Triple

T12080331
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Lake Ellesmere / Te Waihora E287659 entity
Predicate inflow P415 FINISHED
Object Selwyn River / Waikirikiri
Selwyn River / Waikirikiri is a river in Canterbury, New Zealand, that flows across the Canterbury Plains and is known for its braided channels, ecological significance, and role in regional agriculture and recreation.
E963637 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: Selwyn River / Waikirikiri | Statement: [Lake Ellesmere / Te Waihora, inflow, Selwyn River / Waikirikiri]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Selwyn River / Waikirikiri
Context triple: [Lake Ellesmere / Te Waihora, inflow, Selwyn River / Waikirikiri]
  • A. Mangawhero River
    The Mangawhero River is a river in New Zealand’s North Island that flows from the slopes of Mount Ruapehu through rural and forested landscapes before joining the Whanganui River.
  • B. Waiohine River
    The Waiohine River is a major river in New Zealand’s Wairarapa region, known for its scenic gorge, tramping tracks, and popular outdoor recreation opportunities.
  • C. Waiau River
    The Waiau River is a major river in New Zealand's Southland region, known for draining Lake Te Anau and flowing south to the Foveaux Strait.
  • D. Manganui River
    The Manganui River is a river in New Zealand’s North Island that flows through the Taranaki Region, draining the slopes of Mount Taranaki and surrounding farmland before reaching the coast.
  • E. Waiuku River
    The Waiuku River is a tidal waterway in the Auckland Region of New Zealand that forms an arm of the Manukau Harbour near the town of Waiuku.
  • 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: Selwyn River / Waikirikiri
Triple: [Lake Ellesmere / Te Waihora, inflow, Selwyn River / Waikirikiri]
Generated description
Selwyn River / Waikirikiri is a river in Canterbury, New Zealand, that flows across the Canterbury Plains and is known for its braided channels, ecological significance, and role in regional agriculture and recreation.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Selwyn River / Waikirikiri
Target entity description: Selwyn River / Waikirikiri is a river in Canterbury, New Zealand, that flows across the Canterbury Plains and is known for its braided channels, ecological significance, and role in regional agriculture and recreation.
  • A. Mangawhero River
    The Mangawhero River is a river in New Zealand’s North Island that flows from the slopes of Mount Ruapehu through rural and forested landscapes before joining the Whanganui River.
  • B. Waiohine River
    The Waiohine River is a major river in New Zealand’s Wairarapa region, known for its scenic gorge, tramping tracks, and popular outdoor recreation opportunities.
  • C. Waiau River
    The Waiau River is a major river in New Zealand's Southland region, known for draining Lake Te Anau and flowing south to the Foveaux Strait.
  • D. Manganui River
    The Manganui River is a river in New Zealand’s North Island that flows through the Taranaki Region, draining the slopes of Mount Taranaki and surrounding farmland before reaching the coast.
  • E. Waiuku River
    The Waiuku River is a tidal waterway in the Auckland Region of New Zealand that forms an arm of the Manukau Harbour near the town of Waiuku.
  • 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_69d6ab4846e081908ee7bbd66a6d3459 completed April 8, 2026, 7:23 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69d904dc98a88190a5873f3fd8e1a0b2 completed April 10, 2026, 2:10 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69f5f66301f081909697f9dd444a099e completed May 2, 2026, 1:04 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69f5fde880f4819094b2170bf4e82138 completed May 2, 2026, 1:36 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69f5ffc563a08190b95db768df475a3a completed May 2, 2026, 1:44 p.m.
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:48 p.m.