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Dunne's Weekly: Taint Of Incompetent Ministers Dragging Hipkins Down
Thursday, 8 June 2023, 9:47 am | Peter Dunne
Chris Hipkins has demonstrated many skills since he became Prime Minister unexpectedly just over four months ago. However, successfully managing his Ministers has not been one of them. So far, he has had to sack one Minister for repeated breaches of the ... More >>
Dunne's Weekly: Still Overpromising And Underdelivering
Thursday, 1 June 2023, 8:55 am | Peter Dunne
When it was first unveiled, the government’s extension in this year’s Budget of 20 hours free early childhood education to 2-year-olds from next March was hailed as a masterstroke. The Minister of Finance said it would save qualifying households ... More >>
Dunne's Weekly: TAB Another Potential Conflict Of Interest
Thursday, 25 May 2023, 7:47 am | Peter Dunne
Bookmaking on horse racing events was made illegal in New Zealand in 1911. Until 1949, the only legal form of betting was on-course at race meetings. When off-course betting was legalised in 1949, consistent with the statist approach of the time, ... More >>
Budget More "Bits And Pieces" Than "Bread And Butter"
Friday, 19 May 2023, 3:38 pm | Peter Dunne
Budgets today are as much a political statement of a government’s intent as they are an economic management plan. They are a balance between what a government aspires to do, and what it can achieve in practice. As such, they are always compromises. ... More >>
Dunne's Weekly: Luxon's No-surprise Call A Challenge To Hipkins
Thursday, 11 May 2023, 10:51 am | Peter Dunne
Christopher Luxon’s announcement ruling out any post-election working arrangement between National and Te Pati Māori is more predictable than bold. Realistically, such an arrangement had never been likely, and recent events have merely confirmed ... More >>
Dunne's Weekly: Why Is The Government Keeping Covid19 Restrictions In Place?
Wednesday, 12 April 2023, 10:11 am | Peter Dunne
The government’s decision to retain existing Covid19 settings for at least the next couple of months continues the same streak of stubborn arrogance that has detracted from the rest of its otherwise balanced and comprehensive approach to the pandemic ... More >>
Dunne's Weekly: Hipkins Is Applying Different Standards To Different Ministers
Thursday, 6 April 2023, 10:45 am | Peter Dunne
Something is remiss in the way Ministers are being reminded of the potential conflict between their private interests and their public responsibilities if recent circumstances are anything to go by. The Cabinet Manual, is the “primary authority on the conduct ... More >>
Dunne's Weekly: The Week The PM Lost Control Of The Agenda
Friday, 31 March 2023, 9:47 am | Peter Dunne
In his first two months as Prime Minister Chris Hipkins impressed for his directness, clarity and determination, and the assured way in which he transitioned into his new role. His everyman style, from the hoodie to the more than occasional meat pie, ... More >>
Dunne's Weekly: Time To Look Again At Coastal Shipping?
Wednesday, 22 March 2023, 9:04 am | Peter Dunne
Thirty years ago, after a marathon Parliamentary sitting, the Bolger National government passed the Maritime Transport Act which deregulated coastal shipping by abolishing cabotage. Cabotage was the practice which restricted the operation of sea, air, or ... More >>
Dunne's Weekly: Hapless Greens Shafted By Hipkins But Have Nowhere Else To Go
Wednesday, 15 March 2023, 9:39 am | Peter Dunne
It is becoming increasingly difficult to see how the Greens can support another Labour-led government if they are able to do so after this year’s election. Already, co-leader James Shaw has warned Labour not to take it for granted that the Greens ... More >>
Dunne's Weekly: Government Becoming More And More Erratic
Thursday, 9 March 2023, 9:00 am | Peter Dunne
In its increasingly frenetic rush to distance itself from the least popular aspects of the Ardern government, the Hipkins administration is becoming more and more erratic and inconsistent. The initial policy reset was reasonable, but the government’s ... More >>
Dunne's Weekly - Hipkins Can Only Hope For The Best
Wednesday, 1 March 2023, 9:30 am | Peter Dunne
In just over five weeks as Prime Minister Chris Hipkins has breathed new life into a previously flagging government. His government looks more purposeful, more grounded in the realities facing New Zealanders today, and more realistic. Whereas his predecessor ... More >>
Dunne's Weekly: Diversity Means Hearing Views Outside The Mainstream
Thursday, 23 February 2023, 1:19 pm | Peter Dunne
During the first Covid19 lockdown the government cleverly and skilfully used the tactic of inclusion to build support for its initiatives and marginalise its critics. Hence the frequent references to all being in this together as part of the “team ... More >>
Dunne's Weekly: Hipkins Goes Back To The Covid19 Playbook
Wednesday, 15 February 2023, 8:53 am | Peter Dunne
One of the lessons the government learned early in the Covid19 response was the importance of controlling the narrative. The flow of information was quickly centralised and controlled. The daily 1:00 pm media conference became institutionalised. Information, ... More >>
Dunne's Weekly: Hipkins' Policy Reset Was Oversold
Thursday, 9 February 2023, 9:29 am | Peter Dunne
Prime Minister Chris Hipkins is aiming to pull off a change of government within a government. He hopes this will stave off any need for that to happen at this year's election. To succeed, his policy reset had to do more than just take presently unpopular ... More >>
Dunne's Weekly: Wellington And Auckland - A Tale Of Two Emergencies
Wednesday, 1 February 2023, 9:05 am | Peter Dunne
While Auckland was being devastated by flooding last weekend, a potentially more serious threat to life was playing out off Wellington’s south coast. The interisland ferry Kaitaki had lost power and was drifting in heavy swells towards the coastline. ... More >>
Dunne's Weekly: Key And Ardern Broke The Mould
Thursday, 26 January 2023, 9:03 am | Peter Dunne
Jacinda Ardern and Sir John Key have set a new standard for New Zealand Prime Ministers. Too often Prime Ministers have clung to their position, often through thick and thin, until they have been either been tossed out by the electorate or dumped by their ... More >>
Dunne Speaks: Unwise To Ignore The Ombudsman And The Auditor-General
Thursday, 15 December 2022, 8:52 am | Peter Dunne
The offices of the Ombudsman and the Controller and Auditor-General are two important independent statutory agencies charged with protecting aspects of the public interest against excessive or unnecessarily coercive actions by the government and its departments. ... More >>
Dunne Speaks: Cabinet Reshuffles Do Not Save Sinking Ships
Thursday, 8 December 2022, 9:21 am | Peter Dunne
When Parliament rises for the year at the end of next week, MPs' attention will shift over the summer break to the election next year, and what it might mean for them personally. Some will decide the time is ripe for them to move on, as did Green ... More >>
Dunne Speaks: When Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word
Thursday, 1 December 2022, 9:32 am | Peter Dunne
Last week, as Parliament sat under Extended Hours to pass the Committee of the Whole stage of the controversial Water Services Entities Bill, the Greens moved an amendment requiring that the support of a minimum of 60% of a future Parliament would be required ... More >>
