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Photo / File]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/the-country/news/kem-ormonds-garden-update-fresh-ideas-for-a-vegetable-and-citrus-glut/N5KWFFYF65G6RE2JDADDQOZOIE/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-16T17:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/QVCUYBB7QNDXFLKRN6CCXPHHNY.jpg?auth=7d6c0a68d8fc2c46294562bdc0a1c10a75adc36e062e293859123badced908f1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[ Kem Ormond has been overrun with lemons, which is the perfect excuse to make plenty of lemon curd. Photo / Kem Ormond]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/in-the-footsteps-of-allies-a-100km-pilgrimage-to-commemorate-the-battle-of-crete/premium/3EW2EXD42BF77ISVABPCXZEC5E/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-16T17:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/HXJV4ULIZNCQZEJRSM3FPY5GYM.jpg?auth=fd0177115046ecc8385d12f41db7e74893560c2848f444067e03278565ae28db&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A stick of German paratroopers jump from a burning Luftwaffe transport aircraft shot down during the Axis airborne and amphibious operation to capture the island of Crete on May 20, 1941. 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Photo / Nicola Sandford]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/rugby/all-blacks/all-blacks-selection-gamble-why-graham-henry-may-not-fit-rennie-era-editorial/premium/AQWQW2JDWNE5RNMV4UCOTX52A4/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-16T17:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/ZNZKGF2YKZGVPD3JZPJU6J7P44.jpg?auth=4b9297342b3a1f6ae8d72e1c53564b346f0dde6674979ba0235f62400ce758c8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Dave Rennie has turned to Sir Graham Henry for selection input. 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Photos / Supplied]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/netflixs-east-of-eden-slammed-for-filming-in-auckland-and-otago/4C2QRYWQR5EIDLZKMBZDGUHDBY/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-16T00:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/757UBWKZHBF3BK77UY56J73GHI.jpg?auth=55a324254b9dec3f705fd23e9baf9ed990e879f9560c0666f3d8878f17d87794&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Dunedin, Maniototo and Ōamaru locations will feature in Netflix’s East of Eden, due for release later this year. Photo / Supplied]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>