Porirua school lockdown: Mana College students sent home after chemical substance found

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

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What happenedThe school said it was working with Police over the discovery.

What changedThe left frames it as "Wellington’s Mana College closing after ‘chemical substance’ found on site". The center frames it as "Porirua school lockdown: Mana College students sent home after chemical substance found".

ConfidenceLow. Two-source or narrow-bucket comparison.

Archive healthDeveloping · 2 sources · 2 buckets

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Still Watching. The left frames it as "Wellington’s Mana College closing after ‘chemical substance’ found on site". The center frames it as "Porirua school lockdown: Mana College students sent home after chemical substance found".

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Aug 25, 10:17 PM: Stuff (New Zealand) joined the source map.

Aug 25, 11:13 PM: The New Zealand Herald joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 50/99 and story health is developing · 2 sources · 2 buckets.

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The New Zealand Herald53m ago

Porirua school lockdown: Mana College students sent home after chemical substance found

The school said it was working with Police over the discovery.

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Stuff (New Zealand)18m ago

Wellington’s Mana College closing after ‘chemical substance’ found on site

The Porirua school has told parents not to come to the campus or call while the incident is being managed.

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