Proof: Greens announce plans for Auckland to Wellington overnight rail service

The record — the exact bytes that were hashed

{"first_seen":"2026-10-03T05:11:15Z","headline":"Greens announce plans for Auckland to Wellington overnight rail service","kind":"front-page-headline","rank":1,"source":"nzherald","url":"https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/green-party-announces-4-billion-passenger-rail-plans-connecting-major-cities/FTDDMRBWJZDSDNQO73LOVT2YD4/","v":1}

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SHA-256: 3509c9b96d729d075531d47bc037517e810d622ce29bb78e832fa3ea4a24d211

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Confirmed in Bitcoin block 969682, mined 2026-10-03 05:44 UTC.

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Hash the record: sha256sum headline-3509c9b96d72.json prints 3509c9b96d729d075531d47bc037517e810d622ce29bb78e832fa3ea4a24d211. Its first twelve characters are the end of this record's address.
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