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Nearly 1000 stalking warnings, 140 charges since law came into effect

Radio New Zealand and The New Zealand Herald describe the same event in different terms.

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What happenedThe new law carried a maximum penalty of five years' in prison.
What changedRadio New Zealand frames it as "Nearly 1000 stalking warnings, 140 charges since law came into effect". The New Zealand Herald frames it as "New stalking law: Police lay 140 charges and issue 918 notices in four months".
ConfidenceLow. Two-source or narrow-bucket comparison.
Archive healthDeveloping · 2 sources · 1 bucket

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Still Watching. Radio New Zealand frames it as "Nearly 1000 stalking warnings, 140 charges since law came into effect". The New Zealand Herald frames it as "New stalking law: Police lay 140 charges and issue 918 notices in four months".

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Sep 17, 10:54 PM: The New Zealand Herald joined the source map.

Sep 17, 11:27 PM: Radio New Zealand joined the source map.

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Nearly 1000 stalking warnings, 140 charges since law came into effect

The new law carried a maximum penalty of five years' in prison.

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Center ·News report

New stalking law: Police lay 140 charges and issue 918 notices in four months

The law came into effect on May 26 to protect victims and hold offenders to account.

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