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Photo / Ian Cooper]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/rotorua-daily-post/news/rotorua-crash-car-takes-out-two-sets-of-traffic-lights-at-sunset-and-old-taupo-rds/CSXC5QPBABBFHGIAWK6VM3I2KY/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-15T22:59:02.199Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/7KOI7TLPIRHSFMIRJ3S2KXG5BE.jpg?auth=e6f7751cf5110cf0674fd4d6e25592a55ec2209c23f5200d97c6740d6dfc892f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Crash at the Sunset and Old Taupo Rds intersection on Sunday that took out two traffic lights. 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Photo / Bevan Conley.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/how-can-you-keep-kiwi-kids-healthy-and-active-these-holidays-and-off-screens-kim-harvey-shares-some-tips/XW62PL7UR5FI3IHE2RLS7V7OLY/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-15T22:30:05.293Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/3AB6V56BQ5DDZCBOCXEDJ7Q3VE.png?auth=892a58444e6f5e4d1a58fae5495bc139d1b0dd83ad490a200e91020d8f989593&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Zespri Young & Healthy Virtual Adventure founder Kim Harvey reveals her top tips for keeping kids active and healthy these holidays.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/travel/travel-news/couple-speak-out-after-kiwi-pilot-saves-them-from-stalking-crocodile/VAM6XTHVCNF7VP4ITUI6SSC2PA/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-15T22:11:17.399Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/ESD4DVFXI5C7PEJSLYEXBXABGU.jpg?auth=91034a6ec0a414292b31ce967f05fffc06b291693d38809c95a5421296ded029&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Kiwi pilot Michael Adair helped rescued an Aussie couple from a remote Queensland creek. Photo / LifeFlight]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/kings-college-staffer-resigns-after-catfishing-incident-with-fake-minor/3QWCPWZDIRFEVLBUJEVYN7FICE/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-15T22:06:18.59Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/I6POKFAO6VHHPEBSGYRLMX2ASM.jpg?auth=d1a94085995de3c6093b98b3d341b96808005d57731d33642273f44f70416ddb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[King's College. Photo / NZME]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/portrait-of-queen-elizabeth-made-from-rubiks-cubes-draws-praise-from-prince-william/5XY7BM3NXFHGPJNCRACNN4OQFU/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-15T22:05:22.937Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/NJIXZAI5W5F77EFHT4OT627PNY.png?auth=57d02ed499ecb6d67d0e7f6a46e3a05741cd2cff37704dfe8303eb96e53f950c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Prince William thanked 11-year-old Henil Soni for his portrait of the late Queen Elizabeth II, which he made out of Rubik's Cubes in 51 minutes. 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Photo / Supplied]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/arthur-easton-murder-family-speak-out-in-police-hunt-for-real-killer-in-infamous-miscarriage-of-justice-case/RZA3QAJAAFC3TFSCL47MVG36PI/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-15T21:42:17.726Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/WLSA47UZWVF2TL6I2XBU3QNVTY.jpg?auth=3e8b79083b910270b89a39077bb8308533d19177109286bb3bae9113df0713f6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Police are issuing an appeal in relation to the murder of Arthur Easton in Papakura 39 years ago at Counties Manukau Police Station. Arthur Easton, the beanie found at the scene and the murder weapon. NZME photographs by Rachel Maher]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/tax-evader-bought-porsche-911-mercedes-benz-bentley-convertible-instead-of-paying-ird/2727FYARJFHOLIC6KXEUR3XPDY/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-15T21:41:40.869Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/GHOJ46JVZJHLJHADF3WMVVKPXI.jpg?auth=9d83a7877c30633480a267e86574fd60342399c3576469ae3690155895fb3e5a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Inland Revenue took a dim view of the Auckland businessman who splashed out on sports cars instead of paying his tax. Photo / NZME]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/gaza-rescuers-say-israeli-strikes-kill-22-palestinians/QJQTQWHNKFEG3G3SPNSYPYNJ44/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-15T21:39:36.78Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/IPTFVZ6W2ZAIVARGNURAQLACTM.jpg?auth=57a45e86ecbafcc9e6caf2a0242bce124eedd5a1a21211916419a57803ba6cf6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[As the conflict continues in Gaza, there have been clashes nearby between Palestinian Authority security forces and militants in the Jenin camp in the Israel-occupied West Bank. Photo / AFP]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/gisborne-herald/news/maranga-essays-from-maori-scholars-explore-diverse-history/M6QHPEKTVBCVPJX2J32SNLLJMY/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-15T21:30:01.401Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/VZZPAENBONBTPC7ZKFAH36ADNM.jpg?auth=338314696da1c2a4595aecd9372b565f2c30dd64443267c9e933fdaf18baef62&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Aroha Harris, one of the editors of the book, is ian associate professor of history at the University of Auckland. She hopes people who read it will learn something new about Māori history. 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Photo / Alan Gibson]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/bay-of-plenty-times/news/women-strangled-burnt-and-beaten-by-repeat-family-violence-offender-joshua-davies/3HIF7O4CZNBPRFAFIGBMRVZ4N4/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-15T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/K2HLRHCKOFCGTDMRHSI76AHGPA.jpg?auth=9b015e5387d0b46b9053539aecbd435ed8fb64be7e98c2e9f5b460540de04a8d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A judge said it was "difficult to know what was going on in [Davies'] head" when he was violent towards his ex-partners.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/boot-camps-youth-advocates-hope-christopher-luxon-delivers-christmas-gift-of-stopping-legislation/KEBZVXQOD5HD7L6AUVKHTATNF4/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-15T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/SSGWFO54UBB6ZEDTCU7WCLQWZM.JPG?auth=3552db95e0b8414bc60a70b93104b5324bd136c86df9da6d65bc29f3ce953f33&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The advocates hope Christopher Luxon "kill the bill". 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]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/fixing-manufacturings-billion-dollar-harm-problem-jane-finlayson/EIRG2NIUIZGS3MDNBXGMFR6JUQ/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-15T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/IAJFLNJLAELMTRUUPS2WLSTJSY.jpg?auth=b6906863ec5b083b3694bc880af9ace0f4bc0e1a91e55ef76a2cbb04586a4c20&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Harm in New Zealand manufacturing has not decreased over the past 10 years. 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Photo / Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/uk-officially-joins-indo-pacific-trade-bloc-cptpp/PJZRDNV52BGQHCL3U4JXXXSOK4/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-15T04:15:11.981Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/AZT6RMRVJFHK7MFKJW4QABVI6I.jpg?auth=71a454f6554158a365480fe482e8e2d793cb6b41c0956340b7d87ff77553014c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The UK is officially now the 12th member of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP). 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Photo / Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/police-minister-mark-mitchell-praises-outstanding-response-to-gang-tangi-compliance-with-patch-ban-high/54KPEGFQYJH4TC6CUGWEXT2U3A/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-15T03:29:26.367Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/4RR5K3JZCJDAXK7QPWMR34O5KQ.jpg?auth=1fccfd42a0528eb6f7791ef33061222e5766912cf042ff2c926cc036e7557240&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Whanau, friends and gang members are gathering in Napier for the tangi of former Mongrel Mob Barbarian chapter president, Angus Benson. Photo / Paul Taylor]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/jay-z-says-woman-lawyer-who-accused-him-and-diddy-of-rape-are-peddling-a-false-story/UD36N24KUJAIZJSOPRAIYWQQQM/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-15T03:24:12.636Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/G35MDVOEIBB3TP2URGDBN6RWEM.png?auth=f0cd75f9b0ebcee28d101f4ad50e74e37ef9c6b1796d3971e1b1b4157354555a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Jay-Z (left) was named in a re-filed lawsuit against Diddy (right) earlier this month. Photos / Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/quote-of-the-year-2024-luxons-wealthy-and-sorted-in-running-for-annual-contest/4CQEM4YL65D2PJSPMMW77JPEUY/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-15T03:16:06.022Z</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, in response to questions about the sale of an apartment, said: "Let me be clear: I'm wealthy, I'm – you know, sorted." 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Photo / 123rf]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/nz-law-firms-warned-of-festive-season-cybercrime-surge/NZFN3G376ZDVBDFD5GQWWIZTZU/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-15T02:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/XV4N5BYAEA2J4WDZOBB5KXDIOE.jpg?auth=9ecd8777b5e54f8041725e6e3d5376f6fbbbc96995016027c2501a1b50959ea3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Law Society urges vigilance against a surge in cybercrime targeting lawyers this festive season. Photo 123RF]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/bay-of-plenty-times/news/christmas-appeal-law-firms-decade-long-food-drive-that-has-become-tradition/WXW3OV7NZ5AFLCRBKTGOZBUUAI/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-15T02:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/A3UOZPIBZRBDXHOJYTKTZXVS5I.jpg?auth=6dab268b8a32a880ca3d6aa77dbc5b9978ebf36f59bb521c8124be5019157b60&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Tauranga Community Foodbank volunteers Matt Semple and Nic Howitt collecting donations from Cooney Lees Morgan. Photo / Supplied]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/disney-influencer-dies-allegedly-due-to-allergic-reaction-to-food-at-brand-event/RL3GN5VV4RHPXKCRONJUCCBWIQ/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-15T01:46:07.224Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/KZ5ICQHMU5AH7B3BMMLSX2UAGY.jpeg?auth=754d35f78d472e7aaeefd065aaf91c45501ad51133da6e71a63aa7bc0359224c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Dominique Brown, the co-founder of Instagram page BlackGirlDisney, died at a brand event in Los Angeles on November 12. Photo / @dominiquebrown]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/police-name-four-killed-in-state-highway-5-crash-near-rotorua/SYZN3MF4ZZHM7ODS2UITDDKAEI/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-15T01:43:11.583Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/JRZNADCWJFAVVEXHVQGOSOKNXU.jpg?auth=2492c0da676f2629a7ed49b0c55863db8fc0577db92a1d695851e3821eff1070&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Flowers on  State Highway 5 SH5 at Ngongotaha Valley near Rotorua 15 December 2024 near the fatal motor vehicle accident that killed three people 09 December 2024 - inset victimes Tray Dee Wall, Amelia Stockdale-Frost and (below) Ruben Stockdale-FrostComposite Photo]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/robbie-williams-explains-why-hes-portrayed-as-a-chimpanzee-in-new-biopic-better-man/YVYYWACB3RBTHKRTHCX7FY7WBA/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-15T01:06:52.645Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/44HKZUX2FFBCJHZY5KEVK7U3BE.png?auth=e21d48022dd0a8c6a499704d2c7104e3ce1eca12a999ce9334abaea9a4dbc699&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Robbie Williams and his portrayal as a CGI chimpanzee in Better Man. 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Your family can do better.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/from-ghost-guns-to-gangs-5-lessons-from-canada-for-nz-firearms-reform/NXSN7BJM6JEPFIZFLVDOAYOEUA/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-15T01:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/WLXAPEXME4ZX2JB54DJIGZITIY.jpg?auth=29bcbe9d7730d46a0e09cbb3c43c9e68adda2bdf48f58692d7e76c98c5e77cd0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Canada has grappled with similar firearms problems to New Zealand, writes Alexander Gillespie. Photo / 123rf]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/crime/judge-challenges-mental-impairment-defence-jails-william-wood-for-historical-sexual-abuse/SD2QP7J6B5AVBHK2FMIAOJEROQ/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-15T01:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/KMXVVXM3JRFEZLBOB6B6AW2OVA.JPG?auth=03715195c2c83e6f58e33d264e5922e9566b84c0bf202e1336f9bdcbb453cdf6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[William Wood, accompanied in the dock by a prison officer during sentencing in the Nelson District Court on historical charges of sexual abuse. Photo / Tracy Neal]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/strong-marine-heatwave-conditions-around-north-island-fueling-warmth-humidity/OAN6KVIIONGB3J4UQ57WDMPZ6Q/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-15T00:02:33.617Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/BUZSEE44LJAWLI2NUMEG5MPRLQ.jpg?auth=160dd1bbee2f7156a8d1118c564fc7c5569ca4723d01e6e63447e6334ebb7d16&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Sea surface temperatures have been running at 1-2C above average around the North Island's northern and eastern coasts. Image / Niwa]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>