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Halter Farming Technology

4 items · 3 aliases · peaked week of 5 Apr 2026 · first seen 10 May 2026

A podcast discussion on farming technology, National Party leadership instability, rising national debt, shifting party ratings, Winston Peters' electoral strategy, and dairy herd sales opportunities in New Zealand.

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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  • Jamie MacKay the-country The Country 17/04/26: Barry Soper talks to Jamie Mackay 17 Apr · 24s
    Yeah, as I said, I think he's been a good or is a good prime minister for farming. The latest Talbot poll, and even whether this is public yet or not, Labour 36, National 29, New Zealand first 15, and Act 8, Green 7 to party Maori languishing it. at two. There's still a clear majority there, Barry, for a centre-right coalition government. I mean, I just think there's going to be a bit more of Winston and a bit less of Luxon, isn't it?
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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.

the-country Government / N-A

practical, flexible, pasture-protecting solution

The Country 17/04/26: Barry Soper talks to Jamie Mackay
17 Apr
the-country Government / N-A

flexible, pasture-protecting agricultural innovation

The Country 10/04/26: Todd McClay talks to Jamie Mackay
10 Apr
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