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The New Zealand HeraldNews report · Jul 27, 3:00 AM
Sinkhole appears in Auckland’s Hackett St, damaged in 2023 floods
A sinkhole about 5m long, 3m wide and 1m deep has opened on Hackett St in St Marys Bay.
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Sinkhole appears in Auckland’s Hackett St, damaged in 2023 floods
Stuff (New Zealand) and The New Zealand Herald describe the same event in different terms.
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As of July 27, 2026 at 3:22 AM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.
What happened A sinkhole about 5m long, 3m wide and 1m deep has opened on Hackett St in St Marys Bay.
The headline split The left frames it as "Drone footage shows large sinkhole on Auckland street". The center frames it as "Sinkhole appears in Auckland street damaged in 2023's floods".
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
65/99 — meaningful wording shift across the spectrum.
WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED
Left / center-leftDrone footage shows large sinkhole on Auckland street
Stuff (New Zealand) · Center-left · News report
CenterSinkhole appears in Auckland’s Hackett St, damaged in 2023 floods
The New Zealand Herald · Center · News report
Right / center-rightNo matching source in this bucket yet.
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Radio New ZealandNews report · Jul 27, 3:22 AM
Sinkhole appears in Auckland street damaged in 2023's floods
A large hole has opened up on a street in Auckland's St Mary's Bay.
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Stuff (New Zealand)News report · Jul 27, 2:35 AM
Drone footage shows large sinkhole on Auckland street
A large sinkhole has opened on a residential street in Auckland’s St Mary’s Bay, at the site of damage caused by the city’s devastating Anniversary Weekend floods in 2023.
Details65/99 Wording Gap · Medium confidence · 3 sources
65/99 Wording GapMedium confidence3 sources · 2 bias bucketsLive match · 3 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report
SOURCE MAP CHANGES
Jul 27, 2:35 AM: Stuff (New Zealand) joined the source map.
Jul 27, 3:00 AM: The New Zealand Herald joined the source map.
Jul 27, 3:22 AM: Radio New Zealand joined the source map.
Now: Wording Gap is 65/99 and story health is live match · 3 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.