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Stanley Point incident: One person dead after digger plunges over sea wall into Auckland harbour

NZ Herald reaches for "plunges" where Stuff (New Zealand) stays flat.

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As of November 4, 2026 at 1:05 AM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.

What happened Multiple emergency vehicles swarmed Secret Cove at Stanley Point on the North Shore.
The headline split The left frames it as "One person dead after digger falls into the sea at rich lister’s property". The center frames it as "Stanley Point incident: One person dead after digger plunges over sea wall into Auckland...".
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Same-event confidenceDeveloping

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WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED

Left / center-leftOne person dead after digger falls into the sea at rich lister’s property

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

CenterStanley Point incident: One person dead after digger plunges over sea wall into Auckland harbour

NZ Herald · Center · News report

Right / center-rightNo matching source in this bucket yet.

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NZ HeraldNews report · Nov 4, 1:04 AM

Stanley Point incident: One person dead after digger plunges over sea wall into Auckland harbour

plunges

Multiple emergency vehicles swarmed Secret Cove at Stanley Point on the North Shore.

Open source
Center-leftMostly Factual
Stuff (New Zealand)News report · Nov 4, 1:05 AM

One person dead after digger falls into the sea at rich lister’s property

Emergency services attended incident in Stanley Bay.

Open source
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 4, 1:04 AM: NZ Herald joined the source map.

Nov 4, 1:05 AM: Stuff (New Zealand) joined the source map.

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