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New Plymouth Boys' High School in lockdown following threat - police

Police are in the area, working to determine the accuracy of the threat.

Covered by 3 sources from New Zealand. First reported by Stuff ·

Headlines compared

Common ground: most headlines mention “Plymouth Boys High School”, “lockdown” and “threat”.

Different angles:

  • The New Zealand Herald “first day of NCEA exams”

How 3 newspapers cover this story

  1. StuffNew ZealandFirst report

    New Plymouth Boys' High School in lockdown after reported threat

    Police are in the area working to determine the veracity of the threat after reports were received on Tuesday morning.

  2. RNZNew Zealand

    New Plymouth Boys' High School in lockdown following threat - police

    Police are in the area, working to determine the accuracy of the threat.

    · 'My heart is going like the clappers': Nervous wait for parents as New Plymouth Boys' High School in lockdown following threat

    · Lockdown ends at New Plymouth Boys' High School following threat

  3. The New Zealand HeraldNew Zealand

    New Plymouth Boys’ High School in lockdown as police investigate threat on first day of NCEA exams

    The lockdown comes on the first day of NCEA exams.

Coverage details

3 outlets from New Zealand are covering this story: Stuff, RNZ and The New Zealand Herald. Stuff published it first, on November 9, 2026; the last outlet to join was The New Zealand Herald, less than an hour later.

Key names in the coverage: Plymouth Boys High School and NCEA.

In total 5 articles have been published, because some outlets updated the story several times.

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