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Teenager found guilty of murdering Napier boy Kaea Karauria

Stuff (New Zealand) and The New Zealand Herald describe the same event in different terms.

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As of November 10, 2026 at 5:57 AM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.

What happened The teen admitted stabbing the 15-year-old but argued it was manslaughter.
The headline split The left frames it as "Teen found guilty of murdering Napier boy Kaea Karauria". The center frames it as "Teen found guilty of murdering Napier boy Kaea Karauria".
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 confidenceMild

23/99 — small wording differences, not a major framing split.

WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED

Left / center-leftTeen found guilty of murdering Napier boy Kaea Karauria

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

CenterTeenager found guilty of murdering Napier boy Kaea Karauria

The New Zealand Herald · Center · News report

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

Optics keeps watching for pickup.

SEE THE HEADLINES

CenterHigh
The New Zealand HeraldNews report · Nov 10, 5:54 AM

Teenager found guilty of murdering Napier boy Kaea Karauria

The teen admitted stabbing the 15-year-old but argued it was manslaughter.

Open source
CenterHigh
Radio New ZealandNews report · Nov 10, 5:09 AM

Teen found guilty of murdering Napier boy Kaea Karauria

15-year-old Napier boy Kaea Karauria was killed in May last year.

Open source
Center-leftMostly Factual
Stuff (New Zealand)News report · Nov 10, 5:57 AM

Teen found guilty of murdering Napier boy Kaea Karauria

15-year-old Napier boy Kaea Karauria was killed in May last year.

Open source
Details23/99 Wording Gap · Medium confidence · 3 sources
23/99 Wording GapMedium confidence3 sources · 2 bias bucketsLive match · 3 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report

SOURCE MAP CHANGES

Nov 10, 5:09 AM: Radio New Zealand joined the source map.

Nov 10, 5:54 AM: The New Zealand Herald joined the source map.

Nov 10, 5:57 AM: Stuff (New Zealand) joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 23/99 and story health is live match · 3 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.