<?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/business/kiwibank-latest-to-hike-mortgage-rates-from-today-some-terms-raised-by-20-basis-points/DKSS5LUBB5DM3OCEC6XG57RCNU/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-20T23:59:53.038Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><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>2026-04-20T23:54:50.061Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><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






















 














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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>2026-04-20T21:10:54.574Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><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>2026-04-20T21:08:50.69Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><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 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>2026-04-20T21:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><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>2026-04-20T20:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><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 / 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>2026-04-20T18:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><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>2026-04-20T18:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><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. Photo / Kelly Makiha]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/middle-east-conflict-live-updates-russia-calls-for-us-iran-to-continue-ceasefire/EIQU3RNQHZH2VKJNEXXP2VZINI/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-20T17:59:52.472Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/QFBKCD264NFSPJODCAY75KS3FM.jpg?auth=8cfab9400ad62004a3231035af1261b96b9c1dbe6868a2849404161a90672fae&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. Photo / Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/herald-hat-trick-am-sports-quiz-tuesday-april-21/X3ZXETBWSBAOZBQU6T6GHUZVGI/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-20T17:55:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/MKMVYYPEWVCDFMA66NFTKIB2JA.jpg?auth=fa0d66824904627515aeac228d271b10aa9c80aee316b3b44b9d2093b359695e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Titans fullback Keano Kini. Photo / Photosport]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/cricket/black-caps/black-caps-v-bangladesh-live-updates-second-odi-in-dhaka/GXVDMOLD2VFAREASHT4C4PILVE/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-20T17:46:17.249Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/O6NNH7KNPVGE7FVXAKBW7I732M.jpg?auth=fa93e221e53741629ef019c690f7eee6fd276b5e60ecb16831bd63aeb5b2b7c0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[New Zealand's Jayden Lennox is clean bowled by Bangladesh's Nahid Rana during the second one-day international  in Mirpur. Photo / AFP]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/more-than-numbers-the-equity-gap-in-sport-and-recreation/LDNTXOSWNVFUBHJ7HXRSMECIJI/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-20T17:01:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/RTY5CNCHUNBIVLRUUYH7OPUEDE.jpg?auth=7834bc726e4eb571e15af016d3eea11419dbb90ef819ebc5a4e16ecc71119a3b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Black Ferns players celebrate a try by Ma'ama Mo'onia Vaipulu against Canada, in Kansas. 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>2026-04-20T17:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><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




















 














]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/racing/draws-muddy-taylor-mile-picture-as-alex-park-starts-huge-fortnight/Q6LBQQ4HA5HCDLSKPLKKSWQIHI/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-20T17:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/VB4SCHNWFFBAHDXJFHXIDAYTNE.jpg?auth=e40a9d1611846c9076b578e5a7a998c9917af9cb6f39e54c6f83d69f8bdeaa25&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Swayzee, seen beating Akuta in the 2023 NZ Cup, faces a huge task on his Alexandra Park debut on Friday. 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Photo / Robert Perham]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/surge-in-ncea-exam-cheating-demands-assessment-rethink-editorial/premium/6JYQKVLQOJCP5K76W4NV2O7N4I/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-20T17:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/MNIAP27FEGJRHIG46Y6PFY7J6Q.jpg?auth=52b81ff13cec6ae5e557f713406c5c85beafc9ea54518904006689fed9a67024&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Education officials last year investigated 1241 potential breaches in external assessments, a 42% increase on the 876 in 2024. Photo / 123rf]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/racing/jason-collett-to-take-the-worlds-best-with-hong-kong-debut-on-sunday/MHQRTIK2BRAZLBIF2KZ4IPIQPI/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-20T17:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/JWMOMF4WPFDORADDOONLS4WYZ4.JPG?auth=53bda71de2a71873ceda5dc62edb496024ee1a73e2772fe30447d083a41d3453&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Jason Collett will have his first ride in Hong Kong on Sunday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/northland-age/news/rising-fuel-prices-put-pressure-on-barrier-air-as-it-maintains-northland-routes/5LU2JJZC2JDUJBOFG2BDBEQGV4/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-20T17:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/2GXIUKOGKVHOLLHWX2QQII7XNM.jpg?auth=f69d408575d6c9df263fdc123e89dcfe7116deb06cc358515b248d4c5699ff4e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Barrier Air has raised fares by about $40 but kept all Northland flights, amid global fuel increases. Photo / Barrier Air]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/crime/pukekohe-hit-and-run-murder-trial-cctv-shows-toni-ashley-crawford-crashing-into-teri-rhind/7XKTEWZNBRBX5DWJF5XRCW4DXE/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-20T17:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/OFTAKLNBOVGZDC3SJOFBMX5LII.JPG?auth=0d594cea4770c3f576a11d309df4339bf8a65f0662f9b7450bdef98b384ef00f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Toni-Ashley Crawford appears in the High Court at Auckland, accused of having murdered Teri Rhind in Pukekohe in October 2024. Photo / Michael Craig]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/active-investor-plus-visa-cash-rules-under-review-amid-idle-funds-concerns/premium/QWFUAH43PZHWDJ3UWLH6PLXEDQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-20T17:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/53FQIJOBXZCJBH6ACFLM4JSFAY.jpg?auth=490e836ae944ca633093a9c818d2378b5bab454a6373aec62c86705b27f8c7a4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Immigration Minister Erica Stanford said the revised golden visa scheme is a great success and that she acted quickly to shut down a means by which 'growth' visa investor funds were sitting fallow in cash. Photo / Mark Mitchell]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/ideally-raises-16m-at-100m-valuation-for-its-ai-powered-market-research-software/premium/H6Q2JTAOIFBHJOK2XDSNPCRNY4/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-20T17:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/OIVRPERFFNECRFOXS7TSPMLWAE.jpg?auth=38dbb06c88ec9b46bae0964786760fe476db37e58eb49f78ad7d22c15d5b13cd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ideally chief executive James Donald. Photo / Sylvie Whinray ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/travel/travel-news/hot-deals-asia-cruises-korea-tours-and-quick-new-zealand-escapes/5HIAMSX5GJBSRB2QE7QFUBLFEI/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-20T17:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/7EBZJTSOQRFVJJ5QACA3JKSZEU.jpg?auth=9e17a6ba232f246ce98796b00a207204f38dbde87bb3d20e01967b9720767d56&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Some hot deals can make your travel plans easy, from local escapes to global adventures. Photo / Supplied]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/microsoft-dangles-102-billion-ai-boost-to-new-zealands-economy-by-2038-as-its-ceo-hits-auckland/premium/YERWHGFXHNBRBN4UVF3BAQJSIQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-20T17:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/5R2LUEXL55HNJFA5VWAWXIKQ3Q.JPG?auth=468d0a785f381f1a25dc67986086afd3b34f6b6fe87c37a457358ae74febcfa9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Microsoft Australia and New Zealand president Jane Livesey. Photo / Michael Craig]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/weather-related-insurance-claims-spike-256-in-12-months/B5ORJ4FFHZHONEUOI5BZNT6BCU/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-20T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/LH7CKM4CTZCZ7KWANXBIGHZOLM.jpg?auth=8c2aa58b36b6f9bad2e7de07e29edad9f9fe6cd7e6ad0c74ec92cd3762660c45&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Flooding in Stokes Valley in the Wellington region last weekend. Photo / Stokes Valley Volunteer Fire Brigade]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/74-magnitude-quake-hits-northern-japan-tsunami-warning-issued/ELK7BZHMHBDKHH7CVQPALNE2W4/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-20T08:23:36.236Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/HCVF2PKOOBGSHMQCH4AVEGONNI.jpg?auth=d30628679f2b2c09a815af87408865e0338696affd9bfe1a5e694b9a195723ff&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A concrete tsunami wall runs along the shoreline in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, where 1554 people were killed in Japan's 2011 Tohoku tsunami and earthquake. The magnitude-9.0 earthquake was one of the most powerful ever recorded. Photo / Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/media-insider/media-insider-motion-sickness-the-independent-advertising-agency-thats-expanding-globally-with-a-provocative-ai-position/premium/TDQRHO64Z5H2LM2SB2LJ37CH7Y/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-20T08:02:54.769Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/N7C63RVLY5B6LCO3I27MB2MU54.gif?auth=880260e2a869ccbe5ecd85b21ccbf6012e8223d7db917273675d373e2e5c9d63&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Sir Graham Henry, porn stars, and Tāme Iti have all featured in various award-winning campaigns for Motion Sickness in recent years. Photos / screengrabs]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/weather-live-updates-flash-flooding-hits-wellington-more-severe-weather-expected/EC3Y2LD4QRC6HLMIS7KLTC5XIU/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-20T07:13:17.732Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/AW5XFJDGJZAPLA3CDNSUSY2JTQ.png?auth=c5dff7dab84617251f322d26de1d44a2a93052b209453513326a04a2a5a5452e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Heavy rain over the Wairarapa and Manawatū. Photo / Niwa]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/hinewais-hugh-wilson-recreates-a-lost-paradise-on-banks-peninsula/premium/YOZAWZKLIFDOVFMWUMOPPL4KW4/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-20T07:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/43IXUFLE75FZVOMJFZ7X2ZD4HQ.jpg?auth=100acc17716479db1e27e26f7bb2419e4a9f1b737bbc306c4bff53ca0a74d0ae&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Hugh Wilson has led the transformation of 1700 hectares of degraded farmland into regenerating native forest in Hinewai Reserve. Photo / Jason Dorday]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/crime/nelson-court-marching-coach-jodie-wastney-used-team-trip-fundraising-cash-for-shopping/D7WFBF54PFC3LIC3JK6R6ADY5M/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-20T07:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/HZRHUZZCP5D47JSANRNS3SPN3I.jpg?auth=ad6ba28d4cc636ee57378e1318c147f8ee9745abfb908119da5d5c5e394eaec7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Former coach of a junior marching team, Jodie Wastney, has pleaded guilty in the Nelson District Court to a charge linked to her stealing the team's travel funds. She is pictured several years ago with members of another team unrelated to the case.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/pm-christopher-luxon-walks-back-claim-five-national-mps-frustrated-at-his-leadership/5JRJSTPRXFAP7P7EKVAISIQGZM/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-20T06:49:30.608Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><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[National leader Christopher Luxon says speculation about his leadership will be discussed at the party's caucus meeting tomorrow. Photo / Mark Mitchell ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/markets/shares/nz-market-rises-on-mixed-news-market-close/premium/K63CUZJVVJFGZCB33SZNV4YF2E/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-20T06:32:06.929Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/UWUPM2XKM5CPRCA4I6FI6U3CC4.jpg?auth=2958af2f961de71a34c22f03393729026b300fab05dc5bfd509ef500b4dfde4b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Channel Infrastructure has confirmed the contract with the Government to add 93 million litres of diesel storage at its Marsden Point fuel terminal by the end of May. Photo /Channel Infrastructure]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/wellington/wellington-floods-search-for-missing-karori-man-philip-sutton/7SPABH2H6VGSNEHECGZ566KSYI/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-20T06:24:45.131Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/CBIOPZMKB5DGDGN3NWPJ27XX5U.jpg?auth=1964ade22ba591884f3be79bf6a092145551d40ded2f02a936a4a2ec2b97a22d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Karori man Philip Sutton.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/major-power-outage-impacts-east-auckland-suburb/3UNOYFXBPBG33DVUDKY2MFYJMM/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-20T06:13:25.503Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/Q2IHY6K7PVH37GY4AFTEJTJMHM.png?auth=df16a6994ce0da55282e4e179e4412b29891feeeae0a487cd0592a4d4526c353&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Part of East Auckland were struck by a major unplanned power outage this evening. Photo / Vector]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/severe-weather-why-forecasters-cannot-predict-localised-downpours-and-floods/CVDUBPCO7BG4DDTX3USXU2KRJM/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-20T06:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/L5S4RRWV5FCM5FVVOFWMSWZU7E.jpg?auth=e776f886eaa38e50c91ab538a7b8e2b75d00e4e5e3bfcebbba1af40479f2cb8b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Slow-moving thunderstorms are bringing very heavy rain, with locals calling the downpours "torrential". Photo / Mark Mitchell]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/markets/currency/kiwi-dollar-hits-13-year-low-against-aussie-why-the-currency-is-so-weak/premium/2L4ZSVOHBZESPBX7Q6XHCMSBUM/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-20T06:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/ONBCYTAQOZBUXDZWZYB2XAJ4HY.jpg?auth=420ea0ef9480ebf388675ec3e6040e738eaf922ad2c1f7daf203e938801bdcc9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Higher interest rates and Australia's exposure to energy is supporting the Australian dollar. Photo / 123rf ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/northern-advocate/news/carrie-kake-tributes-flow-for-beloved-northlander-who-championed-districts-homeless/Y6JNJ5ZRVVAH7LWTBWQA4BDZCE/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-20T06:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/NERSYUCT7RCZXDJBFWV22WMCCU.JPG?auth=a7e168f92b0c6bedaf32ac0cff4f54b7c05262019f9b964d20f04fbd593bd6b7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Carrie Kake pictured in 2018 while advocating for the homeless community who often parked at Tarewa Park. Kake has been described as someone who fought for what she believed in. 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Photo / Getty]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/the-country/news/listen-to-the-country-online-mid-canterbury-farmer-david-clark-on-tough-times-in-the-arable-sector/JWJSZX7QGNG7JET4D7LJZKYQHE/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-20T01:58:17.978Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/YKGZABZ3VMYNMIU7GMYPPRLCZ4.jpg?auth=65aab0196de94793b7780bb4ce75b2863beef97c59f7dfc5cb32a75f05882a0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Former Federated Farmers Mid Canterbury president David Clark spoke to The Country's Jamie Mackay today. Photo / Federated Farmers]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/rowena-walker-search-christchurch-red-zone-now-key-area-of-interest/VB7MUWALGZDPZDGVSDWBJMJLXY/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-20T01:27:37.557Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/RLW54WRLBVENDIXUYLNU5NJW3I.jpg?auth=ff6734f2cc205c0e33a275c257c1c18ebcfc62d182a65d1dccb1ac001eee4645&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The last sighting of Rowena Walker was on CCTV footage in August 2025. Photo / NZ Police]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/gisborne-herald/news/motorcyclist-killed-and-teen-girl-seriously-burned-in-whangara-crash/AOOQKPNJ55EN3GJJ6NWTC4MRXA/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-20T01:24:45.431Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/WYH3DQOTLZD4RJ45TTUE7VFVRE.jpg?auth=25f301ea0183c24edb86a80fcff1a65386c9b49f0209c6355db3cc9d5a296d56&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[One person died in a crash near the intersection of Glenroy Rd with State Highway 35, Whāngārā.
Photo / Gisborne Herald]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/fuel-update-countrys-petrol-diesel-stocks-dip-but-remain-stable/UXNSAFXMSFHUJGG4MM6D4FNIMA/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-20T01:21:33.18Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/JLA2R57UOZH4BL7SES6CO43K5E.jpg?auth=124aef38603b99b0406ef1a6bb73a1cefa408645449f5a4cfbcde63eab292651&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Finance Minister Nicola Willis and Prime Minister Christopher Luxon. Photo / Mark Mitchell]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/everlee-wihongi-kiwi-held-by-ice-not-provided-charges-lawyer-told-to-petition-court/LIUNZO4TXJFHNPLYUVL76MVLIM/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-20T01:16:06.053Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/DULONNU75RBATG4OUCVFCAXL34.png?auth=a8f2562baccb656fb662f42b48e4c2c1dc57aa66c3490840f05d1f8f6bfc31a5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Family of Everlee Wihongi say she was detained by ICE agents in Los Angeles International Airport. Photo / GoFundMe]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/napier-seal-surprises-taradale-residents-after-wandering-into-suburb/LGWWIHBLIJDH3GUWHD73F6CW2A/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-20T00:55:26.574Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/QOYK4TMNVRB25LAMVAPAEIUEYY.jpg?auth=45bf3d3985a7da990b181155dce75d1ae5bbf573ea5c0501a6d4e61edbc585c1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A lost seal in a residential area in Taradale, Napier, on Monday morning.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/burnham-crash-victim-named-as-keelan-mccann-as-givealittle-tops-27k/RGUBZFUQ3ZCZTF2TXQYRBQK2PM/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-20T00:50:03.505Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/XEAW54QSDJAYTGT7CVNE44LOSM.jpg?auth=5dc7f8fab4683118b7d1bf5a9002590b44ce4bf093efee0661c633539a6dd80b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Keelan Breeze McCann died after a crash on State Highway 1 near Burnham on April 14. Photo / Givealittle]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/middle-east-conflict-live-updates-iran-says-trump-plotting-new-escalation-in-war-as-us-seizes-iranian-ship/XDBLKB43UZBSXOCS5ZI4ZYEJRE/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-20T00:46:17.638Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/IBOHD53Q6ZAI5JGWMLCCWU6YYI.jpg?auth=ddf61ce2d55f22b145da0a6819f6dbff9ef4cd99d4344e2650eed2da288dc806&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A man searches in the rubble of his destroyed house as displaced residents return to the southern Lebanese village of Srifa on April 19, 2026. Photo / Kawnat Haju, AFP]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/air-new-zealand-plane-hit-by-lightning/TM76JE4HVBEVBINJDTI5M7WXGM/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-20T00:21:54.375Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/6NMET6RBCJGJLHLL6DXCHZTGWI.jpg?auth=681a9b09869a869fb41bc6b7490f20007146e4102ba03dd62440cca243db2a56&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[An Air New Zealand plane flying from Singapore to Auckland was struck by lightning on Saturday. Photo / 123RF]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/nationals-former-attorney-general-prospect-to-contest-tamaki-for-act/WUZN2IKXPBCK5NPBIITCBWDRHQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-20T00:18:29.388Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/RCJVP2K3ANHNNJLIC6WM4P7IDM.jpeg?auth=279320010d5d608a167b8ab40ef437389e21146674d130b5f9c8636c913e1981&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Outgoing Act party MP Brooke Van Velden for the Tamaki electorate will be replaced by new party recruit James Christmas. Photo / Supplied]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/whanganui-chronicle/news/investigation-launched-after-early-morning-fire-at-south-taranaki-hall/B3DEKDIPABFVTBZ6KZYMIXDOAM/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-20T00:09:28.707Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/G5P3LWIQKJC73NLYKLFMSUEE4Y.jpg?auth=c9c6ec28d56fb66e06cba12faa3f42f62985f621acd9c9941b3a21c8fa589e94&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[ Manutahi Hall, near Hāwera, was extensively damaged by a fire early on April 20.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/the-country/news/ruapehu-mayor-questions-ohura-flood-warnings-after-night-evacuations/NO4NSU7FINECNCJ6EQYM6NHCBQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-20T00:00:05.411Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/KK6BAAZNQBDL5MLB3WIAOI7OQE.jpg?auth=3df7ec99c2edfc9ba77e0cdfcb4cf86c6d0f1b800322d75edfa5364f7a54ceca&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Flooding at the old garage in Ōhura's town centre on Sunday. 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Photo / Ben Fraser]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/property/kmart-westgate-aucklands-biggest-new-store-to-create-240-jobs-open-july-1/premium/QHNADAUGCFDMXFTECSLMDZMGNU/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-20T00:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/WKU4HXPFPJHY3GQVAVLI57R44Q.jpg?auth=06a7bdc5337571592909a44d4d97ed8d6646ccb25992f7ef47a905d2544175b6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Entrance to Kmart Westgate is at the far end of the site, at the centre of the image. This is as at April 17, 2026. Photo / NZ Retail Property Group]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/rugby/school-rugby/first-xv-rugby-st-kentigern-edge-hamilton-boys-high-auckland-grammar-show-peak-form-wellington-college-thump-nelson-college-in-150th/premium/6DSAEGFFBVGUVK5B5CYXT4M34Y/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-20T00:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/TXMQJ7G7OFHB7E5GZURSSFCV7E.JPG?auth=fa754db2b5a4c0efe16265b6b05deaf10cd1f9b016b4e0f3ff5ccda759aef0c1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[St Kentigern College's Cruz Kea-Cameron sprints to a first-half try. Photo / Bruce Holloway]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>