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Proof: National promises ban on ring-net fishing in Hauraki Gulf, Greens call it 'laughable'

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6f821d27b4149a23b2365b5b89d5643a065b1dc9bc708ce3f2aa45ebb20f3053

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1. Hash the record: sha256sum headline-6f821d27b414.json prints 6f821d27b4149a23b2365b5b89d5643a065b1dc9bc708ce3f2aa45ebb20f3053. Its first twelve characters are the end of this record's address.
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