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NZ HeraldNews report · Nov 9, 11:07 PM
New Plymouth Boys’ High School in lockdown as armed police probe threat on first day of NCEA exams
The lockdown comes on the first day of NCEA exams.
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New Plymouth Boys’ High School in lockdown as armed police probe threat on first day of NCEA exams
Stuff (New Zealand) and Radio New Zealand describe the same event in different terms.
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As of November 9, 2026 at 11:07 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.
What happened The lockdown comes on the first day of NCEA exams.
The headline split The left frames it as "‘Please do not contact your son’: High school goes into lockdown amid senior exams". The center frames it as "New Plymouth Boys' High School in lockdown following threat - police".
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
66/99 — meaningful wording shift across the spectrum.
WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED
Left / center-left‘Please do not contact your son’: High school goes into lockdown amid senior exams
Stuff (New Zealand) · Center-left · News report
CenterNew Plymouth Boys’ High School in lockdown as armed police probe threat on first day of NCEA exams
NZ Herald · Center · News report
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Radio New ZealandNews report · Nov 9, 9:36 PM
New Plymouth Boys' High School in lockdown following threat - police
Police are in the area, working to determine the accuracy of the threat.
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Stuff (New Zealand)News report · Nov 9, 10:09 PM
‘Please do not contact your son’: High school goes into lockdown amid senior exams
Police are in the area working to determine the veracity of the threat after reports were received on Tuesday morning.
Details66/99 Wording Gap · Medium confidence · 3 sources
66/99 Wording GapMedium confidence3 sources · 2 bias bucketsLive match · 3 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report
SOURCE MAP CHANGES
Nov 9, 9:36 PM: Radio New Zealand joined the source map.
Nov 9, 10:09 PM: Stuff (New Zealand) joined the source map.
Nov 9, 11:07 PM: NZ Herald joined the source map.
Now: Wording Gap is 66/99 and story health is live match · 3 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.