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The New Zealand HeraldNews report · Aug 15, 6:50 PM
Maeroa, Hamilton assault: Four people injured after alleged knife attack, 23-year-old arrested
alleged
Police say a firearm was discharged at a property nearby, but no one was injured.
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Maeroa, Hamilton assault: Four people injured after alleged knife attack, 23-year-old arrested
The New Zealand Herald reaches for "alleged" where Stuff (New Zealand) stays flat.
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As of August 15, 2026 at 9:26 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.
What happened Police say a firearm was discharged at a property nearby, but no one was injured.
The headline split The left frames it as "Four people hospitalised, one critical, after knife attack in Hamilton". The center frames it as "Hamilton knife attack puts four people in hospital".
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
50/99 — small wording differences, not a major framing split.
WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED
Left / center-leftFour people hospitalised, one critical, after knife attack in Hamilton
Stuff (New Zealand) · Center-left · News report
CenterMaeroa, Hamilton assault: Four people injured after alleged knife attack, 23-year-old arrested
The New Zealand Herald · Center · News report
Right / center-rightNo matching source in this bucket yet.
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Stuff (New Zealand)News report · Aug 15, 9:26 PM
Four people hospitalised, one critical, after knife attack in Hamilton
A 23-year-old man is in custody after a serious assault in Maeroa left one person critically injured and three others wounded.
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Radio New ZealandNews report · Aug 15, 6:39 PM
Hamilton knife attack puts four people in hospital
A 23-year-old man is in custody, police say.
Details50/99 Wording Gap · Medium confidence · 3 sources
50/99 Wording GapMedium confidence3 sources · 2 bias bucketsLive match · 3 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report
SOURCE MAP CHANGES
Aug 15, 6:39 PM: Radio New Zealand joined the source map.
Aug 15, 6:50 PM: The New Zealand Herald joined the source map.
Aug 15, 9:26 PM: Stuff (New Zealand) joined the source map.
Now: Wording Gap is 50/99 and story health is live match · 3 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.