Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :'Convention Centre'. 15 October 2012

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A man labeled `rate payers' lifts an elephant labeled `convention centre' high over his head. Refers to recent calls for tenders from groups to build a new convention centre in Christchurch. 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- :'Been asleep for ages...can't see him waking up i…

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Shows a dragon labelled Alpine Fault asleep beneath mountains while mountaineers traverse the range. Context: scientific study shows South Island alpine fault could be 200 years away from generating its next earthquake of magnitude 8.0 (Stuff 3 April 2012) Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :'Show 'em half a crack and they'll find a way thr…

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Shows snarling rats labelled 'insurance companies' in a cityscape. Context: Concerns about shortfall in insurance cover have arisen in response to the Christchurch City Council's draft annual plan, which proposes a 7.5 per cent rates increase to fund earthquake rebuild (Stuff 23 April 2012). Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :'See! with some simple surgery things can still f…

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Shows a patched wind up heart labelled 'ChCh Central' with several tubes attached. Context: On 18 April 2012 Earthquake Minister Gerry Brownlee annnounced the establishment of Christchurch Central Development Unit focussing on the rebuilding of the Christchurch Central Business District (CBD) (Scoop website 18 April 2012). Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Evans, Malcolm Paul, 1945- :'Kwark'. 8 May 2012

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Shows Property Investor Bob Jones with a shotgun on top of Christchurch cathedral on an island surrounded by ducks. The lake is labelled 'Lake Bob Parker'. Context: Bob Jones suggested the Christchurch CBD be replaced with a lake (The Listener 12-18 May 2012). Colour and black and white versions available Quantity: 2 digital cartoon(s).

Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :Meanwhile, on the other side of Mars... "Solid gr…

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A container labelled 'Chch East residents' has landed on the far side of the planet Mars. Others have landed or are descending. People in space suits exit the containers. One of them shakes hands with a green Martian commenting to him that the ground there is solid, it has nice views and "... the locals are a lot less alien than the insurance agents back home". Cartoon published when NASA's Curiosity rover landed on Mars on 5 August 2012. At this time there there was public debate over insurance claims by earthquake survivors in Christchurch's eastern suburbs. Title taken from item. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s). Processing information: Record title, scope and contents and note fields were updated in June 2025 as part of reparative description work. Details available on request.