Dunne's Weekly

So, Bill English is now our Prime Minister. It was an extraordinary turn of events, from John Key’s shock resignation, to a brief 75 hou...

What a difference a week makes! It was former British Prime Minister Harold Wilson who coined the adage in the 1960s that a week is a lo...

When I was growing up and starting to become politically aware, I became a strong Labour supporter. I could see no redeeming feature in ...

In the wake of the recent earthquakes it was probably inevitable that someone would suggest government agencies be shifted out of Wellin...

New Zealand has had to deal with two earthquakes in the last week – at almost opposite ends of the globe. First was the unexpected el...

Two critical by-elections are about to take place on opposite sides of the world. In a few weeks, in Auckland, the Roskill by-election w...

As the thirteen member (including New Zealand) Global Coalition to Counter the Islamic State meets in Paris to plot the eventual demise ...