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Topic · social

Government Document Transparency

777 posts · 94,842 engagement · first seen 18 Aug 2015 · last seen 25 Oct 2026

The obligations, mechanisms, and disputes surrounding the New Zealand government's release of official documents — including cabinet papers, ministerial communications, and inquiry findings — to the public, media, and oversight bodies such as the Ombudsman.

Stance breakdown

How the per-edge framings classify across 204 classified edges. Each framing is labelled by a small AI stance classifier; see the methodology page for details.

43%
56%
Supportive 88 Critical 115 Neutral / explainer 1

Sentiment breakdown

Whole-post emotional valence across 204 classified posts that reference this topic. Distinct from stance: a post can be supportive of the topic and still negative in tone (an angry supporter) — the two together capture the texture short-form posts compress into very few words.

12%
24%
65%
Positive 24 Neutral 48 Negative 132

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.

  • facebook
    15 posts · 39,783 engagement
    39,783
  • reddit
    8 posts · 1,416 engagement
    1,416
  • youtube
    160 posts · 914 engagement
    914
  • twitter
    21 posts · 322 engagement
    322

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.

  • facebook · nzlabourparty · sentiment: positive · ♥ 7211 · ↻ 420 · 💬 1117 · 11,402 engagement
    14 Oct
  • facebook · nzlabourparty · sentiment: neutral · ♥ 3002 · ↻ 183 · 💬 621 · 5,231 engagement
    18 Aug
  • facebook · taxpayersunion · sentiment: negative · ♥ 1650 · ↻ 40 · 💬 1078 · 4,964 engagement
    30 Sep
  • facebook · nzlabourparty · sentiment: neutral · ♥ 1826 · ↻ 232 · 💬 659 · 4,267 engagement
    16 Sep
  • facebook · christopherluxon · sentiment: neutral · ♥ 1544 · ↻ 46 · 💬 661 · 3,619 engagement
    6 Oct
  • facebook · nzlabourparty · sentiment: negative · ♥ 997 · ↻ 49 · 💬 469 · 2,502 engagement
    10 Oct
  • facebook · nznats · sentiment: neutral · ♥ 354 · ↻ 13 · 💬 571 · 2,093 engagement
    1 Oct
  • facebook · nznats · sentiment: neutral · ♥ 606 · ↻ 34 · 💬 420 · 1,934 engagement
    26 Aug