ns docotor android throws cocoa pod errors

On a new Mac M1,
% ns doctor android
produces

✔ Getting environment information 

No issues were detected.
✔ Your ANDROID_HOME environment variable is set and points to correct directory.
✔ Your adb from the Android SDK is correctly installed.
✔ The Android SDK is installed.
✔ A compatible Android SDK for compilation is found.
✔ Javac is installed and is configured properly.
✔ The Java Development Kit (JDK) is installed and is configured properly.
✔ Getting NativeScript components versions information...
✔ Component nativescript has 8.0.1 version and is up to date.
✔ Your ANDROID_HOME environment variable is set and points to correct directory.
✔ Your adb from the Android SDK is correctly installed.
✔ The Android SDK is installed.
✔ A compatible Android SDK for compilation is found.
✔ Javac is installed and is configured properly.
✔ The Java Development Kit (JDK) is installed and is configured properly.
✔ Xcode is installed and is configured properly.
✔ xcodeproj is installed and is configured properly.
✔ CocoaPods are installed.
✔ CocoaPods update is not required.
✔ Your current CocoaPods version is newer than 1.0.0.
✔ Python installed and configured correctly.
✔ The Python 'six' package is found.
✔ Xcode version 12.4.0 satisfies minimum required version 10.
✖ WARNING: There was a problem with CocoaPods 
 Verify that CocoaPods are configured properly. 

Your environment is not configured properly and you will not be able to execute local builds.

Start by reproducing ns doctor android on a new Mac M1 and inspect the CocoaPods warning in the reported output. Trace the CocoaPods checks performed by the doctor command; done means the command correctly reports the environment without the contradictory warning.