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Louise Upston

person · Registry status: unverified

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58 distinct events shown, newest first. Headlines may be generated summaries; inspect the source before repeating a claim.

  1. Will Labour's Chris Flatt strike fourth time lucky against 18-year veteran Louise Upston?

    Recorded role: co mention · TAX_FNCACT_CANDIDATE

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  2. Jobseeker parental test starts today, and two New Zealand parents on the minimum wage for 27 hours a week earn too much for their 18-year-old to qualify - NEWS WIRE

    Recorded role: co mention · TAX_FNCACT_CHILDREN

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  3. Jobseeker parental test starts for New Zealand teenagers

    Recorded role: co mention · TAX_FNCACT_STUDENTS

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  4. Concern as thousands of young people lose access to unemployment benefits

    Recorded role: co mention · TAX_FNCACT_STUDENTS

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  5. Thousands of young people lose access to unemployment benefits

    Recorded role: co mention · ARMEDCONFLICT

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  6. GUEST BLOG: Bryan Bruce – What About The Kids This Election? Part One

    Recorded role: co mention · AUSTERITY

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  7. Chinese visitors boost NZ tourism

    Recorded role: co mention · TAX_FNCACT_TOURISTS

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  8. Chinese visitors boost NZ tourism

    Recorded role: co mention · UNGP_FORESTS_RIVERS_OCEANS

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  9. A generation of lost local voices

    Recorded role: co mention · EDUCATION

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  10. Letters: The art of voting in an MMP world

    Recorded role: co mention · POVERTY

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  11. Anne Preston (Wilson)

    Recorded role: co mention · WB_2670_JOBS

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  12. Election 2026 Campaign Diary: This week's winner is ABC… Anyone But Chippy

    Recorded role: co mention · TAX_FNCACT_BISHOP

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  13. Christopher Luxon fronts up to Bay of Plenty residents

    Recorded role: co mention · TAX_FNCACT_CANDIDATES

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  14. Campaign Diary: What a tin of spaghetti reveals about the cost-of-living election

    Recorded role: co mention · TAX_FNCACT_LEADERS

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  15. Waikato tourism returning to pre-Covid boom days

    Recorded role: co mention · SOC_POINTSOFINTEREST_AIRPORT

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  16. Waikato tourism returning to pre-Covid boom days

    Recorded role: co mention · TAX_ETHNICITY_AMERICAN

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  17. AM Edition: Top 10 Politics Articles on LiveNews.co.nz for October 15, 2026 – Full Text

    Recorded role: co mention · WB_471_ECONOMIC_GROWTH

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  18. My precious: Can Lord of the Rings bring another Wellington boomtime?

    Recorded role: co mention · TOURISM

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  19. NZ Tourism Nears Full Recovery

    Recorded role: co mention · CRISISLEX_T11_UPDATESSYMPATHY

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  20. sydneysun.com: Louise Upston, Xinhua International, United States (tax fncact minister, crisislex crisislexrec)

    Recorded role: co mention · TAX_FNCACT_MINISTER

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  21. The fact so few in media know there is already drug testing of beneficiaries highlights Fourth Estate Journalism problems

    Recorded role: co mention · CRIME_ILLEGAL_DRUGS

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  22. New Zealand int'l tourism nears pre-pandemic levels

    Recorded role: co mention · CRISISLEX_CRISISLEXREC

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  23. Business.Scoop » International Tourism Nears Full Recovery

    Recorded role: co mention · TAX_FNCACT_MINISTER

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  24. New Zealand int'l tourism nears pre-pandemic levels

    Recorded role: co mention · TOURISM

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  25. International tourism nears full recovery

    Recorded role: co mention · TOURISM

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  26. International Tourism Nears Full Recovery Gordon Campbell: On Opportunity’s Dazzling Array Of Costume Changes

    Recorded role: co mention · TAX_FNCACT_MINISTER

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  27. On Opportunity’s Dazzling Array Of Costume Changes Gordon Campbell

    Recorded role: co mention · TAX_FNCACT_MINISTER

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  28. localmatters.co.nz: Jenny Marcroft, Jenny Marcroft, Jessica Rowe (ungp forests rivers oceans, ungp forests rivers oceans)

    Recorded role: co mention · UNGP_FORESTS_RIVERS_OCEANS

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  29. Did no one in the mainstream media know that Beneficiaries are already drug tested?

    Recorded role: co mention · WB_134_SOCIAL_DEVELOPMENT

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  30. National's welcoming Labour's support for a conversation about retirement

    Recorded role: co mention · WB_134_SOCIAL_DEVELOPMENT

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  31. #tekaupapa: Drug Tests and Benefit Cuts: National Unveils Tough New Welfare Crackdown - Waatea News: Māori Radio Station

    Recorded role: co mention · TAX_FNCACT_CHILDREN

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  32. This country gets sexually aroused by bashing beneficiaries

    Recorded role: co mention · EPU_ECONOMY

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  33. Success should be celebrated, but so should those who support democracy

    Recorded role: co mention · NATURAL_DISASTER_ICE

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  34. John MacDonald: If you're over 50, be weary of National's plan

    Recorded role: co mention · AFFECT

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  35. Shane Te Pou – Drug testing jobseekers is a cheap trick from a government in trouble

    Recorded role: co mention · ELECTION

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  36. Manufacturer opens doors to showcase engineering careers and apprenticeships

    Recorded role: co mention · TAX_FNCACT_MANAGING_DIRECTOR

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  37. Auckland.Scoop » Labour, Greens Slam National’s Promise To Drug Test Unemployed Beneficiaries

    Recorded role: co mention · WB_2745_JOB_QUALITY_AND_LABOR_MARKET_PERFORMANCE

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  38. National promises random drug tests and lower payments for long-term jobseekers as NZ First warns of a slippery slope - NEWS WIRE

    Recorded role: co mention · ALLIANCE

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  39. Labour, Greens slam National's promise to drug test unemployed beneficiaries

    Recorded role: co mention · TAX_FNCACT_NATIONAL_LEADER

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  40. Business.Scoop » Firm, Fair, Affordable Welfare

    Recorded role: co mention · WB_1467_EDUCATION_FOR_ALL

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  41. On The Centre-Right Laying Traps For Winston Peters Gordon Campbell

    Recorded role: co mention · USPEC_POLICY1

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  42. Te Waihou Blue Spring: Councillor calls for temporary closure over safety concerns

    Recorded role: co mention · CLOSURE

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  43. Drug testing Beneficiaries is culture war spite masquerading as social policy

    Recorded role: co mention · ELECTION

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  44. Firm, Fair, Affordable Welfare Gordon Campbell: On Opportunity’s Identity Issues, And Why Parliament Needs A Muzzle

    Recorded role: co mention · EPU_CATS_TAXES

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  45. Councillor calls for temporary Blue Springs closure

    Recorded role: co mention · GENERAL_HEALTH

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  46. Luxon open to drug-testing MPs as National proposes random testing for beneficiaries

    Recorded role: co mention · TAX_DISEASE_CANCER

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  47. National promises random drug testing for jobseeker beneficiaries

    Recorded role: co mention · Unclassified event

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  48. National pledges drug testing for jobseeker beneficiaries

    Recorded role: co mention · SANCTIONS

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  49. National proposes random drug testing for beneficiaries, cuts to Jobseeker from 2028

    Recorded role: co mention · WB_1331_HEALTH_TECHNOLOGIES

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  50. New nutrition and wellness club opens in Weston-super-Mare town centre

    Recorded role: co mention · TAX_FNCACT_MAYORESS

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  51. National plans to cut compliance costs for small businesses

    Recorded role: co mention · WB_698_TRADE

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  52. How drinking affects your dementia risk. Research hasn’t prompted Yale researcher to abstain entirely.

    Recorded role: co mention · WB_470_EDUCATION

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  53. The hidden maths behind the Government’s $40m events strategy

    Recorded role: co mention · EDUCATION

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  54. Experts used to drink to curb dementia risk. This research stopped them

    Recorded role: co mention · TAX_DISEASE_SYNDROME

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  55. Experts used to drink to curb dementia risk. This research stopped them

    Recorded role: co mention · TAX_ETHNICITY_AMERICAN

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  56. Experts used to drink to curb dementia risk. This research stopped them

    Recorded role: co mention · SCIENCE

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  57. Community Scoop » Disabled Gisborne Resident Says Community ‘Victimised’ By Low Total Mobility Scheme Cap

    Recorded role: co mention · RURAL

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  58. Auckland.Scoop » Disabled Gisborne Resident Says Community ‘Victimised’ By Low Total Mobility Scheme Cap

    Recorded role: co mention · TAX_DISEASE_CONVENTIONAL

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Signals to inspect

Anomalies

Latest 10 in the selected window (up to 10). Detector output, not verified conclusions.

critical · new connection

New connection: 13 previously unseen co-actor(s) detected (known network: 22)

low · new connection

New connection: 1 previously unseen co-actor(s) detected (known network: 155)

low · volume spike

Volume spike: 2 events in window (2.0x baseline of 1.0 expected)

medium · new connection

New connection: 2 previously unseen co-actor(s) detected (known network: 153)

critical · new connection

New connection: 66 previously unseen co-actor(s) detected (known network: 118)

medium · volume spike

Volume spike: 3 events in window (3.0x baseline of 1.0 expected)

low · volume spike

Volume spike: 2 events in window (2.0x baseline of 1.0 expected)

high · new connection

New connection: 11 previously unseen co-actor(s) detected (known network: 111)

low · volume spike

Volume spike: 2 events in window (2.0x baseline of 1.0 expected)

medium · new connection

New connection: 2 previously unseen co-actor(s) detected (known network: 109)

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Unresolved threads

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