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Week of 25 May 2026
This week
Topic

Anz Premiership Standings

13 items · 6 aliases · peaked week of 3 May 2026 · first seen 11 May 2026

The defending champion Tactix secure a narrow 52-50 victory over the Stars in a closely contested ANZ Premiership match, maintaining their top position in the standings with a strong home performance.

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Alias drift

How this topic has been named, week by week. A new alias winning out is usually a framing shift.

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In the press Methodology →

How the news corpus has covered this same topic over the last 12 weeks. 10 articles from RNZ, Stuff, NZ Herald, ODT, 1News, Newsroom and The Spinoff. Click through to the press view for the full panel.

12-week press volume 10 articles
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Sample framings

Up to 12 framings spread across orientations. Each framing is a short phrase the topic extractor generated to characterise the piece's stance — not a quote from the source. Click through to read the original.

waatea Government / N-A

momentum changes alter title race dynamics

#hakinakina: Steel Survive Magic Scare In First Extra-Time Thriller Of Season
23 May
waatea Government / N-A

increased title contention for southern steel

#Hakinakina: Southern Steel Surge To Top Of Premiership After Dominant Magic Win
9 May
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