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Radio New ZealandNews report · Oct 7, 2:23 AM
Police appeal for sightings of Auckland man missing since Sunday
Joshua Arnold was last seen on 4 October on Kotuitui Road in Wainui.
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Police appeal for sightings of Auckland man missing since Sunday
Stuff (New Zealand) and The New Zealand Herald describe the same event in different terms.
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As of October 7, 2026 at 2:23 AM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.
What happened Joshua Arnold was last seen on 4 October on Kotuitui Road in Wainui.
The headline split The left frames it as "Police seek 24-year-old man missing in Auckland". The center frames it as "Police appeal for sightings of missing Auckland man Joshua Arnold".
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-leftPolice seek 24-year-old man missing in Auckland
Stuff (New Zealand) · Center-left · News report
CenterPolice appeal for sightings of Auckland man missing since Sunday
Radio New Zealand · Center · News report
Right / center-rightNo matching source in this bucket yet.
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The New Zealand HeraldNews report · Oct 7, 2:05 AM
Police appeal for sightings of missing Auckland man Joshua Arnold
Joshua Arnold was last seen on Sunday in jeans, jandals and a black sunhat.
Center-leftMostly Factual
Stuff (New Zealand)News report · Oct 7, 1:50 AM
Police seek 24-year-old man missing in Auckland
Police and family are concerned for the wellbeing of Joshua Arnold, who was last seen in Wainui, Auckland, on Sunday.
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
Oct 7, 1:50 AM: Stuff (New Zealand) joined the source map.
Oct 7, 2:05 AM: The New Zealand Herald joined the source map.
Oct 7, 2:23 AM: Radio 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.