vernon Pugh, Head of the International Rugby Board and Trevor Mallard, Minister of Sport size each other up. A boy tries to stop his father burning his Hurricanes rugby jersey, the rugby team is winning again. George W Bush outlines his approach to the use of nuclear weapons. Treasury suggest selling off thousands of war memorial sites around the country get a better return on the real estate investment. John O'Neill, Chief Executive of the Australian Union justifies Australia gaining the right to host all of the Rugby World Cup games. He admits they have got blood on the hands from stabbing the NZRFU in the back. Jim Anderton assumes The Thinker position as he contemplates the many political parties he's been through or started and left. Helen Clark in army fatigues gains shelter behind the huge boot of the American Forces. She rehearses what she'll say to President Bush if he brings up New Zealand's nuclear free stance when they next meet. Shows three Oscars all lined up with tags attached to them. They are being held in storage till 2003 for Lord of the Rings. David Lange, former New Zealand Prime Minister, tells New Zealanders that the United States wanted to liqudate him. Lange suggests they tried this by offering deals on bulk purchases for take-away food. The secret thoughts of Helen Clark and George W Bush when the first meet. Quantity: 18 cartoon bromide(s). Physical Description: B5 size bromides.
Correspondence
Date: 3 Jul 1990-24 Mar 2003
From: United Nations Association of New Zealand : Records
Reference: MS-Papers-8476
Description: Correspondence predominantly to New Zealand government representatives by Dame Laurie Salas on behalf of the United Nations Association of New Zealand. The correspondence focuses on international political and humanitarian issues and New Zealand's response to them. Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Papers relating to Today's schools report
Date: 1990
From: Burns, Valerie, 1937- : Papers relating to early childhood education
Reference: MS-Papers-11649-43
Description: Contains correspondence and other papers relating to `Today's schools: a review of the education reform implementation process' (1990); also known as the `Lough report'. Includes a copy of the original report. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Mss, typescripts and printed matter (some photocopies)
'What do you mean, it's yours "By divine right"?'
Date: 2008
From: Body, Guy Keverne, 1967-:Original cartoons. 1986-2011
By: NZ Truth (Newspaper)
Reference: A-453-013
Description: Shows a menacing-looking Santa Claus with Prime Minister John Key on his knee. Key is grinning and holding a greenstone mere printed with the words 'Māori Party'. Labour leader Phil Goff is jumping upside down as Santa asks him 'What do you mean it's yours "by divine right"?' Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink and felt-tip pen on paper, 210 x 300 mm
[Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster]
Date: 2011
From: Body, Guy Keverne, 1967-:Original cartoons. 1986-2011
Reference: A-453-412
Description: Shows two Japanese emergency services personnel fighting a fire at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. One notes that they need more "men with fatalistic courage who will knowingly tackle a doomed mission", to which the other responds "Yes - it's a pity Phil Goff's busy". Relates to the 2011 General Election Campaign, in which Goff was the leader of the Labour Party, as well as the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster. Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink and felt-tip pen on paper, 230 x 340 mm
"You'd tell me if I looked like I was getting fixated, wouldn't you, Phil?" "Of course,...
Date: 3 September 2007
From: Body, Guy Keverne, 1967-:Original cartoons. 1986-2011
Reference: A-453-107
Description: Shows Prime Minister Helen Clark playing with voodoo dolls of National Party leader John Key. She is torturing Key in a number of ways. She asks Phil Goff to tell her if she is getting fixated. Inscriptions: Recto - centre right - MONDAY CARTOON 186mm x 133 Pls scan, correct + send to Pix-on-hand 03 September A16 CARTOON [in pencil] Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink and felt-tip pen on paper, 300 x 420mm
New Zealand. Tourist and Publicity Department: [Ephemera. 1980s]
Date: 1980 - 1989
By: New Zealand. Tourist and Publicity Department
Reference: Eph-A-TOURISM-TP-1980s
Description: Includes: 1982: International visitor survey. 1982 (Questionnaire booklet) New Zealand Maori. 1982 (Pamphlet) 1983: Come alive in New Zealand. 1983. Colour slide set commentary (Booklet) Tourist industry information. Advisory and Information Service. Tourism insight. 1983 (Pamphlet) 1985: Come alive in New Zealand. 1985 (Pamphlet) New Zealand flora. 1985 (Pamphlet) New Zealand Tourist and Publicity Department. Information and Publicity Services Division. [A set of biographical cards for members of parliament: David Lange, Phil Goff, David Caygill, Philip Woollaston, Stan Rodger, Ann Hercus, John Falloon, Jim Bolger, Geoffrey Thompson] 1986: Why New Zealand's first travel agent should be your NZTP Travel Office. 1986 (Pamphlet) Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Offset prints, sizes varying up to 240 mm.
"Impugn my leadership would you?"
Date: 2 August 2010
From: Body, Guy Keverne, 1967-:Original cartoons. 1986-2011
Reference: A-453-373
Description: The cartoon shows an eighteenth century 'ship-of-the-line', a naval warship with sets of guns, that represents Labour and is resting on the seabed. The ship's captain, Labour leader, Phil Goff, brandishes a sword and shouts 'Impugn my leadership, would you' as he forces MP Chris Carter to walk the plank. Refers to Chris Carter's inept attempt to topple Phil Goff as party leader by writing an 'anonymous' letter but addressing it in recognizable handwriting. Chris Carter has been stood down by Phil Goff while his future in politics is decided. Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink and felt-tip pen on paper, 230 x 340 mm
'And to think a few month's ago he couldn't play "chopsticks.'"
Date: 18 October 2010
From: Body, Guy Keverne, 1967-:Original cartoons. 1986-2011
Reference: A-453-366
Description: The scene is the 2010 Labour Party Conference. Leader of the Labour opposition Phil Goff sits at a grand piano representing 'opportunism' and plays music. Someone in the audience comments 'And to think a few months ago he couldn't even play "Chopsticks."' Context: Refers to the economic framework document that was released at the October 2010 Labour Party conference that is to be the blueprint to guide Labour over the next decade and beyond, that is considered to have real substance. 'There is an element of veering to the left. Labour is no longer hung up about policy consistency, however. Its new pragmatism has, in one leap, freed Goff from having to try to look different within the shadow cast by National'. (NZ Herald - 23 October 2010) Inscriptions: Recto - centre right - To MediaGrid pls [in pencil] Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink and felt-tip pen on paper, 230 x 340 mm
Phil Goff Transformer
Date: 2008 - 2009
From: Body, Guy Keverne, 1967-:Original cartoons. 1986-2011
Reference: A-453-162
Description: Depicts Labour Party Leader Phil Goff as a Transformer toy, being offered to a young boy by a merchant from Acme Toys. Refers to Goff's tenure as Leader of the Opposition. Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink and felt-tip pen on paper, 225x330 mm
The road
Date: [3 December 2009]
From: Body, Guy Keverne, 1967-:Original cartoons. 1986-2011
Reference: A-453-189
Description: Shows Labour Leader Phil Goff carrying a bindle and walking towards Orewa. Refers to a speech by Goff on 2 December 2009 where he criticised the Māori Party's relationship with National. Compares Goff's speech to former National Party Leader Don Brasch's speech on race relations at Orewa in 2004. Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s).