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All Blacks great Andrew Mehrtens bankruptcy case closed

Stuff (New Zealand) and The New Zealand Herald describe the same event in different terms.

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What happenedAndrew Mehrtens agreed to a settlement after months of adjournments.
What changedThe left frames it as "All Black great staves off bankruptcy". The center frames it as "All Blacks great Andrew Mehrtens bankruptcy case closed".
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Archive healthDeveloping · 2 sources · 2 buckets

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58WORDING GAP

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Still Watching. The left frames it as "All Black great staves off bankruptcy". The center frames it as "All Blacks great Andrew Mehrtens bankruptcy case closed".

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Aug 12, 10:11 PM: Stuff (New Zealand) joined the source map.

Aug 12, 11:20 PM: The New Zealand Herald joined the source map.

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All Blacks great Andrew Mehrtens bankruptcy case closed

Andrew Mehrtens agreed to a settlement after months of adjournments.

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Center-left ·News report

All Black great staves off bankruptcy

Andrew Mehrtens, considered to be one of the best All Blacks ever, faced a number of hurdles before eventually settling the debt.

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