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Photo / Dean Purcell]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/hawkes-bay-magpies-star-devan-flanders-cuts-a-track-for-japan/A2VL4HVKRVF3XC7JA6GQFO4B3M/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-04T04:49:55.548Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/6AAYKYTSVRFFFD5ONMZKAUB4XA.JPG?auth=c3b6b2a364514666a09e25690ee3c0c9a7eb15d5bb7eb7b54eb1d82dcccaa5d3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Devan Flanders, who has played in 77 matches for the Hawke's Bay Magpies, in action during his last game at Napier's McLean Park, a mid-March Super Rugby match for the Hurricanes against Western Force. 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Photo / Zoe Mills]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/northern-advocate/news/on-the-up-northland-surf-club-reopens-doors-three-years-after-major-mangawhai-slip/ZAE3MV4IZ5HHROL7HUSKJMQJBM/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-04T04:30:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/IJ256KCTPJGS5HTWVQELIMPEYM.jpg?auth=e0d55e243c6ba1464c5acd4d2a2032e41f88d44d1f240cf70e700cfe50250639&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Mangawhai Heads Volunteer Lifeguard Service club chairwoman Jess Costello (left) and Northland MP Grant McCallum cut the ribbon at the reopening of the repaired clubrooms.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/rotorua-daily-post/news/rotorua-marathon-2026-daniel-balchin-wins-mens-race-in-sub-220/55FI6QJWQVHQXDIZSFGZRRBC6Q/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-04T04:25:04.742Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/WWF4DBVYGZFTJEEF45XNCSDYDE.jpg?auth=f4fc542407480fee8ddf2c6520d68f34ebfa0ff618551e316030d3de980b98c8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[ Rotorua Marathon runners leave Queens Drive in the Government Gardens.  Photos / Alisha Lovrich, Red Stag Rotorua Marathon]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/hayden-tasker-trial-begins-over-death-of-nelson-police-officer-lyn-fleming/SGNATVL6VVA3NMM75U5A73N3L4/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-04T04:15:42.847Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/WKS3B3ELFFE2JAPKR7FG5OYGVE.jpg?auth=39519e64c547123b62c8973ac5295b507f3a8448acb1d4907ea00966e6535eef&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Hayden Donald Jason Tasker has pleaded not guilty of murdering Senior Sergeant Lyn Fleming in Nelson early on January 1, 2025, and intentionally causing grievous bodily harm to Senior Sergeant Adam Ramsay.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/rugby-league/warriors/winners-losers-warriors-soar-liam-lawson-stumbles-and-the-worst-performance-youll-see-this-year/premium/GTXLN3GNNRBPFHOCMMSZO4SJZA/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-04T04:05:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/D5J7CW5ZP5HD5A2K2NETCU3ASE.jpg?auth=75bcc8ae98ea39e598d2b271a2660f3d3ea8275c6bb6a3be6a22630f9140fb9e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Guillermo May (from left), Paolo Banchero, Liam Lawson and Andrew Webster. Photos / Photosport, AFP]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/rotorua-daily-post/news/kinleith-crash-victim-named-as-regina-katzenschlager-austrian-parkinson-society-president/SEWOPSG54VC3JEQL4DFEMV77WI/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-04T03:59:54.32Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/XKIEK2UQVBGEBELAW2ZOWON65Q.jpg?auth=413f8372a4d953b7fc9b64df7b5b380771f784f95e8af62763b3558c5b9aa08d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[ Dr Regina Katzenschlager, of Austria, died in a crash on SH1, near Kinleith. Photo / Screenshot / Austrian Society of Neurology]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/disgraced-former-top-cop-jevon-mcskimming-pays-back-500-for-taxpayer-funded-stays-at-hotels-during-affair/KGXQVXNI7JEGXMRS3NE7ULD4W4/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-04T03:55:16.181Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/NKV2QA3YDVH3RIO4HO2FM567DY.jpg?auth=f565ccbd647d549ea47f66f16b2d723a916837280a31cc216739b7e727fc6e25&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Disgraced former deputy police commissioner Jevon McSkimming. Photo / RNZ, Mark Papalii]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/bay-of-plenty-times/news/armed-police-in-tauranga-otumoetai-schools-warn-of-traffic-delays/XWEFUHGJ4FBXTAMNGC5M2QRGPE/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-04T03:51:45.79Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/HMB3EILVZZFTLOULXNIEPWIOQM.jpg?auth=3a15033bd3136f31c90048bbdbf44952051c7d50322ad6ab0622d2c39f3d10d4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[ Police on Cambridge Rd, near the intersection of Waihī and Ōtūmoetai Rds on Friday, May 2. Photo / Supplied]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/napier-based-army-reservist-leads-platoon-to-historic-win/D7TECDIXHNEVTICLJNES5K4ZDM/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-04T03:49:47.449Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/RT26PMB4HRCSHDIUD43M774N2Y.jpg?auth=fe3de260f9737bcb6c258cdecb2b2da36d3fdb4e7dd1a9aa849168b6d31a466f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Reserve Force Corporal Karlyn Butcher.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/auckland/firefighters-tackle-apartment-fire-on-greys-ave-in-central-auckland/FEULSMQTWBFATNFCICI56JBHWI/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-04T03:48:33.954Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/3XDVOOAUKVA5FDYALSQR544SCI.jpg?auth=e1f961573d170fbe19c2be27e2f91bf037d4b85dbfe24c72b69ad4b4df5ddaa1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Fire and Emergency New Zealand personnel attended a fire in a first-floor apartment in central Auckland. Photo / Dean Purcell]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/measles-wellington-third-case-linked-to-newtown-restaurant-visit/DOTBJPFMTZH2FCL24LHPIOWAI4/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-04T03:44:53.673Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/KE3K76ERRFC5TGTX6YNP4DFHIY.png?auth=fcc8584ef8c893526a8b0ae9286e02a2a0a16201d6ede1caa000ef1e35444e51&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A third case of measles has been confirmed in Wellington. Photo / Supplied ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/gisborne-herald/news/police-operation-seizes-property-vehicles-and-cash-from-gisborne-address/DILG6DRBXNEPTGI4T4VHG6ATFY/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-04T03:34:56.342Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/5KYEPIAJSJDD5BOQYN4Q7VTMAM.jpg?auth=1c8d36c18d33e0998d66117026cd3f524569d4892029de2d3fe5ad9cedf39ec6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[ Police seized a residential Mangapapa property under the Criminal Proceeds (Recovery) Act following a search warrant last week, along with five motor vehicles, funds held in bank accounts and $42,000 in cash found at the address. Photo / NZ Police]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/act-immigration-policy-erica-stanford-says-david-seymour-hasnt-thought-through-policy-she-says-will-hurt-businesses-farmers/OIPIQJNYQZH7PGYIU4MQL67BOI/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-04T03:28:56.884Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/A2Q5WOH6ONGZHNAZPGMDFCC2EU.jpg?auth=68f5a7fbc0834c93dc15bb63b65ff9c3591001804ed227496d0af1a4a45a1cb5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Immigration Minister Erica Stanford. Photo / Mark Mitchell











]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/markets/financial-markets-authority-chair-craig-stobo-resigns-following-investigation-finds-he-made-too-much-political-commentary/DPWLAEZQCVFRXGR627UKCTSTEE/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-04T03:15:51.519Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/LB57LIKY3YBKHQXVXGQHRPFRXY.jpg?auth=0e96e87f32e76cfaf262e63c5f6310dec9ea1464a1580a86403a8eed77a5fee5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Craig Stobo was known for sharing his views on topical political and economic issues, including with Michael Laws on The Platform. Photo / Dean Purcell]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/companies/banking-finance/bnzs-books-take-352m-hit-as-bank-accounts-for-fact-ai-is-seeing-software-age-increasingly-quickly/premium/LWFI34WBXFE3DHR2VBQG7FW334/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-04T03:15:22.829Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/62MKOVYDZZD6VCKSKEASTZJ7CE.jpg?auth=eb1adec6e23cd1672dbc7cc054db1609165c759a785d4fd25917b6450bb29da5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[BNZ's net profit fell to $494m in the six months to March. Photo / Mark Mitchell  ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/football/auckland-fc/auckland-fc-penalty-walk-up-practice-hailed-after-win/XC45FE7JUJCVJNCAMATE6FM44A/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-04T03:01:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/W67SOQMXLVBBVJMMMQMHPWMERU.jpg?auth=acc7dfe91946b03617136eb76e05177091ac1a5a02b67ef53464158ff2c69c4a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Auckland FC players brace themselves for the result in their penalty shoot out against Melbourne FC. Photo / Photosport]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/herald-afternoon-quiz-may-4/6PK6YUTAS5DXDFRNX7DY3EKMKE/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-04T03:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/JMFLC47URBCS3JV4LZHXPZHUVI.JPG?auth=b78bddc93100b671f37898ad6f1d1e8efae1200c5069a1872d135852399339dc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Which former US President had the nickname 'Old Rough and Ready'? Photo / File]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/cambridge-international-exam-results-new-zealand-schools-with-the-highestachieving-students/premium/QU6PLPAWX5CHZCUEHAIQH5H6OQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-04T03:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/RFEPFH2S2BC5FKR3UMNVXYVNHE.jpg?auth=b474a5524fc26d5e2a7a21aa61846ae5d3dce6fac769f7dc464e0bee19cd7155&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Cambridge International exam results are through and numerous Kiwi students are top in the world. Graphic / NZ Herald]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/motorsport/formula-1/formula-1-new-threat-emerges-for-liam-lawsons-red-bull-future-after-miami-opinion/premium/DDNCGOTO4NCSBP4WPG5HO42O5U/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-04T02:01:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/MZPELMI5AJESNKF5RDUEK7WF4Y.jpg?auth=f475fa6cf7ae69b351d00a37bf60743464584d2f4b24d879713c67f38eabf685&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Liam Lawson (left) and Nikola Tsolov. Photos / Red Bull, Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/how-we-make-it-work-taranaki-couples-three-weddings-and-long-covid-love-story/N3V6HPAGABAJ5LZYISLCRC2NSY/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-04T02:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/3SWKGUFWKVE5JE5H3Q5F3RQPNI.jpg?auth=9ccb4235ddfafd45ccb0c1fa97485be52fa4d5a8baf64c8223c1f82124e50397&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Justine and Bill now live on a rural property together in Taranaki. Photo / Supplied]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/northern-advocate/news/weather-hit-whangarei-community-cut-off-since-january-has-convoy-changes/OWHNAEKKTRDQJE6PPGWTD34PNU/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-04T01:46:49.674Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/3B5JZQ32H5FTDJFI3555JL7R6Y.jpg?auth=bd5856bce82eb60363c81ce08adfdf98ebc756fac816af4a4429360c11fe4f32&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Whangārei's northeast coast continues to have restricted access, as work on the Helena Bay hill slip continues.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/the-country/news/listen-to-the-country-online-immigration-minister-erica-stanford-on-acts-plan/ITVPMKT3BFAO3IXXJ7LFLEOXBE/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-04T01:42:51.52Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/PNPLMNWVJJBHHG4QNH4M5KEBQE.jpg?auth=6989bb8477a7a69536e29435692a1188b9dcbc2bedc34a5cf96e90084b8d97dc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Immigration Minister Erica Stanford spoke to The Country's Jamie Mackay today. 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]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/fuel-update-significant-increase-in-diesel-and-jet-fuel-stocks-as-petrol-dips/YKOJPWCUKRFHXL2CQO7NHOPHDI/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-04T01:30:08.793Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/TT6PKMCMMZCOVJOE5DXD4UIM4M.jpg?auth=0e22faf601cf1e8ada84b6c8381f7b313710c4cb9ed5b9fec4fb24d5d1a8e89f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The latest fuel update has been released. Photo / Dean Purcell]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/auckland/east-auckland-road-assault-dirt-bike-riders-filmed-attacking-motorist-stealing-keys/4GWMZO7OYRCPTKYZ45LKVHX2EM/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-04T01:07:32.131Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/6XL3LVKWY5HTJHDCB5L5P2UTLU.jpg?auth=8891a4b3e284f3c63b7b4b7f9764c726223413f2749b4868545bc2b843bdc809&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Police say the bikers allegedly took the driver's car keys before fleeing.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/united-airlines-jet-strikes-light-pole-and-delivery-truck-while-landing-at-newark-airport/C6XT7P5P4NCVPFI24KIFKJRPOA/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-04T01:05:57.884Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/7HZZU772RFBAXPI672PBT62NHI.jpg?auth=cef3f6fa2624f86f52006600beeb2ab6f4b65fdbbafc0e4dfd6700055b18108a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A Boeing 767 passenger aircraft at Newark Liberty International Airport. Photo / File, Bloomberg via Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/waikato-news/sport/taupo-boxer-connor-campbell-makes-world-boxing-cup-quarter-finals-in-brazil/AFYOMBOLFBA2DIWWD25SFMIESQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-04T01:00:35.701Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/IXXAC2AJQVE7NK6MKXAT7WBDHQ.jpg?auth=d8da6c7608e87841f449172c0e7502eb4467c6e0cc5d2ed0bdcaf3f409cf85ef&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Taupō’s Connor Campbell reached the top eight during the first stage of the World Boxing Cup.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/property/new-zealands-top-property-developers-the-12-men-shaping-auckland-and-beyond/premium/CAVUHTCKQ5EJTPXIHSUNWMAYAM/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-04T01:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/RHGVSAQ7QVHP5JUNOOGIZJMRMU.jpg?auth=f5a1d1e843ed726a925127f011b6a9c8b2b32db329ceea725da07053c6454c82&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Scott Pritchard of Precinct Properties, Shane Brealey of Simplicity Living, Simon Woodhams of Property For Industry, Steve Evans of Fletcher Living, James Spence of Goodman New Zealand, Philip Littlewood of Stride Property, Simon Thomson of Auckland Airport, Peter Mence of Argosy Property, Mark Francis of Asset Plus and Centuria NZ, Brett Russell of The Russell Group and Dominion Constructors, Chris Meehan of Winton Land and Clive Mackenzie of Kiwi Property Group. on March 26, 2026 in Auckland, New Zealand.  Herald photograph by Dean Purcell / Illustration by Phil Welch]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/waikato-news/news/missing-hamilton-boy-11-last-seen-at-glenview-community-centre/NN6PCBHTAVH5HFS62WVRIYVUN4/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-04T00:52:01.568Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/UKXPJGZASVFLJHAIIYCOQDCBPA.jpg?auth=3188379026aced39a615e30eedd9429c14a22f1631f102bf9a4fc6b99ed62170&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[ Police are looking for 11-year-old TJ from Hamilton, who was last seen on April 29.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/property/receivers-appoint-colliers-to-sell-chinese-developers-st-johns-site/premium/AWHJ4MQFCZBHHOO35CDJOPQ6X4/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-04T00:14:49.764Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/PHGQQOLVDFDPFEFGUPXRF6I4UE.jpg?auth=a7fd633e9b16df94386edb6b111e653c57cfca4c451f5e9e394cfd5c9596ff6e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[default 261 Morrin Rd, St Johns, Auckland, owned by a Shundi company which bought it from the University of Auckland. Photo / Colliers]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/coroner-opens-inquest-into-2014-catastrophic-head-injury-death-of-christchurch-baby-soul-turany/2VP7WM37TJAQBIRQK2AE2E2KB4/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-04T00:10:41.935Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/FUSUV4JOLBGJRCOL4XXT22TIDU.jpg?auth=ef4dd93579b35e0231f0a4dd2305aeffc296f7ed1131b94c06bd4c2ba2743b3e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Soul Turany (centre) died from a non-accidental head injury when he was three months old in 2014. His mother Storme Turany and her then-boyfriend Tony Farmer were the only people at the house at the time the baby was injured. A coroner is now holding an inquest into the death. Photos / Pool / Chris Skelton/Stuff]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/waikato-news/news/tnue-slow-release-urea-factory-opens-at-he-ahi-eco-park-near-taupo/ZXZ7DQUQZRBEVPDKI33PD7KMHI/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-04T00:05:24.34Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/O3WZPUVU7BBSVFV47IX5K35PPI.jpg?auth=d4186dd7872a5ada0444c515654948890ed9761df5babbf47471b4b1cf998e7d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The newly opened Tnue Factory at He Ahi eco-business park in Taupō. Photo / Bronson Perich]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/rugby-league/warriors/warriors-v-eels-key-takeaways-as-andrew-websters-men-sit-second-heading-into-bye-round/premium/PWPGBNZVTRGY5IUX4CDW6O67WU/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-04T00:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/2JMUPDJ4I5FMPJYZM7FAD5LHDE.jpg?auth=96d95d01f41b15df1223edf35152eddec640e5f46d52ac1d5e6637f9c7cf24dd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Warriors sit second in the NRL heading into their first bye of the season. Photo / Photosport]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/the-invisible-force-making-food-less-nutritious/premium/AY7PRHHJIFEYJOUE4ZH2GASRFY/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-04T00:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/C66EUQRVVFDHHNLTGYMSEMONMM.jpg?auth=8332bda521fb0cef8aad51f492ac7b48cf0aba0e5f3b2ee819a438fff8bb5770&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Between 1988 and 2040, zinc concentrations are projected to decline almost 40% in chickpeas. Photo / Dragne Marius, Unsplash]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>