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  • Top topics digest — the cards score the selected period against the prior 4 weeks.
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  • Coverage gap quadrant — scores the selected period against the 12 weeks before it (not including it).
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Week of 17 Aug 2026
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Press topic

School Influenza Absences

6 articles · 5 aliases in press · peaked week of 16 Aug 2026 · first seen 17 Aug 2026

a high number of students missing school due to influenza, affecting classroom operations and staffing

The stories behind this signal

across press, releases & commentary · links open at the source
News Winter illnesses harming students' education, NZPF president says RNZ · 18 AugRead ↗ News School absences due to illness at highest level in three years RNZ · 18 AugRead ↗ News New Zealand’s later-than-usual 2026 influenza spike, explained The Spinoff · 17 AugRead ↗ Commentary New Zealand’s later-than-usual 2026 influenza spike, explained The Spinoff · 17 AugRead ↗ News Hawke’s Bay: Rise in school absences and ED visits as winter bugs spread NZ Herald · 17 AugRead ↗ News Flu season could stretch into spring as late surge hits schools 1News (TVNZ) · 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.

rnz Centre

high student sickness disrupting education

Winter illnesses harming students' education, NZPF president says
18 Aug
tvnz Centre

widespread student illness in classrooms

Flu season could stretch into spring as late surge hits schools
17 Aug
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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 6 articles linking to this topic.

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