Topic · social
Te Pati Māori Split
4 posts
· 612 engagement
· first seen 8 May 2026
· last seen 8 Jun 2026
The internal fracturing of Te Pāti Māori, centred on senior figures including Mariameno Kapa-Kingi departing to form a new political party, and the resulting realignment of Māori political representation ahead of the 2026 New Zealand general election.
Stance breakdown
How the per-edge framings classify across 4 classified edges. Each framing is labelled by a small AI stance classifier; see the methodology page for details.
Critical
2
Neutral / explainer
2
Sentiment breakdown
Whole-post emotional valence across 4 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.
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.
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reddit
3 posts
· 608 engagement
608
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youtube
1 post
· 4 engagement
4
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.
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reddit
· u/-Nyo-ho-ho-
· sentiment: negative
· ♥ 179
· ↻ 0
· 💬 111
· 512 engagement
11 May
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reddit
· u/Impressive-Name5129
· sentiment: negative
· ♥ 13
· ↻ 0
· 💬 16
· 61 engagement
8 May
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reddit
· u/KiwiHood
· sentiment: neutral
· ♥ 14
· ↻ 0
· 💬 7
· 35 engagement
11 May
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youtube
· @UCFyS0XCKclEfRwy040MGMpw
· reply
· sentiment: negative
· ♥ 4
· ↻ 0
· 💬 0
· 4 engagement
8 Jun