Press topic
Food Price Hikes
23 articles
· 21 aliases in press
· peaked week of 11 Oct 2026
· first seen 28 Apr 2026
The rising cost of food and grocery items in New Zealand, encompassing increases in retail, meat, dairy, and commodity prices and their impact on household budgets and the broader cost of living.
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Sample framings
Up to 12 framings across outlets and orientations — each a short phrase
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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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38 social posts
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19,509 engagement
Stance — 38 classified edges
Supportive
3
Critical
29
Dismissive
1
Neutral / explainer
3
Mocking
2
Sentiment — 38 classified posts
Positive
3
Neutral
3
Negative
32
Most-engaged posts on this topic
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facebook
· nzlabourparty
· sentiment: negative
· ♥ 1801
· ↻ 55
· 💬 919
· 4,668 engagement
12 Sep
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facebook
· maramadavidsonmp
· sentiment: negative
· ♥ 1873
· ↻ 152
· 💬 272
· 2,993 engagement
25 Sep
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facebook
· nzlabourparty
· sentiment: negative
· ♥ 812
· ↻ 32
· 💬 585
· 2,631 engagement
18 Aug
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