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Week of 1 Jun 2026
Topic

Cost Of Living Pressures On Events

493 items · 11 aliases · peaked week of 24 May 2026 · first seen 6 May 2026

The Ohakune Mardi Gras, a long-standing community event tied to recovery from Mt Ruapehu eruptions, is at risk of cancellation due to financial and legal challenges, highlighting broader pressures on grassroots cultural events.

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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. 85 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 85 articles
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Heard on radio

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  • So Australia. Now, Australia is a gog that One Nation is the highest polling party at the moment, and talkers turn to Pauline Hansen as Prime Minister. So former Queensland Premier Pete Beattie, uh, who beat One Nation back in the 90s has written a warning that confusing one nation with the people who vote for it is a serious mistake. He argues that many One Nation supporters are decent, hardworking Australians who feel ignored by the major parties. They're anxious about rising living costs, job security, and how AI will reshape the walk workforce. Sound familiar? At the heart of it, they believe Australia is heading in the wrong direction, and no one in power is listening. So Beattie says One Nation has tapped into these fears with a powerful scare campaign, blaming immigration for everything from housing prices to electricity costs. But he argues the party remains one of a party of complaint. And that's the quote: a party of complaint, offering anger rather than solutions. So then he goes on to lay out what the major parties must do to win back trust. They should deliver a clear skills-based immigration policy, explain the benefits of multiculturalism, paint a real vision for Australia in 2050, prepare workers for an AI-driven economy, back innovation in key industries, invest seriously in regional infrastructure, and provide meaningful ongoing cost of living relief, not one-off handouts.
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pundit Centre

targeted burdens on vulnerable households

The Budget Secret We Would Prefer Not to Know
5 Jun

widespread concern over household financial strain

News Briefing: 30 May 2026
29 May
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How the public reacted

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