<?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/what-cannes-is-really-like-when-hollywood-descends/JHINCIF2GFEBBA4HGE7VO3HPSM/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-21T23:44:36.505Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/4MIIYSW2JNESFJELMXPFZYB3UQ.jpg?auth=0e0032187350ba05bc7a81f79e249d5119f66c89e4f645987e42e69013d50f59&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Cannes Film Festival is where Hollywood descends, and life is absurd and surreal. Photo / Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/football/all-whites/all-whites-ben-old-finn-surman-return-to-face-cote-divoire-and-ukraine/RCEQGQQT4NARTJAHZRK32HHZ5I/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-21T23:41:44.819Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/6URFRDUFI5H6VLVKEK24QJXALQ.JPG?auth=90aebbc9d02fc491ad6c61a1bd36d25b8871f4ea95fba7cbb54e93a7d8e9f4e3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ben Old. Photo / Photosport]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/job-market-challenges-redundancies-and-ghosting-frustrate-job-seekers/7MSXJYWPWBAVVLVR6BSZ2RPRK4/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-21T23:29:27.846Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/SEI3L7HFFNEJTIN366B4MJX2FI.jpg?auth=05254296a89af2e7b14f1eae4767ddf196c2994c0613fa39219611a18cbd4862&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Seek said Auckland job ads were up 3% but the job market still faces challenges. Photo / 123rf]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/the-little-kiwi-girl-who-has-beaten-cancer-twice-and-now-raising-funds-for-child-cancer-foundation/POII5IEKGBHWNITP3M7SIEEGZ4/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-21T23:01:50.702Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/KD7AFAKL25CF7BRM4VV4YANSNI.jpg?auth=0c3e7be59a02bf092de693c3580470b4e8d2ab8b65ed85808721890abdbe0653&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The beginning of a journey that saw Indi Wealleans beat the odds – and cancer. Twice.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/tonkin-taylor-wellington-train-station-heckler-apologetic-after-swearing-at-winston-peters/YL6YF5RZ5JGTPKYAP77AOE224I/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-21T23:01:15.131Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/EF3HAAG52BDVPADCUHRWQXSNVY.jpg?auth=28ba0c52e80ee1f8cdcc45b8d99f32d0a1e0ce352450fbc00d7ab360211f18e9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The man, who is a staff member at engineering company Tonkin + Taylor, confronted Peters during a media stand up, calling him a 'f****** moron'.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/budget-2025-nicola-willis-focus-on-the-opposition-shows-shes-feeling-the-pressure-audrey-young/QTLXWVI3INHGJB3EPPQ2PDKOLI/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-21T22:54:22.776Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/MVCNZ335VBAVHCDG6T6BAOXAGM.jpg?auth=9f32974ce40ffc9572134284a6f31aa1cec2ad46a5a306f0c9c2dbfb7d4a0c04&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Finance Minister Nicola Willis with a copy of Budget 2025 at Blue Star in Petone yesterday. Photo / Mark Mitchell
















]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/technology/google-new-zealand-sends-1-billion-offshore-as-it-increases-profit-threat-of-digital-sales-tax-melts-away/JNSJWJJ6EZGMPIZDV347N5ZOFY/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-21T22:46:39.922Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/ONPHCEM5KJHZ5EZRNNMT5LRN7A.jpg?auth=803af97002d317a826dda78619a484ace3c198c83598905fed404cb208e73d8c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Google has a 96.8% share of search in New Zealand, according to the Interactive Advertising Bureau – which put total search ad revenue at around $1.28 billion. Photo / Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/rugby-league/warriors/warriors-v-raiders-kurt-capewell-steps-up-to-lead-as-co-captains-miss-canberra-clash/OCKE4NGWIVADXF7B72NK64EWGY/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-21T22:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/KOOLNED4BZBL3EJT4GGSEYRTEA.JPG?auth=8bd972983f7093740e183187c48736e808ab1b0b627787e7df608df6d7dd107c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Kurt Capewell will lead the Warriors against the Raiders this weekend. Photo / Photosport]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/companies/agribusiness/kiwifruit-record-zespri-achieves-5b-sales-milestone-220-million-trays-sold/DXOWE3T2CBACTFDPTCT2RNZCR4/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-21T21:53:17.72Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/FVIQJBF5XNGG3CWCXIIDO65PB4.jpg?auth=03938b0dbb91218c0bd4d6b843b91426cc79ab3febf3ca1926dee490b6fa5ff0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Zespri chief executive Jason Te Brake.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/wairoa-fatal-crash-victim-gene-popata-remembered-as-a-family-man-and-beloved-shearer/U5LJPMELYBCZ7BMO4IYWDUXQ2E/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-21T21:51:30.801Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/QLO3RXJHUVEO5P4TPJKMLWUKX4.jpg?auth=8d388dde676ac6e307b54f97973270882fb05157046d3235dcc42679cfa6818f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Gene Popata found his passion for shearing as a way of providing for his family.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/the-teens-saying-no-to-social-media-and-yes-to-brick-phones/DKGHDLKFNBBRNCCJBONHBJ6OJE/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-21T21:46:22.313Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/QTWRQOAKHRENNK6GVOEPZQGCDM.webp?auth=d02b235283f598e5106ee0bb55984e8ba874a416bce318dcfb1fce0a2205a807&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Mt Maunganui teenagers (from left) Connor Cummins, Israel Cameron and Isaac Reid use old-school phones with no internet capacity. Photo / RNZ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/resources-minister-shane-jones-hints-at-lower-mining-royalties-in-budget-oil-pipe-removal-compromise/JF3VHICR6FBG5LNXCB2J5RS6PE/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-21T21:45:19.26Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/46N3QBDB5RECZC7TF3L6KX2VF4.jpg?auth=d32fa01f65f40f20f6b72bb7137c507a570d2a3599ae826e9886cc5205f5d6d2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Resources Minister Shane Jones wants to double the mining industry's exports by 2035. 
]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/the-country/news/southland-bakery-shops-overseas-as-nz-butter-price-rockets/R37D75VBEJE2VEIWZBN5UB37D4/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-21T21:33:09.865Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/EYO7HLACIPZ7E5CLGPG7XIM3TY.jpg?auth=7c83e1edc123d01b0253892242973da2789702a8bfb55bfcc41c2842b9260d99&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[According to Stats NZ, butter prices have risen by more than 65% in the past year. 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Photo / Dean Purcell]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/opinion-difficult-watch-as-runit-championship-league-event-sees-two-competitors-knocked-out/BRQYV2BIIVBQBHJII5GBPKPZWE/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-21T20:32:26.968Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/NHJ6GRF2HRCIVO7OTEHIFV3QK4.jpg?auth=722ac87e94dc5da5c579fbccde508ea7855a5bff8bcb698d520873a33d259ad4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Three competitors were forced to retire from the event with injuries - two who showed clear symptoms of a concussion. Photo / Mike Scott]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/rugby/all-blacks/all-black-david-havili-re-signs-with-crusaders-and-nz-rugby-until-2027/2XKHVWJGONB3TFEZL5S4KD6QC4/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-21T20:23:53.496Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/MZORF32GJFDSJLGKWHFZDSY5D4.JPG?auth=55e022228dbb44a3dd83b26e4c5c31ff402640533c7f351ba5bd6dd4a9cc687f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[David Havili wants to rack up 150 appearances for the Crusaders. Photo / Photosport]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/lotto-powerball-poriruas-new-world-whitby-waits-for-172m-winner-to-claim-prize/LNKMNNOMBJE7XNRXLMCNXRGBVA/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-21T20:03:25.698Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/PPTWSY33GNHLXPWGWNW6MHQ33M.jpg?auth=ec8b1d7608a35d7fb26a1dfde450e385b032a30c956f670007d53f69a5d5db3e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The winning $17.2m Powerball ticket was sold at New World Whitby in Porirua. Photo / Michael Bradley
]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/kneecap-rapper-liam-ohanna-charged-for-displaying-hezbollah-flag-at-london-concert/T7T4QTTS6JDPHHQMXS7AFIBYIY/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-21T19:52:29.795Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/GVNQQF5JTREZXPI355XT2ZCXF4.jpg?auth=00fb28980ad0ba5661da870694e21f2b29d4fa3faca450ed50fdbaeb2a2fb920&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Kneecap are an Irish-speaking rap trio who have courted controversy with their provocative lyrics and merchandise. A film about their rise to fame won a Bafta in February 2025.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/budget-2025-nicola-willis-to-labour-on-eve-of-budget-day-show-me-the-money/SFWLE7QS5BC6VMYWGWQ6XWVX7M/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-21T19:49:36.179Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/MVCNZ335VBAVHCDG6T6BAOXAGM.jpg?auth=9f32974ce40ffc9572134284a6f31aa1cec2ad46a5a306f0c9c2dbfb7d4a0c04&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Finance Minister Nicola Willis with a copy of the Budget 2025 hot off the press at Blue Star in Petone, 21 May, 2025. NZ Herald photograph by Mark Mitchell
















]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/world-crazy-for-chicken-is-losing-its-biggest-supplier/PGWCMM4GURBGLEYO466AMJFHKA/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-21T19:32:32.345Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/RTQUENZ5PRH5VDVJMFFCNJ3JQM.jpg?auth=410ee9abd5979b297a1bd2642c5cea45bb9c2ed3af7daf9db66c81888a826766&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Bird flu has been detected on a poultry farm in southern Brazil. 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Photo / Jack Crossland]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/on-the-up-footballers-courage-and-determination-to-break-100-game-barrier-in-domestic-top-flight/CBE3OBZDRFHEFLANQG24NVTZXI/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-21T17:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/3TWYKWU6J5FJBNS47YACRO5SQA.jpg?auth=490572b8c20e4389ffe246da217d7b4b7d8c3ecf5180980161567a5b3fc4cdbd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[ Committed and popular Napier City Rovers midfielder Cameron Emerson played his 100th first-team game for the club in their 3-3 draw over Petone FC in Central League action on May 17. 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Photo / Napier City Council]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/crime/comanchero-nominee-elijah-meyer-pleads-guilty-to-shooting-inside-two-auckland-houses/SL6XT4FY6NBTBK673TIX3OECDY/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-21T07:01:16.62Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/6DOJM6HRSFDTNFQTTRH6PI4XR4.jpg?auth=b1a95401d472b9a03bb9babcad7b7d874a56babfbc43770c2f7a4be3ad564147&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Police say high-ranking Comanchero Khalid Slaimankhel was targeted for retribution after he asked to leave the gang. 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Photo / Google Maps]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/racing-in-hawkes-bay-waipukurau-racing-returning-in-november-hastings-back-by-spring-2026/PLSBOESZDJB3TF5ADGBAVMLJPI/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-21T07:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/HYMBIC2CDFEFRDCT5QS7U6M4MQ.JPG?auth=865bf278d38188beae344ef20e298c3d1f3a84800086168c642a4071f6093752&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Mowing is standard practice each time the track has been prepared for the horse races in Hastings. However, there's been no racing since September and parts of the track need rebuilding before the gallop can go ahead next year. 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Photo / NZ Herald]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/labour-slams-big-tax-breaks-for-tech-giants-as-government-ditches-digital-levy/KKX3W5JEP5HO7OHCPWKSLZAOJE/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-21T06:46:00.556Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/SLEI6XBTHVBBJMCUL6XE3TANTU.jpg?auth=b3afa05c2a3829bf41b70fb3599e7be21db62b22745a92d1d79bf8ed78c6be6b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[With nearly half a billion dollars in potential revenue scrapped by the Government, questions mount over who will benefit from the tax policy shift. 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Photo / 123RF ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/markets/shares/napier-port-on-the-up-as-nz-sharemarket-rises-market-close/E6LCG2QOPBBEVJLJJ7IHMJWU6Y/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-21T06:06:49.298Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/3LAIYNSLXVANNK2R3LWJWS26WA.jpg?auth=7ac916dc33491dc6d39198c4d2810b53c5641fd4f25ed7bbea7bfcfa52cab702&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Napier Port has had it shares rise 6.69% to $3.03 today after reporting a positive outlook. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/lil-gay-out-hobsonville-point-secondary-school-cancels-lgbtq-event-after-protest-threats/KZQW5YBLXFB6PK7S25C6MJYGYE/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-21T06:02:23.096Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/PXNN7TUKRZCQXLCONL3X52X7UE.jpg?auth=f05049604ddcc65eace4377323ddf455f33b62dcb79fac9cf494b08cc668342c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Lil Gay Out at Hobsonville Point Secondary School in Auckland has been cancelled.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/opinion-can-auckland-restaurants-ever-satisfy-the-food-snobs/JG7EYPEXRVG43FZBWGWSQEWA2M/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-21T06:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/ZXCMZEMRC5YVUZYUCX3HZ4GSQ4.jpg?auth=8cc15c028d311e74a99c455bc35ca1dab7362fb16cd9fae6aea98cdda0099c2e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Scampi on a stick - the corn dogs from an early menu at Auckland restaurant Ahi. Photo / Babiche Martens]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/gisborne-herald/news/rural-road-safety-familys-plea-after-traumatic-horse-accident-on-east-coast/RNVKZHAL5FANNCBE6HCOHEB4FQ/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-21T06:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/HJF6BLYQLRAYRCTZJJ6Q752M3E.jpg?auth=43190c92809d385fbd345a1617a31d1ef0b7324f31b33bc358d4a2debd4680af&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[ Jimmy Reedy and his family want drivers to be safe on the roads when they encounter horses on rural roads. 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Photo / Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/te-pati-maori-mp-proposes-bill-requiring-mps-to-learn-about-te-tiriti-this-is-how-we-need-to-move-forward/HUTUPVFD6BE45ITLSZ6UXKBEJE/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-21T05:13:36.088Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/technology/survey-reveals-nuances-of-support-for-under-16-social-media-ban-lawyer-shares-his-ai-horror-story-tech-insider/FR52K7HY4BAHVL62TBBB3UK7VY/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-21T05:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/UNGDBDEGRVBWNEXQDBEA72M5CU.jpg?auth=5ccbced84274de0561e36c6a1da19303bd9d7f24fd8dab0676a844500420af9a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A survey has found 73% of Kiwis would support a social media ban for the under-16s. Photo / Getty Creative]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/bootcamp-bill-public-feedback-overwhelmingly-negative-mps-recommend-physical-force-safeguards/5MB4EBRQMFH4BKRLV4FHAIPH3Q/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-21T04:47:40.534Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/OZZSQDYTKFEHXKLVTPPKKULTMQ.jpg?auth=3c78e644566f533811f64eb4a76171cfdebf6f9dd9f5714364411cd2f216feca&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Children's Minister Karen Chhour said she appreciated the amendments proposed. Photo / Mark Mitchell  ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/crime/gang-mum-sherryn-erikson-sentenced-for-her-role-in-multi-million-dollar-drug-operation/OQJYAM3CYNAMTCVU75MBNM3WMU/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-21T04:47:15.703Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/VBH44PTSCJDNNAPOFWU7GKHX74.jpg?auth=0aef5096fc0232edf184c72fd9d5e5b9a8e396806da8c26d1401b57ca1c0378b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Sherryn Elizabeth Erikson was sentenced in the Christchurch High Court for her role in Operation Italian Sky. Tribesmen national vice president Ricky Poa, pictured top left, sat atop the multimillion-dollar drug dealing and money laundering operation.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/cirque-du-soleil-in-nz-long-running-show-corteo-to-have-kiwi-residency-at-spark-arena-from-october/3ZREYCOXVNDRZISYHJV6RZOFYI/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-21T04:47:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/ODDWZMEXZNDI7MT7UK2QKFK3QU.jpg?auth=3e9f889d58591053be7b8231fdab48f234bd027cb82b53462582ebe865020197&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Cirque du Soleil is set to return to New Zealand in October and November with its long-running show Corteo. 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Photo / Photosport]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/napier-makes-lonely-planet-list-of-15-cities-with-most-tantalising-food-scenes/U3HGA35ML5DELDPSKSZETQ4XKM/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-21T04:03:54.733Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/LWMFAUTACVCJREX6IT5M2VQQCQ.jpg?auth=0758f39a4823c06a8b35555337ccadcfa4760da50d4f6848eccb4a76e1dd0d20&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Napier has been labelled one of the world's top foodie destinations by Lonely Planet. Pictured is Central Fire Station's offering. 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Photo / George Heard]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/two-controversial-auckland-run-it-straight-events-cancelled-after-backlash/JOYQKNWCWFFQDELPQ4B7KLJNVU/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-21T03:19:38.944Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/5JGZYAOLUNH3BOKCIDMBLPCFIE.png?auth=e7c19e4dd38a29ec635684269f7258c61282662ee9a520e95a6f7c22ef5961d0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A “Run It Straight” event planned for Williams Park in Māngere has been canned after organisers failed to secure a permit and a local board raised safety concerns. Photo / runitstraight24]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/governments-debt-ceiling-fears-are-overblown-toby-moore/2RZYZOJ5NBHPZCZQACLDEAWGRM/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-21T03:13:56.76Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/6JYCWSB7JBERHCTG5AO7NGR5QI.jpg?auth=f6e14a471315b7d13e419b91f1e6cc3a2ab2dbc4e85843b7072f23a8eac3822b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Nicola Willis has warned of a "debt ceiling", a claim that needs closer scrutiny, Toby Moore writes.





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]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/herald-afternoon-quiz-may-21/BAZ3TKZ56VBAJJCTSZ5KR54X7I/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-21T03:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/LKPJPS2GGZCT3KF5VNSRTRVGWM.jpg?auth=c06f9ee141325c8d702b3a51b196e25b86935ecbbfeaf2b21412b22a0ce8d270&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Who was the only Lord of the Rings actor to meet J.R.R. Tolkien? 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Photo / Runit AU]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/rugby-league/warriors/warriors-re-sign-leka-halasima-jacob-laban-on-long-term-deals/SCPSQOYFCZHWDEWNTS2CO2V62E/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-21T02:47:07.01Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/IXNUVLVA2BBZTKOA437ALVD6FE.jpg?auth=45e2e2f7bf79a4200a0f62c9c81cc2d0fefb93f7cd5a1788025a7c484002e2fa&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Leka Halasima's 70m solo try against Wests Tigers was lauded by some fans as 'the greatest first try in the history of the NRL' . 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Photos / Photosport; SmartFrame]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/manurewa-armed-police-arrest-two-seize-firearm-in-south-auckland-raid/4AE7QQDOXJGR7D6GCE5MBKUG7E/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-21T02:41:44.593Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/7ZTMHRS4IZBSZGOPLY6AVQLZ3E.jpeg?auth=f936ffa94aa36d68d739973a90bd465e1e985a188b52c83fa4767b2fd24f699c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Police have made two arrests and seized a firearm from Manurewa. Photo / NZ Police]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/waitakere-hospital-ed-diverting-25-patients-a-day-to-urgent-care-clinics-with-vouchers/XYI7LE2GD5GPDOEMLRFS3ALHDM/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-21T02:26:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/L4EMHV7UJVHDPIP5F6BTGWZ7IM.jpg?auth=e40c96e506eb78a97b6b3e7f8428005788b44d29181eb2bdfe1af498648d2a1a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The number of vouchers given to patients at Waitākere Hospital's ED has risen nearly 60 per cent since 2022. Photo / Sylvie Whinray]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/crime/auckland-woman-rangimaria-sellars-jailed-for-stabbing-taxi-driver-in-christchurch/HLCCMAN6AFFO7LZTTBETIH6WUY/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-21T02:20:13.598Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/YTHZB7D2MBFW7PGRZIQJTZLDLM.jpg?auth=8d2099cf2963893a40381df41e4bd8d4991940df34ed8dbbdb9b841aab0c0e24&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Auckland woman Rangimaria Sellars has been sentenced to prison for stabbing a taxi driver in Christchurch after announcing she couldn't pay the fare. 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Photo / Andrzej Rostek]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/bay-of-plenty-times/news/meth-and-mental-illness-what-tauranga-social-workers-see-on-the-frontline/AHSNCE7W3JC2JDJDOSYB7MVKZE/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-21T02:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/6SCY42GUGJCFDOC5MCDRSEUWAM.jpg?auth=4048c47a345da48bf9e299cf45143c46ee41fffa059d3645682b6a8756a8c9d6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[ Ngāi Te Rangi Oranga Whānau social worker Violet Davidson.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/rugby/super-rugby/moana-pasifika-v-blues-super-rugby-officials-confirm-referees-botched-no-try-call/WLXSHMFY2ZHT3HFTK4TFN7D2LU/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-21T01:55:41.636Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/KNW22UUP2BF33OZCIZKELFXZNU.JPG?auth=ce5c71aeec62d64caf55351ac64071eb80e0ce720c9bf16ecf42d71c0ba6989a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Moana Pasifika captain Ardie Savea with referee Angus Gardner. 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Photo / Mark Mitchell]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>