Triple

T21492341
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject 2016 Kaikōura earthquake E530267 entity
Predicate epicenterNear P350 FINISHED
Object Waiau, North Canterbury
Waiau, North Canterbury is a small rural township in New Zealand’s South Island that gained prominence as the area closest to the epicenter of the 2016 Kaikōura earthquake.
E1487504 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: Waiau, North Canterbury | Statement: [2016 Kaikōura earthquake, epicenterNear, Waiau, North Canterbury]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Waiau, North Canterbury
Context triple: [2016 Kaikōura earthquake, epicenterNear, Waiau, North Canterbury]
  • A. Ngaruawahia
    Ngaruawahia is a small town in New Zealand’s Waikato region, known as a significant Māori cultural center and the location of Turangawaewae Marae, the principal marae of the Kīngitanga (Māori King Movement).
  • B. Northern Wairoa
    Northern Wairoa is a region in Northland, New Zealand, centered around the Wairoa River and its surrounding rural communities.
  • C. Waiouru
    Waiouru is a small military town in New Zealand’s central North Island, known for its army training camp and proximity to the volcanic plateau.
  • D. Wairoa (Tauranga)
    Wairoa (Tauranga) is a locality in the Tauranga area of New Zealand’s Bay of Plenty region that serves as a marae site and cultural focal point for the Ngāti Ranginui iwi.
  • E. Waitaha
    Waitaha is a Māori iwi (tribe) of Aotearoa New Zealand with ancestral connections to the southern regions, including the area now encompassed by Rakiura National Park.
  • 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: Waiau, North Canterbury
Triple: [2016 Kaikōura earthquake, epicenterNear, Waiau, North Canterbury]
Generated description
Waiau, North Canterbury is a small rural township in New Zealand’s South Island that gained prominence as the area closest to the epicenter of the 2016 Kaikōura earthquake.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Waiau, North Canterbury
Target entity description: Waiau, North Canterbury is a small rural township in New Zealand’s South Island that gained prominence as the area closest to the epicenter of the 2016 Kaikōura earthquake.
  • A. Ngaruawahia
    Ngaruawahia is a small town in New Zealand’s Waikato region, known as a significant Māori cultural center and the location of Turangawaewae Marae, the principal marae of the Kīngitanga (Māori King Movement).
  • B. Northern Wairoa
    Northern Wairoa is a region in Northland, New Zealand, centered around the Wairoa River and its surrounding rural communities.
  • C. Waiouru
    Waiouru is a small military town in New Zealand’s central North Island, known for its army training camp and proximity to the volcanic plateau.
  • D. Wairoa (Tauranga)
    Wairoa (Tauranga) is a locality in the Tauranga area of New Zealand’s Bay of Plenty region that serves as a marae site and cultural focal point for the Ngāti Ranginui iwi.
  • E. Waitaha
    Waitaha is a Māori iwi (tribe) of Aotearoa New Zealand with ancestral connections to the southern regions, including the area now encompassed by Rakiura National Park.
  • 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_69e0c45bd15481909fba5910765cdda2 completed April 16, 2026, 11:13 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e9ea3ba2fc81909638bbb3e1d92ea5 completed April 23, 2026, 9:45 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a09e1398efc8190a6465defb1715c2b completed May 17, 2026, 3:39 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a09e24c7da48190b7e19f709b3c0d79 completed May 17, 2026, 3:44 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a09e2ca2a0c8190a7629dd68d373cf2 completed May 17, 2026, 3:46 p.m.
Created at: April 16, 2026, 6:23 p.m.