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What the picker changes
  • Top topics digest — the cards score the selected period against the prior 4 weeks.
  • 12-week heatmap & outlet matrix — show the 12 weeks ending at the selected week (they slide back with the picker, they aren’t a fixed snapshot).
  • 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.
What stays as-is
  • 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.
Rolling 7 days is a sliding live window for “current vibes”; switch to Weekly to compare specific weeks side-by-side.
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Topic · social

Cost Of Living Pressures On Events

230 posts · 44,296 engagement · first seen 22 Sep 2014 · last seen 6 Jun 2026

The Ohakune Mardi Gras, a long-standing community event tied to recovery from Mt Ruapehu eruptions, is at risk of cancellation due to financial and legal challenges, highlighting broader pressures on grassroots cultural events.

Platform mix

Where the conversation is happening. Engagement is volume-weighted (likes + 2×shares + 3×replies); a small number of high-impact posts can outrank a high-volume but low-engagement platform.

  • reddit
    76 posts · 22,388 engagement
    22,388
  • facebook
    7 posts · 10,195 engagement
    10,195
  • twitter
    21 posts · 4,947 engagement
    4,947
  • youtube
    105 posts · 1,131 engagement
    1,131

Top posts by engagement

The most-engaged posts referencing this topic. Engagement is likes + 2×shares + 3×replies; the order matches the digest ranking on /social.