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Pedestrian seriously injured after being hit by vehicle in Auckland's Drury

Stuff (New Zealand) and Radio New Zealand describe the same event in different terms.

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As of September 18, 2026 at 2:21 AM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.

What happened Great South Road was closed between the State Highway 1 off-ramp and Waihoehoe Road.
The headline split The left frames it as "Pedestrian seriously injured, Great South Road closed in Drury after crash". The center frames it as "Pedestrian seriously injured after being hit by vehicle in Auckland's Drury".
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Same-event confidenceDeveloping

Not enough sources yet to confirm this is the same specific event.

WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED

Left / center-leftPedestrian seriously injured, Great South Road closed in Drury after crash

Stuff (New Zealand) · Center-left · News report

CenterPedestrian seriously injured after being hit by vehicle in Auckland's Drury

Radio New Zealand · Center · News report

Right / center-rightNo matching source in this bucket yet.

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SEE THE HEADLINES

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Stuff (New Zealand)News report · Sep 18, 2:21 AM

Pedestrian seriously injured, Great South Road closed in Drury after crash

One person has been taken to hospital in a serious condition after a crash involving a vehicle and a pedestrian in Drury on Friday afternoon.

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Radio New ZealandNews report · Sep 18, 2:20 AM

Pedestrian seriously injured after being hit by vehicle in Auckland's Drury

Great South Road was closed between the State Highway 1 off-ramp and Waihoehoe Road.

Open source
Details52/99 Wording Gap · Low confidence · 2 sources
52/99 Wording GapLow confidence2 sources · 2 bias bucketsDeveloping · 2 sources · 2 bucketsFormats: News report

SOURCE MAP CHANGES

Sep 18, 2:20 AM: Radio New Zealand joined the source map.

Sep 18, 2:21 AM: Stuff (New Zealand) joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 52/99 and story health is developing · 2 sources · 2 buckets.