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Photo / RNZ / Rebekah Parsons-King]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/crime/connor-boyd-manslaughter-convict-loses-another-name-suppression-bid-but-identity-still-secret/U5JWFZXCWVD63KUHYWI2Y7IM6Y/</loc><lastmod>2023-12-20T23:24:03.304Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/SV7IN5XYXJHO7NOQQWRNVLFNAE.jpg?auth=67f79d878cdd91583abb041f080b23bea47fd7ef74185bd2dff9dabe981a2d60&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A young couple convicted of manslaughter for the 2022 dragging death of 18-year-old pedestrian Connor Boyd will keep their names secret for now, despite losing a second name suppression bid in the High Court at Auckland this week. Photo / Dean Purcell]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/matthew-perry-died-of-acute-effects-of-ketamine-what-you-need-to-know-about-the-drug/GHXVSPSOMZC6DL2PFOPF4QZNHU/</loc><lastmod>2023-12-20T23:18:07.281Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/L3MNCLFUGJHUVMQ3BZZRSJ27OU.jpg?auth=658d5e1beb73b12d01ceef66430c06a5be78f3ddc00a1f692afbc8d0f819cf17&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ketamine was found in Matthew Perry's system at the time of his death. 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Photo / Alexander Robertson, RNZ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/travel/barefoot-is-good-for-you-says-kiwi-tour-guide-introducing-guests-to-grounding/4XNTCC22QNHBNLNGX3JXHOZYG4/</loc><lastmod>2023-12-20T23:03:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/5HBEBLPXLRAI7E3NR3FO7RPV2E.jpg?auth=126010ada6b218c3c1875bc1ebe0b70a4c8a9fbe70387799cfde7a3f001cdd16&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[No socks please, we're Kiwis: Barefoot tours is hoping to introduce international visitors to this New Zealand pastime. Photo / 123RF]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/whanganui-chronicle/news/whanganui-cycling-walking-and-public-transport-developments-unlikely-to-be-affected-by-governments-cuts/XN3GYH6O2ZDJPOVPUPU5DUH534/</loc><lastmod>2023-12-20T23:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/2VN4OINNPBGA7EDWWD3XIXFJ4Q.JPG?auth=f327f8ef8218da15cd63ec5f4639dfb58822e79932ad01e747c7a0d6d53b32e8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Te Ngaru The Tide will be unaffected by Transport Minister Simeon Brown's instruction to NZTA to halt funding on alternative transport projects.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/the-top-10-nz-music-of-2023-albums-you-need-to-hear/HAOAXP75YJBUNFMBSECCBA5DSA/</loc><lastmod>2023-12-20T23:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/4SBJQ6JPJBFH5DCSHBZJNGLX5A.jpg?auth=3d2fa06224884676eacb44149bf5946b45e0acbc8dba86bf9283dc85aaac6801&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Erny Belle's wry sophomore album Not Your Cupid is one of our picks for the best New Zealand albums of the year. Photo / Finn Bowman]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/kahu/up-to-speed-with-te-reo-stacey-morrison-follows-wisdom-in-words-proverbs/FQXL5TFJQJED3OA2YHWTV5BDTE/</loc><lastmod>2023-12-20T23:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/NPVWTQ7235GIVBBWDUFGH6FX2E.jpg?auth=3b897238dc7b28a5eb6cd95db462452c0df536e0d45592ef910a25dbdc35c049&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Photo / File]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/kahu/up-to-speed-with-te-reo-stacey-morrison-explains-powhiri-and-mihi-whakatau/GABRZLYMABARVMLTKJX6QKILOA/</loc><lastmod>2023-12-20T23:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/UXYVLMV7PJGGLAGP3UJII7TWHY.jpg?auth=c66ddc84a5c2d27664a6a378f658e5d569e2b07276e857e6180f89bc24dc14ed&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Te Rito journalism cadets prepare for their pōwhiri at Hoani Waititi Marae, Glen Eden, in May this year. Photo / Julie Zhu]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/smoke-from-australia-bushfires-reaches-christchurch-orange-skies-could-be-here-for-xmas-niwa/DYXAOJ27QJEFFDSNVBJXMWV4DQ/</loc><lastmod>2023-12-20T22:59:35.470Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/SZLA7ZE4LBG3LH7EYAYIHRS4NY.jpg?auth=c4eb0aeadc88c7021b1c728146e20b06998b5761f93d8509dd77150d1c55dde7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Smoke from Australian bushfires over Christchurch this morning. Photo / Niwa]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/family-of-shark-attack-victim-speaks-the-shark-was-simply-doing-what-sharks-do/WJYVAZH345CEZO5EDA43F6FRWY/</loc><lastmod>2023-12-20T22:56:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/ER3OSCK3MYBF3EPISHKSS52L4A.jpg?auth=137905b128022f22769e00159eeb1f30e488d7b80953f7d4abb8789354b98c8f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The culprit is believed to have been a sevengill shark, which are often spotted in the Oamaru Harbour area. Photo / D Ross Robertson, Wikimedia]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/is-love-actually-the-greatest-christmas-movie-of-all-time-or-a-gen-z-nightmare/6DSARTUEHJA63FUZADUKHWZCIY/</loc><lastmod>2023-12-20T22:55:46.984Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/DK4K3WWRNJBWLLPPUPQYC3WDJU.png?auth=2fe11a093796f1877ca432a5c056cbda16bc220026fbea5e9b903c2104dab5ca&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Rowan Atkinson in Love Actually.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/waikato-news/news/two-young-children-injured-in-te-kuiti-driveway-incident/IOFB44ZCZNAVJGF7KMHF2DSKMU/</loc><lastmod>2023-12-20T22:35:50.508Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/DONNZF7AWZGHJDDWAINC5MW2AY.JPG?auth=e2170916e25f62e7adf872f3580ab2e2ca80ddab386a7a4630cf3852157b28b4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[St John responded to a driveway incident in Te Kuiti involving two young children. File photo]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/companies/tradewindow-nchain-go-their-separate-ways/ZL73PUAEJNCHXM7BJMDVNRMRQE/</loc><lastmod>2023-12-20T22:33:33.458Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/LLPMSMZWQGRZB2Z4EBNXL4OPJY.jpg?auth=7d197d6e47e5ccb8c5ec4e667f289f541a4f7f9a5b017cb00c2b821fab9ba19b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[TradeWindow and nChain have parted company. Photo / File]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/rugby/all-blacks/all-blacks-announce-scott-robertsons-management-group-for-2024/PQSG4SYJ2NBM3F44HVC64GOGIE/</loc><lastmod>2023-12-20T22:23:48.591Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/HIBXHFHTMFGDRJU5ROPJHYA46I.jpg?auth=7c2d8b4edfed5f56f9d423020e05276304d15b2cffc67edabd78913d8182c128&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Tamati Ellison and Scott Robertson will combine once again. 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Photo / Todd Murray]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/kahu/shane-jones-pixie-like-hapu-comment-labelled-arrogant-by-iwi/JUD5JLYYLJFDNBLFYJ2BWGPBFY/</loc><lastmod>2023-12-20T18:06:26.576Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/IYWNS75FTZCZ7HWDNRASE7HV64.jpg?auth=5e047f4e86794ea21308328300f6c31237d5ef5c286b9f1877c7e27ba62870a6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Greenpeace International activists peacefully confronted UK Royal Research Ship James Cook in the East Pacific. 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Photo / Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/waikato-news/news/waikato-river-taupo-rescue-involved-school-children/GVTCZVMN7NAXNP26OERXR735S4/</loc><lastmod>2023-12-20T01:22:11.494Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/KEGPWWD6VBCWJA5ZAR2S5ZYU5E.JPG?auth=9f97032e06efe19c80ab3b28506008ace1fbbd838747f469be090dab9b0aca83&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Floating down the river from Taupō's Control Gates Bridge to Spa Park or Hipapatua is popular but far more dangerous than many people think.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/pm-visits-australia-deportation-and-citizenship-take-backseat-as-luxon-meets-albanese/GC555KZWVNFLJOIOEAEJFNWHFQ/</loc><lastmod>2023-12-20T01:16:00.918Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/OQZ6BEDWXFGMRLQOAOTNFKJSZM.jpg?auth=0dd9ace32c43a83adae195b84c5192bb10f45984fe83d1cdaf4cdaa19e838136&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Christopher Luxon shakes hands with Anthony Albanese in Sydney. Photo / Adam Pearse]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/rare-murano-glass-vase-from-italy-found-in-us-op-shop-sells-at-auction-for-171000/IL7WEJGDX5EGNIIWVSL7RI3N7A/</loc><lastmod>2023-12-20T01:13:59.022Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/43G7AY34G5EXZMYLHUDJJPDP6M.jpg?auth=5da043da7afeb5c953db6d4ab410d263411d36f1d16ca66670607c91f61b0340&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Jessica Vincent found this rare Murano glass vase in an op shop in Virginia. It sold at auction for $171,000. Photo / AP]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/companies/construction/labour-hire-company-ele-tranzport-solutions-in-receivership-1000-jobs-terminated-deloitte/QFEPZ4ZAGZBRVPLAJBULDQABPE/</loc><lastmod>2023-12-20T01:04:08.529Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/6BOA7SK3HVEFZETJBB7OFERIPY.jpg?auth=1f371d6cb4920b0db40004f80e85517d276fe346b904c7f183bc9cd93237aa75&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Deloitte, now on Queen St in Auckland, issued first receivers' report.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/northern-advocate/news/stress-continues-in-ruakaka-over-kainga-oras-50-house-plan/LTROGQ3NPBH4NIKPQU2IFCYO74/</loc><lastmod>2023-12-20T01:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/6Z57NIEPD5CVZL6D2EI76AWGKM.jpg?auth=13fae901f958d55ef1dc833e39b5fc5ca1e71efc40e2d5f89087e97747eda11d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[An artist’s impression of development proposed for Tiki Place, Tamingi St and Peter Snell Rd in Ruakākā.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/travel/what-its-like-to-go-camping-in-antarctica-and-8-unbelievable-polar-activities/ZWHCXSJVDJGH3EC5QSXWXZ7NUM/</loc><lastmod>2023-12-20T01:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/XSGRGQ72XZCK5B3YVK7BGJMYZI.jpg?auth=6c0bccb59cc01497889737cb504080bd78821a77384d4d88b02ee949daa9ad5a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A night camped out on continental Antarctica with Hurtigruten. Photo / Thomas Bywater]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/fire-risk-raised-to-high-in-hawkes-bay-firefighters-on-standby-for-summer-wildfires/DOS5ZSMIFNCF5NGTUOL6I2BFAM/</loc><lastmod>2023-12-20T01:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/FL4OB3PDVJBPTDNK27HHOE6JJY.jpg?auth=f4cd6619f97986afacfb69ab7be2e8d67ee15fe75e1cba9a1589e99b2a987995&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Conditions are conducive for scrub fires this summer. Photo / Ian Cooper]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/hot-weather-nz-temperatures-expected-to-hit-30c-today-and-tomorrow/VSYUCCYOJRCQLDSXCQPM7LOU5E/</loc><lastmod>2023-12-20T00:52:25.087Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/YKGLY3UWP5HZDKXO22D6UHF32Q.jpg?auth=37ac055fe55c7d45d9ae06a89a8881bda62681fca7f5be6102d0239e71e9576b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Heat alerts are possible as temperatures rise across the country. Photo / AP]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/northern-advocate/news/christmas-weather-for-northland-warm-air-brings-chance-of-rain/B62PR6VHFRHHLGP6EWB35BTXDI/</loc><lastmod>2023-12-20T00:50:40.407Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/ZJQTRLYVLFDYPBURZVHO45AIL4.JPG?auth=c9e5cbfe01642ae4e6f54f9e29cd92d09c607e91f4a320d692b3a575ef3b55b8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The humidity may bring some rain over Christmas to Northland. Photo / Michael Cunningham]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/the-country/news/lake-hawea-station-former-owners-rowleys-defend-property-treatment-after-book/EHISCW2W2NEHFJHVF7ZUOZEZDE/</loc><lastmod>2023-12-20T00:48:54.062Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/ELAC3NXZQFGGNDCAKW5C4SCRWM.jpg?auth=ab343feb8bb2946ef82ae4d4c109aa7f7329aa4b723a5bf8bce0e0cb6fd635a9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Former Lake Hāwea Station owners Adrienne and Tom Rowley (top left) and their grandchildren Jimmy, Scout, Rossco, Eliza and Joe; the station homestead and garden during the Rowley family’s tenure; a recent view of Lake Hawea Station. Photos / ODT, Stephen Jaquiery]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/waterspout-off-aucklands-orewa-humid-summer-weather-helps-capture-beautiful-moment/DHZI5PTW4NCKFLYSBDBQBGG5WI/</loc><lastmod>2023-12-20T00:35:43.750Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/KJXPDFI2KFHKJLA7FUQC5MFKYE.jpg?auth=37d464ecb6e44c660dbd5a16a0cf26dbafba2b3549668bffe0e6fbe8a9e83a89&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Photographer Grant Birley captured a beautiful sunrise and waterspout off Auckland's Ōrewa Beach. Photo / Grant Birley]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/northern-advocate/news/burn-out-in-central-whangarei-narrowly-misses-public-northland-police-say/LYYZCJYM2JDKLHQ77WLKPSSBLE/</loc><lastmod>2023-12-20T00:27:28.584Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/RXECZZIEBVBTLC2BH4SSDONYPA.jpg?auth=f9266fc6e2850f1b3e5a685aa757b0737feaa8d31e23b9d0b8f6dc40817b8863&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A burnout on Saturday night resulted in the vehicle being impounded. Photo / Northland Police]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/resource-management-reforms-scrapped-under-urgency-minister-chris-bishop-says-replacement-not-expected-until-2026/F56IEVXYNNFJLPUJHGPMJJQYLI/</loc><lastmod>2023-12-20T00:26:38.223Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/NLMBNNQB5FH2LPFQWBT5CVRDUI.jpg?auth=1a12de369cc6fc31178b0784554fef1257ef9bbf4fdb856266497d667ad43ad8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[RMA Reform Minister Chris Bishop. Photo / Marty Melville]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/economy/nicola-willis-mini-budget-and-treasurys-hyefu-show-somethings-going-to-have-to-give-to-get-books-back-in-shape/GOHR4S4IUBHL3BNFG3V42WU7FM/</loc><lastmod>2023-12-20T00:25:35.927Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/UHO6QWZRWFFTTF6DFNY5BGU2NQ.jpg?auth=1ae2061d066a9dc230f0cce2e99ac432826d7ba737f92d03e5ad316a8a0f7736&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Finance Minister Nicola Willis at the HYEFU lock-up at Parliament. Photo / Mark Mitchell]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/central-otago-drug-bust-nine-arrests-88000-worth-of-drugs-seized/CFNM2HXRLFGILHI5FY4I3BPU5Y/</loc><lastmod>2023-12-20T00:15:09.287Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/2RWPQV2FARGTLJ32ZQDBNYDU2Y.jpg?auth=1f321657a19305d868f7f8ed7a996580d8f54c1f13a7c62d6718216f2c597fab&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Otago Lakes Police seized $88,000 worth of drugs, including cocaine and MDMA. Photo / 123RF]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/stokes-valley-homicide-police-name-man-killed-in-birthday-party-shooting/LZWX7ODDKBAJRKOAFLHWLBWKXA/</loc><lastmod>2023-12-20T00:07:12.513Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/TGASDY5TRFA4XHAZXLANB64PQM.jpg?auth=2a5ded1872a42818753e6779dac3543bd2f5328e123fcdc044d433839afa0895&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[One person died and another was left critically injured after a shooting in Stokes Valley last weekend. Photo / Georgina Campbell]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>