NZ Politics Daily: 6 June 2024

POLITICAL INTEGRITY
Bryce Edwards (Democracy Project): The Investigations into Te Pati Māori and John Tamihere’s “fiefdom”
Ben Thomas (Post): What does John Tamihere have in his political sights? (paywalled)
Andrea Vance (Post): Police unable to say if they are investigating Census data misuse allegations (paywalled)
Rachel Maher, Claire Trevett and Julia Gabel (Herald): PM Christopher Luxon calls Te Pāti Māori Census allegations ‘pretty concerning’, Stats NZ launches investigation
Herald: Labour leader Chris Hipkins says Te Pāti Māori allegations very serious
Amelia Wade (Newshub): Mounting investigations into Te Pati Māori's use of census data as Privacy Commissioner confirms probe
RNZ: Stats NZ appoints Doug Craig to investigate census data misuse claims
Philip Crump (Newstalk ZB): Stats NZ appoints Doug Craig of the RDC Group to investigate allegations around the misuse of census data (paywalled)
David Farrar: Should the Privacy Commissioner launch an investigation?

GOVT-MĀORI RELATIONS
Chelsea Daniels (Herald): Why tensions between Māoridom and the coalition Government are reaching boiling point
Guyon Espiner (RNZ): David Seymour 'a political idiot' for pursuing Treaty Principles Bill, Tuku Morgan says
Te Aniwa Hurihanganui (1News): Treaty provisions set to be scrapped from Corrections Amendment Bill
Liam Rātana (Spinoff): For and against a Māori parliament
Maioha Panapa (Te Ao Māori News): Researchers say Nicola Willis’ budget doesn’t deliver for Māori
Peter Moeahu (Stuff): Toward Māori Tino Rangatiratanga: Aspirations and Pathways to 2040
Martyn Bradbury (Daily Blog): Free speech champions now pearl clutching over Rawiri Waititi – why shouldn’t Māori have their own Parliament?
Hilary Calvert (ODT): Battle over place of tikanga is looming

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