Triple
T19635310
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | William Gisborne |
E471378
|
entity |
| Predicate | partOf |
P40
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
New Zealand colonial civil service
The New Zealand colonial civil service was the professional administrative body that managed government affairs and implemented policies in New Zealand during its period as a British colony.
|
E1386839
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: New Zealand colonial civil service | Statement: [William Gisborne, partOf, New Zealand colonial civil service]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: New Zealand colonial civil service Context triple: [William Gisborne, partOf, New Zealand colonial civil service]
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A.
British colonisation of New Zealand
The British colonisation of New Zealand was the 19th-century process by which Britain established political control and large-scale European settlement in New Zealand, profoundly reshaping the land’s governance, demographics, and Māori society.
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B.
New Zealand public service commissioners
New Zealand public service commissioners are senior officials responsible for overseeing the leadership, integrity, and performance of the country’s public service and its chief executives.
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C.
New Zealand Public Works Department
The New Zealand Public Works Department was a former government agency responsible for designing and constructing major public infrastructure projects, including hydroelectric power stations, throughout New Zealand.
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D.
First National Government of New Zealand
The First National Government of New Zealand was the centre-right administration led primarily by Prime Minister Sidney Holland from 1949 to 1957, noted for its conservative economic policies, industrial relations reforms, and reshaping of the country’s constitutional and legislative framework.
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E.
New Zealand Representation Commission
The New Zealand Representation Commission is an independent statutory body responsible for determining and reviewing the boundaries and names of New Zealand’s parliamentary electorates.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: New Zealand colonial civil service Triple: [William Gisborne, partOf, New Zealand colonial civil service]
Generated description
The New Zealand colonial civil service was the professional administrative body that managed government affairs and implemented policies in New Zealand during its period as a British colony.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: New Zealand colonial civil service Target entity description: The New Zealand colonial civil service was the professional administrative body that managed government affairs and implemented policies in New Zealand during its period as a British colony.
-
A.
British colonisation of New Zealand
The British colonisation of New Zealand was the 19th-century process by which Britain established political control and large-scale European settlement in New Zealand, profoundly reshaping the land’s governance, demographics, and Māori society.
-
B.
New Zealand public service commissioners
New Zealand public service commissioners are senior officials responsible for overseeing the leadership, integrity, and performance of the country’s public service and its chief executives.
-
C.
New Zealand Public Works Department
The New Zealand Public Works Department was a former government agency responsible for designing and constructing major public infrastructure projects, including hydroelectric power stations, throughout New Zealand.
-
D.
First National Government of New Zealand
The First National Government of New Zealand was the centre-right administration led primarily by Prime Minister Sidney Holland from 1949 to 1957, noted for its conservative economic policies, industrial relations reforms, and reshaping of the country’s constitutional and legislative framework.
-
E.
New Zealand Representation Commission
The New Zealand Representation Commission is an independent statutory body responsible for determining and reviewing the boundaries and names of New Zealand’s parliamentary electorates.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (5 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69d8e511f28481909f4bc3ea9191e54a |
completed | April 10, 2026, 11:54 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e64105f44081909c62341bace91972 |
completed | April 20, 2026, 3:06 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a0771c65a348190b4604714f5e242f2 |
completed | May 15, 2026, 7:19 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a07765e8e0481908f094b3fe8dab4b2 |
completed | May 15, 2026, 7:39 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a077722827c81908289af6529ca5ce6 |
completed | May 15, 2026, 7:42 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 1:44 p.m.