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Advocacy group · #93407

New Zealand Taxpayers' Union

Right · advocacy_ngo
Advocacy group Right Atlas Network
Press releases
90 owned
People
6 surfaced
Appearances
17 featured
Citations
29 named
Channels
19 reached
Social reach
64 mentions

★ Amplification

owned → earned
Carried
33 of 343 topics
Agenda-setting
18 led on air
Penetration
10% of agenda
On-message
15% of airtime

Of the 343 topics this group pushed in its own releases, 33 also surfaced in earned coverage—and it pushed 18 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.

Rates Capping Legislation
14 mentions critical
Owned · 13 Earned · 1

“minister's delay creates perverse incentives”

West Coast Ratepayers' Cost Pressures
7 mentions
Owned · 7

“unaffordable hikes already strained households”

Cost Of Living
5 mentions critical
Owned · 4 Earned · 1

“primary voter anxiety driving policy focus”

National Government Fiscal Responsibility
5 mentions critical
Owned · 2 Earned · 3

“government debt rising despite claims of responsibility”

Bnz Buyback
4 mentions critical
Owned · 1 Earned · 3

“a financially reckless and outdated policy”

Consultant Spending In Local Government
4 mentions
Owned · 4

“unnecessary expense in small districts”

Council Budget Transparency
4 mentions
Owned · 4

“concern over secrecy in public pay disclosure”

Councillor Information Requests
4 mentions supportive
Owned · 4

“transparency and scrutiny essential”

Councillor Transparency
4 mentions critical
Owned · 3 Earned · 1

“league tables expose hidden financial practices”

Fuel Cost Crisis Response
4 mentions
Earned · 4

“government response to energy shock”

High Council Staffing Costs
4 mentions
Owned · 4

“wasteful and disproportionate”

Local Accountability In Social Services
4 mentions supportive
Owned · 4

“ratepayers' money deserves democratic control”

02 In their own words

owned · 90 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. 30% of the 46 appearances land on news · rnz.

04 People earned

6 who have featured · tap to expand
  • Jordan Williams
    affiliation · 6 sources
    Jun 2026
  • Ruth Richardson
    chair · 5 sources
    Jun 2026
  • Tory Relf
    spokesperson · 3 sources
    Jun 2026
  • James Ross
    head of policy and legislative affairs · 1 source
    Jun 2026
  • Ruth Richardson
    chairs the taxpayers union · 1 source
    Jun 2026
  • Jordan Williams
    executive director · 1 source
    Jun 2026