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Think tank · #46915

The New Zealand Initiative

Right · advocacy_ngo
Think tank Right Atlas Network
Press releases
23 owned
People
42 surfaced
Appearances
9 featured
Citations
48 named
Channels
19 reached
Social reach
32 mentions

★ Amplification

owned → earned
Carried
18 of 92 topics
Agenda-setting
5 led on air
Penetration
20% of agenda
On-message
8% of airtime

Of the 92 topics this group pushed in its own releases, 18 also surfaced in earned coverage—and it pushed 5 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.

Public Sector Cuts
10 mentions
Earned · 10

“deepening crisis in public sector”

Public Sector Appointments
5 mentions critical
Owned · 4 Earned · 1

“reforming ministerial oversight with safeguards”

Ai In Welfare Decisions
4 mentions
Earned · 4

“promised AI integration amid workforce reductions”

Defence Procurement System
4 mentions critical
Owned · 2 Earned · 2

“outdated and bureaucratic”

Government Accountability
4 mentions critical
Owned · 1 Earned · 3

“bureaucratic oversight undermines ministerial responsibility”

Housing Affordability
4 mentions supportive
Owned · 1 Earned · 3

“crucial to address through systemic change”

Housing Targets
4 mentions critical
Owned · 1 Earned · 3

“outdated and politically charged”

Industry-Skills Curriculum Collaboration
4 mentions
Earned · 4

“integrating workplace needs into school subjects”

Climate Lobbying Documents
3 mentions
Earned · 3

“a hidden campaign to influence policy through private corporate pressure”

Democratic Control Of Government Institutions
3 mentions supportive
Owned · 1 Earned · 2

“restoring ministerial accountability”

Digital Capability In Defence
3 mentions supportive
Owned · 1 Earned · 2

“urgent need for agility”

Fiscal Discipline
3 mentions
Earned · 3

“a coalition-driven economic trap”

02 In their own words

owned · 23 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. 16% of the 57 appearances land on commentary · point-of-order.

04 People earned

7 who have featured · tap to expand
  • Benno Blaschke
    research fellow · 2 sources
    Jun 2026
  • Dr Murray HORN
    former treasury secretary and nz initiative senior fellow · 2 sources
    Jun 2026
  • Roger Partridge
    board chair · 2 sources
    Jun 2026
  • John Howard
    senior fellow and retired major general · 1 source
    Jun 2026
  • Michael Johnston
    senior research fellow · 1 source
    Jun 2026
  • Michael Johnston
    education research fellow · 1 source
    Jun 2026
  • Dr Murray HORN
    director
    Jun 2026