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Photo / Photosport]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/rugby/rugby-sevens/black-ferns-sevens-win-cape-town-sevens-tournament-with-strong-come-back-in-final/3UXG4G4PEJHVNF3CSHO663VX4A/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-08T17:07:55.745Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/FGLEJJDGCRGQVL4T5TGNBNQSLA.jpg?auth=0bc19f24c10dfdf2c1ada48cb8aa32e0c940a13582310196dd6a13d63881df43&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[New Zealand players celebrate winning the cup final of the Cape Town Sevens.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/hawkes-bay-tourism-ceo-warns-of-decline-as-hbrc-ends-funding-in-2025/MHZAG5PPRRGOTGTH2BOSSA4SC4/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-08T17:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/DV76L4UU6FDTHDFYX6NPD3K6SA.jpg?auth=d846cc95856e8a24b5bc515d89c0dc80b1d05e26bc882fc3685ea60c20a4d8aa&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Hawke's Bay Tourism, which helps promote events like the Art Deco Festival, is set to close in July 2025 once funding from the regional council ends. 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Photo / supplied]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/hawkes-bay-te-mata-park-ngahere-restoration-programme-celebrates-the-planting-of-64000-native-plants/2OY42CICARBXNJOLRDC7MYD754/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-08T17:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/HNHQRWT4SZAXJAHUGDVTPZZLJE.jpg?auth=c0d309cc2e5c4373593badb8a2319822e916f14e80d8726e8b4e62109075c121&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Te Mata Park in Hawke's Bay pictured in 2024 after the planting of 64,000 native plants. Photo / The Surveying Company]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/racing/racing-the-reality-of-opie-bossons-triumphant-return-mick-on-monday/5OSXOHUSNVAAVB3VSYRFGW4XK4/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-08T16:15:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/QLSX2FXXDJG57LYDIZZN4JCW44.jpg?auth=99f3089e73d2271419403352b283e763b267ae3d8734e86ce14d8420a7b9df83&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Opie Bosson rode Ladies Man to victory in Saturday's TAB Mufhasa Classic (1600m) at Trentham. Photo / Peter Rubery, Race Images Palmerston North]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/inspectorate-report-highlights-failures-in-new-zealand-youth-prison-system-jarrod-gilbert/LYF5KFBUEJFH5FCC2ZB7OJGIMQ/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-08T16:00:01Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/SKE7ZU73X6XUNISXHLWVHB7STA.jpg?auth=ea465aa027b87de87e9ec8d24c76a4e60e6b99f0c8bc0a3de14af13469d05611&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[We need to rethink how we handle young people in prison.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/friend-remembers-kiwi-heavyweight-boxer-richard-tutaki-the-tutaki-express-train-after-he-dies-aged-46/XB3HHEX445CQ7CRPT62P2JJPPA/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-08T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/6Q4FVAI4GZDSPCQQ4AKLHFZ77Q.jpg?auth=1911241384601a6141dd201a0c85c2991dd13055e2a81aee6dd5b85eff05e457&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Kiwi heavyweight boxer Richard Tutaki won the New Zealand national and WBC Australasian Silver titles in 2023 after a seven-year hiatus. Photo / Chauncy Welliver]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/government-to-announce-future-of-interislanders-cook-strait-ferries-after-year-of-uncertainty/N364FI3VHZGBTD2DSBLHFVJSKQ/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-08T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/NOHZIQ4DOJDYLI3LKFX74QJ5YQ.jpg?auth=414f0c53771884438fed124d793285083740b84989afb8786c28601a1c1e9278&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Finance Minister Nicola Willis. Photo / Mark Mitchell




]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/property/100m-pukekohe-sale-fails-auckland-trotting-club-keeps-10m-buyer-deposit/ZHJZB235NFGLXGJUGEKU2GBBTQ/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-08T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/BS3E56YYGFE63FWSLJBFZAECDY.jpg?auth=c03f4fdce8dcf4b93fc0e19d2d7f632d078de753664bbc57489331e9321ba5ec&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Franklin Park at Pukekohe was to sell for $100m but the deal never went ahead. Source / Franklin Park Training Centre]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/the-rising-foundation-gets-christmas-grant-from-auckland-airport-to-support-south-auckland-school-students/ARAKQMUA4BGNBEQ3PSIR7JAZBM/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-08T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/4IF44AYGBFEQJLJYNLMLMFI5BQ.jpg?auth=737a05fdfe77326ded612df4f6a84b4ab16cb69a0f1267dc60d494cc3835ea9f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Xavier Leaupepe is guided through a driving lesson by Wendy Savieti, the driving co-ordinator at The Rising Foundation in Papakura. Photo / Greg Bowker]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/letters-christopher-luxon-not-to-blame-for-crown-debt-costs-nzs-covid-response-priorities/QHI6FGGAEVA3PPL6FC6IDTRVFE/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-08T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/E23CQDNYZVDJROPX4AAQFB7EBA.JPG?auth=c7b607fe5e9e9e0cb433d24acd2982fcf7de27ca5a242c93b7a668d6532fd536&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA["It's good that Auckland Council has completed a smooth sale of their Auckland International Airport shares."]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/tararua-news/tararua-district-iwis-innovative-new-game/WNILOUQPY5D7NGZF7UJNKOIM5A/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-08T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/OYV36ANQ7NERLGGDVYRTU2Z6QY.jpg?auth=f8be0fff4ee0edee2a2dbcef8c76399ace9470dc51da2037330e5530f1ac44d7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[ The launch of Hidden Aotearoa held at Te Papa. From left: Yee Hung Lim, Hidden co-founder, Singapore High Commissioner William Tam, Ngāti Kahungunu Ki Tamaki nui a Rua chairman Hayden Hape, Aaron Hape, and co-founder Loh Jun Wei.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/driven-car-guide/top-motoring-stories-of-the-week/CRE4QXFKQBCKVICHHQKWDSBGD4/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-08T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/WB776GL47NHVFHG2ERXZ5VUB5M.jpg?auth=9a8dc314f1418b31b1f701a1d429721e620cd46bb258197de2a5855a68344be1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[the economy related to car in miniature world 084]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/personal-finance/interest-rates-popularity-of-short-term-mortgage-borrowing-surges-at-a-cost/GA6ARKYFWBGXDPGISJQL5SIFLU/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-08T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/IXVVES3LCBFKDMLMPOI5KQ3EJE.jpg?auth=47e70c2619bcff1259ce6f252c9d98f070a5ab0cfebbfcea2c55a20a0c6fc2a4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[By the end of October, the average bank floating interest rate had only fallen by 70 basis points from its peak – about half the amount the average two-year rate had fallen by. Photo / Alex Burton]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/editorial-kainga-ora-decision-to-shun-wool-in-state-housing-is-baffling-and-must-be-reviewed/TEZWNANHK5CNVJICYDWWMFVPWI/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-08T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/O4MH3S5UQNEWREM2QUSZTHCFJU.jpg?auth=6b57fa5ede52657bafa2fa5f29a6e8cfb4dc69b033e4b6c185b1a355f4c4533b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Kāinga Ora has asked for new carpeting while ruling out the use of wool.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/a-second-summer-and-still-no-new-ferries-arena-williams/7ZUB4U3AP5GQ5DJZT5SODJGG4E/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-08T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/WTEHXEXZZZGDJOBQPZWLKT37ZI.jpg?auth=faa837b3329defe39afeb729df291c7258709ef4dcfd4f801a73974a9581f2ed&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Government canned a previous plan to replace Interislander’s ageing fleet with two mega ferries soon after it came to power amid a $1.47 billion budget blowout. Photo / Mark Mitchell]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/small-business/small-business-roady-is-streamlining-your-summer-road-trip/4MSNXAJN65DXFDZDJXOYNGLGFI/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-08T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/SZTUC5YN6FBFNFLIWJ3PXDPY2I.JPG?auth=3ff8ab15bf2f37de0eaf46079c737e29daa2fa2cfd57b4318db6a448f9fe8959&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Roscoe Price Moor, founder of travel app Roady, was inspired by Pokemon Go's ability to get people outdoors, but wanted to make an app for travel experiences instead.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/a-huge-doc-reset-is-on-the-cards-but-will-it-affect-conservation-or-your-next-tramp-the-front-page/Z24SCDR5VJA2FKMIAGY3T6LVLU/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-08T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/326HJOWD65G65NFLD5GGGSHWQY.jpg?auth=4da9993988cd6503f340595945d08b836e2ab6aabb45959013146e1fa7aab1d3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Described by DoC as one of its best short walks, the Cape Foulwind Walkway is a bracing and picturesque coastal walk. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/herald-morning-quiz-december-9/RJITTJ42UNAYLLSI2QH6VOE4KY/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-08T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/OKGJS34OMJFKXKSYRQIG6YYBZ4.jpg?auth=023d7b6d09b59b9e788dc1a6c86dd700d32a5d97e631b81de240b3f934dd29dc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[What is the largest living shark species? Photo / 123rf]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/how-to-avoid-costly-mistakes-in-restructuring-staff-ruthi-bommoju/W7MQCSW3WNF5VHKWNY2WUHO2QI/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-08T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/AWY7P6V2OVGZTG4J2VFDVTFWJM.jpg?auth=8d09abb3a8d7af04fecdbd5891d0248c53f0f304d9f0b81b5ee2400e70c7751d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Restructuring staff can be a difficult process.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/flat-bush-and-rolleston-among-education-ministrys-plans-for-brand-new-schools-over-next-two-years/SETE53CJVRHRJIJ57B2RWPHTUI/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-08T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/D632W3EL2LJUNONIE47NBXTEDU.jpg?auth=55654f15878e96d865c90474fac4cfc413ebe88fae43f3580e4a8aedf56acfe1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Auckland's Flat Bush is booming and producing 20 to 50 school-aged children for every 100 houses, a local principal told the Herald.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/aucklands-new-local-alcohol-policy-when-and-where-you-will-be-allowed-to-purchase/R47G2HGUDBCXZPM2IC6EU5SRHA/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-08T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/PSYAOGGY4NFGJJI532PWUWRD3U.JPG?auth=efe552325e84d6e020c39580af2e7ea7b7bc75286432fd426047c6b29d884412&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA["Alcohol-related crime and disorder is at its worst between 9pm and 1am." Photo / Mike Scott]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/rotorua-daily-post/news/rotorua-mother-speaks-out-after-son-2-climbs-daycare-fence-found-near-state-highway/LZO5GCLA25H7HMOTILIZKK6334/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-08T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/VM3CZRS7ZZBBRBWPIC4RPZC37A.JPG?auth=d0e39c212db64b3491c75fd8abba3aed8c2417cf07d49642d12a3d7361903d11&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A 2-year-old boy climbed over the fence at Harakeke Early Learning Centre on August 21. Photo / Megan Wilson]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sunlive/news/super-christmas-parade-in-papamoa/FNNTBWQJOBFQFARTCI2HA3XNWM/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-08T15:17:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/G2X6VTOSLJGLFCQUIAIXKFWYF4.jpg?auth=fb5d4ee1c59aa719c7f323ad98dd56291c9e737fff6bc20f2f8a6044933c4f11&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Wairakei Kindergarten’s float at the 2024 Pak'nSave Pāpāmoa Superhero Santa Parade featured all sorts of superheroes. Photo / Supplied]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/rotorua-daily-post/business/nzx-50-rises-while-spark-struggles-with-40-drop-and-missed-earnings-guidance/E3ADTTTGOJBN7DUSAEC67VONHQ/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-08T15:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/BETOM2MUOREN3PTA475BW7IODE.jpg?auth=122d6bc12f2e691d8125167c4db2ff53c4c5796561ce4e4dcef3529cbf1a0e60&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Spark underestimated the challenges it was facing, writes Mark Lister.  Photo / 123rf]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/motorsport/formula-1/formula-1-result-pit-stop-error-costs-liam-lawson-in-abu-dhabi-grand-prix-mclaren-win-constructors-championship/PAJQWVBRHRCUZLYFLJ4NUWBEM4/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-08T14:36:15.886Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/CTRQCQBUDZFYNNQZ3RO3XINYNE.jpg?auth=a71b7898cea1b08fb9211b78a4877b2a6b0b3def897da25739650b739c4e14dd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Liam Lawson at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Photo / Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/two-big-fires-break-out-in-highbrook-auckland-and-west-melton-christchurch/U5S7HDB2GJGUBNLWXYOFTF542M/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-08T10:38:18.402Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/VME62RTG5FA7PHFWSTDTRONSQQ.jpg?auth=a5e5f2d95493a03800683f34d76e1b102d82385c7581c79756797c247d52cc01&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Police are going from property to property as a large fire burns in West Melton tonight. Photo / Cam Avery]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/one-person-in-critical-condition-following-serious-crash-on-waikato-road/FDM5K45YU5H6XBNDWXEHYU2T3E/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-08T08:50:20.464Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/M6KOBRZ64JBSPCH3DFBOQXPT7A.jpeg?auth=9a856767015911365abd7954079bdec90b818c6d39a2800906ae4d4060b7eeb7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[One person has been left in critical condition following a single-car crash on Paeoa-Tahuna Rd in the Matamata-Piako district. 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