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The New Zealand 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 WTNH News8 (Nexstar, New Haven) describe the same event in different terms.
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As of November 15, 2026 at 12:53 AM, 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 "Owner says vehicle stolen after one person seriously injured in crash in Orange".
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
57/99 — meaningful wording shift across the spectrum.
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
The New Zealand Herald · Center · News report
Right / center-rightNo matching source in this bucket yet.
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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.
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WTNH News8 (Nexstar, New Haven)News report · Nov 15, 12:53 AM
Owner says vehicle stolen after one person seriously injured in crash in Orange
ORANGE, Conn. (WTNH) — One person was seriously injured following a three-vehicle crash Saturday afternoon on Boston Post Road in Orange, police said. According to the Orange Police Departm...
Details57/99 Wording Gap · Medium confidence · 3 sources
57/99 Wording GapMedium confidence3 sources · 2 bias bucketsLive match · 3 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report
SOURCE MAP CHANGES
Nov 14, 9:11 PM: The New Zealand Herald joined the source map.
Nov 14, 9:39 PM: Stuff (New Zealand) joined the source map.
Nov 15, 12:53 AM: WTNH News8 (Nexstar, New Haven) joined the source map.
Now: Wording Gap is 57/99 and story health is live match · 3 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.