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Photo / Supplied]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/jimmy-carter-39th-us-president-and-nobel-peace-prize-winner-dies-at-100-his-son-says/WZUVOSIYKBDAZMGBFQQLDCVIEI/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-29T21:55:00.716Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/AWOQK6JHWNEXHM44BNH7LNMGLI.jpg?auth=c2a7802163c5b5d999e49dbb4adf71477f48da9ea14738fc8f12c6ce0f0eaabc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Former US President Jimmy Carter pictured in 2019 at Maranatha Baptist Church in his hometown of Plains, Georgia. He has died aged 100. 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Photo / Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/saoirse-ronan-silences-male-hollywood-stars-on-talk-show-by-calling-out-problem-with-paul-mescals-joke/3MI424KM4JHP3HC6ILCEJW3MLE/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-29T20:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/KSHPIP6TYJFYHDWLU3YAUZWMEY.png?auth=fae7789bd00ac777542c4afb9e97ee13824c6507e73089d1a0c0d0ed6f2f48a0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Saoirse Ronan has silenced Paul Mescal, Eddie Redmayne, Denzel Washington and Graham Norton with one powerful sentence when appearing on The Graham Norton Show. 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Photo / Getty]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/a-class-act-veteran-kiwi-journalist-bob-mcneil-has-died/IGS7RP6B25G6TGIYHQFHJUQG34/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-29T19:45:16.801Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/QPFKYXJUYBAZRJKWAUMSNTMXNU.JPG?auth=2def99eb6eb68e68d964facc874cd3c8547ed969a0c7d6125a3cc5a767059c10&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Bob McNeil and daughter Sacha. Photograph / Janna Dixon]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/justin-baldoni-prepares-counter-complaint-against-blake-lively/G3N5W2SZIBBAZKE3GROQSIQTW4/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-29T19:37:38.605Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/NXLNBI55IFB7XJXCZMINDVOZOE.jpg?auth=3dbea864efa3b3532371046a64a678afec5eb16e13ecec88df43f361fd404d56&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Justin Baldoni directed and starred alongside Blake Lively in It Ends With Us. Photo / Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/football/english-premier-league/english-premier-league-results-chris-wood-fires-nottingham-forest-to-second-liverpool-extend-lead-at-top-of-table/77XDLMWB7RCVLNQ42FBHI2PYZE/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-29T19:30:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/WCU3LPNF4VECJI3FRMPC2O2SX4.jpg?auth=0b72deb07eaaf5812d03b47ddd1a62ea365f275974529f2773b076db9a628592&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Chris Wood celebrates scoring against Everton. Photo / Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/te-anau-crash-leaves-three-injured-overnight/NH4CI3GX55F5XJECOIZMKKWEMQ/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-29T19:29:46.457Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/3JMTJEEDTNHENGEQ57JG3DFIZI.png?auth=3546e74dcbde8db457753dd1333ce8a1724e715387ec42b8d9646e355a0a3afe&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Three people were injured in a serious crash near Te Anau early Monday morning. Photo / Google Maps]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/asb-classic-naomi-osaka-hopes-auckland-tournament-is-her-route-back-to-the-top/22R7Q32ECFEDRHXPCEUXFU6MVY/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-29T19:01:10.776Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/7J3EBA2ELVB53JYZJOVOOJ22TI.JPG?auth=a4163d22aa76c50fc56702c3c3bd7d56b92702b7cba1ae9e47e98dddbd2a18fb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Naomi Osaka during a practice session ahead of the ASB Classic. Photo / Photosport]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/travel/news/6-year-old-girl-denied-passport-because-her-name-is-a-game-of-thrones-character/7AVDFCURUVHEHCSCALZVXGF5EM/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-29T19:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/AKLDS6PVURDV3PV4NENXHJ3XXI.jpg?auth=aafa9bdd61044dbeb25ceeef00d0e5af224dabaa7fac45d157e6d393c94b038a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Lucy’s daughter was named after the Game of Thrones character Khaleesi.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/waikato-news/news/kinleith-mill-gp-shortage-and-a-haka-in-parliament-the-big-stories-of-november-2024/K7SO4LP2C5FV7NHLAK4CQDX7UM/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-29T18:30:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/cricket/world-test-championship-south-africa-become-first-team-to-qualify-for-2025-sneak-past-pakistan-for-two-wicket-win/S5QCXMFTY5EEHNH6MGVZ3JOGOE/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-29T17:30:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/I5WSJTN5YREBFJOJXB2DIJUTEU.jpg?auth=97bccf5a023c99230c6979ac98020739f5c0ac7d7c9c0addc59998dbe35c3c37&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Marco Jansen celebrates hitting the winning runs against Pakistan. Photo / Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/best-new-zealand-sports-jerseys-2024-ranking-each-codes-best-piece-of-kit/5OTVS4BPJFFDHNO3IPCABZHEUE/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-29T17:05:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/X5JTN2BXY5BH3DS6GVJHE7PAWA.jpg?auth=66d73a2ba9ed7f03f43e92488a66260364bc88d6e31d60df5443d7bd4fb1dfbb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Super Smash captains in their retro shirts. Photo / Photosport]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/barry-soper-discusses-health-battles-and-becoming-a-father-again-ask-me-anything-with-paula-bennett/HJ226WPF7BFKJMXBMXLCEORBOY-2/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-29T17:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/AQ6CSDTXZFGT3PH6L3S57BWA2M.jpg?auth=f6995a81cdb5aad7e9666fd7c89df57ec4b582e055ec1f74735ff0cdc6c7975a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Barry Soper nearly died after heart failure and multiple complications last year.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/calls-for-brookfields-bridge-to-be-rebuilt-between-napier-and-hastings/PJQLNCS6LBEEBGG63KAWJYHBBE/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-29T17:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/QV2AKPHNZVFJHP42ZJDRARYEZE.jpg?auth=4eacf1832c709da7cb7dc3e4cc96d8632da19c362d2a7b49bd5b8da0f1c70bff&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Meeanee Speedway president Regan O'Brien says rebuilding the bridge would be a big boost for the speedway community. 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