<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><urlset xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9" xmlns:image="http://www.google.com/schemas/sitemap-image/1.1"><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/napier-mayor-says-water-deal-is-amalgamation-by-stealth-as-councillors-push-it-to-next-step/4JVZY7T3M5DOLPZRPX2LNPBKUM/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-09T23:57:58.758Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/FR626EAVXNBPZKCZAPNISROHSY.jpg?auth=a799da887a1234921d1e44fc52e719a7acaeb0b8d732ae5be645312865a933b9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Napier Mayor Richard McGrath voted against the adoption of the Hawke’s Bay Water Council-controlled Organisation at a Napier City Council meeting on Thursday, April 9.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/the-country/news/nz-shears-underway-in-te-kuiti-as-rowland-smith-and-joel-henare-step-aside/CNQF7UP3KFBCJKEWP5AHZ4ESRA/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-09T23:49:01.109Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/KJG627PN2REI7MDJTO234LRC7M.jpg?auth=d39a3dfa7f661d3dff902b380edd11926ce8f1fa13606e4edf63f0955eef3177&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[New Zealand Shears president Sir David Fagan (left) lines up with open speed shears finalists on the first night, alongside winner Reuben Alabaster, of Taihape. 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Photo / 123rf]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/waikato-news/news/ancestry-waikato-great-grandmother-meets-biological-father-in-germany-thanks-to-dna-test/6KBH54POSFDDXCH7LFCUPNUP3I/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-09T18:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/P6ZV6KK6FBEFTD2XAH7CHBP6QA.jpg?auth=78bf52d4e914ecc03e604918d790d1ff441ef7f3a93a5eb1d81693f3a7ecb3a8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[ Halina Tilsley, 80, and her father, Hubert Kroll, 100, in Germany.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/herald-hat-trick-am-sports-quiz-friday-april-10/L3FT3GQJVNAIJFGK63BT3T6FPI/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-09T17:55:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/DJJV3RX4NVBOBOGSHOIEWENJPA.jpg?auth=21a567dcf16a0fbd94b847c7a6da82f8c03f3420615b52a7b9181935a33df6bd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Duane Monkley of the Waikato Chiefs. Photo / Photosport]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/northern-advocate/news/northland-fuel-price-shock-households-warned-of-1000-a-year-hit/THQQR6OVOZAMLBN4SQWO4LFEFQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-09T17:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/VYVSJSMOCREEVELLN63OJOXBOY.JPG?auth=c6b9ad571f35f482ce94fd9d716050461272f84b0542893da70a6358f45ef32e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The price of unleaded 91 petrol has risen by 36% in the past 28 days, adding hundreds of dollars a year to Northlanders’ fuel bills if the Iran war continues.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/racing/how-oscar-bonavena-became-trottings-cranky-old-man/L4WEJMLCIZDQVMUWB2IO35FUFE/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-09T17:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/L65WN26LOFDX5LCQSD6IFJOFIE.jpg?auth=d7b968fbac34cd0cbf46d01f7d31d155ea71760dd8e311442184586d4c2c9253&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Oscar Bonavena has proven he can beat the best Aussies as he did downing Just Believe 18 months ago. 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Photo / Ajay Berry]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/racing/horse-racing-hart-says-battle-of-the-brothers-could-be-decided-before-final-bend/BHJ52GIBGNDP7EINX4KJGSKZLQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-09T17:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/MSRF3AZL4VATNIIIYPXNJPYXG4.jpg?auth=488b3b216afa4e15ac7b557fa43d08cd8090c4088d3a1cadabb9448ee06494be&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Swayzee (middle) and Cam Hart led and beat Leap To Fame (left) and Republican Party in the Hunter Cup at Melton in February. 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That and more in today's Herald morning quiz.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/racing/horse-racing-can-any-of-the-kiwis-challenge-the-aussie-harness-dominance/DTRVOCHM4ZC7PEKU5N2FDGJBUI/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-09T17:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/FVRZNJTEXRBPHHWT45SCOJGFGY.jpg?auth=3972f7cf9f4e5f7f6bbed52fc4a4351cc28d9f687a8b1eba5081c2bca1536719&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Republican Party is the New Zealand pacer who has come closest to beating Leap To Fame. Photo / Ajay Berry]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/matt-utai-shooting-police-seeking-son-of-ex-kiwis-star-turn-to-thailand/2S52BD4RMRBPVFTDJGQZLB7HME/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-09T17:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/KSXBJTNHMBD7JMTUR2LZBVHCQM.jpg?auth=4695ee82aebc05c5195f683cd34ab2adaf93caceb761e1dfce90380f4b196e7d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Potential hideout spots in Thailand are among places New South Wales Police are probing as they look to find Iziah Utai (top), the wanted son of shot ex-Kiwis star Matt Utai (bottom). Herald composite photo]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/economy/donald-trump-capitulates-totally-to-iran-matthew-hooton/premium/ZMBDERHFPRG2HJWBBLZZXL5RME/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-09T17:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/SICA7NI4GRH55G5GCYLHP43FBY.jpg?auth=95288f1091df10c3239b32ad7e6d785d7529f66e8682b620a4169a0cd01d4812&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Iranian pro-government demonstrators gather after an announcement of a two-week ceasefire in the war with the United States and Israel. 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