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Nisbet, Alistair, 1958- :'Sorry, no dogs! they dig too many holes!' 11 Oct…
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A Christchurch man wants to let his home. He stands in a fissure in the garden and tells a man with a large dog who is interested in renting 'Sorry, no dogs! They dig too many holes!' Context: Post earthquake Christchurch tries to return to normal. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Winter, Mark 1958- :Did you feel that? 20 January 2012
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Someone is writing and suddenly the pen runs across the paper. He asks 'Did you feel that?' Refers to continuing aftershocks in Christchurch. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Reserve Bank revises down growth foreCASTS. Economy. 18 September 2010
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The title reads 'Reserve Bank revises down growth foreCASTS'. The cartoon shows someone representing the 'Economy' with crutches and their leg In plaster - hence wordplay on 'cast' and 'forecast'. A statement made by the Reserve Bank on 16th September looked a shadow of the bright one it published three months ago. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Hubbard, James, 1949- :"The aftershock.. The shake-up. The waiting and anx…
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The cartoon shows the leader of the new Mana Party, Hone Harawira, in four frames that illustrate 'The aftershock', 'the shake-up', 'the waiting & anxiety!...' and in the last frame 'the liquefaction...' as he sinks up to his chest in 'Poll Street'. Context - In fact Hone Harawira won the Te Tai Tokerau by-election with a majority of 1,117 votes, followed fairly closely by Kelvin Davis (Labour). The Labour and Mana candidates seemed to be neck and neck just before the election on 26 June 2011. The cartoon uses earthquake imagery to illustrate the emotional roller-coaster for Hone Harawira. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Darroch, Bob, 1940- :"That's not funny!" 23 September 2010
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Father has been nailed to the floor by his kids. He shouts with rage as he tries to walk away from his armchair. Nearby is a newspaper with the text 'Earthquake lessons - Secure all unstable objects'. Context: Stress of earthquakes in Christchurch leads eventually to comedy. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Nisbet, Alistair, 1958-:[Looters after the Christchurch earthquake] 26 Feb…
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Several rats that represent 'looters' scramble among the debris left after the Christchurch earthquake of 22 February 2011. Published in The Press Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Hubbard, James, 1949- :The Louse - scavenger that spends it's whole life a…
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A louse labelled, Insurance companies, is shown eating something labelled, Huge premium hikes. A definition of the louse as a scavenger and a parasite is given below. Context: Insurance premiums rose New Zealand wide following the 2010 and 2011 Canterbury Earthquakes Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :'Land seems ok... Not sure about the structure!' …
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Shows the Mainzeal logo fractured and with an earthquake red sticker, with the comment 'Land seems ok... Not sure about the structure!'. Refers to the announcement on 6 February that Mainzeal, one of New Zealand's largest construction companies actively involved in the Christchurch, rebuild had been placed in receivership. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Darroch, Bob, 1940- :"It's ok - it's not the force 6 that they are expecti…
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The room shakes and shudders, ornaments fall off the mantelpeice, pictures fly off the walls and the family is jolted from chairs. It's granny upstairs doing her get-slim exercises'. 'It's not the force 6 that they are expecting'. Context: Reference to the Christchurch earthquakes. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Nisbet, Alistair, 1958- :'Man...these mutant mossies really suck!'.1 April…
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Shows huge mosquitoes attacking a man. Context: It could be that there is a larger population of mosquitoes in Christchurch at the moment because of stagnant areas left by the earthquakes. And it could be that a new mosquito species may be causing Cantabrians to suffer bad reactions to bites. The species is known as the striped mosquito, or Aedes notscriptus. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Walker, Malcolm, 1950-:[Christchurch earthquake and medicine] 28 February …
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Dr Dolly observes the devastation of Christchurch on television and falls into a philosophical reverie about the unfairness of fate. Context - The Christchurch earthquake 22 February 2011. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Body, Guy Keverne, 1967-:The week... 15 December 2012
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Four cartoons in the same frame commenting on news and happenings in the week ending 15 December 2011. The cartoons refer to the expulsion of the controversial Member of Parliament, Brendan Horan, from the New Zealand First Party by its leader, Winston Peters; the stereotyping of New Zealand as being 'Middle Earth' following the filming of 'The Hobbit', punned as 'The Habbit'; the lax attitude to building design and standards, which led to the CTV Building disaster in the Christchurch earthquake; the news about the New Zealand SPCA teaching dogs to drive. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Nisbet, Alistair, 1958- :'Well, we're all going batty down here.' 30 Septe…
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Batman is abroad in the night in 'Gotham City' and says 'Well we're all going batty down here!' Context: A reference to Christchurch, still struggling to recover from the earthquakes of 2010 and 2011. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Nisbet, Alistair, 1958- :Emergency! Marmite stocks endangered! 24 March 20…
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Refers to the Christchurch manufacturer of Sanitarium marmite that has been forced to close down because of earthquake damage. There is a national shortage which is causing much grief. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :'I said...it's now compacted enough to build on!'…
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A contractor with a roller stands in an enormous hole, and shouts up to a family standing at the top that it's now ready to be built on. Refers to efforts to compact soil in Christchurch to prevent further liquefaction following the Canterbury earthquakes. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Winter, Mark 1958-:The earth takes... the world gives [Christchurch earthq…
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Text reads 'The earth takes... the world gives'. The cartoon shows an image of the globe with New Zealand in the centre - the continents seem to have formed themselves into a grieving face and arms which reach out to New Zealand. Context - on 22 February 2011 a 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck in Christchurch which has probably killed more than 200 people (at this point the number is still not known) and caused very severe damage. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
[Aust NZ United in Tragedy] 13 January 2011
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The cartoon shows a flag which looks rather like that of both Australia and New Zealand but not exactly like either; the Union Jack is half out of the top left corner and there are just three of New Zealand's four red stars and three of Australia's white stars. The cartoonist's title is 'Aust NZ united in tragedy'. Context - The Queensland floods of December 2010 to January 2011. Colour and black and white versions available. Quantity: 2 digital cartoon(s).
"Roll on 2011..." 22 November 2010
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A man and woman read the paper and watch the news on television. The man says 'Roll on 2011' after reading the long list of disasters in New Zealand in 2010. They are 'Blizzards, South Canterbury Finance, Earthquakes, kiwifruit, Pike River' The TV announcer is discussing 'road deaths'. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :'Speed it up! Talk about snail's pace!' 16 Februa…
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Shows a group of snails working on the rebuild of Christchurch. Refers to the slow pace of recovery after February 2011 earthquake in Canterbury. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Canterbury from the air... AFTERSHOCKS. 6 September 2010
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The word 'AFTERSHOCKS' appears printed across the Canterbury landscape. Text reads 'Canterbury from the air...' Refers to the earthquake of 4th September and the frequent aftershocks that continued for at least two weeks. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Webb, Murray, 1947- :[Roger Sutton]. 2 June 2011
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Caricature of Roger Sutton, the State Services Commissioner, who has been appointed chief executive of the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority (CERA). Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Nisbet, Alistair, 1958- :"Things are looking up! we're talking about the w…
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One woman says to another as they both struggle to keep their feet against a howling gale 'Things are looking up! We're talking about the weather instead of earthquakes!' Context: It is more than a year after the first earthquake struck in Canterbury on September 3 2011. The city is still struggling to deal with the damage and with the psychological aftermath for many people. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Hubbard, James, 1949-:[The New Zealand economy and the royal wedding] 2 Ma…
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Text below the image reads 'More silence?..' Prime Minister John Key and the Governor General Sir Anand Satyanand and several 'hangers-on' almost suffer coronaries when an official suggests in discussions about 'cost-saving ideas' that 'One of the National Projects we could "reprioritise" in the wake of the earthquake is to axe any Kiwi VIP attendance at the royal wedding'. Context - The PM and Governor General are thought to be on the list for invitations to the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton but after the catastrophic Christchurch earthquake of 22 February 2011, which is going to cost the country billions, a wag wonders whether they should go. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Nisbet, Alistair, 1958- :'CHCH Show Homes for the tsunami conscious...'. 1…
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Shows various sized boats for the 'tsunami-conscious' as show homes in Christchurch. Context: There is anxiety about the potential for a local source tsunami but the Christchurch City Council says on its website that there will be no time to issue an official warning for a local source tsunami. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Brockie, Robert Ellison, 1932-:[The New Zealand ship of state] 4 March 2011
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A ship named 'NZ Ship of State' lies high and dry on rocks; the great jagged holes in her represent 'the recession', 'Pike River', 'Chch 1' and 'Chch 2'. A man standing nearby asks 'How will we refloat her?' and a second man answers '...by cutting Working for Families & interest-free student loans' Someone outside the frame says 'Where's the No. 8 wire?' Context - The New Zealand economy was stagnating before the impact of the Christchurch earthquakes of 4 September 2010 and 22 February 2011 and the Pike River Mine disaster before that. The government was already considering cutting Working for Families & interest-free student loans before the earthquakes struck and it seems that now they are trying to push through these policy changes using the earthquakes as an excuse. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :'Brillant! danger...civil unrest....but without t…
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Shows two visitors to Christchurch who can enjoy the excitement of the danger of earthquakes without car bombings. Context: refers to the Christchurch earthquakes and continuing aftershocks. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
"I can't get hold of anyone at Treasury! I wanted to ask them how they wer…
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The minister wants to ask people at Treasury how they are getting on with all the unexpected expenses but cannot get them on his cellphone. His adviser tells him that they are all out holding garage sales and sausage sizzles. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Nisbet, Alistair, 1958- :Christchurch rental market...5 April 2012
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Shows a number of rental possibilities like a waterfront, a kennel, a wheelie bin, a parkbench, tress, the cardboard cathedral when it is no longer required and a sewage pipe. Context: The problem over lack of rental accomodation after the earthquakes. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Nisbet, Alistair, 1958- :Why not have a mobile CBD?. 10 January 2012
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The cartoon shows a mobile CBD (central business district) which is mounted on tractor tracks and will be great for dodging aftershocks. Refers to problems and questions about the rebuilding of the Christchurch CBD after the earthquakes and while aftershocks continue. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Evans, Malcolm Paul, 1945- :'Hang on Christchurch we're on our way!' 23 De…
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Santa Claus drives his sleigh at great speed towards Christchurch shouting 'Hang on Christchurch we're on our way!' Context: concern about continuing trials and tribulations of Christchurch with continuing earthquakes and aftershocks. Colour and black and white versions available Quantity: 2 digital cartoon(s).