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Photo / George Novak ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/rif-hutton-doogie-howser-and-jag-actor-dies-of-brain-cancer-at-73/5KDZWCS3VBCW7NEW4OETUQGO7E/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-21T08:10:28.743Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>NZ Herald</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-21T08:10:28.743Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Rif Hutton, Doogie Howser and JAG actor, dies of brain cancer at 73]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/T6AYXZL4PRDOHG2KBLZLGIIUGQ.jpg?auth=1520e644f1cc2e41c4b1e27169083ea46b2aa0221044159e3ade828d110bc330&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Actor Rif Hutton has died at 73 after battling brain cancer, his family confirmed. 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Photo / Photosport]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/actor-dylan-sprouse-held-alleged-trespasser-at-gunpoint-until-police-arrived/WIBOCJNFHRB2DLFBJ5XMG54WVA/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-21T07:25:35.108Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>NZ Herald</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-21T07:25:35.108Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Actor Dylan Sprouse held alleged trespasser at gunpoint until police arrived]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/BT2VFO5LHRD67BPLLAP23QZV2I.jpg?auth=434a1aa15b85769fd6c5ce29f97cb08c7dd7d5d778fa316531a8a6d394383b62&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Barbara Palvin and Dylan Sprouse have been using humour to deal with the trauma of confronting an alleged intruder at their Hollywood Hills home. 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]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/auckland/person-seriously-injured-in-crash-involving-vehicle-and-pedestrian-in-central-auckland/7I7TQ2OJRVEX5D3WS5J3RKCFWE/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-21T05:46:43.799Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>NZ Herald</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-21T05:46:43.799Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Person critically injured in crash involving vehicle and pedestrian in central Auckland]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/ASWKC23AARCIPGIMPKT3BZEPRQ.jpg?auth=a34d6144578685a784f04083ea4b10af85afc55a20172a3559de3b842f38365a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Serious Crash Unit is at the scene of a crash in Hillsborough in central Auckland. 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Photo / Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/police-nab-extra-shoplifter-as-three-caught-for-811-supermarket-theft/5NFP3MJLVBBTRCGMTAELV4V4GY/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-21T04:09:53.215Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>NZ Herald</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-21T04:09:53.215Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Police nab extra shoplifter as three caught for $811 supermarket theft]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/XPJO42ZFCRC7HFO5SG2HH5MEOI.jpg?auth=183e83d11744ab104f4f7de4c736469bc0f335f418718f06c4bafd9ee197d16e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Four men have been arrested for shoplifting at the same Takapuna supermarket in a two-for-one bust. 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Photo / NZME]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/business-sentiment-plummets-as-middle-east-conflict-war-dampens-confidence/SYNKTGRZCVFTPBP7QYUXEDXFJQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-21T03:35:09.997Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>NZ Herald</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-21T03:35:09.997Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Business sentiment plummets as Middle East conflict war dampens confidence ]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/LYFGECRGOJEPFEOXFL5J74IK6M.jpg?auth=752a9d9b734365e83ef7b18db4c7c3accaaf2cda71e3ccb5220015e38e2e6150&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Business confidence has fallen sharply with 1% of companies expecting economic improvement, down from 39% in a previous survey. Photo / NZME
]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/national-mps-arrive-in-wellington-ahead-of-caucus-dressing-down-from-christopher-luxon/5S5XXQUHSBBCLCE2V7IFLNSQTY/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-21T05:19:01.029Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>NZ Herald</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-21T05:19:01.029Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[PM Christopher Luxon remains National leader after confidence vote in caucus ]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/6SATSAVNPJDE3GL7RVSIJKOHEE.jpg?auth=54aa73b9596c87530da7daf14572389f058b0a8badba179bb87a29c8eff3bbb4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND - APRIL 21:  Prime Minister Christopher Luxon reading his statement to media after the National caucus vote, Parliament, Wellington, New Zealand, April 20, 2026. 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Photo / NZ Herald]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/the-country/news/listen-to-the-country-online-national-mp-grant-mccallum-on-shane-jones-and-the-india-fta/7NKKNAHARRHHJLT2XKAXPKH46Y/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-21T02:34:41.653Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>NZ Herald</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-21T02:34:41.653Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Listen to The Country online: National MP Grant McCallum on Shane Jones and the India FTA]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/IKRMOSR5NZANNOFLQDTZSJYP3Y.JPG?auth=983ecc358c88493ebd28b77ff2c315ad4216b3c4b01eeb1a098aac0a85341067&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[National’s Northland MP Grant McCallum spoke to The Country's Jamie Mackay today.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sponsored-stories/endangered-bird-gets-another-chance/6TMVGABKONH6PKK7CRGJKG7TM4/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-21T02:30:15.573Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>NZ Herald</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-21T02:30:15.573Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Endangered bird gets another chance]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/XLRS5L5I2JGBHJRFSCJJYJJSRY.jpg?auth=76760dd171aa1d4d4f80f27bffcaa6c37b3df9f5d30a8af9c3f2003b9118d11c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[ Image / Jake Osborne - DOC]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/rugby/all-blacks/who-won-the-match-up-battles-between-all-blacks-contenders-in-chiefs-hurricanes-thriller-paul-lewis/premium/UJO7OM5OANGFDIHRGBYMOU4MAE/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-21T05:25:24.558Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>NZ Herald</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-21T05:25:24.558Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Who won the match-up battles between All Blacks contenders in Chiefs-Hurricanes thriller – Paul Lewis]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/KMGSNHQHZRBJBCYPFZCNENMD6Q.jpg?auth=90bee48fb0d3860d0bd6a6c7b3303007de1f56c4f2a42ccc3f57fe69968c6988&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Damian McKenzie, Ruben Love, Quinn Tupaea and Billy Proctor. Photos / Photosport, Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/benefit-fraudster-kataraina-matiu-to-pay-back-msd-using-her-own-benefit/GHFVK5B4TZHI5NYUNKCAM2TFIE/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-21T03:45:27.431Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>NZ Herald</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-21T03:45:27.431Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Benefit fraudster Kataraina Matiu to pay back MSD using her own benefit]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/PVO67NMMANDTVFOU7URJZVWAF4.jpg?auth=b2e74822812e0888ca7cc3d51e8614f81a16fce41251767294851e87b7fc78b9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Unemployed Hamilton mother of four Kataraina Matiu was sentenced to four months' community detention and 18 months' intensive supervision, with judicial monitoring, after being convicted of obtaining by deception. 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Photo / Horizons Regional Council webcam.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/northern-advocate/news/tauroa-kaitiaki-question-onesizefitsall-catch-limits-after-fisheries-inspections/JU7LUQGVHBCMDHJLR2PQQ6H2S4/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-21T01:00:00.557Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>NZ Herald</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-21T01:00:00.557Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Tauroa kaitiaki question one-size-fits-all catch limits after fisheries inspections]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/M2OZBMNG4ZG3JNCE4COV3G7PVA.jpg?auth=960e3cb1a3e56380a94f94fe7256b81f345ace637774d1bb3860bbdf650fe2a5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Tuatua on a Northland beach. Photo / Linda Shepherd 
]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/consumers-price-index-inflation-rate-remains-stuck-at-31/HHJVWLANUNEC3HSEBFJ3KUWYFI/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-21T01:09:54.36Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>NZ Herald</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-21T01:09:54.36Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Inflation surprise lifts odds of May OCR hike as markets price in risk]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/4EWTURMJOFECRLRVWTTNXN44WA.jpg?auth=94c0e6e8640eb5e12b3854aef0181a3b10936fc17b379be2f748cfe1b2bb1e8e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The data only included partial impacts from rising fuel prices caused by the Middle East conflict, which began at the end of February.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/bay-of-plenty-times/news/bay-of-plenty-tsunami-risk-zones-shift-inland-as-maps-are-updated/AF66HLOEBZAITJMK3LOYK7YJ6E/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-21T00:42:48.377Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>NZ Herald</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-21T00:42:48.377Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Bay of Plenty tsunami risk zones shift inland as maps are updated]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/VSGTGSCUOUBBESMLMQMJNKYK3U.jpg?auth=cf5a7f4d65752a67829675c990a30a1c4222bf31c7db81f56900cce55018965d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Evacuation zone maps for coastal Bay of Plenty have been updated. Photo / File]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/travel/travel-news/air-new-zealand-chief-executive-nikhil-ravishankar-confident-in-jet-fuel-supply/EQWKQHOIZ5A4DJERVVYHBDAKEY/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-21T00:58:30.344Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>NZ Herald</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-21T00:58:30.344Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Air New Zealand chief executive Nikhil Ravishankar confident in jet fuel supply  ]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/2SSFCVQXEFB6XL6HLGJRSW2D7E.jpg?auth=7e080cf68ed36223fd5b6059d0e064dea9ee87c8b27a7f012cede8f6b980fc5f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Air New Zealand chief executive Nikhil Ravishankar. Photo / Annaleise Shortland]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/napier-bus-tragedy-mum-who-died-at-traffic-light-crossing-remembered-fondly-by-loved-ones/JMND27IZ3BGARHXWGHN2KKWI7Q/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-21T01:18:11.815Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>NZ Herald</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-21T01:18:11.815Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Napier bus tragedy: Mum who died at traffic light crossing remembered fondly by loved ones ]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/AAEUQNOIFFBG3KPDHQUNH22334.jpg?auth=2da1f303593c5688fccdbf744d98e182f0053980f82595207ed92cd6e2be27fc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Wande Braimoh died on Friday when she was hit by a bus in Napier. Photo / Supplied]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/the-country/news/auckland-company-lanacos-wool-filters-chosen-for-nasa-artemis-ii-mission/IUWNSX5ZYBAH7PKW4DWNI25SXY/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-21T00:25:05.572Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>NZ Herald</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-21T00:25:05.572Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Auckland company Lanaco’s wool filters chosen for Nasa Artemis II mission]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/C67IKX3CNFG67JWVJLPUPLX2RI.jpg?auth=7cad5585f07edbe5f4715108b351f59d4c5646f1e858ecbaa834e5ccd4002320&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The same wool filter technology is already used in home ventilation systems. Photo / Warren Buckland]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/missing-motueka-man-nathan-green-police-ask-residents-to-check-cctv/REZ55QEFCJHMDONV5W6LJYFBOQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-21T00:46:52.387Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>NZ Herald</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-21T00:46:52.387Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Missing Motueka man Nathan Green: Police ask residents to check CCTV]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/UYOC4F7C6ZAZDG4DHI37LRXDDY.jpg?auth=498d003f162e4ddf92a20409e3bde010ab2477b1b5c64c2682508817a519a0df&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[On Monday April 13, Nathan Green left his home address in Brooklyn about 3pm but did not come home. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/rugby/all-blacks/all-blacks-coach-rennie-confirms-management-group-gilbert-enoka-and-and-dr-james-mcgarvey-return/7DEVNGYBEVFLRADKSNCKA5CYVM/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-21T00:43:18.317Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>NZ Herald</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-21T00:43:18.317Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[All Blacks coach Rennie confirms management group, Gilbert Enoka and and Dr James McGarvey return]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/6D5LC2UUYVAXDBGGBLNRJTOXVU.JPG?auth=9e996804e882e8ef49f9764d422e5dce64447a5705870881ecf09b12e632c7d7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Gilbert Enoka during an All Blacks training session in 2018. Photo / Photosport]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/property/new-world-te-atatu-around-90-roles-coming-for-new-supermarket-opening-in-august/premium/AKDN7PGWJ5FP3JNARNKR4RB64I/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-21T00:00:00.637Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>NZ Herald</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-21T00:00:00.637Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[New World Te Atatū: Around 90 roles coming for new supermarket opening in August]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/WFSPDVUXX5G3BHXCK2RLT5UEF4.jpg?auth=236f779f92e1a61e12d62b15cf0d860b5833651c7c19991ff81eb11a55599100&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Inside the new $50 million New World Te Atatū, Auckland. The supermarket is due to open in August. Photo / Foodstuffs]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/travel/best-late-summer-adventures-in-new-zealand-from-bay-of-islands-to-queenstown/A5WPF5O5ZNFFXNFYPAEI2R3UKI/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-21T00:00:01.345Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>NZ Herald</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-21T00:00:01.345Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Best late summer adventures in New Zealand: From Bay of Islands to Queenstown]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/VZCYTXI6CRFLPDKU44CH3BOFZA.jpg?auth=15c0ad46ba085a6d40bf063d159ccd2d2800bbbbe044260795e6e997bc38a1de&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A bike ride through the Mackenzie high country is one of many activities worth tackling at this time of year. Photo / Rachel Gillespie]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/a-gift-for-our-whanau-te-reo-book-scheme-hits-400000-copies-milestone/KKNL4ELQ5NCLTKNUHLMN33UHNI/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-21T00:00:00.827Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>NZ Herald</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-21T00:00:00.827Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[‘A gift for our whānau’: Te reo book scheme hits 400,000 copies milestone]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/QXGAZ2GXHBBA3BKD2NVWBA5A5Y.jpg?auth=dec30a8dec2e0293f331fd98c71da41321dd0d38bf4778fcc50f424e5055bc80&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Tracey Hudson with baby Maria and Te Atarau, 2 who she reads the children's Te reo books from Storyline Foundation. Photo / Supplied]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/kiwibank-latest-to-hike-mortgage-rates-from-today-some-terms-raised-by-20-basis-points/DKSS5LUBB5DM3OCEC6XG57RCNU/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-21T00:00:30.816Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>NZ Herald</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-21T00:00:30.816Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Kiwibank latest to hike mortgage rates from today, some terms raised by 20 basis points ]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/ZQZIOLSQIRZB7FM3TLSKAY4DBM.jpg?auth=eeed770425dc0f2024afeb9d96ad8a76dcb1e6cc7c7d975218def783ec8ebd83&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Kiwibank has increased more home loan rates. Photo / 123RF]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/election-2026-could-a-leadership-coup-be-nationals-only-way-to-avoid-a-wipeout-richard-prebble/premium/XTAF75DAJBAHPBY2LX2SE5U7LY/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-21T00:15:12.739Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>NZ Herald</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-21T00:15:12.739Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Election 2026: Could a leadership coup be National’s only way to avoid a wipeout? – Richard Prebble]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/VAOLQA462ZHHXO3RSRP54DBPXE.jpg?auth=fde4f5f952f44a0e9e0afebd39918b61a41d2248376af168879fd7c90c919617&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Prime Minister Christopher Luxon. Photo / Mark Mitchell






















 














]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/hamilton-east-homicide-double-murder-accused-allegedly-suffered-injuries-during-attack/DGWI7PEI7FCENJLBLUW5KEVDIQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-21T01:49:59.038Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>NZ Herald</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-21T01:49:59.038Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Hamilton East homicide: Double murder-accused allegedly suffered injuries during attack]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/WE4IGXMGZZAZNLYPWWDUWHOMTM.jpg?auth=5d2948e5b70a0d5258202aa269e75832b45c3bc54ab7f8447dc2a0b8c2563ac1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Police forensic teams investigate the deaths of two people whose bodies were found at a property in Hamilton East this month. Photo / Belinda Feek]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/heres-what-the-stock-market-might-have-gotten-wrong-about-the-iran-war/premium/SU266TT66JAJ5C4BGI4VNX2TBE/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-20T23:09:06.756Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>NZ Herald</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-20T23:09:06.756Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Here’s what the stock market might have gotten wrong about the Iran war]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/36XDHP62QBFL7O3TY4SSIB7ACM.jpg?auth=f92982f40d37f89cc0ec7c3c1691b0a26182b5c6093028499647085b0d91cb8e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A Greek-flagged crude oil tanker sails off the coast of the Syrian Baniyas port refinery in the Mediterranean Sea. Photo / Bakr Alkasen, AFP]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/companies/retail/kathmandu-owner-kmd-brands-in-trading-halt-for-1693m-share-bookbuild-after-shortfall-in-capital-raise-from-smaller-investors/V5PF4Q2QP5A5ND3RLWBDVKSXWA/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-20T22:30:00.251Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>NZ Herald</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-20T22:30:00.251Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Kathmandu owner KMD Brands in trading halt for 169.3m share bookbuild after shortfall in capital raise from smaller investors]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/MW7LUPMCB5DD5LQFCG5HF6ESP4.webp?auth=e12c9d859d2fb36979135eb7dac741abda12222f35d77d2d437fad9744bbd824&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[KMD has gone into a trading halt while shares in the company are put up for sale. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/hastings-triple-homicide-oranga-tamariki-says-it-had-no-involvement-with-family/I7VM3CMKVFFDJCC2V64C2KGKHU/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-21T01:30:48.732Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>NZ Herald</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-21T01:30:48.732Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Hastings triple homicide: Oranga Tamariki says it had no involvement with family]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/MYYEDS7K3VDBNC7J7NB66ARWIU.jpg?auth=bc8461f24017840c1242ec3bb39537a0826b57d67b38250bd95295dec13f55ed&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Day three of a police investigation into a triple homicide at Avenue Rd East in Hastings. Photo / Jack Riddell]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/crime/former-tv3-host-celebrity-treasure-island-contestant-duncan-garner-pleads-not-guilty-to-auckland-driving-charge/TZTIGWJXEVEABP6JPKWYWOHWUE/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-20T22:11:26.378Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>NZ Herald</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-20T22:11:26.378Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Former TV3 host, Celebrity Treasure Island contestant Duncan Garner pleads not guilty to Auckland driving charge]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/E3AZWP2KMOZD6LBIW5MALLL5ZU.jpg?auth=6258ded9e1305d628c83966b355631ae3d02ad2f2e99576de39a67be1d4db653&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Duncan Garner did not request name suppression for the driving charge. 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Photo / Jasmine and Damian Ngati]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/nz-herald-comments-the-stories-open-for-discussion-today/BETD7I6HSZCYDPI7QGKL3VCC2U/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-21T03:01:17.747Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>NZ Herald</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-21T03:01:17.747Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[NZ Herald comments: The stories open for discussion today]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/OAM7RZNPQBDMHHBKEIHSZSCOIY.jpg?auth=4491a829d2b2b93ca0608aef5e3b76039952cb24d634c04ab8188f7556c10dad&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Weather-related insurance claims have risen by more than 250% in a year.
Photo / Rosalie Liddle Crawford]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/christchurch-attempted-aggravated-robbery-two-youths-arrested-after-chase/3CYVKM6DUFEO5LGC2TVAB3IV4E/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-20T21:10:54.667Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>NZ Herald</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-20T21:10:54.667Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Christchurch attempted aggravated robbery: Two youths arrested after chase]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/QVVK67NBZFEG7DVEWWSCU5MEFA.jpg?auth=7207927ff44c25c6c834c2b9480d2b955400113133c756d3231f5d7582750340&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Two young people have been arrested after an attempted aggravated robbery in Sockburn,  Christchurch. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/britains-pm-denies-misleading-mps-as-he-struggles-to-deal-with-mandelson-scandal/P7MPQQ4NHNGCNDS3HHVTISSETY/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-21T04:35:49.076Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>NZ Herald</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-21T04:35:49.076Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Britain’s PM denies misleading MPs as he struggles to deal with Mandelson scandal]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/YBINW367KRHO7FF2K4C4CW3N6E.jpg?auth=3fdfbf39e356f658b66914a3a9010c9d513fd4ef5ade261ffb491e6c3e216f68&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer denied misleading parliament over Peter Mandelson's appointment as Britain's ambassador to the US. Photo / Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/how-we-make-it-work-moana-2-and-modern-maori-quartets-awhimai-fraser-and-james-tito-balance-acting-and-love/NXL472SRIFAW7HZWCQOUDCBDVE/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-20T21:14:39.889Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>NZ Herald</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-20T21:14:39.889Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[How we make it work: Moana 2 and Modern Māori Quartet’s Awhimai Fraser and James Tito balance acting and love]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/5C6YPMF6BRBDTE76HQTBAGDZPM.jpeg?auth=80ea038855cf12ad9968165ef3fa87d3f41e01f87df2aaee71c0199df5751fe1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[I played it far too cool - to the point where she thought I wasn’t interested - but I was absolutely smitten, James Tito says of meeting Awhimai Fraser for the first time. Photo / Supplied]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/hamilton-man-liam-marsh-exposes-himself-outside-school-then-accosts-women-in-car-park-office/Z32E72T4EBHTRLAFRMKQVRPX7E/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-20T20:00:00.505Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>NZ Herald</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-20T20:00:00.505Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Hamilton man Liam Marsh exposes himself outside school, then accosts women in carpark, office]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/MGXVTF3E4JC4FDTMTTVTCM5CTM.jpg?auth=d39780edad2c24dcbf125edb51109415e6c15f36b34892ee91ec656d47df072b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Liam Shane Marsh, 30, was jailed for 13 months, but given leave to apply for home detention, on charges including doing an indecent act outside Frankton Primary School.
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Photo / James Horan, Destination NSW]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/us71-billion-needed-over-next-decade-to-rebuild-gaza-says-un-report/CTK3F2ME5VGWFNLB3P5KSS42KA/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-20T18:36:35.816Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>NZ Herald</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-20T18:36:35.816Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[US$71 billion needed over next decade to rebuild Gaza, says UN report]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/7MZQ4D4GZVBBBAUPETJ7KS5RQU.jpg?auth=d115962b9b92a561ad4ce48866f46e20f0cf162e0724bba7312b2c2655c99948&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Gaza needs to rebuilt after two years of being on the receiving end of an Israeli military offensive following Hamas' October 7 attacks. Photo / Omar Al-Qataa, AFP]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/ufc/ufc-dana-white-outlines-next-steps-for-carlos-ulberg-after-kiwi-champion-undergoes-knee-surgery/LGW3GIEXRJDNLFKOQR3LUS3ZUE/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-20T20:31:54.447Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>NZ Herald</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-20T20:31:54.447Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[UFC: Dana White outlines next steps for Carlos Ulberg after Kiwi champion undergoes knee surgery]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/YRIFLKLNYNDHDFOSKBYTSLXVTU.jpg?auth=55c4edb6412f7bd5a25fac0aaf0ff5fde93045ae7090ff328b0fbf64426ba9eb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Dana White (inset) says light heavyweight champion Carlos Ulberg is set to begin his recovery after knee surgery. Photos / Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/comet-to-delight-new-zealand-stargazers-if-it-survives-close-encounter-with-the-sun/GVT44YLFQJEINGW4NNPSPF7KYY/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-20T18:00:01.336Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>NZ Herald</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-20T18:00:01.336Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Comet to delight New Zealand stargazers, if it survives close encounter with the sun]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/27F3NH5LBZBK5KHIV7XN4OWS7Y.jpg?auth=ac35bd52c53dce7aaf3c19b6c43dd9aac789df461ca4ab8ee75c3cd9bb1db2e3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Comet C/2025 R3 as seen from eastern Crete earlier this month. The comet should be visible in the Southern Hemisphere from the end of April.
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Photo / Rosalie Liddle Crawford]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/on-the-up-weka-point-scout-camp-rebuild-underway-after-cyclone-gabrielle-devastation/ZI6RXCGQQBBG7EH7XXKLBGOTOA/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-20T18:00:00.389Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>NZ Herald</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-20T18:00:00.389Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[On The Up: Weka Point Scout Camp rebuild underway after Cyclone Gabrielle devastation   ]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/GZ5ZXPYDNRALPNLZ3CRROZLHXY.jpg?auth=b56f21dde42a6740d81cc81c8829c07feb13efdf99f78ecf834801515e52746f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[ Rissington's Weka Point Scout Campsite swing bridge was destroyed in Cyclone Gabrielle and a $140,000 grant has been allocated to rebuild it, allowing construction to commence in mid-June. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/rotorua-daily-post/news/rotorua-courthouse-air-conditioning-failure-delays-sexual-assault-jury-trial/LORHSO35JJCQHJZ4HJ3EFCRGVQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-20T19:19:04.141Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>NZ Herald</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-20T19:19:04.141Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Rotorua courthouse air conditioning failure delays sexual assault jury trial]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/2RVZVSRX55A5HJNUQ74Q7H456Q.JPG?auth=cbfbc0c9b429b5568ad641b743d5af9cedb235760a38ad58027253f611778c6f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Rotorua's courthouse on the corner of Tutānekai and Arawa Sts. 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Photo / Photosport]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/letters-does-new-zealand-really-want-to-see-national-change-leader/premium/HPTXPEKOX5FONDTW6FXJCIW7WA/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-20T21:55:22.948Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>NZ Herald</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-20T21:55:22.948Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Letters: Does New Zealand really want to see National change leader? ]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/25DN2HV2BJARZHVU5XWVVH5VQA.jpg?auth=6e8de469bedea2d7b70fe86d9a7dbd582e0322a6d99ebba8553d4a91499c072e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[There is plenty of talk of a challenge to Prime Minister Christopher Luxon's leadership of the National Party. Photo /  Mark Mitchell




















 














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