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Photo / George Heard]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/companies/agribusiness/meat-chickens-not-involved-in-avian-flu-scare-consumers-unlikely-to-shy-from-new-zealand-favourite-meal/QQ3OAXIQ6JHWLLXPQ2ADQ26B2A/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-02T23:12:14.081Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/YGEWDP5T6RHNLPJMBTDLVPTEEY.jpg?auth=062f35cc92dc20ef7aaa0d10b5111649fb5a9ff854004bc647faf745d9d10d64&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[In overseas avian flu outbreaks, egg layers are most affected.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/travel/travel-news/american-102-year-old-visits-sydney-to-complete-bucket-list-dream/TB5EECFHPFBADG6UDF4KASD5HA/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-02T23:10:18.483Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/ECGAPJAP25EEPG6PBKXIPWBB2Q.png?auth=5e67ec9966a46443e307dd74b9c3895b503a8408cc9ecd24c43c28b54eeb0ce8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Dorothy Smith with Ammar Kandil and Staffan Taylor during her trip to Sydney, Australia. 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]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/gender-race-prejudice-against-female-village-owner-retirement-commission-publishes-ruling/XVUBCFHRDJBTRG2TWDJ6ZRF33Q/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-02T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/FBFCZKT5MFBBPK5HQOXUIUVG74.jpg?auth=d54354bc8d69df518e3e0fcde02d5995e71f677110ddbb0caf8f3fa13ec92dd7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[It was men in the village versus the female owner/operator: race and gender prejudice was cited.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/northern-advocate/news/death-fears-for-unvaccinated-northland-babies-in-whooping-cough-epidemic/E5ICG7DXTVB55DMLOAGBXWM4IA/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-02T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/ZJYBJHOCLLZJ2ULQEXRP6XAQQY.jpg?auth=4d971ed66552a473cfc356a0a0efb9ee3431c4665964b94a4a82a2598b54679f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Free whooping cough vaccinations are available at different ages. 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