Are backpackers really less valuable to New Zealand than those with more money? theguardian.com/world/2020/nov…

Watch penguins take a field trip to an NFL field for some fresh air and exercise cnn.it/3ldL2Eo

New Zealand's Muslims have put their faith in the Christchurch inquiry to help protect and heal | Aliya Danzeisen theguardian.com/world/2020/nov…

An Australia-New Zealand travel bubble will be a tourism lifeline studied around the world | Anthony Gardiner theguardian.com/world/2020/dec…

White Island volcano: Ardern urged to help rescue pilots facing charges theguardian.com/world/2020/dec…

The phallic necktie is a symbol of outdated white male supremacy in our parliament | Claire Robinson theguardian.com/world/commenti…

What New Zealand is really doing on climate – and the issues with carving out farming from net zero emissions theguardian.com/environment/20…

Australia's moves to combat family violence are so far ahead of ours. A national plan! A national research unit! Funding! And even just the fact they're unafraid to call it what it is "Violence against Women and their Children".

Slightly different tack for me but hopefully the first of many... thanks Guardian Australia for your openness. theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

When the ants start crawling, yes, I take my antipsychotics – but human touch is also a powerful balm theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Is sleep the canary in the coalmine – a clue to the health of our minds? | Eleanor de Jong theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

The kindness of acquaintances is important when recovering from a mental health crisis | Eleanor de Jong theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

I’ve always had a support network to help me manage manic depression. Most aren’t so lucky | Eleanor de Jong theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Having bipolar made my pregnancy ‘high risk’. But all mothers deserve an elevated level of care | Eleanor de Jong theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

My new column on the role for police - or not - in a mental health crisis eleanordejong.substack.com/p/whats-the-ro…

podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/why… Excellent discussion with Norman Swan on this serious issue. GPs making great sense and with some good solutions Mark Butler MP

They say this like it’s a bad thing that people with severe depression are being treated with modern, evidence-based and life saving treatments.

My latest column on why bipolar has become a "desirable" psychiatric condition for some eleanordejong.substack.com/p/i-want-to-be…

Psychiatry memoirs - the best books on treating the "mad, bad and sad" open.substack.com/pub/eleanordej…