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The New Zealand HeraldNews report · Oct 24, 10:34 PM
Māngere assault: Person in critical condition after attack on Massey Rd
The alleged assault happened outside a commercial premises at 12.10am.
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Māngere assault: Person in critical condition after attack on Massey Rd
Stuff (New Zealand) reaches for "alleged" where The New Zealand Herald stays flat.
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As of October 25, 2026 at 12:18 AM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.
What happened The alleged assault happened outside a commercial premises at 12.10am.
The headline split The left frames it as "Person critical after late-night Auckland assault, alleged offender remains at large". The center frames it as "One in critical condition, after Māngere assault overnight".
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
57/99 — meaningful wording shift across the spectrum.
WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED
Left / center-leftPerson critical after late-night Auckland assault, alleged offender remains at large
Stuff (New Zealand) · Center-left · News report
CenterMāngere assault: Person in critical condition after attack on Massey Rd
The New Zealand Herald · Center · News report
Right / center-rightNo matching source in this bucket yet.
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Radio New ZealandNews report · Oct 25, 12:18 AM
One in critical condition, after Māngere assault overnight
Police are seeking information on the alleged offender, who fled the scene.
Center-leftMostly Factual
Stuff (New Zealand)News report · Oct 24, 10:19 PM
Person critical after late-night Auckland assault, alleged offender remains at large
alleged
A person is in a critical condition after a late-night assault in Auckland and the alleged offender has yet to be located after fleeing the scene, police say.
Details57/99 Wording Gap · Medium confidence · 3 sources
57/99 Wording GapMedium confidence3 sources · 2 bias bucketsLive match · 3 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report
SOURCE MAP CHANGES
Oct 24, 10:19 PM: Stuff (New Zealand) joined the source map.
Oct 24, 10:34 PM: The New Zealand Herald joined the source map.
Oct 25, 12:18 AM: Radio New Zealand joined the source map.
Now: Wording Gap is 57/99 and story health is live match · 3 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.