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-- 13 September 2019 --

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Each week we share impactful stories from across our community of New Zealand media sites. These articles have been selected by analysing the types of journalism that matter most to Kiwi readers.

Below you will find some of the best investigations, analysis and opinion pieces that have resonated with local supporters of independent media. Let me know if you have any suggestions or feedback about the newsletter.
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A Labour volunteer alleged a violent sexual assault by a Labour staffer. This is her story

Here's the full investigation by The Spinoff's Alex Casey: "A woman who says she was subject of a sustained sexual assault by a Labour staffer has for the first time described the harrowing events and the botched internal investigation which followed." Content warning: This feature contains distressing descriptions of sexual assault.

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What is a Māori food system? by Te Miri Rangi

When it comes to our kai, or food, we are largely driven towards that which tastes good. Unfortunately, for most, this kai tends not to be too friendly on our hearts or our waistlines.

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The problem with white saviours

In 2016, Simone Kaho was invited to join a New Zealand charity mission sailing to Tonga to provide medical aid and training in far-flung villages. She leapt at the chance to reconnect with her late father's homeland, and to do good. But the experience has led her to reflect on the politics of “helping” — and to question the motives of some of those in the business of doing good.

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Melanie Reid: We all failed Peter Ellis

The death of Peter Ellis last week had particular significance for Newsroom's investigations editor, Melanie Reid. Reid was the only reporter to interview the Christchurch child care worker before he was found guilty of sexually abusing children at the Christchurch Civic Creche and sent to jail in the early nineties.

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Time for a New Deal

Russell Brown looks back on 25 years of Kiwi calls for marijuana reform: "Like it or not, pot’s sticky green threads have been irrevocably woven into the national tapestry for nearly two decades. Marijuana in New Zealand has a vocabulary, an etiquette, a code. In thousands of households it’s no more remarkable a social lubricant than a cold beer."

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