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Stella Passage Berth Expansion

8 items · 6 aliases · peaked week of 6 Sep 2026 · first seen 16 May 2026

The proposed widening, deepening and reclamation of the Stella Passage channel at the Port of Tauranga to allow larger vessels and raise cargo capacity, subject to resource consent and fast-track approval processes.

Sample framings

Up to 12 framings across outlets and orientations — each a short phrase the extractor generated to characterise the piece's editorial angle (not a quote). Filter by lean to see how each bloc is spinning the story; click through to read the original.

newsroom-opinion Centre

long-awaited infrastructure boost

Port of Tauranga to target new shipping routes after fast-track approval
9 Sep
waatea Government / N-A

contested port expansion with ecological risks

#regional: Tauranga Moana Stands United Against Fast-track Port Expansion
30 Jul

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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In the press Methodology →

How the news corpus has covered this same topic over the last 12 weeks. 4 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 4 articles
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