Oceania · Thursday, 12 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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The White House, Public domain Breakout
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Everyday apps here: YOUKNOW. · TonalEnergy Tuner & Metronome · WhatsApp · Sun Seeker - Tracker & Compass · Moment Pro Camera II. 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 630 articles by the country’s own news sites today. How we read the news
Share of the coverage
- AI More than usual
- 'Low Lies the Land' Sells to Several Territories (variety.com)
- Calentamiento global se acelera: científicos advierten que el límite de 1.5 °C podría superarse en 2029 (elheraldodesaltillo.mx)
Survey · 2023 65% Worried about climate change (Climate Change Opinion Survey (Meta, Yale), survey of Facebook users)
- Greens Raise Concern About Immigration Rule Change (scoop.co.nz)
- Greens raise concern about immigration rule change (odt.co.nz)
- الدولار الأمريكي عند أعلى مستوى في 19 شهرا مع تزايد توقعات رفع الفائدة (akhbaregy.com)
- الدولار يستقر بعد وصوله لأعلى مستوى في 19 شهرا (alquds.co.uk)
How the news sounds
- Tone−0.4positive minus negative words per 100usually −0.4The GDELT Project
- Anxiety1.0× usual3.3 words per 1,000usually 3.2The GDELT Project
- Fear1.0× usual0.8 words per 1,000usually 0.8The GDELT Project
- Anger1.1× usual5.2 words per 1,000usually 4.9The GDELT Project
- Sadness1.1× usual8.4 words per 1,000usually 7.7The GDELT Project
- Happiness1.0× usual5.4 words per 1,000usually 5.4The GDELT Project
- Financial uncertainty1.0× usual7.5 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.
The White House, Public domain Breakout
Coolcaesar, CC BY-SA 4.0 New
Kiwiev, CC0 Rising
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New Zealand National Party, CC BY-SA 4.0 Rising
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Fuzheado, CC BY 4.0 Rising
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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
The White House, Public domain Breakout
Coolcaesar, CC BY-SA 4.0 New
Kiwiev, CC0 Rising
Nature, climate & disasters
Phoenix7777, CC BY-SA 4.0 Schwede66, CC BY-SA 4.0
Crime & justice
Verodemortillet, CC BY-SA 3.0 Rising
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Fashion & beauty
Eddie Janssens, CC BY-SA 4.0 Falling Everyday app
Food & drink
Dorota Trupp, CC BY-SA 2.0 Brian Minkoff- London Pixels, CC BY-SA 3.0 Everyday app
Gaming
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Health & wellness
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Money & crypto
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Movies & TV
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Music
Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 4.0 Weekly
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Columbia Pictures Television, Public domain Rising
Celebrities & creators
Office of the Governor-General of New Zealand, CC0 New
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Politics & world affairs
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New Zealand National Party, CC BY-SA 4.0 Rising
Sports
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Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain Yu Chu Chin, CC BY-SA 4.0 Rising
Tech & AI
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Travel & places
Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 Rising
Muhammad Ashar, CC BY-SA 4.0 Rising
National Aeronautics & Space Administration, Public domain Rising
Industries here
Gaming 19Media & entertainment 15Sports & fitness 12Travel & tourism 5Music 4Government & public sector 4Advertising & marketing 2Tech & software 2Nonprofits & NGOs 2Retail & e-commerce 1Health & pharma 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 euro1.994NZD per euro12 Nov 2026 · euro −0.1% since 5 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
1Ella Langley
2Olivia Dean
4Tate McRae
5Sam Fender
6Adéla
7Olivia Rodrigo
8Ashe
Apple Music · 2026-11-13
Apple Podcasts · Shows
1ZM's Fletch, Vaughan & Hayley
2The Rest Is History
3The Rest Is Politics
4The Rest Is Politics: US
5The Daily
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6Casefile
7Newstalk ZB
8The Diary of a CEO
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9Global News Podcast
10The Joe Rogan Experience
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Apple Podcasts · 2026-11-13
App Store · Free apps
1EatClub - Restaurant Deals
2Club+
3YOUKNOW.
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4ReciMe: Recipe Keeper
5Shop
6ChatGPT
7Queenstown Marathon
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8Claude by Anthropic
9Sharesies: Grow your wealth
10WhatsApp
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App Store · 2026-11-13
App Store · Paid apps
1NZ Driving Theory Test
2NZ Topo50 South Island
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3NZ Topo50 North Island
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4Shadowrocket
5Te Aka Māori Dictionary
6Monash FODMAP Diet
7NZ Learners Driving Test
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8The Great White App
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9Squeezy
10NZBJJF
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App Store · 2026-11-13
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.