Press topic
Citizen's Income
15 articles
· 8 aliases in press
· peaked week of 9 Aug 2026
· first seen 6 May 2026
A proposed New Zealand policy, championed by the Opportunity Party (TOP), that would provide every eligible citizen with a regular unconditional income payment, funded through tax reform, as an alternative to the existing welfare and tax system.
Sample framings
Up to 12 framings across outlets and orientations — each a short phrase
the extractor generated to characterise the piece's editorial angle
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Stacked weekly counts; colour by editorial lean. Stuff and The Spinoff lean centre-left, NZ Herald centre-right, others centre.
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Recent headlines
Most recent 12 articles linking to this topic.
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How the public reacted
Social-media signal on the same topic, drawn from
the social lens. Engagement is
likes + 2×shares + 3×replies, the same weighting used
across the digest cards.
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52 social posts
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6,315 engagement
Stance — 52 classified edges
Supportive
18
Critical
28
Dismissive
3
Neutral / explainer
3
Sentiment — 52 classified posts
Positive
8
Neutral
8
Negative
36
Most-engaged posts on this topic
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youtube
· @rnz
· sentiment: neutral
· ♥ 618
· ↻ 0
· 💬 655
· 2,583 engagement
9 Jun
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reddit
· u/StuffThings1977
· sentiment: neutral
· ♥ 229
· ↻ 0
· 💬 287
· 1,090 engagement
7 May
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reddit
· u/Double_Suggestion385
· sentiment: neutral
· ♥ 161
· ↻ 0
· 💬 220
· 821 engagement
15 Aug
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