← Today's headlines

2 sources checked · 2 source groups included · 2h ago

Still Watching

Body found in pond at South Auckland park

Police deployed to Rongomai Park, near Ōtara, after receiving the alert at 4.08pm.

1 Left1 Center0 Right
Still watching. Optics is waiting for a cleaner match before calling the split.

STILL WATCHING

As of June 22, 2026 at 6:59 AM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.

What happened A member of the public contacted police.
The headline split The left frames it as "South Auckland park cordoned off after reports body found in pond". The center frames it as "Body found in pond at South Auckland park".
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-leftSouth Auckland park cordoned off after reports body found in pond

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

CenterBody found in pond at South Auckland park

Radio New Zealand · Center · News report

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

Optics keeps watching for pickup.

SEE THE HEADLINES

Center-leftMostly Factual
Stuff (New Zealand)News report · Jun 22, 6:59 AM

South Auckland park cordoned off after reports body found in pond

cordonedafterreports

Police deployed to Rongomai Park, near Ōtara, after receiving the alert at 4.08pm.

Open source
CenterHigh
Radio New ZealandNews report · Jun 22, 6:53 AM

Body found in pond at South Auckland park

A member of the public contacted police.

Open source
Details36/99 Wording Gap · Low confidence · 2 sources
36/99 Wording GapLow confidence2 sources · 2 bias bucketsDeveloping · 2 sources · 2 bucketsFormats: News report

SOURCE MAP CHANGES

Jun 22, 6:53 AM: Radio New Zealand joined the source map.

Jun 22, 6:59 AM: Stuff (New Zealand) joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 36/99 and story health is developing · 2 sources · 2 buckets.