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Photo / Bevan Conley]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/kahu/toitu-te-tiriti-ria-hall-troy-kingi-te-kuru-dewes-treaty-waiata-challenges-government/JVDXHUUXQBF6PE4WSYXXDN2V4M/</loc><lastmod>2023-12-21T22:25:03.678Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/ACHHBP4X25E4FO6D4A4BY6ZFGU.jpg?auth=5b126bf312773f3e1e42d28721f1d2918f76131af4f5221eb9d5a3dc249bd060&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ria Hall and Troy King in the studio recording new Waiata "Toitū Te Tiriti".]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/hospital-emergency-departments-to-get-200-more-security-guards-for-summer/WC3B4WZ3IFHRBKSMA776PZP47A/</loc><lastmod>2023-12-21T22:21:28.381Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/SCRGEZZGP5DUFPSLRPQH7S3OTI.jpg?auth=b595e50ab445da6ec61d96d6c7ca3d44112483c6ca1c24928eabdae22e6773e0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[This morning, Health Minister Dr Shane Reti announced a $5.7 million boost to employ additional security staff in 32 hospitals across New Zealand through to late February.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/vin-diesel-accused-of-sexual-battery-in-los-angeles-lawsuit-by-former-assistant/IYHSUI2J3ZGANMNVEQFUSLU2PI/</loc><lastmod>2023-12-21T22:18:40.83Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/4H7N5YEYIVDX3CNI4NWN5GD2UY.jpg?auth=92226b11b785b688ba0f1d7b2e972901e0e33da52d70a8a41cbefdd91d563728&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Vin Diesel has been accused of sexual battery. Photo / Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/israels-military-campaign-in-gaza-seen-as-amongst-the-most-destructive-in-history/OZIQTENL6BCMBFJWCOB5NVDLZA/</loc><lastmod>2023-12-21T22:14:31.928Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/7TFTVWDEZ5D6BK7AIZ2EZOLUZM.jpg?auth=c9f287ec3b26f74caf3946fc38e206d1922a45ad74f7657b36998e4756e0c6fd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Smoke rises following an Israeli bombardment in the Gaza Strip, as seen from southern Israel. 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Photo / Tania Whyte]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/bay-of-plenty-times/news/tauranga-cbd-projects-how-a-city-is-being-transformed/QIVASZRMERGIVNNR46BBXBEMF4/</loc><lastmod>2023-12-21T22:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/C3FDWM5KTZEA5FIIMXZUKLVZEU.jpg?auth=25c41081cfb10ee5635de450cfc26364de6e3e1bb63a6136736a9efa650934eb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Tauranga City Council general manager city development and partnerships Gareth Wallis. 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Photo / AP]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/frank-green-bottle-brand-under-fire-for-pre-christmas-shipping-delays/TD2MUTWENVFBHKYKSIGLMUGTO4/</loc><lastmod>2023-12-21T01:20:30.309Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/QU5YRXYF25BLVLMFY2LK4EZZOI.png?auth=b0cc447ddcfc63e83e5419a1b719019c0fbac88b20e9997fd899ea22637838f7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Frank Green customers says the company's popular water bottles and keep cups are taking “weeks” to arrive and there is a lack of communication about the delays.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/kiwi-who-drowned-in-rarotonga-was-there-for-sisters-wedding-as-best-man/44Q2ZCLMYJGAFKRU42NHE2S76I/</loc><lastmod>2023-12-21T01:12:17.737Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/5ICXHQCYVVCOBAINOSK6VCT22M.jpg?auth=4ca2b1945f110aacad1e50b04ba1e4161fb753664f318f451edd41b3dc5b7af3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Tony Thorp died near the Avaavaroa Passage, where people can swim with turtles. 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Photo / Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/lotto-powerball-dunedin-couple-win-825-million-just-before-christmas/A53EQJRWBJDFVKXLN7FBYXGJBQ/</loc><lastmod>2023-12-21T00:45:38.884Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/OCYRQB6KUZG4LB63ZVZ6DM2HSQ.JPG?auth=b8e67d705993c2dc2eff5fc7ef1ac293653a7f7180b7bdcd407f2b3a8e9bf2df&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A Dunedin couple, who want to remain anonymous, are in disbelief at an “unreal” win in last Saturday’s draw.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/queenstown-man-dubbed-piddler-on-the-roof-in-tangle-with-the-law-again/RIC5SQCDKJA2DLFEDMEYCX2EP4/</loc><lastmod>2023-12-21T00:44:03.873Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/4MPVILKCP5HAPHEKGU2N7X3MKI.JPG?auth=bf8fc28c2849a620f5ac03f375de7169aee06cfde1b21f3dc40ed2d6e0fe3cd0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Danny King, 'piddler on the roof', on the roof of a grandstand at the Sydney Cricket Ground.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/how-to-survive-being-a-guest-at-another-familys-christmas/O4NJS2ZQTZEJJNLCJJGUUJZJBA/</loc><lastmod>2023-12-21T00:23:10.819Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/RLXWMG6JO5EMZCACAKZTPKM4TY.jpg?auth=1206652dacf226e2e7dbb15b82ea77422b8e09a1d964175264d57de0085576c8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[It’s exciting to visit your partner’s family but it’s also potentially mortifying. Photo / 123rf]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/travel/dont-cancel-christmas-says-north-queensland-as-airport-tourism-reopens-post-cyclone/ASXXPCKHOFBFNHXLHWXLGC2TDY/</loc><lastmod>2023-12-21T00:06:15.142Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/FBMBSU3PCFDPTJGNX4OFRLK6H4.jpg?auth=8b6cee805cd8783703ff0598d1d816b7384c01b9a8afde0c03b7d76267a2b524&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[An aerial view of Heart Reef on the Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Photo / 123RF]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>