Cartoonist Murray Ball, the creator of Footrot Flats, has died aged 78. He had been suffering from Alzheimer's and had been nursed at his Gisborne, New Zealand, home for some time.

A website dedicated to Gisborne cartoonist Murray Ball’s popular comic strip Footrot Flats was launched today, on the artist’s 78th birthday.“It is a free site and a gift from Murray to fans ...