CenterHigh
Radio New ZealandNews report · Sep 19, 1:59 AM
Homicide investigation launched after woman found dead in Wellington
Emergency services were called to Gahagan Way, Newlands, around 4am.
← Today's headlines
3 sources checked · 2 source groups included · 4h ago
Still Watching
Homicide investigation launched after woman found dead in Wellington
Stuff (New Zealand) and The New Zealand Herald describe the same event in different terms.
1 Left2 Center0 Right
STILL WATCHING
As of September 19, 2026 at 2:19 AM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.
What happened Emergency services were called to Gahagan Way, Newlands, around 4am.
The headline split The left frames it as "Homicide investigation launched after woman found dead in Wellington suburb". The center frames it as "Newlands homicide investigation launched after woman found dead in Gahagan Way property".
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
40/99 — small wording differences, not a major framing split.
WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED
Left / center-leftHomicide investigation launched after woman found dead in Wellington suburb
Stuff (New Zealand) · Center-left · News report
CenterHomicide investigation launched after woman found dead in Wellington
Radio New Zealand · Center · News report
Right / center-rightNo matching source in this bucket yet.
Optics keeps watching for pickup.
SEE THE HEADLINES
Open source
CenterHigh
The New Zealand HeraldNews report · Sep 19, 2:19 AM
Newlands homicide investigation launched after woman found dead in Gahagan Way property
Police are speaking with a man and have guarded the Gahagan Way scene.
Center-leftMostly Factual
Stuff (New Zealand)News report · Sep 19, 1:53 AM
Homicide investigation launched after woman found dead in Wellington suburb
Emergency services were called to Gahagan Way at around 4am, where the woman was located deceased.
Details40/99 Wording Gap · Medium confidence · 3 sources
40/99 Wording GapMedium confidence3 sources · 2 bias bucketsLive match · 3 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report
SOURCE MAP CHANGES
Sep 19, 1:53 AM: Stuff (New Zealand) joined the source map.
Sep 19, 1:59 AM: Radio New Zealand joined the source map.
Sep 19, 2:19 AM: The New Zealand Herald joined the source map.
Now: Wording Gap is 40/99 and story health is live match · 3 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.