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class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Prime Minister</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/John_Key" title="John Key">John Key</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Bill_English" title="Bill English">Bill English</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Chris_Tremain" title="Chris Tremain">Chris Tremain</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Tracey_Martin" title="Tracey Martin">Tracey Martin</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />29 February 1996 – 16 December 1996</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Prime Minister</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Jim_Bolger" title="Jim Bolger">Jim Bolger</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Warren_Cooper" title="Warren Cooper">Warren Cooper</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Jack_Elder_(politician)" title="Jack Elder (politician)">Jack Elder</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">22nd <a href="/wiki/Inland_Revenue_Department_(New_Zealand)" title="Inland Revenue Department (New Zealand)">Minister of Revenue</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />17 October 2005 – 7 June 2013</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Prime Minister</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Helen_Clark" title="Helen Clark">Helen Clark</a><br /><a href="/wiki/John_Key" title="John Key">John Key</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Michael_Cullen_(politician)" title="Michael Cullen (politician)">Michael Cullen</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Todd_McClay" title="Todd McClay">Todd McClay</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />29 February 1996 – 16 December 1996</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Prime Minister</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Jim_Bolger" title="Jim Bolger">Jim Bolger</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Wyatt_Creech" title="Wyatt Creech">Wyatt Creech</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Bill_Birch" title="Bill Birch">Bill Birch</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">Leader of <a href="/wiki/United_Future" title="United Future">United Future</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />2002 – 23 August 2017</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">Deputy</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Judy_Turner" title="Judy Turner">Judy Turner</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><i>Position established</i></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Damian_Light" title="Damian Light">Damian Light</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">Member of the <span style="display: inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Parliament" title="New Zealand Parliament">New Zealand Parliament</a></span><br />for <a href="/wiki/%C5%8Chariu_(New_Zealand_electorate)" class="mw-redirect" title="Ōhariu (New Zealand electorate)">Ōhāriu</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"> <a href="/wiki/Onslow_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Onslow (New Zealand electorate)">Onslow</a> (1993–1996)</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"> <a href="/wiki/Ohariu-Belmont_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Ohariu-Belmont (New Zealand electorate)">Ohariu-Belmont</a> (1996–2008)</span></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />17 July 1984 – 23 September 2017</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Hugh_Templeton" title="Hugh Templeton">Hugh Templeton</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Greg_O%27Connor_(politician)" title="Greg O'Connor (politician)">Greg O'Connor</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">Majority</th><td class="infobox-data">710</td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender">Personal details</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display:inline" class="nickname">Peter Francis Dunne</div><br /><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1954-03-17</span>) </span>17 March 1954<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 70)</span><br /><a href="/wiki/Christchurch" title="Christchurch">Christchurch</a>, New Zealand</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Political party</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/United_Future" title="United Future">United Future</a> (2002–2017)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Other political<br />affiliations</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/United_New_Zealand" title="United New Zealand">United New Zealand</a> (1995–2002) <br /> <a href="/wiki/Future_New_Zealand_(Dunne)" title="Future New Zealand (Dunne)">Future</a> (1994–1995) <br /> <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Labour_Party" title="New Zealand Labour Party">Labour</a> (until 1994)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Spouse(s)</th><td class="infobox-data">Jennifer Mackrell (1976–present); 2 sons</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Relations</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Frank_Smyth" title="Frank Smyth">Frank Smyth</a> (grandfather)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="border-top: 1px solid right;"><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Peter Francis Dunne</b> <span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Companion_of_the_New_Zealand_Order_of_Merit" class="mw-redirect" title="Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit">CNZM</a></span></span> (born 17 March 1954) is a retired New Zealand politician who was the <a href="/wiki/Member_of_parliament" title="Member of parliament">Member of Parliament</a> (MP) for <a href="/wiki/%C5%8Ch%C4%81riu_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Ōhāriu (New Zealand electorate)">Ōhāriu</a>. He held the seat and its predecessors from 1984 to 2017 – representing the <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Labour_Party" title="New Zealand Labour Party">Labour Party</a> in Parliament from 1984 to 1994, and a succession of minor centrist parties from 1994. He was the Leader of <a href="/wiki/Future_New_Zealand_(Dunne)" title="Future New Zealand (Dunne)">Future New Zealand</a> from 1994 to 1995, <a href="/wiki/United_New_Zealand" title="United New Zealand">United New Zealand</a> from 1996 to 2000, and <a href="/wiki/United_Future" title="United Future">United Future</a> from 2000 to 2017. </p><p>He served as a <a href="/wiki/Cabinet_of_New_Zealand" title="Cabinet of New Zealand">Cabinet</a> minister while in the Labour Party and later in governments dominated by the centre-right <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_National_Party" title="New Zealand National Party">National Party</a> and by the Labour Party. From 2005 to 2008 he held the posts of <a href="/wiki/Inland_Revenue_Department_(New_Zealand)" title="Inland Revenue Department (New Zealand)">Minister of Revenue</a> and <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Ministry_of_Health" class="mw-redirect" title="New Zealand Ministry of Health">Associate Minister of Health</a> as a minister outside of Cabinet with the <a href="/wiki/Fifth_Labour_Government_of_New_Zealand" title="Fifth Labour Government of New Zealand">Labour-led government</a>. After Labour suffered an election defeat in 2008 to the National Party, United Future was reduced to having Dunne as its sole MP. However, in a deal between United Future and National, Dunne retained his two portfolios outside Cabinet.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 7 June 2013 he resigned his warrant as a minister due to a purported leak from his office. He effectively was an <a href="/wiki/Independent_politician" title="Independent politician">independent</a> MP between 25 June 2013 and 13 August 2013 when United Future was temporarily deregistered.<sup id="cite_ref-United_Future_loses_party_funding_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-United_Future_loses_party_funding-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 28 January 2014 Dunne was reinstated as a minister holding the Internal Affairs, Associate Health, and Associate Conservation portfolios.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 21 August 2017, Dunne announced that he would retire from politics and pulled out of campaigning for re-election at the <a href="/wiki/2017_New_Zealand_general_election" title="2017 New Zealand general election">2017 New Zealand general election</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> United Future lost its sole seat in Parliament and attained only 0.1% of the party vote. He is retired as a politician, and is now a political commentator.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life_and_family">Early life and family</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Peter_Dunne&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life and family"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Dunne was born in <a href="/wiki/Christchurch" title="Christchurch">Christchurch</a> on 17 March 1954, the son of Ralph and Joan Dunne.<sup id="cite_ref-HBTQ_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HBTQ-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He attended <a href="/wiki/St_Bede%27s_College,_Christchurch" title="St Bede's College, Christchurch">St Bede's College</a> and gained an <a href="/wiki/Master%27s_degree" title="Master's degree">MA</a> in <a href="/wiki/Political_science" title="Political science">political science</a> from <a href="/wiki/University_of_Canterbury" title="University of Canterbury">Canterbury University</a> before studying <a href="/wiki/Business_administration" title="Business administration">business administration</a> at <a href="/wiki/Massey_University" title="Massey University">Massey University</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-political_chameleon_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-political_chameleon-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1976, he married high school chemistry teacher Jennifer Mackrell, and they have two sons.<sup id="cite_ref-political_chameleon_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-political_chameleon-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His brother, John Dunne, is a radio broadcaster.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A grandfather, <a href="/wiki/Frank_Smyth" title="Frank Smyth">Frank Smyth</a>, played for the <a href="/wiki/All_Blacks" class="mw-redirect" title="All Blacks">All Blacks</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He worked for the Department of Trade and Industry from 1977 to 1978 and then for the Alcoholic Liquor Advisory Council until 1984. He served as Deputy Chief Executive of the council from 1980 to 1984.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Member_of_Parliament">Member of Parliament</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Peter_Dunne&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Member of Parliament"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Labour_MP">Labour MP</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Peter_Dunne&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Labour MP"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Peter_Dunne.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/67/Peter_Dunne.jpg" decoding="async" width="141" height="201" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="141" data-file-height="201" /></a><figcaption>Peter Dunne</figcaption></figure><p>In the <a href="/wiki/1984_New_Zealand_general_election" title="1984 New Zealand general election">1984 election</a>, Dunne successfully stood for Parliament as a candidate of the <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Labour_Party" title="New Zealand Labour Party">Labour Party</a>, winning the seat of <a href="/wiki/%C5%8Ch%C4%81riu_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Ōhāriu (New Zealand electorate)">Ohariu</a>, defeating sitting <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_National_Party" title="New Zealand National Party">National</a> MP <a href="/wiki/Hugh_Templeton" title="Hugh Templeton">Hugh Templeton</a>. <a href="/wiki/Bob_Jones_(businessman)" title="Bob Jones (businessman)">Bob Jones</a>, leader of the <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Party" title="New Zealand Party">New Zealand Party</a> (not to be confused with New Zealand First), also stood in the seat, splitting the former National vote and enabling the Labour victory in the seat. Dunne retained the seat in the <a href="/wiki/1987_New_Zealand_general_election" title="1987 New Zealand general election">1987 election</a>, after which he became a <a href="/wiki/Parliamentary_Secretary" class="mw-redirect" title="Parliamentary Secretary">Parliamentary Undersecretary</a>. In 1990, he became Minister of Regional Development, Associate Minister for the Environment, and Associate <a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Justice_(New_Zealand)" title="Minister of Justice (New Zealand)">Minister of Justice</a>. He won his seat again in the <a href="/wiki/1990_New_Zealand_general_election" title="1990 New Zealand general election">1990 election</a>, but the Labour Party suffered defeat, and Dunne thus lost his ministerial posts. In November 1990 he was appointed as Labour's spokesperson for Revenue, Regional Development and the Environment by Labour leader <a href="/wiki/Mike_Moore_(New_Zealand_politician)" title="Mike Moore (New Zealand politician)">Mike Moore</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the <a href="/wiki/1993_New_Zealand_general_election" title="1993 New Zealand general election">1993 election</a>, Dunne won the seat of <a href="/wiki/Onslow_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Onslow (New Zealand electorate)">Onslow</a>, which covered much the same area as his former Ohariu seat. He found himself, however, increasingly at odds with the majority of the Labour Party – Dunne tended to support Labour's right-leaning faction rather than the party's more <a href="/wiki/Labor_union" class="mw-redirect" title="Labor union">unionist</a> wing. With the departure of leading right-wingers like <a href="/wiki/Roger_Douglas" title="Roger Douglas">Roger Douglas</a>, <a href="/wiki/Richard_Prebble" title="Richard Prebble">Richard Prebble</a> and <a href="/wiki/David_Caygill" title="David Caygill">David Caygill</a> he found himself isolated. In October 1994 Dunne resigned from the Labour Party, becoming an independent MP.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Soon after he rebuffed an approach by National MP <a href="/wiki/Christine_Fletcher" title="Christine Fletcher">Christine Fletcher</a> to join the National Party.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A short time later, he established the <a href="/wiki/Future_New_Zealand_(Dunne)" title="Future New Zealand (Dunne)">Future New Zealand</a> party (not to be confused with <a href="/wiki/Future_New_Zealand" class="mw-redirect" title="Future New Zealand">a later party of the same name</a>). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="United_New_Zealand_party">United New Zealand party</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Peter_Dunne&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: United New Zealand party"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="width: 440px; float: right; margin-left:1em; margin-right: 0; border: 4; cellpadding: 2; cellspacing: 0;"> <caption><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Parliament" title="New Zealand Parliament"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239334494">'"`UNIQ--templatestyles-0000002A-QINU`"'</style><span class="tmp-color" style="color:black">New Zealand Parliament</span></a> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" style="width: 95px;">Years </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 35px;">Term </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 125px;">Electorate </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 35px;">List </th> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 150px;">Party </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1984_New_Zealand_general_election" title="1984 New Zealand general election">1984</a>–1987 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/41st_New_Zealand_Parliament" title="41st New Zealand Parliament">41st</a> </td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/%C5%8Ch%C4%81riu_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Ōhāriu (New Zealand electorate)">Ohariu</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#D82A20; color:inherit; width:0.3em;"> </td> <td style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Labour_Party" title="New Zealand Labour Party">Labour</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1987_New_Zealand_general_election" title="1987 New Zealand general election">1987</a>–1990 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/42nd_New_Zealand_Parliament" title="42nd New Zealand Parliament">42nd</a> </td> <td colspan="2">Ohariu </td> <td style="background-color:#D82A20; color:inherit; width:0.3em;"> </td> <td style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Labour_Party" title="New Zealand Labour Party">Labour</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1990_New_Zealand_general_election" title="1990 New Zealand general election">1990</a>–1993 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/43rd_New_Zealand_Parliament" title="43rd New Zealand Parliament">43rd</a> </td> <td colspan="2">Ohariu </td> <td style="background-color:#D82A20; color:inherit; width:0.3em;"> </td> <td style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Labour_Party" title="New Zealand Labour Party">Labour</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1993_New_Zealand_general_election" title="1993 New Zealand general election">1993</a>–1994 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/44th_New_Zealand_Parliament" title="44th New Zealand Parliament">44th</a> </td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Onslow_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Onslow (New Zealand electorate)">Onslow</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#D82A20; color:inherit; width:0.3em;"> </td> <td style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Labour_Party" title="New Zealand Labour Party">Labour</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1994 </td> <td colspan="3"><i>Changed allegiance to:</i> </td> <td style="background-color:#DCDCDC; color:inherit; width:0.3em;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Independent_politician" title="Independent politician">Independent</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1994–1995 </td> <td colspan="3"><i>Changed allegiance to:</i> </td> <td style="background-color:#6091FC; color:inherit; width:0.3em;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Future_New_Zealand_(Dunne)" title="Future New Zealand (Dunne)">Future</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1995–1996 </td> <td colspan="3"><i>Changed allegiance to:</i> </td> <td style="background-color:#663377; color:inherit; width:0.3em;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_New_Zealand" title="United New Zealand">United NZ</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1996_New_Zealand_general_election" title="1996 New Zealand general election">1996</a>–1999 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/45th_New_Zealand_Parliament" title="45th New Zealand Parliament">45th</a> </td> <td style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Ohariu-Belmont_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Ohariu-Belmont (New Zealand electorate)">Ohariu-Belmont</a> </td> <td>3 </td> <td style="background-color:#663377; color:inherit; width:0.3em;"> </td> <td style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/United_New_Zealand" title="United New Zealand">United NZ</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1999_New_Zealand_general_election" title="1999 New Zealand general election">1999</a>–2000 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/46th_New_Zealand_Parliament" title="46th New Zealand Parliament">46th</a> </td> <td style="white-space: nowrap;">Ohariu-Belmont </td> <td>1 </td> <td style="background-color:#663377; color:inherit; width:0.3em;"> </td> <td style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/United_New_Zealand" title="United New Zealand">United NZ</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2000–2002 </td> <td colspan="3"><i>Changed allegiance to:</i> </td> <td style="background-color:#501557; color:inherit; width:0.3em;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_Future" title="United Future">United Future</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2002_New_Zealand_general_election" title="2002 New Zealand general election">2002</a>–2005 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/47th_New_Zealand_Parliament" title="47th New Zealand Parliament">47th</a> </td> <td style="white-space: nowrap;">Ohariu-Belmont </td> <td>1 </td> <td style="background-color:#501557; color:inherit; width:0.3em;"> </td> <td style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/United_Future" title="United Future">United Future</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2005_New_Zealand_general_election" title="2005 New Zealand general election">2005</a>–2008 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/48th_New_Zealand_Parliament" title="48th New Zealand Parliament">48th</a> </td> <td style="white-space: nowrap;">Ohariu-Belmont </td> <td>1 </td> <td style="background-color:#501557; color:inherit; width:0.3em;"> </td> <td style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/United_Future" title="United Future">United Future</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2008_New_Zealand_general_election" title="2008 New Zealand general election">2008</a>–2011 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/49th_New_Zealand_Parliament" title="49th New Zealand Parliament">49th</a> </td> <td style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/%C5%8Chariu_(New_Zealand_electorate)" class="mw-redirect" title="Ōhariu (New Zealand electorate)">Ōhariu</a> </td> <td>1 </td> <td style="background-color:#501557; color:inherit; width:0.3em;"> </td> <td style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/United_Future" title="United Future">United Future</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2011_New_Zealand_general_election" title="2011 New Zealand general election">2011</a>–2013 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/50th_New_Zealand_Parliament" title="50th New Zealand Parliament">50th</a> </td> <td style="white-space: nowrap;">Ōhariu </td> <td>1 </td> <td style="background-color:#501557; color:inherit; width:0.3em;"> </td> <td style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/United_Future" title="United Future">United Future</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2013–2014 </td> <td colspan="3"><i>Changed allegiance to:</i> </td> <td style="background-color:#DCDCDC; color:inherit; width:0.3em;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Independent_politician" title="Independent politician">Independent</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2014 </td> <td colspan="3"><i>Changed allegiance to:</i> </td> <td style="background-color:#501557; color:inherit; width:0.3em;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_Future" title="United Future">United Future</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_New_Zealand_general_election" title="2014 New Zealand general election">2014</a>–2017 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/51st_New_Zealand_Parliament" title="51st New Zealand Parliament">51st</a> </td> <td style="white-space: nowrap;">Ōhāriu </td> <td>1 </td> <td style="background-color:#501557; color:inherit; width:0.3em;"> </td> <td style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/United_Future" title="United Future">United Future</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>In 1995, a group of MPs from both Labour and National decided to band together and form a new <a href="/wiki/Centrism" title="Centrism">centrist</a> party. Dunne, who had already quit his party in a similar way, decided to join the larger group. Together, the defectors and Dunne established the <a href="/wiki/United_New_Zealand" title="United New Zealand">United New Zealand</a> party, with a total of seven MPs, led by <a href="/wiki/Clive_Matthewson" title="Clive Matthewson">Clive Matthewson</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> United eventually established a coalition with the National Party, with the deal seeing Dunne return to Cabinet as <a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Internal_Affairs_(New_Zealand)" title="Minister of Internal Affairs (New Zealand)">Minister of Internal Affairs</a> and <a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Revenue_(New_Zealand)" class="mw-redirect" title="Minister of Revenue (New Zealand)">Revenue</a>. </p><p>United New Zealand hoped to take advantage of the new <a href="/wiki/Mixed-member_proportional" class="mw-redirect" title="Mixed-member proportional">mixed-member proportional</a> (MMP) system, which took effect for the <a href="/wiki/1996_New_Zealand_general_election" title="1996 New Zealand general election">1996 election</a>. However, that election saw United New Zealand almost completely wiped out. Dunne, by virtue of his personal support, won the newly formed seat of <a href="/wiki/Ohariu-Belmont_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Ohariu-Belmont (New Zealand electorate)">Ohariu-Belmont</a>, but all other United MPs suffered defeat. As the sole surviving United member in the House, Dunne became the party's leader. Towards the end of the parliamentary term, Dunne became part of a varied assortment of minor parties and independents who kept the National Party government in office after its coalition with <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_First" title="New Zealand First">New Zealand First</a> collapsed in August 1998. Dunne retained his seat in the <a href="/wiki/1999_New_Zealand_general_election" title="1999 New Zealand general election">1999 election</a>. In this contest, the National Party put up no candidate in his electorate.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="United_Future_New_Zealand_party">United Future New Zealand party</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Peter_Dunne&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: United Future New Zealand party"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2000, Dunne's United merged with the <a href="/wiki/Future_New_Zealand" class="mw-redirect" title="Future New Zealand">Future New Zealand</a> party (not to be confused with Dunne's own earlier party of the same name). Dunne remained leader of the new group, called <a href="/wiki/United_Future_New_Zealand" class="mw-redirect" title="United Future New Zealand">United Future New Zealand</a>. In the <a href="/wiki/2002_New_Zealand_general_election" title="2002 New Zealand general election">2002 election</a>, Dunne retained his seat despite challenges from both major parties. Mostly as a result of a strong performance by Dunne in a televised political debate, United Future surged unexpectedly in support, winning 6.69% of the nationwide party vote. In Parliament, United Future came to an agreement to support the governing <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Labour_Party" title="New Zealand Labour Party">Labour Party</a>, although the two parties did not enter into a formal coalition arrangement. Dunne remained United Future's leader. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="United_Future_New_Zealand_working_with_Outdoor_Recreation">United Future New Zealand working with Outdoor Recreation</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Peter_Dunne&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: United Future New Zealand working with Outdoor Recreation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>United Future, like other minor political parties working in coalition, suffered in the polls. The United Future entered an agreement to work formally with the <a href="/wiki/Outdoor_Recreation_New_Zealand" title="Outdoor Recreation New Zealand">Outdoor Recreation Party</a>, a registered political party formed to represent the views of hunters, fishers, trampers and recreational users of the marine and natural environment. </p><p>Dunne retained his seat in the <a href="/wiki/2005_New_Zealand_general_election" title="2005 New Zealand general election">2005 general election</a> but his party's proportion of the nationwide vote diminished considerably, with a corresponding loss of seats in Parliament. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Fifth_Labour_Government">Fifth Labour Government</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Peter_Dunne&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Fifth Labour Government"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On 17 October 2005 Dunne gave his support to <a href="/wiki/Fifth_Labour_Government_of_New_Zealand" title="Fifth Labour Government of New Zealand">a Labour-led Government</a>, along with <a href="/wiki/Winston_Peters" title="Winston Peters">Winston Peters</a>' <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_First" title="New Zealand First">New Zealand First</a> Party and <a href="/wiki/Jim_Anderton" title="Jim Anderton">Jim Anderton</a>'s <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Progressive_Party" class="mw-redirect" title="New Zealand Progressive Party">Progressive Party</a>. Dunne's decision to support a <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Labour_Party" title="New Zealand Labour Party">Labour</a>-led Government disappointed some. During the election campaign Dunne and <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_National_Party" title="New Zealand National Party">National Party</a> leader <a href="/wiki/Don_Brash" title="Don Brash">Don Brash</a> publicly sat outside an <a href="/wiki/Epsom,_New_Zealand" title="Epsom, New Zealand">Epsom</a> café over a cup of tea as a demonstration to the electorate that Dunne could co-operate with National. This demonstration saw the majority of National supporters in Ohariu-Belmont combine with United Future and other Dunne supporters to return Dunne with a comfortable majority. National won the party vote in his seat by 3.57% over Labour. Dunne's party received 5.55%, while the <a href="/wiki/Green_Party_of_Aotearoa_New_Zealand" title="Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand">Green Party</a>, which Dunne had criticised heavily in the campaign, received 5.84%. </p><p>Don Brash expressed a lack of amusement with Dunne's decision to support a Labour-led coalition government. Brash expressed astonishment at Dunne accepting the ministerial portfolio of Revenue while remaining outside <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Cabinet" class="mw-redirect" title="New Zealand Cabinet">Cabinet</a>. Asked if he considered Dunne guilty of dirty dealing, Brash said he would not use those words.<sup id="cite_ref-57_votes_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57_votes-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Representatives of business, however, welcomed the appointment.<sup id="cite_ref-Business_optimism_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Business_optimism-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After the <a href="/wiki/2005_New_Zealand_general_election" title="2005 New Zealand general election">2005 New Zealand general election</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_Future" title="United Future">United Future</a> retained only two list Members of Parliament, <a href="/wiki/Judy_Turner" title="Judy Turner">Judy Turner</a> and <a href="/wiki/Gordon_Copeland" title="Gordon Copeland">Gordon Copeland</a>. Copeland left the party in May 2007 to re-form the <a href="/wiki/Future_New_Zealand" class="mw-redirect" title="Future New Zealand">Future New Zealand</a> Party, after opposing Dunne over <a href="/wiki/Sue_Bradford" title="Sue Bradford">Sue Bradford</a>'s private members bill against parental <a href="/wiki/Corporal_punishment" title="Corporal punishment">corporal punishment</a> of children. After Copeland's departure, Judy Turner remained the only United Future List MP in <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Parliament" title="New Zealand Parliament">Parliament</a>. Dunne supported Bradford's <a href="/wiki/Child_Discipline_Act" class="mw-redirect" title="Child Discipline Act">Child Discipline Act</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Fifth_National_Government">Fifth National Government</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Peter_Dunne&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Fifth National Government"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:New_Zealand_Internet_Blackout_715.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/New_Zealand_Internet_Blackout_715.jpg/170px-New_Zealand_Internet_Blackout_715.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="256" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/New_Zealand_Internet_Blackout_715.jpg/255px-New_Zealand_Internet_Blackout_715.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/New_Zealand_Internet_Blackout_715.jpg/340px-New_Zealand_Internet_Blackout_715.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2000" data-file-height="3008" /></a><figcaption>Dunne receiving the <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Internet_Blackout" title="New Zealand Internet Blackout">New Zealand Internet Blackout</a> petition in 2009</figcaption></figure> <p>United Future's share of the party vote declined further in the <a href="/wiki/2008_New_Zealand_general_election" title="2008 New Zealand general election">2008 election</a>, to less than one percent.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, Dunne retained his electorate seat. The <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_National_Party" title="New Zealand National Party">National Party</a> won most seats overall and formed a <a href="/wiki/Minority_government" title="Minority government">minority government</a> with support from Dunne, the <a href="/wiki/M%C4%81ori_Party" class="mw-redirect" title="Māori Party">Māori Party</a> and <a href="/wiki/Act_New_Zealand" class="mw-redirect" title="Act New Zealand">Act New Zealand</a>. Dunne retained his positions of <a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Revenue_(New_Zealand)" class="mw-redirect" title="Minister of Revenue (New Zealand)">Minister of Revenue</a> and Associate Minister of Health. However, like ministers from the other support parties, he remained outside Cabinet.<sup id="cite_ref-NZ_Herald_10543509_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NZ_Herald_10543509-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Between December 2008 and August 2009, Dunne served as the chairman of the <a href="/wiki/Emissions_Trading_Scheme_Review_Committee" title="Emissions Trading Scheme Review Committee">Emissions Trading Scheme Review Committee</a>. Dunne described the committee's report, which consisted of four minority reports, as a "middle road" through "complex and contentious" material.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2010, as Minister of Revenue, Dunne introduced the Taxation (Income-sharing Tax Credit) Bill to Parliament in September 2010, to give effect to United Future's policy of allowing couples raising dependent children up to the age of 18 years to share their incomes for tax purposes. The Bill was referred to a select committee and was reported back to Parliament in March 2011, but never had a second reading. In April 2011, the government announced the establishment of a statutory Game Animal Council, another United Future initiative agreed to as part of the 2008 confidence and supply agreement. </p><p>Dunne has long argued for reform of the superannuation system, proposing a flexible system where people could retire earlier and receive less, or later and receive more.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>During the fifth National government's second term (2011–14), Dunne was reappointed Minister of Revenue and Associate Minister of Health, and gained an additional appointment as Associate Minister of Conservation. With the Government majority reduced, Dunne held the balance of power for more than ten pieces of legislation in that term,<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> including the Government's asset-sales plan.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>As Associate Minister of Health, Dunne had responsibility for drugs, mental health and suicide prevention. He was responsible for the <a href="/wiki/Psychoactive_Substances_Act_2013" title="Psychoactive Substances Act 2013">Psychoactive Substances Act 2013</a>, which established a regulated market for psychoactive substances, and New Zealand's National Drug Policy released in 2015. In 2015–17 he made moves to make cannabis-based medicines more available to New Zealanders. </p><p>As <a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Internal_Affairs_(New_Zealand)" title="Minister of Internal Affairs (New Zealand)">Minister of Internal Affairs</a> between 2014 and 2017 Dunne extended the term of the New Zealand passport from 5 years to 10 years and led the development of an integrated national fire and emergency service, <a href="/wiki/Fire_and_Emergency_New_Zealand" title="Fire and Emergency New Zealand">Fire and Emergency New Zealand</a>, to replace the <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Fire_Service" title="New Zealand Fire Service">New Zealand Fire Service</a> and the separate Rural Fire Service. He also oversaw the He Tohu project which saw three of New Zealand's most precious constitutional documents – the 1835 <a href="/wiki/Declaration_of_the_Independence_of_New_Zealand" title="Declaration of the Independence of New Zealand">Declaration of Independence</a>, the 1840 <a href="/wiki/Treaty_of_Waitangi" title="Treaty of Waitangi">Treaty of Waitangi</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/1893_Women%27s_Suffrage_Petition" title="1893 Women's Suffrage Petition">1893 Women's Suffrage petition</a> – rehoused in a purpose-built facility at the <a href="/wiki/National_Library_of_New_Zealand" title="National Library of New Zealand">National Library</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Resignation_and_reinstatement">Resignation and reinstatement</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Peter_Dunne&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Resignation and reinstatement"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In mid-2013 Dunne refused to hand over all 86 emails between himself and <a href="/wiki/Fairfax_Media" title="Fairfax Media">Fairfax</a> journalist Andrea Vance relating to the inquiry into the leaking of <a href="/wiki/Rebecca_Kitteridge" title="Rebecca Kitteridge">Rebecca Kitteridge</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Government_Communication_Security_Bureau" class="mw-redirect" title="Government Communication Security Bureau">GCSB</a> report following its illegal spying on <a href="/wiki/Kim_Dotcom" title="Kim Dotcom">Kim Dotcom</a>. Prime Minister <a href="/wiki/John_Key" title="John Key">John Key</a> told Dunne that if he would not co-operate with the inquiry he would have to resign his ministerial positions – which he did on 7 June.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, in December 2013 Parliament's powerful Privileges Committee found that Dunne was entirely within his rights to decline the Henry Inquiry access to his emails. It further described the actions of the Henry Inquiry as "unacceptable", "mystifying" and "unprecedented". The committee found "failure at many levels", particularly as to why the Speaker of the House was not consulted, or at least informed, about the requests and information releases.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In December 2014 the Chief Ombudsman ruled that the emails did not contain official information and were therefore not required to be released. </p><p>On 28 January 2014, Dunne was reinstated to the Executive as Minister of Internal Affairs, Associate Minister of Health, and Associate Minister of Conservation. He retained his portfolios on 29 September 2014, after the <a href="/wiki/2014_New_Zealand_general_election" title="2014 New Zealand general election">2014 general election</a>, in the third term of the National Party-led government. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Party_registration_status">Party registration status</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Peter_Dunne&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Party registration status"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On 31 May 2013 the <a href="/wiki/Electoral_Commission_(New_Zealand)" title="Electoral Commission (New Zealand)">New Zealand Electoral Commission</a> de-registered the United Future Party at their request, following concerns the party no longer had the requisite 500 members.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This meant Dunne was no longer the leader of a political party and was denied more than $180,000 in funding he had previously been allocated as a party leader.<sup id="cite_ref-United_Future_loses_party_funding_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-United_Future_loses_party_funding-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Electoral Commission re-registered United Future as a political party on 13 August 2013. The <a href="/wiki/Speaker_of_the_New_Zealand_House_of_Representatives" title="Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives">Speaker of the House</a>, <a href="/wiki/David_Carter_(politician)" title="David Carter (politician)">David Carter</a>, restored Dunne's position as leader of a recognised Parliamentary party and re-allocated party funding in late August 2013. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Honours_and_awards">Honours and awards</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Peter_Dunne&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Honours and awards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1990, Dunne was awarded the <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_1990_Commemoration_Medal" title="New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal">New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-HBTQ_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HBTQ-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the <a href="/wiki/2018_New_Year_Honours_(New_Zealand)" title="2018 New Year Honours (New Zealand)">2018 New Year Honours</a>, he was appointed a <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Order_of_Merit" title="New Zealand Order of Merit">Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit</a>, for services as a member of Parliament.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Political_philosophy">Political philosophy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Peter_Dunne&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Political philosophy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Dunne supported <a href="/wiki/Homosexual_Law_Reform_Act_1986" title="Homosexual Law Reform Act 1986">Homosexual Law Reform</a> when it became an issue in the mid-1980s. He has consistently favoured more liberal <a href="/wiki/Alcohol_in_New_Zealand#Alcohol_law" title="Alcohol in New Zealand">drinking laws</a>. In a 2008 interview, Dunne suggested it may be time to review <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand%27s_abortion_laws" class="mw-redirect" title="New Zealand's abortion laws">New Zealand's abortion laws</a> and leave the decision to a woman and her doctor, based on informed consent.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>From 2007, Dunne rebranded <a href="/wiki/United_Future" title="United Future">United Future</a> as a <a href="/wiki/Centrist" class="mw-redirect" title="Centrist">centrist</a> party, based on promoting strong families and vibrant communities.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (September 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> Dunne has summarised his political views in two books, <i>Home is Where My Heart Is</i> (2002) and <i>In the Centre of Things</i> (2005). </p><p>Dunne supports a <a href="/wiki/Republicanism_in_New_Zealand" title="Republicanism in New Zealand">New Zealand republic</a>, and holding an early referendum on the future of New Zealand's head of state has become part of United Future's policy programme.<sup id="cite_ref-dunne_republic_support_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dunne_republic_support-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2004 he chaired the Constitutional Arrangements Committee. Dunne also supports the declaration of a '<a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Day" class="mw-redirect" title="New Zealand Day">New Zealand Day</a>' (renaming <a href="/wiki/Waitangi_Day" title="Waitangi Day">Waitangi Day</a>) and has sponsored a <a href="/wiki/Member%27s_bill" class="mw-redirect" title="Member's bill">member's bill</a> on the issue.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Political_publications">Political publications</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Peter_Dunne&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Political publications"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFDunne2002" class="citation book cs1">Dunne, Peter (2002). <i>Home is Where My Heart Is</i>. Wellington, [N.Z.]: United Future New Zealand. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-473-08433-3" title="Special:BookSources/0-473-08433-3"><bdi>0-473-08433-3</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Home+is+Where+My+Heart+Is&rft.place=Wellington%2C+%5BN.Z.%5D&rft.pub=United+Future+New+Zealand&rft.date=2002&rft.isbn=0-473-08433-3&rft.aulast=Dunne&rft.aufirst=Peter&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3APeter+Dunne" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFDunne2005" class="citation book cs1">Dunne, Peter (2005). <i>In the Centre of Things</i>. Wellington, [N.Z.]: Dunmore Press / United Future New Zealand. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/1-877399-03-5" title="Special:BookSources/1-877399-03-5"><bdi>1-877399-03-5</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=In+the+Centre+of+Things&rft.place=Wellington%2C+%5BN.Z.%5D&rft.pub=Dunmore+Press+%2F+United+Future+New+Zealand&rft.date=2005&rft.isbn=1-877399-03-5&rft.aulast=Dunne&rft.aufirst=Peter&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3APeter+Dunne" class="Z3988"></span></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Peter_Dunne&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFMartin_Kay2008" class="citation news cs1">Martin Kay (17 November 2008). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.stuff.co.nz/vote08/4762929a28435.html">"New groups part of deals"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/The_Dominion_Post_(Wellington)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Dominion Post (Wellington)">The Dominion Post</a></i><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Zealand National Party">National Party</a> <small><i>(main)</i></small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Future" title="United Future">United Future</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ACT_New_Zealand" title="ACT New Zealand">ACT</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M%C4%81ori_Party" class="mw-redirect" title="Māori Party">Māori Party</a> <small><i>(confidence and supply)</i></small></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Ministers</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Cabinet</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><b><a href="/wiki/John_Key" title="John Key">John Key</a></b></i></li> <li><i><b><a href="/wiki/Bill_English" title="Bill English">Bill English</a></b></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paula_Bennett" title="Paula Bennett">Paula Bennett</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steven_Joyce" title="Steven Joyce">Steven Joyce</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gerry_Brownlee" title="Gerry Brownlee">Gerry Brownlee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Simon_Power_(politician)" title="Simon Power (politician)">Simon Power</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Simon_Bridges" title="Simon Bridges">Simon Bridges</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Judith_Collins" title="Judith Collins">Judith Collins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tony_Ryall" title="Tony Ryall">Tony Ryall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nick_Smith_(New_Zealand_politician)" title="Nick Smith (New Zealand politician)">Nick Smith</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anne_Tolley" title="Anne Tolley">Anne Tolley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Finlayson" title="Chris Finlayson">Chris Finlayson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Woodhouse" title="Michael Woodhouse">Michael Woodhouse</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Murray_McCully" title="Murray McCully">Murray McCully</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Carter_(politician)" title="David Carter (politician)">David Carter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tim_Groser" title="Tim Groser">Tim Groser</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wayne_Mapp" title="Wayne Mapp">Wayne Mapp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Georgina_te_Heuheu" title="Georgina te Heuheu">Georgina te Heuheu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Phil_Heatley" title="Phil Heatley">Phil Heatley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kate_Wilkinson_(politician)" title="Kate Wilkinson (politician)">Kate Wilkinson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hekia_Parata" title="Hekia Parata">Hekia Parata</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nathan_Guy" title="Nathan Guy">Nathan Guy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jonathan_Coleman_(politician)" title="Jonathan Coleman (politician)">Jonathan Coleman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pansy_Wong" title="Pansy Wong">Pansy Wong</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amy_Adams_(politician)" title="Amy Adams (politician)">Amy Adams</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Craig_Foss" title="Craig Foss">Craig Foss</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nikki_Kaye" title="Nikki Kaye">Nikki Kaye</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Todd_McClay" title="Todd McClay">Todd McClay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sam_Lotu-Iiga" title="Sam Lotu-Iiga">Sam Lotu-Iiga</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maggie_Barry" title="Maggie Barry">Maggie Barry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Goldsmith_(politician)" title="Paul Goldsmith (politician)">Paul Goldsmith</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Louise_Upston" title="Louise Upston">Louise Upston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alfred_Ngaro" title="Alfred Ngaro">Alfred Ngaro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mark_Mitchell_(New_Zealand_politician)" title="Mark Mitchell (New Zealand politician)">Mark Mitchell</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Non-<br />Cabinet</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">National Party</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Maurice_Williamson" title="Maurice Williamson">Maurice Williamson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_Worth" title="Richard Worth">Richard Worth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jo_Goodhew" title="Jo Goodhew">Jo Goodhew</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chester_Borrows" title="Chester Borrows">Chester Borrows</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nicky_Wagner" title="Nicky Wagner">Nicky Wagner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jacqui_Dean" title="Jacqui Dean">Jacqui Dean</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Bennett_(New_Zealand_politician)" title="David Bennett (New Zealand politician)">David Bennett</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tim_Macindoe" title="Tim Macindoe">Tim Macindoe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scott_Simpson_(politician)" title="Scott Simpson (politician)">Scott Simpson</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">ACT</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Rodney_Hide" title="Rodney Hide">Rodney Hide</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Heather_Roy" title="Heather Roy">Heather Roy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Boscawen" title="John Boscawen">John Boscawen</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/John_Banks_(New_Zealand_politician)" title="John Banks (New Zealand politician)">John Banks</a></b></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">United Future</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Peter Dunne</a></b></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Māori Party</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Tariana_Turia" title="Tariana Turia">Tariana Turia</a></b></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Pita_Sharples" title="Pita Sharples">Pita Sharples</a></b></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Te_Ururoa_Flavell" title="Te Ururoa Flavell">Te Ururoa Flavell</a></b></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Parliamentary <br /> leadership</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Speaker_of_the_New_Zealand_House_of_Representatives" title="Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives">Speaker of the House</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lockwood_Smith" title="Lockwood Smith">Lockwood Smith</a> <i>(2008–2013)</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Carter_(politician)" title="David Carter (politician)">David Carter</a> <i>(2013–2017)</i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Leader_of_the_House_(New_Zealand)" title="Leader of the House (New Zealand)">Leader of the House</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Gerry_Brownlee" title="Gerry Brownlee">Gerry Brownlee</a> <i>(2008–2017)</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Simon_Bridges" title="Simon Bridges">Simon Bridges</a> <i>(2017)</i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Chief Government Whip</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Nathan_Guy" title="Nathan Guy">Nathan Guy</a> <i>(2008–2009)</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Tremain" title="Chris Tremain">Chris Tremain</a> <i>(2009–2011)</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Woodhouse" title="Michael Woodhouse">Michael Woodhouse</a> <i>(2011–2013)</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Louise_Upston" title="Louise Upston">Louise Upston</a> <i>(2013–2014)</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tim_Macindoe" title="Tim Macindoe">Tim Macindoe</a> <i>(2014–2017)</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jami-Lee_Ross" title="Jami-Lee Ross">Jami-Lee Ross</a> <i>(2017)</i></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Elections_in_New_Zealand" title="Elections in New Zealand">Elections</a> <br /> <i>(<a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Parliament" title="New Zealand Parliament">parliaments</a>)</i></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2008_New_Zealand_general_election" title="2008 New Zealand general election">2008</a> <i>(<a href="/wiki/49th_New_Zealand_Parliament" title="49th New Zealand Parliament">49th</a>)</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_New_Zealand_general_election" title="2011 New Zealand general election">2011</a> <i>(<a href="/wiki/50th_New_Zealand_Parliament" title="50th New Zealand Parliament">50th</a>)</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_New_Zealand_general_election" title="2014 New Zealand general election">2014</a> <i>(<a href="/wiki/51st_New_Zealand_Parliament" title="51st New Zealand Parliament">51st</a>)</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_New_Zealand_general_election" title="2017 New Zealand general election">2017</a> <small>(defeated)</small></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Significant <br /> policies <br /> and events</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2013_New_Zealand_asset_sales_referendum" title="2013 New Zealand asset sales referendum">Partial privatisation of state-owned enterprises</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ultra-Fast_Broadband" class="mw-redirect" title="Ultra-Fast Broadband">Ultra-Fast Broadband</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015%E2%80%932016_New_Zealand_flag_referendums" title="2015–2016 New Zealand flag referendums">Flag referendum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Financial_crisis_of_2007%E2%80%932008" class="mw-redirect" title="Financial crisis of 2007–2008">Financial crisis of 2007–2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_Canterbury_earthquake" title="2010 Canterbury earthquake">2010</a> and <a href="/wiki/2011_Christchurch_earthquake" title="2011 Christchurch earthquake">2011 earthquakes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Auckland_Council" title="Auckland Council">Creation of Auckland Super-City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pike_River_Mine_disaster" title="Pike River Mine disaster">Pike River Mine disaster</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marriage_(Definition_of_Marriage)_Amendment_Act_2013" title="Marriage (Definition of Marriage) Amendment Act 2013">Legalisation of same-sex marriage</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2011 Rugby World Cup">2011 Rugby World Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_Cricket_World_Cup" title="2015 Cricket World Cup">2015 Cricket World Cup</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other offices</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Governor-General_of_New_Zealand" title="Governor-General of New Zealand">Governor-General</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Anand_Satyanand" title="Anand Satyanand">Sir Anand Satyanand</a> <i>(2008–2011)</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jerry_Mateparae" title="Jerry Mateparae">Sir Jerry Mateparae</a> <i>(2011–2016)</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Patsy_Reddy" title="Patsy Reddy">Dame Patsy Reddy</a> <i>(2016–2017)</i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Chief_Justice_of_New_Zealand" title="Chief Justice of New Zealand">Chief Justice</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sian_Elias" title="Sian Elias">Dame Sian Elias</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a 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