Teachers - Complaints against

Date: 2006

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

Reference: DCDL-0030170

Description: Shows the Prime Minister, Helen Clark, telling David Benson-Pope that she is still behind him on Thursday but at a further distance than on Monday. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2006

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

Reference: DCDL-0030660

Description: Depicts two farmers looking at a bulge in a water hose. Behind them is a range of snowy mountains. One holds the hose up to his eye and says it looks like a tennis ball is stuck in the hose. Refers to controversy over revelations that Education Minister David Benson-Pope had put a tennis ball in the mouth of a pupil during his past career as a teacher, and Benson-Pope's role as Environment Minister as government develops plans for sustainable management of New Zealand's freshwater. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2013

From: Evans, Malcolm Paul, 1945- :Digital cartoons

By: Press (Christchurch, N.Z.)

Reference: DCDL-0024292

Description: A school principal comments on a report calling for the government to tackle bullying in schools, saying that if something is not done half of his teachers could feel unsafe and resign. A report issued by the Children's Commissioner, Cindy Kiro, after a meeting in March 2013 in Wellington on school violence, warned that victims could sue teachers and schools who were slack in dealing with bullying. Colour and black and white versions available Quantity: 2 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

From: Doyle, Martin Maurice Michael Thomas, 1956- :Digital cartoons

By: Scoop (Firm)

Reference: DCDL-0019107

Description: The title reads 'Working with hopeless cases.' A man shouts at Education Minister Anne Tolley 'For the last and bloody hundredth time, Tolley... If "suspend" and "stand down" mean the SAME thing, what does it MEAN??!!!! Context: In response to questions asked in the house Mrs Tolley said that Deborah Mutu, who now works as a student achievement adviser for the Ministry of Education, was never suspended from her previous employment as principal of a Kaikohe kura while questions about the financial management of the school were investigated. Kura trustees have since confirmed that Mrs Mutu was stood down, and that she and her husband, Hone, who was suspended by the school about the same time, remained on full pay for nearly a year while serious complaints about the pair were investigated. Mrs Tolley had tried to establish a difference between the terms "stood down" and "suspended". (Northern Advocate 12 October 2011) Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2007

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

Reference: DCDL-0003645

Description: A reporter is interviewing David Benson-Pope, former Minister for the Environment, as he leaves his office carrying briefcases and papers. He cannot answer, however, as he has a tennis ball stuffed into his mouth. Refers to Benson-Pope's being relieved of his portfolios because of attempts to cover up the truth about the part he played in the wake of the dismissal of Madeleine Setchell from her job in the Ministry for the Environment. The tennis ball relates to a previous embarrassment for David Benson-Pope when he was accused of stuffing a tennis ball into the mouth of a pupil when he was a teacher. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2005

From: Walker, Malcolm, 1950- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0009637

Description: Shows David Benson-Pope in a tennis ball bouncing around. Refers to accusations that Benson-Pope as a teacher he pushed tennis balls into the mouth of a student. See DCDL-0009638 for black and white version. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2005

From: Smith, Ashley W, 1948- :[Digital cartoons published in the Shipping Gazette, MG Business, or Presto]

Reference: DCDL-0004633

Description: Shows two people at a high school reunion. One has a tennis ball stuffed in his mouth, while another has a rugby ball inside his mouth. The mumbling of the man with the rugby ball in his mouth (which is translated below) suggests that it's all relative and that compared with his teacher, David Benson-Pope was an angel. The cartoon refers to the allegation made against Cabinet minister David Benson-Pope that he stuffed a tennis ball into a student's mouth while he was teaching at Bayfield High School in the 1980s but that relatively speaking maybe this action was less serious than has been made out. Arrangement: This cartoon file was originally delivered to the library within a sub-folder called 'MG Business', which was inside a folder called 'AWS Cartoon highlights, Nov'04-May'07' Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2005

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

Reference: DCDL-0000533

Description: The scene is a butcher's shop. Prominently displayed in the window is a pig's head with an apple in its mouth. The butcher tells a woman in answer to her query that there is no Benson-Pope working there. The reference is to the accusations made against David Benson-Pope about his having stuffed a tennis ball into the mouth of a student when he was teaching many years ago. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2010

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

Reference: DCDL-0015481

Description: The cartoon shows a teacher wearing a mortar board, a black eye-mask and a gown patterned with arrows as in a prisoner's uniform; he carries a book entitled 'Ritin' Readin' Robbery'. Text reads 'Dozens of convicted criminals are working in classrooms and the teacher says 'It's part of a balanced study programme. We provide the extra crookula activities' (wordplay on 'curricula' and 'crook'). Refers to the news that investigations by a journalist, Catherine Woulfe, which have led to the ombudsman forcing the Teachers' Council to provide information on teachers with criminal convictions who are still teaching. Education Minister, Anne Tolley, has ordered an inquiry. Alternate version of DCDL-0015480 Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2005

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

Reference: DCDL-0000501

Description: David Benson-Pope, Minister for Social Development, has been knocked over by a tennis ball. Several others have hit him and ricocheted away. His spectacles have been broken. He complains that he throws the tennis balls away but they keep coming back. The reference is to the allegations of bullying that have been made against the minister dating from when he was a teacher twenty years ago. He has been accused of pushing a tennis ball into a boy's mouth. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2005

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

Reference: DCDL-0000509

Description: Prime Minister, Helen Clark, stands in front of a Christmas tree, looking obstinate and talking with Father Christmas. Beneath the tree are two large parcels labelled 'Defending Benson-Pope' and 'Respecting parliament'. The Benson-Pope parcel is ticking, (there is obviously a bomb inside). Father Christmas tells Helen Clark that she has to choose between the two parcels. The reference is to the continuing embarrassment over David Benson-Pope's alleged abuse of school students when he was a teacher twenty years ago. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2006

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

Reference: DCDL-0000888

Description: Minister for Social development, David Benson-Pope, hunches up behind his desk. On the desk are three baskets labelled 'In', 'Out' and 'Allegations'. The 'Allegations' basket is piled high with documents. Refers to the beleaguered Benson-Pope who is being accused of inappropriate behaviour while a teacher at Bayfield High School. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2004

From: Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0004899

Description: Shows a teacher writing 'I must do better in the classroom!' lines on a blackboard with white chalk. As he has completed the lines he comments to himself that he should go home and mark homework. Refers to the poor quality of some teachers in the New Zealand education system. Published in The Press, 1 October 2004 Arrangement: This cartoon file was originally delivered to the library within a sub-folder called "archive2004" Quantity: 1 digital image(s). Processing information: This cartoon file was donated to the library with no file extension. On recommendation of the Digital Archivist and with the consent of the donor, a ".jpg" file extension was added to this file in order to ensure it was readable and accessible.

Date: 2006

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

Reference: DCDL-0001205

Description: The scene is a tennis match. The umpire from his tall chair explains to a fan that the new technology means that there is no argument about whether the ball is in or out. The fan comments that it would have been useful for Benson-Pope. David Benson-Pope, Minister for the Environment, has been in trouble in recent months over an allegation that he stuffed a tennis ball into the mouth of a student when he was a teacher. The controversy has gone on for months but is now blessedly almost over with and David Benson-Pope retains his seat and can get on with his job. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2005

From: Webb, Murray, 1947- :Digital caricatures

Reference: DX-101-118

Description: Caricature of David Benson-Pope, relieved currently of his Associate Minister of Education Portfolio, but retaining others, peering over the tops of his glasses as he looms over the Pope and pushes a tennis ball into his mouth. The Pope has today criticised New Zealand's Civil Union legislation for which David Benson-Pope was the architect. David Benson-Pope was stood down as Associate Minister of Education because of allegations against him of abusing students when he was a teacher. Quantity: 1 digital image(s).

Date: 2005

From: Walker, Malcolm, 1950- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0009591

Description: Shows the Prime Minister Helen Clark eating tennis balls for dinner. The tennis balls represent various politicians including David Benson-Pope, Marian Hobbs, John Tamihere, Ruth Dyson, Lianne Dalziel, Peter Doone, Dover Samuels and Turiana Turia. The tennis ball representing Benson-Pope is in her mouth, while the Turia tennis ball is bouncing away. Next to the plate of tennis balls is a small dish with crumbs on it representing the Budget. See DCDL-0009592 for black and white version. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2006

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

Reference: DCDL-0000913

Description: Poor David Benson-Pope sits dejectedly on a stool wearing a dunce hat. Behind him Prime Minister, Helen Clark, looking very stern and irritated, tells him that when he is questioned, either she or Michael Cullen, Deputy Prime Minister, will answer. In the lower right hand corner are two little men; one wonders what the 'D' on the dunce cap stands for and the other answers 'David, of course'. Refers to the allegations being made against Benson Pope and his inability to answer questions well. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2005

From: Walker, Malcolm, 1950- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0009592

Description: Shows the Prime Minister Helen Clark eating tennis balls for dinner. The tennis balls represent various politicians including David Benson-Pope, Marian Hobbs, John Tamihere, Ruth Dyson, Lianne Dalziel, Peter Doone, Dover Samuels and Turiana Turia. The tennis ball representing Benson-Pope is in her mouth, while the Turia tennis ball is bouncing away. Next to the plate of tennis balls is a small dish with crumbs on it representing the Budget. See DCDL-0009591 for colour version. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2007

From: Walker, Malcolm, 1950- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0008424

Description: Shows David Benson-Pope holding a box of Beehive matches and a burnt out match. He turns around to realise that the wick he has just lit is actually leading to his own behind. Also a tennis ball hits him on the head. Refers to the resignation of Benson-Pope when it emerged that he was involved in the sacking of the Ministry of Enviornment's newly-appointed Communications Manager. Benson-Pope also faced allegations of misconduct as a teacher including charges that he stuffed a tennis-ball in a student's mouth. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2006

From: Walker, Malcolm, 1950- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0009650

Description: Shows David Benson-Pope standing outside a door labelled 'Caning Room'. He is pulling a book called 'The Joys of Tennis' out of his tousers. Next to him lie several other books called 'The Art of Looking Sideways', 'Helen Clark The Thick Edition', and 'Don't Recall Comics'. A tennis ball bounces away from him. Refers to allegations against Benson-Pope. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).