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RNZ / Angus Dreaver]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/companies/construction/six-month-old-hobsonville-point-waikato-building-company-fails-89m-liabilities/UEPUI2PAWBCJLIGTZHMVMER2YA/</loc><lastmod>2024-09-03T21:19:37.329Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/XLQRMOYPLRBOBPAV7HBGB7SERQ.jpg?auth=655bb6c6ce910facba4993a53465c01c97b71332a41da73a085a8af5464f32c9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The director has cited the residential market’s downturn for the fall. 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Photo supplied Thames-Coromandel District Council.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/posie-parker-assault-activist-eli-rubashkyn-who-doused-anti-trans-campaigner-in-tomato-juice-convicted/EPPPV2376VAVVFKDP4MCXUJA3Y/</loc><lastmod>2024-09-03T04:15:45.86Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/MTDY654Y4NAJPIEJ6LR6KPURLE.jpg?auth=f907e23214d2099fb11560dac027dbdb5efcb2ec10f9a796c64297a970d0b659&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Assault sentencing for tomato juice thrower Eli Rubashkyn, aka Eliana Golberstein held at the Auckland District Court. 
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Photo / Andrew Warner]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/council-spending-we-dont-a-have-magic-money-tree-but-central-government-does-with-new-housing-mayor-neil-holdom/VNRYV5KH4ZDY3EU5C6KL7ILCDI/</loc><lastmod>2024-09-03T03:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/K346WZJPZRFQ7DE2XJVDPBKFLE.JPG?auth=471710a527fa329f8851ce896ab1ddf0fcd533430edee422082b0827d54eaa2f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Every new home provides a chunk of money for central government but not necessarily for the local council.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/the-country/news/rural-principals-cite-workload-pay-as-reasons-to-quit-survey/BRYV4OZHHBENNHNT4E6SMTZVME/</loc><lastmod>2024-09-03T02:56:15.163Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/7RNGDG567FHEZOSBMZF6FXHQLU.jpg?auth=f8fcea002bcd26bf64aae5f6e01fe21bd0cc98f2728c56ef7558c6a8ae5378bd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Rural schools generally have fewer than 150 students, and rural principals are required to teach as well as lead. Photo / 123RF]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/vandalism-cause-of-widespread-internet-outage-in-auckland-affecting-3000-customers/DBZSDHO2BJCTLF3QKD5FSIWMRE/</loc><lastmod>2024-09-03T02:42:58.106Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/C5FQILBE2FF3PBSJCD6367P2SQ.png?auth=90be393f1defbbdac934ba4542cb1abc4ce192001b13f31fa536ce8b7bbd26a1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The internet outages affected Māngere Bridge and Onehunga in Auckland.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/false-rumours-spread-via-facebook-end-with-842k-defamation-award/BG4ILOKC6ZHHLMFT5RRXIJOMMU/</loc><lastmod>2024-09-03T02:39:00.803Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/I66XXKOMM6G73QXY6HHF7EMNDI.jpg?auth=95ed073e65dd0f77daf26b7e03dac1c596a3e2c851d9cd384ac0fb15f329c70f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Rumours spread on Facebook amongst the Vietnamese-New Zealander community have seen almost $1m in defamation damages awarded against the posters. 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