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The New Zealand HeraldNews report · Aug 3, 7:00 AM
Coroner’s inquest begins into death of primary school teacher Isaac Levings in Wellington Harbour
CCTV captured Isaac Levings’ final 14 minutes before he fell into the harbour.
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Coroner’s inquest begins into death of primary school teacher Isaac Levings in Wellington Harbour
Stuff (New Zealand) and The New Zealand Herald describe the same event in different terms.
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As of August 3, 2026 at 7:06 AM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.
What happened CCTV captured Isaac Levings’ final 14 minutes before he fell into the harbour.
The headline split The left frames it as "CCTV shown of teacher who drowned in Wellington Harbour after concert". The center frames it as "CCTV shown at inquest into Isaac Levings' death after he fell in Wellington Harbour".
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
66/99 — meaningful wording shift across the spectrum.
WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED
Left / center-leftCCTV shown of teacher who drowned in Wellington Harbour after concert
Stuff (New Zealand) · Center-left · News report
CenterCoroner’s inquest begins into death of primary school teacher Isaac Levings in Wellington Harbour
The New Zealand Herald · Center · News report
Right / center-rightNo matching source in this bucket yet.
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Stuff (New Zealand)News report · Aug 3, 7:06 AM
CCTV shown of teacher who drowned in Wellington Harbour after concert
Isaac Levings disappeared from Queens Wharf after attending a concert by pop rock band The 1975 at TSB Arena in April 2023.
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Radio New ZealandNews report · Aug 3, 6:10 AM
CCTV shown at inquest into Isaac Levings' death after he fell in Wellington Harbour
Isaac Levings disappeared from Queens Wharf after attending a concert by pop rock band, The 1975 at TSB Arena in April 2023.
Details66/99 Wording Gap · Medium confidence · 3 sources
66/99 Wording GapMedium confidence3 sources · 2 bias bucketsLive match · 3 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report
SOURCE MAP CHANGES
Aug 3, 6:10 AM: Radio New Zealand joined the source map.
Aug 3, 7:00 AM: The New Zealand Herald joined the source map.
Aug 3, 7:06 AM: Stuff (New Zealand) joined the source map.
Now: Wording Gap is 66/99 and story health is live match · 3 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.