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Think tank · #46915

The New Zealand Initiative

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

★ Amplification

owned → earned
Carried
23 of 155 topics
Agenda-setting
8 led on air
Penetration
15% of agenda
On-message
7% of airtime

Of the 155 topics this group pushed in its own releases, 23 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
10 mentions
Earned · 10

deepening crisis in public sector

Housing Affordability
7 mentions supportive
Owned · 2 Earned · 5

urgent need for bold reform

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outdated and bureaucratic

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outdated and politically charged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

Civil Liability For Climate Change
3 mentions
Earned · 3

moving accountability away from courts

Climate Commission Accountability
3 mentions
Earned · 3

corporate interests push away legal liability

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

restoring ministerial accountability

02 In their own words

owned · 36 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