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Think tank · #46915

The New Zealand Initiative

Right · advocacy_ngo
Think tank Right Atlas Network
Press releases
68 owned
People
44 surfaced
Appearances
12 featured
Citations
77 named
Channels
23 reached
Social reach
95 mentions

★ Amplification

owned → earned
Carried
27 of 252 topics
Agenda-setting
8 led on air
Penetration
11% of agenda
On-message
8% of airtime

Of the 252 topics this group pushed in its own releases, 27 also surfaced in earned coverage—and it pushed 8 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
11 mentions
Earned · 11

deeply disruptive to state functions

Housing Affordability
9 mentions critical
Owned · 4 Earned · 5

core factor in family formation

Fertility Rate Decline
5 mentions critical
Owned · 4 Earned · 1

deeply entrenched and persistent

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

Climate Activism And Corporate Lobbying
4 mentions
Earned · 4

a hidden campaign to influence policy through private corporate pressure

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

outdated and bureaucratic

Frigate Replacement Programme
4 mentions supportive
Owned · 4

strategy-led, not cost-led

Government Accountability
4 mentions critical
Owned · 1 Earned · 3

bureaucratic oversight undermines ministerial responsibility

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outdated and politically charged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

Labor Force Participation Shifts
4 mentions supportive
Owned · 4

strongly positive ranking

02 In their own words

owned · 68 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. 17% of the 63 appearances land on commentary · point-of-order.

04 People earned

6 who have featured · tap to expand
  • Michael Johnston
    affiliation · 3 sources
    Jun 2026
  • Eric Crampton
    chief economist · 2 sources
    Jul 2026
  • 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