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Both fighters are living and training in Australia, but are originally from Waikato.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/new-data-shows-hawkes-bays-median-house-sale-price-dips-to-20-month-low/XYODEGUWRJBSHFZDKEJXIVK2LU/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-15T18:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/XMYSYXXDNBCWXMCEA6Q7JQPGDQ.JPG?auth=d21ea932ad59605b7d46247c6e845b56c37a2f2f107f4c6567a3d4bbdd21312e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[New data reveals the latest Hawke's Bay house prices. 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]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/witi-ihimaera-on-learning-te-reo-at-80-and-reclaiming-his-identity/HMJHDEG5C5EZHD44MPGEYAIYFQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-15T17:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/NGXJVWOOHNA6LGFDWKNO2C27D4.JPG?auth=fa188aefebf074ee6f7c2079dcaf04905d01cf1eb3a59d91ad2726eb9015c320&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Celebrated literary giant Witi Ihimaera at his home in Herne Bay.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/motorsport/evans-chases-formula-e-title-as-monaco-home-race-looms-amid-jaguar-exit/ESN2DRB3PVF3TOSIP4W7LLCLEY/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-15T17:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/JEY224XRCBFZLCXYP456IJIV6Q.jpg?auth=2d844c10bf83a2baf06c538c98a3d6e5350ed81d8ef9b3de915505af4ab01030&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Mitch Evans has made another fast start to a Formula E season, sitting second in the championship standings, heading into Monaco with 98 points. 
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Photo / Michael Cunningham]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/whats-on-in-auckland-this-weekend-music-month-rbg-play-sleep-week-and-more/T3SSDSEFXRGS3PAHHAHNDA56DU/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-15T17:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/BUHSF7PIAJBLJM44DZSPL7JBLE.jpg?auth=94186b6fb90ec6d078c0c364a0009db8ca6e70ed9b74afab15bdb19f2bae45f9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Australian actor Heather Mitchell in the Sydney Theatre Company's RBG: Of Many, One. 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Photo / Mark Mitchell]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/waikato-news/news/too-good-to-go-app-helps-waikato-cafes-cut-food-waste-and-costs/MB6Y4BUL5FAYREMSH622S3QOTA/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-15T16:57:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/7KHNIOPFAVBRVDCHB5ZV3NFBSE.jpg?auth=1b55788890cabfcbcf69e0eb9e916f4d2ce1d909a732729c922c51d85ebb0420&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ayla Purves, of Ōhaupō, runs the Sweet Beans cart in Tamahere, which is registered on the Too Good To Go app. Photo / Malisha Kumar ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/football/auckland-fc/auckland-fc-v-adelaide-utd-live-updates-a-league-semi-final-leg-two/NX5TXNVV2FCHRGHTXAZGUC23G4/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-15T11:50:38.024Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/AHZYH5RITVCG5FSX7NHQTR7KO4.jpg?auth=aaec4fe03fcc66172fbad550c60c1568b4ff6470c8fcaaf789ab6ad75489feb1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Auckland FC and Adelaide United square off for a spot in the A-League final. 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Photo / NZME]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/bay-of-plenty-times/news/kiwifruit-exports-government-extends-plant-variety-rights-protection/Z4NSZLJOHNHGNF5QC6ZXIVQ5AI/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-15T06:42:17.657Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/WYQPMVXA4NENXPIGHZ4WOHE6V4.jpg?auth=c1a311dde90adc5e6e632ac198780364b9843d6c6c4d88e90176a71f21bf5bfd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[About 75% of New Zealand’s $3.5 billion kiwifruit exports in 2024 derived from protected varieties. 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Photo / Anna Heath]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/clarence-carter-soul-singer-behind-patches-and-slip-away-dies-at-90/AQR3BLV2LFH7RDPCZUBIENBMTQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-15T05:10:18.73Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/FQROZ43L6RHA3N547JMLS4TKHI.jpg?auth=40c6e06a3b4f672bb007aed65b10d35d7d14bc13bd2f4ce7e71ed1ee57d40b5b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Clarence Carter, the blind Southern soul singer known for hits such as Patches and Slip Away, has died aged 90. 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Photo / Google]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/bay-of-plenty-times/news/police-probe-mount-maunganui-cat-cruelty-after-clyde-shot-and-dies/ONZABHSPC5ADXJBCZ2JLSLKSZM/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-15T01:57:14.813Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/IE2YSVC7XJCT5MND2ARMHCQL3M.jpg?auth=0e5218187ed9cc8da31cfe718b8f6c63599acee346b82bc101d904b0251fd2be&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Clyde, a 3-year-old ragdoll, was shot near his Mount Maunganui home. 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Photo / Kelly Makiha]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/world-surf-league-raglan-alani-morse-billy-stairmand-tom-butland-eliminated-in-opening-round/6JNFDPNUSRAS3FDIX5O55EF2MQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-15T01:37:56.175Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/RXQLMK4URBERBJX2ZFCEGEYWO4.jpg?auth=fbd7ad18aa8dc45c1c4698bdcbbd17358ec2af507ceb66193a0bb0e5a34487d5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Kiwis Billy Stairmand, Alani Morse and Tom Butland were all in action during the World Surf League Championship Tour event in Raglan. 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Photo / Alex Burton]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/media-insider/media-insider-farewell-nzr-nz-rugby-ditching-streaming-platform-for-new-all-in-one-all-blacks-and-black-ferns-app/premium/MXVF5LRGUBAKLKPVLEATWQHILU/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-15T00:00:20.778Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/ONAXJ7ZQSVEKNIST6OEGVA4JNY.jpg?auth=1bb19fa329f4a8ecf83918eaec591028754b849ca352bfb810c3214d64551d91&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The NZR+ logo was teased during a 2023 All Blacks-Wallabies test. Photo / Sky]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/media-insider/media-insider-magazine-publishers-take-on-nz-post-over-huge-increase-in-delivery-costs-call-on-commerce-commission-to-step-in/premium/R2T56IZXFJDMTFN5FSVM74BPGY/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-15T00:00:10.688Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/ZLZOFE5JTZDMTPVZSTRTYTU6VU.jpg?auth=8a3732e8b8b46a1cb1a081ae7d6a270e77a9b099eb8587583dd770173cd62e8d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Magazine publishers want a market study into NZ Post delivery charges for its titles. Photo / File]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/travel/hot-take-why-its-time-we-stopped-treating-pre-flight-snoozers-like-criminals/4BG2K37JLNBTJFKB23HIJZVM5A/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-15T00:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/WTL5MCUUIRCU3KTN6NRCKPGR2I.JPG?auth=9178998f737b7acb5516c35d1396c74728940129e66110c195488c3de0446360&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[It's time to stop penalising pre-flight snoozers. Photo / Lai Man Nung on Unsplash]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/advice-he-told-me-he-saw-a-future-with-me-now-he-has-a-new-girlfriend/premium/34PLBA466VDUBOTFIXA3JMWO4Y/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-15T00:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/GRGU6MIHXPDWTTZU5I4BVC7O2Q.jpg?auth=664d681052426735bda74bf0ee954a6b1fa56c90591836063a72812f1f26f840&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[How do you get over an ex who has already moved on? Photo / 123rf]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/society-insider-whangarei-national-candidate-lloyd-budd-has-the-backing-of-sir-john-key-and-paula-bennett/premium/IASUD6I6ABE6PBIT3GBFN2AKAE/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-15T00:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/UOBP4VRSDRFCLAV7N7ZUEAMEA4.jpg?auth=4451b7aca2fab772d5ee79c29bfd10188ce40edd138f5dd3a7918e6f582b4c3a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Lloyd Budd, centre, the National Party's candidate for Whāngerei, has the backing of former prime minister Sir John Key and former deputy prime minister Paula Bennett. Photo / Herald composite]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>