O-Score proof
Ngawi / Cape Palliser pilot whale stranding — 1News: at least 30 believed dead; RNZ: about 50 found; last whales found alive die, including two that had been returned to the water
8O-Score8 · Barely covered1 of 13 major U.S. outlets as of publish · See proof →Method note: Score reflects coverage as of publish date; changed Nov 2, 2026. Only articles dated on or before our publish date (Nov 5, 2026, ET) count. Later articles are listed as pickups and never lower the score.
Status history (2 events, ET)
- Published
- O-Score check: 8 (Barely covered) · 1 of 13 outlets counted
The math
- Outlets checked: 13 major U.S. national outlets.
- Confirmed reports of this story dated on or before our publish date: 1 (1 with an outlet date we have not verified: Reuters; counted, flagged).
- 1 found → O-Score 8 (Barely covered). Higher means more overlooked.
| Score | Meaning | Major U.S. outlets that covered it |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fully overlooked | 0 of 13 outlets |
| 8 | Barely covered ← this story | 1 outlet |
| 6, 5 | Lightly covered | 2 outlets (6) · 3 outlets (5) |
| 4, 3 | Covered | 4 outlets (4) · 5 outlets (3) |
| 2, 1, 0 | Widely covered | 6–7 outlets (2) · 8–10 outlets (1) · 11–13 outlets (0) |
Provisional: provisional Google/Bing RSS; related Reuters RSS hit opened via Google News wrapper (no Ngawi text); confirmed Reuters wire via opened Straits Times republication ending REUTERS (Ngawi/Cape Palliser, Nov 5, 2026). reuters.com permalink not retrieved.
Checked Nov 5, 2026, 8:53 PM ET · search window: 14 days back from the check.
Every outlet
| Outlet | Result | Searches run |
|---|---|---|
| AP apnews.com | Not found | google-news: "Cape Palliser pilot whale site:apnews.com" bing-news: "Cape Palliser pilot whale site:apnews.com" google-news: "Ngawi whale stranding site:apnews.com" bing-news: "Ngawi whale stranding site:apnews.com" google-news: "Wairarapa pilot whales site:apnews.com" bing-news: "Wairarapa pilot whales site:apnews.com" |
| Reuters reuters.com | Found: Dozens of pilot whales stranded on New Zealand coast (2026-11-05, outlet date not verified; counted) | google-news: "Cape Palliser pilot whale site:reuters.com" bing-news: "Cape Palliser pilot whale site:reuters.com" google-news: "Ngawi whale stranding site:reuters.com" bing-news: "Ngawi whale stranding site:reuters.com" google-news: "Wairarapa pilot whales site:reuters.com" bing-news: "Wairarapa pilot whales site:reuters.com" |
| The New York Times nytimes.com | Not found | google-news: "Cape Palliser pilot whale site:nytimes.com" bing-news: "Cape Palliser pilot whale site:nytimes.com" google-news: "Ngawi whale stranding site:nytimes.com" bing-news: "Ngawi whale stranding site:nytimes.com" google-news: "Wairarapa pilot whales site:nytimes.com" bing-news: "Wairarapa pilot whales site:nytimes.com" |
| The Washington Post washingtonpost.com | Not found | google-news: "Cape Palliser pilot whale site:washingtonpost.com" bing-news: "Cape Palliser pilot whale site:washingtonpost.com" google-news: "Ngawi whale stranding site:washingtonpost.com" bing-news: "Ngawi whale stranding site:washingtonpost.com" google-news: "Wairarapa pilot whales site:washingtonpost.com" bing-news: "Wairarapa pilot whales site:washingtonpost.com" |
| The Wall Street Journal wsj.com | Not found | google-news: "Cape Palliser pilot whale site:wsj.com" bing-news: "Cape Palliser pilot whale site:wsj.com" google-news: "Ngawi whale stranding site:wsj.com" bing-news: "Ngawi whale stranding site:wsj.com" google-news: "Wairarapa pilot whales site:wsj.com" bing-news: "Wairarapa pilot whales site:wsj.com" |
| CNN cnn.com | Not found | google-news: "Cape Palliser pilot whale site:cnn.com" bing-news: "Cape Palliser pilot whale site:cnn.com" google-news: "Ngawi whale stranding site:cnn.com" bing-news: "Ngawi whale stranding site:cnn.com" google-news: "Wairarapa pilot whales site:cnn.com" bing-news: "Wairarapa pilot whales site:cnn.com" |
| Fox News foxnews.com | Not found | google-news: "Cape Palliser pilot whale site:foxnews.com" bing-news: "Cape Palliser pilot whale site:foxnews.com" google-news: "Ngawi whale stranding site:foxnews.com" bing-news: "Ngawi whale stranding site:foxnews.com" google-news: "Wairarapa pilot whales site:foxnews.com" bing-news: "Wairarapa pilot whales site:foxnews.com" |
| NBC News nbcnews.com | Not found | google-news: "Cape Palliser pilot whale site:nbcnews.com" bing-news: "Cape Palliser pilot whale site:nbcnews.com" google-news: "Ngawi whale stranding site:nbcnews.com" bing-news: "Ngawi whale stranding site:nbcnews.com" google-news: "Wairarapa pilot whales site:nbcnews.com" bing-news: "Wairarapa pilot whales site:nbcnews.com" |
| CBS News cbsnews.com | Not found | google-news: "Cape Palliser pilot whale site:cbsnews.com" bing-news: "Cape Palliser pilot whale site:cbsnews.com" google-news: "Ngawi whale stranding site:cbsnews.com" bing-news: "Ngawi whale stranding site:cbsnews.com" google-news: "Wairarapa pilot whales site:cbsnews.com" bing-news: "Wairarapa pilot whales site:cbsnews.com" 1 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story
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| ABC News abcnews.go.com | Not found | google-news: "Cape Palliser pilot whale site:abcnews.go.com" bing-news: "Cape Palliser pilot whale site:abcnews.go.com" google-news: "Ngawi whale stranding site:abcnews.go.com" bing-news: "Ngawi whale stranding site:abcnews.go.com" google-news: "Wairarapa pilot whales site:abcnews.go.com" bing-news: "Wairarapa pilot whales site:abcnews.go.com" |
| NPR npr.org | Not found | google-news: "Cape Palliser pilot whale site:npr.org" bing-news: "Cape Palliser pilot whale site:npr.org" google-news: "Ngawi whale stranding site:npr.org" bing-news: "Ngawi whale stranding site:npr.org" google-news: "Wairarapa pilot whales site:npr.org" bing-news: "Wairarapa pilot whales site:npr.org" |
| USA Today usatoday.com | Not found | google-news: "Cape Palliser pilot whale site:usatoday.com" bing-news: "Cape Palliser pilot whale site:usatoday.com" google-news: "Ngawi whale stranding site:usatoday.com" bing-news: "Ngawi whale stranding site:usatoday.com" google-news: "Wairarapa pilot whales site:usatoday.com" bing-news: "Wairarapa pilot whales site:usatoday.com" |
| Bloomberg bloomberg.com | Not found | google-news: "Cape Palliser pilot whale site:bloomberg.com" bing-news: "Cape Palliser pilot whale site:bloomberg.com" google-news: "Ngawi whale stranding site:bloomberg.com" bing-news: "Ngawi whale stranding site:bloomberg.com" google-news: "Wairarapa pilot whales site:bloomberg.com" bing-news: "Wairarapa pilot whales site:bloomberg.com" |
Pickups
We published: Nov 5, 2026 (ET).
No major-outlet pickup after our publish date yet.
Search terms
“Cape Palliser pilot whale”, “Ngawi whale stranding”, “Wairarapa pilot whales”
Method
- google-news
- bing-news
A match counts only if the outlet’s own article is about this story, not a passing mention. “Not found” means not found by these methods; search engines index only part of each site. Stories are rechecked daily for pickups; the score itself is locked to coverage as of our publish date.