Labour criticises National's proposed reduction of sick leave for part-time workers, arguing it violates campaign promises and disproportionately affects Māori, Pasifika, and women, especially mothers.
How the framings classify across 6 articles. Each framing is labelled by a small AI stance classifier; see the methodology page for details.
Stacked weekly counts; colour by lean. “n/a” covers government and iwi-Māori sources where lean isn't applicable.
How this topic has been named, week by week. A new alias winning out is usually a framing shift.
How the news corpus has covered this same topic over the last 12 weeks. 6 articles from RNZ, Stuff, NZ Herald, ODT, 1News, Newsroom and The Spinoff. Click through to the press view for the full panel.
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.
practical alternatives urged over blanket bans
****Australia’s rethink shows NZ should pause surcharge ban**** \\ \\ **3 November 2025**\\ \\ Auckland Business Chamber, Retail NZ, the New Zealand Chambers of Commerce Network, and a coalition of national industry associations say new developments in Australia and on-the-ground stories from New Zealand small businesses are further proof that the Government must rethink its blanket ban on retail payment surcharges.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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