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Photo / AFP]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/racing/racing-crocetti-boosted-into-favouritism-after-rivals-withdrawal/YH7QOFXU2BCO3AB2OIOWBHMDBQ/</loc><lastmod>2025-01-03T18:11:37.938Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/JOPAP3TKBBBAFBQ6CNNDFCY2BM.jpg?auth=8f09657a23e4cab3be2c7846c1d9a9ef7c983c4b077313cc7cd84e85f006835d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Crocetti is expected to go into today's TAB Telegraph at Trentham as the favourite. 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]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/northern-advocate/news/beach-allure-northland-a-top-summer-destination-for-tourists/4PBEUDWFQ5HRBA2PE5T5ZET4Y4/</loc><lastmod>2025-01-03T17:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/RGZFXX6TKNEGLLRM273ZSHWVHI.jpeg?auth=c3e55606032fb307e15de9298a5488e46854ef5e1737bb71c6817af24cedf2c9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[December and January are they're the busiest visitor months for Northland. So who's here, and why? Pictured is Waipu Cove Beach. 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Photo / NZ Herald 1952]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/the-country/news/year-in-review-sheep-and-beef-breeding-farmers-greg-and-dansy-coppell-take-on-the-country-fast-five/SI7BUKUSVJD4JONVYL67IXG5FU/</loc><lastmod>2025-01-03T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/WRO4UN3FPBHZPGG5QKXCRNTGOA.jpg?auth=8858c5f9857d21cbeb9717a1026cca4f8e75bbb2ff7701f6c62c0341c380f42a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Howard Valley sheep and beef breeding farmers Dansy and Greg Coppell and their family.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/the-rapid-rise-of-low-and-slow-bbq/SJZ4KZNJC5AYTAQY5WQFGOCOAU/</loc><lastmod>2025-01-03T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/LESK32NAIFE4XCVUMTHQIEDPTM.JPG?auth=0a80a99b5875f8d616149497dc049d314331e35685b06546320e468c5bd5a38f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Low and slow American-style BBQ. Photo / George Heard]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/young-australian-girl-severely-burnt-after-knock-off-hooded-blanket-replica-catches-fire-melts-skin-off/HP7HMWQFLJHHHBCASIN6LWN6WQ/</loc><lastmod>2025-01-03T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/RUUVQIVMDNBVDJNTG4YVBMLUIM.jpg?auth=00b1a983d5f028b3ce69fe4074c4ade30209791e86c39a4e12f37cc87233c6d4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The mother of a young girl who caught fire after her knock-off hooded-blanket caught fire has urged parents to bin highly flammable dupes bought on Temu.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/summer-reads-blood-sweat-and-tears-the-truth-about-menopause/J6GP22NJGBA6DMRCA53U7A3CII/</loc><lastmod>2025-01-03T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/W2FHBC6NINFYJIFG4GCRCQLBSE.JPG?auth=afdcf0ef7fd00ccfdd6523ae8ab09f0b8be52e3ccb78126e0e157b4cdfdd37db&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Midlife women talk frankly about menopause in the video series Blood, Sweat and Tears. Photos and Illustration / Mike Scott, Paul Slater]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/letters-growers-celebrate-fruitful-2024-after-tough-years/ANNNQSJYG5DFBK5524JWC4EZLY/</loc><lastmod>2025-01-03T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/4ICCS2ULJNCAZBLETBW5ZR24EI.JPG?auth=85e6aae5e11bf408892971721fa42bf14e9dd4289ee622b34e01187ee26b9eee&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Last year, in the main, the weather was kind, and not one staple fruit or vegetable was short: even through our winter. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/rod-emmersons-cartoons-week-of-december-30-january-5/IWKHT3QPWVDAFPAUZ3LP35YCPE/</loc><lastmod>2025-01-03T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/UUT3HWHLRJBQRN5DUTVY36Q7CA.jpg?auth=a7c3b1ffc827031513b2a598539299d126dbad872ffd8a8b2dcadc38065a4a0f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[January 4. Illustration / Rod Emmerson]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/police-face-rising-gun-threat-with-17000-firearms-found-in-six-years/SZTQYECTFRH47PF774SOMWM6PE/</loc><lastmod>2025-01-03T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/DUHBXVCNC5GE3KHN4KGXXFSQKM.jpg?auth=b51622bab52a4eeb6ff358877c2fd54ca9262a6a5470a422c2b6e3da481bd874&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Armed police guarding a cordon in Onehunga after a man was shot dead in August. Photo / Alex Burton]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/gisborne-herald/news/record-december-rainfall-and-gisbornes-hottest-day-in-same-month/FPY3GIRCIFFPVNTHHIME56UJUY/</loc><lastmod>2025-01-03T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/H4RO2252OZDCFHB2DDCRCIOKBY.jpg?auth=ff558753f89310be0b74ea4b9624fa9f26a8d167d057b881aeb22759cf93ce4a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Rain falls on downtown Gisborne on Boxing Day. It was the district's wettest December on record - 229 millimetres in total.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/bach-crib-or-holiday-home-where-kiwis-can-buy-their-dream-spot-for-under-850000/FOBU6SC5GFEMZHRBMHESQQW4GY/</loc><lastmod>2025-01-03T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/AVVBUFR6IFHU7BLBG2346TRPUM.JPG?auth=e3aede1a3117c190d5a2fa3e017c834cbd7d659a6d74028f785c5ea65be72fea&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Finding that hidden gem of a holiday home is still possible if you’re willing to think outside the square or travel a bit further. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/nadine-higgins-shares-joy-of-second-pregnancy-after-ivf-journey/GM7BT3GPXZDQHFMJ54N7FOSRLI/</loc><lastmod>2025-01-03T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/CKT4OC76CBBKHLNAJRAX7DQCY4.png?auth=856b6ce33e6813d4b7cbcc8347f5cc6184b2c1717d344531b7d8f126aa9335e0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Nadine Higgins was in the midst of returning to fulltime work as a financial adviser when she found out she was pregnant. Photo / Amalia Osborne]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/swimmers-bust-alleged-poachers-at-goat-island-marine-reserve-in-leigh-north-auckland/IDO36PX6JVHAZB5EWFAF5EJX2M/</loc><lastmod>2025-01-03T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/BNFF6C2B7VAX5HJEYNPGB4723Q.JPG?auth=f43854ce4bcabe9b4a823ce85900cda224cd9e265fcc9deb3f89e3caf01737e5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Members of Leigh Swimmers were shocked to discover people allegedly poaching inside the marine reserve at Goat Island in North Auckland last Sunday. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/flying-into-the-future-where-new-zealand-is-in-danger-of-being-left-behind/D2AV6BQZGZF3JGPKUW5NQZAL4Q/</loc><lastmod>2025-01-03T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/OPXKKH6EJBAF5IR5SSEM7DS3RM.JPG?auth=d9df6a18193582aba4f8e5aa3f8661b301c9a22d27556d9d383fd5677b4c34f0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Airlines are racing to cut carbon emissions as more countries impose rules on the use of sustainable aviation fuel. Photo / Dean Purcell]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/travel/new-zealands-best-beaches-nz-herald-travel-launches-2025-search-for-nzs-favourite-slices-of-paradise/IIN2247XBFCABERKWQETGLXGQA/</loc><lastmod>2025-01-03T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/NNDNYHHSNBG4FENFLTCDKZ6WGM.JPG?auth=24dd46152e64575f345d8203965fd74d51eef600a8eee7c4a611dbfe8ae7aae1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The hunt is on for NZ's Best Beach 2025. Photo / Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/auckland-traffic-control-worker-wears-pizza-box-on-his-head-for-sun-protection/VVVL5PJB6JCVPFAVFKKAZWUVLI/</loc><lastmod>2025-01-03T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/UIIVJGVGPVDIPPYRBRLIZCMGFE.jpg?auth=db3e416b80e736abfaf04c719b06da62805f81dbc1a1e0d27aa1fbc54ef86dc6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The worker stayed cool with his improvised sun protection.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/northern-advocate/news/summer-nzsa-northland-short-story-competition-high-school-winners/QNLMSNL5RFD6TICOQ44FIW3VTE/</loc><lastmod>2025-01-03T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/X4WKEPJHYO6M5RKIKE2LWG5MJA.jpg?auth=26b79364e9bfb18a2ab09a86c49ebdde211a739542888a185370802e8d8f2e77&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Their tombstones looked so bare. Photo / 123RF]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/herald-morning-quiz-january-4/YFWITKVOWJEX3AUFTVSSBVCPUE-2/</loc><lastmod>2025-01-03T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/VQ5HYYNJ7IYKJ2Z7ZAYRHOVLNI.jpg?auth=bf1914cb39cd8b6476d3cebdb40338f182de864bfc3285cffb7380aa635474ef&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[ABBA won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1974. What names a word or phrase that reads the same backwards and forwards? Photo / File]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/northern-advocate/news/generations-of-families-keep-northland-school-traditions-alive/WRVPIQIKYVGIFKU776XM2PG6HU/</loc><lastmod>2025-01-03T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/77JXK3CSAZHIPCRVUUEC2ZUNIA.jpg?auth=c64cbf25c1fe4c825cc7c4a9f08d87c6e331b03c486bb6477de4698e19da174d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Northland is a region with tight-knit communities, and it's often the schools that bring that to the forefront.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/the-country/news/year-in-review-hunter-gathering-in-the-1950s-we-ate-like-kings-hunter-wells/FBCHICR7KFHVHEV3KK7CKAXZ54/</loc><lastmod>2025-01-03T15:59:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/Z44ODNDWRRHAHIUDSKNC6HITBM.jpg?auth=b3dacb0710ced115df3df7b979102012efe108a08d19261c7572ed72f4c1aa67&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[On a Tuesday morning, I would take crayfish rolls to school for lunch.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/rotorua-daily-post/news/pukakis-legacy-the-rotorua-rangatira-on-nzs-20-cent-coin/DZR4U2ASYNFPDKR5FWVEUZE2QI/</loc><lastmod>2025-01-03T15:55:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/BU3XYDAQNZFTJI5EGEDK46EPEY.JPG?auth=a9140bca9f6e2099a60b5216c724a18995d88b53e762ac07e950b70ef5a5efec&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Te Arawa leader Pūkaki's carving is embossed on the 20 cent coin. Photo / Laura Smith]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/companies/manufacturing/lunch-with-sistema-founder-brendan-lindsay-the-plastic-fantastic-boss-and-rich-lister-now-helping-other-people-click/LHSGHYKT5ZHQLBFPB3EHWWDXTE/</loc><lastmod>2025-01-03T09:15:32.71Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/URQEYFXADFDCRPLQC33LZKTIPA.jpg?auth=70b8bd47026bc6665b5ad48c81659f335c5510c0c3502a85ffa8599d3d448c95&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Sistema founder Brendan Lindsay. Photo / Jason Oxenham]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/media-insider-five-for-2025-media-leaders-on-the-year-ahead-nzmes-michael-boggs-stuffs-sinead-boucher-are-medias-stuart-dick-d3s-alex-radford-lassoo-medias-bridgette-smith-anthems-jane-sweeney/OCK5LS2IGVCB7OGRJHM6HJEMYU/</loc><lastmod>2025-01-03T09:15:03.521Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/2JOPPCZZ7JDZBNB3FSACAI2T2Q.gif?auth=2c9393d53b8228f5c1a2c8ee0633c01e84817b88b433bd809dbe5589411ece9a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[NZME's Michael Boggs, Stuff's Sinead Boucher, Are Media's Stuart Dick, D3's Alex  Radford, Lassoo Media's Bridgette Smith and Anthem's Jane Sweeney.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/passengers-forced-off-dunedin-bound-air-new-zealand-flight-in-security-incident/NML42XRBCZEGPKDIZYFHAX6QTE/</loc><lastmod>2025-01-03T08:01:59.254Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/E23CQDNYZVDJROPX4AAQFB7EBA.JPG?auth=c7b607fe5e9e9e0cb433d24acd2982fcf7de27ca5a242c93b7a668d6532fd536&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Passengers on a Dunedin-bound Air New Zealand flight were forced to disembark and leave their luggage on the plane following a security incident at Auckland Airport. Photo / NZME]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/cricket/australia-v-india-hosts-dominate-day-one-of-fifth-test-at-sydney-cricket-ground/3CNZYJLNO5EKRDIYAU3IBO2EZA/</loc><lastmod>2025-01-03T07:55:00.184Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/HVI5FPMTWVHOLJGTUGHWN2ZIJI.jpg?auth=ebd44445c063727701bc3eb761e5cde54735444a19d35e2099731f8f05f0b85b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Australia's Scott Boland celebrates after dismissing Indian batsman Nitish Kumar Reddy in the fifth test at Sydney Cricket Ground. Photo / Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/football/wellington-phoenix/wellington-phoenix-v-newcastle-jets-live-updates-a-league-round-12/XABVTZKVDFA2BNOXP7LUURR5VM/</loc><lastmod>2025-01-03T07:52:02.257Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/57IDTBP3MFFJLKD2JNTWTDNGZY.jpg?auth=24495067ba11b6e7b23a23a38a64c50b9c9d965ac1f2c8c20522ea0d7cacbe87&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Sam Sutton passes the ball during the match against Melbourne City. Photo / Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/cricket/australia-v-india-live-updates-fifth-test-day-two-sydney-cricket-ground/HPRBVNI7RZAXREEGZMULMI2JTU/</loc><lastmod>2025-01-03T07:16:22.387Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/ITTW45YHSRFXDGXBWMGJ376X5E.jpg?auth=c8e2baafb9dd8c7e6967dbdf6c1922c965609ad227625f0e51b6d39799f2fb1b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Scott Boland appeals unsuccessfully for the wicket of Virat Kohli on day one of the fifth test. Photo / Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/nelson-policewoman-lyn-flemings-death-1000-mourners-expected-at-evening-vigil/Q7TIIKM4YJBYVJ73IYPR76A5L4/</loc><lastmod>2025-01-03T06:54:11.894Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/ENSBZDCS3JGJXC2TPSJ7MLJLGA.jpg?auth=38e5b82e71d9618334390a273fdd864484d5b7e6f6023ecf8c291a1fa83c02e1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A very wet night for the vigil at Nelson’s church steps, but several hundred gathered despite the steady rain to pay tribute to slain policewoman Senior Sergeant Lyn Fleming. 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