NZ Politics Daily: 25 June 2024

FERRIES, INFRASTRUCTURE
ODT Editorial: Ferry buyers needed, not tyre kickers (paywalled)
Glenn McConnell (Stuff): What politicians would do to save the Interislander
Heather du Plessis-Allan (Newstalk ZB): Nicola Willis is having a ferry problem
Oliver Lewis (BusinessDesk): Treasury turns to KPMG principal for ferry advice (paywalled)
Georgina Campbell (Herald): Nicola Willis says KiwiRail’s spend on McKinsey consultant report is unjustifiable (paywalled)
Thomas Manch (Post): Luxon has 'no regrets' about cancelling new Cook Strait ferries (paywalled)
RNZ: Finance Minister Nicola Willis responds to ferry decision criticism after ship runs aground
Newshub: New Zealand the 'laughing stock' of world's maritime sector after Interislander Aratere ferry grounding - Labour's transport spokesperson Tangi Utikere
Chelsea Daniels (Herald): Front Page: NZ’s infrastructure woes: how do we fix a $1 trillion problem?
Mike Hosking (NewstalkZB): Our infrastructure is an embarrassment to the country
Tom Hunt (Post): Aratere potentially speeding in minutes before grounding, tracking data shows (paywalled)
Ruth Hill (RNZ): Aratere ferry failure final straw for residents, farmers and truckies
Esther Taunton (Stuff): How the Aratere’s grounding could impact the supply chain
Stewart Sowman-Lund (Spinoff): Aratere grounding raises bigger questions
RNZ: Troubled Aratere ferry moved to a new berth at Picton
Ian Allen (Stuff): Harbourmaster keen for newer ferries after Aratere incident
Katie Oliver (Herald): Interislander ferry Aratere grounding: Truck driver describes moment vessel runs aground

HEALTH
RNZ: Some new cancer drugs available in October, rest rolled out over next 12 months
Felix Desmarais (1News): National’s promised cancer treatments: 'Up to 7' funded, 6 replaced
Felix Desmarais (1News): 'They do deserve an apology': Hipkins on cancer sufferers' 'anguish'
Jenna Lynch (Newshub): How the Government's funding of 54 new drugs will work and who misses out
Adam Pearse (Herald): Pharmac ‘on notice’ as cancer patient advocates welcome ‘incredible’ medicines spend
Stewart Sowman-Lund (Spinoff): Pharmac budget boost goes beyond National’s cancer drug promise
Anna Whyte and Rachel Thomas (Post): $600m boost to Pharmac to fund 26 cancer treatments (paywalled)
Bridie Witton (Stuff): ‘Out of the chaos comes good’: $604m cancer funding boost welcomed
Bridie Witton (Stuff): Government boosts cancer spending by $604 million over four years
RNZ: Cancer drugs promise: Government confirms $600m extra for Pharmac
Molly Swift (Newshub): Cancer U-turn: Coalition mends National's broken promise with 54 new drugs funded
Claire Trevett (Herald): PM Christopher Luxon says it with Pharmac: from cancer drug delivery failure to medicines boost bonanza (paywalled)
Mike Hosking (Newstalk ZB): Delivery and confidence - that's what we want from governments
David Williams (Herald): Breast cancer patient paying $175k for treatment hopeful that new Pharmac boost will cover her medicine
Rowan Quinn (RNZ): Emergency patients sent out of region due to specialist radiologist shortage
RNZ: No skin specialists at public hospitals in South Island
Laura Walters (Newsroom): Former Health NZ chair unrepentant over sacking
RNZ: Covid-19: 8943 new cases, 25 further deaths
Imogen Wells (Stuff): Newsable: Target date for Govt’s 111 mental health revamp revealed

FAST-TRACK, ENVIRONMENT, CONSERVATION
Jeffrey McNeill (Herald): Fast-track Approvals Bill: Does it hand too much power to three Cabinet ministers?
Fox Meyer (Newsroom): Fast-track more ‘balanced’ if it avoided local authorities: Winton
Richard Wood and Emma Ricketts (Listener): Battle for the Bight: Wind farms vs seabed mining in Taranaki (paywalled)
Matthew Littlewood (ODT): Height reduction for fast-track approval
ODT: Company applies for hospital to be added to fast-track Bill
Dave Armstrong (Post): The species that make the cut (or not) (paywalled)
Mark John (ODT): Setnet kills last breeding-age female hoiho (paywalled)
No Right Turn: Climate Change: National's vice-signalling
Mary Wiliams (ODT): Government rejects climate-change assistance (paywalled)

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