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NZ HeraldNews report · Nov 12, 3:44 AM
New Plymouth Boys’ High School lockdown: Teen referred to Youth Aid over alleged threat
New Plymouth Boys' High School went into a four-hour lockdown on the first day of exams.
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New Plymouth Boys’ High School lockdown: Teen referred to Youth Aid over alleged threat
Stuff (New Zealand) and Radio New Zealand describe the same event in different terms.
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As of November 12, 2026 at 3:44 AM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.
What happened New Plymouth Boys' High School went into a four-hour lockdown on the first day of exams.
The headline split The left frames it as "Teenager referred to Youth Aid after threat forces four-hour school lockdown". The center frames it as "Teen referred to Youth Aid over threat to New Plymouth Boys' High School".
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
56/99 — meaningful wording shift across the spectrum.
WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED
Left / center-leftTeenager referred to Youth Aid after threat forces four-hour school lockdown
Stuff (New Zealand) · Center-left · News report
CenterNew Plymouth Boys’ High School lockdown: Teen referred to Youth Aid over alleged threat
NZ Herald · Center · News report
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Radio New ZealandNews report · Nov 12, 2:48 AM
Teen referred to Youth Aid over threat to New Plymouth Boys' High School
The threat sent the school into lockdown on Tuesday.
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Stuff (New Zealand)News report · Nov 12, 2:58 AM
Teenager referred to Youth Aid after threat forces four-hour school lockdown
A teenager has been referred to Youth Aid Services after an alleged threat triggered an armed police response and locked down a high school during NCEA examinations.
Details56/99 Wording Gap · Medium confidence · 3 sources
56/99 Wording GapMedium confidence3 sources · 2 bias bucketsLive match · 3 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report
SOURCE MAP CHANGES
Nov 12, 2:48 AM: Radio New Zealand joined the source map.
Nov 12, 2:58 AM: Stuff (New Zealand) joined the source map.
Nov 12, 3:44 AM: NZ Herald joined the source map.
Now: Wording Gap is 56/99 and story health is live match · 3 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.