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Proof: Cocaine use triples as expert warns NZ is in ‘honeymoon phase’

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{"first_seen":"2026-10-06T04:33:06Z","headline":"Cocaine use triples as expert warns NZ is in ‘honeymoon phase’","kind":"front-page-headline","rank":1,"source":"nzherald","url":"https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/is-new-zealand-on-the-brink-of-a-cocaine-problem-the-front-page/BHUSX2WO5BEBXKB33UHSM4UXIQ/","v":1}

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b3618acbcc57704cf9acb8621ca101066ba432a6768b8fc4deb358f21d5071a3

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Confirmed in Bitcoin block 970135, mined 2026-10-06 05:28 UTC.

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• The record pageCaptured 2026-10-06 04:37 UTC — view the capture.
• The story pageCaptured 2026-10-06 04:38 UTC — view the capture.

Check it yourself — none of this needs this site

1. Hash the record: sha256sum headline-b3618acbcc57.json prints b3618acbcc57704cf9acb8621ca101066ba432a6768b8fc4deb358f21d5071a3. Its first twelve characters are the end of this record's address.
2. Drop headline-b3618acbcc57.json and headline-b3618acbcc57.json.ots onto opentimestamps.org, which checks the receipt against the Bitcoin block chain. Or, with the OpenTimestamps client and a Bitcoin node: ots verify headline-b3618acbcc57.json.ots (ots upgrade first while the receipt is pending).
3. Open the Wayback Machine's captures above: the capture of the record page shows this hash as it stood then, and the capture of the story page shows the newsroom's own page.

Sealed automatically, 4 min after it was first seen.