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Photo / 123rf]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/winston-peters-meddling-sparks-turning-point-in-coalition-dynamics-audrey-young/premium/P3N6LYWEMZGKZOVEKLPDRQMWAE/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-23T03:18:07.219Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>NZ Herald</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-23T03:18:07.219Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Winston Peters’ meddling sparks turning point in coalition dynamics – Audrey Young]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/ZMCD7Z3OJ5CRJCAEGDGBZI3PZE.jpg?auth=a8d60a2bc7985670e92868ddbc6fcb573efd7c80487b359c168f6ca59a4d6fbc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[New Zealand First leader Winston Peters. Photo / RNZ, Mark Papalii]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/football/football-world-cup/trump-envoy-seeks-to-replace-iran-with-italy-in-upcoming-fifa-world-cup/XJI7QLYBKFAPHGZ3XAJJK7KBYQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-23T00:18:38.6Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>NZ Herald</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-23T00:18:38.6Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Trump envoy seeks to replace Iran with Italy in upcoming Fifa World Cup]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/C7GFO3R2RZAWLNPUEIZY5JGFF4.jpg?auth=c9fd8cfe9f11a7f9cdee6e5cffcdbd9d31547b691609920405df995a22796063&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Iran players pose before their 2026 Fifa World Cup Asian qualifiers game against Uzbekistan. 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]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/serious-crash-closes-sh29-in-kaimai-bay-of-plenty/TRDQJ5634BC5BF4PVFK34IPZZQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-23T00:04:18.602Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>NZ Herald</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-23T00:04:18.602Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Kaimai Range crash: One dead after truck and car collide on SH29]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/ESM6TO2KHBHFZG6OJULAPV4MME.JPG?auth=d1a97872227540de8a47e704a7ccd53c25b830a02febde47fdb547e61b35dec1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Emergency services were called around 5.50am to the two-vehicle crash near the intersection with Valley View Rd.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/rugby/all-blacks/hurricanes-chairman-malcolm-gillies-super-rugby-wont-survive-without-change/WCPD2CTRXRFKTFUOI4ALTR7P3A/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-23T01:13:36.662Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>NZ Herald</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-23T01:13:36.662Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Hurricanes chairman Malcolm Gillies: Super Rugby ‘won’t survive’ without change]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/6QQCH5U6GNHR7EN4VTMSTL76YU.jpg?auth=b4bc4a327bbfff0a7d1c3b527e99f1f26b528510a390afd04c064c5c24cf0f71&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Hurricanes co-owner Malcolm Gillies (inset) says Super Rugby must change or it will die.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/companies/planet-fitness-nz-backer-castle-point-fitness-in-liquidation-before-gyms-open/premium/CIY6LSFFHVCYHJSCRIXHUQNPVA/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-23T00:00:00.505Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>NZ Herald</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-23T00:00:00.505Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Planet Fitness NZ backer Castle Point Fitness in liquidation before gyms open]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/JJIT7TABAJDHZNORZYINWYFLZI.jpg?auth=9b9a920e5cbfd47a2c78d93476880c331b0a2daee9ff505abb220b286807323c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A New Zealand company connected with gym chain Planet Fitness has gone into liquidation, and its American director is disputing claims made by its former CEO. 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Photo / Mark Mitchell]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/director-of-new-maori-battalion-movie-didnt-feel-worthy-of-his-heros-story/RVV3UDGB5FFM5EH6JFLCJB7SIU/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-22T23:54:45.105Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>NZ Herald</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-22T23:54:45.105Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Director of new Māori Battalion movie didn’t feel worthy of his hero’s story]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/4DHPRU5SGNFPHILAAJPLYBD6AU.jpg?auth=d7e42351e5ab826b76a5ed9761499ee559d90eca05443e7d9942ede9ee42b709&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Actor Alex Tarrant plays Haane Manahi of the 28th Māori Battalion in the film Sgt. Haane. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/would-be-child-sex-offender-john-tekuru-unmonitored-for-hours-after-electronic-tracker-goes-flat/ONXQNOAOX5GADMOWZ7YL2BLZLM/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-23T03:10:06.766Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>NZ Herald</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-23T03:10:06.766Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Would-be child sex offender John Tekuru unmonitored for hours after electronic tracker goes flat]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/TM27V7N2OXSBCU2RNKWR5KDICU.jpg?auth=4104606f9eae7049d5c01ad63a255243d25d011f3628e60644af8da6d396889d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The offender, John Tekuru, was jailed for attempting to abduct a toddler with intent to sexually abuse her. Photo / 123rf]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/wellington/wellington-floods-100000-support-fund-announced-how-you-can-help/BN5XZCEM6NGYFI7OJJJ26CNMXY/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-23T03:08:38.136Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>NZ Herald</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-23T03:08:38.136Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Wellington flood relief: $100k support fund announced, how you can help]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/RYGRQKID4FESFMVUADZWHE45XA.jpg?auth=f6779e73d92f30baf345be7fa80f1a5afec6ee1ce7c898db822ef8efa4faef2f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Resident Mika Faletolu surveys the damage to his Ohiro Road property after torrential rain brought down rocks and debris from above. Photo / Mark Mitchell]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/waikato-news/news/morrinsville-flooding-insurance-office-hit-by-rapid-storm-downpour/M353HTNRHRBC7KOO6OIT2IF6HI/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-22T23:21:19.539Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>NZ Herald</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-22T23:21:19.539Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Morrinsville flooding: Insurance office hit by rapid storm downpour]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/JYGMAOA3SJDT7JQUMNEV2P3JWA.jpg?auth=28c900f15fbf18b328976dbfcf160db95e09dab2e000e033482de3f2e24f8cc1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[ Linda Vercoe, owner of Vercoe Insurance Brokers on Morrinsville’s main street, said she noticed water rapidly rising on the footpath just before 5pm. 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Photo / Mark Mitchell]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/napier-beaches-treated-like-wasteland-since-fire-ban-bylaw-revoked/23CQR3OUNBEQTJAVGNW7AYYW44/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-22T23:11:07.888Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>NZ Herald</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-22T23:11:07.888Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Napier beaches treated ‘like wasteland’ since fire ban bylaw revoked]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/HLX7UOORX5GMBMZBWFYPVNVXTA.jpg?auth=241b4d3ed4bbea23c0b39cd90976ff8501366ffdbafc1fd98244ead13d3f16ff&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A dotterel (pohowera) sits on its nest, well camouflaged thanks to the driftwood.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/eat-your-ice-cream-dr-ezekiel-emanuels-guide-to-balanced-wellness-and-longevity/B7ASW6GJ65EBJBAHTWVI6B4HMA/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-23T00:40:19.532Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>NZ Herald</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-23T00:40:19.532Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Eat Your Ice Cream: Dr Ezekiel Emanuel’s guide to balanced wellness and longevity]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/P6C2HTT7ZJBTVONWKKKFZIGTCI.jpg?auth=b15c94c231235dfb831f267720605dbd0cb355428870eac5d712327ca90f85f2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Dr Ezekiel Emanuel, a US oncologist, bioethicist and health policy expert, has published a book on wellness called Eat Your Ice Cream.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/man-who-died-in-car-crash-was-boarder-at-rangataua-house-where-body-was-found-burned/FKS33SK5XRADRDM3OTNDQZML3Y/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-22T22:52:18.72Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>NZ Herald</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-22T22:52:18.72Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Man who died in car crash was boarder at Rangataua house where body was found burned]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/S4VIADXYS5GJRJNXTQWCDUVLYA.webp?auth=609d9f24043a0370feab8eae31537de3b11aed35968c6b6ea5af1657b2ccfbbc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[John Alan Seymour was found dead at his house. Photo / Dan Jones]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/anzac-day-services-across-hawkes-bay-in-2026/E3YBCT4CZFE6BEZZK4ZQMRDXFE/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-22T22:47:31.871Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>NZ Herald</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-22T22:47:31.871Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Anzac Day services across Hawke’s Bay in 2026]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/T7ERDV5IWVAPPKGURPSPFO5PBM.jpg?auth=a4fff2e4adee0e8ddd5777285107c3731f3f7dbfd715155c9242bb7c36c509bb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Anzac Day tributes will occur across Hawke's Bay, Wairoa, and Tararua with dawn services and commemorations. Photo / Alan Gibson]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>