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Cost Of Living And Welfare

15 items · 7 aliases · peaked week of 10 May 2026 · first seen 15 May 2026

The post questions the legitimacy of immigrants receiving New Zealand pensions without working or paying taxes, reflecting skepticism about welfare access and fairness.

Volume by source orientation Methodology →

Stacked weekly counts; colour by lean. “n/a” covers government and iwi-Māori sources where lean isn't applicable.

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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Heard on radio

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  • Chelsea Daniels the-front-page Should New Zealand raise the age of NZ Super? 13 May · 47s
    On paper, New Zealand Super is one of the simplest parts of our welfare system. Most people become eligible at 65. It's not means tested, and for decades it's been treated as a kind of social contract. You work hard, you reach retirement, and the state will be there. But that contract is under growing pressure. As our population ages and governments look for ways to contain long-term costs, the debate keeps returning. Should we raise the age of eligibility? And if we do, who pays the price? Today on the front page, Auckland University Business School Associate Professor Susan St. John is with us to talk about the future of superannuation, the arguments for and against raising the retirement age, and why this debate never stays settled for long.
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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.

beehive Government / N-A

targeting support where it makes the most difference

Powering up data-driven social investment
1 Jun
the-front-page Government / N-A

highlighting growing hardship among older populations

Should New Zealand raise the age of NZ Super?
13 May
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How the public reacted

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