Carjacking: Man arrested on State Highway 5, Hawke’s Bay, after fleeing police near Taupō

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

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What happenedThe man's first car was spiked by police, but he wasn't ready to hand himself in.

What changedThe left frames it as "Man arrested after fleeing police, stealing second vehicle near Taupō". The center frames it as "Carjacking: Man arrested on State Highway 5, Hawke’s Bay, after fleeing police near Taupō".

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Archive healthDeveloping · 2 sources · 2 buckets

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Still Watching. The left frames it as "Man arrested after fleeing police, stealing second vehicle near Taupō". The center frames it as "Carjacking: Man arrested on State Highway 5, Hawke’s Bay, after fleeing police near Taupō".

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Aug 17, 12:05 AM: The New Zealand Herald joined the source map.

Aug 17, 1:01 AM: Stuff (New Zealand) joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 45/99 and story health is developing · 2 sources · 2 buckets.

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Center-left ·News report

Stuff (New Zealand)28m ago

Man arrested after fleeing police, stealing second vehicle near Taupō

Police used road spikes on two vehicles during an hour-long incident that ended about 9km south of Pohokura.

Open source

Center ·News report

The New Zealand Herald1h ago

Carjacking: Man arrested on State Highway 5, Hawke’s Bay, after fleeing police near Taupō

The man's first car was spiked by police, but he wasn't ready to hand himself in.

Open source