Alastair Nisbet (born 1958) is a Scottish-born New Zealand cartoonist.

Career

Nisbet's cartoons were published in the Christchurch Press from 1980–2017.[1] He has worked for a number of other newspapers including the Sunday Times, New Zealand Times, Stuff, and the Independent.[2][3] He has twice been named the New Zealand cartoonist of the year.[1]

Criticism

Nisbet's cartoons have "often attracted complaints for their racist, sexist, and classist nature".[4][5] In 2013 two of his cartoons were taken to the Press Council for promoting "racial disharmony".[6] A complaint about the cartoons was also lodged with the Human Rights Commission in 2014 by Member of Parliament Louisa Wall, but the complaint was dismissed.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 "Al Nisbet cartoons". Stuff. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
  2. ↑ "ATL: Unpublished Collections". tiaki.natlib.govt.nz. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
  3. ↑ Hayden, Leonie (13 August 2018). "Al Nisbet no longer has a job and today has been a good day". The Spinoff. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
  4. ↑ "Controversial cartoonist under fire for offensive cartoon". Newshub. 7 February 2018. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
  5. ↑ "About that awful witch cartoon..." The Spinoff. 5 March 2018. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
  6. ↑ sam.hurley@nzherald.co.nz @SamuelPHurley, Sam Hurley New Zealand Herald court reporter (12 February 2018). "Labour MP's 'racist cartoon' appeal against Fairfax Media dismissed". ISSN 1170-0777. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
  7. ↑ "High Court dismisses case that controversial Stuff cartoons breached Human Rights Act". Stuff. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
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