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NZ HeraldNews report · Nov 14, 9:11 PM
Ponsonby Rd assault: Police investigate after person seriously injured
The victim received serious injuries that required hospitalisation.
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Ponsonby Rd assault: Police investigate after person seriously injured
Stuff (New Zealand) and NZ Herald describe the same event in different terms.
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As of November 14, 2026 at 9:39 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.
What happened The victim received serious injuries that required hospitalisation.
The headline split The left frames it as "Person seriously injured and ‘shaken’ after late-night assault". The center frames it as "Ponsonby Rd assault: Police investigate after person seriously injured".
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WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED
Left / center-leftPerson seriously injured and ‘shaken’ after late-night assault
Stuff (New Zealand) · Center-left · News report
CenterPonsonby Rd assault: Police investigate after person seriously injured
NZ Herald · Center · News report
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Stuff (New Zealand)News report · Nov 14, 9:39 PM
Person seriously injured and ‘shaken’ after late-night assault
A person has been left seriously injured and “shaken” after an assault in the early hours of Sunday morning in Auckland.
Details43/99 Wording Gap · Low confidence · 2 sources
43/99 Wording GapLow confidence2 sources · 2 bias bucketsDeveloping · 2 sources · 2 bucketsFormats: News report
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Nov 14, 9:11 PM: NZ Herald joined the source map.
Nov 14, 9:39 PM: Stuff (New Zealand) joined the source map.
Now: Wording Gap is 43/99 and story health is developing · 2 sources · 2 buckets.