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Think tank · #36395

Helen Clark Foundation

Centre-left · advocacy_ngo
Think tank Centre-left
Press releases
78 owned
People
1 surfaced
Appearances
1 featured
Citations
34 named
Channels
16 reached
Social reach
11 mentions

★ Amplification

owned → earned
Carried
32 of 368 topics
Agenda-setting
10 led on air
Penetration
9% of agenda
On-message
24% of airtime

Of the 368 topics this group pushed in its own releases, 32 also surfaced in earned coverage—and it pushed 10 of those before that coverage. Co-occurrence isn’t proof the group caused the coverage; the match is a conservative exact-topic one over the last 12 months.

01 Agenda

owned + earned · last 12 months

What this group pushes, and where. Each topic is fused across its own press releases (owned) and its people’s appearances across radio, press & commentary (earned) — a topic carried in both is a frame taken from their words into the wider coverage. Framing is in their own words where available.

Social Cohesion
9 mentions supportive
Owned · 1 Earned · 8

building unity across diverse communities

Financial Stress
7 mentions
Earned · 7

economic pressure fracturing trust and connection

Virginity Testing Practices
5 mentions critical
Owned · 2 Earned · 3

scientifically invalid and harmful

Affordable Housing Crisis
4 mentions critical
Owned · 4

crucial for reducing homelessness and economic exclusion

Cannabis Legalisation
4 mentions supportive
Owned · 4

a necessary shift from criminalisation to regulation

Decline In Institutional Trust
4 mentions
Earned · 4

trust in government and courts is collapsing

Deepfake Digital Harm
4 mentions critical
Owned · 2 Earned · 2

severe harm from fake explicit content

Economic Inequality
4 mentions supportive
Owned · 2 Earned · 2

equitable outcomes for all New Zealanders

Infrastructure Funding Deficit
4 mentions critical
Owned · 4

urgent need for systemic investment to address long-term national shortfall

Ageing Infrastructure Needs
3 mentions supportive
Owned · 3

urgent and proactive planning for future needs

Alienated 28% Demographic
3 mentions
Earned · 3

systemic exclusion breeds political despair

Climate Adaptation In Cities
3 mentions supportive
Owned · 3

ageing population, climate resilience, future readiness

02 In their own words

owned · 78 releases
Coverage note. The channels and people below are the earned layer — detected automatically across radio, press, commentary and social and under review. Indicative, not a complete record: an absence means we haven’t surfaced an appearance, not that none happened.

03 Channels reached earned

earned media

How often this group’s people appear on each channel over time — a concentration on one outlet signals closeness. 19% of the 27 appearances land on news · stuff.

04 People earned

1 who have featured · tap to expand
  • Helen Clarke
    affiliation · 1 source
    Jun 2026