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-- Issue Seven: 24 October 2019 --

The PressPatron Post shares 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.

In this week's edition: a critique of New Zealand's mental health system, a judge questions Winston Peters on his superannuation overpayments, the little known story of Polynesian navigators, a reflection on local elections, and more.

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 our newsletter.
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Is our mental health system making us crazy? - E-Tangata

"Mental Health Awareness Week has come and gone, and I'm in reflection mode, once again, about the state of our mental health system. My involvement with mental health, specifically clinical psychology, can be compared to the romantic love stage of a relationship that ends badly."

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Judge to Peters: Answer the questions

"Court documents have confirmed New Zealand First leader Winston Peters was sent a letter by officials four years into his seven-year overpayment of national superannuation asking him to check details he had supplied, including that he was 'single'."

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"The little known story of the great Polynesian migration and its radical navigators

The Polynesian migration across the Pacific Ocean - which covers a third of the planet - is considered one of the greatest feats of exploration in the history of humankind, as radical in its time as the moon landing. So why do we know so little about it?"

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Women doing it for themselves: the NZ businesswomen of the 19th century

There are 171 people in the New Zealand Business Hall of Fame. Just 15 of them are women. Are there really not enough women in New Zealand's commercial history worth recognising? Business editor Maria Slade discovers it all depends on where you look.

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Reflecting on our local elections

Now that the dust has settled after our local government elections, here are some interesting summaries that reflect on the outcome.

Local elections: Now for the hard stuff

Four of New Zealand's six largest cities recently changed mayors, three through incumbents being ousted at the local polls. The new crew now need to be the change they promised. /p>

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Winners, losers, big losers, and gigantic losers from the 2019 local elections

"Here at The Spinoff, we understand that not all embarrassments are equal. In recognition of that fact, we’ve sorted out the saddo wheat from the loser chaff, and come up with a list that notes the subtleties of electoral pant-crapping. These are the winners, losers, big losers, and gigantic losers of the local elections."

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All the interesting, funny, weird, and bad things we didn't cover these local elections

"Sorry about not covering everything that happened these local elections. To make it up to you, we’ve compiled all the stories we missed into an ultimate election-ending list."

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PressPatron in the UK

The New European recently joined the PressPatron community, sharing unique insights into Brexit. We hope you enjoy their piece below.

How Brexit marks the end of the British story

"When the Brexit issue is resolved, as well as addressing serious inequalities and injustices in our economy and society, there is a huge clean-up operation required in our political and constitutional order."

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