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Photo / Supplied]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/great-new-zealand-backyard-survey-shrinking-lawns-and-the-region-where-kiwis-are-most-likely-to-bare-it-all/CIH2C5L4CFHLJHWTLLO22A4EGY/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-18T20:00:00.473Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>NZ Herald</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-18T20:00:00.473Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Great New Zealand Backyard Survey: Shrinking lawns and the region where Kiwis are most likely to bare it all]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/SOXCRWO4ENCSJCA23BQ2EVBSYA.jpg?auth=b2976ec87b461ba33eb30814b7bb67a1261b0952c734b765415a0ed86be3ef9c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The survey found Northland was the 'naked capital' of New Zealand with 35.3% of residents admitting to baring it all in their backyards. 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Photo / Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/middle-east-conflict-iran-closes-hormuz-strait-again-as-donald-trump-warns-against-blackmail/JM3Q7OT3XZGI3BTWZIMSUCHPPY/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-18T21:24:23.274Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>NZ Herald</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-18T21:24:23.274Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Middle East conflict: Iran closes Hormuz Strait again, as Donald Trump warns against ‘blackmail’]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/7I6S3H75UFGVPHUNGP653LEPF4.jpg?auth=4375f3a53e8d1712b8bf5f7ad8c29b8f549c4ad9db272e10988d69c0decce539&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Iran's military has declared the Strait of Hormuz closed again, prompting ships to abandon attempts to transit the waterway and US President Donald Trump to warn Tehran against trying to "blackmail" the United States. Photos / Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/northern-advocate/news/whangarei-cbd-taskforce-moves-to-revive-city-centre-as-more-shops-close/R3OQZCCQM5HTPMHIJ47XH5VMFM/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-18T18:00:00.636Z</lastmod><news:news><news:publication><news:name>NZ Herald</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-18T18:00:00.636Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Whangārei CBD taskforce moves to revive city centre as more shops close]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/KWEBBUZC5BAV3H5MPJI6AGMLOU.jpg?auth=40abbb121cc26e07fec8c672225039b94eb13fa56ded8cffaa08bafff8cd7c8d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Prime retail space in the Cameron St Mall now sits empty, even as potential shoppers walk past, due to the closure of stores like Life Pharmacy Orrs and Jeanswest. 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