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  • Top topics digest — the cards score the selected period against the prior 4 weeks.
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  • Per-topic volume / alias drift — same 12-week trailing window, anchored on the selected period.
  • Coverage gap quadrant — scores the selected period against the 12 weeks before it (not including it).
  • Anomaly cards — only show alerts the detector fired during the selected period. Quiet weeks legitimately show none.
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  • Outlet orientation strip / lean colours — context-only, drawn from the last 12 weeks of activity regardless.
  • Co-occurrence graph — recent-activity anchored, not picker-driven.
  • Source & topic profiles — all-time data for the topic; the picker doesn’t affect them.
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Press topic

Apparel Spending Surge

2 articles · 2 aliases in press · peaked week of 16 Aug 2026 · first seen 17 Aug 2026

a notable year-on-year increase in clothing purchases, the highest since 2020

The stories behind this signal

across press, releases & commentary · links open at the source
Govt release ****Stars align for retailers in July with boost in spending**** \\ \\ **17 August 2026**\\ \\ A big boost in retail… Retail NZ · 17 AugRead ↗ News Retail spending jumps in July following flat June 1News (TVNZ) · 17 AugRead ↗ News New Zealanders spending more on hospitality and clothing, but less on fuel and services RNZ · 17 AugRead ↗

Sample framings

Up to 12 framings across outlets and orientations — each a short phrase the extractor generated to characterise the piece's editorial angle (not a quote). Filter by lean to see how each bloc is spinning the story; click through to read the original.

tvnz Centre

largest annual rise in two years

Retail spending jumps in July following flat June
17 Aug
rnz Centre

clothing purchases rise during peak shopping periods

New Zealanders spending more on hospitality and clothing, but less on fuel and services
17 Aug

Coverage by outlet lean Methodology →

Stacked weekly counts; colour by editorial lean. Stuff and The Spinoff lean centre-left, NZ Herald centre-right, others centre.

Alias drift

How press outlets have named this topic, week by week.

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Recent headlines

Most recent 2 articles linking to this topic.

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