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]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/5-worldly-ways-to-beat-a-new-years-eve-hangover-from-pickled-herring-to-scotlands-famous-soda/MTEYLOGPDG62UTBH2W2ZTPMQSU/</loc><lastmod>2019-12-31T22:27:28Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/WQPOGKK4S3O74EYI2MQOPHO7RU.jpg?auth=ec0bad4aab488f174c2e13d0a650e3eadbb6cbc264da087449866b1b56026ce4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Tried and tested hangover cures from around the world bound to help the New Years' Eve hangover. Photo / 123rf]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/best-of-2019-why-old-men-are-triggered-by-greta-thunberg/UVLK5YWNTKO4BRPOQE5TUKCYCA/</loc><lastmod>2019-12-31T22:24:36Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/EM5EY6IORJNIHYPPK64WNUEY7Q.jpg?auth=e4d3cc89b407e6c9f2ab16168166a5b7ae8395e3a3391f9fda036b71cba0de6c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Environmental activist Greta Thunberg, of Sweden, addresses the Climate Action Summit in the United Nations General Assembly, at UN headquarters on September 23. Photo / AP]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/musician-tex-perkins-gives-the-finger-to-scott-morrison-on-abc/YVWIRIMPRAXQ6TMY4FW65MF5HU/</loc><lastmod>2019-12-31T22:08:19Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/QSQKQZBRIUOW6T63LS56TWNXPU.jpg?auth=b57a417011ec029c0d92eb5100f731175dad519a413808fd5afc8c51f0500098&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The crude gesture was broadcast on live television. Photo / ABC]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/boy-4-still-fighting-for-his-life-two-days-after-bodies-found-at-papatoetoe-property/CKTBXMJFF2CGMMZLW4NXHLQLCE/</loc><lastmod>2019-12-31T22:06:12Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/ZMUN5TFGLOAOLM2UY7KMB72KUA.jpg?auth=2614fdf56b22c683f594153ae5a84dbdc01c1fe7742c77fd89c5aebad829f318&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Police guard a property on Sunnyside Crescent, in Papatoetoe, after two bodies were found, as well as a critically injured boy. Photo / Dean Purcell ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/whanganui-chronicle/news/best-of-2019-four-years-on-barricades-and-lights-remain-at-slip-between-whanganui-and-upokongaro-after-2015-flood/54HIWMFWRIQEVBCGLO4AWTEZHE/</loc><lastmod>2019-12-31T22:01:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/5RGWRZC5TOMMZKVB7ONE3OW6QU.jpg?auth=a31f21d1175efaa56a981fb25d917909dfec3d603ac91f27cfdc1e23a0914d4a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[State Highway 4 near Upokongaro is still down to one lane, four years after it slipped. Photo / Lewis Gardner]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/economy/employment/kiwi-redundancy-support-clown-makes-bbcs-most-memorable-news-stories-of-2019-list/ZJAOKY3E35Y7VR7C57A5T2YKXM/</loc><lastmod>2019-12-31T21:34:24Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/3MIIAYYWFQDLF2PSWEGZNTCXM4.jpg?auth=e5726bc7289b66563324ad3891fbd4d36672fc8a58735b61d43f32c0eb9aace7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Joseph Brosnahan, aka Joe the Clown who has been made famous after attending a redundancy meeting as a support person. 20 September 2019 New Zealand Herald photograph by Dean Purcell.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/prince-harry-and-meghan-markle-share-adorable-new-photo-of-archie/UFOJ4Y6LTHBY7KKKZW7AMIGZ7Q/</loc><lastmod>2019-12-31T21:30:11Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/IDOY2UICP336IFREIKQNONDP4M.jpg?auth=98adf1f85cb39e2865147ebdb5545e3dee22c00a9ffdf17578187864f971e5f0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The new unseen photo of Archie. Photo / SussexRoyal]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/christchurch-airport-murder-man-appears-in-court/QCJVA27PYLQ3EUMYMJOPNLDK2U/</loc><lastmod>2019-12-31T21:10:57Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/3PKHEZINPYC6K7UTX4F4RJHQ3U.jpg?auth=19a31917578611386b08529704db2f64fa1591bf44b335b42db7e0d44ab27c46&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A homicide inquiry into the death of a woman yesterday focussed on an Air New Zealand facility on Orchard Rd near Christchurch International Airport. Photo / Kurt Bayer]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/four-mega-trends-to-change-the-face-of-business-this-decade/SXUSS54ICATSU7JSP2XT7S7VQU/</loc><lastmod>2019-12-31T21:03:08Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/6GEN47CFSIQO35BEGH7BUYA2QE.jpg?auth=8568faf5632131e1d28a8a40ce20a2344138e859f8c9d13fe68875a28a9df881&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Gazing into the future is never easy. Photo / Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/rapper-mac-miller-leaves-17m-fortune-to-friends-and-family/QVH2Z7YEHAN7IJZWGPGKHVOTFM/</loc><lastmod>2019-12-31T21:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/BLZXPHBMHWLVUBN4I2GAFBZDCE.jpg?auth=d9191acf9f0f2014bafbcc23952fa609b5f98ef811bf9ab7e6ee017cb6c4f543&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The rapper's friends and family will be getting his left fortune. Photo / Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/former-meth-addict-shows-off-her-amazing-transformation-with-photos/WE5GPLXATWJCQ2O2EGCC35IE6A/</loc><lastmod>2019-12-31T21:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/RTLA5EJ6RVX2ZCAJFDBL25JZOE.jpg?auth=71cec48504348fc5cddd251037df7fd137ea423991b1ed713af9ae928a9be572&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Jamee Velet waiting to buy drugs from a dealer. Photo / Facebook

]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/body-of-50-year-old-climber-petr-mandik-missing-in-aorakimount-cook-national-park-found/S7YLX3FAPUAMVCF3T7OTI62KUM/</loc><lastmod>2019-12-31T20:47:18Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/XW3KTRG3JYY4473WAIZSMXRYLI.jpg?auth=f446fbd0944e4dd2b1b1133978687e6d8d63469f34c51dfe0e5b28f8801dc0a2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Petr Mandik has not been seen since travelling to Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park. Photo / Supplied]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/aussie-infernos-kiwis-wake-to-apocalyptic-bush-fire-haze/GBIOYFUEM6CN5MIZPOIRKF47YU/</loc><lastmod>2019-12-31T20:47:02Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/TR4ALZTBNIYXUI3ALGRQZBDQ5I.jpg?auth=2e01a46436a6e7f8530b1ae23257ab2fa5468a758a79c1a1bd7b3c4a6b19f88d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The haze over Wanaka. Photo / Vera Alves]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/companies/airlines/aviation-outlook-what-will-fly-in-2020/I37OBKGQNG4WF65SO37RTEZKVI/</loc><lastmod>2019-12-31T20:46:41Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/ZGGKYXF5FHPOCD7SXC2M6MVUAU.jpg?auth=faf5a917c058e542e4c9c7e22e9a52d66b1c8d6660900e8ce47017696a8766cf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Airline profitability is forecast to improve in 2020. Photo / Grant Bradley]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/more-diver-deaths-linked-to-skipped-safety-steps/D5OJG276H5E36ZLHH3VB2KX4LU/</loc><lastmod>2019-12-31T20:38:41Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/ITYWDLJC7ASTEJB4G5JBAQ2ONU.jpg?auth=4e4a0e6d321b5a7dbeb5ef61b61066f07e4b32213f0a6841b75368b13b49449a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The police dive squad says the most common issue is divers in trouble aren't ditching their weight belt. Photo /  123RF]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/dramatic-footage-shows-firefighters-surrounded-by-flames/FGSYLTO5EFWVCW4SLGOIDWVIYU/</loc><lastmod>2019-12-31T20:34:47Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/BR2FAHUO6CJ4SWGZYK23VDER5I.jpg?auth=49ccbe6157f231bf9f73aee1bc175820e7051da5937a6fb96e83729cc6483b2f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The firefighters, from the Central Coast's Station 509 in Wyoming, were circled by a wall of fire. Photo / via Twitter]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/cricket-ricky-ponting-reveals-his-test-team-of-the-decade/5W42WVE5VUMP3GA5C672K77LOQ/</loc><lastmod>2019-12-31T20:22:49Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/IGLRNCOWGRRTZW44LYJ666SRPI.jpg?auth=14464dd787eccfdd79fa4240d7c68a9ef1a62fceb499dd619f7130e39e5ba700&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Kane Williamson batting during play on day two of the Boxing Day test. Photosport]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/elon-musk-proves-there-is-no-such-thing-as-bad-publicity/RRA5ZHLW74M3BQR7HXHEPBQZXU/</loc><lastmod>2019-12-31T20:18:43Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/FTWQ7G5ZLNPHGDZME64AEH32ZE.jpg?auth=c2481a19c530ae7f49471c85dbb9e5649439c801740663741adf1e366c27f263&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Elon Musk has never had any difficulty getting his name into the headlines. Photo / Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/us-army-bans-tiktok-amid-growing-concern-about-apps-chinese-roots/SCOZPGTCPNRNXDZ2OCWQHTZGSM/</loc><lastmod>2019-12-31T20:17:29Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/J6GU3KIMU77DBVI7U47ANWW62M.jpg?auth=d4625089eefec157c75128baee748fbf87a74882cc669c300143fdff63d06399&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The app is under scrutiny. Photo / Getty]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/infamous-stinky-corpse-flower-set-to-bloom-in-auckland/5VDFJ2C6AHDYMBBPXG5ZZGIZ5I/</loc><lastmod>2019-12-31T20:13:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/XVEDQYKJFAWQH5QNIQJUIKZ5B4.jpg?auth=94b1d608ac3bca8333cf67e5d6012e594cc4fc284b5fe9a316eb3d36cd0a1927&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The infamous corpse flower at Auckland Domain's Wintergarden. Photo / Facebook]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/report-michelle-williams-engaged-and-expecting-a-baby-with-director-thomas-kail/7YDXYGOVQZW2NLJ63ZIYXXV43U/</loc><lastmod>2019-12-31T19:54:37Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/YHK54JFE72M222WGMWQPG76RZU.jpg?auth=8a5bfe11432eebe8094eb5b8f16c4f675b539b61c1edea62e89dd7602f49451c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Michelle Williams and Thomas Kail are reportedly engaged and were spotted buying baby clothes together. Photo / Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/person-injured-after-being-hit-by-car-in-karikari-peninsula/5B7PXBXVESICGQJJN5HRFJVQCI/</loc><lastmod>2019-12-31T19:54:33Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/W6KULOBB4F6J3KYJWULDTOPIAU.jpg?auth=3e29b51a001a4357904aedc5792286c7d5f8dd3a5d36f668d1ca9ee0b2e7d040&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/activists-celebrities-call-for-chrystul-kizers-release-in-sex-trafficking-murder-case/44X7LJU2PTGJFEBTYOXKCFCHBY/</loc><lastmod>2019-12-31T19:51:56Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/4SORUYAC5D4ZRA5OCDUXFCY624.jpg?auth=8fd58a2aa54a5bde281ca7cf90e89a4c7e18b702e37a4c942b3e3729727419a8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Chrystul Kizer during a hearing. 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]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/the-controversy-which-wont-go-away-aussie-cricketer-reveals-truth-in-catch-scandal/QQX33JJHMW47C2TX5P3EACEUUA/</loc><lastmod>2019-12-31T19:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/CNRTC2MPPOMA6SMA46XSDC4VME.jpg?auth=e38c9b703384b8905c0398893e50ebeb2544da498898657d639e59a94e17b62d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Greg Dyer holds the ball following the edge from Andrew Jones. Photo YouTube]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/niki-bezzant-a-year-of-wellness-wisdom/ISTHY4WLXP4IUT5DN2CMRFLIZI/</loc><lastmod>2019-12-31T19:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/S32FRPTYU3SMOBOA2PP7WFW5CI.jpg?auth=f6ddfd4c17a76d54a882e9f35f2f0e38ccca82213bef7ea3380d5356cea35fa6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA["Focus on adding healthy things to your day instead of cutting out 'bad' things," recommends Bezzant. Photo / Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/premium-summer-big-reads-the-painful-truth-about-hangovers/P2F47HYW4PRF3RS5P6ASQD2LXU/</loc><lastmod>2019-12-31T19:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/L7GZAM5MFYMDTLWXXNK4BVRJQI.jpg?auth=7b22a2b696e1130125e73a912e93e977039759c0a4c1e82ee7748cab5c84263b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[While the effects of a hangover wear off after a day, the impact on your body lasts and regular drinking takes years off your life. Photo / 123RF]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/woman-fined-for-tiny-piece-of-string-bikini-on-philippines-island/UMHVNG3UIGYNPBFCNZH3KVUPCQ/</loc><lastmod>2019-12-31T19:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/QQDT66CA54CN74FO3LT4VKN3XY.jpg?auth=404aa6223fd9fac883f6d426d9fe3c5c4546d019bd50e4e9385ddf5d3c7c3fe4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A Taiwanese found herself in hot water when she wore this tiny bikini to a beach in the Philippines, offending the locals. Photo / Facebook

]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/the-boom-no-one-saw-coming-in-2019/DKMCKB4KA4NADYCLLGCW4X4YAE/</loc><lastmod>2019-12-31T18:40:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/6VEJLA7MYAQ4PZ3YVR4P32JDPY.jpg?auth=ae806fb1dc7bd73196f82ac2af10318fa01dd2d208211835f3a16af2064425a8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Predictions are always tough to make. 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Photo / Photosport]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/australian-bushfires-out-of-control-fires-burn-across-nsw-and-victoria-as-thousands-retreat-to-beaches/6RXO3IY5GTRHMBVYHLS73QQUSM/</loc><lastmod>2019-12-31T16:08:16Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/HNGY3HODQZUHN4U3Q6WUHXDFVI.jpg?auth=dd7e88e7f8c44f5eddc519f6f20283a1dff7fec4bed703880a609fc7aa3eace5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A mother took this photo of her and her two primary school-aged sons are in the boat out near Mallacoota trying to stay safe. 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Photo / Natalie Slade]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/top-five-columns-of-2019-kyle-macdonald/7NDG53OPGMPLX4UCJ7OXYIZ5M4/</loc><lastmod>2019-12-31T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/XSE22KHWT5IWXDKHRIHF65CH3A.jpg?auth=7ef3eb5e329579f3c19e7e087422a291690f5ce62de34cca4c69c9ed028cb337&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Psychologist Kyle MacDonald. Photo / Supplied]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/top-five-columns-of-2019-nanogirl-michelle-dickinson/TUPN2M2WV5ZUBSWKHGOMK3TGBU/</loc><lastmod>2019-12-31T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/ISR7Z5G4332D3SJVKATYBKARCU.jpg?auth=660f3d35fb408bc7e9a32ee372eedd92c78107719f4270bdf3d079728680b281&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[ Dr Michelle Dickinson aka Nanogirl. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/top-five-columns-of-2019-patrick-mckendry/ZVPQW2DMQFZLHYVSF2MPOHTY5U/</loc><lastmod>2019-12-31T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/SJ5Z65VGZVL3OUKZKGUHUFM5RQ.jpg?auth=e01619a45b97a580d4d3244dd4e889fc9182c8030a983748e2f695ba461322ea&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[2019 was a big year for the All Blacks. Photo / Mark Mitchell]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/steve-braunias-10-things-i-want-this-year/4OAITIMJT4R7RLUYGY44RAUKF4/</loc><lastmod>2019-12-31T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/PZXWJ5UYZ4QOAZTGTMXIHQFQYE.jpg?auth=2ba0fa9dc462151aff05f9eb7af243a1e97c782e018fd1a0d112f30cc27e79c7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[I'm often left wanting twice as much, when listening to Mike Hosking. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/dylan-cleaver-the-one-change-we-can-be-sure-of-in-sports-next-decade/CZKLGIXR4WBVAWMVTWMUQX57LU/</loc><lastmod>2019-12-31T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/VAHN7JEAMCJI56ENI6P3I5SLTI.jpg?auth=9787d65a5712fd0a5172f9d57e21b99e25d581d960c4c3b3254c5458a168a764&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The way we watch sport has changed drastically over the past decade - and will continue to be unpredictable. Photo / Photosport]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/top-five-columns-of-2019-gregor-paul/RFFVSKIDGXQWSVK76G7PMXHQW4/</loc><lastmod>2019-12-31T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/AGWAEVETOA6R5KQKXNQOGPQE5M.jpg?auth=0e0b70d172d24730999b529de325c83511c1aeb6aa0d15cc6abeea87921a7ee8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[NZ Herald rugby writer Gregor Paul. Photo / Mark Mitchell]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/recovered-from-last-night-prove-it-and-try-the-heralds-giant-new-year-quiz/SAKM676EAGVNZYDOSRWFPL3ZJU/</loc><lastmod>2019-12-31T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/QQTHNJG5QPSEDZYWNV4NJF3YD4.jpg?auth=8f232f06204f871ad420b3406d1a153ccc1736c617ddcf3a54a5efcb216bbeaa&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ally Sheedy and Molly Ringwald in a scene from the film 'The Breakfast Club'. Photo / Getty]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/speedway-western-springs-strikes-again-as-kiwi-driver-michael-pickens-crashes-out/6E7NOMDZZD5ECHAN4VUQG7BG5I/</loc><lastmod>2019-12-31T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/CCW7LPZLBJEBUGSEAOE2D5ORGY.png?auth=5dbe0c66954da43cee67c23362ef27ecda91a85d88d224f2078774836cbcf1b9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Michael Pickens gets airborne. Photo / Facebook]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/top-five-columns-of-2019-mike-hosking/NLB7AYRNEJZTGAWCXL5EGX5BQE/</loc><lastmod>2019-12-31T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/KWZO4DW5MLADMIXA2NYY3MGQLI.jpg?auth=d322041079c19e37ad6172cd949b6f66017c90b410177f81361972128470ab9d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Mike Hosking. Photo / NZME]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/top-five-columns-of-2019-duncan-bridgeman/36NUYGUAANGV5BYXLWOK22M4G4/</loc><lastmod>2019-12-31T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/ZYOJTZUOKK4SFGHFMZEOSONVTU.jpg?auth=b4ee1d6cb806cabcf2e53f9e7d068587cb550c96a99d965eaffee29475e4c4cb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Duncan Bridgeman, New Zealand Herald Business Editor. Photo / NZME]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/good-holiday-news-concerning-the-16-billion-waikato-expressway/JLICHL7CRMOMRFUEZLYCF6KFR4/</loc><lastmod>2019-12-31T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/BYIMM6O7L6D7UL7B74GXJMKJ4E.jpg?auth=5d66f1141d1e2b7febcb5067e4053683fdf3e4d5372913f4e791dca511bb6a78&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Huntly section of the Waikato Expressway under construction. Photo / NZ Transport Agency]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/top-five-columns-of-2019-liam-napier/BOKVCWRCX3ICLUZ6NPQW7GNJBM/</loc><lastmod>2019-12-31T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/WTRAQ5FXQ2JTDFMZZZPYKVSGFQ.jpg?auth=856af35c197420a0084d553dcef94204b7491e3f84bca744076190d0ed2a737d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Sports writer Liam Napier. Photo / Dean Purcell]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/top-five-columns-of-2019-lizzie-marvelly/IU4ZRDZIYD7UBMZXMZ5WHZHWMM/</loc><lastmod>2019-12-31T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/XP6LR6YPPNK7WRKG7SSX72BP3E.jpg?auth=afeb530d972494227a4a72af93c3c8b2148038dc74e1923ba4e617876f1164d2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Singer-songwriter and columnist Lizzie Marvelly. Photo / Doug Sherring]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/top-five-columns-of-2019-john-roughan/YPVTZKQNTTHA45JIOKBQMEKRIE/</loc><lastmod>2019-12-31T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/LFY2EPGOH72IIBP3H2PTZKIR5M.jpg?auth=693eec5c705d9fd06dceb138b4623820b9e259bd8faf23f856236589869de976&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[John Roughan, editorial writer and columnist. Photo / Michael Craig]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/top-five-columns-of-2019-dylan-cleaver/YH36GRXCCYOLLRRLFGUBNRDA3Q/</loc><lastmod>2019-12-31T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/RI2AOZD6BHBSIE4BPTZALBZSOQ.jpg?auth=1302786b3beeb323bc2f704a5d82adc574f3078f5f62949610dbaf9df44241f0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Dylan Cleaver. Photo / Ash Boyd]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/top-five-columns-of-2019-beck-vass/3B232CTI4PA7QS64OAV4WV6NYY/</loc><lastmod>2019-12-31T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/ZB4PCDYN5A7CTUIHBWY6AXHDX4.jpg?auth=6d7a41a1ae4d5f7e70001c42397b84de084f48c8a51178f4bbd3ffabd06dfbd5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[ Beck Vass. Photo / File]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/northern-advocate/news/rugby-public-to-decide-fate-of-all-blacks-midfielder-jack-goodhues-mullet/SMN4OQDFMIOYBKFAHG7DFEOWRQ/</loc><lastmod>2019-12-31T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/W7BP2MK2ZRUPJNKTU7TXN6VMBE.jpg?auth=339c2cd5423c7d14c8a653bcdddee87ccae194152877bf6ad83b3ea151dc46bc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Sid Rosenthal from Waipapa [right] is a willing participant in the mullet campaign backed by All Black Jack Goodhue.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/racing/racing-railway-at-ellerslie-produces-a-complex-punting-puzzle/LSFGI4UNTPGNQEI6LDVHO4DZW4/</loc><lastmod>2019-12-31T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/IMUSP3DZKHPRWF726XFRSIZFXA.jpg?auth=580bbbef17164fe5ab8a4c7ee15847dfe2f51e426b08d0acac031ee106ef5698&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Not An Option (left) galloping with Endless Drama in track work at Ellerslie.Photo / Trish Dunell]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/racing/racing-top-kiwi-trainer-jamie-richards-aiming-for-more-in-2020/V6APXXB5JMUFUTVUUCDBG5W5UM/</loc><lastmod>2019-12-31T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/XMZHM5JMKDQZCESQB2L2GGUFQY.jpg?auth=0eb4ef2cd7f939ffaef8825539f04e89e7943284defacae8cb41690ceafac0ed&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Te Akau trainer Jamie Richards.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/top-five-columns-of-2019-karl-puschmann/NCRY4JNFNZYONDWX2AFBUQM42M/</loc><lastmod>2019-12-31T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/2JOQ2G55IHVQPOO6QQKLHV2U5M.jpg?auth=8ac664fb82364525dd32176bb854baf6b1474554a6f47e07209b7a9c6acf4825&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Karl Puschmann. Photo / Michael Craig]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/top-five-columns-of-2019-sideswipe/5E4IRIZO4WVGC3F6RTXN4FUTMY/</loc><lastmod>2019-12-31T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/SRYJWSEKNIIZCAJXOSPCG2S5H4.jpg?auth=86d0533b302ed02ca6bdb7c59c71e0eb5cf9a0bbf4c696705177dba47f088b96&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Sideswipe columnist, Ana Samways. Photo / Brett Phibbs]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/herald-morning-quiz-january-1/DZBRJ2QEHGZGJDBXDJUCXCEOU4/</loc><lastmod>2019-12-31T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/KGJMLT2XIEJC3KDLNU2FUNHYIU.jpg?auth=3ac0df6f38ee7944a971463a9f5d4043859f8ef1653f8eb7843ffdef0c2ec30b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Kim Kardashian and Kanye West. Photo / AP]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/top-five-columns-of-2019-heather-du-plessis-allan/UFPWEJ6KCYVACZV37HN5B2YTU4/</loc><lastmod>2019-12-31T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/2NL5IS3GW356T7Z2LIYH3UWJVU.jpg?auth=092667f9d6cd70c62c751761d74d792305cf5487decd480209cf5af8f8cd9417&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Heather du Plessis-Allan. Photo / John Mailley]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/top-five-columns-of-2019-barry-soper/WDQL7CR7E5QMISWXSUHBIRDZNU/</loc><lastmod>2019-12-31T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/R5US2J5CVJALXVLEB65FOYDMUE.jpg?auth=6139f1e6c7c533a7c831887f6e372ae7230720fa6b81a721a3bf669564a8adf8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[NewstalkZB political editor Barry Soper. Photo / Dean Purcell]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/little-womens-oscar-tipped-star-florence-pugh-were-still-fighting-similar-battles/BIIJ7XGYFNFCZAWP2SF2KIJG2M/</loc><lastmod>2019-12-31T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/RNXW3E37OBCWVCZEFYCX2HZSXU.jpg?auth=c3f323e37a879cf9950b736f32fa0dca04b5d2c0887ed78a0ad60e3be0a219ea&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Florence Pugh in Midsommar. She says filming Little Women immediately afterwards allowed her to shake off dark emotions from the former film. Photo / Supplied]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/racing/racing-english-jockey-richard-olivers-unusual-new-zealand-debut/IPNK7J4WTI6QYX5UWYZH4FBVQY/</loc><lastmod>2019-12-31T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/UALWD5DAVM3LTQ2WZLYMK2L6BM.jpg?auth=d24ae4715ce7e367a1252f852daefe02d206eaa59f0d58423a8c809c8d0d2f15&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Richard Oliver will make his first Kiwi ride on Hypnos. Photo / Trish Dunell]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/racing/racing-frank-ritchie-seeking-group-one-glory/G5ZIQ6PZWSKKCJUOD5JGZOG5MI/</loc><lastmod>2019-12-31T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/KBL7IM5IOAJKM5SSAZ3KRUUBLY.jpg?auth=4dfe2b1e0bc986f3fcbaa2f2e943af0c8835b04ab7824123fe4b6a2b701bde4f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Dawn Patrol contests the Gr.1 Sistema Railway today. Photo / Trish Dunell]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/top-five-columns-of-2019-siena-yates/UOO55BD2G66TLTIX7WEEERDIR4/</loc><lastmod>2019-12-31T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/NBW744THYYLIS34FYVQLWNILK4.jpg?auth=f81429b3ad1c43499ad283af5919179f0af7e8921f65d4fc5226558a820b9248&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Siena Yates. Photo / Michael Craig]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/top-five-columns-of-2019-kerre-mcivor/XZWBCHLZGGNP55KO3YPXMYPQFE/</loc><lastmod>2019-12-31T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/2O73AXU4IUCGWPWDMC7TXBWJYI.jpg?auth=e81d3fbefb919f06b58f624ffe688d1cbe9ab9a7247cf252ac90dc4f95943685&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Newstalk ZB host Kerre McIvor at home. Photo / Jason Oxenham]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/top-five-columns-of-2019-steve-braunias/3TALQQ3WVRE4HIH65PHBPQI3GM/</loc><lastmod>2019-12-31T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/OF5CGANA7CFMINR5YU4A5GODCI.jpg?auth=38f6d8ba7ba6492f89a145e633002ee466f6de798aafa635667485ab76af2e77&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Canvas columnist Steve Braunias. Photo / Dean Purcell]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/top-five-columns-of-2019-claire-trevett/KE3J6VXKLTWSAB32Y5CIVPG3PA/</loc><lastmod>2019-12-31T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/2QJHEJ5PCKHGP2X4JIMV3YZRD4.jpg?auth=e0e3199aeee1fdd98952a9685284416af58632c0e49e768f2557ecce9db1eed9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Calling Jacinda Ardern a 'part-time PM' was the most direct attack Simon Bridges has mounted so far, writes Claire Trevett. Photo / File]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/top-five-columns-of-2019-brian-gaynor/JECS54AVEPDZV72EXJPGDGNP7A/</loc><lastmod>2019-12-31T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/23UIXPFS7M36L5BWC7TTMM7Z6E.jpg?auth=7aae48ba113a60ead6651b32173864f4d3889ae79309588c05f358ec8f635b0d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Brian Gaynor. Photo / Natalie Slade ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/whanganui-chronicle/news/whanganui-golfing-sensation-tara-raj-will-play-in-thailand-next-month/5XWPHIZ3QJ7ISU5VS5R377555Q/</loc><lastmod>2019-12-31T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/XJL2NXNYO6YIFCJC5UY5PZ7VMY.jpg?auth=255a57113f4f69897164c73b3ab59ccce026bd8ee96da2b638232aaac8845a40&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Whanganui's Tara Raj has earned a trip to Thailand to play in the prestigious Women's Amateur Asia-Pacific Championship next month.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/top-five-columns-of-2019-anna-murray/BN2RHDFVGSFVQ2DSRIK37J4MME/</loc><lastmod>2019-12-31T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/22VWO3U644T6MWWXLFBNCDUAQQ.jpg?auth=f7eb28f772133a09857fa7800f8653e2f13a7caa5cda935c68a940ca2cbcd30f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[NZME TV columnist Anna Murray. Photo / Doug Sherring]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/top-five-columns-of-2019-chris-rattue/BXUPVVTCL3TEJHLLBTZJCEWPYA/</loc><lastmod>2019-12-31T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/KMU55MVOF3KTMRZNMOZL7C4WZY.jpg?auth=c27ba40af89c4cb7ddf6e6271ffa503ec96ab23c4856c1e1ea3bc7f5f11d3b7e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ardie Savea of the All Blacks looks dejected after the team's defeat during the 2019 Bledisloe Cup test match between the All Blacks and the Wallabies. Photo / Photosport]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/top-five-columns-of-2019-niki-bezzant/3OKFINCJH3YPLUZL52VCRNLEU4/</loc><lastmod>2019-12-31T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/4IUCR75SKP4REMWM6JJQQNQKSE.jpg?auth=105a07a16789f1d99f3cbfc18f728b23f1776a8ac4c6055fa11ed632427c5ce8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Columnist Niki Bezzant helps you make the healthiest food choices. Photo / 123RF]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/top-five-columns-of-2019-sinead-corcoran/NZQLELMFREXTMCKDMLHEZPIHMI/</loc><lastmod>2019-12-31T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/7DQCLQEJ4XBKA5A2CLJFN6IIJI.jpg?auth=20df2bdc131f9b2dabcdd24a0e60c674ecc0dbfb3572371c4bd9fa59d245c472&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Sinead Corcoran. Photo / File]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/editorial-bring-on-the-roaring-twenties/O6TJMJJEB4GXWBEN2RD4RLHSRA/</loc><lastmod>2019-12-31T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/SYCCSXBVNX7YMBW566VJ6LYC3I.jpg?auth=44d5ee476a899855377cf053d1a7e51703df26b1ed8cd23008c6e7cab6d8e922&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Are we waking up to a golden decade? File photo / Kevin Wigmore]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/top-five-columns-of-2019-audrey-young-on-the-christchurch-mosque-shootings-and-capital-gains-tax/TCX3T5VPXWBEYYA24DK326XPLE/</loc><lastmod>2019-12-31T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/7KREKVKT6Z2GQDF42MPCT2VSZE.jpg?auth=8c0f0b5de2ac4b37a04041eda1e1c6587d1dfcf03fd8bf7e37bfb06796555303&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Read the five most popular columns of 2019 from political editor Audrey Young.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/top-five-columns-of-2019-liam-dann/TEMKYAUUT3OMSZZT4RJSUOTFNU/</loc><lastmod>2019-12-31T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/2VD2AZICXT3RXDATOB3OOJ7TTU.jpg?auth=8a7b10d9ca98ec7ca545040d6a8366f46a1ce0ea527856180a8e0645595bea15&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Liam Dann. 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]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/it-will-present-us-as-fools-sydney-slammed-for-ny-fireworks-in-face-of-bushfires/AHSWJN5NMJCM3MNMQN7WX6YYQY/</loc><lastmod>2019-12-31T09:04:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/UFZGF7JD6MC4J6TKNNMTKKM56M.jpg?auth=4f85fb7d3cc967592fa37a280c1405bd675994679491b519064a7f499c66e362&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Cash for the event has already been allocated and it would generate A$130 million ($135.5m) for the NSW economy. Photo / news.com.au]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/last-party-of-the-decade-nzs-holiday-hotspots-this-new-years-eve/RU2QGQ4Q5MJTVFCXRU23CNP2KA/</loc><lastmod>2019-12-31T08:38:14Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/ZRTZEX4LG4C4BIFEM5S2PP7IOU.jpg?auth=f597a88e371eb381eb0b7d4568bf870e416b3dc59734d85f7c8d15eb04a6fe17&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Several thousand people are enjoying a night of family-friendly entertainment and celebration in and around the Marine Parade Soundshell. Photo / NZME]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/hockey-star-gemma-mccaw-posts-heartfelt-photo-of-richie-mccaw-and-their-daughter-on-his-39th-birthday/3GZ2ICJS2HGOPXCOGWACRNAFPE/</loc><lastmod>2019-12-31T08:10:13Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/GVHHRXB6UKXWSPWCMGKNKUZ2CA.jpg?auth=c8ed823cd49a6576b72fb80b8494d831c6328b4b679455c2fe8c1b4341b3ee85&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[All Blacks legend Richie McCaw pictured with his first child Charlotte. Photo / Instagram ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/mum-of-five-reveals-her-clever-hack-for-cleaning-filthy-oven-door-using-budget-cleaning-paste/LKKNFVZEXSHZMMIO2RVPEZLGUM/</loc><lastmod>2019-12-31T07:51:27Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/P6UE646I4SRFYEWUOUIJN6LE4A.png?auth=398411d6ed0becfb6efe5bf3b0bc274f215fca7920ba73b10e2fbdec583f9744&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Before: The "ashamed" mum-of-five shared this snap of her oven door covered in grease and baked-on grime. Photo / Facebook
]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/serious-crash-two-people-seriously-injured-after-bus-collides-with-car-in-takapuna/ANDQJRTTDNUXORBNIBQT3ZAW6I/</loc><lastmod>2019-12-31T07:35:37Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/LS6OXRZQQFQWU7YNECNMTXIWU4.jpg?auth=17086e53a60148a2e6d75651128ca39148723f92cec22f8294023392b30de7cd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Emergency services were called to the scene on Esmonde Rd shortly before 8pm tonight. Photo / File]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/glass-rains-on-elderly-couple-as-pane-shatters-at-queenstown-mall/5SVCLHIXRYQKD7RS6PXHI232AA/</loc><lastmod>2019-12-31T07:34:32Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/KRBQ6SRNQRWSWJ6NWTDQPEFAGA.jpg?auth=0d830639766e4db47f94cee9a22a88eb7c6477457cf188ebeefd608a3ddd784c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A glass pane shattered above an elderly couple at a busy Queenstown mall this evening. Photo / James Allan]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/smoke-from-aussie-bush-fires-hits-nz-hazy-skies-expected-for-the-next-week/HKU2VTSUCA6E44WIQGUGQO3PMY/</loc><lastmod>2019-12-31T07:21:06Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/XDJVYW72H2IF7DDLXJSJYU3WXY.jpg?auth=22e569ad6ab039a57464a5a6cff3275cea18d604b818ad71135ab00c3dfecd4e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Smoke from the Australian bush fires is heading across the Tasman to NZ. Photo / Getty ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/orca-spotted-at-mangawhai-heads-estuary/OPUEPV6YZTSNIDVT5TOISVRRQI/</loc><lastmod>2019-12-31T07:04:50Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/TW2FLXEAPQSCWSMDRVNJA6GBWQ.jpg?auth=41f388512f11cc10ecf2b88f29d95e34b778625de5e2e5d9212199f3f8387518&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The orca can be seen just metres away from swimmers. Photo / Claudia Linturn]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/racing/racing-self-assured-just-too-good-in-auckland-cup/KGARUXX2SG7ALBLI2FFPLRTC5Q/</loc><lastmod>2019-12-31T07:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/OVB6SIUADNPMPVPYLGWCAVLUGA.jpg?auth=ed04fe0c0f62f3885f9c31fc28d2ff7a310741665d6a33a9f56b262d7e87f705&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Mark Purdon drives Self Assured to victory in the $250,000 Auckland Cup at Alexandra Park. Photo / Trish Dunell]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/a-very-difficult-time-how-2019-revealed-queen-elizabeths-family-flaw/N2U7ED7KWYEYMPEIAB5CEDUWPE/</loc><lastmod>2019-12-31T06:43:26Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/WCM2WAEI5FT2WG5GBWXJZVRH2M.jpg?auth=2442a40193102b9063026b936ddf9819ef721180ae545494c2866e08e872f1be&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[This year has been the Queen's annus horribilis 2.0 by any measure, with the royal family buffeted by scandal after scandal. Photo / AP]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/christchurch-airport-murder-case-man-charged-due-in-court-tomorrow/7L4UQ4UZ376XIB2F433RSN7NLU/</loc><lastmod>2019-12-31T06:38:54Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/O7KV7RVJSUGXJWRYQNLOLCO7LU.jpg?auth=b2f96322544a5299486959fc47bd0e1910056c9a286a3af4ecb0e0a5d6469c36&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A homicide inquiry into the death of a woman this morning is centering on an Air New Zealand facility on Orchard Rd near Christchurch International Airport. Photo / Kurt Bayer
]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/youtube-star-speaks-about-heartbreak-of-her-baby-dying-after-falling-ill-on-christmas-day/H6HNBPED2S6Y2N7M5XSRZ63TTQ/</loc><lastmod>2019-12-31T05:55:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/V7FTS6QTEHPAMYT7KASVJLULHQ.png?auth=8028d990322a0a738e376ad3301fa34cb0ec425eafee227d7a8d64660df6a225&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[YouTube star Brittani Boren Leach has spoken about the heartbreaking death of her baby son. Photo / Instagram]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/heroic-job-mogo-zoo-staff-protect-animals-in-line-of-out-of-control-australian-bushfire/S45IHXY4LP3JBNK4U26YZOACIY/</loc><lastmod>2019-12-31T05:46:30Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/MUMXJ3SCXYJ4NZ2XCDHNVW4PCA.jpg?auth=4224a482ee08ce740f958c2867df56df840bd63572e773b90d321cc63dda44bc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The fires came within spitting distance of the giraffes at Mogo Zoo. Photo / via news.com.au]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/353-people-have-died-on-our-roads-this-year-find-out-nzs-most-lethal-stretches-of-highway/VG6PZ67Z3GNFGN7GF3VIEETLH4/</loc><lastmod>2019-12-31T05:43:50Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/HEHNDRJRT2JTJE226ABQSLE27Y.jpg?auth=2f987ee488789d4725644837653bd3a6ed3478750b03e26d80152fe5d3747bb1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Traffic was blocked in both directions on a section of State Highway 29 near the Kaimai Ranges  after the December 23 crash. Photo / Natalie Akoorie]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/cricket/black-caps/cricket-black-caps-bowler-neil-wagner-reveals-his-plan-to-neutralise-australia-batsman-steve-smith/XUSULCYL2TPWIVX5HRVQESZHHI/</loc><lastmod>2019-12-31T05:30:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/QVKCKLKUKQKLCJ7LCEVTDEPKV4.jpg?auth=a57cb45bddaca3b60a3b3e23fb1d44e57c1a5609d1a9798e61b87b81d8305bac&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Neil Wagner celebrates the wicket of Steve Smith. Photo / Getty]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/dairy-owners-fears-as-tobacco-tax-rises-again/VL3EEIOCSCD36GNCVW7JUSTXSE/</loc><lastmod>2019-12-31T05:29:49Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/LLNJ7WCRHQFZNCYW2WDN5K3TSE.jpg?auth=f1a60bcdbb83da188f5309213437ccc1cc0e88a6dbd82232eb33ac264b8e0020&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Tomorrow's hike is the last of four consecutive excise hikes put in place by the former National Party government. Photo / File]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/lifejackets-save-boaties-after-their-boat-crashes-off-a-sandbar-near-pukehina-coast/GQ5WWICYH2MCQ7S7KDYCFFPQ7Y/</loc><lastmod>2019-12-31T05:12:03Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/KBBH567ULXNKRS5NENVENAMSFE.jpg?auth=85e73d845637f0692b855de9f629bcbb37e02da0a2cb0c0d415f2d4cf04638cc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A Surf Lifesaving Lifeguard said four boaties are "extremely lucky" to be safe after their boat fliped this afternoon.
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Photo / file]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/olympics/chris-rattue-sporting-predictions-for-2020/6U3B3O6MGAD5PMU3DMNRMMMTZI/</loc><lastmod>2019-12-31T01:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/VNU4ZMVEWQSQK4XPWK6QUSKAAU.jpg?auth=99858a1c540133d0a4ff07bd154afa2549b3b8af29bcdc807c20daa990264f12&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Chris Rattue makes his predictions for 2020.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/rotorua-daily-post/news/watch-footage-of-shark-swimming-in-shallows-at-ohope-beach/FCRIEZCATLSRDQQOSJE6Q2MHNY/</loc><lastmod>2019-12-31T00:57:08Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/RTY4U4WLYTXHMTQSEWQIX2HLTU.jpg?auth=31ef8ce41d26f15903524dd24e29c495d82b4a1f1887c1f3ee4f8b53fdbc1f66&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The shark pictured at Ōhope Beach.  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Photo / Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/police-appeal-release-cctv-after-melbourne-man-shot-in-car/PGCDLBMRXLP5EGUIWHE6MPZW3Q/</loc><lastmod>2019-12-31T00:48:49Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/K2B5GVFGUK5ELJA44RUJV5W3IU.png?auth=a2e415bb4f6c7fe9ff67068f3e69f2df4ffa337db1725433cad00abb4f6add7d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Police have released CCTV of the shooting of Rocco Curra in Bulleen. Photo / Supplied]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/terrifying-moment-semi-trailer-smashes-into-highway-pile-up-and-flies-towards-tv-film-crew-in-texas/UVALNICKE36X7PDP5CBKORGFHM/</loc><lastmod>2019-12-31T00:38:36Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/MUUV377MOFUNEKJ373Q5TJHWXE.png?auth=4b8f1e6bbe52388da1c07c21687170eb24c8f0a6de3bda2574f64e2ddd831e71&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The state trooper tries to run out of harm's way. Photo / KXAN
]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/community-lashes-out-after-tourists-film-burnout-stunt-at-popular-beach/QSY5TO6Q7QYKIPZ2KVD6DG7ZXI/</loc><lastmod>2019-12-31T00:32:31Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/LDO42OCHMXTIO6NLM4TDU45ZIU.png?auth=463c522a7e7e737f680a92da395a7bf5072373789b73a64b308c9f96e701274c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Bystanders film as the vehicle spins in the sand. Photo / Supplied]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/double-death-in-papatoetoe-home-families-devastated-young-boy-fighting-for-life/LVSBIY6BU3N2RQKCNWJRMTJFGQ/</loc><lastmod>2019-12-31T00:28:36Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/YDC3YZC34UQTDOF6BKBYPZTABM.jpg?auth=1af94366cce19bde5f4c368c226c956ce34774c238801c6a1ed54d393872ccb1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Police at the scene on Papatoetoe's Sunnyside Crescent where a man and a woman was found dead and a child was critically injured yesterday. Photo / Dean Purcell.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/cricket/black-caps/worlds-nicest-cricketer-kane-williamsons-brilliant-gesture-after-black-caps-defeat-in-melbourne/FRDFVD553CSXYC6RV5JENDKHGE/</loc><lastmod>2019-12-31T00:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/OSJGHPZWREJTCD7IV52Q4LXXTY.jpg?auth=070b273c848ed7af047b140516490ceddb98d9ec128dc3296ebae323d54f9168&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Kane Williamson with Black Caps fans after the finish of day four of the Boxing Day test. Photo / Photosport]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/companies/banking-finance/gillian-boyes-nz-women-must-focus-on-investing-in-2020-make-kiwisaver-work-for-you/BZ7Q4UKVYE7EDLLLHMFFUKF3EI/</loc><lastmod>2019-12-31T00:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/QCZGV7AH5PW32WZP4JWPP4TEIM.jpg?auth=2809ded7de20acc6afcea0c3e316caefd9cc62821f5132b89068f6e7818f1ed4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Risk aversion has cost women over the past decade, when higher-risk funds have typically recorded higher returns.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>