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Proof: Live: Ngaro, Laws look set for parliament as NZ First list unveiled

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58cf8877ce700c07a2584ae7853ec1017205244e3f86d9acdc59e866a04d02b6

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1. Hash the record: sha256sum headline-58cf8877ce70.json prints 58cf8877ce700c07a2584ae7853ec1017205244e3f86d9acdc59e866a04d02b6. Its first twelve characters are the end of this record's address.
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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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