Labour member of Parliament for Lyttelton 1993-1996, Labour List MP 1996-1999, Labour MP for Banks Peninisula 1999-. Associate Minister for ACC 1999-2001, of Womens' Affairs, for Disability Issues, for Social Services and Employment, of Health, 1999-October 2000 and June 2001-2002. Minister for ACC, of Women's Affairs, for Disability Issues and Associate Minister for Social Services and Employment and of Health, 2002-. President of the New Zealand Labour Party 1988-1993.
Dyson, Ruth Suzanne (Hon), 1957-
Hodgson, Trace:22 political cartoons published in the New Zealand listener in 1990.
Date: 1990
Reference: H-512
Description: Political cartoons Quantity: 22 photocopy/ies. Physical Description: Photocopies, A4 size
Interview with Ruth Dyson
Date: 29 Sep 1993
From: Convent girls oral history project
By: Dyson, Ruth Suzanne (Hon), 1957-
Reference: OHInt-0634-14
Description: Interviewer(s) - Jane Tolerton Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-010469 - OHC-010471 Quantity: 3 C60 cassette(s). 1 folder(s). 1 interview(s). 2.30 Hours and minutes Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - other OHA-3590 (forms only). Search dates: 1957 - 1993
Correspondence - Queen's Birthday Honour
Date: 2005
From: Else, Barbara, 1947-: Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-12170-108
Description: Correspondence - letters and cards. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Holograph and typescript correspondence, including print-outs of emails.
Environment and Conservation Organisations of New Zealand Inc : Vote for the environmen...
Date: 2002
By: Pringle, Michael James, 1962-; Environment and Conservation Organisations of New Zealand Inc
Reference: Eph-C-ENVIRONMENT-2002-01
Description: Poster on yellow paper shows head and shoulder portraits of five environmental spokesperson politicians and the name of a sixth. It announces a public meeting at Massey University's Wellington Campus on 28 June 2002. The politicians shown are: Nick Smith (National) John Wright (Progressive Coalition) Ruth Dyson (Labour) Jeanette Fitzsimons (Greens) Anna Sutherland (Alliance The other politician mentioned but not represented by a photograph is Wayne Chapman of United Future. Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Offset print on yellow paper, 420 x 297 mm. Provenance: Donated by Michael Pringle, Wellington, in 2016.
Photographs of Sandra Lee
Date: 1993-1994
From: Carlin, Jocelyn, 1955-2017: Photographs
Reference: Series-6734-09
Description: Photographs of Sandra Lee taken by Jocelyn Carlin for the publication 'Mana Wahine: Women who show the way', 1993-1994. Subjects include Sandra Lee's daughter Annabelle Lee, Ruth Dyson, Winston Peters, Tau Henare, Jim Anderton, Lockwood Smith, Jim Bolger, Rod Donald, Catherine Tizard and Michael Laws. Some photographs show the opening of the New Zealand parliament in December 1993. Title supplied by Library. Double exposed negatives at 35mm-118286 - 35mm-118290 were in original housing with the annotation "Sandra/ Ella" written on it. Negatives at range 35mm-118299 - 35mm-118303 do not have a contact sheet. 35mm-118304 - 35mm-118308 were originally house in an enclosure which had the annotation "Sandra Lee. Parliament Opening December 1993." Arrangement: Negatives and prints were in a plastic bag labelled "Sandra Lee". Quantity: 65 b&w original negative(s) 289 individual frames. 24 b&w original photographic print(s) 17 contact sheets and 7 photographic prints. Processing information: Photographic prints and negatives have been removed from plastic bag and separated into archival enclosures.
Hubbard, Jim, 1949- :"Sinbinned...". 4 December, 2000
Date: 2000
From: Hubbard, Jim 1949-:47 original cartoons published variously in the Dominion, Bay of Plenty Times, Hawke's Bay Today, Southland Times during 2000.
Reference: A-350-078
Description: Shows Ruth Dyson dressed as a rugby player, in the 'sin bin'. She holds a bottle of water but beside her lies and empty wine bottle. Refers to Dyson's being charged with drunk driving, and her resignation from her ministerial roles as a result Inscriptions: Recto - bottom left - Jim Hubbard; Verso - top right - 4 December 2000 / Unpublished [in pencil] Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink and marker pen drawing, 230 x 315 mm on sheet 300 x 420 mm
General correspondence (a)
Date: [1998-2003]
From: Celebrating Women Trust : Landmarks project
Reference: 2004-284-04
Description: Most correspondents identified and entered in the Name field Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Heath, Eric Walmsley 1923- :[Cartoons for the "Dominion" concerning New Zealand politic...
Date: 1990
From: Heath, Eric Walmsley 1923- :[Cartoons on topics of defence, politics, social issues, whimsy, medical issues, pollution, conservationists, trade unions, space exploration, animals, police & crime, Television, farming, sport, war, and transport. 1970-1990s].
By: Heath, Eric Walmsley, 1923-; Dominion (Newspaper)
Reference: B-145-847/872
Description: Includes cartoons about: Nancy Prebble reluctant to leave Bolton St home; Palmer as leader; Moore wanting to take over from Palmer; Girl Guide biscuit selling day, perhaps the government should sell them; many people undecided about who to vote for; nation in a poor state; Bolger throwing Labour's policies in the rubbish, except the good ones; Winston Peters stepping into trouble; Bob Tizard can't afford a car in Auckland and a home in Wellington; Tizard and Palmer having problems; earthquake shocks; Bolger and Palmer aim for surprise attacks; new members for the Chatham Islands Labour party electorate, all Asian; Bolger joins Palmer on nuke-free issue; many voters still undecided over who to vote for; Ruth Dyson sugesting National should not be put into power; Labour basis its policies on National ideas; Palmer and Prebble save everything for the Government; a reference to `Alice in Wonderland' depicting National and Labour as Tweedledee and Tweedledum; Colin Moyle, Roger Douglas, Bob Tizard and Michael Cullen trampling over the jobless to get themselves further; Palmer facing rocketing unemployment and rapidly decreasing popularity; Muldoon wants a senior cabinet role if National wins the election; Ruth Dyson and Geoffrey Palmer ask fairies to show them the way out of the mess; Bolger ahead of Palmer in the polls; Bolger leading with better policies than Palmer; the countdown to the election, still a lot of uncertain voters. Arranged chronologically, according to the dates of "Dominion" clippings in Heath's albums (at E-521/547-q). Those for which no date could be found are arranged according to estimated dates. Inscriptions: Recto - Signed, but almost all undated, by the artist. Quantity: 26 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink on paper, sizes approximately 350 x 500 mm. Provenance: Donated by the artist in 1996.
Heath, Eric Walmsley 1923- :[Cartoons for the "Dominion" concerning New Zealand politic...
Date: 1992 - 1993
From: Heath, Eric Walmsley 1923- :[Cartoons on topics of defence, politics, social issues, whimsy, medical issues, pollution, conservationists, trade unions, space exploration, animals, police & crime, Television, farming, sport, war, and transport. 1970-1990s].
By: Heath, Eric Walmsley, 1923-; Dominion (Newspaper)
Reference: B-145-935/950
Description: Includes cartoons about: corporal punishment, Bolger, Richardson, Shipley, Birch, Smith, Prebble and Peters; Jim Bolger at Tamaki; crime on the increase, Bolger, Lange, Muldoon, Rowling and Kirk; worship the rich as heroes, Bolger; M.P's good behaviour code; P.M. opens new highway; Dyson makes unlikely promises; 1993 election; fire at parliament library; Bolger facing many problems; the National party election campaign; T.V. coverage of parliament sessions; leaders of National and Labour, Moore and Bolger, better the Devils we know; by-election, Peters. Arranged chronologically, according to the dates of "Dominion" clippings in Heath's albums (at E-521/547-q). Those for which no date could be found are arranged according to estimated dates. Inscriptions: Recto - Signed, but almost all undated, by the artist. Quantity: 16 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink on paper, sizes approximately 350 x 500 mm. Provenance: Donated by the artist in 1996.
Correspondence with Ruth Dyson
Date: 1998
From: Society for the Promotion of Accident Victims Inc : Records
Reference: 2004-059-1/6
Description: Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Correspondence (D-F)
Date: [1990-1996]
From: King, Michael (Dr), 1945-2004: Collection
Reference: 97-042-02/13
Description: Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Mss, typescripts and printed matter
Heath, Eric Walmsley 1923- :Ruth Dyson promises public health, education & state housin...
Date: 1992
From: Heath, Eric Walmsley 1923- : The Dominion cartoons. 28 August - 7 October 1992
Reference: H-101-004
Description: Shows scenes of a man with a newspaper convulsed with laughter. The final scene shows that he has been reading Ruth Dyson's promise to restore public health, education and state housing if Labour is elected Quantity: 1 cartoon bromide(s).
Fletcher, David fl 1990s-2000s, 33 cartoon originals, published in NZ Truth and TV Extr...
Date: 2000
By: Fletcher, David, 1952-
Reference: A-341-186/218
Description: 33 strip cartoons, set in a school context, commenting on general social and political issues by David Fletcher. Topics include honorifics, pokemon, bank charges, Jim Anderton's proposal for a 'Peoples' Bank', the Dover Samuels affair, contraception, health reforms, the falling New Zealand dollar, political party polls, political demonstrations by members of the Green Party, the use of the word 'holocaust' in a Maori context by Turiana Turia and Sandra Lee, leadership of the National Party, morale of the Labour Party, youth crime rates, electricity charges. Quantity: 33 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Coloured felt tip pen on card, 102 x 309 mm
Candidacy of Ruth Dyson
Date: 1993
From: New Zealand Labour Party: Head Office records
Reference: 2006-036-02/04
Description: Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Webb, Murray, 1947- :Ruth Dyson. Otago Daily Times, 10 January 1988.
Date: 1988
From: Various Artists :Donation of newsclippings of cartoons and caricatures from various publications 1971-1997.
By: Otago daily times (Newspaper); Webb, Murray, 1947-
Reference: H-384-007
Description: Caricature of New Zealand politician Ruth Dyson. Quantity: 1 Newsclippings. Physical Description: Newsclipping, 130mm x 80mm approx.
Hubbard, Jim :Labour Party [not united] February 1990
Date: 1990
From: Hubbard, Jim :Editorial cartoons
Reference: A-287-009
Description: Ruth Dyson raising her hands in ignorance over developments in the Labour Party Extended Title - Published in The Daily Telegraph 24 February 1990 Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink, felt-tip pen, Chinese white
Heath, Eric Walmsley 1923- :[Cartoons for the "Dominion" concerning New Zealand politic...
Date: 1990
From: Heath, Eric Walmsley 1923- :[Cartoons on topics of defence, politics, social issues, whimsy, medical issues, pollution, conservationists, trade unions, space exploration, animals, police & crime, Television, farming, sport, war, and transport. 1970-1990s].
By: Heath, Eric Walmsley, 1923-; Dominion (Newspaper)
Reference: B-145-873/899
Description: Includes cartoons about: Richardson, Peters and Bolger trying to revive political integrity; N.Z. has tiny part in CER; more party political broadcasts; Bolger counting his chickens before they hatch; Ministers' assets tabled in parliament; a big deficit problem for the next government; Social Welfare caught spending $5000 heating empty buildings; Palmer and Moore steady ground for a shakey Labour; Moore, Clark, Palmer, Caygill and Lange still confident about the election; Palmer says Labour has to hang together for unity; geting to the elections; Raving Looney Party tries to lure the Loah Ness Monster, shows N.Z. political parties trying to lure the voters; overseas voting; a large number of voters still undecided; record unemployment numbers with thousands more expected; Moore (as new leader of Labour) and Bolger concerned over undecided voters; election day; National wins; change of offices in the Beehive; Bolger spoils a 31% pay claim; Muldoon a thorn in Bolgers side; Lange and Ruth Dyson a leader without a party and a party without a leader; $620 million bail out; Warren Cooper, Doug Graham and Jim Bolger seek ties with America; Bolger looking for 4% tax rise; Bolger and Richardson not keeping their promises. Arranged chronologically, according to the dates of "Dominion" clippings in Heath's albums (at E-521/547-q). Those for which no date could be found are arranged according to estimated dates. Inscriptions: Recto - Signed, but almost all undated, by the artist. Quantity: 27 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink on paper, sizes approximately 350 x 500 mm. Provenance: Donated by the artist in 1996.
Ruth Dyson and MPs Noel Scott, and Sonja Davies - Photograph taken by John Nicholson.
Date: 25 January 1990
From: Dominion Post (Newspaper): Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post and Dominion newspapers
Reference: EP/1990/0297-F
Description: Associate Minister of Education Noel Scott accompanied by Pencarrow MP Sonja Davies and Labour Party President Ruth Dyson. Photographed by Evening Post staff photographer John Nicholson on the 25th of January 1990. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s) 35mm negative strip comprising 3 images. Physical Description: Cellulose triacetate film negative, 35mm
File relating to the Labour women's caucus
Date: 1984-1994
From: Women Against Pornography : Records
Reference: 2004-249-036
Description: File of correspondence, circulars, background material etc relating to WAP and the Labour women's caucus Quantity: 1 folder(s).
General correspondence - D
Date: 1998-2003
From: King, Michael (Dr), 1945-2004: Collection
Reference: MS-Papers-8752-304
Description: Quantity: 1 folder(s).