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Photo / Max Frethey]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/young-taupo-girl-accidentally-buys-door-dash-item-for-random-stranger-goes-viral/INIO2Y2PWFDHZD4QQ6TQDOSCD4/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-12T22:06:10.345Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/JPOGBXZOWNEMFJBQ77JIKWXQQA.jpg?auth=828db64f2ca85df3f9716e869f812ac4458b1e7493bb075062016194a46049e2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Persia was only meant to be the DJ for the car ride home with her mother Talisha. Instead a stray purchase has sent the three-year-old Taupō girl global.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/northern-advocate/news/blues-fill-the-bus-campaign-players-give-back-to-whangarei-community/FMOE6XQDZNB3XKX2RQRPN5K3MA/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-12T22:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/DQQM7UJOAFAGRNBUYMAWJMRUE4.JPG?auth=715a89c8d95bfa9341b04a9c33528ab1ed7c84b90a63801d84e44d7c13cc3a1a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Blues and their young Whangārei fans show some love for the sport.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/crime/blenheim-homicide-cleaner-paul-armon-accused-of-murdering-mother-jennifer-sheehan/5FSTED53KVANRAZTGXTJKPVW3Y/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-12T21:53:32.184Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/NTTLL66O6ZBHNEQRJTNZQWUSCA.jpg?auth=a23220564d369b5cc2838766e54f215293147a037f28d82351f15bcbd92cc75b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A homicide investigation was launched after Jennifer Sheehan was found dead in her Blenheim home on November 25, 2024.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/australian-reporter-michael-usher-reflects-on-controversial-sarah-ferguson-interview/4RHSMCPP4ZCIHN77DLNVU3WNKU/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-12T21:39:32.076Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/YNEKPQKUB5HLZEPDJ6FDBMQ2Z4.png?auth=ee108ba4d69151981f5e0aa068e95226eed3a9e068b568eebf8911e819e99bdb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Sarah Ferguson was interviewed by Usher on 60 Minutes in 2011. 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Photosport]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/auckland-teen-girl-found-safe-and-well-after-missing-nearly-a-week/ENUQZZTFZRAAJPAFMQYYOVEEFA/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-12T21:23:49.595Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/INKHOLLBSZAZXIBZ7DWW3VQ3FQ.jpg?auth=e868ea5acae431834df9d0fbbf576396dc642c3d71f702cb2d913d9402677a65&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Elizabeth, 16, has been found 'safe and well'. Photo / New Zealand Police]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/the-country/news/zanda-mcdonald-award-2025-new-zealand-finalists-revealed/AYNUTURZFNDE3A7N5436F6UBUI/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-12T21:16:23.428Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/RJIXBJJCONB5VBC6BIMGGTHITA.jpg?auth=669e10c93dc27063184fd07a2e70fd77af759d13ff63d0306192c6e20a886265&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The New Zealand finalists for the 2025 Zanda McDonald Awards are Hamish Best, Maegen Blom, and Sarah How.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/the-country/news/hawkes-bay-meat-company-matangi-expanding-to-lamb/5NGM2TVV7BDSFAIX657PIRHE74/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-12T21:10:04.397Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/HYQ54Y6AAFFNVJKJUZJNV7IRIM.jpg?auth=4e50e99cb18f12062dc46d5c9fa506df90d6eb5b824317054c9deb1918665b79&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Nicky and Jamie Gaddum at Matangi's Hastings butchery. 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Photo / Dean Purcell]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/police-seek-witnesses-to-hit-and-run-in-sacred-heart-aquatic-centre-carpark/EJK3O2CX65B3NMW7AKCXCNLS2A/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-12T20:44:26.515Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/3CMIL6NSZNHMFN7UV6VKQHA5MM.jpg?auth=1b4e889ce061877d3577ffeb5d0f35f5c56c69014758778898e5d9a479754319&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A pedestrian was hit by a vehicle in the Sacred Heart Aquatic Centre in September. Photo / Jason Oxenham

]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/rotorua-crash-victims-siblings-amelia-stockdale-lamont-ruben-stockdale-frost-mourned-ahead-of-funeral/YJXPC2NSABEUJMWABBSER5CQSE/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-12T20:41:48.192Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/XVLGKS2P5JBGFFA6IO7HJPAZQ4.jpg?auth=32cf9bcb56fda7cef5df2f46db082e8192c4363d4134473f8296ae2b6102c8be&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ruben Stockdale-Frost and Amelia Stockdale Lamont, 26, both of Napier, died after a crash on SH5 near Rotorua on Monday, December 7, 2024. 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Eighteenth hole fairway on the Royal Auckland and Grange golf courseNZME photograph by Will Toogood December 2024]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/auckland-businessman-assault-trial-jury-retires-to-consider-competing-accounts-of-strangulation-or-self-defence-in-high-society-case/KDONAJJZJJDGPBENJ3UQYKAKEQ/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-12T02:41:51.684Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/M27P6HZZJRFGLIAGCBRC2QOUU4.jpg?auth=84fcdea5cc46b937942bffb5b8536cdc0a14e5987b796a8a03c46a818837052f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[An Auckland businessman accused of assaulting a woman in March 2022 sits in court on the first day of his trial in the Auckland District Court on November 26, 2024. 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New Zealand Herald photograph by Mark Mitchell.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/gisborne-herald/news/gisborne-businesses-wait-and-see-if-retail-growth-continues-over-christmas/MYGA3H7Z35EOXABJZBHIBSCZDA/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-12T02:18:24.218Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/QFAQQVT6XZBUTDLTCB3AF3RDUA.jpg?auth=bb15b2b28191fb1929c23823bd724954777f1c150cc348c93533bf8792ceee46&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Tony Field, owner of Tony Field Jewellers, feels good about sales and the level of foot traffic through his store as Christmas approaches. 
Photo / James Pocock]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/napier-mongrel-mob-tangi-police-issue-60-infringement-notices-process-four-people-for-excess-breath-alcohol-and-impound-two-vehicles/SB7HY7BX2BB43CRWD3PTGETN4A/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-12T02:13:07.467Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/P77PUMF6LFEQNNDF5BSR4PFP3U.jpg?auth=dcb48c888ac7c562f92fa1bf8662daa6c1c44253b4bd5e2cbd3834f3f4c5a468&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Angus Benson.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/waikato-news/news/paeroas-famous-lp-bottle-frozen-and-under-wraps/H7ARHTKEBVAN5HGSAOR24M5MRI/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-12T02:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/LGDXHB7IRBEDXKPQW3FWME5QOI.jpg?auth=250bd9931bd294adeb96054234415a710b7117d6c3caaf3396a3f9439c9ad67b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[It's been confirmed the big bottle in Paeroa is not getting a facelift.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/herald-afternoon-quiz-december-12/YNME5U2COZC7TPGGYZEUVTGKLE/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-12T02:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/JGSZC5DNEBA3EQ7NX6ZN42D75Q.jpg?auth=1fa45dc75e0c4405e6169739ff4b5a0c3228909994369a985fc019ce87560519&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Which two NFL teams have won the most Super Bowl titles? Photo / Photosport]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/david-seymour-looks-to-cut-hairdressing-regulations-with-review/GTQ7IZMKGFDPTBXPF5GEWYL2KI/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-12T01:58:48.365Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/YTK4KFCPZVB77P4NXRWEARQEGE.jpg?auth=5418fcc1e713207882316d0e7ff96ba5a7ebad2ae6418fbd8b6c71c66bef30bf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Act Party leader David Seymour says some regulations around hairdressing prohibit dogs, other than guide dogs, from being inside a barber shop and ban the serving of refreshments to customers. Photo / Mark Mitchell




]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/crusaders-coach-rob-penney-opens-up-on-a-tough-first-year-and-the-2025-super-rugby-season/DP2WZNK2VBEH7PZ3PPQ6WGWOJE/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-12T01:56:15.31Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/44TZMYDGYBHI5OAAU2UNFRUPK4.jpg?auth=a6a6c681e5efa32b6754c4d44dccbdaa2d2c6c059436e18030ce2e5935193718&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Rob Penney. Photo / Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/personal-finance/hefty-acc-levy-hikes-locked-in-as-government-unveils-review-to-contain-rapidly-rising-costs/6MMNBOJA7JD25ID5CI6BI2ER5M/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-12T01:44:06.46Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/X37JDD5TSZFSPJOYA4X4P5WZSQ.png?auth=106452465b900bf5f94c4c0964810c54bb97898b4e50c55c9fa06705bdcf9df3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Minister for ACC Matt Doocey says his ACC review will focus on claims management. Photo / Samuel Rillstone]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/car-crashes-into-truck-on-lambie-dr-manukau/K4SGEXFK2ZDMPBDIHUHCNHER4M/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-12T01:39:12.742Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/M2KN332RQNCFNBC5OLYWAWK35A.jpg?auth=568ce844c8c46c4b832162ff42b12f74a247d01b5ccf62b7b5651ecf4fb15980&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A Fire and Emergency NZ spokesman told the Herald they sent three fire engines to the crash on Lambie Dr in Manukau just after 1.26pm.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/apple-intelligence-launches-in-nz-today-why-experts-say-it-has-a-privacy-advantage-over-rivals/4DKNQ42HR5CQZEZTHNU3PR553A/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-12T01:39:03.153Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/2LIVA4CHRRGJHNUKGA2DD3B4Z4.jpg?auth=ad52c65cfa686e2d58a1faf809bb1cbc46c5b082ac50af4d5d5630a84196f3b4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[With brand-new systemwide Writing Tools powered by Apple Intelligence, users can rewrite, proofread and summarise text nearly everywhere they write.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/gisborne-herald/news/coastguard-gisborne-goes-to-sunrise-foundation-to-safeguard-funding-future/NSRZUWZZSJDSFEUZ3BVDTJZGYM/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-12T01:30:12.149Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/YLCWMWP6WZBOVEHZR5F6NK3DUU.JPG?auth=caf098d384c7ce8388c83d057e13aa98448b01cc22d801457d905aa8b45a4deb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Coastguard Gisborne has created an endowment fund with the Sunrise Foundation to better secure its financial future. Standing in front of the Coastguard's Lion Foundation rescue craft are (from left) Aaron Boyle, Tony Watson and Adrian Brown.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/photos/sharks-hunting-prey-photo-wins-top-award/DORXX5LJAVBEROBVWAH5EBEJI4/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-12T01:27:31.782Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/UXYXNAI2DBDH7ELV4UL5W75XJY.jpg?auth=c15bdd53251664368c7a1d72f59409525dc6f1efc266343b1f0aa483b8999d80&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The hunt from above - juvenile blacktip reef shark's schooling fish in the Maldives is the winning image in the 2024 Royal Society Publishing Photography Competition. Photo / Angela Albi

]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/winston-peters-calls-out-dashboard-crap-doesnt-have-quarterly-plans/PIV5Y5H2PVA6BBJ2SJZBDXUYLY/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-12T01:19:18.84Z</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[Winston Peters during a press conference in Wellington, 11 December, 2024.  NZME photograph by Mark Mitchell]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sunlive/news/speed-limits-to-change-outside-tauranga-schools/JCTMJ7NVNBEFPL6DV75PBHD2AU/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-12T01:17:39.429Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/6QV243BATJFT7JFR7IJSFOAHAE.jpg?auth=df092ee1190823f9734448a210633c46313e0deb05011dd13d9a4199d882c513&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The new limits will come into force next year.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/waikato-news/news/waikato-road-closures-sh1-at-lake-karapiro-to-close-for-four-days-in-january/HRGL6SJOG5DQNL3G3QVD56UOWU/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-12T01:13:37.48Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/SEIGYFWN5BE73FCUNKZP34HFKM.jpg?auth=6ff538a99a2f192e923584b07b294eb2645d0a6e73f2149d5dc82adc617180ad&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[SH1 at Lake Karapiro will be closed for four days in January. Photo / New Zealand Transport Agency Waka Kotahi]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/gisborne-herald/news/gisborne-speedway-set-for-superstock-doubleheader-weekend/R4JXLMELEZHA7DMQYZHHVSG6SE/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-12T01:06:45.738Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/BKAJDXB635H5TBTB5T2ZWJ3PYQ.JPG?auth=cc9eb5519968a94e41d5afab6f9d9bd37b43e0bf47e448b81e36f5f19eb55691&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The superstocks field at the MTF Awapuni Speedway are ready to produce plenty of hard-charging and wheel-to-wheel action like this over two nights with the Gisborne charge led by the Rees family.   
Photo / Liam Clayton]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/redevelopment-plans-revealed-for-wellingtons-oriental-bay-band-rotunda/FKGULUY3NBDB3DCEDEUGU5UTDQ/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-12T01:06:19.107Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/JYXQHAYL65DSZLASS4NJPRZRMM.jpg?auth=a2c7ed98dce407e0ffb82e21b8ff9e687c6a4b3eae3308b130ada53ec6762317&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Architectural mock-ups show the proposed restaurant and bar looking over Wellington harbour. Photo / Matter Visuals]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/gisborne-herald/news/environment-court-gives-go-ahead-for-twin-berth-stage-two-project-at-gisborne-port/MB6INVMC3FCIBDZC66T6G4OUQQ/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-12T01:02:35.793Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/4BWOEWTVLZC3NJXSLU347MCAGI.JPG?auth=cf46a528e756cd1b007db224ec8521b50ad9eb54da6d763a9ab61791389b6419&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Eastland Port chief executive Andrew Gaddum (left), port chair Wendie Harvey and general manager infrastructure and commercial Marty Bayley are delighted to have received approval from the Environment Court for Stage Two of the Twin Berth project.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/are-you-a-super-recogniser-the-science-of-superior-facial-processing/I5QHVVR5D5E6TJCUHV2JONBAUM/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-12T01:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/37OU7ZNCPJD7RDFHT2KWHFK3PU.jpg?auth=795352069978f3f9cde42779aba13326c24808d24f1b9a4d55e7aeb1b6378361&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Super recognisers have excellent face recognition, and can identify unfamiliar faces after a brief glimpse. Photo / 123rf]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/teen-girl-missing-in-auckland-police-appeal-for-sightings-of-16yo-elizabeth-not-seen-since-saturday/YBDQK73NQBFRBOQWJJJM3EIJCY/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-12T00:47:32.291Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/INKHOLLBSZAZXIBZ7DWW3VQ3FQ.jpg?auth=e868ea5acae431834df9d0fbbf576396dc642c3d71f702cb2d913d9402677a65&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Elizabeth, 16, of Torbay, Auckland. Photo / New Zealand Police]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/the-country/news/listen-to-the-country-online-with-jamie-mackay-deputy-prime-minister-winston-peters-talks-ferries/SK7M6X7PAFEA3PCITDBUKFI374/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-12T00:45:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/RIUIIK2H5ZETJADBBUTXOCYZEU.jpg?auth=243fd5425f4c2985c954ca370e5bf5fecb7b628d2a63c84f25a504e4204e879a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters spoke to The Country's Jamie Mackay today. Photo / Mark Mitchell]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/christmas-lighting-stolen-from-festival-of-lights-in-new-plymouth/GBM3BKDTLNBNLBU6Q77FY5SXNU/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-12T00:44:12.125Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/P6CIEISILLXD2DPFJX5DJZQWCI.jpg?auth=ccf183f2b4a92da838dc4dceae274aa9f2a1b44f67e5fa75f645664be0893bc3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Festival of Lights at Pukekura Park in New Plymouth attracted more than 175,000 people last year. Photo / Festival of Lights, New Plymouth District Council]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/ocean-spa-napier-council-votes-to-drop-prices-for-hawkes-bay-residents/7LZJJBM6MBAWXODBLSKKXYVK4M/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-12T00:34:06.645Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/NTF2NRL7WVENVIZMGQXULIYOCI.jpg?auth=c56f62a353a58c8ebef913867215bf81f5d31081d9a03cff53d4cdb19c74c5c9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Napier City Council is offering Hawke's Bay residents a discounted entry price at Ocean Spa. Photo / Ocean Spa]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/should-i-let-my-teenager-try-alcohol-this-is-what-the-experts-say/TFV7EVVZD5F2HEOKLZFABLNB7I/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-12T00:26:45.632Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/ZSMCRFDLHNHTVMUHQNHV6Z72BA.jpg?auth=6c7871f40a2cd3d0d1e56922223f68836ddd13ce0b3f3893cbc3916b3bbf889c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[How parents should introduce alcohol to their children is a common question that he gets and the answer is delay delay delay. Photo / Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/coalition-clash-winston-peters-david-seymour-on-opposite-sides-of-cook-strait-ferry-debate-audrey-young/HC3GBNFLJVANFFQAKHQ5OU77YM/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-12T00:24:08.974Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/CKSLYPJXH5C6LDGT4FHQLNEKUA.jpg?auth=ba7d11eec6804463baeafef0ff5c45bb4bdca37cf1209a5d5d409782ef51f52f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Newly appointed Minister for Rail Winston Peters and Finance Minister Nicola Willis at yesterday's Cook Strait ferry announcement. Photo / Mark Mitchell]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/review-into-acc-announced-levies-to-increase/IIEZ2GQLVZHWHIGX5W62U2TRSM/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-12T00:24:05.263Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/7ZSKFKHSCNFDLGRLC3BNSNGQQI.jpg?auth=8777c913c716cbb0f229bae7d4e5b558aaeed6145aca9081c6c6d60dc8614b7c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[ACC Minister Matt Doocey. Photo / Mark Mitchell



]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/cold-water-pool-death-coronation-st-star-carol-royles-husbands-cause-of-death-revealed/DVJQWTGD6FHE3KH7E6WDAS3R5I/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-12T00:08:27.427Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/AIOOTNEHLFEXLHPPAU5L7MK4RU.jpg?auth=c87a810385d8cf8df614602f6ebcc9871487e3fcf4bc1ca2cbcc90f6b0cee243&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Julian Spears died after he dived into a cold pool. Photo / 123RF (File)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/rugby-league/nrl/rugby-league-papua-new-guinea-confirmed-as-next-nrl-team-from-2028/E5DUANC6XNGKLKIIYQ7SQN5B3E/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-12T00:08:22.427Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/7VDQKPZJ4BE3JJLV642Y6KJ6EU.jpg?auth=62df8e16dd69b528d8507bf3303eb2eae70de94f9c20a39d8df6fac7f1144421&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Papua New Guinea's national team during the 2024 Pacific Championships. Photo / Photosport]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/man-allegedly-points-shotgun-at-south-auckland-resident-flees-cannabis-found-in-car-boot-during-arrest/VEH7PGFUPNCBXLW6K6FAKTQJSY/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-12T00:08:12.484Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/prime-minister-christopher-luxon-to-speak-to-media-after-ferry-decision-criticised/DPEYXI3TC5FRDLPTB2IHHTC3XI/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-12T00:04:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/5LOQKITJIFEZ7NJJSCX3RGO6RI.jpg?auth=f553ae66c414c546d59e60a91dc2ee14d51917abc21256e98caddef52d8aef21&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Prime Minister Christopher Luxon will speak to media today.  Photo / Mark Mitchell








]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/waikato-news/lifestyle/treats-of-taupo-2024-inaugural-food-festival-a-success-plans-for-bigger-event-next-year/2Q32PVKNYZGQROVHCGKWQXI2WE/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-12T00:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/X7QVJ72ZOBEXLNYVIL4CDRQNJM.jpg?auth=63ea15a4c1d857e76b43c87aaab8f28e41c1708d2f057a24556350de43e8f8e4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Brantry Eatery took part in The Treat Degustation Tour during the Treats of Taupō festival. Photo / That Green Olive]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>