<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><urlset xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9" xmlns:image="http://www.google.com/schemas/sitemap-image/1.1"><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/nzme-to-launch-dedicated-country-music-station-iheartcountry-new-zealand/FIJW4J5CG5H7BIGC5EYL2NYX54/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-01T23:54:42.39Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/AJSIBZRS3JH6TCHGBY5OVSGSFY.jpg?auth=f093efcc925b18ef80ee6a8246b1592c41e53475d7ac77a71030da18eeeb6393&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[NZME's new dedicated country music station iHeartCountry New Zealand will feature an extensive playlist from country music superstars such as Kaylee Bell, Chris Stapleton, Luke Combs and Keith Urban.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/top-trump-security-official-replaced-after-chat-group-scandal/EVZGC5VIUFCNDAXHXMMMTYFZEU/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-01T23:51:55.848Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/RR634XX4KNBBTIAOVGASX52QXA.jpg?auth=f0955a421b8fb37001563b61b9aea25cbe4b6beb51c797874612ec0b00558226&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Mike Waltz has been removed as National Security Adviser after his involvement in the Signal chat group scandal. 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Photos / George Novak, John Borren]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/economy/labours-credibility-demands-big-new-tax-promises-matthew-hooton/HV6BOGIXAZHRLGU7WLZAZE5YOU/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-01T21:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/GAZ7P66RHNHRHHGZPSVCRWGGAA.jpg?auth=4f1ffca32472bd0c57520273e1777fa14217e018683d8f929a89be1f95052cc3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Finance Minister Nicola Willis said the Government plans to cut 'billions' of dollars worth of programmes started under the previous governments. 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Photo / Supplied]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/over-100-children-fall-ill-after-snake-found-in-school-lunch-in-india/A5E4ZOQ4CJE6LB6KCRRVCHOYSY/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-01T19:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/SGVY4DQUCZFW3O7OQSKYOEC7FE.jpg?auth=a3568e3a56135b44b107ce05305998e15b60d2a0e1fa6a40480b6d507c545019&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The snake was dead and in the food when it was found. 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Photo / George Heard]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/weather-lower-hutt-womans-shock-as-destructive-winds-send-trampoline-into-home/C24J7PMD5ZAMXEXGSEBEXDIDTQ/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-01T04:19:37.208Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/EYCL74K4GBD3RCJEFSX5ERNNUI.jpg?auth=9bce940eef78e879d6c6789603982287d92ef441f9983926c68b08f838eae35a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A trampoline has shattered the windows of a Lower Hutt home during stormy weather in the capital today.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/hawkes-bay-enforces-winter-burn-ban-we-breathe-what-you-burn/QRODB2P5SVBAVJ7Y2W7W3ZAFJY/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-01T04:15:37.086Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/RG4OD2VDYNEXBFA6V4NYTFU5IY.jpg?auth=51fa11bd0115f82c8e1820cf9340e5c88be848776d5fd3d5c87f857da4589120&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Outdoor burning is banned in Napier and Hastings airsheds until August 31. Photo / Paul Taylor]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/new-gruffalo-book-by-julia-donaldson-to-be-released-more-than-20-years-after-last/HPFTSOAUBJCJJDSE4O6GM6LAN4/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-01T04:07:35.602Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/GZ73LCVVP5G3XBTXIBSEULM35E.webp?auth=ba873515c8a33f7c456555e1dbb4698c5a481594f7006b87e394e3eabf2e0753&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Gruffalo is coming back in a new book, released in 2026. Image / Axel Scheffler for Macmillan Children's Books.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/golf/cj-cup-byron-nelson-ryan-fox-brings-coach-marcus-wheelhouse-to-texas-in-bid-to-shore-up-game/MHQ77K2RZFDU3FNPJ5JIGRBE2A/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-01T04:05:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/DRUXGJWXN5EDHFOPTLF6VQ5JSY.jpg?auth=5595c2f646d18c730074e9ceb4cd21544cf677fc6f5d2455e55eaf9160c4f6b7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ryan Fox returns to action on the PGA Tour in Texas this week. Photo / AFP]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/companies/retail/online-supermarket-paddock-to-pantry-to-triple-range-with-new-warehouse-opening-second-store/GAAOZZHEIZBXVF6TEPAYJA53CA/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-01T04:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/QJTFME4G4NAPVAWJI5PVNBVFYI.jpg?auth=55b7ac255a4d220651d4161310c05b209b092e3579f8698113152c29b79c0499&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Online supermarket Paddock to Pantry is continuing its expansion with a second physical store, along with a new warehouse to boost capacity.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/crime/double-murder-trial-begins-for-lok-li-accused-of-killing-auckland-couple-mei-han-chong-and-fuk-fu-joseph-kwok/EC3OFNUVP5GQBP4AZOG3KTJ42U/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-01T03:57:38.459Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/ZOLDA5ZC5BD2ZOIRVO3UPQ4W4E.jpg?auth=caf26c74554c166188ae918997bed9bffb13ba30fe57703a3451f32270883a0a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Lok Fung Lorrence Li, 27, is accused of murdering Ellerslie residents Fuk-Fu Joseph Kwok, 66, and his wife Mei Han Chong, 67, in November 2023. Photo / Michael Craig]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/man-dies-after-alleged-daytime-assault-at-bus-stop-in-papatoetoe-south-auckland/HYOHMOBYAZCWNFJYRAHXCBZ4KY/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-01T03:43:49.805Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/FQS3WIERU5BMDIFP62A6EW6YAM.JPG?auth=fb4655422a51399e6cc80c6e3742acc65a1646b8234313e5c1ab834d735e7524&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A 60-year-old man has died after an alleged daytime assault at a bus stop in Papatoetoe. Photo / NZME ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/northern-advocate/news/doctors-strike-puts-spotlight-on-patient-suffering-and-understaffing/3Y4N2KVXQZC23IXPXLBD5PYVU4/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-01T03:15:33.546Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/CCWD66WOF5HZRAKQO7PJFC5KIE.jpg?auth=6ddb9ba9e4a1c94244981e322af2738408c56a05c898ed8783eec30b2bf99acf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Whangārei home caregiver Sharon Clements was among those showing unity for better health services, in addition to the nationwide strike by Association of Salaried Medical Specialists senior doctors. Photo / Denise Piper]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sunlive/news/tauranga-fluoride-tank-leak-delays-dosing/OZHPTIRMGZHW5NNX6U5MXP22DU/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-01T03:08:26.78Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/H4BMQCFCK7VD5Y42VH3MNEX6IQ.jpg?auth=edc73f4567c730bee04875bbc20000ad42b7cdfdeb010528bab29b82a1f856ec&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Tauranga City Council says water remains safe to drink. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/northern-advocate/news/mangamuka-gorge-to-reopen-friday-after-two-slips-closed-the-road/ZHK5PCVKARFLRDGHVNEYICSH5A/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-01T03:07:59.074Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/3O4S2HCCCVH2XHEKZ7NZ74UHD4.JPG?auth=033b7ca026b6d5f92d3b07e2d25f7c76bd462a61c6dc274abf89b01158f5c708&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Contractors working to clear a slip that closed SH1 over the Mangamuka Gorge, in the Far North, on Tuesday. It was the second slip in three days to close the highway, with the road due to reopen on Friday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/technology/christchurch-lawtech-firm-vxt-raises-25m-at-45m-valuation-with-silicon-valley-backing/4PY4UNZPF5AWDNFHUE5RRRJT2E/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-01T03:01:41.267Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/55IDSCJPQZAHVDQIRYMUKCSECM.jpg?auth=2e19ff96b35b1c40cf35a1cd56826712bab37aab57d373d52cdd1d342ff38075&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Members of the VXT team with co-founders Lucy Turner and Luke Campbell front right.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/will-the-new-christchurch-stadium-honour-sports-legends-with-stand-names/QTH3JX3OCNDVHLUHNMEVRF6GUA/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-01T03:00:27.295Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/KAFEU7D2ARGZ5JGFJYDIEDIERA.jpg?auth=5b14ec746390988a0d1c4f115b1c434d696f20da2268cb861d43a6f4e2c881ae&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Who will the grandstands be named after at the new Christchurch covered stadium? Image / NZME]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/herald-afternoon-quiz-may-1/APON5DWLM5FFJHAN2J3WIJO2OE/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-01T03:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/Z5FYVYB6YZVNPSCD25RT3PR5I4.jpg?auth=02208ea090e9bd2c0e2d7757d9a147268575ca5220ba79bf7974638a528c1e8a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Pope Francis was the first pope from which continent? Photo / Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/weather-cust-canterbury-woman-and-children-trapped-in-car-engulfed-by-flood-waters/M6XOTZJE7ZAQLKMBGSMBCDVFD4/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-01T02:59:22.13Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/5YJZYWSKRBFKBJTR5VR6W3U4D4.jpg?auth=47bf0530079db0c831392bdfed953b4e5e1b1fca03c3475353591daadf95fa14&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Flooding has been widespread across Canterbury today. Photo / George Heard]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/weather-snow-in-may-set-to-stay-at-mt-hutt/6ZJR5YR3GVGRXFUBZZREXT2SII/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-01T02:48:10.981Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/TI6P3X2ZIZBBZAU6DQQOW4FKD4.jpg?auth=fda70e3f6d4306526e4be438a8a0633f2cd768f2e07d63209455b366db2ba754&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Snow on Porters Pass/SH73. Photo / George Heard]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/nationwide-healthcare-strike-under-way-thousands-of-procedures-affected/VZ3XW7QOKVBQLH6I7MR7MC2F7M/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-01T02:43:26.68Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/ZBUHWZVBL5EW3BBXBTT4CIOX3A.jpg?auth=67685bcebae086779d67218f9e00a4e07cb7c3a4e26446716e9374f3c29d20a9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Senior doctors strike outside Auckland Hospital today. Photo / Jason Dorday]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/local-alcohol-policy-napier-to-retain-3am-bar-closing-times-after-council-reversal/PJT5HETTU5GAHJIA4IHQGF7P7Q/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-01T02:37:18.731Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/SWNZFAJMCZGZXKK6FWL5CVNY74.jpg?auth=6833622eb9d33f3c3b7e4d0d0a12ddb9607eaf8d12d6e3d565214e31f1746dc2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Napier City Council has amended its proposed Local Alcohol Policy to maintain the status quo, allowing bars, pubs, and nightclubs to open until 3am with a one-way door policy at 2am. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sunlive/news/passport-fees-to-increase-from-may-2/NOK44K3W7JDENLZUQ2A72Q3SEA/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-01T02:28:21.839Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/ZGDCK6LYG5C3XM5AFQFEOSLOTE.jpg?auth=a075399eea4d8037d732a9b9c30903b0644edd5f1b8d834eddaec8309189a8d8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The price of an adult passport will increase from $215 to $247 on May 2. Photo / Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/david-seymour-proposes-abolishing-some-portfolios-and-cutting-minister-numbers/6J5TTXVW7ZAJ7JTOI3GNW2AHHE/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-01T02:01:56.822Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/DQWWA7A775H6ZFTC35V47DDE3U.jpg?auth=7b5d45164739e8b444186ee26f1c21b3a92d84d6eb52a37b5ddf2cfb131f0bde&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Act leader David Seymour wants the number of ministers to be capped at 20. Photo / Mark Mitchell










]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/rotorua-daily-post/news/rotorua-lakes-council-to-stay-with-lgnz-as-councillors-debate-value-for-money/QFGZME2KWBGFZJ4WHEE646XZSA/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-01T02:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/OC5BVX56GVGODLYDKIIIP4O3FI.jpg?auth=f728d5979422f9cb3e334b6805e996fc7758edddfdf2f3fab3ab56158cb9a032&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Rotorua Lakes councillors Don Paterson, Robert Lee and Conan O'Brien voted to leave LGNZ. 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Photo / Photosport]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/the-country/news/listen-to-the-country-online-michael-harvey-on-indonesian-opportunities-for-nzs-dairy-sector/TUOJT4NBXNFCRPBHUYVFMIT6UI/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-01T01:50:52.816Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/5QXP7BINP5DFRC4SYF3ARYDDVI.jpg?auth=6d7e9332c6e601f44fb5b40d05da4b46c0afbd5de6b928244976c5c673866dff&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[ RaboResearch senior analyst Michael Harvey. 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Photo / NZME]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/weather-what-wellingtonians-need-to-know-as-threat-to-life-wind-warning-issued/DQFVWBSEZVGLLMXM7ESHVP3BEU/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-01T01:17:25.433Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/ZFOMCHITJ5CVTE45VXBSLMC2OE.jpg?auth=cc690a449230c8235f6ee4b5b5e58c71bf96dfecba9f8a0c1ad9e2b9c24ea9c6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Wellington is under a red level wind warning, reserved for the most severe weather events. Photo / Marty Melville]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/tourist-attacked-by-crocodile-after-mistaking-it-for-statue/GT6IROH5ANEOFMWMKOMFA76L3Y/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-01T00:54:10.774Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/CDK2IWHJABCBBJBUA756J6OBDY.png?auth=66034b93bea7c2b73755cf1490c9eb2f9799822769ee36fa2739ef2f7b3a5308&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The man was attacked after trying to a selfie.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/abuse-in-care-52-lake-alice-survivors-opt-for-rapid-payment/E4BZUJFGEFHYHNUXCEOLKS6VBE/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-01T00:53:16.035Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/KVVHZ2HXTVB2BAM3NEBU36SIUE.jpg?auth=460bfca783c9296520eb94dc4c0e7ae983cab08e4bd9a8efea337403925ef391&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Abuse in Care report tabled before Parliament. Photo / Mark Mitchell ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sunlive/news/emergency-water-shutdown-in-katikati/PKI4FFOVFZDAFEKAU76XQWGTTA/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-01T00:30:45.852Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/HLBW3DIFQNELNKS4F3M3EFUULQ.jpg?auth=8a4ed64a822bce68c6d4fbeb22d27e0cfb545470ce6fb99fa7b2f503da527e15&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Water services have been shut down in Katikati. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/100-days-down-1361-to-go-donald-trumps-blitz-has-barely-begun-audrey-young/6LUQUC7IO5G3VHERCSJ72T4AZI/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-01T00:22:33.827Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/GFRGAJ7JFRGNBGVMFKCXW4EZBU.jpg?auth=7b0dc1c2cc4afa3f5a1d93c9cd71a86817bc521ab1f80730f6b22c1b67aeef40&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[US President Donald Trump at a rally in Warren, Michigan, yesterday to mark his 100th day in office. 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Render / Spark]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/nfl-fines-atlanta-falcons-jeff-ulbrich-for-prank-call-to-shedeur-sanders/2ZE5RPZNZFB27G3STIF7QPPFFA/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-01T00:06:45.634Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/4B2VHIYFH5D57OTYLUBXTEOJ5E.jpg?auth=1c9575b74b1f7976a466e53b02b9db9aef81109d59945a9871d2c44d9d2d0251&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Shedeur Sanders was prank-called (inset) after his number was leaked. Photo / Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>