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National Party

Centre-right · corpus: commentary · reach 12/100 (estimated) · slug national-party

Centre-right major party.

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weeks of data

last 26 weeks

29 Apr 2026 → 23 Oct 2026

Topic share over time

Share of this source's tagged items per week, broken out by canonical topic. Stacked to 100% so a slow news week reads the same as a busy one — the chart shows what they're writing about, not how much. Top 8 topics for the window; everything else folds into the residual.

What this source covers more than peers

For each topic, this source's share of its own tagged items (this source) versus the median share for other sources of the same kind (peer median). Ratios above 1 mean the topic gets disproportionately more attention here than peers. “Unique” topics are ones where no peer of this kind wrote about them in the window.

Topic	This source	Peer median	Ratio	Items
Parental Leave Expansion	0.22%	0.00%	unique	7
Fast-Track Approval Process	0.19%	0.00%	unique	6

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Recent items

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\\ \\ 22 Oct 2026Simeon Brown\\ \\ **Labour’s Mongrel Mob denial unravels** \\ \\ New revelations about Labour's attendance at a Mongrel Mob 'fundraiser' raise several questions Chris Hipkins must answer tonight, National’s Campaign Chair Simeon Brown says. “The difference\\ \\ Read more

Kerrin-Leoni-Event-Communication-Deletion · Labour Candidate At Mongrel Mob Event · Labour Party Lying · Labour-Branded Jacket Controversy · Labour-Gang-Partnerships · Mp Voting Records · Top's Law And Order Platform positions national as the guardian of public safety

23 Oct
\\ \\ 23 Oct 2026Christopher Luxon\\ \\ **National’s plan for young adults** \\ \\ National has a plan to help you secure your future, whether you're a Kiwi kid, a young person starting out, a parent raising your family, or\\ \\ Read more

Kiwi Saver Inducement · No New Taxes For Retirees · Parental Leave Expansion · Reduced Student Loan Repayments For Nz Graduates · Welfare To Work Program · Widened 5 Percent Deposit Access · Young Generation Economic Lock-In creates opportunities to thrive without moving abroad

23 Oct
\\ \\ 23 Oct 2026Simeon Brown\\ \\ **Greens literally campaigning on nine new taxes** \\ \\ The Greens’ fiscal plan shows it would undo all the progress Kiwis have worked so hard for the past three years, National’s Campaign Chair Simeon Brown\\ \\ Read more

Economy Outpacing Peers · Labour Green Taxes · Labour-Greens Alliance · National Government Agenda · National Government Fiscal Responsibility · Progress · Swarbrick Finance Minister economic gains achieved through household and business effort

23 Oct
\\ \\ 22 Oct 2026Paul Goldsmith\\ \\ **Papakura courthouse on time, on budget, and focused on victims** \\ \\ Papakura’s new courthouse remains on time and on budget, with construction complete and preparations underway to open a safer, higher-capacity court in January 2027, say Courts\\ \\ Read more

Courtroom Capacity Expansion · Family Court Modernisation · Papakura Courthouse Completion · Prefabricated Steel Design · Remote Witness Testimony · Taxpayer Accountability · Victim Safety And Legal Rights practical improvements for efficiency and fairness

22 Oct
\\ \\ 22 Oct 2026Erica Stanford\\ \\ **Government delivers more learning support for thousands of children** \\ \\ Government delivers more learning support for thousands of children Thousands more children are getting the help they need at school as the Government's record investment in\\ \\ Read more

Early Intervention Extension To Year 1 · Healthcare Wait Time Reduction · Learning Support Coordinators · New Specialist Schools · Private-Sector Specialist Placements · Teacher Aide Hours Expansion · Uncapped Ors Funding expanding physical and institutional options for inclusion

22 Oct
\\ \\ 22 Oct 2026Christopher Luxon\\ \\ **National’s plan for retirement** \\ \\ A re-elected National Government will help seniors enjoy a more secure and independent retirement, with more funding for seniors housing, greater financial certainty and easier access\\ \\ Read more

0800 Seniors Helpline · Elder Consumer Protection · Granny Flats And Papakāinga Changes · Healthcare Access For Older Women · Kiwi Saver Allocation · No New Taxes For Retirees · Retirement Village Resident Funding simplified red-tape for intergenerational housing

22 Oct
\\ \\ 22 Oct 2026Nicola Willis\\ \\ **Inflation down but Labour will put progress at risk** \\ \\ Inflation has fallen and the economy is strengthening, but New Zealand cannot afford to put that progress at risk with Labour’s unaffordable spending plans, National’s Finance\\ \\ Read more

Fiscal Discipline · Fuel Price Inflation · Labour Pandemic Spending · Labour Tax Expansion · Labour's Uncosted Promise · Local Inflation Decline · National Policy On Employment prudent fiscal management as economic stability

22 Oct
\\ \\ 22 Oct 2026Simeon Brown\\ \\ **Labour is still married to the Mob** \\ \\ Chris Hipkins must answer questions about Labour’s cosy relationship with gangs after one of his own candidates refused to back his attempt to rule out the\\ \\ Read more

Gang Visit To Parliament · Labour Funding To Mongrel Mob · Labour Law And Order Policy Gap · Labour Party Union Ties · Labour-Against-Gang-Patch-Ban · Labour-Green Coalition Policing · Lockdown Gang Activity failure to exclude Greens and Te Pāti Māori from police roles

22 Oct
\\ \\ 21 Oct 2026Simeon Brown\\ \\ **Chris Hipkins’ $47 billion Green problem** \\ \\ Chris Hipkins’ $47 billion Green problem Even if Chris Hipkins rejected 80 per cent of the Greens’ spending plans in coalition negotiations, Labour would still need\\ \\ Read more

Coalition Tax Obligations · Green Party Promises · Green Party Spending · Labour Green Taxes · Labour's Uncosted Promise · National Government Fiscal Responsibility · Te Pati Māori Coalition Incentives vague and expansionist without financial clarity

21 Oct
\\ \\ 21 Oct 2026Christopher Luxon\\ \\ **National’s plan for Kiwi kids** \\ \\ National’s plan for Kiwi kids A re-elected National Government will remain committed to ensuring every child in New Zealand gets the best possible start in life\\ \\ Read more

Baby Boost Viability · End Of Screens In Ece · Maths And Writing Acceleration Programs · Ncea Replacement Policy · One Hour Of Reading Writing And Maths Daily · School Phone Ban Enforcement · School Start Check protecting classroom focus from device distractions

21 Oct
\\ \\ 20 Oct 2026Todd McClay\\ \\ **India FTA now open for business** \\ \\ India FTA now open for business New Zealand exporters can start using the New Zealand-India Free Trade Agreement from today, with tariffs removed on more than\\ \\ Read more

Apple Kiwifruit Milk Albumin Quotas · India-Nz-Fta-Security · Mānuka Honey Tariff Cut · Re-Export Dairy Ingredient Access · Sheep Meat Trade Challenges · Sustainable Forestry Exports · Winemakers Tariff Relief expanded export opportunities with preferential quotas

20 Oct
\\ \\ 20 Oct 2026Todd McClay\\ \\ **Canada, NZ agree to boost trade and investment** \\ \\ Canada, NZ agree to boost trade and investment New Zealand and Canada will set up an annual Trade and Investment Dialogue to grow trade and lift\\ \\ Read more

Annual Ministerial Meetings · Cptpp Trade Agreement · G7 Market Access · Growth Of New Zealand-Canada Exports · Key Export Sectors To Canada · Swiss Trade Dialogue strategic advantage through high-income economy alignment

20 Oct
\\ \\ 20 Oct 2026Todd McClay\\ \\ **New Zealand and Brazil agree Trade and Investment Dialogue** \\ \\ New Zealand and Brazil agree Trade and Investment Dialogue New Zealand and Brazil have agreed to set up a Trade and Investment Dialogue to grow trade\\ \\ Read more

Global Trade Rule Reform · Meeting Start Time · New Zealand Exports To Brazil · People-To-People Links · Two-Way Trade Growth Target aligned with political transitions in both countries

20 Oct
\\ \\ 19 Oct 2026Chris Bishop\\ \\ **Backing Waikato: Investing in growth** \\ \\ Backing Waikato: Investing in growth National is backing the Waikato with the infrastructure it needs to continue its strong growth, National’s Infrastructure spokesman Chris Bishop says.\\ \\ Read more

Hamilton Southern Links · Medical Capacity In Drury · School Attendance Recovery Trend · Steel Production Expansion · Waihī North Mine Extension · Waikato Expressway Extension · Waikato Medical Placements completed regional transport project

19 Oct
\\ \\ 18 Oct 2026Paul Goldsmith\\ \\ **National to remove right to silence when a child is murdered** \\ \\ National to remove right to silence when a child is murdered A re-elected National Government will make it a crime to remain silent and not disclose\\ \\ Read more

Child Murder Investigation Failures · Judicial Accountability In Child Abuse Cases · Maximum 10-Year Prison Sentence For Non-Disclosure · Penalties For Refusing To Speak In Child Murder Cases · Public Trust In Police Technology · Right To Silence · Right To Silence For Child Victims proactive legal intervention to deter silence

18 Oct
\\ \\ 18 Oct 2026Erica Stanford\\ \\ **Labour out of ideas on education** \\ \\ Labour out of ideas on education Labour’s announcement today shows it has no plan of its own to lift achievement and the only way to keep\\ \\ Read more

Labour Government Borrowing · Maths Test Pass Rate Increase · National Party Education Reforms · Pat Assessment System · Phonics Intervention Success · Primary School Screen Policy · Student Achievement Decline lack of original plan, reliance on national reforms

18 Oct
\\ \\ 17 Oct 2026Simeon Brown\\ \\ **Australian CGT case study for New Zealand** \\ \\ Australian CGT case study for New Zealand New Zealanders worried about Labour’s capital gains tax only need to look across the ditch to see what could\\ \\ Read more

Australian Capital Gains Tax · Economic Recovery Trajectory · Labour Capital Gains Tax · Labour Tax Expansion · National Trade Plan · Property Market Downturn · Shift In Property Purchase Types economic contraction linked to tax policy

17 Oct
\\ \\ 16 Oct 2026Paul Goldsmith\\ \\ **Questions remain on Labour’s approach to gangs** \\ \\ Questions remain on Labour’s approach to gangs Labour cannot be trusted on gangs, as much as Chris Hipkins tries to claim otherwise, National’s Justice spokesperson Paul\\ \\ Read more

Auckland Ministerial Inaction · Gang Patch Ban Enforcement · Labour Gang Funding During Covid · Labour-Gang-Meetings-Transparency · Near-Term Policy Gaps · Taxpayer-Funded Cultural Projects · Three Strikes Law Repeal use of public funds for gang sentencing advantages

16 Oct
\\ \\ 16 Oct 2026Todd McClay\\ \\ **National sets out plan to double exports by 2034** \\ \\ National sets out plan to double exports by 2034 “The Primary sector is $4 billion ahead of schedule to deliver on National’s ambitious 2023 goal to\\ \\ Read more

Agriculture Removal From Ets · Dairy Production Recovery · Double Exports By 2034 · Farming Red Tape Reduction · Forestry Conversion Emissions Ban · Meat Sector Employment Impact · Primary Sector Trade Growth decades-long revival and profitability boost

16 Oct
\\ \\ 16 Oct 2026Nicola Willis · Chris Bishop\\ \\ **New surveys show National’s plan is working** \\ \\ New surveys show National’s plan is working National’s plan to fix and grow the economy is working, with two new independent surveys out today showing growth\\ \\ Read more

Economic Recovery Trajectory · Infrastructure Sector Confidence · Investment Boost Tax Scheme Efficacy · Labour Capital Gains Tax · Manufacturing Hiring Trends · Private Sector Investment Certainty · Widespread Sector Expansion economic growth driver through infrastructure and business support

16 Oct