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Stuff (New Zealand)News report · Sep 20, 11:56 PM
Searchers find group lost in Bay of Plenty forest
Police have found the group reported lost in Rotoehu Forest in the Bay of Plenty.
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Search underway for group lost in Bay of Plenty forest
Stuff (New Zealand) and Radio New Zealand describe the same event in different terms.
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As of September 20, 2026 at 11:56 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.
What happened Police say it follows reports that a group of four is lost in Rotoehu Forest which is northeast of Rotorua.
The headline split The left frames it as "Searchers find group lost in Bay of Plenty forest". The center frames it as "Search underway for group lost in Bay of Plenty forest".
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Left / center-leftSearchers find group lost in Bay of Plenty forest
Stuff (New Zealand) · Center-left · News report
CenterSearch underway for group lost in Bay of Plenty forest
Radio New Zealand · Center · News report
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Radio New ZealandNews report · Sep 20, 10:26 PM
Search underway for group lost in Bay of Plenty forest
Police say it follows reports that a group of four is lost in Rotoehu Forest which is northeast of Rotorua.
Details39/99 Wording Gap · Low confidence · 2 sources
39/99 Wording GapLow confidence2 sources · 2 bias bucketsDeveloping · 2 sources · 2 bucketsFormats: News report
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Sep 20, 10:26 PM: Radio New Zealand joined the source map.
Sep 20, 11:56 PM: Stuff (New Zealand) joined the source map.
Now: Wording Gap is 39/99 and story health is developing · 2 sources · 2 buckets.