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The New Zealand HeraldNews report · Aug 1, 12:16 AM
Caleb Mac Gregor dies after Dunedin crash as police seek witnesses, dashcam footage
Police want to hear from witnesses or those with dashcam footage.
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Caleb Mac Gregor dies after Dunedin crash as police seek witnesses, dashcam footage
Stuff (New Zealand) and The New Zealand Herald describe the same event in different terms.
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As of August 1, 2026 at 1:08 AM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.
What happened Police want to hear from witnesses or those with dashcam footage.
The headline split The left frames it as "Young mother killed in Ōtāne crash remembered as ‘beautiful soul’ as police seek witnesses". The center frames it as "Police seek witnesses to fatal Hawke's Bay crash".
Match confidence Medium confidence. 3 sources across 2 bias buckets. Useful framing signal — check the source list before sharing.
Same-event confidenceMedium
3 sources across 2 bias buckets agree on the event.
Framing confidenceModerate
62/99 — meaningful wording shift across the spectrum.
WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED
Left / center-leftYoung mother killed in Ōtāne crash remembered as ‘beautiful soul’ as police seek witnesses
Stuff (New Zealand) · Center-left · News report
CenterCaleb Mac Gregor dies after Dunedin crash as police seek witnesses, dashcam footage
The New Zealand Herald · Center · News report
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Stuff (New Zealand)News report · Aug 1, 1:08 AM
Young mother killed in Ōtāne crash remembered as ‘beautiful soul’ as police seek witnesses
A 24-year-old mother killed in a crash near Ōtāne is being remembered as a “beautiful soul” as police seek witnesses to help determine what happened.
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Radio New ZealandNews report · Aug 1, 12:46 AM
Police seek witnesses to fatal Hawke's Bay crash
Sonique Glodean Campbell, from Waipawa, was killed when a silver Holden VX Commodore left State Highway 2 near Ōtāne and crashed.
Details62/99 Wording Gap · Medium confidence · 3 sources
62/99 Wording GapMedium confidence3 sources · 2 bias bucketsLive match · 3 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report
SOURCE MAP CHANGES
Aug 1, 12:16 AM: The New Zealand Herald joined the source map.
Aug 1, 12:46 AM: Radio New Zealand joined the source map.
Aug 1, 1:08 AM: Stuff (New Zealand) joined the source map.
Now: Wording Gap is 62/99 and story health is live match · 3 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.