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Photo / Supplied]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/northern-advocate/news/lack-of-funds-closes-far-north-budgeting-and-family-support-service/V7XJZ36A7NHFJOGK3LWXNPTZ6M/</loc><lastmod>2025-03-17T17:00:01Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/XU2EBVZI3NAYTCNNWVAH3T4GHE.JPG?auth=3202207f2e34074852b57a7299c03fabe5bbb78a37a4613149d383dd9d8cc283&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Northern Community Family Service, which operates from the Kerikeri Baptist Church, will close in two weeks leaving hundreds of clients having to go to Kaikohe for budgeting and other support services]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/kahu/winston-peters-bill-against-woke-policies-ignites-affirmative-action-debate-anaru-eketone/SF7KRS4R4JDXRD7DDLPO2JKGP4/</loc><lastmod>2025-03-17T17:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/NQJNL5BEJJCQRHECEGODVEISFI.jpg?auth=5d43c5a8f2b8216319d5844244e157669e02c969ce8013dac984285e49db82ed&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters during his speech at Rātana Pā.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/taradales-veronica-stephenson-celebrates-a-century-of-life-in-a-99-year-old-car/36MNDP5JPNBMXHKHQJQ57BVQ3U/</loc><lastmod>2025-03-17T17:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/S24GTPU2FRCMPJNPFHSJJV77TA.jpg?auth=3797afa2044273646b603e851212afb998fd639a0935d2fcaad38d393851ba0d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Arriving in a 99-year-old Model T Ford before raising a glass of red wine, Veronica Stephenson knows how to celebrate in style.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/golf/rory-mcilroy-wins-second-players-championship-title-in-playoff/GFE4GYSUING33JUNBPE6QDT754/</loc><lastmod>2025-03-17T16:48:07.622Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/4HEXV2EGFND4NNULPJKOJISS6E.jpg?auth=9db4c61df8b359fc2eba20e49c568b680e60b25d55fe65fc3f0917895a211d21&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland poses with the trophy after beating JJ Spaun in a three-hole play-off during the final round of The Players Championship. 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Photo / Brett Phibbs]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/the-country/news/blueberry-boom-market-set-to-expand-as-confidence-grows/MPIEKPC6YZBZ3JAOE7ODFJSZNY/</loc><lastmod>2025-03-17T16:01:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/JGD5NSXKUNDC7FAJ5HBC2N5ME4.jpg?auth=684b0e5f0b5e51e488a09984ed1d6c5c7a55264baae674c46feb99e98801af51&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[New Zealand produced about 4000 tonnes of blueberries in 2023/2024 on 1000 hectares. Photo / File]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/weather-cold-temperatures-rain-thunderstorms-to-affect-much-of-new-zealand/POUQAH7OT5GLBIF2CB7PYNU6QQ/</loc><lastmod>2025-03-17T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/G2DKOECUCJAH3KNOBHR35HRE2M.png?auth=61e648ab2c2e8f6ca80667c5ac258869007577e37d353a35e55f018190fdcfbe&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[MetService says miserable weather conditions will plague New Zealand.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/whanganui-chronicle/news/the-defining-moment-that-inspired-whanganuis-newest-police-recruit-shaniqka-wall/XZAZLBZUUFF4VCFGSXSRP5UAXI/</loc><lastmod>2025-03-17T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/FFN424TKGFBMRLELC67IDM4KDQ.jpg?auth=e105041f53a316cbd72cc15c61c2a5efc98cb4da80a0c9db3c17e875533ae673&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Recent Wing 382 graduate Constable Shaniqka Wall is returning to Whanganui to start her career in the police. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/the-steep-costs-of-egg-freezing-in-new-zealand-hayley-carvilles-fertility-journey/WQYKDO3KYJDGTJ7KGTGLYPSTWE/</loc><lastmod>2025-03-17T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/B2TXAZ3XWZDFVM7MT63R7RTT5I.JPG?auth=f1a16e50d55135b0f017c75c49d24fc5562ca42226efa3da1b8ef6106423d847&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Hayley Carville is exploring her egg-freezing options.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/nicola-willis-must-be-bold-with-kiwisaver-proposals-for-new-zealands-financial-security-editorial/QHSRAIHCZZF2DIPK2S77Z42JSU/</loc><lastmod>2025-03-17T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/O6S6YHHTYNDG7JWA3BS27533YI.jpg?auth=325abb57bd04be0c1ddb6c3e0ddf955a6ba830f675d4167b7e2e4fa0b2302c13&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Finance Minister Nicola Willis says she is considering increasing the amount employees and employers contribute to their KiwiSaver. 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]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/kaiwaka-dog-attack-woman-attacked-by-pack-rescuer-also-set-upon/P3L2XWX4XJC7HLFQOLGJBLBY5Q/</loc><lastmod>2025-03-17T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/L6Z5XN3KG5GFLFVOP2YUUEAUOQ.png?auth=37c4c38115967728f769d13c40df9bc9a7b7348093690ddf9ae80f976de0ca02&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A man and woman were mauled by a pack of dogs in Hakaru, Kaipara, in Northland. Photo / Google]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/racing/tab-launches-modern-self-service-terminals-for-horse-racing-and-sports-punters/KRSH3K6C3VEJBH2BJ3YJEGKHFM/</loc><lastmod>2025-03-17T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/HU2Y3ETL35ECNA4WKZA4UXNWIQ.jpg?auth=97cb0a7d373f65b31775a1c87a4d3c05a3fd3e65f98f3ba25060763bb4abfd73&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The TAB's new self-service terminals were launched in Manukau on Monday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/daron-partons-cartoons-march-1-31/Q2UE7BX4P5HQBEKE5GXD3MU2QA/</loc><lastmod>2025-03-17T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/A2ZLARYVUJFGLKL4O6R6Z2YYBQ.jpg?auth=2d8588c62ff46abe9d24ced0f795e3173f341a40c4e55432263354f2805f0921&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[March 18. Illustration / Daron Parton]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/the-school-lunch-programme-is-a-disaster-heres-how-we-could-fix-it-and-whether-we-should-bother/ONMJFFQZMNAAJN6EYNXLMXIZLQ/</loc><lastmod>2025-03-17T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/K2QYWTRVYFF7ZKHH2WGRKBRYAU.png?auth=153c6f5e28b89d34b5e1df6363764d40d4dd470c796f10dfe9b6db8f370018f1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Burnt Whangārei school lunches received with their packaging already coming off and burnt. Photo: RNZ / Ellen O'Dwyer]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/government-criticised-for-pathetic-bowel-cancer-screening-response-the-front-page/QNDC2CZXQZF2PLH3KIZJ6Z2OFM/</loc><lastmod>2025-03-17T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/3TKYA5EUNJH2NCFSUZMPUSN3YY.jpg?auth=6bf451726dcf0d562bfa20308bc2e60ebe206bf7811e965b07919e912ea89bfb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Health Minister Simeon Brown. Photo / Mark Mitchell]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/whanganui-chronicle/news/two-orthopaedic-surgeons-leaving-whanganui-hospital-after-65-years-of-surgery/N5HUPE2FYVEYPOF7RE5B537TQE/</loc><lastmod>2025-03-17T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/FDM6HYTQMRAUFGVFJM2EJKNRPA.jpg?auth=e30da64379bed62eabc5071e0373319756c2e38f1da03b5927af5fd450bf1b5e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Long-serving orthopaedic surgeons John van Dalen (left) and Simon Dempsey are leaving Whanganui Hospital. Photo / Eva de Jong]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/all-blacks-eligibility-scott-robertson-on-richie-mounga-and-the-hard-line-selection-stance/7RZMYM3D65CCTHTKYZBTBD4DGQ/</loc><lastmod>2025-03-17T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/GU2BXUDGNZDARJYJ77C4MRVGQU.jpg?auth=e5bec53559cba607b1b8a1c6124990ff4d86e05072b63e8dd46c8a433fede121&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[All Blacks head coach Scott Robertson and NZR CEO Mark Robinson discuss eligibility. Photo / Michael Craig

]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sunlive/news/skydiving-great-grandmother-honoured-for-st-john-fundraising/BTDQCEFU2RD73CVXTGSKOLDIUA/</loc><lastmod>2025-03-17T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/A6UNKPPMYNDV5BCTF6HC52QFFQ.jpg?auth=50aa4fa605436f201fc7b41f8346f7bca3f9f37c891e5a89f6b51d6fea02bbd0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Jean Crabtree, skydiving back in 2023 aged 94, with Skydive Tauranga. Photo / Skydive Tauranga]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/herald-morning-quiz-march-18/B6XWQISMLVCR3K3MGXASSXSRSM/</loc><lastmod>2025-03-17T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/YTRPHM3N3VBITKEYCEWA2IY4DU.jpg?auth=a8518d311b7df2657d90dc0ea763e60ce0ccc46b2f9dc46df34af5d19a7e1f79&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Who directed Michael Jackson’s iconic Thriller music video?]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/northern-advocate/news/northlanders-cleaning-injuries-cost-acc-nearly-7m-over-five-years/S3QUQIOLZNCLFDDNLPNYE7PDJE/</loc><lastmod>2025-03-17T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/ZYG7KCQO6VGADGD6ITN7B2CZSQ.jpg?auth=3e61c3a11604e3d3e595eabc4f77ae13a106148f82903702bbb7d54771a48f17&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Vacuuming was the cause of most Northlanders’ injuries according to ACC, followed by cleaning outside, dusting, and cleaning toilets. Photo / 123rf]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/letters-students-are-the-solution-to-school-lunch-woes-nz-and-a-history-of-tariff-trickery/75JHIR7V4BDTRCZAB7C2IARMIM/</loc><lastmod>2025-03-17T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/7BGSGC54MRBETJPNWSWDFI54SY.jpg?auth=5af54a03b4a736a35f12bb11925129832a3490c908eafad32ec36c17858e8ade&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA['A more practical and empowering approach would be for the Government to fund schools directly to purchase the food.']]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/travel/your-next-adventure-starts-here-luxury-cruises-himalayan-getaways-disneyland-tours-and-outdoor-fun/BZZKRJQ3TBCOHKSYJNWPSO43XY/</loc><lastmod>2025-03-17T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/KC3ALZHIOZDDTGTMHEKCHMBXYM.jpg?auth=f99032b9a85db853c305f71ad2fb13997e146186953fac1d0fc1497adfb8ef8e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Your next adventure is calling! Photo / 123rf]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/column-precincts-twin-skyscraper-plans/F267JJZ6SRGODFK3PD5LK5ECGA/</loc><lastmod>2025-03-17T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/RDZRROPU5FAJHGACRXNBOZHE64.jpg?auth=2d64bbdf54eb646c058f93474db615747b9e62f751998b7c71a14685acbc844c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Precinct Properties' plans for Pumanawa Downtown West: two towers on the Downtown Carpark site. This shows the two new towers to the right, with the Sky Tower on the far right.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/whanganui-chronicle/news/education-whanganui-principals-balk-at-proposal-to-cut-resource-literacy-funding/SWNVBK4WNFFLNFDSGJVLSYZ4KU/</loc><lastmod>2025-03-17T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/ON4TEXGGJRHC5G7WNAQGAYZJVM.jpg?auth=cd9f2e01905cb243066af56ee1fd81888de5de6c78454b2be1c2a15cb6c749ea&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Nicky Collins says the service is critical for 'children that struggle the most'.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/act-party-looking-to-stand-candidates-in-local-elections-for-first-time/2MPL6QOKQ5AQVDT24HNAZRZDJA/</loc><lastmod>2025-03-17T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/FEUWHSR3FFC5BNAGZNAR7U3JNE.jpg?auth=fc1af39c9281def7ae7551ce67d070d4a84bc12d6d7fafa3e262eb1f4de11883&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Act leader Davis Seymour is railing against "anti-car ideology". NZME photograph by Mark Mitchell.













]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/9-year-old-thai-tattooist-makes-his-mark/2KOMHZVRIBAWLMMOJY3FWMBTAU/</loc><lastmod>2025-03-17T07:23:07.192Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/TPEKHIBJOVA6HEPXCM3TDPFGPA.jpg?auth=b8ef706498973a7fe06258f6d8c7effe8e75a3d84838917a2f675174c225bb4d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Nine-year-old Napat Mitmakorn expertly inks the pattern of a fanged serpent on a man’s upper thigh. Photo / AFP]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/fatal-penrose-crash-jesan-tampus-48-identified-as-man-killed-after-driver-evading-police-crossed-centre-line/IWX6BRBJIBFY3HOTPDYF7MIK3M/</loc><lastmod>2025-03-17T07:02:45.58Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/ZEVQDBF4RRCRDFTBQXA2UBEA7A.jpg?auth=07bc5a89cc27366ac9aa1c8fba9ea29c3b3fc2d11da9f6cba955c4a2f69bfdbc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Jesan Tampus has been named as the man killed when a driver allegedly fleeing police crashed into his car.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/tauranga-domestic-violence-trial-man-accused-of-pushing-partner-out-of-car-smashing-head-on-concrete/XWH53B2LE5E3HEMBEFG4KOZ43A/</loc><lastmod>2025-03-17T07:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/XQV3PSJY2BBCVJ76CCQPZHXHUQ.jpg?auth=771fff7744a76b1563e2700a738ad91ab8e565dca3d00432eecd8c1bcd505589&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Marc Hunter has been accused of pushing his partner out of a car, and onto the gravel, before smashing her head into the concrete. 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Photo / George Heard]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/rugby/super-rugby/debunking-the-lead-theory-on-whats-wrong-with-the-blues-gregor-paul/QDDT2TH5LJCBLBB2Q3M33SEFZA/</loc><lastmod>2025-03-17T01:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/X3I4Z2MWXVEX3PHQRXDBUSJGGA.JPG?auth=69bf5b228a35a3137009a9541d9d8262cbf1b1cf532df109f73914070fdb9615&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[All Blacks flanker Dalton Papali’i reacts following the Blues' defeat to the Chiefs. 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Photo / RNZ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/herald-hat-trick-pm-sports-quiz-monday-march-17/XSVHX3TJTZFUZLAWHT6XAUW7WI/</loc><lastmod>2025-03-17T00:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/RPBFPFGS3NBE3J36ZKAOKH74K4.jpg?auth=5080fe081f9450ec52338c2a7b8797ee3b0acfad6f25d6688864acf4c6f71047&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[France's Dimitri Yachvili during the 2011 Rugby World Cup.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/submarine-cable-between-australia-and-nz-now-doubling-as-a-tsunami-sensor/UGXKB6R43NC25EUK3K4JQK24DA/</loc><lastmod>2025-03-17T00:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/FF6JYLC7XBCI3MEZ7RK7DJ2TCI.png?auth=01e419413c840ee20a5a10ea81913398b047033bb9da866a47875d411dffb2a7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A UK-New Zealand scientific collaboration is using a new laser-based technique to scan for earthquake and tsunami signals along 4000km of the Southern Cross Next telecommunications cable. Image / GNS Science]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>