New Zealand

24 Oct: 19 in every 100 of its stories were about people being harmed — about the world's share.

What stood out Nothing about New Zealand stood out from its usual in these days.
Compared with the world's news over the same days; "usual" is its own 30 days before.
The evidence its 33 stories about people being harmed in these days → few stories
Harm in the newsHelp & hopeParts of lifeHarm reportedFeelingsTone of words
Disasters & accidentsHealthFood & livelihoodDeaths & injuries, cause not givenShelter & servicesRights & justice

New Zealand: disasters & accidents, out of every 100 of its stories about people being harmed

Dashed line: the world.

35%18%24 Oct24 Oct: 35%; world 18%
New ZealandThe world

Key events

the events its news covered most, newest on the right

No events in these days.

Its biggest days

when the news pointed at New Zealand most

Nothing about New Zealand stood out from its usual in these days.

In detail

against the world's news, same days

People and attention

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About 5 million people live in New Zealand. Over these days its news carried 6.3 stories about people being harmed for every million people — about 8 times the world's rate (0.8 per million).

How much of the world's attention reached it for its size: coverage per person, not harm per person. Population is approximate (about 2023).

Parts of life

Share of its stories about people being harmed, by part of life.

Disasters & accidents35%11 stories
Health32%10 stories
Food & livelihood19%6 stories
Deaths & injuries, cause not given6%2 stories
Rights & justice3%1 story
Shelter & services3%1 story

Harm reported

Stories, not people: a story counts once however many people it reports.

Stories reporting people killed9 Stories reporting people affected3

Harsh or warm words

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Its stories' words were much warmer than the world's.

Filled dot: New Zealand. Ring: the world. Measured over 33 stories.

Feelings

Too few stories to read its feelings.

Its neighbours, same days

Vanuatu80 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed · mostly disasters & accidents
New Zealand19 in 100 of its 171 stories were about people being harmed · mostly disasters & accidents
New Caledonia0 in 100 of its 2 stories were about people being harmed · mostly Fiji15 in 100 of its 40 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health Australia16 in 100 of its 600 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health

Countries that share a border on the map (the nearest ones for an island). A country with few stories ranks lower.

Where it happened

New Zealand (bright) and its neighbours. Dots: its key events in these days. Click a dot for its stories.

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