Events In History
1 April 1992
The New Zealand Cartoon Archive (now the New Zealand Cartoon and Comics Archive) was launched at a function at the National Library in Wellington by Prime Minister Jim Bolger.
20 August 1904
TheNew Zealand Free Lance printed a J.C. Blomfield cartoon in which a plucky kiwi morphed into a moa as the All Blacks defeated Great Britain 9–3 in the first rugby test between Motherland and colony. This may have been the first use of a kiwi to symbolise the nation in a cartoon.
Articles
Parliament's culture and traditions
Explore Parliament's rich history and its colourful culture and traditions.Read the full article
Page 2 - Parliament in cartoons
For centuries, politics and Parliament have been the subject of public comment, satire and humour. Almost since the beginning, New Zealand's Parliament has been portrayed through
Biographies
David Low was a high-profile cartoonist who, at his height, had his work banned across Germany for his attacks on Adolf Hitler. His work was well-known around the world, and in 1962 he accepted a knighthood.
Nevile Lodge was a well-known cartoonist, who had a long association with Wellington’s Evening Post. Specialising in depictions of New Zealand’s rugby, racing and beer culture of the 1950s and 1960s, he was made an OBE in 1981.
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Main image:Waitangi Day cartoon
'I think we did well that day.' Cartoonist Gordon Minhinnick's comment on Waitangi Day in 1940, Weekly News, 14 February 1940.
