Oceania · Tuesday, 10 November 2026
New Zealand
No written brief today: there’s too little data for one, or the draft didn’t pass our checks.
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Everyday apps here: Club+ · Site Audit Pro · BlinkDrama - Short Dramas · Z Energy App · EatClub - Restaurant Deals. 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 575 articles by the country’s own news sites today. How we read the news
Share of the coverage
- Qantas says 850 jobs to be affected in AI overhaul (nzherald.co.nz)
- Red Hat launches OpenShift 5 with AI troubleshooting (itbrief.co.nz)
- Democracy and elections More than usual
- Maailman alueet ovat jo lähellä 1,5 asteen lämpenemistä (tekniikanmaailma.fi)
- 気候変動：地域ごとの温暖化は、すでに1.5℃の世界に似ている可能性がある | Nature Climate Change (natureasia.com)
Survey · 2023 65% Worried about climate change (Climate Change Opinion Survey (Meta, Yale), survey of Facebook users)
- Ryan Bridge: Remembering the first World War, 108 years on (newstalkzb.co.nz)
- How did Mildenhall become crucial to the US Air Force? (bbc.co.uk)
How the news sounds
- Tone−0.4positive minus negative words per 100usually −0.4The GDELT Project
- Anxiety1.1× usual3.3 words per 1,000usually 3.2The GDELT Project
- Fear0.9× usual0.7 words per 1,000usually 0.8The GDELT Project
- Anger0.9× usual4.3 words per 1,000usually 4.8The GDELT Project
- Sadness1.0× usual8.0 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.
Het Algemeen Nieuws, Public domain 1News
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Searches that grew the most in the week from Sunday, 1 November 2026, in most of the country’s regions.
By category
Business & economy
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Cars & transport
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Nature, climate & disasters
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Crime & justice
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Books, arts & history
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Education & careers
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Fashion & beauty
derivative work: Wildhartlivie ( talk ) Jerry Hall 1.jpg : Piers Allardyce, CC BY 2.0 Everyday app
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Food & drink
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Gaming
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Money & crypto
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Movies & TV
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Music
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Celebrities & creators
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Politics & world affairs
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Science & space
New Zealand Government, Office of the Governor-General, CC BY 4.0
Society & beliefs
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Travel & places
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NASA/JPL/NIMA, Public domain NASA World Wind, Screenshot by Carport, Public domain
Industries here
Media & entertainment 19Gaming 19Government & public sector 10Sports & fitness 9Music 6Fashion & beauty 2Tech & software 2Health & pharma 2Food & beverage 1Restaurants & hospitality 1Travel & tourism 1Education 1Nonprofits & NGOs 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 euro1.993NZD per euro10 Nov 2026 · euro +0.2% since 3 Nov 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
- Oceanography
- Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
- Education
- 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
1Taken: Natalee Holloway
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2The One About Matthew Perry
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3A Couple of Lies
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4Nobody Wants This
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5Black Doves
6Instadocs: Jane Doe v. Cornell
7Will Trent
8Dead-End Job
9The Diplomat
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10East of Eden
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Netflix Top 10 · 2026-11-08
Netflix · Films
1Sing 2
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2The Super Mario Galaxy Movie
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3You, Me & Tuscany
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4Collision Course
5The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
6It Ends with Us
7A Dog's Perfect Christmas
8Heist
9Sing
10The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Netflix Top 10 · 2026-11-08
Apple Music · Artists
Raph_PH, CC BY 4.0 1Olivia Dean
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2Tate McRae
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3Ella Langley
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5Adéla
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6Olivia Rodrigo
7Sam Fender
8Ashe
10Sienna Spiro
Apple Music · 2026-11-11
Apple Podcasts · Shows
1ZM's Fletch, Vaughan & Hayley
2The Rest Is History
3The Rest Is Politics: US
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4Casefile
5The Daily
6Newstalk ZB
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7Global News Podcast
8Sex.Life
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9Between Two Beers Podcast
10The Diary of a CEO
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Apple Podcasts · 2026-11-11
App Store · Free apps
1EatClub - Restaurant Deals
2Club+
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3ReciMe: Recipe Keeper
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4Shop
5ChatGPT
6YOUKNOW.
7JD Sports NZ
8Claude by Anthropic
9Woolworths NZ
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10Microsoft Authenticator
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App Store · 2026-11-11
App Store · Paid apps
1NZ Driving Theory Test
2Shadowrocket
3NZ Topo50 South Island
4NZ Topo50 North Island
5The Great White App
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6Squeezy
7Te Aka Māori Dictionary
8Monash FODMAP Diet
9WikiCamps New Zealand
10NZBJJF
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App Store · 2026-11-11
Steam · Top sellers
1Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4
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2Counter-Strike 2
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3Football Manager 27
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4Phantom Blade Zero
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5Warframe
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6Probably Stolen
7Dota 2
8Aion 2
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9Final Fantasy XIV
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10Loftia
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Steam data provided by Valve · 2026-11-03
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.