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Photo / 123rf]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/the-phone-debate-protecting-our-child-or-embracing-tech-at-age-11/E7LM45ZTVFFBVH675UENCJ3OQU/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-25T19:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/ES3EKDS3YREXDLB2VSIBGCAKMM.jpg?auth=b8d1acd905ec32e3e0625c2421a3c5181679dcbdb802467cb2c36ddf2700af26&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[When it comes to technology, I’m a one-man moral panic, writes Greg Bruce.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/kazakhstan-plane-crash-38-dead-as-azerbaijan-airlines-jet-goes-down/CAWKXRFCNREG7BQL6Q6IWE3VHE/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-25T18:58:27.576Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/5YIDZZ5Z4RDIPOP7LXMMIRREXM.jpg?auth=7631d1e0e86562aec08902bacf1e678fb21af6dc8e2b19a11fb3381e3469fbcd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Emergency specialists work at the crash site of an Azerbaijan Airlines passenger jet near the western Kazakh city of Aktau on December 25. 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Photo / NZME]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/summer-reads-the-year-in-politics-cutbacks-hikoi-misbehaving-politicians-and-the-coalition-of-chaos/ZKWTNE6LKRE2RH6R5OGU2TUIAU/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-25T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/46A5YNNH5BEAHHFIQNACPVDQOU.JPG?auth=4b553e37641e2a434337f438a65e0c6a870aadaf52b5815df3c22fc85f9b06e7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[2024 proved to be another big year for New Zealand politics. 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Photo/ Bob Hooker]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/what-transmission-gully-court-settlement-means-for-awaited-110kmh-speed-limit/6EENPBRULZAXLFZOQRL3MR6JD4/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-25T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/VFFQLXE4JJ3VK6DOUF7SKDDGWU.jpg?auth=de199508c169825f467c7c34a45604f6f776e1102ca88aca61aee939c4dbc106&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Transmission Gully. 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Photo / Laura Smith]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/joe-karam-speaks-30-years-on-from-bain-murders-why-is-new-zealand-still-captivated-the-front-page/TIKJEM5O6ZFXJB6MUAME73HAYU/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-25T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/2ERSXFPJEFWTMW457W2ESLJFAM.jpg?auth=981a70f93a00cd92130f37195b911f6f94da7970ed33da322519ab941c59b23f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[David Bain and his supporter Joe Karam emerge from the High Court after Bain was found not guilty in June 2009. 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Photo / Herald montage]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/the-country/news/year-in-review-jamie-mackay-celebrates-the-countrys-30th-anniversary/NTVZXPRCKFCWDDZPVFAY75ZQQY/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-25T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/BNDS2OYR7REERHLH7NAU26IKMM.jpg?auth=e836e23aa14b31d8ec4d5c1712951b9e5949d56f0e4467bba9113bc9d952d57b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Country host Jamie Mackay looks back on 30 years in the radio business.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/what-ive-learnt-investigating-the-mormon-church-murray-jones/JDZBGOTIWJH4XPYROU7DRYTDYE-2/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-25T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/3DADHR7DSZEBRDMSRSWFHRSVNM.jpg?auth=eb3f79d9e28ced6d1eacd60f568c49c66ff5a18e72ec0bf4a117d64a09a12282&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Mormon church's rules have prevented the reporting of some sexual abuse, says Murray Jones. 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Photo / Michael Craig]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/waikeria-prisoners-christmas-eve-homebrew-booze-up-lands-them-in-solitary/O7ZRH6S3JVG7NBR7S3AGGBMU5Y/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-25T04:21:59.349Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/JIIBXR4GC5ABHBHN2BGGX42BKI.JPG?auth=b0289b4945d93238456554ac7b68b3d830507cb82a102b0a6c08807eafe139ec&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Inmates at Waikeria Prison have been charged with misconduct for brewing their own alcohol. Photo / Brett Phibbs]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/revive-your-relationship-four-steamy-date-ideas-to-boost-intimacy/6CF5SOAZ6BHMVN6G3UZAHQVD3M/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-25T04:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/CSBV72STMVFJHMQIYVBJ6VIMFI.jpg?auth=7840ecdfc9bf103bddb359ea9dcc0fd666c4895922aa386825d014341078ae9d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Steamy, research-backed date night ideas to help couples reignite intimacy and strengthen their connection. 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Photo / MetService]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/whangaparaoa-water-incident-leaves-one-seriously-injured-on-christmas-day/PCYVIYEKQ5HFHKEM5MJBEBT6B4/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-25T03:38:02.251Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/6DK3ABMJ2FSMYID4K5ZAOL4OBA.jpg?auth=63ab677986feacb7ac1a77ad52eb331bc6cf24cfcce08cdde43a3a0dfc016590&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[One person has been taken to hospital with serious injuries after a "water-related incident" at a beach in Whangaparāoa, north of Auckland. 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