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Proof: Watch live: Luxon and Hipkins spar over cost of living, pay equity in first leaders' debate

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9989992c772815825706a56e22b6770eeb10e36e14b6c3533472a356ce1c1a11

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Submitted to the OpenTimestamps calendars 2026-10-06 06:32 UTC; waiting for a Bitcoin block (usually a few hours).

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1. Hash the record: sha256sum headline-9989992c7728.json prints 9989992c772815825706a56e22b6770eeb10e36e14b6c3533472a356ce1c1a11. Its first twelve characters are the end of this record's address.
2. Drop headline-9989992c7728.json and headline-9989992c7728.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-9989992c7728.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.

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