Older people - Political activity

Date: 1973-1999

By: Golden Age Movement Inc

Reference: ATL-Group-00869

Description: Comprises minutes; correspondence; newsletters and circulars, other papers, and a video recording featuring entertainers. Source of title - Supplied Other Titles - Pensioners' voice (journal of the Wellington Pensioners and Beneficiaries Association Inc) Established in 1973 to promote the rights of pensioners and beneficiaries Quantity: 22 folder(s). 0.44 Linear Metres. 1 videocassette(s). Physical Description: Mss, typescripts, videocassette and printed matter (some duplicated and photocopied material) Transfers: Collection (A2007-271) as a whole received into Manuscripts on 25 Sep 2007; material transferred to Published Collections from Manuscripts - - To Serials Collection - Copies of the "Golden Age" newsletter (A2007-271).

Date: 1974-1975

From: Roth, Herbert Otto, 1917-1994: Collected papers, personal papers, photographs and ephemera

Reference: 82-213-15

Description: Other Titles - Pensioners' Voice (Newsletter) Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 6 June 1995

From: Dominion Post (Newspaper): Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post and Dominion newspapers

By: Reid, Philip John, 1954-

Reference: EP/1995/1672

Description: Grey Power members, including Arthur Reeve who is raising his hat, protesting against asset testing, Parliament Grounds, Wellington. Photographed 6 June 1995 by Evening Post staff photographer Phil Reid. Quantity: 1 colour original negative(s) strip with 3 images. Physical Description: Dye coupler negative, 35mm

Date: 1977-2005

By: Widows and Widowers Association of New Zealand (Inc)

Reference: MS-Group-1873

Description: Minutes of executive and branches, membership lists, correspondence of the Association and of local branches; remits to government; reports; financial papers; records of branches in recess and other papers concerned with the working of the organisation Source of title - Supplied by Library The Association was formed in 1977 to provide care, support and advocacy for the interests of widows and and widowers, as well as educating the community in their needs. At one point the Association had over 44 branches. With the advent of similar organisations, such as Grey Power and Age Concern, the Association fell into decline, the national office being wound up in 2005. However in 2010 there were still eight former branches operating as independant societies Quantity: 118 folder(s). 2.50 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Mss, typescript, printed matter, photos Transfers: Photographs transferred to Photographic Archive.

Date: 2009-2011

From: Kedgley, Susan Jane, 1948- : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-11241-086

Description: Comprises letters concerning aged care issues, including war veterans, mature road users, caregivers and home help. Quantity: 1 folder(s). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Printed material Typescript

Date: 2015

From: Fletcher, David, 1952- :Digital cartoons

By: Dominion post (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0030477

Description: An aide comes into the politician's office to tell him that visitors from Grey Power, advocating for free doctor's visits, are outside. The aide leaves the office and tells the visitors, who are out of frame that "Bald power said 'no'". Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2005

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

Reference: DCDL-0000011

Description: Winston Peters, Leader of the New Zealand First Party, is giving a pre-election speech to a Grey Power audience, in which he tells them that he doesn't wish to alarm them, but it is possible that left unchecked, Islamic extremists could put bombs in colostomy bags. Winston Peters, who has a large following among older people, has been playing on their fears in his pre-election speeches by targeting Islam which has been much in people's minds since the recent London bombings. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2008

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

Reference: DCDL-0007466

Description: An elderly man is reading a story to his grandchildren who are in their pyjamas ready for bed. The storyline says that next thing Winnie was caught with his paw in the honeypot. The man's daughter hears this from the doorway and is surprised to hear her father, a member of Greypower, criticise Winston Peters. Winston Peters, leader of New Zealand First, is being investigated by the Serious Fraud Office as well as the Parliamentary Privileges Committee over donations to NZ First that may not have been declared. Elderly people have been great supporters of Winston Peters. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2005

From: Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0005233

Description: Shows National Party leader, Dr Don Brash, Labour Party leader, Helen Clark, and New Zealand First party leader, Winston Peters standing on the side of a road with their thumbs out (pointing downwards). Brash is holding a yellow sign 'Election '05' and is carrying a backpack labelled 'Past'. Clark is carrying a backpack labelled 'Failed' and Peters is carrying a backpack labelled 'Promises'. An old man in a red car is approaching the hitch hikers and says "Not again! Flamin' baggage carrying bludgers!". Refers to the Grey Power annual conference in Rotorua and the need for the leaders of Labour, National and New Zealand First to make their sales pitch to gain the old age vote. Published in The Press, 16 April 2005 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: 2010

From: Bromhead, Peter, 1933- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0015745

Description: A woman reads a newspaper that features the 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi and a man reads a paper that features 'NZ Games - Waihopai, Henry, Grey Power'. The Waihopai situation is about 'Teacher Adrian Leason, Dominican friar Peter Murnane and farmer Sam Land [who] were found not guilty in April on charges of burglary and wilful damage of the Government Communications Security Bureau (GCSB) base. Green MP Keith Locke is warning the Government the lawsuit, estimated to be $1.1 million, it is bringing against the Waihopai spy base saboteurs may backfire and says that "Rather than continue to harass the three peace activists, the GCSB should explain to New Zealanders what is really going on at Waihopai." The second reference is about TVNZ Breakfast show host Paul Henry has been suspended for two weeks after having made what are considered to be racist remarks about Indian Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit and earlier about Governor General Anand Satyanand. The third reference is about the political upheavals in the Marlborough Grey Power Lobby Organization. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2010

From: Bromhead, Peter, 1933- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0015574

Description: A man has come to apply to be a member of Grey Power and is astonished to find a huge storm in a literal teacup - the tea sloshes over the sides and lightning strikes hit it. Refers to an in-house spat in the Marlborough Grey Power executive committee between several committee members which developed shortly after president Colin Murray was elected in late June. An emergency meeting was called a few weeks later after members raised concern about his strong political views but there has been no explanation from the executive about the outcome of the meeting. The disputes continue but in spite of this Marlborough is advertising for new members who will restore it to the effective political lobby group it once was. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2010

From: Fletcher, David, 1952- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0014113

Description: 'The Politician' cartoon strips, commenting on the foibles of politicians and political issues in New Zealand and published in the Dominion Post. These cartoons tend to reflect the current events of the day without dealing directly with them. Records for the cartoons in this collection have not been enhanced by a full 'scope and contents' as they are essentially self-explanatory and can be searched by key word. They do have subject headings. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

From: Fletcher, David, 1952- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0017212

Description: 'The Politician' cartoon strip. The minister is going after the 'grey vote in the next election' (November 2011) because 'their numbers have increased since this government has been in power'. His companion wonders whether he means those who are grey through natural aging or those with complexions made grey by the actions of the government. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2005

From: Body, Guy Keverne, 1967-: Digital cartoons published in New Zealand Herald

Reference: DCDL-0013057

Description: Shows Winston Peters on stage performing a song, in the style of John Rowles, to an audience of screaming elderly women who are throwing underwear and trying to climb on the stage. Don Brash waits in the wings and looks on at the audience and wonders what he hasn't got. Refers to Winston Peters winning the Grey Vote. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2010

From: Bromhead, Peter, 1933- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0015678

Description: A member of Grey Power stands at a lectern and speaks his mind saying 'We're saying nothing...' Refers to an in-house spat in the Marlborough Grey Power executive committee between several committee members which developed shortly after president Colin Murray was elected in late June. An emergency meeting was called a few weeks later after members raised concern about his strong political views but there has been no explanation from the executive about the outcome of the meeting. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2005

From: Fletcher, David, 1952- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DX-105-260

Description: "The politician" cartoon strip. The politician is making a speech to a packed audience of senior citizens. When he is accused by a member of the audience of offering nothing more than he offered three years ago the politician yells back that if the critic can remember so well he has no right to call himself a senior citizen. Other Titles - "If your memory is THAT good you've no right to call yourself a senior!!!" Quantity: 221 kilobyte(s) (1 digital cartoon).