Trapped within their bubbles
Peter Dunne writes: “The great Scottish poet Robbie Burns’ famous quote, ‘O wad some Power the giftie gie us to see oursels as ithers see...
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Removing well-being responsibility from local government
By Peter Dunne. The water pipe, which burst beneath Wellington’s Cambridge Terrace on Wednesday morning [21 August], could not have chosen a better moment to...
What the polling entrails tell us
By Peter Dunne, political observer Seasoned politicians and political observers follow the opinion poll ratings of the various parties in a way others might consider...
Controlling the narrative
By Peter Dunne One of the lessons the Government learned early in the Covid response was the importance of ‘controlling the narrative’. The flow of...
Our basic right to express a view
By Peter Dunne During the first Covid lockdown the Government cleverly and skilfully used the tactic of ‘inclusion’ to build support for its initiatives and...
Central administration versus local democracy
By Peter Dunne. The government’s plan to overhaul the regulatory and supply arrangements for the nation’s three waters looks to be close to dead in...
China – more diplomacy and less taniwha
Peter Dunne, ex leader of United Future and a minister in former National and Labour governments. The Government is right to resist attempts to turn...
Treat us as adults please
By Peter Dunne Originally published in March 2021 (during the country’s fourth lockdown). Over a year into the Covid-19 crisis there is an unnatural air...
Call for more pro-active contact scanning
By Peter Dunne (a precis of a comment published January 28, 2021) following new ‘community’ Covid detections and 18 days before Auckland went into another...