What’s really going on with Te Pāti Māori

In this week’s episode of Newsroom’s weekly politics podcast, we look at the allegations against Te Pāti Māori over the misuse of personal data, and unpick the party’s political strategy.

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This week’s recommendations:

Tim – Professor Chris Jackson’s commentary for Newsroom on the flaws in the Government’s failed promise to fund 13 new cancer drugs from this Budget.
https://newsroom.co.nz/2024/06/04/cancer-patients-will-die-waiting-on-govts-failed-election-promise/

Marc – Bill McKibben’s latest newsletter on record heat: Intensity.
https://billmckibben.substack.com/p/intensity

Laura – David Wallace-Wells’ New York Times newsletter on what’s driving the American – but also global – school attendance crisis.
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Serious allegations have been aired by The Post news site over census and Covid data obtained by a marae community being used for political purposes at last year’s election.

The Raw Politics panel outlines the claims, made in articles by investigative journalist Andrea Vance, and discusses the implications for Te Pāti Māori and the public’s faith in providing personal information to the state.

Then, panelists Laura Walters, Newsroom political editor, Marc Daalder, senior political writer and Tim Murphy, co-editor, analyse the broader political performance and strategy of the Māori Party – in Parliament and on the streets.

Our listener question asks why the Government continues using urgency on so much legislation and whether it risks losing some of its social licence by shortening the time for public submissions.

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Timestamps:

0:00 Introduction
0:59 Manurewa Marae allegations
11:15 Is Te Pāti Māori’s strategy working?
22:04 Reader Question: Continued use of urgency under new government.
28:28 Our recommendations

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