Bumblebees
Insects, roadside flowers and nests chiefly taken in the vicinity of Rozel, the farm, n...
Date: Between 1960 and 1963
From: McWhannell, Rhoda, 1898-1996: Diaries, journals and photographs, particularly relating to forestry, farming and domestic life at Ōhaupō
Reference: PA12-8833
Description: Studies of insects, including the monarch butterfly, a stick insect, cicada (emerging from shell, and their eyes), a hedgehog, bees' nest in a tree, a bumblebee on a thistle, and a tortoise beetle. The rest of the slides on this sheet show wild flowers, many picked in posies, others in their natural sites by the road; followed by three birds' nests, two showing mossy nests. Quantity: 23 colour original transparency/ies. Physical Description: Dye coupler slides, 35mm
FLIGHT OF THE BUMBLE-KEY
Date: 9 March 2008
From: Body, Guy Keverne, 1967-:Original cartoons. 1986-2011
Reference: A-453-020
Description: Shows National Party leader John Key as a bumble bee trying to decide which direction to head - Either expediency or principle. Refers to the lead up to the 2008 general election. Inscriptions: Recto - centre right - 10 mar A16 cartoon 186mm x 133 Pls correct & send to GNZHARTPIX [in pencil] Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Pen and felt-tip pen on paper, 285-385 mm
slides of Plants and insects
Date: ca1970s-ca1980s
From: Peacock, Morice Gladstone, 1916-1995 : Negatives, prints, register and minute book from 20th Century Photography studio, Taumarunui
By: Peacock, Morice Gladstone, 1916-1995; Houpapa, Vonda Elsa Maureen, 1941-
Reference: PA12-0371
Description: Quantity: 14 colour original transparency/ies.
FLIGHT OF THE BUMBLE-KEY... 9 March 2008
Date: 2008
From: Body, Guy Keverne, 1967-: Digital cartoons published in New Zealand Herald
Reference: DCDL-0013215
Description: Shows National Party leader John Key as a bumble bee trying to decide which direction to head - Either expediency or principle. Refers to the lead up to the 2008 general election. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Slane, Christopher, 1957- :'We would be fools to take our tea with anyone so spidery.' ...
Date: 2002
From: Slane, Christopher, 1957-: Digital cartoons published in the Listener, New Zealand Herald, or New Zealand Farmers' Weekly
By: Listener (Periodical); Slane, Christopher, 1957-
Reference: DX-010-007
Description: Prime Minister Helen Clark as a spider, offers other New Zealand political party leaders a cup of tea. The other politicians appear as bubble bees. The title is taken from a line from the children's book, 'Miss Spider's tea party' by David Kirk, in which Miss Spider tries to host a tea party, but the other bugs refuse to attend for fear of being eaten. Quantity: 1 digital image(s).
The Week That Was
Date: 8 November 2015
From: Murdoch, Sharon Gay, 1960-: Digital cartoons published in The Press, Sunday Star Times, Dominion Post, and other publications
By: Murdoch, Sharon Gay, 1960-
Reference: DCDL-0031667
Description: Digital cartoon by Sharon Murdoch depicting various events of the week, such as the All Blacks winning the 2015 Rugby World Cup; Prime Minister John Key being named the 48th hottest leader in the world, a bumblebee landed on the leg of Prince Charles during his visit to the Orokonui Ecosanctuary near Dunedin; Michelle Payne became the first female jockey to win the Melbourne Cup; the text of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement was released, and Guy Fawkes was celebrated in New Zealand with fireworks. In the final panel, the cartoonist wonders if next year we could remember an act of peaceful resistance and "have Parihaka Day instead" and light up the sky at Matariki. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Aotearoa's Vanishing Species
Date: 5 December 2022
From: Cook, Emma Louise, 1978-: Cartoons
By: Cook, Emma Louise, 1978-; Dominion post (Newspaper)
Reference: DCDL-0042693
Description: Digital cartoon by Emma Cook on political and social issues in New Zealand and internationally. Cartoon depicts a number of endemic indigenous species of Aotearoa New Zealand that are at risk of extinction: bumble bees, monarch butterfly, entoloma fungi, mountain daisies, grayling fish, snails, and wētā. The species say "We're not cute! But, we are still needed!!!" and alongside them are some statistics relating to funding the Department of Conservation receives and how it is spent. The caption reads: "Aotearoa's vanishing species". Title taken from item. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).