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Photo / Tom Eley]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sponsored-stories/building-resilient-portfolios-strategic-asset-allocation-explained/5YJR53IPBNHZHP2AUTZKUNERII/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-17T04:42:34.846Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>NZ Herald</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-17T04:42:34.846Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Building resilient portfolios: Strategic asset allocation explained]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/UQCLO424HFBCFIOWKMBG5UHJXI.jpg?auth=0ea18e1401e0e9975534cbc03cb2e231b0084c527e8dbe00cfebd81d8a2ef9e5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sponsored-stories/mind-over-market-how-emotions-shape-your-investment-outcomes/US3LPG4YIZGL3ICIMSP63QLYZU/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-17T04:35:26.803Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>NZ Herald</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-17T04:35:26.803Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Mind over market: How emotions shape your investment outcomes]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/WLU3JAQBPNDMNNUBKJEBRPLIHE.jpg?auth=366cc053ec58cb23f5f399f9d1ab36defd12ba961c736b84d80c182bca629025&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Nigel Grant, Head of Wealth Products at ASB Bank]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/the-country/news/rural-parents-voice-fuel-concerns-ahead-of-new-school-term/RM7BOI2TORCIPHITMAPGSQLR6I/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-17T04:34:22.603Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>NZ Herald</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-17T04:34:22.603Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Rural parents voice fuel concerns ahead of new school term]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/2CJWY4MERZFEFDCTJVJW2KEUMU.jpg?auth=2189f53d662ebe561f04d6a3aff43921516c36f40083d834451d4df9ebc8e505&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Parents fear fuel costs could keep children from school in Term 2. Photo /  SunLive]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sponsored-stories/mortgage-vs-markets-pay-down-debt-invest-or-both/Q2I6UJYSFRBZFABTT67NCAYCJA/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-17T04:33:32.219Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>NZ Herald</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-17T04:33:32.219Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Mortgage vs markets: pay down debt, invest, or both?]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/CRYVCI4LEFDLJAH72AYKHWKAXI.jpg?auth=f3f3cc7e5b00794a747e40691b14e7669364e0445c392c1a76800992a4e98242&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ngaire Angus, Head of Wealth Distribution at ASB]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sponsored-stories/2026-investment-outlook-risks-opportunities-and-mega-forces/YBPFP2AIFNCQBKKWSOEUZ5B7NA/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-17T04:30:42.655Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>NZ Herald</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-17T04:30:42.655Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[2026 Investment Outlook: Risks, opportunities and mega forces]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/C4QA6XCE7JE77IIB33PPZN3QZA.jpg?auth=fb3100c4cd84c4db6051b31aed0f43fdd9e3709660321845d2184f46ad19eda9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Chris Tennent-Brown, ASB Senior Economist]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/westpac-increases-some-fixed-home-loan-and-term-deposit-rates/PHGWXBUZKZBGHI3CIQJ6IITQSY/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-17T04:27:26.737Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>NZ Herald</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-17T04:27:26.737Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Westpac increases some fixed home loan and term deposit rates]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/64UVKWXLONDILEYLDUZJGX5M4I.jpg?auth=095598ad6664ea8692cda766f06d9822f5c825715003c60ab7efff3c246242de&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Westpac lifts some home loan rates, following rival ANZ. Photo / Alex Burton]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/kawerau-river-tragedy-boys-killed-in-tarawera-river-bank-collapse-named/AQNKUCOWHNATZNTLWHP4M7CJ4Q/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-17T08:44:48.89Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>NZ Herald</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-17T08:44:48.89Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Kawerau river tragedy: Dead boys named as Paul Lloyd, 10, and Luti Maui Mafi, 11]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/KN5KTMRI2VBQPKJF2XEVSXD7WA.jpg?auth=e2d83544fcca15e9934e726154b49ca92a71a905e05ceacf148cd1de17cc0390&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Paul Mason Lloyd (Pauly), 10, and Luti Maui Mafi, 11, have been named by whānau as the boys who died in the Kawerau river tragedy. Background image / Hannah Filmer. 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Photo / Ben Fraser]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/water-polo-bullying-allegations-and-leadership-concerns-water-polo-nz-chair-alex-howieson-resigns-two-days-after-majority-of-clubs-call-for-her-to-step-down/premium/GQNV5M3LQRGBJCSHIM2YNLKHH4/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-17T05:27:31.94Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>NZ Herald</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-17T05:27:31.94Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Water polo bullying allegations and leadership concerns: Water Polo NZ chair Alex Howieson resigns, two days after majority of clubs call for her to step down]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/3RCG4JC35NANPLLHDDB6MLLWHU.jpg?auth=250e2d95a5982f68115bb99e4dcb98d0656d1cc71ea274d47b46b2dca280d125&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The 2025 senior New Zealand women's water polo team and WPNZ chair Alex Howieson (inset left) and WPNZ chief executive Jan Shearer (inset right). 
Illustration / Oliver Rusden; Main picture / Getty]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/technology/allbirds-shares-crash-back-toward-earth-after-shoes-to-ai-pivot-reality-check/premium/XAASRXMSSZATLBWDK324F2WSOI/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-17T03:40:03.989Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>NZ Herald</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-17T03:40:03.989Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Allbirds shares crash back toward Earth after shoes-to-AI pivot reality check]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/QNGOMYAPCYRCEF4AP4W7L3HA6Q.jpg?auth=bbd325ea512d13d98a919538a6ef6285e90c67d3cdded898356752710a2d4b10&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[After years of selling sustainable shoes, Allbirds' pivot has triggered a volatile shares performance.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/companies/retail/the-warehouse-recalls-uniti-sand-art-sets-after-asbestos-found-in-test/4I6FMMFTC5DF3LDXFAT2YQ3X4Q/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-17T03:33:50.2Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>NZ Herald</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-17T03:33:50.2Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[The Warehouse recalls Uniti sand art sets after asbestos found in test]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/Q6JDXDBF6FFGJLPZRKOMICE654.JPG?auth=63fdd0ecc29bf536f30a240378000db1c6a98a6c6e47e19aeb5104128973f0ca&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Warehouse has issued a product recall for its Uniti sand art. Photo / Jason Oxenham



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]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/companies/airlines/iran-war-fuel-prices-squeeze-regional-airlines-government-open-to-being-flexible-about-help/premium/LZODTXIXDVH5VIKDABJVEZKZYU/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-17T03:19:33.146Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>NZ Herald</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-17T03:19:33.146Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Iran war: Fuel prices squeeze regional airlines, Government open to being ‘flexible’ about help]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/KQQY4LTKSRAUPGPH2AP24PVKJA.jpg?auth=35b32fb14a42538f7ccd293e1bbe7a7e809fb0935686f079ef66da3a0d5d0fd4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[James Meager says more airline loan requests are being looked at. 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Photo / Jason Dorday]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/bay-of-plenty-times/news/cyclone-vaianu-workers-rights-during-states-of-emergency-explained/premium/PASXEMDBLVDNXEI6JDIXMRGS7Y/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-17T02:21:28.273Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>NZ Herald</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-17T02:21:28.273Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Cyclone Vaianu: Workers’ rights during states of emergency explained]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/LLNEJSP2HVAJDJHEOBO4CCRANM.jpg?auth=8652d9a2d2aecf377dd07bde7491f1c367067ba3b1a62071a5c58b553c181e05&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Crowds gather at Mount Maunganui's main beach at high tide during Cyclone Vaianu on April 12, 2026. Photo / Alyse Wright ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/companies/retail/awwa-period-underwear-brand-to-shut-down-a-year-after-being-bought-by-us-company-somedays/premium/FPZ6UAWH7JFKTBBBHXS4WCUXUE/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-17T02:00:00.591Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>NZ Herald</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-17T02:00:00.591Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Awwa period underwear brand to shutter online store a year after being bought by US company Somedays]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/JKPKD45NFJS5P5OYBICB7JB4FA.jpg?auth=fbade46cb49b701f67640bb12574e19ff99a840bfc5b241c331d8786ebbc0180&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Kiwi period care brand Awwa is closing after eight years in business, just over a year after its acquisition by a North American giant. Photo / Supplied]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>