Act wants to abolish Waitangi Tribunal once final historical claim settled

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

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What happenedDavid Seymour has today announced his party's Treaty Policy.

What changedThe left frames it as "ACT announces plan to end Waitangi Tribunal". The center frames it as "ACT sets out plan to wind up Waitangi Tribunal".

ConfidenceMedium. 3+ sources across at least two bias buckets with comparable news formats.

Archive healthLive match · 3 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format

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Still Watching. The left frames it as "ACT announces plan to end Waitangi Tribunal". The center frames it as "ACT sets out plan to wind up Waitangi Tribunal".

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Sep 9, 10:59 PM: The New Zealand Herald joined the source map.

Sep 9, 11:00 PM: Stuff (New Zealand) joined the source map.

Sep 9, 11:13 PM: Radio New Zealand joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 61/99 and story health is live match · 3 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.

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The New Zealand Herald1h ago

Act wants to abolish Waitangi Tribunal once final historical claim settled

David Seymour has today announced his party's Treaty Policy.

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Center ·News report

Radio New Zealand57m ago

ACT sets out plan to wind up Waitangi Tribunal

The party is campaigning on four reforms that it says will end the tribunal’s contemporary jurisdiction, and move the country on.

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Center-left ·News report

Stuff (New Zealand)1h ago

ACT announces plan to end Waitangi Tribunal

Under the policy, all remaining historical Treaty claims will be completed, while the Waitangi Tribunal’s contemporary jurisdiction will end.

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