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Graphic / NZME]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/volodymyr-zelensky-set-to-meet-trump-friday-with-ukraine-minerals-on-table/YQSEQBVXMJDPHIIAQKG4YRSEWA/</loc><lastmod>2025-02-26T22:23:53.556Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/EMWY6JQEHFDEVKOLJJ2ISYMHOA.jpg?auth=775a9571acc298fc1acfc4d3f55881ec41c40cad4599b55cbec391fe34405217&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Photo / AFP]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/northern-advocate/news/whangarei-house-fire-leaves-one-person-in-critical-condition/T4GRKWRARRAXZFDCFHNWYLYC4Y/</loc><lastmod>2025-02-26T22:17:39.47Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/rotorua-daily-post/news/lake-tarawera-residents-seek-fairer-funding-for-reticulation-scheme/QJ53PRPSQFAQHPAK3D2THWJAZE/</loc><lastmod>2025-02-26T22:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/2GWKRHVHCVBXZPBBYFBBZZK6II.jpg?auth=18d3a60152972fb4256e2d6ef4ec7b9cb72af532b218963bd8521c1ac1218010&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Sir Henry van der Heyden at the Rotorua Lakes Council. Photo / Laura Smith]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/waikato-news/news/sanctuary-mountain-maungatautari-receives-funding-boost-from-government/A26OU5B3YZFCHDJRNK4Q5GIRNM/</loc><lastmod>2025-02-26T21:59:43.103Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/NJFSTO56MIBJN4BD6SAHYRWNMA.jpg?auth=6da8f2842307c4bc47c4ce54c2ef842197083938aa5a4799867a32b3d0ea6c49&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Sanctuary Mountain is the home of Maungatautari Ecological Island Trust. Photo / Supplied]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/companies/energy/energy-taskforces-proposal-to-level-power-playing-field/6OER7QSR3BAQHC4UOXWPQ3OJ6A/</loc><lastmod>2025-02-26T21:53:08.853Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/6B3QZF7W2RAWLPQMZT6QNUXYBI.jpg?auth=efb3ab278d504c1a67cbfbe496b8ffbcabd2747020b0ec1b49ab8f6b0e78c78c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[New rules are coming for the electricity market. Photo / Alex Burton]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/haelthtech-nz-liquidator-finds-around-1m-owing/L5YF3TGXMVEODBCNG2V3KGQ26M/</loc><lastmod>2025-02-26T21:48:36.21Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/4YG4OTNFPZEKJGQVERQT5PBAUI.jpg?auth=354f1c8975520a83a04972f49319d05be73231dff4fa943d019b2db168ed0a0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Haelthtech made software for the health insurance industry. Photo / 123rf]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/us-actress-michelle-trachtenberg-found-dead-at-39-in-new-york-police-confirm/CTNO3UUWJ5AEBPHOMDN2IWWA3M/</loc><lastmod>2025-02-26T21:47:21.385Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/NRIFJSRSTVAE3KEBFPLEO3FSGA.jpg?auth=2c6c7694f1e5f1cbe5aae3171beef2af834d35390468e603a406d067316e66e8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Michelle Trachtenberg at the 15 Years of Siriano Party at Nic's On Beverly on November 2, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. 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Photo / Alex Burton.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/gaza-ceasefire-hamas-to-return-bodies-israel-to-release-prisoners/35KDO7VF5ZHLFIDGLQJDIJO2UA/</loc><lastmod>2025-02-26T21:34:15.853Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/XC3NXSLJ2VBUZJOHGS77OP2BOU.JPG?auth=49ea7c91d00c44cb260a31f7ad12fa3bd243fe0647da2174a8f90457f7e463c7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Tents for displaced Palestinians are lined up in front of a war-damaged building, west of Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip. 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Photo / Bevan Conley]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/chef-pete-evans-returns-to-social-media-despite-misinformation-ban/CHZZ57JIVVF7VHVWNN7INL6SHU/</loc><lastmod>2025-02-26T21:19:31.669Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/LPLOQRCMLNB7ZI24MG4FSBABGE.png?auth=3b72458cf871b15276931d85ea19d4c7ec98a8c9e787bfd394168d18e31065b9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Former celebrity chef Pete Evans celebrated Donald Trump's re-election as US President. Photo / @chefpeteevans]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/firefighters-suffer-burns-in-mishandled-napier-acid-spill-response/GZJTXCLZJFC65MPM5CTL37MF2I/</loc><lastmod>2025-02-26T21:09:28.657Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/Y5IBYB67HJFLHDEOSGW3Q3QDQ4.png?auth=544ca4961970e74eb5a908c3ac2e6ddc5254aec521a2e125df8d8843504671c7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The crews of three fire trucks failed to neutralise the 1000 litres of "acutely toxic" acid. Photo / RNZ, Tracy Neal]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/pope-francis-shows-slight-improvement-amid-pneumonia-battle/GQNH36HOMRCRDATIJHBYZDUR2Q/</loc><lastmod>2025-02-26T21:06:38.945Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/3F74ZHJB7ZFRNN5XKMO2WWODEM.jpg?auth=c21bd8b7a0cd4d9fdfeae2db78ff1f0f288fe6958df1109e8acc49cc74e579b2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Pope Francis showed further improvement on February 26, 2025, the Vatican said, although it cautioned that "the prognosis remains reserved" for the 88-year-old fighting pneumonia. 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Photo / Vicky Simpson ER Imaging Photography]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/northern-advocate/news/far-north-council-apologises-after-error-leaves-northland-family-struggling-for-nanas-burial/2IDUHUX6KNDY3PMVBM57XYVGUQ/</loc><lastmod>2025-02-26T17:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/CIZBC2OFYVHHLGHOXCZXPCD3RU.JPG?auth=25c7b26c7c17a2ca431ffc54f78416b7d3fb2ba2f6edc9f0621e81c2112e2e69&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[RaeRae Hemara and her whānau were heartbroken when the council told them their nana Valmai Whyte couldn’t be buried with her husband Herbert because it was only a single plot. 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]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/letters-we-can-no-longer-rely-on-donald-trumps-america-caleb-clarke-needs-to-face-the-music-on-criminal-charges/L6CQ5IABQRHD3FAA75WZDLCOBI/</loc><lastmod>2025-02-26T16:00:00Z</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['The recent election of Donald Trump with his isolationist policy has made it very clear that we can no longer expect any support from that direction.' 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Photo / Mike Scott]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/society-insider-john-keys-new-6m-helicopter-16m-penthouse-in-hotel-indigo-nzs-tallest-hotel-for-sale-jordan-rondel-on-life-after-the-caker/YHYWSHGC55BFFP2YYHZNWZQQ6E/</loc><lastmod>2025-02-26T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/EUAHOUVN2VBGRKFTSY7Y3IHK44.jpg?auth=61190291a2a396fcabb1972536cf3d7d608db1b8560e9ee8b030b6ca5675e320&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Real estate agent Graham Wall sells some of NZ's most expensive properties, including Hotel Indigo's $16m penthouse apartment; Former PM Sir John Key has upgraded his helicopter; Jordan Rondel, AKA the Caker, is back in NZ and planning her future. Photo / Herald composite]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/travel/best-places-to-holiday-in-indonesia-other-than-bali/BIKRK7EQIFDY7G3EUVEYMLCCDQ/</loc><lastmod>2025-02-26T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/MD7AXKUAHBDZHLR4F4LOYYG5ZI.JPG?auth=36e73e3060c23e2c56c73c28dc8210bd5e719cbb5a38a33015a9802d12cbb22b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Lombok Island in Indonesia. Photo / Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/the-country/news/waikato-greyhound-trainers-fear-impact-of-racing-ban-on-livelihoods/SX3B4MPSRZF4XNT4LAAX6BEAB4/</loc><lastmod>2025-02-26T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/KSF5KBDMZ5E43CP7LTJT4LGVEA.jpg?auth=c13e4857e0d9bf3c0e5b62f60e942f6b6cb1181c020ee8c20dada2f1125d9a0b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Government intends to phase out greyhound racing over the next 20 months. Photo / Yvette Bodiam]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/metlifecare-called-on-to-cover-repairs-maintenance-for-all-residents-63b-giant-hits-back/3OAYUVMJPJCRZJYZHLU2MKANKQ/</loc><lastmod>2025-02-26T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/WCSVSENAZ5ZK2HOIMGYFXNOUTI.jpg?auth=1d79f0d6aa43a2f42dad7a0bab3cd1aa3f9922c50dc0c4b904c2d6bca5ed3d00&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Metlifecare has established new facilities to develop more villages. Photo / Jason Oxenham]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/parole-denied-nai-yin-xue-killed-his-wife-and-left-his-daughter-pumpkin-at-a-melborne-train-station/5KFWLBBU3VFMRLEEVKZEVHNAN4/</loc><lastmod>2025-02-26T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/IAJLMXASLRBRROZLPLZYV4WF4U.jpg?auth=52f61c7d33fcf06475188120bb99a2f3774e255b02315fab6cd2d679b17d49f0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Nai Yin Xue (centre) with his wife An An Liu with daughter Qian Xun Xie. 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Photo / Supplied]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/giant-new-four-level-dry-stack-planned-for-bayswater-marina-land-beside-apartments/IOOELOJRWRETJM6AQVRUWTIIFM/</loc><lastmod>2025-02-26T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/JGFMMA5UBNFFROIHFZJ4PY5RWM.jpg?auth=28d96e3c96f1d415ec7cc24af1fa12e8e647300eca015892905743188aeb387a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Plans for the huge new dry stack building at Bayswater Marina on the North Shore. 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]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/football/football-ferns/football-ferns-v-costa-rica-live-updates-international-friendly/4OZ7FUZP4JB7PMWH3XH2JTAJTE/</loc><lastmod>2025-02-26T02:58:28.261Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/TWQ3CLN7PZH2PMTJL3JIFMIXUQ.JPG?auth=69397a9a6b4c86c55ae55662568343b1cbbe62d9db12e81e6044c961879b009f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Football Ferns celebrate a goal by Maya Hahn against Costa Rica. Photo / Photosport]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/gang-patch-ban-thirteen-search-warrants-11-arrests-for-breaches-at-mongrel-mob-funeral-in-napier/PPPDBN7T6FFDFDM5OUHLPJWUBM/</loc><lastmod>2025-02-26T02:47:00.447Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/XONZFZNKAVHNFFVEVYMUJNGL4Q.JPG?auth=e922c5ac8220122115080d8bf91a728d202401a746044b607dc122290d402a4c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Police monitoring the tangi in Napier in late 2024. 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Photo / RNZ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/bowel-cancer-survivor-lucie-morriss-marr-raises-processed-meat-concerns-in-new-book/CXS74EBAPJHLLAPESQ4IDJJEBY/</loc><lastmod>2025-02-26T02:35:16.122Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/LNFCNZN3IFAITJ2OG6F4O7BOWE.png?auth=29c52c398025c022c829c35a1703565a2135fdb34a7e646d29e1c8276850a349&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Lucie Morris-Marr was diagnosed with stage four bowel cancer. Photo / Supplied]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/northern-advocate/news/waipoua-river-fire-eight-helicopters-operating-evacuated-residents-face-nail-biting-wait/36GE2S77IBEURAFGJZMNSEC32Y/</loc><lastmod>2025-02-26T02:35:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/FD7L3ZMGRRER5PBVFX4WDJGKDY.jpg?auth=bafc608a1269cf3ee5d4490c3728e59c18090aa2a6f664847e4a6db82402b6ec&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Smoke billows from a scrub fire in the Waipoua Forest. Photo / Supplied Omapere Volunteer Fire Brigade]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/ukraine-and-us-agree-to-framework-for-minerals-deal-ukrainian-official-says/CMITPVLYLVDAFHY443TJQFIT2M/</loc><lastmod>2025-02-26T02:21:20.231Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/W3CJB4LUNRBPLPW5CT65WHBBMY.jpg?auth=bf0cc21eaa36f9672eafa328673d139ca9f4e511b778b777c96e81d45756c540&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ukraine and the US have agreed to a framework for a minerals deal, granting Washington partial access to Ukraine’s resources. Photo / Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/napier-cafe-the-local-launches-best-scone-competition-break-out-the-jam-and-butter/JPQ67LGWSJEURDRTTMNEX5D76Q/</loc><lastmod>2025-02-26T02:20:39.076Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/FX6L6RLUTRGORM6BZWHDIJDIOU.jpg?auth=82b2ad7af8032cd14885c3b875dab88fa1fde2b26d323501f03eeaa7e9a4c981&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Local Cafe, in Taradale, co-owners Jeff Tyler and Rajaa Mounir pride themselves on scones. Photo / Gary Hamilton-Irvine]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/meridian-takes-a-hit-from-last-winter-reports-121m-loss-gas-factor-a-big-problem/26IVYVERDFFZ3JTMRW6YQ2NMVQ/</loc><lastmod>2025-02-26T02:18:09.752Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/Z35LDOKGBJEGPANW2U3VLLROBI.jpg?auth=77ca6c72da6b9a3143cfdfa64a985fd7362574d4fa798c4313286d72b6207aa0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Meridian Energy has reported its result for the first half – and says three issues made business especially difficult.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/chinese-warships-enter-australias-economic-zone-new-images-of-fleet-released/AHY7XYNRA5DKXDVF7JTUQ7HUPA/</loc><lastmod>2025-02-26T02:18:09.573Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/KOBB5XCGT5HG5BFXGKV7XJIDSY.gif?auth=2a2ca58e29384b8e81ed4c864f1af6d6d649161f5cd148e85df8d2c998e568fc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The New Zealand Defence Force has released fresh images of the Chinese ships. Photo / New Zealand Defence Force]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/herald-afternoon-quiz-february-26/ZSD6O25X3ZEHXJWVRZSDIYGRQ4/</loc><lastmod>2025-02-26T02:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/AKL52FBYM75URWP4SCGSB6PO5M.jpg?auth=4f6cd352708ed160c59f5378ec38fbea49cdfbb4e2e8db2ceb4314c5cff2ea83&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Which team won the most NBL championships? Photo / 123RF]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/northern-advocate/news/ngapuhi-part-of-group-wanting-to-own-northlands-deep-water-port/EA6WWOS42NEGBIRD3GGYWGWBMI/</loc><lastmod>2025-02-26T02:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/5XBKQ3WD7VCBJBM5MU72VZFW7M.JPG?auth=8c2c3f8af500e8d2585efcca2adaccad363f70abccf512132adf49c7f4cb3bd5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ngāpuhi is part of a consortium that wants to take full control of Marsden Maritime Holdings and Northport, the deep-water port at Marsden Pt.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/rugby/super-rugby/super-rugby-pacific-the-decisions-that-led-to-blues-most-embarrassing-loss-paul-lewis/AMIK2PDMTJBZJOX42AQ52PHOFY/</loc><lastmod>2025-02-26T02:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/XNT2FB76CBGLLBMKVM42UAVNKE.JPG?auth=7b059b33caa2fca80778a7fc99bb5d7fdc94c253b9a783fc37dfddabdf00779c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Beauden Barrett shakes hands after the Blues' defeat to the Highlanders. Photo / Photosport]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/german-tourist-struck-by-car-on-wellingtons-courtenay-place-dies/6TC72X5FS5EGPF7E2ZL22JVOGI/</loc><lastmod>2025-02-26T01:59:15.86Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/HQM6DJO4WO4FJ47LEUTZM5HFHA.jpg?auth=b15ed889ae22beeb0d09e63fe8fef380dc7601dbbacdcf6bad4483efe3b754ba&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The woman was struck on Courtenay Place, Wellington. Photo / Mark Mitchell]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/rugby/all-blacks/two-time-world-cup-winning-prop-steven-kitshoff-retires-due-to-neck-injury/VMDDIAE2RRE33MJGQUJYBWOI2U/</loc><lastmod>2025-02-26T01:48:46.828Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/Y2EYG6ZFRVDGRNXSRKVAK2WTLM.jpg?auth=e0551d9cb25d1cf03b7a27d6079b99febdd6fcce45813e6c75e048b677694aea&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Steven Kitshoff announced his retirement due to a serious neck injury, ending his rugby career. The 33-year-old, capped 83 times, was a key player in South Africa's 2019 and 2023 World Cup wins. Photo / AFP]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/gisborne-herald/news/no-plans-yet-for-site-of-demolished-107-year-old-anglican-church-in-gisborne/X5KN4RZL2BDT7FAMA6EVEWFPMQ/</loc><lastmod>2025-02-26T01:41:58.969Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/CQZGWYNL7ZATHLNWW3FGNXY5YY.jpg?auth=d7abb21395e630d732a5c91c014c0452bc2d99077d2e41870923e53986160403&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Church of the Resurrection and its hall in Childers Rd, Elgin, were deconsecrated and demolished near the end of last year. Plans for the land have not been made yet. Photo / Joe Hogan]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/cook-islands-crisis-mark-brown-writes-to-christopher-luxon/JHL3IIX42JAPFF5QZV7GAMUFM4/</loc><lastmod>2025-02-26T01:32:07.733Z</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 / via video]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/former-christchurch-boys-school-priest-facing-sex-charges-loses-name-suppression/R3KA43VS3NCO7JJFXULKECY33A/</loc><lastmod>2025-02-26T01:24:20.337Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/O7SMDZWPGRD5XGBT2RS6IFUVCE.png?auth=59cf5e6b0bc32044bef288d6d62e01ea14ef64b2cc8b858d0ce8f430de969bbf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A former St Bede's College dean of boarders is accused of sex offending.
]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/shallow-61-earthquake-strikes-near-sulawesi-indonesia-no-tsunami-risk/OFIHFUXPSZCHBO3ZLLYSZMEMP4/</loc><lastmod>2025-02-26T01:09:38.714Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/5KS2LFZR6RGSZODGNYCR6SVFSU.jpg?auth=4a33b7240ba88775aac044cd132abb0ceccdc42e6402e82a08dbc948e8523f33&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A shallow 6.1-magnitude earthquake hit near the Indonesian island of Sulawesi on Wednesday. Photo / Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/auckland-art-gallery-buys-major-brett-graham-venice-biennale-sculpture/3AIXFTVRGBBALJ4G6IA4J7LMII/</loc><lastmod>2025-02-26T01:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/ZNGAKZZC65DGTASBDRZ4TD3OZA.jpg?auth=025ee4aec97353c2539ad7f2b6d623477942dcd760786d74c215824c0dd92e54&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A major work by artist Brett Graham (Ngāti Korokī Kahukura, Tainui) is being added to the Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki's permanent collection. Photo / Chris Traill]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/the-country/news/listen-to-the-country-online-finance-minister-nicola-willis-on-banks/WUHBPOLTTZHDPKUFV7RXLKYLXM/</loc><lastmod>2025-02-26T00:58:02.469Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/SVPZMHTF2ZEJVHAJRTMT36EOUE.jpg?auth=98a23cdec04a7245b93cac26a660060d2fe73b15b96d6226862b46b0f72dd057&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Finance Minister Nicola Willis spoke to The Country's Jamie Mackay today. Photo / Mark Mitchell]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/young-motocross-rider-eli-hankins-dies-after-serious-head-trauma-during-south-auckland-race/7E35GQQ2CZAHLPILAUKBE5IRZA/</loc><lastmod>2025-02-26T00:56:26.075Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/HFS4VLQBAVBMNK73E7R4LUGYYQ.jpg?auth=123034eb1f64dd2439e3995586732ec5776d57852cd70ecfa762d03d6f64fb8a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Young motocross rider Eli Hankins died last night after sustaining a head injury while racing earlier this month. Photo / Givealittle]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/companies/retail/woolworths-new-zealand-first-half-sales-up-27-as-industrial-action-hampers-aussie-result/B4CESQJMFZE6TLA5CL4WSOOELU/</loc><lastmod>2025-02-26T00:53:56.433Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/VWVJOPUF6ZED7DNKN726EMHKTY.png?auth=26f4c65abb2fec67b85445cebe65b05345a3277d4db6e7a1c815801c393dafe0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Woolworths' first-half result has been hampered by collective action in Australia, but the New Zealand arm has bounced back.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/justice-minister-paul-goldsmith-announces-new-citizens-arrest-powers/TM5ZHJMHKVEGPFEDND7QYJ3A6I/</loc><lastmod>2025-02-26T00:52:34.328Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/ODXKRRXQGFDIXNOIH5WCM6AZ2M.jpg?auth=407bc9678c33492d9caf208d3fee22a1b1d067ad40a0678a6ee759a80484ca50&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Minister for Justice Paul Goldsmith speaks to media about the Government's new citizens' arrest initiative at the RK Superette in Mt Roskill, Auckland. Photo / Dean Purcell]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/bone-found-on-west-coast-belongs-to-missing-tramper-marni-sheppeard/ZPU6S2DEP5DXXLDYZOVOPECHNI/</loc><lastmod>2025-02-26T00:50:59.666Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/5SY4APXRMR7J46YPMJF2S3M5MI.jpg?auth=2fe2a457a2f6fcb034b4ed3e6e92b7f774e3f5f61f45ae041b99ae6fb347a972&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Avid mountaineer Marni Sheppeard. Photo / Supplied]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/companies/retail/100m-highland-park-paknsave-bringing-in-more-trolleys-as-more-than-5700-people-pour-in/S2YEAYOWAVE7PKFZSPD66XMA7Y/</loc><lastmod>2025-02-26T00:24:05.653Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/75GOKU24M5AX5OTXYHQ5O3GUNE.jpg?auth=09a4997b12f949ce5dacfb254c584203aba32e3403e24ba9d72cadc0b99d81a8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Customers experienced hour-long queues on the opening day of Highland Park Pak'nSave.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/napier-plans-for-water-meters-by-2034-as-hastings-trial-saves-thousands-of-litres/TMLYSMMHCNBJVGJZ4N74NYLOMQ/</loc><lastmod>2025-02-26T00:10:47.114Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/CN6HM6X52NG6HKLK5M4KPBXYNU.jpg?auth=ea665bff6aab6910590cf6d73f60aebf7c790d666802ce61e6fe8573fd36b9b7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[There is budget allocated in the Napier City Council’s long-term plan for the installation of water meters, beginning in 2029/30.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/children-getting-the-bash-from-oranga-tamariki-staff-as-abuse-in-care-rises/AQXGQEZWIFFFRKU5PN5RVF4IAQ/</loc><lastmod>2025-02-26T00:04:20.957Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/IBLJO7SNQJBADGAFEMY6YZPT2E.jpg?auth=296a13e7df2e06c14c1d924dde0175654515d907883ea26675210ac7646f0334&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Children Minister Karen Chhour said: 'No amount of abuse or neglect in care is ever acceptable.' Photo / Mark Mitchell]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>