New Plymouth Boys’ High School in lockdown as armed police probe threat on first day of NCEA exams

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

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What happenedThe lockdown comes on the first day of NCEA exams.

What changedThe left frames it as "‘Please do not contact your son’: High school goes into lockdown amid senior exams". The center frames it as "'My heart is going like the clappers': Nervous wait for parents as New Plymouth Boys' Hig...".

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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69WORDING GAP

3 sources · 2 bias buckets · Medium confidence

Still Watching. The left frames it as "‘Please do not contact your son’: High school goes into lockdown amid senior exams". The center frames it as "'My heart is going like the clappers': Nervous wait for parents as New Plymouth Boys' Hig...".

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Nov 9, 11:03 PM: Stuff (New Zealand) joined the source map.

Nov 9, 11:07 PM: NZ Herald joined the source map.

Nov 9, 11:27 PM: Radio New Zealand joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 69/99 and story health is live match · 3 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.

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Center ·News report

NZ Herald50m ago

New Plymouth Boys’ High School in lockdown as armed police probe threat on first day of NCEA exams

The lockdown comes on the first day of NCEA exams.

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Center ·News report

Radio New Zealand1h ago

'My heart is going like the clappers': Nervous wait for parents as New Plymouth Boys' High School in lockdown following threat

Police are in the area, working to determine the accuracy of the threat.

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Center-left ·News report

Stuff (New Zealand)1h ago

‘Please do not contact your son’: High school goes into lockdown amid senior exams

Police are in the area working to determine the veracity of the threat after reports were received on Tuesday morning.

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