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Radio New ZealandNews report · Oct 19, 6:22 AM
Large vegetation fire which sent smoke billowing across Auckland's Upper Harbour Motorway under control
At its peak, eight fire crews responded to the scene in Auckland's Whenuapai.
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Large vegetation fire which sent smoke billowing across Auckland's Upper Harbour Motorway under control
Stuff (New Zealand) and Radio New Zealand describe the same event in different terms.
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As of October 19, 2026 at 6:22 AM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.
What happened At its peak, eight fire crews responded to the scene in Auckland's Whenuapai.
The headline split The left frames it as "Vegetation fire in northwest Auckland under control". The center frames it as "Large vegetation fire which sent smoke billowing across Auckland's Upper Harbour Motorway...".
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Left / center-leftVegetation fire in northwest Auckland under control
Stuff (New Zealand) · Center-left · News report
CenterLarge vegetation fire which sent smoke billowing across Auckland's Upper Harbour Motorway under control
Radio New Zealand · Center · News report
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Stuff (New Zealand)News report · Oct 19, 5:46 AM
Vegetation fire in northwest Auckland under control
A fire has broken out in Whenuapai, northwest Auckland, sending plumes of smoke into the air.
Details60/99 Wording Gap · Low confidence · 2 sources
60/99 Wording GapLow confidence2 sources · 2 bias bucketsDeveloping · 2 sources · 2 bucketsFormats: News report
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Oct 19, 5:46 AM: Stuff (New Zealand) joined the source map.
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Now: Wording Gap is 60/99 and story health is developing · 2 sources · 2 buckets.