NZ Politics Daily: 7 June 2024

POLITICAL INTEGRITY
Matthew Hooton (Herald): Care needed as Te Pāti Māori inquiries follow proper process (paywalled)
RNZ: Privacy Commissioner seeks more detail on possible census data breach at marae
Julia Gabel and Joseph Los’e (Herald): Manurewa Marae allegations: David Seymour says Te Pāti Māori claims need resolving; John Tamihere says‘baseless innuendo’
Andrea Vance (Post): PM ‘monitoring closely’ investigations into census allegations (paywalled)
Jack Tame (Newstalk ZB): We need a broad, transparent inquiry into allegations against Te Pāti Māori
Brian Tamaki: More Whistleblowers from Manurewa Marae Speak Up
Newsroom: Raw Politics Podcast: What’s really going on with Te Pāti Māori
Newstalk ZB: Te Pāti Māori case has "more tentacles than an octopus" - employment advocate

HEALTH
Michael Morrah (Newshub): 'National scandal': Why thousands of patients are turned away from specialists when referred by GPs
Rowan Quinn (RNZ): At least 85,000 people each year turned away from seeing specialists, some dying as result
Bryce Edwards (Democracy Project): What’s behind the Med Student cuts?
Bill Hickman (RNZ): Vape stores flouting new laws, University of Otago study shows
Isaac Davison (Herald): Vape stores openly selling banned products and failing to check ID, mystery shopper finds
Newshub: Vape shops selling to people without ID, flicking illegal products for cheap - study
Rachel Thomas (Post): Most Wellington vape stores are not checking ID (paywalled)
Jack Tame (1News): The sobering truth about why MPs won't pass alcohol reforms
ODT Editorial: Alcohol harm reduction need (paywalled)
1News: Health Minister Shane Reti announces $30m radiology boost
RNZ: Watch: Shane Reti announces $30m radiology boost
Tony Wall (Stuff): ‘Like a rag doll’: Dementia patient left on floor after fall
RNZ: Health New Zealand admits mental health, addiction nurses under pressure
Katie Kenny (RNZ): RATs, vaccines and treatments, the budget for Covid: What you need to know

FAST-TRACK, ENVIRONMENT
Emma Ricketts (Guardian): ‘How could they mine here?’ New Zealand grapples with new push for resource riches
Shanti Mathias (Spinoff): What’s going on with the controversial Fast-track Approvals bill?
Robin Martin (Stuff): Questions hang over investigation into controversial New Plymouth chemical plant
Marc Daalder (Newsroom): Air pollution above safe levels in 12 of 13 regions

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