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Photo / Alex Burton]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/hundreds-of-health-nz-jobs-at-risk-amid-budget-deficit-challenges/2CQ6OV6JXVH4FEWGKLE4WUHNYU/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-11T22:29:58.293Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/2W6SM624DFEY3HGBTPO4BHVL6I.jpg?auth=1cd4ac05e620edc99c19c2ce4c4aa199fd07b6b41e5e8ee4ab0f56248ed197f2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Health NZ chief executive Margie Apa. Photo / Mark Mitchell


]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/northern-advocate/news/auckland-woman-reunited-with-stolen-dog-after-three-years/B6MLTHO76NFYBBHPVDNL5OCOMQ/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-11T22:17:03.542Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/XICOQ5IIYRHBZOVGZ7BU5YXO54.JPG?auth=c81b4fb5e7d9eade13fa03c2c292dde529f85165c44d5dfab5e79b8eced72ac9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[De-Anna Kitto was recently reunited with her dog Baby after three years, thanks to a microchip.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/megan-fox-and-machine-gun-kelly-split-after-actress-found-her-partner-texting-other-women/WZ3RNVWR2RGLDEVCH7AL45N4ZY/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-11T22:06:04.304Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/LXPRPW6BKJEU7BKJ5C7QKAVSMI.jpg?auth=1959170bd96e8a74f90c649c5e675336d21571652fa2f5402a0647045bbe97e1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Machine Gun Kelly and Megan Fox were first reported to have split on Tuesday, December 10 (local time). Photo / Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/bay-of-plenty-times/news/christmas-appeal-tremains-campaign-raises-nearly-20k-for-foodbank/X5MY4FD4AVGA3C54CLHWI3SLIU/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-11T22:03:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/OKBQMVGKRRCVPHRIH5RIRFRFKA.jpg?auth=c1d8f9dc0c1822af54333bc08ff52f7d4874008fb40de3e240913c25f493a47f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Lisa Swney, Nicki Goodwin and Nick Drysdale at the Tauranga Community Foodbank.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/minister-for-rail-winston-peters-on-cook-strait-ferries-rail-enablement/44PC5EIJUBGSHGMAACGBZBIUS4/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-11T22:00:16.97Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/GQIO2C6EBJASJG3TP7ZGFJYDT4.jpg?auth=dbc58167a6d512f532f7027fdbbd90d82e0fdffccf936763c27ccd0e4b6430b9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Newly appointed Minister for Rail Winston Peters. Photo / Mark Mitchell





]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/west-auckland-preschool-robbed-of-5000-worth-of-playground-equipment-police-seek-information/OUZKSHBP3NH7NM36GA6R3QJJDM/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-11T21:58:45.356Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/NNRFFEFOCBBZJKW6AXB7JBXZBQ.jpg?auth=eb0ce22d519b08309a8f570ff30843d28cede35ec0bee21ab14e59c409b01c98&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Thieves stole play equipment from Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Ngākau Mahana in Henderson, Auckland, the second school robbed in a week. Photo / Maria Halligan]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/travel/travel-news/missing-tourist-hannah-kobayashi-found-safe-amid-family-tragedy/FGQ4GP5GIJDBFM5ADUDXLXXUTQ/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-11T21:49:49.664Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/BJH5K3T23JAZPAN62EPVZJIDZE.jpg?auth=b5ba3e2839afc9b6927bba142c83791c127dcd3f35d8f20c7989bd5fddf43c89&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Hawaiian woman Hannah Kobayashi has been found safe after an international search.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/rotorua-daily-post/news/ironman-703-world-championships-major-rotorua-taupo-routes-closed-this-weekend/77V3CBRAOBHCBNQBU3VX65F5WQ/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-11T21:42:15.051Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/VYAKDIVBAFBQ7ITCR5YWAXCEHA.jpg?auth=1bffea9882d2dcbd311a9694cc5a1ca1958a39d275823005663cc49b2454cf65&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Hannah Berry claiming victory at the Cairns Airport IRONMAN Asia-Pacific Championship in Australia.  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Photo / Mark Mitchell]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/gisborne-herald/news/mayor-musicians-and-vocal-talent-unite-for-festive-concert-at-gisborne-church/UN36TJSXSVBJ7LVC5PVXVEEE4A/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-11T21:12:48.406Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/IZLZKBXSIVD53A5U5TYZMKROPE.jpg?auth=97ea0b52a7f0c2fa23a00753261558694e92f40aba0fc8594466c43547a9a368&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Gisborne Choral Society, accompanied by a band of instrumentalists, practise ahead of the festive Christmas concert this weekend at St Andrew's Church.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/kahu/maori-and-pacific-youth-have-new-pathway-into-the-hotel-and-hospitality-industry-via-sudima-hotels/WCBKLDK3RVEQDIHIJOF2SWSNTI/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-11T21:10:13.556Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/USD4MMLUJFDSND22SIPTCXSJ64.png?auth=f606b264740573e6e78d3789441ab5da1c504817d799d2be4ca30fb4628a2834&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Awatere Douglas, hotel manager at Sudima Lake Rotorua and cultural adviser to the Sudima Hotels group.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/vietnamese-officials-accused-of-wellington-sexual-assault-cant-be-extradited/GWBEEMMXKVFBNGHPKXPNHY3RQM/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-11T21:02:04.365Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/3ADLCSBVE4UALSNM5BRHLZMEWY.jpg?auth=b96225f77e3de8712ab9345f163da867d9b82e9f6563be8fda3e08927663bc9d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Detective Senior Sergeant John Van Den Heuvel said police would have pursued criminal charges if they could.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/waikato-news/news/stolen-wheelchair-van-replaced-by-public-generosity/FB73NIK2RJDRHMSLLS74YUX5VQ/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-11T21:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/BYTLLFJRRJC5XC2VJXASZDJTUU.jpg?auth=78e912faf30017b604aee58268b28492c1df8d199865d16c1861b99f7196458a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Bernard Cockery and his mother Muriel check out the replacement wheelchair van.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/syrian-assets-worth-190m-frozen-in-switzerland/TL45A3RPIBBU7IL2JDDS4SM3HI/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-11T20:59:00.107Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/HKQ26BNAH5BATEYCM6UPN4MPIY.jpg?auth=add0b5036e09a26ccbbbfb66a1c8d6ac99c15bab0e319e3cc5eed0882a1ca525&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Portraits of ousted Syrian President Bashar al-Assad dumped in a skip in the Damascus suburb of Daraya on Monday.  Photo / Rami al Sayed, AFP]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/greyhound-rehoming-in-20-months-unrealistic-and-not-achievable-trainer/LXJIWCVUWJDKXCCDUVXIHES544/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-11T20:55:08.65Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/LMR76ERCPRH5PFFYQMU5DPDWKA.jpg?auth=f929790dc9497ede94fd29e2b7146d9134722a046ceb0d8199338e623579dd95&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Racing Minister Winston Peters during his press conference where he announced that greyhound racing is set to be outlawed in New Zealand, Photo / Mark Mitchell]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/neal-barclay-to-step-down-as-ceo-of-meridian/SWI27RVQLJFP3JOAFIJXGX4IXI/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-11T20:34:34.777Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/LQVEMDP4KDBQY2FR4KXM6SS3II.jpg?auth=c0f3dad4a575c8ba08680b60dc8f1dea3093214d9a66fccdfa280f68e541e623&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Outoing Meridian Energy chief executive Neal Barclay. 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Photo / Greg Bowker]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/gisborne-herald/news/tairawhiti-news-digest-grant-for-campion-college-rotokautuku-bridge-lifts/5QZR4BCL2ZGHPM5MLWVJK5JNXM/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-11T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/6UKDGNVBZJCLXLUJFTU7XYOJOU.JPG?auth=16bb51ce74f2f8f42cab56827d393b832462df53dc5d113ed10538c9c97aa807&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Campion College's music department has benefited from a $7300 grant from the NZCT to buy new equipment, and that's great news for the likes of Cillian McGuiness (left) and Caden McGoverne.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/editorial-governments-kiwibank-move-a-good-step-in-the-right-direction/FATCD7HZJBCZVPRMVY64NXEEZU/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-11T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/NZNH7HAOC5EFTFU2C33OXCJK7E.jpg?auth=f67e80109d1e0839a3fa605008fbe6aeb8c623686d3dc8b9f3ad01a04efa0496&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/business/the-real-reasons-for-the-gender-pay-gap-balie-haque-and-dr-michael-johnston/Z27HU4E5M5HYDM77VXM6RU42ME/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-11T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/I5YHSEQDYVAKJA43DWP2MRS7EQ.jpg?auth=f2f896414fb72c411305a6ea0c5575cfe3fd82b97496565e92d8aa2e589f8719&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The gender pay gap is far more attributable to men and women and women choosing different kinds of work and having different average levels of experience than it is to bias or sexism, Bali Haque and Dr Michael Johnston say. Photo / Supplied]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/northland-age/news/northland-faces-air-travel-setback-as-air-nz-reduces-key-flights/6AUSRUVMIBE4PGZFWHNB3ZKSN4/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-11T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/JISVC73RNG4NL3IRGSIB535M3U.jpg?auth=5d35b5dbd9136bef569de595e2690cf54a153592ffbdb93f0972b90a24b4b285&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Air NZ is dropping some Northland flights next year. 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Photo / Warren Buckland]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/prime-minister-wants-more-foreign-investment-in-nz-and-cross-party-collaboration-on-major-projects-the-front-page/4KHKAF32BNDI7JSVTHMSMLAO4A/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-11T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/TTPDDRSK5BEYJCCDO2R7O3RLK4.jpg?auth=985e543c9d6717cc9f4d347a874d6260840ea239af79668077e6289045665d06&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says he favours a longer-term pipeline of infrastructure projects. Photo / Mark Mitchell




]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/rotorua-daily-post/news/rotorua-christmas-appeal-boosted-by-rotarys-200-item-donation/BPSQO6VQVNAARLXYACNNC6M6MI/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-11T15:59:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/N7RETH4RINHY7DBZNCMTJBRCR4.jpg?auth=6d6f95837832ccafdbfd12a0cd929d0a2f48d8383db924655ca85a9358a828e3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Rotary Club chose to support the Rotorua Christmas Appeal this year. Pictured are (from left): Rotorua community ministries manager Darnielle Hoods, Rotarian Mark Gould, and kai co-ordinator Tracey Ball. 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The main wharf will remain closed to the public after the Thames-Coromandel District Council undertook a feasibility study following pleas from locals for it to open.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/hornby-christchurch-house-fire-firefighters-work-to-contain-serious-blaze/6PWG5YT645C6LDZ5HNYSFU4MMI/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-11T02:19:40.843Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/XWOOFDS6URGSFC37UG6YTUD2IY.jpg?auth=f3e6df318b69422b2098dd47a3b0f023b5995335c76b377faaa217a30509a24d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Fire, police and ambulance were all called to the fire. Photo / George Heard]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/flaxmere-sign-monstrosity-removed-after-residents-protest/HVK4FUWBXJCSHDYVJJISAVFOP4/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-11T02:18:49.715Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/KAUKIVONY5G7FPV5U5HTEWLPIM.jpg?auth=83025df1772a4b61f85d29cb1025887156cd22d362f247fe610cf9f0db0f12e3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Flaxmere resident Mark Davis was appalled when he first laid eyes on the Hastings District Council Gateway sign in  Flaxmere Ave. He rallied the community and now the sign has been removed.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/the-country/news/sweetcorn-gisbornes-crops-harvested-early-after-perfect-growing-conditions/G32JH7X5TZAAJEQGEMJNQE7QC4/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-11T02:14:11.808Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/RZ3P4X7ZJNEURFIXKAO3K2O6FA.jpg?auth=e04ab1775e2d883b02ea3a2bc705b8954962b4e2ba80fc29ecbdf3a0cb4d3bfb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Gisborne grower Gordon McPhail says they are expecting to pick 850,000 cobs in the region over the next two weeks. Photo / Brennan Thomas]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/rotorua-daily-post/news/rotorua-specialist-school-te-kura-pukenga-o-rotorua-celebrates-60th-diamond-jubilee/K2HF5JKOSVD6PPQ3VFRLKFTYK4/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-11T02:07:57.657Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/ZFRNU5JZUFBLFFDZGKLZXUDTFY.jpg?auth=17bd7618acca5ea9a0b30129aac5e5262a8efdc081ea8128fbb8e51b6ebfeb12&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[ Rotorua Specialist School – Te Kura Pūkenga o Rotorua current presiding member, Terena Wara, speaks at the school's 60th diamond jubilee celebrations.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/crime/new-court-documents-reveal-why-south-auckland-prison-inmate-donovan-duff-killed-again/36SY46S7SNBZ7AGUE747ZIY5FI/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-11T02:04:53.055Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/3AE3IUC5EJCOFALD3TDIHCO7CA.JPG?auth=faf0ff5ceb7af0fa10add804f4f82f11662256cabe438bbe6b7b08df49b85bf2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Donovan Michael Duff, who was found guilty in the High Court at Rotorua in 2018 of murdering his baby daughter, has pleaded guilty in the High Court at Auckland to the 2023 murder of fellow inmate Brian George at Auckland South Corrections Facility. Photo / Jason Oxenham]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/northern-advocate/news/parking-issues-trucks-chaos-roadworks-nightmare-for-northlands-hikurangi/Y4HXSPM7RZHVPLAC4TKHIFCWP4/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-11T02:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/FKW4XPOE5BFG5ITQKHSQURTEHI.JPG?auth=e62a8b9b1c4eabaadea8ea81c68f08066d9560dd8ba4568a0b98179d0a9ea7cf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Village Vintage Treasure owner Steve Hamer says he and wife Wendy have been bracing for more damage as trucks go past in Hikurangi. Photo / Denise Piper]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/herald-afternoon-quiz-december-11/BEYBART7FRAQ3ACFKT2VQ7DF2Q/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-11T02:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/3GOCRD3QMJDL5MTVH7EPUGUTNM.jpg?auth=92d4c9cec5afec22c95e87a1a3fd4828a1b53d75a3110a41d6de50b78ecfcb8b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Incheon International Airport serves which Asian city? Photo / 123RF]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/police-dont-expect-gang-retaliation-after-albert-enoka-shot-dead-in-street/HPQVHOP5AJFNVJGGQPMJIYSLWQ/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-11T01:37:42.818Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/AJ7XX62FRVDY5NPC7HO2SMZ3NU.jpg?auth=67859f228977d689c909b1958e6d9ce200f0f87ba3afeb7aa1328f51d7b9c0ab&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Albert Enoka, a former Rebels gang president, was shot dead in Lower Hutt on December 10.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/appeals-dropped-against-multi-billion-dollar-307ha-5000-home-beachlands-scheme/UGCJCBCHPZCPPM2HOANOR4SUSQ/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-11T01:33:42.204Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/YB6ECKTTKBAGNAGDR6LOJKNFPI.JPG?auth=8cbec89dbfb5c2f38bbc427a3a15aaa4067538b4d288758bc1873142bcd7b272&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Brett Russell, in the consortium which has just won planning approval to rezone a huge area at Beachlands. Photo / Brett Phibbs]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/stolen-to-order-police-raid-king-cobra-gang-pad-in-crayfish-theft-probe/OUHVVINHGFGSRNXRB6YAIPIDTA/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-11T01:31:00.405Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/VVU22OU6U5CSNPT3QNRXY73IKY.jpg?auth=e68bd5ec3fea0ab6473bcc02dc6f1818d32c6ed76e3d6b19258d89ee3e36058e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Police in Dunedin raided a King Cobra gang pad as part of a joint operation targeting an organised crayfish crime ring. Photo / File ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/kahu/kapiti-coast-project-becomes-iwi-led-legacy-for-waikanae-river-conservation/IV5VDYGCSVENDJ7DWJSBNQTVLQ/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-11T01:15:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/VDBMU47BYFD2RG5YTOYQQ4IWDY.jpg?auth=5753e897b88f96797ed82b8a8365b186dca551d17325f448843758281acb939a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Kaimahi arawai training with DoC at Maungakōtukutuku. Photo / Ashley Alberto]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/gisborne-herald/news/last-of-big-stud-rams-up-for-sale-at-gisbornes-matawhero-yards/S47C6QDPDRDMXH2H6YX43XLGOY/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-11T01:06:34.646Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/WQCOSZXSDBCMDOBOO5W6LC4MZU.JPG?auth=a4249d84707f98db7068c576677f32cb59967294f57c75217c5a25618c2b7d47&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The last of the district's big stud ram sales is being held at Matawhero Saleyards on Friday afternoon. Craig and Yvonne Brownlie are putting up their Poll Dorsets, Poll/Tex and Suffolks, following on from last week's Mangahauhau offering (pictured).     
Photo / Murray Robertson]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/craggy-range-and-volunteers-pack-3900-gifts-for-local-families/V7UUEF2H2NAARNSQVD7MKR24WE/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-11T01:02:32.301Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/LHCUZLVQHRB4ZJPJZDQ5OGY2U4.jpg?auth=05b9dd8c7fc23e89b105aa826e003ef053e6e25595d76e18fe08ac1000027d56&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Craggy Range and the 2024 Children’s Christmas Foundation packed 3900 Santa sacks with 200 volunteers. Photo / Richard Brimer]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/hawkes-bays-best-bomb-hastings-manu-comp-set-for-splashy-return/SGY55PDARRDY7PQ3GZOGAX3DVQ/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-11T01:01:40.773Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/WPXJNSECPFHHPPOJXIQFQQPS2I.jpg?auth=f0b4f3882a473888315054734a54b073c9720aec40436badaff71ddb705261c2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A competitor at the 2023 Hastings District Council Manu Competition prepares for splash down.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/as-a-doctor-heres-what-i-have-learned-from-my-own-alzheimers-disease/45WLB5RBV5D6RO35NAQF4GZDJM/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-11T01:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/CDKPBXGWUFAVJHUE4RSZIVX2OY.jpg?auth=94ca6b70a16ee7946ab6df41173bad14016de18932627db92a9266e72c959eac&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Insights from a neurologist with Alzheimer’s: early symptoms, lifestyle tips, and the latest on emerging treatments. Photo / 123rf]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/travel/e-biking-made-easy-tips-and-trails-to-start-on-an-electric-bike/65Y45UE3NFBCZJN6OPE36ZNXQQ/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-11T00:59:08.73Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/R6RXOAM53HUOTVM6QBDUYPVS3U.jpg?auth=a1315082e712174d5647a59cc3b15b28782045d4300fd32780447aa11f5d0a8a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Family fun on Ohakune's Old Coach Road. Photo / Mountains to Sea-Plateau Productions]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/the-country/news/listen-to-the-country-online-prime-minister-christopher-luxon-talks-farming-and-banking/E72BBCTH4VAPRHWHOC3GJU5MH4/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-11T00:48:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/KY7XRZIPH5CQZNWNDTZA2IUBXA.jpg?auth=b5ef392c33c90ca341c652a6b4bd939269ed82d826f13ed0b410c660a9763452&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Prime Minister Christopher Luxon spoke to Jamie Mackay on The Country today. Photo / Mark Mitchell.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/ufc/carlos-ulberg-books-ufc-london-bout-against-ex-champion-jan-blachowicz/E365S5EZJZCATBAAG6HMVYR2SE/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-11T00:30:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/LHGTSS4WHBAITKTBQBBZA3EPVQ.jpg?auth=0106190244b2fc6d718fc2a9ea5e84aa5945f2cada4aff2100cd1d1da0185244&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Carlos Ulberg will return to the octagon at UFC London in March. Photo / Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/us-supermarket-mega-merger-court-blocks-krogers-43-billion-move/W3W7W3S6FZAMLE7RN64GHWRY6Y/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-11T00:23:10.249Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/MID4HGNAFZCMDD62JGT26V2N4I.jpg?auth=f97f42a4d407e9378c1804cc6737cc55a94d8e5097dd2f209ba11ce43f79df33&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The US commerce regulator said the merger rejection protects competition in the grocery market, which will prevent prices from rising. Photo / Gilaxia, Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/showgirls-fire-streets-closed-after-auckland-strip-club-blaze-on-second-storey/2R7VUUTGTZA67BZCDPLIKRWJF4/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-11T00:15:09.07Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority></url></urlset>