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]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/winston-peters-says-he-would-have-advised-christopher-luxon-against-caucus-confidence-vote/NALYJFXOVRELPFX2L3FCZREARM/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-21T20:55:36.303Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/2DZAEHXBGNFABLLGDRLIR6DAKE.jpg?auth=3b7ea1f3456f54ac268338ddddd48dd5e2de50fa74ebf55e0494321b80de2bf6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Winston Peters says if he had spoken to Christopher Luxon before yesterday’s confidence vote, he would have advised against it. 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Dance has shaped her life, helping her cope with grief and recover confidence after cancer.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/economy/inside-economics-why-should-mortgage-holders-be-punished-for-iran-conflict-with-higher-interest-rates/premium/SQU6FDLVHZG7XEJWX2BX7HMEAI/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-21T18:00:01Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/M4A22EPOJFEA7NL3IXDOX5PTL4.jpg?auth=b99a8c5a9a916d8e5f1f1450c1265204043117dfe4fe42dae8053bea094b9cc6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Some people fear Kiwi mortgage holders are being unfairly punished as others profit from global conflicts. 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Photo / 123rf]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/nz-manuka-south-honey-in-harrods-of-london-selling-for-2000-a-jar/GRPK7K4PKNGANORFXT5V4XDAQU/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-21T18:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/PMJBQGJNHFGEPE5LR773GI35MA.png?auth=c6544e0b542601b3a2ff755604439485aa06263651eb3bf9f8a52a544d3ef412&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The expensive honey comes in a case made from American black walnut, with Italian leather lining and antique gold detailing. 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Photo / Photosport]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/moutoa-floodgates-opened-to-relieve-pressure-on-manawatu-river/SGETKPNNXNE4LA25U6QYFCIA3A/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-21T17:47:11.656Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/3LY376XHZFDDTFZRXKLNOQJRAE.png?auth=d4585bb9839d93d6e48e75d4c963220dbeeedc778bf85982ef5ee2da6c513e06&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Moutoa floodgates, shown here on the Horizons Regional Council webcam overnight, were opened at 2.05am. 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Image / NZ Herald]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/auckland-council-says-mobile-abattoir-needs-consent-over-blood-discharge/HMMECMRFTZHB5OCEDVOHAMO2V4/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-21T17:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/K7LR4QYHBNBERDNB5246XIJ5DU.JPG?auth=dedc94ed024bc7be5378894b2740b4689bfa82c8edb13ce0bf70ec3fad6f2b25&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Dairy Flat homeowner Kevin Bell successfully had a micro-abattoir next door shut down after worrying about blood spill and the disturbing sight. Photo / Michael Craig]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/herald-morning-quiz-april-22/BYR7UUEGXBHAHI23ISLJH266VA/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-21T17:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/55MPNYYPJZF6NNLES242KHWPHY.jpg?auth=3fd4f08f1e0a6f28c5a14f66f7c7e29d10806874f0aca7de5aeb010f8fe1cda3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[What does the musical term "tenuto" mean? Photo / 123rf]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/disgruntled-nats-had-their-chance-now-theyre-left-with-one-path-to-the-election-editorial/premium/W2Q2AHJ2DJEOLKACWJUGY3NTCM/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-21T17:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/V7XWD7XWVZFGTKBLHPRTLHXUSA.jpg?auth=4734fedbd5296e2b6cac4662018331935ef3a7e79f027e5afe56572eea8acccf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says he has the confidence of his caucus. Photo / Mark Mitchell






















 














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Photo / George Novak ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/rif-hutton-doogie-howser-and-jag-actor-dies-of-brain-cancer-at-73/5KDZWCS3VBCW7NEW4OETUQGO7E/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-21T08:10:28.656Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/T6AYXZL4PRDOHG2KBLZLGIIUGQ.jpg?auth=1520e644f1cc2e41c4b1e27169083ea46b2aa0221044159e3ade828d110bc330&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Actor Rif Hutton has died at 73 after battling brain cancer, his family confirmed. 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Photo / RNZ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/luxon-confirms-caucus-support-after-vote-but-stops-short-of-claiming-full-backing-the-front-page/2W7I6VF7GRCSPJSLKKQQDQVXCU/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-21T06:08:47.044Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/6SATSAVNPJDE3GL7RVSIJKOHEE.jpg?auth=54aa73b9596c87530da7daf14572389f058b0a8badba179bb87a29c8eff3bbb4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Prime Minister Christopher Luxon reading his statement to media after the National caucus vote. Photo / Mark Mitchell






















 














]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/auckland/person-seriously-injured-in-crash-involving-vehicle-and-pedestrian-in-central-auckland/7I7TQ2OJRVEX5D3WS5J3RKCFWE/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-21T05:41:36.176Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/waikato-news/news/the-rookie-stars-melissa-oneil-and-lisseth-chavez-surprise-otorohanga-cafe/QIYEKGCWFNEC3KRVJH6VA3KW4I/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-21T05:17:01.388Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/T2GGWZG7QRBRXE7LZC5QF2F4LY.jpg?auth=85efc417a5da263dcd5af8df33113c806e7036bd32eca83f6629c12ac8c07a94&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Lisseth Chavez (left) and Melissa O’Neil (right) from The Rookie during their visit to the Fat Kiwi Cafe in Ōtorohanga. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/four-admit-manslaughter-of-boy-taylor-in-napier-but-plead-not-guilty-to-murder/3MYWOKTWKFGI5NLNMI5GP3TRKI/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-21T05:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/ML25ZBJKUBBW7LF5YQSC5NZVTI.jpg?auth=43b758e5c8f73aaf9f03704be4aefe041e04222ac33606730a9b88aea145890e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Four people are on trial at the High Court at Napier, for the murder of Boy Taylor. 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Photo / NZME]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/police-hunt-culprit-after-18-pet-goats-shot-dead-at-pokeno-property/QXPYVXSGFVAI7EWVUL6EHQB7HM/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-21T04:37:54.758Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/62ZGQQO5N5DIVEO2QOKVORKL24.jpg?auth=c80244e909301c7c062ef8b0e171d08d6ce19ea47c92d00d7564777fbdeb7147&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The goats were found in a fenced paddock. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/whanganui-chronicle/news/whanganui-land-treaty-settlement-81-back-whanganui-settlement-iwi-prepares-for-signing/ELOEFDE3QNB4PPJRSHSVCRHYBM/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-21T04:26:16.561Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/H4WQQONB7VAJRBP5QHRERZYNKA.jpg?auth=e71c6858574d3ae9d864610bd1da56fa927dd7f3c5d511fbec92a5960fc170cc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Lead negotiator Ken Mair says the Whanganui lands Treaty settlement process has, for some, been a journey of four decades. 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Photo / Supplied ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/zayn-malik-withdraws-from-the-tonight-show-starring-jimmy-fallon-amid-health-fight/Z2LQ5DBE5JARPPKDGOH3MSSU7I/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-21T04:13:08.919Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/TIEKDTBCPFGYDH6NBOZBXRAVEE.jpg?auth=ca7fae23adf532430e411b8aae175dd6159a63c8e5cbfc2418a7e22b534b21af&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Zayn Malik withdrew from The Tonight Show due to health issues after recent hospitalisation. Photo / Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/police-nab-extra-shoplifter-as-three-caught-for-811-supermarket-theft/5NFP3MJLVBBTRCGMTAELV4V4GY/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-21T04:09:53.121Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/XPJO42ZFCRC7HFO5SG2HH5MEOI.jpg?auth=183e83d11744ab104f4f7de4c736469bc0f335f418718f06c4bafd9ee197d16e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Four men have been arrested for shoplifting at the same Takapuna supermarket in a two-for-one bust. Photo / 123RF]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/netball/silver-ferns/future-silver-ferns-coach-anz-premiership-talent-problem-and-player-broadcaster-nathan-limm/premium/Q2ZUL37BBRBCZJNYG4TT2UEUT4/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-21T04:01:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/T7ES7XDDOVH4JEA7WT4TURXXKQ.jpg?auth=b06286e9b85bf75578561de3d327257197e8f71791552f486f1a8d850cb719ea&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Round two of netball's ANZ Premiership delivered plenty of talking points.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/northern-advocate/news/whangarei-mourns-colin-thorne-102-year-old-parkrun-inspiration/6NQO5MKZDVH27FWG64VH72RYFM/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-21T04:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/22PERU4UGJAC5BEFZO3HM5DL4A.jpg?auth=4bc7e8ca79e4077168a8a05d5feaa6bb5ac3125253b42753644f6b06b8c186ea&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Colin Thorne will be remembered for his ever-present smile, quick wit, and longstanding love of running.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/crime/mehul-kathri-chethri-filmed-indecent-acts-on-sleeping-girl-jailed-faces-deportation/2JRCFFOSZJAVRILMK3QXDDCYNY/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-21T04:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/V72M6DIQJZDAPHE5ILT7RHS22M.jpg?auth=369051e0a56a6ad052c3f33b79a5005a74b629794fae4424c1da9f994d1ebb8a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Mehul Kathri Chethri is serving a sentence of four years and two months after admitting charges of assaulting and filming the girl. 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Photo / RNZ, Mark Papalii]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/air-force-aviator-dies-at-ohakea-air-base-swimming-pool/GNP2MBXF5FFZPIWRZFGU6ZKYFU/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-21T03:45:55.56Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/LPIBFESUWJBP7FLHVCB2TEJ5TA.jpg?auth=26fd0aa99e09e50b648a8aedd6da6498e655e4dcc3677bdaca526fc74dc744ed&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[An air force aviator has died after a medical event at Ōhakea air base. Photo / RNZ, Jimmy Ellingham]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/rotorua-daily-post/news/rotorua-lakes-council-writes-off-124m-it-system-after-move-to-cloud/X552OBUI2JFL7HLGGHEJ5LF5BU/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-21T03:36:46.591Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/NXLXALWISVGWZG3IOS6HRQAONI.jpg?auth=9867ee8a2a20ef492efc9b6779d9ab26c576f6edc6a7f61544508708d450287a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Rotorua Lakes Council staff say the adjustment will not directly impact rates. Photo / NZME]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/business-sentiment-plummets-as-middle-east-conflict-war-dampens-confidence/SYNKTGRZCVFTPBP7QYUXEDXFJQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-21T03:35:09.885Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/LYFGECRGOJEPFEOXFL5J74IK6M.jpg?auth=752a9d9b734365e83ef7b18db4c7c3accaaf2cda71e3ccb5220015e38e2e6150&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Business confidence has fallen sharply with 1% of companies expecting economic improvement, down from 39% in a previous survey. Photo / NZME
]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/national-mps-arrive-in-wellington-ahead-of-caucus-dressing-down-from-christopher-luxon/5S5XXQUHSBBCLCE2V7IFLNSQTY/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-21T03:22:36.734Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/6SATSAVNPJDE3GL7RVSIJKOHEE.jpg?auth=54aa73b9596c87530da7daf14572389f058b0a8badba179bb87a29c8eff3bbb4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND - APRIL 21:  Prime Minister Christopher Luxon reading his statement to media after the National caucus vote, Parliament, Wellington, New Zealand, April 20, 2026. 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]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/consumers-price-index-inflation-rate-remains-stuck-at-31/HHJVWLANUNEC3HSEBFJ3KUWYFI/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-21T00:50:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/4EWTURMJOFECRLRVWTTNXN44WA.jpg?auth=94c0e6e8640eb5e12b3854aef0181a3b10936fc17b379be2f748cfe1b2bb1e8e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The data only included partial impacts from rising fuel prices caused by the Middle East conflict, which began at the end of February.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/bay-of-plenty-times/news/bay-of-plenty-tsunami-risk-zones-shift-inland-as-maps-are-updated/AF66HLOEBZAITJMK3LOYK7YJ6E/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-21T00:42:48.256Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/VSGTGSCUOUBBESMLMQMJNKYK3U.jpg?auth=cf5a7f4d65752a67829675c990a30a1c4222bf31c7db81f56900cce55018965d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Evacuation zone maps for coastal Bay of Plenty have been updated. 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Photo / Foodstuffs]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/travel/best-late-summer-adventures-in-new-zealand-from-bay-of-islands-to-queenstown/A5WPF5O5ZNFFXNFYPAEI2R3UKI/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-21T00:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/VZCYTXI6CRFLPDKU44CH3BOFZA.jpg?auth=15c0ad46ba085a6d40bf063d159ccd2d2800bbbbe044260795e6e997bc38a1de&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A bike ride through the Mackenzie high country is one of many activities worth tackling at this time of year. 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