Peter Dunne

About

Peter Dunne is the leader of the UnitedFuture Party and MP for Wellington's Ohariu electorate. He is the government Minister of Internal Affairs, Associate Minister of Health and Associate Minister of Conservation.

Member for

6 years 11 months

Latest articles

Leopards do not change their spots

Peter Dunne says the controversy over NZ First's funding is already raising questions about how the reputation of the current Government may be affected

21st Nov 19, 9:07am

by Peter Dunne

Peter Dunne says the controversy over NZ First's funding is already raising questions about how the reputation of the current Government may be affected

How sustainable is Sustainable New Zealand?

Peter Dunne assesses the prospects for new political party Sustainable New Zealand

14th Nov 19, 9:55am

by Peter Dunne

Peter Dunne assesses the prospects for new political party Sustainable New Zealand

National's tried and true formula on show again

Peter Dunne says the National Party will know that wide-eyed enthusiasm without anything to back it up is not what voters are seeking

31st Oct 19, 9:15am

by Peter Dunne

Peter Dunne says the National Party will know that wide-eyed enthusiasm without anything to back it up is not what voters are seeking

The Government: Is this as good as it gets?

Peter Dunne says next year the Government may learn the hard way that more of the same is no longer a winning electoral formula, no matter how positively it is promoted

17th Oct 19, 9:14am

by Peter Dunne

Peter Dunne says next year the Government may learn the hard way that more of the same is no longer a winning electoral formula, no matter how positively it is promoted

Taxing superannuation? Oh no, not again!

Peter Dunne says the only way change such as taxing superannuation could be progressed would be through some form of multi-party agreement, but the chances of that occurring are zero

10th Oct 19, 8:51am

by Peter Dunne

Peter Dunne says the only way change such as taxing superannuation could be progressed would be through some form of multi-party agreement, but the chances of that occurring are zero

The Labour Party's coarse millstone

Peter Dunne looks at the challenges Labour faces from being in coalition with NZ First suggesting the party needs to take a stand against a NZ First position on a drugs issue

3rd Oct 19, 9:53am

by Peter Dunne

Peter Dunne looks at the challenges Labour faces from being in coalition with NZ First suggesting the party needs to take a stand against a NZ First position on a drugs issue

Anyone seen Simon Bridges?

Peter Dunne says the Leader of the National Party could have grabbed the initiative during Labour's recent struggles, but he has missed the moment

19th Sep 19, 9:05am

by Peter Dunne

Peter Dunne says the Leader of the National Party could have grabbed the initiative during Labour's recent struggles, but he has missed the moment

The end of the PM's golden weather

Peter Dunne asks some hard questions about the allegations of sexual misconduct within the Labour Party - and what the Prime Minister knew or should have known

12th Sep 19, 8:54am

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Peter Dunne asks some hard questions about the allegations of sexual misconduct within the Labour Party - and what the Prime Minister knew or should have known

The price of consensus

Peter Dunne says time will tell on the wisdom of the National Party shunning consensus on issues that cut across traditional political boundaries

6th Sep 19, 7:22am

by Peter Dunne

Peter Dunne says time will tell on the wisdom of the National Party shunning consensus on issues that cut across traditional political boundaries

Back on that old superannuation merry-go-round

Peter Dunne says compulsory Kiwisaver and Flexi-Super are the real superannuation issues we ought to be discussing and debating now

29th Aug 19, 9:12am

by Peter Dunne

Peter Dunne says compulsory Kiwisaver and Flexi-Super are the real superannuation issues we ought to be discussing and debating now

The arguments over independent scrutiny

Peter Dunne says the 'half-baked' plan for Treasury to do the independent financial scrutiny of political party promises in next year's election should be ruled out altogether

22nd Aug 19, 9:26am

by Peter Dunne

Peter Dunne says the 'half-baked' plan for Treasury to do the independent financial scrutiny of political party promises in next year's election should be ruled out altogether

It is all about him, after all

Peter Dunne says questions are being asked whether NZ First is reverting to type and is it about to bring about a fracture within the government to allow it to differentiate itself, and perhaps recover its support, in time for the election

8th Aug 19, 8:58am

by Peter Dunne

Australia's slap in the face for our Prime Minister

Peter Dunne says Australia has now roughly and cleverly boxed the Prime Minister into a corner on the deportation issue

1st Aug 19, 9:41am

by Peter Dunne

Peter Dunne says Australia has now roughly and cleverly boxed the Prime Minister into a corner on the deportation issue

Will the Government's RMA review end up being all too difficult?

Peter Dunne argues the Government should make it clear the principles of the RMA are to remain unchanged, with the real focus of the review to make the RMA work the way it was originally intended

27th Jul 19, 9:47am

by Peter Dunne

Peter Dunne argues the Government should make it clear the principles of the RMA are to remain unchanged, with the real focus of the review to make the RMA work the way it was originally intended

Pity the poor Greens

Peter Dunne wonders how much more humiliation the Greens’ rank and file membership will be prepared to accept before walking away altogether

18th Jul 19, 9:33am

by Peter Dunne

Peter Dunne wonders how much more humiliation the Greens’ rank and file membership will be prepared to accept before walking away altogether

Time for National to draw the line on New Zealand First

Peter Dunne says courting New Zealand First the way Simon Bridges seems to want to do plays right into their hands, making them centre stage once again

4th Jul 19, 9:03am

by Peter Dunne

Peter Dunne says courting New Zealand First the way Simon Bridges seems to want to do plays right into their hands, making them centre stage once again

The Capital Gains Tax U-turn

Peter Dunne says Labour is now in a peculiar position of being broadly in step with public opinion, but having to placate two very grumpy groups in the unions and the Greens

18th Apr 19, 10:52am

by Peter Dunne

Peter Dunne says Labour is now in a peculiar position of being broadly in step with public opinion, but having to placate two very grumpy groups in the unions and the Greens

A 'wide ranging, fundamental investigation' is required

Peter Dunne calls for a wide ranging investigation into health issues and a plan for the medicines New Zealanders might reasonably expect to have access to and how these should be funded

11th Apr 19, 2:17pm

by Peter Dunne

Peter Dunne calls for a wide ranging investigation into health issues and a plan for the medicines New Zealanders might reasonably expect to have access to and how these should be funded

The death of reason

Peter Dunne bemoans the current sorry state of politics, which has seen the demise of give-and-take and balanced argument that had previously been the hallmarks of liberal democracy

4th Apr 19, 8:39am

by Peter Dunne

Peter Dunne bemoans the current sorry state of politics, which has seen the demise of give-and-take and balanced argument that had previously been the hallmarks of liberal democracy

'No need' to review structure of security services

Peter Dunne comments on the decision to have a Royal Commission on the events leading up to the Christchurch terror attacks

28th Mar 19, 8:54am

by Peter Dunne

Peter Dunne comments on the decision to have a Royal Commission on the events leading up to the Christchurch terror attacks

Beware the Ides of March

Peter Dunne reflects on the tragic events in Christchurch on March 15

21st Mar 19, 8:25am

by Peter Dunne

Peter Dunne reflects on the tragic events in Christchurch on March 15

With the electoral clock ticking, what are the Coalition's 2020 prospects?

Peter Dunne argues the Wellington bureaucracy will be a good gauge of whether the Government is likely to be re-elected next year

10th Mar 19, 6:02am

by Peter Dunne

Peter Dunne argues the Wellington bureaucracy will be a good gauge of whether the Government is likely to be re-elected next year

A democracy of one

Peter Dunne says the political party reactions to the Tax Working Group report were universally trite and banal. Yet it will all just come down to Winston Peters making up his mind

2nd Mar 19, 10:35am

by Peter Dunne

Peter Dunne says the political party reactions to the Tax Working Group report were universally trite and banal. Yet it will all just come down to Winston Peters making up his mind

The question Labour should have asked about reforming the tax system

Peter Dunne says the majority of Tax Working Group members have been used as stooges for a predetermined Labour Party policy outcome

23rd Feb 19, 10:15am

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Peter Dunne says the majority of Tax Working Group members have been used as stooges for a predetermined Labour Party policy outcome

Govt tensions on Capital Gains Tax show

Peter Dunne says Greens co-leader James Shaw's CGT comments are far less a statement on his party's position and more an attempt to flush out where NZ First stands

14th Feb 19, 8:47am

by Peter Dunne

Peter Dunne says Greens co-leader James Shaw's CGT comments are far less a statement on his party's position and more an attempt to flush out where NZ First stands