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Head to the cinema for must-watch New Zealand film Tinā.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/hawkes-bay-couple-to-celebrate-80-years-of-marriage/YZMSGZUNRZGV7POL4B4RQDL3ZU/</loc><lastmod>2025-02-28T17:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/E336ZL463VCBVMGOPARQ6KFDJM.jpeg?auth=6e73772a00ce884f4f5a32ccc4ad0c2520328c0cc7b0c89766ca485618da821d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Jeff and Dawn Laurent are celebrating a remarkable milestone. 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Photo / Photosport]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/northern-advocate/news/mangawhai-tornado-survivor-tina-johnson-shares-miraculous-tale/3G3XL3WZBRAKVA3KVO6UTIQVMM/</loc><lastmod>2025-02-28T17:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/32HEDO24RNEMRMU6U6UADMDOHQ.jpg?auth=0a0397bb116f14b08ac3df73ed5fc27fde5efc5e7348658564f37de91ed5c5f7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Mangawhai woman Tina Johnson was pulled into the tornado's vortex in the early hours of January 26. 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Photo / Olivia Reid]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/jason-walls-christopher-luxons-brilliant-week-of-diplomacy-terrible-week-of-politics/EF6TFMZH3VHTBLA7TOUAETZOKQ/</loc><lastmod>2025-02-28T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/ONC3A4L7RJADDEOQ6SNLZINUXE.jpg?auth=cc68b9bdbd2f9f335e0ccae2038121da8c30d79e1d95ca28f4ad9a5bae658272&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Prime Minister Christopher Luxon during a cooking demonstration in Vietnam. 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Photo / Michael Craig]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/racing/horse-racing-malt-time-readies-for-final-race-of-her-career/EQTBWWG44NB6DPZCGORY6MGZVI/</loc><lastmod>2025-02-28T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/C4SSHBN4TJD7XFT3LXLSKNT5M4.jpg?auth=783d86661f4dade46839ea8ee7f42f4372cba8d95bd57d5eed876df9099e33f8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Malt Time. Photo / Supplied]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/peter-beckett-mercy-dash-how-english-yachtie-tried-to-save-ex-napier-councillor-in-guatemala/HUOABIEZU5HU7CAGIOSNPEI5ME/</loc><lastmod>2025-02-28T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/HTGUMZ3SHZG7XCFA525JXK4M4Q.jpg?auth=7c646754a7859ab886c72bbf52eadae7af0a1a1bba325d86e7172586116ba837&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ex-pat Kiwi Peter Beckett died in a Central America hospital despite a dramatic rescue mission involving a kind-hearted English yachtie and four volunteer firefighters in a crocodile-infested river in Guatemala. Photo / Prime Video]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/recipe-herby-ricotta-stuffed-chicken-breasts/62YH2XOBJJC3LLKEAC222TX7XU/</loc><lastmod>2025-02-28T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/7NO7GHFDOZGGPBIBIEDE42DBVE.jpg?auth=145032cacd976491616a2b8f3295593690f616ab232511b94e9b54d6a6a8a97b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Make this ahead of time if you have company so you're not stuck in the kitchen. Photo / Fresh Media]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/martinborough-crash-is-a-shared-path-between-wineries-needed-and-who-pays-a-capital-letter/S6RLWK3SSVFHNET5XEABFIFP3Q/</loc><lastmod>2025-02-28T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/BFFFNDSSEFHZ5CEL5H4JP63QOQ.JPG?auth=9571abe9707522fb30838c910bde3d9d88675b96d1f1bdb0dc39200c4f1bc957&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[NZ Herald senior journalist Georgina Campbell in Martinborough.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/my-secret-auckland-actor-ravikanth-gurunathan-shares-his-favourite-spots-in-the-city/H7KCZZXOCJAOTCI4J4MJYME3LE/</loc><lastmod>2025-02-28T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/QF7CPJDNOZE6TEWXUZYUH4YPDM.jpeg?auth=7f901a28938f368d4cdc12e3a961b601f8c51ef9129fbef8eeb0a0652fbbf536&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ravi Gurunathan is a dynamic and versatile actor whose career spans television, theatre, film, and music videos. 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]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/kahu/mother-v-daughter-brother-v-sister-mate-v-mate-stage-set-for-manu-splashdown-at-aucklands-viaduct/XHDSFFNDA5G6HFSEN3HIXZQLV4/</loc><lastmod>2025-02-28T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/BAXGGKELTRBEZL36JDTW65Z2CE.jpg?auth=671922b93e15e058f256c32e94c4eb2b7a20d65ce83ef391e2625798c063a99d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Manu finalists are set to make waves at Auckland's Viaduct.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/herald-morning-quiz-march-1/H7LT75UWPVEBLNTUEM4TUP4MXY/</loc><lastmod>2025-02-28T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/JQKSSP3HHB2H2SBK6UCWDCCEDU.jpg?auth=61a6149a0065e17cd8e3e27ec6018d479170356a82da5e034ebe8152c16c10c2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Australia's Parliament officially moved to Canberra in what decade? 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Photo / Kellie Blizard]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/university-of-auckland-students-criticise-introduction-of-artificial-intelligence-tutors-in-business-and-economics-course/EKNMREEVPZEY7E2P7YNUYKHWUY/</loc><lastmod>2025-02-28T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/D7JWIHFG2BBQRBGODCXGG22B24.jpg?auth=e4417ac878b7b12483b21711eeca052bd96f3425ea6738a2430cab777d0246ed&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Instead of participants listening to lectures and making notes, they will be working with AI tutors. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/claire-trevett-is-david-seymour-heading-toward-a-fail-mark-on-school-lunches-when-small-things-turn-into-big-headaches/VFHAM3BT4RBBLO2KOQQWR42LFU/</loc><lastmod>2025-02-28T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/Y3ZG4ORYMJBAJA7ZBDHWTOJSJA.JPG?auth=d2956db2f57ac85ea708be21eb521d36cab722b2ecb8cf088581631aec852588&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Before the flood of complaints: Associate Education Minister David Seymour at Otahuhu College for the first school lunch day. 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Photo / Department of Conservation]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/kahu/te-matatini-2025-top-12-revealed-defending-champs-into-finals-alongside-three-tamaki-makaurau-teams/6M7WSKG6YBFRNINFVCWQKFV2BQ/</loc><lastmod>2025-02-28T07:25:55.494Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/4G4XB2S3ZNA6ZFDCOZNTA5JPEM.jpg?auth=8fa3c8ed71fd11765c583bee5bfdc84735578b977e2cdda8f8939f08b1b22584&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Whāngārā mai Tawhiti have been chosen as one of the 12 finalists for Te Matatini at Pukekura, the Bowl of Brooklands in New Plymouth. 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Photo / Taupō District Council]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/migrant-nail-technicians-to-receive-230000-in-compensation-from-wellington-nail-salon/BBVXIJTXOBDJJMXGVH7VB5V4AM/</loc><lastmod>2025-02-28T06:45:35.769Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/MSMURYZMCNCZBLPTD7MUXNAKRY.jpg?auth=1ad0d51af1f7b07e538349feb5c433bf08220a6909f29c3884f2bf2459f40c94&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The owner of a nail salon in central Wellington has been ordered to pay seven migrant workers more than $230,000. 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Queues on Mill Rd stretched at least 2km this morning as commuters made their journey to work after the lights – at the Bombay Interchange and adjacent BP Bombay service centre exit – were livened at 2am on Friday.

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]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/the-country/news/listen-to-the-country-online-with-jamie-mackay-golden-shears-update-with-sir-david-fagan/HVRZ2DLFGNBC3EKUYEDJNTDNME/</loc><lastmod>2025-02-28T00:39:56.392Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/STRANI56BRAK3ILTREIMD32Y7Q.jpg?auth=cf9fbe0dd63d000fade7d4078651e7ffd45d82b273b66e03d3b4586b66c50c0c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Sir David Fagan updates the action at the Golden Shears in Masteron on today's show. Photo / Andrew Labett]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/northern-advocate/news/northland-fire-fully-contained-as-residents-return-to-their-homes/ZLBDBXK3PBEFFKTCRZITL2PIUE/</loc><lastmod>2025-02-28T00:30:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/4CZ3ZV3NU5F6NJX47TYIAIWVQ4.JPG?auth=2bcaf35edb0cb56bd47620d4f2ec43b8b72b2ec99b5b6d6a4c5ef7c885499003&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Waipoua River fire in Northland has been fully contained.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/personal-finance/investment/property-investors-return-borrowing-almost-twice-as-much-as-a-year-ago-house-prices-expected-to-remain-in-check/RPH4KOK775H3ZF2Z2NYZBE4ZVM/</loc><lastmod>2025-02-28T00:26:46.963Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/47REKBZTE5GX7D67YAIHPZI4CY.jpg?auth=571a3a20af7780860196a9ee0b89fb9eb898446f7acf00638495aa8d8d3aafca&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The uptick in activity has come as the Reserve Bank’s official cash rate cuts started translating into decent mortgage rate cuts.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/gene-hackman-death-harrowing-911-call-released-daughter-breaks-silence-on-reclusive-famous-dad/BZW4PKDEVVH4TFHOZRLLHQYO5U/</loc><lastmod>2025-02-28T00:15:39.118Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/ODK2Z4YRQ5FM5LFW4TWTC7AHR4.jpg?auth=d7e60a3c033b362f71878c7b756395073399fae32d2ea7acb8f5f8fee9016bd1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Gene Hackman and wife Betsy Arakawa during the 60th  Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, California, in 2003. Photo / WireImage]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/chris-bishops-plan-to-fight-communist-style-productivity-with-the-whole-shebang-of-affordable-housing-tools/IVIFNIQJNBCNJOE2NC2SZDZSL4/</loc><lastmod>2025-02-28T00:14:09.589Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/5A2BRK62CBFS7NLTGIN7YW4N4I.jpg?auth=50eb6e8a4d53e9798eb048b124c322f1301c3e3ca0497972354e4340fff6fac0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Chris Bishop, the minister for both housing and infrastructure, wants to use both portfolios to improve New Zealand's growth and productivity. Photo / Mark Mitchell










]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/christchurch-teen-charged-after-serious-assault-in-richmond-earlier-this-month/3J3E3OP3T5B2TFTPLN2WUPPAS4/</loc><lastmod>2025-02-28T00:07:50.314Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/3YRIER5JPBAFRG2P5IDPEQSIJI.JPG?auth=3f076abe174ed306eea74ce3729e9452fc88f79f512ec38c16b756226b874168&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Christchurch police have made an arrest after a serious assault in a park at Richmond earlier this month. Photo / George Heard]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>