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Mansons TCLM plans this new office block. Photo / Mansons TCLM]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/police-abandon-105-call-wait-targets-amid-lengthy-delays/66TMFCMSAJCFJBKSYY434GFBVM/</loc><lastmod>2025-02-23T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/OQNZ737LY5PMRQF7VAHBLNB3WU.jpg?auth=979e3a4c9ec83a30c617d6e8e6842efeffbc633221da74f7bb1530c78bf2a7ef&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Callers to the police 105 line have been waiting for more than six minutes on average. 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Photo / University of Auckland]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/letters-treat-china-as-a-valued-friend-a-nutritional-kick-start-for-kids-breakfasts/MJ5XTJNM7BE6PDWXVCG23YJZ5I/</loc><lastmod>2025-02-23T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/XCC7ZLQKJRAJ7PX26N2FXCUPZI.jpg?auth=93659645e7d346ec1b30bd470e60983c6a4c9214cf449c496e4be108ce394429&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[This image released by the Australian Defence Force shows the Chinese frigate Hengyang off the Australian coast.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/asteroid-threat-reduced-2024-yr4-unlikely-to-hit-earth-in-2032-the-front-page/YQQ4K4ROMVEGNBQSCDZDDUNHHM/</loc><lastmod>2025-02-23T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/Z4P6JXH2EBFCXKCAZ3ZHTJVYCM.jpg?auth=a30397f3a2ab246ea89f02691cd6103d02336d828abcbc5a4eec18097fc164fc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A 'city killer' asteroid's chances of hitting Earth in 2032 have been downgraded. Image / Nasa]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/personal-finance/treasury-consults-on-lifting-the-natural-hazards-insurance-levy-by-as-much-as-72-to-plug-funding-shortfall/DLHOM44VA5F7FCQRE7W22ASCTQ/</loc><lastmod>2025-02-23T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/GTVK6SGVDRDIXIQU6IK3A6XAC4.jpg?auth=42ee0c655abd594ef637c2d1d85fdf327a25b49675ed8e775091ca4fba9df093&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Minister Responsible for the Natural Hazards Commission David Seymour will have more to say on levy hikes in mid-March. Photo / Alex Burton]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/a-cook-in-his-own-kitchen-shane-reti-talks-sciences-big-reset-and-gene-tech-bill/A62LDENATNF4TCBLHTRJTHRHZQ/</loc><lastmod>2025-02-23T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/JCBRYSKRWNBPNEF5PFCY57OU4Y.jpg?auth=b8e0fdcc541d029584378e993f76641cd214055c6044088a7fd42d7a86009f3b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[New Science, Innovation and Technology Minister Shane Reti is overseeing the science sector's largest makeover in three decades. 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Photo / File]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/disrespect-for-science-documents-reveal-how-govt-pushed-through-controversial-changes-to-prestigious-marsden-fund/PMLGG2MBEJHXHJCPK53LZM2XBY/</loc><lastmod>2025-02-23T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/2MFLVUN42JF2VBC5IW2SCOYLDI.jpg?auth=f210dbe86893727ca038bed14962da7904bb4e208eac0b0349b84aba79894bae&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Judith Collins is facing fresh criticism over how her office directed changes to the prestigious Marsden Fund in her former role as Science, Innovation and Technology Minister. Photo / Alex Burton]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/gisborne-herald/news/gisbornes-kiwa-pools-tackles-costly-code-brown-closures/G5ZD7YBM7VBMFAOZF3EC2DQ3RU/</loc><lastmod>2025-02-23T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/KVSET2JP2JFLFJJOU45VKHNM6U.JPG?auth=70f2d3d2e6ec3ff5e4a1fa913032181d18ee549cd98655cab8be2888f5b8f3f5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Gisborne District Council's Kiwa Pools has been shut 11 times since November due to "code browns". Photo / Kiwa Pools Facebook]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/what-should-you-do-with-your-mortgage-rate-after-the-ocr-cut-the-prosperity-project/B6GDNRWAY5DBPGLR5EBTDLXZHE/</loc><lastmod>2025-02-23T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/7CJBG6BMQZG2HBTIIDFPEBSPWI.jpg?auth=296766ce6536d8fd24b51155e93735e278b9e299103cfbe296f74089224b2eb6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[John Bolton is the founder of Squirrel Mortgages. Photo / Supplied]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/rotorua-daily-post/business/trumps-second-term-investors-navigate-unpredictable-market/G2HCQVH565FJ3AXZRWKPGXVFP4/</loc><lastmod>2025-02-23T15:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/VIMO72BT4BHHJM45X5OCJEYZCY.JPG?auth=dc8e63a6f38a135bb35c30f2a87a1932c6a0ba9c3b7039e3b9e5958f1962ffa4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[We’ll see unreasonable demands, threats and brinkmanship, then eleventh-hour negotiations before the “world’s greatest deal” is announced, writes Mark Lister.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/israel-delays-prisoner-release-hamas-warns-gaza-truce-at-risk/KSN5UCXMWFGTRPQKQS2ETVM26Q/</loc><lastmod>2025-02-23T09:23:04.623Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/4DCIVM2NAZD5RJ4UXZML2UK6CQ.jpg?auth=299bfee469d5d0408ced017767bcae62ef4be91a82e9f016a77c47c98c54791a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Newly released hostage Avera Mengistu (2nd-R) flanked by security forces disembarks a military helicopter on the heliport of the Sourasky Medical Center (Ichilov) in Tel Aviv. 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Photo / ABC / Department of Defence]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/grenade-explosion-kills-two-cambodian-toddlers-while-they-played-in-the-dirt/W3XIYAJTOBEZZMHGVFIH6F75VM/</loc><lastmod>2025-02-23T06:42:03.578Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/WTGENDAWVBECZA5V2ZQLJFN32Y.jpg?auth=5468b9cca3a7850af425d81ee5ae98f19c85e6abfe667d32de84fab949f3f528&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A member of the Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC) examines an unexploded ordnance (UXO) that was unearthed by a worker during irrigation work in Svay Rieng province this month. Parts of Cambodia are still littered with unexploded ordnance from decades of conflict, and US President Donald Trump's decision to freeze virtually all American aid has seen many long-running projects to clear the deadly debris grind to a halt. Photo / AFP]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/first-of-its-kind-study-how-antarcticas-melting-ice-sheet-could-change-nzs-climate-patterns/DHWPLCBC25B6PHA6DOHHHVTM4I/</loc><lastmod>2025-02-23T06:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/PYYSLOQEEFGX3CLA5GCQVIEIYM.jpg?auth=0435d1ba430d361580e789971c05c411bec5cbbdae31c4e554667984e7c00afb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Renegar Glacier in the Transantarctic Mountains of east Antarctica. A first-of-its-kind study suggests the worsening melting of Antarctica’s vast ice sheet could directly drive shifts in New Zealand’s local climate patterns. Photo / Nick Golledge]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/five-people-injured-following-two-vehicle-crash-in-hurunui-canterbury/X3NIBC2PP5GBNKLOU3KCDJ3DSM/</loc><lastmod>2025-02-23T05:55:11.75Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/YJ6GVIJCSJHYJGCUSM3RT7IYUA.jpg?auth=ec015720710573dc1a38b0dbbb1bec8cf57813c0c6e3f894c54c2dcfe7b61039&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Two people have been seriously injured following a crash on Ashworths Rd in Hurunui.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/auckland-police-officer-accused-of-fatal-motorcycle-pursuit-instead-found-guilty-of-dangerous-driving/JXLJG55M7JH7HKYWJDDVM33BU4/</loc><lastmod>2025-02-23T05:02:58.265Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/JFKT7MATPZBH3N5UOX6KAIOCWY.jpg?auth=1e2b2b1fbaa0ae557a24520d4dbbfe6d55f744ba492590f041c04fde36db5886&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Levi Proctor died after a crash on his Ducati motorcycle while being pursued by a police officer on a motorbike travelling at speeds estimated to be up to 190km/h. Photo / Hayden Woodward]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/travel/where-to-find-the-best-banh-mi-in-vietnam/JVLA35KIMVH7JHCUZRWKCFJYIM/</loc><lastmod>2025-02-23T05:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/FVGDB4CFQVGFJGQLU2KVA7HB3Q.JPG?auth=7ceec3f495e72b3cdd3115d5f1c45ab2f5efb19413966b81836342ab658a85bc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Where to find the best bánh mì in Vietnam. 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Photo / 123rf]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/rugby-league/warriors/nrl-las-vegas-warriors-royalty-ali-leiataua-primed-to-become-first-grade-regular-in-2025/K3KPGRMFXVDQNK6LDMA2FK7VNQ/</loc><lastmod>2025-02-23T03:30:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/U4QXFIODDBGWHJFPFUJHEBM66Q.JPG?auth=743eab4ec6d1df22173195871dc65c9206d52f11c47231607eb3a67321283464&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ali Leiataua celebrates with Taine Tuaupiki. 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Photo / Paul Taylor]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/northern-advocate/news/one-of-new-zealands-most-popular-doc-campgrounds-gets-drainage-work/2XTGTP6OYZH3HAEMNU5HKZC4P4/</loc><lastmod>2025-02-23T03:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/GKDX6NDACJEOLL7MZI2QB4L2BM.jpg?auth=480fe37943143b9406e04f898a0a8c2ff623e16f30796e250fbaa617603e903b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Department of Conservation’s popular Uretiti Campsite is getting drainage work so it can still be used after heavy rain. Photo / Michael Cunningham]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/china-cook-islands-deal-raises-security-concerns-for-nz/FGQVJHREQNGFVP4YQCAHWB7AIM/</loc><lastmod>2025-02-23T02:57:47.593Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/4YCVUI3FZVDVNH62LZOQJH5M2E.png?auth=88dcaf1c1f166f3b650c1f9d26e10013e5cd89d0478b18795bffcdfdbe472e0b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown. Photo / Supplied]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/donald-trump-seeks-ukraine-minerals-deal-for-us-wartime-aid/HIKOKBWIJZETJL5RTVYRTGT5DE/</loc><lastmod>2025-02-23T02:35:15.903Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/IXT6OYI3IRDARBPRZMP547B2HA.jpg?auth=f8472db88c569eacdebd15f6dbe9f6148513ded05f859e67e4f57f64c62fc177&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[US President Donald Trump. Photo / AFP]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/armed-police-cordon-off-road-near-masterton-following-string-of-church-fires/DWQIJN3OFBDO3COUF26BECZQHU/</loc><lastmod>2025-02-23T02:23:01.5Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/S73XH2VV6AFMF725RPPNUPN3VA.jpg?auth=0f49e1cecbba4c175f2700943c8bae82eaa8b5f55b7f45a7ede2126405a26f1f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Armed police have cordoned off a road north Masterton after a string of churches were torched in the town yesterday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/hunter-schafer-slams-trump-administration-after-passport-gender-changed-to-male/PKUUPOSB4REU5DWCLVPZENXUXA/</loc><lastmod>2025-02-23T02:18:01.423Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/TECHR6X2SNCG7ERHMFFJQFI2Y4.jpg?auth=5ff088f65d7d0381ad0f4e0cf5d4cd47db9741974aa39c46c81ebed344aa8fc1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Hunter Schafer has said her passport gender marker was changed to male, an act she alleges is a direct consequence of the Trump administration's policies. Photo / Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/auckland-philharmonia-shines-with-ehnes-and-bellincampi-at-town-hall/QKLZFA6JRZHS5AYY5CFZLFOE4A/</loc><lastmod>2025-02-23T02:10:58.237Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/WDGXZZGAGJDPXGHR7PQRAOVT3U.JPG?auth=ec62bd5efeabee9b177eb36cfc566f8b171c44b5a6373673446b4a4cab2642ce&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra Ehnes & Bellincampi concert of Brahms Violin Concerto at the Auckland Town Hall. Photo / Sav Schulman]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/rugby/super-rugby/super-rugby-pacific-fatigue-is-levelling-playing-field-as-game-speeds-up-paul-lewis/554E7TCTIFD7RNXUYTQC5JWRAU/</loc><lastmod>2025-02-23T02:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/C5M6MGYZEBGFXJCB67UPOWUXWI.JPG?auth=6eb5bc0dbe2d7fc41643b73ec00a12f718ab117bececf67bcad21a751fd06298&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Quinn Tupaea scored two tries in two minutes late in the Chiefs' win over the Crusaders on Friday night. Photo / Photosport]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/herald-afternoon-quiz-february-23/EAFLH3ENH5BJBHPGJ46ASMDT4E/</loc><lastmod>2025-02-23T02:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/ZOHHQ53LPVH7LLATQKMTD32FDU.jpg?auth=09ae507afdf93d22d7724325720301a01ec729f3e624f3f65ad228a578f9d939&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Which Rihanna song features the lyric ‘You’re a shooting star I see'? Photo / Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/golriz-ghahraman-case-brings-justice-system-into-the-spotlight-sasha-borissenko/FKHXXP6O45HHBIEZSJFS2YZ434/</loc><lastmod>2025-02-23T02:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/RERADPP5VZEDBFMIM7Y55D23CA.PNG?auth=77934699cefcc9f76e857b237351a892ceb27e46d70946067040b3a8a674dbf8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Former Green MP Golriz Ghahraman appears in the Auckland District Court for sentencing on shoplifting charges. Photo / Michael Craig]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/media-insider/media-insider-katie-bradford-resigns-from-tvnz-as-1news-business-correspondent/HQ3WR3O33VGQHPJJJHFOCKKBXY/</loc><lastmod>2025-02-23T01:37:37.459Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/64V5FXS6RDTTV2FRL5NJ4H5ITY.jpg?auth=ef2b5e4782e089f54cdb722624a74849cd4223ee43e9e6a054ef037d93ca9728&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[1News business correspondent Katie Bradford.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/northern-advocate/news/im-just-pleased-no-one-died-fire-chief-says-ruawai-house-fire-quickest-hes-seen/2WUYZDAVY5BAVHR344FOTVUDRY/</loc><lastmod>2025-02-23T01:22:49.241Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/XMAT3XAJ7BFGLEUZJA3ENE472U.JPG?auth=abfa4dbbdf2029ded1834767220eebb8285f380be70df34799fb7fd1e5c91547&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Ruawai home was destroyed in minutes by the hot fire, with fire crews from Ruawai, Maungaturoto, Dargaville and Whangārei battling to stop the blaze spreading.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/family-trusts-and-wills-the-case-that-confirms-families-must-have-open-conversations-about-inheritances/JQ6ALXV6FFH2TO23THTHNJ4OTQ/</loc><lastmod>2025-02-23T01:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/A5OJRBBJZ4YATO57XJN662ZQYA.jpg?auth=aec06e07f150c59ce48c1e7c8e154a90b572dd5b5e5c42cff555abc5b9b1d28c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA["Surprises in a will reading rarely enhance family harmony." Photo / 123rf]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/israels-pm-delays-freeing-palestinian-prisoners-as-hamas-criticised-for-ceremonies/VDB6H35X6FBENDDDVQCHTX6WXA/</loc><lastmod>2025-02-23T00:31:55.369Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/7VMP65ISIFGCHLB4MBGTEJTZ4I.jpg?auth=f81fda3ccdccd46468f811a2582d0dcb2ce8dab21376f7822d9d1a4a556eb13e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delays Palestinian prisoner releases until Hamas ends “humiliating ceremonies” for hostages. Photo / Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/what-its-like-to-grow-up-as-an-only-child/XJNRCPQWN5HGDK3LURIRPWARFQ/</loc><lastmod>2025-02-23T00:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/QPYN2QAISVHVHOVC6JCNTLIMPE.jpg?auth=a528227b7131dbea0e25a4ae7bebcc48be76599f18f484c3ee0c488d705b3ac8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Only children share how their upbringing influenced their independence, generosity and perfectionism. Photo / Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>