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$80m worth of cocaine seized in Auckland after overseas tip-off

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

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As of October 30, 2026 at 4:35 AM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.

What happened It's the second large seizure of cocaine in Auckland this week.
The headline split The left frames it as "Quarter-tonne cocaine shipment worth $80m seized in Auckland". The center frames it as "$80m worth of cocaine seized in Auckland after overseas tip-off".
Match confidence Developing. The source map is still developing. Keep watching for more sources to join.
Same-event confidenceDeveloping

Not enough sources yet to confirm this is the same specific event.

WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED

Left / center-leftQuarter-tonne cocaine shipment worth $80m seized in Auckland

Stuff (New Zealand) · Center-left · News report

Center$80m worth of cocaine seized in Auckland after overseas tip-off

Radio New Zealand · Center · News report

Right / center-rightNo matching source in this bucket yet.

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SEE THE HEADLINES

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Radio New ZealandNews report · Oct 30, 4:35 AM

$80m worth of cocaine seized in Auckland after overseas tip-off

It's the second large seizure of cocaine in Auckland this week.

Open source
Center-leftMostly Factual
Stuff (New Zealand)News report · Oct 30, 4:06 AM

Quarter-tonne cocaine shipment worth $80m seized in Auckland

Five men face charges after 250kg of the drug was intercepted at Tauranga and tracked under surveillance to Auckland.

Open source
Details46/99 Wording Gap · Low confidence · 2 sources
46/99 Wording GapLow confidence2 sources · 2 bias bucketsDeveloping · 2 sources · 2 bucketsFormats: News report

SOURCE MAP CHANGES

Oct 30, 4:06 AM: Stuff (New Zealand) joined the source map.

Oct 30, 4:35 AM: Radio New Zealand joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 46/99 and story health is developing · 2 sources · 2 buckets.