NZ Politics Daily: 5 June 2024

CANCER DRUGS, HEALTH
Tim Murphy (Newsroom): A Stage 3 case of political opportunism
Bryce Edwards (Democracy Project): National’s broken promise and backflip on cancer drugs
Rachel Thomas (Post): All the health promises left out of Budget 2024 (paywalled)
Christopher Jackson (Newsroom): Cancer patients will die waiting on failed election promise
Ireland Hendry-Tennent (Newshub): Specialist doctor questions PM Christopher Luxon's claim procurement process partly to blame for National's cancer drug U-turn
Amelia Wade (Newshub): Cancer patient feels betrayed as Government fails to fund promised life-saving drugs
Felix Walton (RNZ): Cancer patients dubious government will deliver on promise to fund new drugs
Blair McLaren (ODT): What are our cancer care priorities?
Matthew Hooton: Why National's cancer-drug calamity is worse than you think (paywalled)
Kristie Boland (Press): Woman held off moving family to Australia because of National’s cancer drug promise (paywalled)
RNZ: New cancer drug funding to be announced this year, Christopher Luxon
1News: Luxon promises cancer drug announcement 'before Christmas'
Newshub: Prime Minister Christopher Luxon pledges National will deliver on its cancer drug promise
RNZ: Lack of cancer drug funding 'cruel' - Labour
Andrew Gunn: Search Resumes For Missing Cancer Drugs
Adam Burns (RNZ): Fewer NZers able to access specialist mental health support
Raphael Franks (Herald): Mental Health and Wellbeing Commssion report: System not working for Māori, young people
Isaac Gunson (Te Ao Māori News): Mental health: Report faults ‘unacceptable inequities for Māori’
Matt Slaughter (Stuff): Newsable: Health worker who’s seen many Māori die too soon is unsure if the Government’s Budget will help
Mare Haimona-Riki (Te Ao Māori News): “We want to know more budget details” - whānau service boss
Adam Blackwell (Stuff): Nurses still waiting for holiday pay eight years later
RNZ: Blood Service says it doesn't have money as lab workers strike
Hannah Martin (Stuff): By the numbers: What’s happening with Covid-19 right now
RNZ: Covid-19: 6142 new cases, one more death

BUDGET
Claire Trevett (Herald): Finance Minister Nicola Willis defends housing and public sector cuts as cancer drugs issue dogs Government
Chlöe Swarbrick (Herald): $14.7 billion in tax cuts comes at enormous collective, environmental, social cost
Brent Edwards (NBR): Greens say Government not investing in fence at top of cliff (paywalled)
Esther Taunton (Stuff): Tax cuts: Here’s how far your money might go
RNZ: Watch: Finance Minister Nicola Willis gives post-Budget speech
Dita De Boni (NBR): Riding high after Budget day, Luxon tells biz ‘it’s your turn’ (paywalled)
Emma Hatton (Newsroom): Scrapped analysis skills pose problem for social investment plans
Jem Traylen (BusinessDesk): Business of Government: productivity's slowdown, Lester Levy's fourth coming, and more… (paywalled)
Benjamin Plummer (Herald): Public sector job cuts: PSA files legal proceedings against Ministry of Education over proposed cuts
1News: Union takes ministry to employment authority over job losses
Sam Smith (Stuff): Union takes legal action against Ministry of Education over job cuts
Sam Sherwood (Stuff): Police Minister ‘assured’ staff cuts will not affect the frontline
Jamie Morton (Herald): Niwa staff slam job cut plans and management in scathing open letter
Sam Sherwood (Stuff): Water cooler removal from police stations is a ‘staff welfare issue’, police association says

POLITICAL INTEGRITY, MĀORI PARLIAMENT
Andrea Vance (Post): Complaint alleged Te Pāti Māori misused info collected for Covid vaccination drive (paywalled)
RNZ: Claims of Census data misuse by Manurewa Marae probed by Stats NZ
Philip Crump (Newstalk ZB): Peeni Henare considering options following Manurewa marae allegations
Graham Adams (The Platform): Rawiri Waititi’s gift to the coalition
David Farrar: A great idea

FAST-TRACK, ENVIRONMENT
Marc Daalder (Newsroom): Urgent bill to extend all marine farm consents by 20 years
David Williams (Newsroom): Environmental legal aid fund killed in Budget cuts
Nick Young (Greenpeace): Poll shows National voters concerned over fast track bill’s potential for destruction and corruption
Enya Murphy (1News): Watch: Luxon caricature swings on giant wrecking ball in Akl CBD
Marc Daalder (Newsroom): Tiwai certainty welcome, but concerns about $2 billion subsidy
Nick James (RNZ): Climate change could have 'catastrophic' impact in Wellington by 2100 - report

Cartoons

Emmerson - NZ Herald 5 June 2024

Hubbard - The Post 5 June 2024

Yeo - ODT 5 June 2024

Ellison - Listener 4 June 2024

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