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Dunne’s Weekly: Is Hipkins Leaving His Run Far Too Late?
Friday, 11 September 2026, 8:16 am | Peter Dunne
The significance of the Taxpayers Union/Curia poll is that it confirms a trend that has been apparent since about April – and that is bad news for Labour. More >>
Dunne's Weekly: Has Te Pāti Māori Just Ruled Itself Out Of Government?
Thursday, 3 September 2026, 8:00 am | Peter Dunne
Te Pāti Māori's announcements and Jackson’s comments highlight Labour’s problems when it comes to meeting Māori aspirations. On the one hand, it cannot afford to ignore them and expect to retain its Māori support base. More >>
Dunne's Weekly: The Kingmaker Myth
Friday, 28 August 2026, 8:23 am | Peter Dunne
Apart from 1996 & 2017, the post-election negotiations have been about the configuration of support party arrangements, and what role, if any at all, smaller parties might play in the government that was being formed. More >>
Dunne's Weekly: Success In Politics Still Comes Down To Getting The Numbers
Thursday, 13 August 2026, 9:32 am | Peter Dunne
One of the most basic norms of Parliamentary politics is that everything is ultimately about the numbers - the numbers to form a government, through to the numbers to topple a leader. More >>
Dunne's Weekly: Tiaki Wai Wellington's Latest Disaster
Thursday, 6 August 2026, 9:58 am | Peter Dunne
Wellingtonians are proud of the “you can’t beat Wellington on a good day” mantra. But they are far from proud that their city’s leaders continue to make them a national laughing stock by their insensitive and badly managed actions. More >>
Dunne's Weekly: Luxon's "Yeah, Right" Approach To Opportunity Party
Friday, 31 July 2026, 8:59 am | Peter Dunne
Luxon's seemingly unequivocal comments notwithstanding, there is absolutely no doubt National would turn to the Opportunity Party if it needed its numbers to form a government after the election. More >>
Dunne's Weekly: Much Ado About Henry
Thursday, 16 July 2026, 8:10 am | Peter Dunne
Much of the criticism Luxon has faced as Prime Minister is because he has not adapted to his changed circumstances and continues to look, often curiously defiantly, like a political fish out of water. More >>
Dunne's Weekly: New Zealand Between A Rock And A Hard Place
Friday, 10 July 2026, 8:56 am | Peter Dunne
Achieving that balance and protecting our national integrity will require our politicians and diplomats to exercise even more skilful diplomacy and careful leadership over the next few years than they have already done. More >>
Dunne's Weekly: Opportunity Knocks?
Friday, 26 June 2026, 8:31 am | Peter Dunne
This will be the Opportunity Party’s fourth election. To date, it has provided novelty value, and until now has not threatened to gain representation. But this year may be its best chance to break through and do so. More >>
Dunne's Weekly: When Politicians Come And Go And The Public Service Takes Charge
Friday, 19 June 2026, 7:49 am | Peter Dunne
As the esteemed British philosopher AC Grayling notes, democracy is not self-sustaining. Given the rise of crude populism across the world at present, re-asserting Grayling’s point is becoming a vital step towards sustaining democracy as we know it. More >>
Dunne's Weekly: Labour's Back To The Future List
Friday, 12 June 2026, 7:55 am | Peter Dunne
On the assumption Labour holds all its current electorate seats and wins up to 5 additional electorate seats, it could bring in up to 22 MPs from the party list. Yet of that potential 22 list MPs, only 6 would be newcomers to Parliament. More >>
Dunne's Weekly: Are Voters Engaged, Or Just Biding Their Time After The Budget?
Thursday, 4 June 2026, 9:57 am | Peter Dunne
The biggest post-Budget, although still relatively low-key, talking point is when will the Labour Party get around to releasing some policy of its own. More >>
Dunne's Weekly: Has Willis Joined Muldoon And Robertson?
Thursday, 28 May 2026, 5:15 pm | Peter Dunne
Many of the initiatives contained in today’s Budget had either been pre-announced or well-foreshadowed. More >>
Dunne's Weekly: Labour's Policy Vacuum
Thursday, 21 May 2026, 9:27 am | Peter Dunne
Labour’s problem in trying to appear responsible and realistic about its election policy commitments, unlike the naive optimism of its predecessor, is that it ends up looking insipid and unconvincing. More >>
Dunne's Weekly: Waititi Correct, But Unlikely To Get His Wish
Thursday, 14 May 2026, 8:36 am | Peter Dunne
Although Labour looks to have no path to government without Te Pati Māori, Chris Hipkins has so far been disparaging of Te Pati Māori’s readiness to be part of a government and keeps refusing to say whether the two parties could work together. More >>
Dunne's Weekly: The Pragmatic Food For Fuel Deal With Singapore
Friday, 8 May 2026, 8:21 am | Peter Dunne
Since the end of World War II Singapore has consistently cited New Zealand and Australia as its two most significant regional partners. Both countries have also had to deal with changes to British foreign policy that have adversely affected them. More >>
Dunne's Weekly: Luxon/Peters Spat Just Part Of Peters' Ongoing Plan
Friday, 1 May 2026, 8:11 am | Peter Dunne
And if the spat continues to respond the way it has so far, with public rebukes and put downs, National will carry on being seen as ineffectual in dealing with the far wilier Peters. More >>
Dunne's Weekly: It's Peters' Words That Count
Friday, 24 April 2026, 8:25 am | Peter Dunne
Words do matter in politics, whether it be about coalition prospects or breaking up the supermarket duopoly or the electricity gentailers. More >>
Dunne's Weekly: What To Do When Prime Ministers Become Impaired
Friday, 17 April 2026, 8:12 am | Peter Dunne
Under section 4 of 25th Amendment, the Vice President and a majority of the Cabinet can declare the President unfit for office, for health or other reasons, and, with the support of the Congress, remove the President, in favour of the Vice President. More >>
Dunne's Weekly: Pulled Punches Wise Diplomacy
Friday, 10 April 2026, 8:51 am | Peter Dunne
There is a fine line to tread between making the country’s position clear in US–Israel military action against Iran, consistent with our independent foreign policy and being overly belligerent in our language to the detriment of our wider interests. More >>
