What the picker changes

Top topics digest — the cards score the selected period against the prior 4 weeks.
12-week heatmap & outlet matrix — show the 12 weeks ending at the selected week (they slide back with the picker, they aren’t a fixed snapshot).
Per-topic volume / alias drift — same 12-week trailing window, anchored on the selected period.
Coverage gap quadrant — scores the selected period against the 12 weeks before it (not including it).
Anomaly cards — only show alerts the detector fired during the selected period. Quiet weeks legitimately show none.

What stays as-is

Outlet orientation strip / lean colours — context-only, drawn from the last 12 weeks of activity regardless.
Co-occurrence graph — recent-activity anchored, not picker-driven.
Source & topic profiles — all-time data for the topic; the picker doesn’t affect them.

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Topic

Easter Trading Regulations

6 items · 7 aliases · peaked week of 7 Jun 2026 · first seen 8 May 2026

The post highlights ACT Party's support for Easter Trading changes that prevent bars from kicking out patrons at midnight, emphasizing party unity and swift legislative action.

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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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.

retail-nz Centre-right

retailers demand autonomy from local councils

****Retailers call for flexibility on Easter Trading hours**** \\ \\ **17 April 2025**\\ \\ Our latest Retail Radar survey shows retailers views on Easter trading restrictions, proposed changes to the Holidays Act, as well as updated stats on business confidence and sales targets.

9 Jun

retail-nz Centre-right

not a public holiday despite restrictions

****Retailers call for a rethink of Easter trading rules ban**** \\ \\ **1 April 2026**\\ \\ Retail NZ Chief Executive, Carolyn Young, says the rules around Easter trading are confusing, inconsistent, and outdated.

9 Jun

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How the public reacted

Social-media signal on the same topic, drawn from the social lens. Engagement is likes + 2×shares + 3×replies, the same weighting used across the digest cards. View on /social →

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