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Timaru crash: 73-year-old woman dies two days after being hit by car

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

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As of August 26, 2026 at 11:45 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.

What happened Mary Shaw was hit near the intersection of Wai-iti Rd and Wilson St last Tuesday morning.
The headline split The left frames it as "‘I loved her’: Husband’s message to driver after wife dies in Timaru crash". The center frames it as "Timaru crash: 73-year-old woman dies two days after being hit by car".
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WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED

Left / center-left‘I loved her’: Husband’s message to driver after wife dies in Timaru crash

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

CenterTimaru crash: 73-year-old woman dies two days after being hit by car

The New Zealand Herald · Center · News report

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Stuff (New Zealand)News report · Aug 26, 11:45 PM

‘I loved her’: Husband’s message to driver after wife dies in Timaru crash

Grant Shaw says he is angry his wife Mary’s life was “taken and cheated from us” – but has sent his commiserations to the driver who hit her.

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The New Zealand HeraldNews report · Aug 26, 10:48 PM

Timaru crash: 73-year-old woman dies two days after being hit by car

Mary Shaw was hit near the intersection of Wai-iti Rd and Wilson St last Tuesday morning.

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Details61/99 Wording Gap · Low confidence · 2 sources
61/99 Wording GapLow confidence2 sources · 2 bias bucketsDeveloping · 2 sources · 2 bucketsFormats: News report

SOURCE MAP CHANGES

Aug 26, 10:48 PM: The New Zealand Herald joined the source map.

Aug 26, 11:45 PM: Stuff (New Zealand) joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 61/99 and story health is developing · 2 sources · 2 buckets.