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Nzfirst Candidacy

16 articles · 15 aliases in press · peaked week of 28 Jun 2026 · first seen 27 May 2026

The selection, announcement, and recruitment of New Zealand First candidates for electoral contests, including notable figures such as Michael Laws seeking to stand for the party in various electorates ahead of the 2026 general election.

The stories behind this signal

across press, releases & commentary · links open at the source
News Podcaster defends releasing private messages that led to George Ngatai quitting as NZ First candidate NZ Herald · 28 AugRead ↗ News Former FMA chair to run for NZ First in Luxon's electorate 1News (TVNZ) · 28 AugRead ↗ News Ex-FMA chair, who had to resign in May, standing for NZ First Stuff · 27 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

entry into a key electorate race

Former FMA chair to run for NZ First in Luxon's electorate
28 Aug
odt Centre

party-backed entry into local elections

Selwyn councillor announces bid to be MP
19 Jul
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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 12 articles linking to this topic.

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. View on /social →

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