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Dunne's Weekly: China's Ambassador Loses The Plot
Wednesday, 5 November 2025, 8:30 am | Peter Dunne
The strong turnout of MPs at Taiwan’s National Day could be seen as a direct thumbing of the collective political nose at China’s constant attacks on any suggestion that Taiwan be viewed as an independent state. More >>
Dunne's Weekly: Symbolic Gestures More Important To Labour Than Sound Policy
Friday, 31 October 2025, 9:48 am | Peter Dunne
Peter Dunne argues that a leader would have upheld sound policy over symbolism and stared down Labour’s tax-and-spend fanatics to forget it once and for all in the interests of electoral credibility. More >>
Dunne's Weekly: Labour's Good Week Masks Ongoing Challenges
Thursday, 23 October 2025, 10:38 am | Peter Dunne
Peter Dunne provides an analysis of Labour's recent policy announcements and their potential impact on the next election. More >>
Dunne's Weekly: When Politicians Become Self-Deluded
Thursday, 16 October 2025, 9:40 am | Peter Dunne
Politicians often live in an echo-chamber. They are surrounded by key advisers and workers who support their goals and want to see them succeed. More >>
Dunne's Weekly: National And Labour Equally Adrift
Wednesday, 8 October 2025, 4:50 pm | Peter Dunne
Drifting to power on the back of support for other parties does not demonstrate the leadership New Zealand needs to resolve its long-term economic and social difficulties. More >>
Dunne's Weekly: Fingers Crossed For New Earthquake Rules
Thursday, 2 October 2025, 8:26 am | Peter Dunne
Peter Dunne discusses the government’s announcement of a new, risk-based approach to earthquake strengthening. More >>
Dunne's Weekly: Palestine, Poppycock And Peters
Thursday, 25 September 2025, 8:22 am | Peter Dunne
Winston Peters’ statement that the Palestine issue has been around for at least eighty years, so waiting a few more days to announce New Zealand’s decision is hardly a problem, further obfuscates the issue. More >>
Dunne's Weekly: The Arrogance Of Government
Friday, 19 September 2025, 8:19 am | Peter Dunne
In today's opinion piece, Dunne cites three examples: the Prime Minister's handling of the Palestinian state announcement, the Finance Minister's remarks to protestors, and Deputy Prime Minister David Seymour's comments to an actress. More >>
Dunne's Weekly: The Children Must Come First
Thursday, 11 September 2025, 9:49 am | Peter Dunne
For every parent, properly looking after their children must be paramount – ranking well ahead of seeking to satisfy residual bitterness towards a former partner, or taking out frustration against state agencies for perceived inflexible and unreasonable ... More >>
Dunne's Weekly: Deportations And Hypocrisy
Friday, 5 September 2025, 8:50 am | Peter Dunne
Strengthening New Zealand’s immigration laws is making it easier for the government to deport non-New Zealand criminals, which will play well as part of the government’s tough law and order agenda. More >>
Dunne's Weekly: Time For A Public Service Shake-Up?
Thursday, 28 August 2025, 11:12 am | Peter Dunne
Abolishing small Ministries cannot mean that the roles they have performed over the years are similarly abolished or downgraded. The focus needs to be on the relevance of form, not function. More >>
Dunne's Weekly: Politicians Are Not Diplomats
Friday, 22 August 2025, 8:19 am | Peter Dunne
Peter Dunne shared his views on political appointments to diplomatic posts, citing recent examples of former politicians: Goff and Mallard in these roles. More >>
Dunne's Weekly: New Zealand First Could Decide Next Election Outcome
Thursday, 14 August 2025, 8:53 am | Peter Dunne
The Taxpayers Union/Curia poll released in the morning projected a hung Parliament, with neither the centre-right nor the centre-left blocs able to claim a majority. That prospect excited much idle speculation for most of the day about what that eventuality ... More >>
Dunne's Weekly: Labour's Tax Merry-Go-Round Starts Again
Thursday, 7 August 2025, 8:37 am | Peter Dunne
Labour ought to be taking the opportunity to promote constructive reforms about tax enforcement, collection and compliance to boost fairness and equity, rather than continuing to flog the capital gains tax dead horse. More >>
Dunne's Weekly: Oppositions Seldom Win, But Governments Often Lose
Friday, 1 August 2025, 8:17 am | Peter Dunne
Things are not quite as challenging for Labour, however. Because it is in its first term in Opposition and because one-term governments are a rarity – only two (both Labour) in the last century – while there may be increasing hope, there is not ... More >>
Dunne's Weekly: A Tale Of Two Ferries
Thursday, 24 July 2025, 11:15 am | Peter Dunne
Bluebridge and the Interislander have an almost equal share of the Cook Strait passenger and vehicle traffic. Together, they are a vital transport link between the North and South Islands. More >>
Dunne's Weekly: Little Needs To Up His Game, Otherwise Wellington's Council Circus Will Continue
Thursday, 17 July 2025, 8:21 am | Peter Dunne
With Chung ‘s self-inflicted implosion, and the lack of any other credible mayoral candidate, the focus is now more strongly than ever on Little. With just over twelve weeks until the local body elections, there is still plenty of time for Little to ... More >>
Dunne's Weekly: Ardern Must Front-Up At Covid19 Inquiry
Thursday, 10 July 2025, 8:01 am | Peter Dunne
According to the Commission chair, Grant Illingworth KC, the focus of this aspect of the inquiry is to hear from the public about their experiences, including the impacts on "social division and isolation, health and education, and business activity. More >>
Dunne's Weekly: When Symbolism Trumps Substance
Friday, 4 July 2025, 8:52 am | Peter Dunne
New Zealand First are not the only party playing the symbolism over substance card. Earlier this week National announced plans for an instant fines approach to dealing with shoplifters. The rhetoric was strong, but the details and the timing remain ... More >>
Dunne's Weekly: National's Looming Revenge On Regional Councils
Thursday, 26 June 2025, 8:31 am | Peter Dunne
National is looking to dump the Resource Management Act altogether and to replace it with a more streamlined, centrally based standards-driven approach to reduce the number of individual resource consents required. More >>
