Triple

T16290125
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject New Plymouth District Council E395496 entity
Predicate governs P760 FINISHED
Object New Plymouth District
New Plymouth District is a local government area on the west coast of New Zealand’s North Island, centered on the city of New Plymouth and known for its coastal setting and proximity to Mount Taranaki.
 E1206742 NE FINISHED

Named-entity recognition

Before disambiguation, gpt-5-mini classified whether the object phrase is a named entity — the step behind the object's NE type shown above.

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 Plymouth District | Statement: [New Plymouth District Council, governs, New Plymouth District]

Disambiguation candidates (2 decisions)

The exact options the model was shown at each disambiguation step, with the option it chose highlighted — the evidence behind this triple's disambiguated ids.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: New Plymouth District
Context triple: [New Plymouth District Council, governs, New Plymouth District]
  • A. Gisborne Region
    Gisborne Region is a largely rural and coastal administrative area on the northeastern tip of New Zealand’s North Island, known for its Māori culture, early sunrise, and wine production.
  • B. Manawatū District
    Manawatū District is a largely rural local government area in New Zealand’s North Island, centered around agriculture and small towns near the city of Palmerston North.
  • C. Ōtorohanga District
    Ōtorohanga District is a predominantly rural local government area on New Zealand’s North Island, known for its farming communities and proximity to the famous Waitomo Caves.
  • D. Whangārei District
    Whangārei District is a territorial authority area in northern New Zealand centered on the city of Whangārei, encompassing urban, coastal, and rural communities.
  • E. Tasman District
    Tasman District is a local government district in the northwest of New Zealand’s South Island, known for its coastal landscapes, national parks, and outdoor recreation.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: New Plymouth District
Target entity description: New Plymouth District is a local government area on the west coast of New Zealand’s North Island, centered on the city of New Plymouth and known for its coastal setting and proximity to Mount Taranaki.
  • A. Gisborne Region
    Gisborne Region is a largely rural and coastal administrative area on the northeastern tip of New Zealand’s North Island, known for its Māori culture, early sunrise, and wine production.
  • B. Manawatū District
    Manawatū District is a largely rural local government area in New Zealand’s North Island, centered around agriculture and small towns near the city of Palmerston North.
  • C. Ōtorohanga District
    Ōtorohanga District is a predominantly rural local government area on New Zealand’s North Island, known for its farming communities and proximity to the famous Waitomo Caves.
  • D. Whangārei District
    Whangārei District is a territorial authority area in northern New Zealand centered on the city of Whangārei, encompassing urban, coastal, and rural communities.
  • E. Tasman District
    Tasman District is a local government district in the northwest of New Zealand’s South Island, known for its coastal landscapes, national parks, and outdoor recreation.
  • F. None of above. chosen

How the object was described

The object's one-sentence description was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the object name and this triple as context.

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 Plymouth District
Triple: [New Plymouth District Council, governs, New Plymouth District]
Generated description
New Plymouth District is a local government area on the west coast of New Zealand’s North Island, centered on the city of New Plymouth and known for its coastal setting and proximity to Mount Taranaki.

Provenance (5 batches)

Stage Batch ID Job type Status
creating batch_69d87f22c7248190a54c949738441e2e elicitation completed
NER batch_69e249175e24819082e571039e278056 ner completed
NED1 batch_6a0025fd56008190a9cb896e7ea2d26a ned_source_triple completed
NED2 batch_6a002750c490819082db2044b6a89eaa ned_description completed
NEDg batch_6a0026b6554481909ee5a4de41293d90 nedg completed
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:05 a.m.