Triple

T16290145
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject New Plymouth District Council E395496 entity
Predicate hasJurisdictionOver P808 FINISHED
Object Ōakura
Ōakura is a small coastal township in the Taranaki region of New Zealand’s North Island, known for its surf beach and proximity to New Plymouth.
E1205212 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: Ōakura | Statement: [New Plymouth District Council, hasJurisdictionOver, Ōakura]

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: Ōakura
Context triple: [New Plymouth District Council, hasJurisdictionOver, Ōakura]
  • A. Putāruru
    Putāruru is a small town in New Zealand’s North Island known for its timber industry and proximity to natural attractions such as the Blue Spring.
  • B. Kaiwaka
    Kaiwaka is a small rural township in New Zealand known as the "Gateway to the North," serving as a key stop on State Highway 1 between Auckland and the Far North.
  • C. Runga
    Runga are an ethnic group primarily found in the Central African Republic, Chad, and Sudan, known for their distinct language and cultural traditions.
  • D. Tūrangi
    Tūrangi is a small town in New Zealand’s central North Island, near the southern shore of Lake Taupō, known as a gateway to outdoor activities such as trout fishing and the Tongariro National Park.
  • E. Tuakau
    Tuakau is a small town in New Zealand’s North Island, located near the Waikato River south of Auckland, known for its rural character and agricultural surroundings.
  • 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: Ōakura
Target entity description: Ōakura is a small coastal township in the Taranaki region of New Zealand’s North Island, known for its surf beach and proximity to New Plymouth.
  • A. Putāruru
    Putāruru is a small town in New Zealand’s North Island known for its timber industry and proximity to natural attractions such as the Blue Spring.
  • B. Kaiwaka
    Kaiwaka is a small rural township in New Zealand known as the "Gateway to the North," serving as a key stop on State Highway 1 between Auckland and the Far North.
  • C. Runga
    Runga are an ethnic group primarily found in the Central African Republic, Chad, and Sudan, known for their distinct language and cultural traditions.
  • D. Tūrangi
    Tūrangi is a small town in New Zealand’s central North Island, near the southern shore of Lake Taupō, known as a gateway to outdoor activities such as trout fishing and the Tongariro National Park.
  • E. Tuakau
    Tuakau is a small town in New Zealand’s North Island, located near the Waikato River south of Auckland, known for its rural character and agricultural surroundings.
  • 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: Ōakura
Triple: [New Plymouth District Council, hasJurisdictionOver, Ōakura]
Generated description
Ōakura is a small coastal township in the Taranaki region of New Zealand’s North Island, known for its surf beach and proximity to New Plymouth.

Provenance (5 batches)

Stage Batch ID Job type Status
creating batch_69d87f22c7248190a54c949738441e2e elicitation completed
NER batch_69e249175e24819082e571039e278056 ner completed
NED1 batch_6a001f94ede48190835e8a0c6f5d0f19 ned_source_triple completed
NED2 batch_6a00214a2a908190a11388a63de1f7af ned_description completed
NEDg batch_6a002067aa708190bc2583c95ab133a4 nedg completed
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:05 a.m.