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Fog at Auckland Airport delays 17 flights, cancels seven

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

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As of August 13, 2026 at 7:26 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.

What happened Fog restrictions remain in place at Auckland Airport.
The headline split The left frames it as "Fog affects flights at Auckland Airport". The center frames it as "Flights cancelled, delayed as fog restrictions hit Auckland Airport".
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 confidenceMild

43/99 — small wording differences, not a major framing split.

WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED

Left / center-leftFog affects flights at Auckland Airport

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

CenterFog at Auckland Airport delays 17 flights, cancels seven

The New Zealand Herald · Center · News report

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

Optics keeps watching for pickup.

SEE THE HEADLINES

CenterHigh
The New Zealand HeraldNews report · Aug 13, 7:13 PM

Fog at Auckland Airport delays 17 flights, cancels seven

Fog restrictions remain in place at Auckland Airport.

Open source
Center-leftMostly Factual
Stuff (New Zealand)News report · Aug 13, 7:26 PM

Fog affects flights at Auckland Airport

The restrictions came into effect at 5.14am on Friday as fog settled over the airport.

Open source
CenterHigh
Radio New ZealandNews report · Aug 13, 7:24 PM

Flights cancelled, delayed as fog restrictions hit Auckland Airport

The disruptions have affected a number of domestic flights.

Open source
Details43/99 Wording Gap · Medium confidence · 3 sources
43/99 Wording GapMedium confidence3 sources · 2 bias bucketsLive match · 3 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report

SOURCE MAP CHANGES

Aug 13, 7:13 PM: The New Zealand Herald joined the source map.

Aug 13, 7:24 PM: Radio New Zealand joined the source map.

Aug 13, 7:26 PM: Stuff (New Zealand) joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 43/99 and story health is live match · 3 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.