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]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/companies/retail/faradays-luxury-department-store-to-open-on-queen-st-by-august-with-130-brands-and-80-new-jobs/premium/SIFZI575H5DAZFL67FNDWGM46A/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-29T17:00:00.927Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>NZ Herald</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-29T17:00:00.927Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Faradays luxury department store to open on Queen St by August with 130 brands and 80 new jobs]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/WBMF77N7LVBOVP7XHQ4TCZVPEI.jpg?auth=4cf8b16296c2a33075c8014787f1a10f4070db89faaca5dea69cca845a1ff599&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Edward von Dadelszen, CEO and co-founder of Faradays, stands in front of the soon-to-be-installed three storey staircase. 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Photo / Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/property/naylor-love-beats-hawkins-to-top-spot-as-10-busiest-builders-ranked-by-biggest-jobs-started-in-2025/premium/PRLRMZ5OYZGMBC4N4CCGHWTZD4/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-29T17:00:04.48Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>NZ Herald</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-29T17:00:04.48Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Naylor Love beats Hawkins to top spot as 10 busiest builders ranked by biggest jobs started in 2025]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/QU2BTR7F3FHLFDBPA23RYM3PMM.JPG?auth=e557083ecfacbabd52ec2e7a79f066031409d57be38c6d6d8732ece7338ba51f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Bruno Goedeke heads up Naylor Love, which was the busiest builder in 2025 according to the Hubexo Construction League report. 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Photo / NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/judging-the-judges-almost-3000-complaints-about-nz-courtroom-conduct-include-bullying-and-bias/premium/VXJAPOTVFZFANHMGSLNXFKIM4U/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-29T17:00:01.374Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>NZ Herald</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-29T17:00:01.374Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Judging the judges: Almost 3000 complaints about New Zealand courtroom conduct include bullying and bias ]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/YKSQJWGHXJBJNM5QB4LYOZ3FJU.jpg?auth=16efc4d454f6def3e66365b163e19bb4e1a9a2fdc7d094d82026b4b2ede77011&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[New Zealand judges attract hundreds of complaints, some from vexatious litigants.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/society-insider-all-black-and-chiefs-luke-jacobsen-launching-wellness-studio-in-cambridge/premium/5AE5SLS4WZBLXO2O5TO2WMCXPU/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-29T17:00:00.921Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>NZ Herald</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-29T17:00:00.921Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Society Insider: All Black and Chiefs’ Luke Jacobsen launching wellness studio in Cambridge]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/XVOTZZ2WVZHOXCFOISAUU4G7XE.jpg?auth=db81a59188da69310bc3805682eb0d2abb7197ae1482a3d429ad05f9544502d7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[All Blacks and Chiefs' star Luke Jacobson, pictured with partner Vienna Morpeth, is launching a wellness studio in Cambridge. 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File photo / 123rf]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/sp-warns-rates-cap-likely-to-hit-core-council-services-reducing-library-and-pool-hours/2XVZT2UV4ZAMRKSWDILLWAWOZM/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-29T17:00:00.511Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>NZ Herald</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-29T17:00:00.511Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[S&P warns rates cap likely to hit core council services, reducing library and pool hours  ]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/XL4YNTLOAJCRXGR7IKQJ2ZTY6E.jpg?auth=f29b466bc5ef5272769f17b14308641d38a0200f411f7a084965aba9256446a8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Prime Minister Christopher Luxon (left) and Local Government Minister Simon Watts during the post-Cabinet press conference in December where they outlined the Government’s council rates cap decision. 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]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/sh2-at-takapau-closed-after-fatal-two-vehicle-crash-in-hawkes-bay/6PS5EY6KEZERZI5UGNA2CHSHYM/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-29T17:59:41.728Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>NZ Herald</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-29T17:59:41.728Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[SH2 at Takapau closed after fatal two-vehicle crash in Hawke’s Bay]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/E7AJOPOLJ5GQRI3ZFZX7BM7ODU.jpg?auth=8522e4ab5ef31967c9ca5a94797a33d31dbf1c73d742c264a57fd73dce72aae9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[One person is dead and four injured after the crash, police say. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/taite-music-prize-2026-marlon-williams-wins-top-honour-for-new-album/GSLOVVZ2S5DOHMCE3LT4VBPMH4/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-29T09:00:00.359Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>NZ Herald</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-29T09:00:00.359Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Taite Music Prize 2026: Marlon Williams wins top honour for new album]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/IT3Z456XLZF4HJ7WYQP7ROHHYE.jpg?auth=b0c360ec5e172df102de713e47b93063a098972030812bfdb65ff8462a588079&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Lyttelton-based musician Marlon William took home the evening's top prize at the 2026 Taite Music Awards. 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Photo / Belinda Feek]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/australian-mum-who-faked-sons-cancer-for-donations-jailed-for-fraud/HFCDPYITPNDWNLVX4OODDZ3YMY/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-29T07:38:53.737Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>NZ Herald</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-29T07:38:53.737Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Australian mum who faked son’s cancer for donations jailed for fraud]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/LHYSY22D4VBVRG4BWAV4W3ROMY.png?auth=080eacdde3974a896265f95ce78e6e3a833058e54af87eb98f585d7cc2da478e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Michelle Bodzsar (centre) pictured with her husband Ben Miller and their son. Photo / Michelle Bodzsar]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/mother-of-seriously-injured-baby-in-christchurch-desperate-for-answers/H3BFJNKC2VAXTOBIUAV4OF5XN4/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-29T07:37:59.552Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>NZ Herald</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-29T07:37:59.552Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Mother of seriously injured baby in Christchurch desperate for answers]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/3V2XNG2CABANRKRWRSUJ2BTWNQ.jpg?auth=dd8d3736dc05efd9b436bf64e6f224ca14197b4ac57ddf1c3b7b1cf0e65d320a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The baby was taken to Christchurch Hospital with serious, unexplained injuries. Photo / George Heard]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/plane-crashes-into-hangar-while-trying-to-land-in-south-australia/SHU7Z6MS7BFLBCB4LS6CXQO5XQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-29T07:08:28.282Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>NZ Herald</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-29T07:08:28.282Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Plane crashes into hangar while trying to land in South Australia]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/3KSNPVD2AJD4HLGA7QIHAWA6BM.jpg?auth=aa62f67dfea38096e2a9918983c07c5a35f53ad208e7afeaac7f728a8634cf26&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Smoke rises from a fire at Parafield Airport in Adelaide after an aircraft crashed into a hangar on Wednesday afternoon. 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Photo / 123rf]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/dunedin-councillor-benedict-ong-leaks-own-code-of-conduct-complaint-within-minutes-of-receiving-confidentiality-warning/XOOI3LWBOBC7BGEA2HTPHHN25Q/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-29T07:16:00.801Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>NZ Herald</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-29T07:16:00.801Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Dunedin councillor Benedict Ong leaks own code of conduct complaint within minutes of receiving confidentiality warning]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/HJ5GP3GJGFBHDDIV4GWYEXY4XI.jpg?auth=d52d7d9538659aed6d813963edad56fe7c03178123885b4b65146624bee7d6a5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Benedict Ong has previously had his movements restricted at the Dunedin City Council's Civic Centre.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/beau-lamarre-condons-mother-charged-with-allegedly-interfering-in-double-murder-case/OH4K46HK7VCA5NZN7X2RH2NQOY/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-29T06:48:44.268Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>NZ Herald</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-29T06:48:44.268Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Beau Lamarre-Condon’s mother charged with allegedly interfering in double-murder case]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/6CREV3PQUVFZZB7XQOWKUOZDPA.jpg?auth=b71356e2692f70efceb20ab71057ed2711966aa82bfc32b928d5e04dd9678092&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Coleen Lamarre (left) has been charged with allegedly attempting to influence a key witness in the double murder trial her son Beau Lamarre-Condon faces. 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Photo / Monique Ford]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/alice-springs-search-for-missing-girl-police-plea-to-suspected-abductor-of-5yo-sharon-granites/26X6APLLLVASFG7Y4OBAP6YOCA/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-29T04:54:09.195Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>NZ Herald</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-29T04:54:09.195Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Alice Springs missing girl search: Police plea to suspected abductor of Sharon Granites, reveal discovered evidence]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/6GC3L5EHK5GPJFKDMVCSZLYKD4.jpg?auth=9700d9e94cba6c0073aba8deae0b1dd98d4ec814896e193cfc2f5f61db93c3e2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Police are searching for Jefferson Lewis, suspected of abducting 5-year-old Sharon Granites (pictured) in Alice Springs. Photo / NT Police]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/napier-murder-trial-told-that-boy-taylor-was-armed-and-dangerous-in-fatal-fracas/IYTL5EM4MJG4BOOUST4B7J6Y44/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-29T05:01:20.713Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>NZ Herald</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-29T05:01:20.713Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Napier murder trial told victim Boy Taylor was ‘armed and dangerous’ in fatal fracas]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/7UCUDJSSFBE3FOBGSC756T3O2M.jpg?auth=62f95179db4117d7add158bace7f6f0ca5eb6b94807bd09934042fda41d6b8dc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Murder accused (from left) Trizarn Henare, Rua Hune, Tuarima Alexander, and Takarangi Kumar are facing trial in the High Court at Napier.  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Photo / Kurt Bayer]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/netball/silver-ferns/netball-nz-ceo-jane-patterson-on-silver-ferns-fixtures-anz-premiership-broadcast-deal-and-fresh-appointments/KWKV3J2F4BEBFKV2IRAUBJFR6U/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-29T02:22:46.291Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>NZ Herald</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-29T02:22:46.291Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Netball NZ CEO Jane Patterson on Silver Ferns fixtures, ANZ Premiership broadcast deal and fresh appointments]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/O2WWA7TNMBFRZC4V72JKBKQCXQ.jpg?auth=705fc426e04ca9c521ee060efda6ae2156d6c55d9566d6e2429479800c2a9089&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Netball New Zealand interim chief executive Jane Patterson  and Silver Ferns Head Coach Dame Noeline Taurua. 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