Popular Footrot Flats cartoon celebrated rural life in New Zealand and ran in newspapers in NZ, Australia, UK and Scandinavia for 18 years Murray Ball, the creator of the widely read Footrot Flats ...

Mr Ball was 78 and is survived by his wife, Pam, and the couple's children. 'I grew up with Murray Ball's work... Lucky and privileged to have shared your Kiwi humour and drawings,' wrote one mourner ...

Tributes are flowing for New Zealand cartoonist Murray Ball who created characters in his Footrot Flats cartoon strips that New Zealanders grew up loving. Murray Ball, the creator of the much-loved ...

"Everyone he met he was open to, friendly, and generous to a fault." "He's slowly declining you know, it's one of these dementia things, we just have to make the most of Murray," she said. Footrot ...

A hardcover edition of Murray Ball’s famous comic strip, Footrot Flats, is being listed for more than $1000 online, even surprising some local comic book experts. The cartoon strip – which appeared in ...

New Zealand cartoonist Murray Ball has died at the age of 78. The 'Footrot Flats' creator is believed to have passed away on Sunday after a long battle with Alzheimer's at his Gisborne home, according ...

Wal and Dog will be immortalised on Gisborne's streets in a plan to go before the council tomorrow. Mayor Meng Foon came up with the idea of erecting full-sized bronze statues of the Footrot Flats ...

Murray Ball, the creator of the widely read Footrot Flats cartoon that celebrated rural life in New Zealand, has died at the age of 78. Radio New Zealand reported that he died at the age of 78 at home ...

ICONIC cartoonist Murray Ball, the creator of the famous Footrot Flats series that spawned a feature film has died aged 78. Ball was the creator of the famous Footrot Flats cartoon strip, that was ...

ICONIC cartoonist Murray Ball, the creator of the famous Footrot Flats series that spawned a feature film, has died aged 78. Ball was the creator of the famous Footrot Flats cartoon strip, which used ...