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The Hot Seat: Peter Dunne's full interview

Audrey Young
By Audrey Young
Senior Political Correspondent·NZ Herald·
17 Aug, 2014 05:30 PM2 mins to read

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      United Future leader Peter Dunne is Parliament’s longest continuously serving MP and has worked with both Labour and National. In the Herald’s Hot Seat video interview he talks about Helen Clark and John Key, his next goals, and looks back at the turmoil over a leaked spy report which resulted in his resignation. The Hot Seat panel is NewstalkZB host Rachel Smalley, Herald columnists Toby Manhire and Fran O’Sullivan and political editor Audrey Young. [The interview was conducted on August 7]

      United Future leader Peter Dunne is Parliament's longest continuously serving MP and has worked with both Labour and National.

      In the Herald's Hot Seat video interview he talks about Helen Clark and John Key, his next goals, and looks back at the turmoil over a leaked spy report which resulted in his resignation.

      The Hot Seat panel is NewstalkZB host Rachel Smalley, Herald columnists Toby Manhire and Fran O'Sullivan and political editor Audrey Young.

      Read more:
      • Election 2014: Full coverage here
      • Follow the full Hot Seat series here

      The difference between Key and Clark and what he really thinks about spying: What topics Peter Dunne discussed and where to find them in the full United Future interview

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      38s Secret to survival.

      1m 20s What he offers voters outside Ohariu

      2m 14s Why the party has shrunk from 8 MPs to just one

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      2m 59s The prospect of a Nick Clegg-style surge - like the worm

      3m 59s "Far prefer" to work with National

      5m 20s No compromise on tax or families

      6m 39s The evolution of MMP Government

      8m 05s Ministerial portfolios, speakership and a short temper

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      10m 20s Role in psycho-active substances law and the "beat-up campaign"

      12m 37s Flexible superannuation

      15m 35s Lochinver station sale and racial overtones to foreign investment

      17m 37s Concerns about intensification of farming in NZ

      18m 38s Stopping National's reforms of the Resource Management Act

      22m 15s Differences between Helen Clark and John Key

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      23m 32s The leak of the Kitteridge report on the GCSB

      26m 44s Sceptical about conduct of GCSB and SIS

      29m 14s Edward Snowden

      29m 55s Dealing with risks and farcical methods of the Intelligence & Security Committee

      31m 57s Relevance of Treaty of Waitangi in modern New Zealand

      32m 27s Race debate in election campaign and "insidious" parties

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      34m Life after politics

      The interview was conducted on August 7.

      The series so far:

      Thursday - Hone Harawira and Laila Harre, Internet-Mana

      Friday - Colin Craig, Conservatives

      Saturday - Jamie Whyte, ACT

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