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Waitahora

Waitahora is a locality in the Tararua District of New Zealand's North Island. It is located between the Mangatoro and Mangatokoto streams, close to the junction of the Waitahora Stream with the Mangatokoto. The Waitahora Wind Farm was a proposed wind farm for the area, which was abandoned without construction having started.

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Waitahora is a locality in the Tararua District of New Zealand's North Island. It is located between the Mangatoro and Mangatokoto streams, close to the junction of the Waitahora Stream with the Mangatokoto. The Waitahora Wind Farm was a proposed wind farm for the area, which was abandoned without construction having started.

Key claims

  1. population: 15 people — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. population: 30 people — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the population is "15 people". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the population is "30 people". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  5. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1375488274

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