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The New Zealand HeraldNews report · Sep 30, 5:59 AM
Firefighters battle blaze at Coca-Cola building in Auckland’s Mt Wellington
Coca-Cola Europacific NZ said all people have been accounted for.
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Firefighters battle blaze at Coca-Cola building in Auckland’s Mt Wellington
Stuff (New Zealand) and The New Zealand Herald describe the same event in different terms.
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As of September 30, 2026 at 9:14 AM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.
What happened Coca-Cola Europacific NZ said all people have been accounted for.
The headline split The left frames it as "Aerial fire truck fails as 50 firefighters battle Coca-Cola blaze". The center frames it as "Firefighters battle blaze at Auckland Coca-Cola factory".
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
52/99 — meaningful wording shift across the spectrum.
WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED
Left / center-leftAerial fire truck fails as 50 firefighters battle Coca-Cola blaze
Stuff (New Zealand) · Center-left · News report
CenterFirefighters battle blaze at Coca-Cola building in Auckland’s Mt Wellington
The New Zealand Herald · Center · News report
Right / center-rightNo matching source in this bucket yet.
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Radio New ZealandNews report · Sep 30, 9:14 AM
Firefighters battle blaze at Auckland Coca-Cola factory
Ten crews responded to a blaze on the second floor of the site on Carbine Road.
Center-leftMostly Factual
Stuff (New Zealand)News report · Sep 30, 6:31 AM
Aerial fire truck fails as 50 firefighters battle Coca-Cola blaze
Everyone was accounted for at Coca-Cola’s Mt Wellington site as crews fought a second-floor fire and an aerial truck suffered a computer malfunction.
Details52/99 Wording Gap · Medium confidence · 3 sources
52/99 Wording GapMedium confidence3 sources · 2 bias bucketsLive match · 3 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report
SOURCE MAP CHANGES
Sep 30, 5:59 AM: The New Zealand Herald joined the source map.
Sep 30, 6:31 AM: Stuff (New Zealand) joined the source map.
Sep 30, 9:14 AM: Radio New Zealand joined the source map.
Now: Wording Gap is 52/99 and story health is live match · 3 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.