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Police investigate suspicious fire in unoccupied Auckland house

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

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As of November 11, 2026 at 8:32 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.

What happened Neighbours reported the fire on Winsford Street just before 11pm last night.
The headline split The left frames it as "Police investigate after two vehicles damaged in Auckland fire". The center frames it as "Police investigate suspicious fire in unoccupied Auckland house".
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WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED

Left / center-leftPolice investigate after two vehicles damaged in Auckland fire

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

CenterPolice investigate suspicious fire in unoccupied Auckland house

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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Radio New ZealandNews report · Nov 11, 8:32 PM

Police investigate suspicious fire in unoccupied Auckland house

Neighbours reported the fire on Winsford Street just before 11pm last night.

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Stuff (New Zealand)News report · Nov 11, 7:24 PM

Police investigate after two vehicles damaged in Auckland fire

Emergency services were called to Rosamund Ave in New Windsor about 2am, with no injuries reported.

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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

Nov 11, 7:24 PM: Stuff (New Zealand) joined the source map.

Nov 11, 8:32 PM: Radio New Zealand joined the source map.

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