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]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/napier-sound-shell-toilets-custodians-humour-brightens-the-busiest-days/YYBBMCCXYBGXHN6QDFWHQTSCWE/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-27T23:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/YWEZLK77T5CV3HRWLGRQN56PME.jpg?auth=b9e60b3807bf119f5ef58375e2bcfe3a6ff34e6656bfdc621b907d0098bd29c9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Felicity Grant and her colleague Trish White outside the Sound Shell loos. 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It doesn't get much more festive than a visit to Santa Claus Village in Rovaniemi, located in Finland's Lapland region. Photo / @santaclausvillageofficial]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/romeo-beckham-splits-from-girlfriend-mia-regan-after-argument/CONHBOW67BD4ZOZPZ2ERQGWQDM/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-27T20:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/PXEU7BLI767AZEDEYJVV5GBHME.jpg?auth=d1405845c91a03010471b0f8de6f605175dddb8a01af2833307509b64bbb1a16&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The long-time couple shocked fans when they announced their split this week. 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Photo / Photosport]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/travel/news/scientist-reveals-new-theory-on-what-happened-to-malaysia-airlines-flight-mh370/NHGT6P6FRRDXFHLCTRLTPC5544/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-27T19:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/W445SWQ3KRCNJBUDF7YFJCCOZM.jpg?auth=0dac5c1063d00fc6f312a5d1ecd0573dcdeb18064f53c151b8c84e9eb28bfb2f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[This year marks the 10th anniversary of the tragic and mysterious MH370 crash. Months after its anniversary, an Australian scientist has published a manuscript claiming to have solved the case through science. Photo / 123rf]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/waikato-news/news/kingi-tuheitia-tangi-and-hamilton-gardens-entry-fee-the-big-stories-of-september-2024/EZ34LWCMXVGQTLNSXMRFSXNDO4/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-27T18:30:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/DRJHRDVDOJHT3EO3SIRFYYTBVE.JPG?auth=34fb1693ca21f9ab19c26b061adc1d905eff05e11266aa1382b91c075b734e3c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Waka carry Kīngi Tūheitia to Taupiri maunga for burial. Photo / Mike Scott]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/travel/on-board-ponants-new-luxury-ship-le-jacques-cartier-in-western-australia/YNHVAQW3KVENFEOVXIHYUH6VOE/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-27T18:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/PWIB5Y6YIFDRPFYBAZ4OP4PPIA.jpg?auth=7a336cb7eb36df6e468b49d723ce01259da58068f8802c695e6b46f9b2732d12&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ponant’s luxurious Le Jacques Cartier cruise explores Western Australia’s Kimberley, blending adventure, wildlife, and fine dining. 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Photo / Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/roll-call-please-how-many-meetings-are-hawkes-bays-councillors-missing/BQT2DHXC7BHYBGAODWBJ3QDXPA/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-27T17:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/7DV7B7NVPFE2XDN52LXW45B3EU.jpg?auth=f99d5311eabf138e541326fe88c5db036c84bd4c2cca32cd53d8cc28ee42f3cb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The region's mayors Alex Walker of CHB (left), Kirsten Wise of Napier, Craig Little of Wairoa, Sandra Hazlehurst of Hastings, and Hinewai Ormsby, chairwoman of Hawke’s Bay Regional Council, all speak highly of their councillors' commitment to attending meetings and workshops.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/northern-advocate/news/urupukapuka-paradise-in-the-heart-of-the-bay-of-islands/5XABMFSO7BATRFGA5MA3CGF7WY/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-27T17:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/JPAQYWW7WFDXDBLCOK7VMIC62E.jpg?auth=429feb313c7d5490586029513bbf2b95e82b9a14c926d1b91ae8ee27ea5586da&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ewes and their newborn lambs enjoy some time on the beach at Cable Bay, Urupukapuka Island. Photos / S Curtis]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/northern-advocate/news/is-cash-still-king-northland-shops-going-cashless-and-customers-resisting-it/TBTJC6XNQBB3RM6RB2SBEUETWI/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-27T17:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/LHTT3IWIZBHUZNG27JTEPHRUA4.JPG?auth=242dfdf9ca57f181a235a9e2e318e113bfad35148b86e85ec98c9ed02427ed22&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[While the number of people using cash to pay for everyday things has fallen, customers still want the choice of being able to pay with notes and coins. Photo / NZME]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/companies/banking-finance/asb-ceo-vittoria-shortt-talks-about-her-tough-childhood-banking-being-nzs-top-paid-female-executive-money-talks/RBU5YM6YCVB75NE5XXWGKJDJIE-2/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-27T17:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/7ASLLSTC5PLNQZOUW34XZNSNDA.jpg?auth=b7370c5f8cc30ffe591fa4109c3a8331e43cb02b4df6ebe2cd8715df60e205f5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Vittoria Shortt, chief executive of ASB Bank. Photo / Supplied]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/tennis/nico-lamperin-reveals-plans-for-asb-classic-2025-amid-rising-international-interest/JWZCSJN3PVAYFEADS7PZWYRLAY/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-27T17:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/74KFWNIFXRHP3F5IF2ZTWWPUFM.JPG?auth=edc471f46567f92e45f99ea2ec4a51961fdb8d24838ac1027bda05066fc22178&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[ASB Classic tournament and commercial director Nicolas Lamperin. Photo / Dean Purcell]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/northern-advocate/news/adventurous-mates-complete-northland-straight-line-walk-for-charity/VVNE6NFH3JGRVAO4EIJX43R6AY/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-27T17:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/2KGVASJNHJHBDODEFR2R7NM7AE.JPG?auth=6f020f75ef483319bb49387051c251a2527bc683c6318ba0b9b8ed85fe20a636&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Alex Smith, Tane Tarlton and Ben Reeve on Baylys Beach, the starting point of their six-day Northland crossing.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/the-country/news/year-in-review-schoolboys-kiwifruit-orchard-invention-does-the-heavy-lifting/T62HUPRHIVF5FM3KWOKYIEETOY/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-27T16:01:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/5SLSBGHGVRB2DODN5X5HWULIXQ.jpg?auth=a1900a9f24defc43debbde7ae89a5721bee2c6b2d0260892b8731f7ab31b2992&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Liam Fisher, aged 17 from Ōpōtiki, and St Paul’s Collegiate School classmate Ollie Robertson, 18, with their Ag Beam lifter. 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Six people who disappeared at Auckland's Piha Beach.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/the-10-most-expensive-new-zealand-homes-sold-in-2024/MUKCUHXVQVEUNOXJ63YXPJNYAY/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-27T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/GGKNSLYHUFFODNIEFLZAIDGDVI.jpg?auth=547a8204f6a619d25591b85c31f88a80d85cbd6c75ec0dc5ceeb08a0a6d65f1b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[One of New Zealand's most beautiful and stately homes fetched the second highest sale price in 2024 - $20 million.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/mongrel-mob-boss-caught-with-68000-in-louis-vuitton-handbag-was-dealing-drugs-across-north-island/ZOM3AR2AW5AH5FP6TBHWOLRLOQ/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-27T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/NFKEPCOCBBAZNPKFKMGXNWP6QE.jpg?auth=0c5228e9df2bd4c689bb40842968f00619b173618687cbf0453e9b0d8fa1b5d5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Mongrel Mob Barbarians president Mathew Phillip Karetu has pleaded guilty to numerous methamphetamine offences and unlawful possession of a pistol. Composite Image / NZME]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/rotorua-daily-post/news/rotorua-child-abuse-case-nia-glassies-murderers-brothers-wiremu-and-michael-curtis-up-for-parole/3TUZFOGKGRGWLGZSSE7GTXPA2E/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-27T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/73UNM4XTKJFA7CW6JZ7BFNRIFQ.jpg?auth=f33bee9406c3305d6329449328f860faf6fbe7ebba4d176c3e5850a28eb005d1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Michael (left) and Wiremu Curtis are up for parole in January and February respectively for the murder of Nia Glassie in 2007.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/best-day-of-my-life-olympic-star-tori-peeters-ties-the-knot-with-partner/CNXYW7TLORFX3M64VBB5VQMWRM/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-27T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/I5M2IOT6TZHZVJAXYVMINYNETI.png?auth=54d62e53b890512ad1d7c15d45152b2ba6861a3abf1e8a3bfdb2bb14070fe17f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The javelin champ and the love of her life married at a picturesque farm in rural Waikato. Photo / @brodiemcdowellweddings, brodiemcdowell.com]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/two-decades-of-a-moment-in-crime-podcast-the-sex-monster-kinky-dungeon-man-and-a-cold-hearted-killer/WMZI3ILRUJF6PJGOUFGRINYOSY/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-27T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/3ZATX7VYNWDOSRCV56S2X7TTG4.png?auth=2781cd31046f85672c6c4c801f2d3497215be8be02ae686c014dd75060e487eb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A Moment in Crime is a NZ Herald crime podcast, with new episodes out every month. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/hero-mum-traci-te-paa-dies-saving-daughter-and-nephew-from-rip-at-waimamaku-beach-northland/OI7BV7EMHRD2ZJRH4ORFDRJ3SY/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-27T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/O7BYOA3BL5D33PQTP3XMQD2BJU.jpg?auth=17deb94949635b9a1d787f892ee2e6669cbb0a87559995891387af9f9879f5d5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Traci Te Paa drowned after saving her daughter and nephew from a rip at Waimamaku Beach on Christmas Eve.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/guinness-boom-why-a-265-year-old-beer-brand-is-suddenly-cool-with-gen-z-liam-dann/SSR3QXWBNVDFXKJC26KBXKHKAM/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-27T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/WZZLKTIFOFGJLMA4RL5ETQF7UY.jpg?auth=b8d5c097fea3cb5bb352ec6ae6a1c407823b976f553423083097f8d17bb39dbb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Guinness trade quality ambassador Kurt Gross pours a pint of the company's stout and talks about the resurgence of the legendary beer. Photo / Carson Bluck]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/aviations-holy-grail-turning-greenhouse-gas-into-green-fuel/VDC4VLIQYJC3DCLBVDOHURHSNI/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-27T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/FI2EORYWXNA5BGQLHXCTPNEMFI.JPG?auth=204f6e31ee46c598e5ce2969ade58fdbe1c9e85d76c54cbdd41161c5efc68831&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Gregory Constantine co-founder and CEO of Air Company with Air New Zealand’s sustainability and corporate Affairs officer Kiri Hannifin. Photo / Dean Purcell]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/letters-nzs-school-rugby-dominance-challenges-all-blacks-approach/MG7QYIGKDJD6ZFPVUMILMTWVRI/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-27T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/ZODNYWOJI5HUDHRNH6V4PIRB2M.png?auth=ee7ab9e2ebe6e0f72f039e868c944f7f1f3eef20fdedb5343d7f2215295d0733&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Kelston Boys' High School won the World Schools Rugby festival. Photo / Kelston Boys High School]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/new-year-weather-brief-respite-in-festival-hotspots-before-rain-and-wind-strike-again/GPMR5AMRSRAXLCFKDMGXIDSSZ4/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-27T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/I36ZJF3RUJFKBFECIDSPRLSICA.png?auth=ef35e7ba75e96a0579c217281d2516f167c9349e7edc08602a32c6802e5f0a79&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Forecasters are anticpating a wet and windy end to 2024 in many places. Photo / Niwa]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/uk-family-awarded-over-18000-after-renting-unliveable-new-zealand-home-landlord-seeks-rehearing/3BQ7P4WIJBA7FDPLFWFQVPO3TU/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-27T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/YKFJAMJ5JNDNVKTEOP63IDHC4M.jpg?auth=8854567aed19a7a0225d2610b231ca4b2f0323c1c70019ab5bab6427bd7d0214&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Simon Usher and his wife have been awarded just over $18,000 in a Tenancy Tribunal decision.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/the-country/news/year-in-review-why-agriculture-is-important-to-all-new-zealanders-dr-jacqueline-rowarth/FOVKJ33ZLJAPBDCUXZTFL6JH24/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-27T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/2PHU5YOKN5BCFDRN525OFCPKKU.jpg?auth=7933fc77494b4218694f6b83910f0acbf7d4e73d8a7c29e2dd12d88d03815cbc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Regional Development Minister Shane Jones says it's "too hard" to produce food in New Zealand. Photo / Mark Mitchell]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/from-strawberries-to-cherries-what-can-kiwis-expect-from-harvests-and-availability-this-summer/LFM4B2GSIRDKPFLETN54VIMYKY/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-27T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/BLTMNL2YZVGRHF5LSS5CJZCIEQ.jpg?auth=2d78cc73997a936c0309a5882e16a02740a742f76b0a765b31f96721af793aec&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Strawberries are back on the menu in a big way, with stocks finally recuperating after some difficult seasons.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/northern-advocate/news/mitimiti-magic-for-far-north-mayor-moko-tepania-at-the-end-of-the-winding-gravel-road/IOBHFVWHN5HSPLMY5WZBR6ZQEY/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-27T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/2GYXH63FTUQFT45QL7GN4NRD3Q.jpg?auth=bdf1e3f27de09b63c182fc5bc76e56484df44ca13ef061d280572941e32005ef&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Summer means camping at North Hokianga's Mitimiti for Far North Mayor Moko Tepania Photo / NZME]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/gisborne-herald/news/ten-years-of-tairawhiti-crash-data-injuries-decreasing-as-deaths-stay-similar/3IQ6MRE3PVH2NDEAJTWP2DJKFY/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-27T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/QRD2MOYDKRCU7A5KFFYTWDKZP4.jpg?auth=5de2b14b5fa3f282443efa8d65a0fa8206193f3315281947a573a701d52a528d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[There have been seven deaths on Tairāwhiti's roads so far this year according to provisional data, compared to four in 2023. Photo / James Pocock]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/sean-fitzpatrick-heads-global-charity-laureus-that-uses-sport-to-change-childrens-lives/7MV7FYXEFVBH5L67SSGCF4INRY/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-27T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/GN4I7JGD4DA5HLAMLQTUFFM7F4.jpg?auth=3c7857de91316641c2d057e691065a4abeab6986559fb75c5ccfbdc02c9c55ad&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[All Blacks Jonah Lomu, Sean Fitzpatrick and Jeff Wilson hold the Bledisloe Cup after winning the final against Australia in Sydney in July 1995.  Photo / Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/summer-reads-ncea-results-school-fees-and-system-failures-the-year-in-education/KR3THSXQKRFG3O7L5TZY4ER6J4/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-27T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/FPKAL75JZ5D7POGN5C22NXKANA.jpg?auth=3188eea5dcad7b8ca5acf82dabdd0e50117518fdda6e55ac63193493fd519539&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[How is New Zealand's education system faring? Photo / Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/inside-bluebridge-cook-strait-ferrys-new-premium-lounge-the-perks-cost-and-child-free-bliss/5N22MHJGMZGDBAUNNM5DXMZDPI/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-27T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/KJVEAOO375DWLHSKK6XQ4XRPYQ.jpg?auth=29f07b96912e3ba6917d72bbf5f90331ba22c4b5a63b678e79e3f02febbe7cdd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Bluebridge launched its premium Pōhutukawa Lounge in December 2024. Photo / Bluebridge]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/chasing-a-golden-dream-in-sunny-hawkes-bay/DNWH4E5PMRG77DPCLNOLT274HA/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-27T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/CBID54AI7ZFMVMQ7D7MCTFFSII.JPG?auth=7388306931fe42b5aba68fb98decb739b42a9a6767a6ef3cbc7a2905087e58e8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The opening of the children's North Island Colgate Games when they were last held in Hastings 2017. This summer's event, the third Colgate Games at the Mitre 10 Regional Sports Park, will be held on January 10-12, with over 1000 young athletes. Photo / NZME]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/whanganui-chronicle/news/horizons-regional-council-formally-opposes-treaty-principles-bill/DR7LQKQUAFCYJLTCCM3SDK76Y4/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-27T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/NQFTGUROSCYG3ZWZJSI5RXUONI.jpg?auth=1018ff0fa44848f6f41c098d54fbecdaf501badbbcbcc0793153d6da3b8dcf2e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Horizons Regional Council chair Rachel Keedwell says the Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi Bill does not align with the council's operations. Photo / File]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/the-country/news/year-in-review-pastures-past-tractors-bring-progress-and-danger-to-kiwi-farmers/TDINUSKZHJD3TG7NN2XJNHJOVU/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-27T15:59:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/XJBTGAOUBNFOXJPRBAQ3JOSBQ4.jpg?auth=e2bbdaf46e40c549918c1698c63a13614abcbd2dec44b3ca477379906d5f03c7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Tractors made life easier on-farm in New Zealand but also came with risks. Photo / Janine Baalbergen]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/media-insider/media-insider-media-leaders-on-2025-tvnzs-jodi-odonnell-rnzs-paul-thompson-the-spinoffs-duncan-greive-pacific-media-networks-don-mann-pead-prs-deborah-pead-togethers-penelope-brown/M2UHJEAMU5DLPC4WG23SZ2N3GU/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-27T09:04:08.467Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/O655YSQEPJDGFJQZVLIDBB32UE.gif?auth=d6d59811ea0ad44fbc929774342133e32361eb4a5425174b48a62c7302c23900&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The first part of our series on media leaders answering five questions for 2025. Today we hear from Jodi O'Donnell (TVNZ), Paul Thompson (RNZ), Duncan Greive (The Spinoff), Don Mann (Pacific Media Network), Deborah Pead (Pead PR) and Penelope Brown (Together).]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/police-name-naenae-murder-accused-as-wipuhara-kapene/Q2M2KVPCDNF5NIRJQNZP4W7EBQ/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-27T08:12:56.183Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/P6YOV3AWGNBIJEUAATGIFD7CP4.png?auth=545e67f69905355f37ef1ca67ca599c529dcfe273da3de5f20a8be579b925723&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Wipuhara Kapene was arrested and charged with murder on Christmas Eve after police executed several search warrants in Wairarapa. 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Photo / Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/government-coy-on-police-plan-to-target-at-risk-children-for-social-investment/QSBKFADX45D6TPUVOILCQUBD3M/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-27T06:33:36.135Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/FPKAL75JZ5D7POGN5C22NXKANA.jpg?auth=3188eea5dcad7b8ca5acf82dabdd0e50117518fdda6e55ac63193493fd519539&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Police have floated the idea of "targeted prevention support to 9 to 12-year-olds to prevent them entering the youth justice system". 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Photo / Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/travel/the-best-luxury-holidays-in-australia-peninsula-hot-springs-mornington-peninsula/4S6ZFOOOIRE67INEAUC5R5KZ4Q/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-27T06:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/MZKFQLN7EJB5TPM3VFBYL55AGE.jpg?auth=51b245be57c0afef3fe93261c0a7caa36d9bd8135564ee4a656a3cdca491919e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Peninsula Hot Springs integrates seamlessly with its natural landscape, surrounded by tea-trees and sheoaks. Photo / Alarna O’Connell]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/summer-shark-sightings-two-coromandel-peninsula-beaches-forced-to-close-within-days-of-each-other/JSDSEVZBUNAVPPPINJZODTAJAA/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-27T05:36:35.196Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/2V4YXNFCM5HJVPF5KAPCYBNBVI.jpg?auth=4b958e9605126c83ef621001abdf50949d0383d67d07211bcfb7d3dfd34adad7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A bronze whaler shark swimming in the ocean. Image - Supplied]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/nz-shares-head-for-strongest-performance-in-four-years-market-close/52DJ6XQBLVFITNHBNEOHGPXDCY/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-27T05:18:18.842Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/2QCJZ7JEI677ZNHEI2GF2PIRZA.jpg?auth=795ccd58ce2a2af657cc71991e8cb5258ae8a87a8df97dda6a94d22d853df82d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Restaurant Brands was up 11c or 2.74% to $4.12as the S&P/NZX 50 Index closed at its second-highest level this year. Graphic / NZME]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/person-critically-injured-after-fight-breaks-out-in-ngaruawahia-police-investigating/32XCO632EFDIDCSAOH73OKVJFI/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-27T05:01:10.418Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/hunt-for-driver-after-woman-dragged-10m-in-glenfield-mall-carpark-robbery/TPOYWIM4TJDH3BZL3VUMGXC4XM/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-27T04:12:48.451Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/2CZVU7IEZ6XOE6JRJV6FDTGLZM.jpg?auth=fbaedf50e18f88bc57ee5695345d78156cc4550ea4766b847803fe66c2693aa9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A woman was dragged 10 metres in the Glenfield Mall carpark after her handbag was stolen by a man. Photo / Michael Craig]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/person-airlifted-to-hospital-after-serious-two-vehicle-crash-on-sh31-in-otorohanga-waikato/S6AFODEWKZAEZHK5JSZO5J2OSQ/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-27T04:01:47.776Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/bubbah-tina-from-turners-and-taskmaster-tattoos-are-just-the-beginning/N3WJ2P6KI5CKBA4UTSUHT35GIY/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-27T04:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/TQQPHJKOQVB7ZDMNKKP3WUQRAU.jpg?auth=b154f2fc0f076115264fc3f55ee6135bb31e3e261c948bde8b27368a87a580eb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Comedian and actor Sieni Leo'o Olo, known as Bubbah, talks mental health breaks and why she got rid of her smartphone. Photo / Sylvie Whinray]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/basketball/breakers/breakers-guard-parker-jackson-cartwright-charged-after-knocking-over-referee/NTG6VEJ2HZHRFLPILJMK7LE4TM/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-27T03:46:50.668Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/4TJOPM6DWJDX5KHQVCV4K3E4MM.jpg?auth=5f8dee97a8be263f12e64900dda0a60540b440601c8e7a284040927001f2477a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Breakers' Parker Jackson-Cartwright is restrained by referees after an altercation with Reuben Te Rangi of the JackJumpers. Photo / Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/auckland-shoplifters-caught-with-2700-of-goods-on-boxing-day-in-albany-north-shore-police-say/6VOJ5GAFINDUDDTPAEFNSKUWU4/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-27T03:44:07.87Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/72Z2GOP7EFGB7MAKJQ3RYT2BFI.jpg?auth=e06b458043e059293d4124a554f843ebdc4b1860d4e1fd0907e6441c965fd5cf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Police say they have caught three men with $2700 of shoplifted loot after a sticky-fingered Boxing Day spree. Photo / File]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/rotorua-daily-post/news/toxic-algal-bloom-warning-for-rotoruas-lake-rotoiti/CD5CH5K7H5DY7B3E7FI7NGLT2U/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-27T03:29:19.042Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/6VBZEVPNKVA4PCTSVXB3FFQLNM.jpg?auth=9ace63fc2be6ac7a0c71433eec66ffbef94e8bdf041e22121c2253490b4d49ae&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Public Health warns against swimming in Ōkawa Bay, Lake Rotoiti. Photo / Andrew Warner]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/racing/horse-racing-kiwi-jockey-great-opie-bosson-retires-from-racing/ETPF434M4ZD2TAU5L3BWI5BUM4/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-27T03:05:53.082Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/B4E3YBISJ5F6PKM7ZSMEI2P62Y.jpg?auth=1b27725b93ac4a3b3c493078df390aa0ad9a0539bab1d0eebdb62806b45d6996&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Champion jockey Opie Bosson has announced his retirement at age 44. Photo / Nicole Troost]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/northern-advocate/news/police-investigate-after-man-dropped-off-at-dargaville-hospital-with-serious-injuries/DRQBQ2Q6X5CQ7BUKEHKDWOVR2Q/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-27T03:02:10.419Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/church-going-businessman-ronnie-kivalu-sentenced-for-importing-30kg-of-meth-from-tonga-for-the-king-cobras-gang/RYZCXEOCB5EC3JFWPF4AFTS34A/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-27T03:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/3WXD5SK6UNEBFJIILYWB3PLRD4.jpg?auth=f8cf1e44356deedfd81b3657585181237b9349b80facfa9477fd37824461d9b8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ronnie Kivalu used his food importing business to smuggle nearly 30kg of methamphetamine hidden inside this container of frozen vegetables from Tonga in 2021. Photo / NZ Police]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/gisborne-herald/news/record-december-rain-high-wind-damages-highway-in-gisborne/4URIRNH7T5BF7HCKVKSIXUNLEI/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-27T02:25:15.809Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/B4HQGHHPDVD7PKTL3PWMNB2KKM.JPG?auth=3ee46ddaefa4cc0c02f40451983c7dca5099a8776f0f61d44f67ce20f37b6fac&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Beach clean-up work before Christmas has been undone by the latest stormy weather and a lot of mainly smaller debris has built up on the city beaches, as this picture taken mid-morning Friday shows. Photo / Murray Robertson]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/companies/retail/boxing-day-sales-grow-for-2024-but-december-spending-fluctuates/RM7W4JPXGJDUZAM32OEEGV3IUI/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-27T02:13:48.277Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/27Z7ARG6TNCENGCPPK2EAFOQMU.jpg?auth=a1645003581d5579db955f5b45159c0705521d2a8e6090f4a212a37a90630580&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Boxing Day 2024 was a successful sales day for retailers, outdoing spending in 2023. However, spending for the first 24 days of December was slightly down.  Photo / Alex Burton ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/vehicles-damaged-one-injured-on-rolling-interislander-ferry-sailing/D2M6E447VZDQXCLMTLT6OYD3LY/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-27T02:11:08.057Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/EOMEEJOGKBEODHJ3GXKCCODU5E.jpeg?auth=6df7681fcb0c3e6978a4dbff7813059a6c40a16e1a30ee8759e3d370cce85e06&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[One of the vehicles damaged on today's Interislander ferry crossing.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/herald-afternoon-quiz-december-28/VVWP7GRVEJCCHCVA5NPZWCMKSU/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-27T02:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/3EPROZSF3JHOHMDKXUXTQHF6TU.JPG?auth=232ea7b34d262b67f857cddfb0be790b6ac254d721d7abcbb33e7a773008fb81&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[What kind of sea creature is scampi?  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Photo / Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/large-scrub-fire-billows-smoke-over-hibiscus-coast-highway-auckland/ICT5MLZJENG5LKNJVZWN7ERL2Y/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-27T01:59:52.512Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/NPMPJ5XKUREXZEGCZDRXA3JUKU.jpg?auth=0c50c556b7ae8e8ca2eeeb53bc7e5dfcfd8b6713bd40a9cc3a729bd2f1d0cba1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Smoke from a scrub fire has blocked roads on the Hibiscus Coast Highway in Silverdale this afternoon. Photo / Carolyn Fenton 

]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/bay-of-plenty-times/news/from-england-france-italy-and-the-us-to-the-bay-of-plenty-travellers-talk-about-their-oes/ESPZF4EVMZABHGQE5F533HTRJE/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-27T01:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/WPZZ4TRV6ZFXTHADZXAF2CSDKU.jpg?auth=d921f3db0b5fed1b70955b85bdc635b7a1b4b51fe415350cc214a9dbbb71f187&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Charlotte Tibble grew up in England and has been living in working in New Zealand for two years.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/rotorua-daily-post/news/mountain-bike-pros-influence-crankworx-downhill-track-changes-before-world-tour-in-march/LAKX2HDARFBRZLJRNKXH4LNRLQ/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-27T01:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/JU7IUTIPVJHGVHNTP4MXCG4L6Y.jpg?auth=f70c66a688b5ef519e3a7aeaa5f58a6a542a1d1c5d1eb5f60cdc5fb2219c507e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Mountain biking champions Lachie Stevens-McNabb, Brook McDonald and Jenna Hastings check out the new changes to the Crankworx Downhill. Photo / Nick Gibbard]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/auckland-mayor-wayne-brown-kicks-up-a-stink-after-waterfront-pool-declared-unsafe-for-swimming/XXNL2HTBBNGNPLTOOHS7GTQBSM/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-27T00:36:29.503Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/66JQPIIIIJHTXMEBUMQPTMQHSY.jpg?auth=5faec020c34865ed951f554ec15bb3a2a5a89e48b602e8a35ddc3a10df9a12e6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The new pool has three swimming lanes, ladder access, a jumping platform, and changing facilities. Photo / Hayden Woodward    
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