Oceania · Friday, 6 November 2026
New Zealand
No written brief today: there’s too little data for one, or the draft didn’t pass our checks.
Rising
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Jan Beránek, CC BY-SA 4.0 Breakout
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Raph_PH, CC BY 2.0 Rising
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Raph_PH, CC BY 4.0 Rising
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https://www.flickr.com/photos/musicmafiauk/, CC BY 2.0 New
Everyday apps here: FlowRate · The Great White App · play_music_theory · Monash FODMAP Diet · Freya • Surge Timer. Apps that top the charts every day. They’re listed after what’s new or in the news.
What the news is talking about
How much of the news here is about each issue today, and how it sounds, compared with the past 4 weeks. From 550 articles by the country’s own news sites today. How we read the news
Share of the coverage
- The AI bubble just burst. Here's what it means for NZ – Liam Dann (nzherald.co.nz)
- Is AI influencing how we vote? (itbrief.co.nz)
- Pacific Edge confirms hard-fought Medicare test reimbursement (nbr.co.nz)
- PEB - Medicare Coverage for Triage & Triage Plus Confirmed (sharechat.co.nz)
Survey · 2023 65% Worried about climate change (Climate Change Opinion Survey (Meta, Yale), survey of Facebook users)
- Are you in the top 10% of income earners? (nzherald.co.nz)
- Strong US Jobs Lift Dollar and Yields, but Tech Rebound Faces the Real Test (actionforex.com)
- 下周前瞻：通胀数据+密集官员讲话，地缘与AI叙事共同扰动盘面_期市动态_期货_中金在线 (cnfol.com)
- Инфляция в ОЭСР в сентябре ускорилась до 4,5% (interfax.ru)
How the news sounds
- Tone−0.5positive minus negative words per 100usually −0.4The GDELT Project
- Anxiety1.0× usual3.2 words per 1,000usually 3.2The GDELT Project
- Fear1.0× usual0.8 words per 1,000usually 0.8The GDELT Project
- Anger1.0× usual4.6 words per 1,000usually 4.8The GDELT Project
- Sadness1.0× usual7.7 words per 1,000usually 7.7The GDELT Project
- Happiness1.0× usual5.4 words per 1,000usually 5.4The GDELT Project
- Financial uncertainty1.1× usual7.7 words per 1,000usually 7.2The GDELT Project
News coverage in more than 100 languages, machine-translated and counted with English word lists, from The GDELT Project.
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Issues people are looking up
The top topics in politics, the economy, tech, science, health, climate, education and society that people here read and search about today.
Weekly
Crispijn van de Passe the Elder, Public domain New
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Conlan Houston, CC BY-SA 4.0 Weekly
U.S. Senate Photographic Studio, Public domain Rising
New Zealand Government, Office of the Governor-General, CC BY 4.0 Rising
New Zealand Labour Party, CC BY-SA 4.0 Breakout
Rising on Google
Searches that grew the most in the week from Sunday, 25 October 2026, in most of the country’s regions.
By category
Business & economy
youtube.com/watch?v=xQKjpC7_cYg, CC BY 4.0 Rising
Crime & justice
Aruba Police Force (KPA, #13234), Public domain
Books, arts & history
J. Malcolm Greany, Public domain Rising
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Education & careers
Phillip Capper from Wellington, New Zealand, CC BY 2.0
Fashion & beauty
SkinGlow by Kimmarie / Dr. Billy Ingram [1], CC BY 4.0
Gaming
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Movies & TV
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Celebrities & creators
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Politics & world affairs
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Crispijn van de Passe the Elder, Public domain New
Science & space
Society & beliefs
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William Warby, CC BY 2.0 Rising
Alokjain19883105, CC BY-SA 4.0 Rising
Sports
https://www.flickr.com/photos/naparazzi/, CC BY-SA 2.0 Rising
paddynapper, CC BY-SA 2.0 Rising
Travel & places
NASA World Wind, Screenshot by Carport, Public domain Rising
Industries here
Government & public sector 27Media & entertainment 18Music 17Gaming 14Sports & fitness 3Food & beverage 2Travel & tourism 1Tech & software 1Science & research 1
The numbers behind the mood
The latest official figures, with the period each one covers. Yearly numbers can be a year or more old.
Economy
- Unemployment5.4%Jun 2026 · −0.2 pts since May 2026World Bank GEM · CC BY 4.0
- Consumer confidence98.5100 = long-run averageMar 2026 · −0.1 since Feb 2026OECD
- Central bank rate2.75%Oct 2026 · ±0.00 pts since Sept 2026BIS
- Real house prices-4.6%Q2 2026 · −1.0 pts since Q1 2026BIS
- GDP growth0.5%2025 · +1.3 pts since 2024World Bank · CC BY 4.0
- Youth unemployment14.4%2025 · +0.3 pts since 2024World Bank (ILO estimate) · CC BY 4.0
- Currency vs the euro2.014NZD per euro6 Nov 2026 · euro +1.6% since 30 Oct 2026European Central Bank · available free of charge from the ECB
Business
- Business confidence100.7100 = long-run averageMar 2026 · −1.0 since Feb 2026OECD
Research
Most-published fields last month
- Sociology and Political Science
- Molecular Biology
- Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
- Astronomy and Astrophysics
Society
- People online93.5%2024 · +0.2 pts since 2023World Bank (ITU) · CC BY 4.0
- Trust in the national government45.9%OECD Trust Survey2023OECD Trust Survey
- Say humans mainly cause climate change44.8%survey of Facebook users2023Meta Data for Good and Yale Program on Climate Change Communication · CC0 (public domain)
- Want climate made a high government priority61.5%survey of Facebook users2023Meta Data for Good and Yale Program on Climate Change Communication · CC0 (public domain)
Charts
Netflix · TV
1The One About Matthew Perry
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2Nobody Wants This
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3The Diplomat
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Press photo, Public domain 4East of Eden
5Below
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6Lupin
8Minimum wage
9The New Stanford Prison Experiment
10Unforgettable
Netflix Top 10 · 2026-11-01
Netflix · Films
1Greenfingers
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2The Addams Family
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3Glenrothan
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4The Addams Family 2
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5Novocaine
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6Surviving Hurricane Otis
7Hot Wheels Let's Race: Attack of the T-Rex
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8Far and Away
9Nowhere to Run
10Animals
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Netflix Top 10 · 2026-11-01
Apple Music · Artists
1Tate McRae
Raph_PH, CC BY 4.0 2Olivia Dean
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3Adéla
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4Ella Langley
5Sam Fender
7Olivia Rodrigo
8Ashe
9Sienna Spiro
Apple Music · 2026-11-07
Apple Podcasts · Shows
1The Rest Is Politics: US
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2ZM's Fletch, Vaughan & Hayley
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3The Rest Is History
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4Gone By Lunchtime
5The Rest Is Politics
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6The Daily
7The Diary of a CEO
8Global News Podcast
9No Such Thing as a Fish
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10Casefile
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Apple Podcasts · 2026-11-07
App Store · Free apps
1EatClub - Restaurant Deals
2Club+
3McDonald's
4ReciMe: Recipe Keeper
5ChatGPT
6JD Sports NZ
7Shop
8Revolut app
9Claude by Anthropic
10Everyday Rewards
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App Store · 2026-11-07
App Store · Paid apps
1NZ Driving Theory Test
2NZ Topo50 South Island
3NZ Topo50 North Island
4Shadowrocket
5Chromagraph Camera
6The Great White App
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7Monash FODMAP Diet
8Te Aka Māori Dictionary
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9FlowRate
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10play_music_theory
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App Store · 2026-11-07
Steam · Top sellers
1Phantom Blade Zero
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2Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4
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3Aion 2
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4Counter-Strike 2
5Probably Stolen
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7Dota 2
8Crimson Desert
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9Warframe
10Aniimo
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Steam data provided by Valve · 2026-10-27
Data credits: App Store · Apple Music · Apple Podcasts · Google Trends · Netflix Top 10 · Steam data provided by Valve · Wikipedia. These signals show what people look up, watch, play and buy online. How it works.