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Photo / RNZ, Monique Steele]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/football/auckland-fc/a-league-finals-all-you-need-to-know-for-auckland-fcs-elimination-game/VVQGDVLOEZEKZB2X5QX4NRI7ZM/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-30T22:01:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/KSYENMU2JFC3ZB5HO62TARUGBI.jpg?auth=be82933de32379971c702b902cab3df6bc6d32bbcae4ff7d35eb47972a6739b2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Auckland FC play Melbourne City in their elimination final at Go Media Stadium. 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Deputy Prime Minister David Seymour (right) doesn’t believe the Iran war email saga will be damaging to Prime Minister Christopher Luxon. Photo / Mark Mitchell













 














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]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/loud-explosions-as-forklift-catches-fire-at-port-nelson/P5MPY2QOGFFUZDZLVTCSFNDAAU/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-30T06:28:48.218Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/O73N3BCMWJBUBGMAAEPKX4J3EQ.JPG?auth=8602792b98f7cdc8d532733f594a2c070713be84b8456af82c33e0facb60c8ba&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A fire started in a forklift at Nelson Port. 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Photos / Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/bree-tomasel-announces-fiancee-sophia-gould-is-pregnant-on-zm-show/CAEPLRCEXNHKZGRZSLC5ZPCKSA/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-30T06:03:09.985Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/HYDTPPLZBRG2FPF4BZN5Y54XZQ.png?auth=e91dfb52fdf7aeb5e79acb5f5f4743b93ffef37c862bc85124c1f9adb0f48297&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Expectant parents Bree Tomasel and Sophia Gould. Photo / @breetomasel]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/auckland/police-target-informal-auckland-bike-rides-after-safety-concerns/IWEDECAVVFCGXIT4MH3XUZ5WMA/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-30T06:00:21.574Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/M3B4WH5T4JARHC5Z5BLWGJEH6Y.JPG?auth=b1cfb0e4957aeae186ed5b3fa6fb2680fadbd0c8008e8206ab94a7ab75d8fab6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Police plan to monitor informal bicycle rides this weekend and throughout May. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/thinking-of-using-a-chatbot-for-medical-advice-read-this-first/premium/5EYC22KKO5AVNEH5NBGRVYCUWQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-30T06:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/4T6ORDTOZJGGBKCC5BFNGNBHEE.jpg?auth=ee7f57a3564d960300264d03be2ecaf2cdb0aadf3f709d20218c6e85616831c2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Experts advise using AI as a supplement, not a replacement, for professional medical advice. Photo / The Washington Post Illustration]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/crime/whangarei-jury-acquits-shannon-brady-of-murder-following-the-death-of-waimamaku-man-nicholas-baldwin/CXTBRKZCVRH7TICPL6CSBA7WRA/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-30T06:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/VRPSRLXIHZHCHC76D7BWAUU77I.jpg?auth=1c96df80137886ab875e12b70403a6c538b7010d04fefc4466be5554ea31494f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Shannon Brady has been on trial in the High Court at Whangārei for the alleged murder of Nicholas Baldwin. Photo / NZME]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/companies/retail/woolworths-nz-earnings-forecast-to-dip-in-second-half-as-fuel-prices-and-cost-pressures-bite/premium/4RZRGT4HKBFTBDTNHOTELACT44/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-30T06:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/VWVJOPUF6ZED7DNKN726EMHKTY.png?auth=26f4c65abb2fec67b85445cebe65b05345a3277d4db6e7a1c815801c393dafe0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Woolworths has released its third-quarter financial result as the pressure facing consumers begins to make an impact.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/companies/healthcare/cityfitness-rejects-claims-it-duped-187000-members-in-cynical-marketing-ploy/premium/4VIJTWZAZRDALIGASHV4CMXPOA/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-30T05:27:49.857Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/GLW3FIC3W5DN3HPJDCDQKKKEPQ.jpg?auth=57ef17fdcb215111ab1c4e8ffbd55d6145ea7dae8ca4f2739dfc6b7653ae1704&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Commerce Commission took court action against CityFitness for misleading people over membership prices. Photo / 123rf]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/how-realistic-is-devil-wears-prada-2-heres-what-its-really-like-editing-a-fashion-magazine/premium/MPKNZCSE6FD35JPGK2Y2CMTH6Y/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-30T05:22:40.763Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/KRQB3QYMVFH47MERZ4HL4IVYQI.jpg?auth=0d67c653eb032ff4ec3f10a6988f24e0fdd847ab5bb69c21fc9e483ab88a291f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Every lifestyle journalist dreams of being a magazine editor. Until they become one. Photo / Herald composite]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/serious-sh1-crash-near-hampden-leaves-one-dead-one-critically-injured/OCP2VTNRGNB3TJO2LF6TINM4KM/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-30T05:22:01.109Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/4AVD6W3UQVGZDAFNMPMMKHHFEQ.png?auth=a9941823b7caab686e9a823ac8e2bd8321b40f76d5ea16ddd2c6fc62b5fc8b28&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The accident at the intersection of Mile Flat Rd and State Highway 1 in North Otago has killed one person and injured three others. Photo / Google]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/companies/talleys-westport-fish-factory-to-close-with-loss-of-92-jobs/XNVPUXCHIVHGHJNEARXLIRAQQ4/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-30T05:13:30.205Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/26MG52RT6HAEIBYY47FSTVWZZE.jpg?auth=5d0e62f998338b2bee62eeb8295564e3e40d1a572d269447f954f5b74d7e19d8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Talley's is to close its Westport fish processing factory with the loss of 92 jobs. Photo / NZME]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/trump-assassination-attempt-prompts-warning-for-new-zealand-the-front-page/JARZJOEFVNHBHAPPKJJ6HALGNA/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-30T05:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/GS7WGBPJ45EHFDPGYLO3I4OG4I.jpg?auth=8102a906a8087c1d81deef173a6ea34854cea07de334dfef880a57a6e2aab2c7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[US President Donald Trump speaks to media after a lone gunman attempted to storm this year's White House Correspondents’ Dinner. Photo / Mandel Ngan / AFP]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/northern-advocate/news/whangarei-harbour-boaties-face-enforcement-after-blocking-tug-in-channel/4ZSTPPDJI5BSXIH6B5THICGUS4/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-30T05:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/RMXFAVGJJRFTNBHGWR6RB3Z63A.jpg?auth=b437a941337828db4d6f8b63b17a48f2574a410422ddf379dcf73a432512cdd9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[One of the small fishing boats anchored in the shipping lane and in the way of an oncoming tug towing a barge. The yacht pictured was not involved.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/auckland/oneills-cemetery-poppies-removed-from-north-shore-war-graves-after-anzac-day/ZI4GOKJD75CTNJBMYW4IG4ZWLI/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-30T05:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/CWBQJWNWWFGGZMJTCVNVNFOO4E.jpg?auth=052a90184251f1de505821981fe1a31658c4a5a848f8f9254df9140dccfce081&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Poppies have been removed from graves at O'Neill's Cemetery on Auckland's North Shore. Photo / Kelly O’Hara]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/waikato-news/news/te-awa-lakes-waikato-inside-the-2500-home-housing-development-plan/A6B3POA3VJEEVIUZPNHERYZ5BE/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-30T05:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/RPI7QQOW45C6FC6JREBOOWXRTU.jpg?auth=e8d47cfed3e2488ed95d380167aeb43269316abb1614900caa39a811840fc762&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Housing Minister Chris Bishop officially opened the development last month. Photo / Tom Eley]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/business-confidence-falls-again-but-shock-of-war-may-be-easing-anz/2Y4PYQGA55EE3LXZIZ37OBG2E4/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-30T04:35:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/DGXMEXSBLZALNMEO35OLIDWEMI.JPG?auth=fd57f5a2dd9e117ac49960f59a7b50bb4d5b76801aaffec98d81a6fb845cc6a5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Soaring oil prices will have an impact at the pumps around the world as the Iran conflict drags on. Photo / 123rf]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/body-of-sharon-granites-5-found-days-after-alleged-abduction-from-alice-springs-home-police-confirm/R74D755A5ZBXHA4L46ONBIFOFE/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-30T04:33:10.597Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/TTPTV3RPDND2PMJ5AY2VNETZ7M.jpeg?auth=f2f6bb19460d89b6507bd9430355e595baf41c1d4f280bb04cd6f017e28cc286&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The body of missing Alice Springs 5-year-old Sharon Granites has been found after her alleged abduction, police have confirmed. Photo / NT Police]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/police-warn-drivers-after-road-toll-passes-total-deaths-at-this-time-last-year/T4QQR5MTBRGC5FFCM3R37WNG2E/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-30T04:31:59.866Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/A7CC7F5ELHGEADBC5CJP2M34IM.jpg?auth=0037049a7573b22d529d0a0ae47e7e378a46df3ad55cce04a965ba8a0fdf4cf5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Twelve more people have died on New Zealand roads than had at this time last year. Photo / File]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/pablo-escobars-hippos-in-colombia-could-be-saved-thanks-to-indian-billionaires-son/3YR5QVQHRFDR7POG2WJ5WR52OY/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-30T04:23:10.058Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/T5TOWZ4OSBCSFAXC44RDY23UW4.jpg?auth=89a237e3308381e9f99b24f1d957ed16e2e8549ca0795b9e78258f2786712755&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Up to 80 hippos will be culled under the Colombian Government's plan. 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]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/bay-of-plenty-times/news/operation-hercules-final-offender-deported-in-20m-tauranga-cocaine-bust/3AYKV3QA3FF7TKQTYVMNYV3UEE/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-30T04:16:49.418Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/3FZM5VFLXBGMXDRGMIP24UAU4A.jpg?auth=9a5ebf048bdcfefbd7b4b9fb8517964cfb9bc814c9196f94ed501e41ff809620&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Mario Habulin (inset) has been deported to Croatia for his role in smuggling cocaine into New Zealand in 2017. Photos / NZME, Police]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/media-insider/media-insider-tvnz-political-editor-maiki-sherman-handed-a-five-day-ban-by-parliament-speaker-source/55ZRADDUHFGBHG3AE7SQKMSZBA/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-30T04:15:08.248Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/W6ZUIQXBSBE5BOB4FLUKZYPYBI.jpg?auth=82c6461b3373405f1d707b06865a958b2b1c15c7c4c98a529ae5f42b50efb23f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[TVNZ political editor Maiki Sherman has been suspended from covering Parliament for five days.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/kiwi-green-card-holders-advised-to-be-upfront-about-previous-convictions-when-entering-us/TGFELQFWY5A5DACZWZGXKMGQDM/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-30T04:00:07.635Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/EZZUV34INBFZVATRX3TB2KVX54.webp?auth=42358f9e50abffb1e74ac80cdbc11358d9dc6ea413a575d2883677386c56c1a7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Kiwi Everlee Wihongi has lived in the United States for more than 25 years and is now in a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention centre in California, after a three-week visit back to New Zealand.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/powershop-customers-stunned-after-seeing-new-energy-bill-estimates-in-app/UXGVUQ7EENBXDOZMVPP7NZ26GQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-30T03:55:27.7Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/PJAM2KV64JEN7G6XGTE5J3PY34.JPG?auth=2635592f1a0036e90f45ff91496f728a98ec094ccd9c262f61d1560c68c7019a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Some Powershop customers were surprised to see high estimates on their electricity bills. Photo / File]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/election-2026-teacher-and-conservation-leader-join-list-of-hawkes-bay-candidates/VING77VURVCRTI5BN7V2CGAFPI/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-30T03:37:15.208Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/UFX5ABGMYZBZ3LYYX6HJC3MLRI.jpg?auth=616bbfd4380ed92dfb292b25c03c16e212aa1e13cad86a1cf4da5fe8ca93eebe&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Candidates Matt Shepherd (Wairarapa) and Rachel Ward (Tukituki). Photos / Supplied]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/why-suzy-cato-thinks-parents-should-let-their-kids-get-bored/645YIURCDFA2NODKAQVUR7RL4M/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-30T03:30:59.492Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/SEKDH3U2UNDQ3P5KLKVNVS5FV4.jpg?auth=f784f985eb753faef1c8f5acd4ffe6b0a91bac2bc4e765a46afaea933511b486&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Suzy Cato returns to host a new season of You and Me. Photo / Jason Dorday]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/woman-who-nearly-lost-home-in-mistaken-identity-case-receives-1000-from-stranger-for-legal-fees/GU25PKBHWVFBFCFQRIFJQFSYD4/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-30T03:16:56.954Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/GPLMQUZRFFB57FZC5A2ZCS35UY.jpg?auth=ac29f8bcc9ed03631b6c4bbd31731dc221e5f8e27073711ef9527ef12fa1110e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Palmerston North woman Kim Dwyer's home was almost sold out from underneath her after a severe case of mistaken identity.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/football/auckland-fc/auckland-fc-v-melbourne-city-injury-concerns-before-do-or-die-elimination-final/2QCI3QFKHNEZTP45JLDG55BPZE/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-30T03:09:52.786Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/K4LNNHJCCBDNJEGKWGPQ5UUNL4.JPG?auth=9961cf925469d48c9a3e0abb1f68dcddc57103ada351bbb1bbcddc4b6f9d5849&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Sam Cosgrove and Jesse Randall face a race against time to be fit for Auckland FC's Elimination Final. Photo / Photosport]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/football/auckland-fc/auckland-fc-v-melbourne-city-reasons-for-hope-and-fear-in-big-a-league-clash/premium/STUYHWJPMJEY7M327OP7F7KVAA/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-30T03:01:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/S7NFU4ZAVNFDJOTALXIQMV2RSM.jpg?auth=cc857547bd4c908787de7e5ff9b248ee5559272b959e317f2ce67ba02bddacb5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Key figures in Auckland FC's campaign: Francis de Vries, Sam Cosgrove with Jesse Randall, Steve Corica and Hiroki Sakai. Photos / Photosport]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/herald-afternoon-quiz-april-30/ONG366DH6VDPLL6QF6ZPVXRXKU/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-30T03:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/ZBCYG7IGVVC57MJCSAVSF2GCEA.jpg?auth=4c5857d91060fb2547f2097bc83d92431f0da4e81995666922b6a69f584220b1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Which city hosted the 2014 Winter Olympics? 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Photo / Sylvie Whinray ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/foreign-minister-winston-peters-denies-he-made-a-mistake-releasing-emails-showing-pm-wanted-explicit-iran-war-backing/Q6JUDTOUXREGLDFQYUP7ANISJI/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-30T02:58:11.608Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/EHC67FEDYVFRZN2AQOEGUCDDSU.JPG?auth=e0e9a67d1a90a5ae8dfb4e0e83e0c530bc1863f9ff973c2d933ec2cc68b54c72&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Nicola Willis (right) has hit out at Winston Peters over emails that were released to the Herald. Photo / Mark Mitchell]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/whanganui-chronicle/news/mauri-stone-laid-as-te-oranganui-advances-whanganui-hauora-hub/53KYEGGFRBFHVCMNS7KWPPBMPU/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-30T02:45:15.715Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/7OAPYW3ZSVBDFKVMUVBMP44NHQ.jpg?auth=29926ae424d2e0cfd829ed388d2c74052387b36360abf254d4eeb0080e243c2b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[ A ceremony placing a mauri stone into the ground at 125 Grey St marks the next step in the Whanganui hauora hub build. Photo / Moana Ellis]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/companies/banking-finance/goldman-sachs-new-zealand-posts-third-straight-loss-as-fees-slump/premium/BF4WKLG4NZHONKUWK2TVYLGEO4/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-30T02:27:56.223Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/GUB2XJ4MMFPYLDRI4B4KNHTZUM.jpg?auth=e8a7c7a46fa37f7d81b0cda3b1774d7b5747723c6c0ffbd54f9d287a54f7fd33&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Andrew Barclay departed as chief executive of Goldman Sachs NZ in June 2025. Photo / Michael Craig ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/golf/ryan-foxs-expectations-for-formula-one-miami-crossover-as-donald-trump-course-hosts-pga-tour/premium/ITVTN6PCMNAV7CBTTJCKHCH4VA/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-30T02:01:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/UDAHMCOTEBDTBO43WROBOQ2TH4.jpg?auth=93fff0912dc51531f36566706da7d519a20e0e72aed446610e48cd3be7b80976&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ryan Fox will play in the Cadillac Championship at Trump National Doral this week. Photo / AFP]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/the-country/news/listen-to-the-country-online-halter-ceo-craig-piggott-on-new-starlink-connected-collars/UTOEQ4BDNFB5RPZPNQPG6YJPJU/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-30T02:00:20.705Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/FGER4WPYDFCQPB3IIL7NTIHCNA.JPG?auth=89b761b476998d15c2a2ba3d2817004455cf96181997f91545107a0966cca670&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Halter founder and chief executive Craig Piggott spoke to The Country's Jamie Mackay today. Photo / Jason Oxenham]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/christchurch-mosque-shooter-brenton-tarrants-appeal-rejected-as-devoid-of-merit/TDEZX6A54JC45D2XTHPTCPHVLM/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-30T02:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/F5PMEIMGGNFCFII6YGU6RBI6YY.jfif?auth=6da2e51ef7297739e4f09e83a8ca8dd4324fbb11081be76020d77644518e49e3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Flowers were laid at the Al Noor Mosque in Christchurch following Brenton Tarrant's 2019 attack. Photo: RNZ / Isra'a Emhail]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/prince-and-princess-of-wales-family-portrait-marks-15-years-of-marriage/OUBQPDG77BHYPCQIXM5NIMBSKM/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-30T02:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/CTEF6S4X2VCDHBUHKXCKLNEVD4.png?auth=1ee1d9aa72b02f4ed71a7142db4ac56788f12f884faf3e9570bcdb441bbce09f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The family photo was shared on social media to mark William and Catherine's 15th wedding anniversary. Photo / Kensington Palace]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/abbey-caves-inquest-opens-into-death-of-whangarei-school-student-karnin-petera/J2EA3VMZPZC5NGSJTJXLTW7SFM/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-30T01:40:07.647Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/6WKLL5VC6FABJJBBTTDYP572SM.jpeg?auth=28e65cc4ed076fde8cd594f42803403955a737687b88e44e3a61d777d44f641a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[An inquest into the death of Karnin “Tino” Petera, who died in the Abbey Caves tragedy in 2023, began today.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/wellington/moa-point-sewage-disaster-wellington-city-council-approves-relief-grants-for-south-coast-businesses/PAQVAMBUYBFC5NKL36ZCYFVAGA/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-30T01:25:46.483Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/R2A6AYD6YNDE3P4NT5KX3H5V5U.jpeg?auth=2031295c73220bb7f47ff92fb60667b5da2be29c689bb86c4a8dba8dbf128491&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Lyall Bay businesses are facing a "pretty bleak situation" from the Moa Point disaster, Destination KRL manager Steve Walters told councillors this morning. 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]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/pm-takes-gloves-off-as-peters-crosses-line-what-really-happened-between-journos-at-beehive-slur-event-audrey-young/premium/PGIQAM2GHVHQRK7V54XHLGI2FQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-30T00:59:43.822Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/BWGAU23L2ZA5NGR4ZEPDPUAEEA.jpg?auth=5f801e839ae3f327f527de5ceedd070a0c7da79352616c31d886c8bbf2eea35f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[TVNZ political editor Maiki Sherman (left) and Prime Minister Christopher Luxon. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/golf/saudi-arabia-wealth-fund-to-stop-funding-liv-golf-after-2026-season/NTVLERMF5BDSPPZJRLHPLVCUCU/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-30T00:49:42.02Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/ZTSPE573MZCA3DNGRGIH5TMLAU.jpg?auth=854f20b39147875241010ab02997914a5b968109978b3a7f37849ea53ecfc366&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Crowds lining the Watering Hole during the LIV Golf Adelaide at The Grange Golf Club in Adelaide. 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Photo / Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/coalition-crisis-is-a-problem-for-luxon-not-for-peters-ryan-bridge/premium/YNT5KVHKTNEH3K5EME5XFW36HU/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-30T00:31:06.996Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/5WPDDXF3PNH4BHOTK7DYLHZ5EQ.jpg?auth=dbca181ca07042a90adb5b6e5bebf7d25bc1089882a3f2804131002fc0d3a31b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Foreign Minister Winston Peters. Photos / Mark Mitchell]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/rugby/school-rugby/first-xv-rugby-feilding-and-rotorua-remain-unbeaten-at-sanix-world-rugby-youth-tournament/premium/C6KHZU5R55H6VGZW63K3V236FY/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-30T00:27:14.542Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/D2IPXMDNJJHVTJJ3I3PZW6JZOI.jpg?auth=790bf84b5ea9978ea55dc664b46157e6146e9e3d18c78351b07c2f4cc8fcf54f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Feilding High School winger Vetaia Kuruyabaki (left) after scoring the first of his tries.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/economy/official-cash-rate/reserve-bank-to-start-disclosing-individual-monetary-policy-committee-members-views-on-ocr-decisions-in-transparency-push/LS3DVY2GJVAYHHUEXYNQDCRDGA/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-30T00:22:40.046Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/GBNJSAMBQ5BHBL2WNVNQDQIHKE.jpg?auth=86b8e13e8430372b3fb690037bc1e9132bb7a71af6f2392a673797385840d1af&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Reserve Bank Governor Anna Breman says monetary policy transparency aids accountability. Photo / Mark Mitchell]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/companies/airlines/aviation-group-warns-loose-drone-rules-risk-public-safety/premium/Q66XRZNHAZHSJBBGGWIVUP5WSE/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-30T00:02:33.311Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/MCNYQQFJWVH7HGRRC6RVTK3DD4.jpg?auth=0b941e1ef3f617c43575b444f2167aac41f15553ae2261ffb985ffea37fd660e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Drone users are thought to be the fastest-growing cohort in New Zealand aviation. Photo / Mike Scott ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/bay-of-plenty-times/news/air-new-zealand-cuts-tauranga-flights-as-high-jet-fuel-costs-bite/TUC2P2T5UJAF3AG65FOC6RLNAU/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-30T00:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/PVJAHWP3WBEGPMP533B3NXGWYI.jpg?auth=760bb7652a26ccc57bc6ad1494a0ccc8b2303b49f9526bc39c433ba66bffce5e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Another flight reduction is coming for flights in Tauranga. Photo / Warren Buckland
]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/netball/silver-ferns-netball-nz-appoints-former-tvnz-chairman-alastair-carruthers-as-board-chair/WD4PJIZELZGVNJ3RM3H7ITLOSM/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-30T00:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/R2ILVB5LYYI3E2E4OLLLJRZD4M.jpg?auth=677adcf86549f41dc539f5e82dfee58b89361c974b284d63757f81da21726747&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Alastair Carruthers has leadership experience across NZ's legal, commercial, media, arts and public sectors. Photo / Ted Baghurst]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>