Peter Dunne Wellington, October 11, 2024 In the early days of the fourth Labour Government then Finance Minister Sir Roger Douglas frequently described the government’s
Peter Dunne September 26, 2024 Darleen Tana’s extraordinary run as a Member of Parliament looks set to continue for some time yet. Now that the
Peter Dunne Wellington, September 19, 2024 It is often said that timing is everything in politics. Sometimes the timing is fortuitous, a case of being
Peter Dunne Wellington, September 13, 2024 Back in 2013 then Prime Minister Sir John Key raised the ire of Wellingtonians when he told a Takapuna
Peter Dunne Wellington, August 29, 2024 Over recent elections, tax policy has proven to be Labour’s Achilles Heel. Its coyness on tax in the 2011
Peter Dunne Wellington, August 13, 2024 Too often, an apparent concern for good public policy is really a cover for the protection of vested interests.
Peter Dunne Wellington, August 2, 2024 If being the Leader of the Opposition is, as often described, the worst job in politics, then being Speaker
Peter Dunne Wellington, July 27, 2024 The 25th Amendment to the United States Constitution, adopted in 1967, regarding sudden vacancies in the office of President
Peter Dunne Wellington, July 20, 2024 When it established Health New Zealand (known then as Te Whatu Ora) in July 2022, the previous government took
There are likely to be slim pickings for Opposition parties over most of the next three months for reasons that have little to do with
Peter Dunne Wellington, June 28, 2024 There would be few who would disagree with the approach to sentencing taken by Justice Cameron Mander in the
Notwithstanding all the usual pre-Budget media hype, it is worth remembering that Budgets seldom defeat governments. Game-changing Budgets like Sir Roger Douglas’s 1984 Labour Budget
Peter Dunne Wellington, May 2, 2024 It is one of the oldest truisms that there is never a good time for MPs to get a
The great Nineteenth British Prime Minister William Gladstone once observed that “the first essential for a Prime Minister is to be a good butcher.” When
Peter Dunne Wellington, April 18, 2024 There has been a positive but restrained response to the deal announced between Stuff and Warner Brothers Discovery to
April 10 is a dramatic day in New Zealand’s history. On April 10, 1919, the preliminary results of a referendum showed that New Zealanders had
Taiwan and New Zealand are two small island states with much in common. Both are vibrant, independent democracies, living in the shadow of an overbearing
Nearly three decades after the introduction of MMP and multiparty governments, there should be a greater level of understanding about their finer points than often
Our Leader this fortnight: Indian Newslink March 15, 2024 issue Guest Editorial by Peter Dunne This week’s government bailout, the fifth in the last eighteen
Peter Dunne Wellington, February 7, 2024 Earlier this week, Wellington’s newspaper, The Post, launched a “conversation” inviting public responses about how Wellington could move on
The rush to push legislation through Parliament under urgency to abolish the Māori Health Authority, Te Aka Whai Ora, has been unseemly. No matter that
Peter Dunne Wellington, February 22, 2024 Here we go again. Another National-led government, and another round of cracking down on beneficiaries. That was the reaction of
Airport security should be rid of unnecessary harassment There was a hole in a quiet road near me recently. It was about three metres long.
Peter Dunne Wellington, December 14, 2023 It is a time-honoured ploy for a new government to paint its predecessor as fiscally incompetent and irresponsible. This
Peter DunneWellington, December 8, 2023 New National MP James Meagher broke the long-standing convention that Maiden Speeches should be non-controversial. His speech not only raised
Peter Dunne Wellington, December 1, 2023 Dame Jacinda Ardern observed after she stood down as Prime Minister that “Government is not just what you do,
Over 2500 years ago the legendary ancient Chinese Taoist philosopher Lao Tzu observed that “a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.”
The essence of politics is often described as about the contest of ideas. But really the political process is primarily about the pursuit and retention
The last National Party campaign leaflet received in my letterbox this week urged me to “Please party vote National.” Unlike the bold promise of “A
Hipkins goes on the defence while Luxon had little to lose In the wake of the first pre-election televised leaders’ debate, the commentariat has reacted
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