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Photo /123RF]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/land-information-new-zealand-declines-proposal-to-change-petones-name-to-pito-one/WR5MUDBJSJC4BOXABNKJWFH2GQ/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-17T22:17:01.134Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/MEHNAVAILRG3LA4CG7QXIVTTIY.jpg?auth=0fad7a77040ec0cb027f89821d105b2c5f56315d058c870b46e768040397a0e0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Numerous iwi groups brought the Pita One name proposal forward, seeking a correction of a historic "misspelling" of the Hutt Valley suburb.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/weet-bix-kids-tryathlon-back-in-hastings/I5E5JPJOHBGRJKZ6HBIQUUQ5JY/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-17T22:16:44.307Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/MAEG6U5FYFC47FPD4G2UNBE4SU.jpg?auth=14d2b00852e1d8d7de2d22ec0e775b4a18bf1864c0d53414bef047f43303afaf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Eve McNally from Te Mata School was one of about 1300 children who took part in the 2024 Hastings Weet-Bix Tryathlon. 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Photo / Paul Taylor]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/travel/travel-news/kiwi-couple-at-warwick-resort-fiji-fell-severely-ill-days-before-mass-alcohol-poisoning/T4ERBJ6225H5VJKHPSUYOG27SA/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-17T21:43:34.998Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/2J4RBRZHT5E7RMJIYQEPBYBUNY.jpg?auth=5cb90d91a9f5bafb51c02f6b4442991bbd54af0b94e0a1bbfe551267978738fe&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A young couple from Palmerston North are concerned they may have experienced alcohol poisoning during a trip to Warwick Fiji earlier in December. Photo / Supplied]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/waitangi-national-trust-chairman-urges-christopher-luxon-to-show-up-at-treaty-grounds/B6SRCGDBCZCMZEK5WZKG5UDYUM/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-17T21:33:51.991Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/UJA6LAE45VFG5DMDYITBYW2YSE.jpg?auth=f4d3a87abe91efee3f99e7bc887b13a548b9ae012408cf350082816d94a8c3ab&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Waitangi National Trust chairman Pita Tipene. Photo / Susan Botting]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/well-known-painter-mark-braunias-dies/VCY3LMAB3VEERDIXT5H6RIELBQ/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-17T21:28:18.007Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/F6IVBGB7EFAOBB7JQ7OY2T6NS4.jpg?auth=626449c8d02157ec8059f37fad6eb79d87420153a89d4dec2c01cb0c65b6e778&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Mark Braunias at the Aotearoa Art Fair]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/world-athletics-president-sebastian-coe-calls-for-care-with-australian-sprint-sensation-gout-gout/SJLQWBY5LZALLO3DSVGJD22ZCE/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-17T21:24:55.344Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/MU4XM43J4BBGRDQPYDIIM743TQ.jpg?auth=8b95dc88656ac3272b3d963149bd64a4ef58d4d0f31b15a527da9f62ff9622a4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Gout Gout of Queensland wins the final of the Boys' U18 200m in a National Record time of 20.04 seconds on December 7. 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Photo / Michael Thompson]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/lauren-zonfrillo-releases-new-book-after-the-shock-death-of-her-husband-masterchef-australia-judge-jock-zonfrillo/FAAPXGV6TVCLRFG3MZCGNAHF5Y/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-17T19:03:38.868Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/MZVATB4ZJBCLHHU4BN3R62YZ7E.jpg?auth=29e7ad7af912a9e764dc4ed9e94643ca9c8d29457ce346b7cdc6ec7890d050b0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Jock and Lauren Zonfrillo. Photo / Instagram]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/travel/travel-news/hannah-kobayashi-disappearance-runaway-tourist-breaks-silence-unaware-of-dads-suicide/EXHBD5MCJVHDNFPB3WWHXNZMXU/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-17T19:02:26.367Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/HF6BG55OKNHH3PX7E5ZPTY77RM.jpg?auth=62d530274ae280b7a30ff996c36c40d841769104b066ee7b6ea17c86f1fcd5e4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Hannah Kobayashi has spoken for the first time after going 'missing' in November.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/waikato-news/news/gang-patch-ban-patches-motorcycles-and-firearms-seized-after-waikato-gang-tangi/BSKZERFNHNE4NKNPK544PP6FKQ/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-17T19:01:20.445Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/father-stepmother-of-murdered-uk-pakistani-girl-jailed-for-life/KX3EKXKZ3NBUPCPCYTJM2K2TUE/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-17T18:52:51.64Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/M56AK3YLZZGHXEHZC4IFZXZRVI.jpg?auth=1c8c7c8690b094b7c285f533352bb1e51066f0678fa35a5df49bb9d5b78c5129&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Sara Sharif, a British-Pakistani girl, died after being subjected to a prolonged campaign of 'despicable abuse'. Photo / AFP]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/kahu/rawiri-waititi-says-luxon-may-be-drop-nuts-if-he-doesnt-attend-waitangi-day-at-waitangi/5JNDF2VAR5AFHPSR4UE4TCIX6Y/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-17T18:49:29.296Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/KCORZ2YO5NFGDOQRDEAY2U6Q4E.JPG?auth=f69f462de5711052c1876f351a09f66b67c022131cf5cd16b372fe59d4efe845&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Prime Minister Christopher Luxon, flanked by Act leader David Seymour (left) and New Zealand First leader Winston Peters (right), being welcomed onto the Treaty Grounds at Waitangi in 2024. 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Photo / NZME]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/cricket/black-caps/black-caps-v-england-tim-southee-walks-away-with-praise-of-sir-richard-hadlee/JMFVNSS6OBEYNCFICBCMIF3SBE/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-17T18:01:00.926Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/LUYZOH6PNJBGLHIZ6PP7SNR5R4.JPG?auth=72d57ad7df4e31e78516fad43187ff8aa5e5055b0ad22b6ae8aed52b6b3e46b0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Tim Southee and Sir Richard Hadlee are New Zealand's two top test wicket-takers. Photo / Photosport]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/kahu/historic-sale-ngati-mahaki-offers-rare-tahutahi-pounamu-to-public/6XSQGMUZKBC2PDQFLGB6A5OUJA/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-17T17:43:46.214Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/BITD7H4TFJGDLDVGNI74NDNUVQ.jpg?auth=0c61495308530ac0adece7657bea1fe9e262f669eeb023ea5ca8b0c9bcfb889b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Tahutahi taonga gifted to New Zealand’s Olympic and Paralympic athletes / Supplied]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/kahu/activists-disrupt-parliament-over-fast-track-bill-protest-te-tiriti-breach/SNFFMF2WDNHLJDFKQQOEGSGEPI/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-17T17:27:57.778Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/VFNOLJSJTVF2NJ5WDMAEJMH2V4.jpg?auth=123683c28820173e657a9d344225ba9dcef7a53db1987c815eddefad323b3159&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Parliament's Assistant Speaker Greg O’Connor.


]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/racing/gibbs-hoping-to-reap-rewards-with-sweet-but-psycho/KGDGG4PPGVEDZM6P54LWL3TWEI/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-17T17:23:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/JO6EF32LZBDQNKXB5FWAKPEL7I.jpg?auth=9c4cab09fd6f6c0e43528ffc00554532dd5fb432702f8b96edaacfda53b45e2d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Sweet But Psycho will contest the Dunstan Horsefeeds Stayers Championship Qualifier (2100m) at Ruakākā on Wednesday. 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