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Photo / America's Cup]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/diddy-trial-kid-cudi-claims-sean-combs-broke-into-home-amid-trial-testimony/BP5WQ4O63ZH6PNEJR5NWECGBVU/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-22T23:21:59.52Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/67M7ZWXKFBDM3NLJMNMENJNFP4.jpg?auth=c74e080b7e29486440e6dcff9a280dc92eb915d2552e085f6ff19c2009fe5ee3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Star rapper Kid Cudi has accused Sean Combs of breaking into his Los Angeles home after he discovered his relationship with Combs’ then-girlfriend Cassie Ventura. 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Photo / Supplied]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/travel/flight-check-business-vs-premium-economy-on-air-new-zealands-retrofitted-787-9-dreamliner/GV5TKSJV7FDT5I62B65ZT6V3FU/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-22T23:15:27.231Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/2UJSC5XC4NGWLATY7OAZMJ3PZ4.jpg?auth=88995fa3bea571071e29784a8a75bb66c324a68b73fc17e5ce6d3ee46d41ee0b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Air New Zealand's new 787-9 Business Premier seats have a new angle and layout, meaning additional privacy and space. 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]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/football/football-ferns/michael-mayne-named-football-ferns-head-coach/PVNZSOZ7AVCGTHWZ5IRZP6P5CQ/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-22T23:01:34.961Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/LH3APSG5KRECZKPSDFKUHYSWXI.jpg?auth=882e4f6b9cc7b4441eb9350243a5a53ac905813a823ae1abf10f0797a9b0d67e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Michael Mayne will coach the Football Ferns through the current World Cup cycle. 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Image / Paul Slater]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/kiwi-rapist-hoane-kahu-avoids-501-deportation-from-australia/VXMRXKODCZD6XBGXMXV7NCCDMI/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-22T22:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/ODBC7P7TSZCXFMIH2PYWCR5MKE.jpg?auth=155514995f6fae0fe505264906769b6a7d86c911fb98bed00909ea2ad5564e52&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Recidivist Kiwi offender Hoane Kahu will be allowed to remain in Australia. Photo / Facebook]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/why-your-child-is-a-fussy-eater-and-what-you-can-do-about-it/I3XGSLQNNZAOJK4WSTZZYRBF6Q/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-22T21:35:08.28Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/6Y4C5PLG4SFZCCMINBIJPVG5AE.jpg?auth=4c648316a6e116e08cff326dcc56d4d1961f63ad1b60fa3e0b02fb736269e34a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[There is some research to suggest that children who feed themselves are better able to recognise when they're full. Photo / Thinkstock]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/the-country/news/livestock-facial-eczema-breakthrough-scientists-discover-new-fungus-species/ITDJSKHMBZDLJP7WCADKWOIBSM/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-22T21:17:27.414Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/6B4DWLE2H5H3HOXNAHUMHZOJ54.jpg?auth=0a180e6bdb57a83aa652240a4b879e606a0dd44c41bbc86a012caaa3e597fb79&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Facial eczema is estimated to cost farmers and the economy $332 million a year. Photo / Michael Craig]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/rugby-league/warriors/warriors-v-raiders-lewi-brown-on-why-luke-metcalf-was-destined-for-big-things-and-why-warriors-are-thriving-in-2025/TMWI3DET6RHIRF24C25X4G2FXA/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-22T21:15:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/2I6GD2RQDFCD7MJRVAOXWKP5BY.jpg?auth=04025a774b4a64ba2ee80902a6da2ae96e9100b86b7deabb0fb9b38cf930798d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[ Lewi Brown playing for the Kiwis (left); Luke Metcalf with the Warriors. Photos / Photosport]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/budget-2025-live-qa-audrey-young-liam-dann-and-jenee-tibshraeny-answer-your-questions/Z6LUJRAMO5HXZGPJ3DTKJ2GILY/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-22T21:10:45.458Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/KSGNNNYTKVD2JK6IPJTOCDFFCE.jpg?auth=e865f4343b15fbedc1865ad99f9f5b40dc044e7b70e1e7298880b805fe7b6914&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Finance Minister Nicola Willis during the reading of the Budget at Parliament yesterday. Photo / Mark Mitchell]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/markets/stock-takes/why-ryman-healthcare-is-still-trading-well-under-its-capital-raise-offer-price-stock-takes/G45USK5RYVBM3EA2YPDEHDSPSM/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-22T21:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/XB6N3QHFHBD5VEP5LRBSC7XXU4.JPG?auth=8ae5ba879f5c0e8f2c0c5d8954037382c80d012faefd61131d4641063c819885&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Shares in Ryman have been under pressure since its capital raise.  ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/us-government-revokes-harvards-right-to-enrol-foreign-students/D7POV5XTLJAAZLIUBAAJZXOIVI/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-22T20:53:47.998Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/R7QRFGIGWZDSRFHKP6UDSCVKHE.jpg?auth=9a902e632d4f406e4cc86e92773bf4de7594388ae6fd14e5452cc0bcd637ed31&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Last month, Donald Trump threatened to stop Harvard from enrolling foreign students if it did not agree to government demands that would put the private institution under outside political supervision. Photo / Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/rotorua-daily-post/news/ngongotaha-development-progresses-202-homes-to-ease-rotorua-housing/HKBNLYDLEBEVFM62BSSM2DR6BI/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-22T20:43:14.898Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/AOXHYMA5PVHZ7BAHOYBA2CAEMY.jpg?auth=55a5ab3e04ee38f2408060c0f9f4d1f67e4e8d3d705041e628ddf893c640fec2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[ Work is progressing at a housing development on Ngongotahā Rd in which 202 new homes will be built. Inset: Developer Marcus Jacobson. Photos / Kelly Makiha, Andrew Warner]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/budget-2025-kiwisaver-and-best-start-cut-while-working-for-families-boosted/3RJE64VLGZATRNVLCZJLNVDI7Q/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-22T20:07:15.526Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/456R7GMIYJAHNLRZHO63J5X5JU.jpg?auth=e6139f391a60c7394a5eee7b92826a2048d4f30072d57f8a3f6d519f1e2243ba&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Minister of Finance Nicola Willis walks to the lockup to announce Budget 2025, Parliament, Wellington. Photo / Marty Melville]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/personal-finance/kiwisaver/budget-2025-kiwisaver-contribution-changes-a-burden-for-small-businesses-and-self-employed/5JZ5MSV3WNHFTO5DG6HIZUAKXY/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-22T20:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/TP54JZEJOWNMSXZIKXU6WKU63Y.jpg?auth=b303070fcea49a72850957e604c67949640870a78d1733edcf1bc267c2d8184b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Government has revealed its changes to KiwiSaver contributions rates and dropped the amount it will put into the retirement savings scheme.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/budget-2025-best-start-payment-changes-to-hit-young-kiwi-families-pockets/WC5XG7SNOFGXRI65EM4YUBCNAY/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-22T20:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/BT5RUCZYONE5LENFMZMMRYUV5U.jpg?auth=21116ab4cfa48cff642b188a61ff6280491c445bcc926ad3266ca4b9fd36be12&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The weekly Best Start payment will now be means-tested across all three years it is offered to new parents. Photo / File ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/bay-of-plenty-times/news/on-the-up-bay-of-plenty-shines-in-nz-hi-tech-awards-with-five-finalists/3GRQNZ22ABHFHJTJPZIZZIG344/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-22T19:49:16.476Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/C6H4KD6U7VHNVEFA6HYQ73AEB4.jpg?auth=8164ce9a5b6822b4096e26be3a8607e9e95a275de0e22ee4727bf1fffd2b31a6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Tua and Courtney Karalus of Deep Dive Division (left), Jenny Rudd of Dispute Buddy and Samuel Vye of SYOS Aerospace are finalists in the NZ Hi-Tech Awards. Photos / Supplied]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/technology/budget-2025-tech-boss-withering-take/YUEZCX2YARDGFK2IBSW7T4JYB4/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-22T19:46:44.079Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/JOQXQPYX2SL2AQOI2BLJUENGUA.jpg?auth=3b4f0ff7cf8b8afb7138525ee64b09c17adadc62711b69c0c6eadf03abc8ddc3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[“These measures are helpful, but they mainly support companies already positioned to grow. What’s missing is any meaningful investment in the talent pipeline" - IT Professionals New Zealand chief executive Victoria MacLennan. Photo / Supplied]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/football/auckland-fc/auckland-fc-v-melbourne-victory-in-second-semifinal-battle-for-a-league-grand-final-spot/APT24H6JCFBJPEJHG27EISUAGM/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-22T19:30:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/UYOUJNKUGRG2ZDV565E54W4QQM.jpg?auth=cbdcd52be9a5ad9c282680be77f7997eede0cd0f823a5a221619852d1cdea759&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Auckland FC forward Logan Rogerson celebrates scoring the goal during their A-League semifinal first-leg match at AAMI Park. Photo / Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/several-dead-as-plane-crashes-on-california-neighbourhood/W5HKCUWKI5DMXBPBQYYRTS5IKI/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-22T19:25:28.543Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/ZAQSGCZVGVCNBICYWLWGBX3GAM.jpg?auth=0f3dfb3288854f7e6631ad1187a48b6bdf1f6f647f59eab086fd17949fd4b670&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Investigators look through the site where a small plane crashed on a San Diego, California, residential street. Photo / AFP]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/markets-with-madison/how-tourism-holdings-circumvented-us-canada-tariffs/BCWRTBXOCVADRHQJHDDXA43IHU/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-22T19:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/B7OSWN27QFFPTDDF2UV56EPRHM.jpg?auth=b955118f450c6ebb91d48dc2995275af44bbc18bb25461c2160f5a96f6c92e80&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Kiwi company Tourism Holdings rents and sells campervans in five markets.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/motorsport/christchurch-to-host-supercars-event-for-first-time-ruapuna-raceway-and-taupo-locked-in-until-2028/GO3J5L4KPJEY5C6QZVZOQRJN54/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-22T19:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/TWEWA4ZG25FWJCQ3QBDX6MKF6E.jpg?auth=595cb21a8fcbd852a612e8f527ad4ab1a6bbd1c3c45f1912ec7edcdf21f1f516&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Supercars will have an event both in the North and South islands from 2026 to 2028. Photo / Photosport]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/posh-doggy-daycare-pets-and-pats-owner-angela-beer-faces-sentencing-council-says-her-rma-breaches-were-to-make-money/6NEBFOSSMVGGXC3EZDY3YAQ7IE/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-22T18:04:26.069Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/KPYOOZABZBBGRKFNGTCRAAK5VI.jpg?auth=e9d1219b41c24b44b3014cb3e3e17e7be43aacef5a2885146a15beb8e902a79b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Pets & Pats owner Angela Beer kept her name secret for over two years while facing prosecution by Auckland Council.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/livestock-export-ban-reversal-should-be-passed-into-law-before-next-election-minister/LQNHNNF4QBBSFH3DIA6PCQYXFE/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-22T18:00:01Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/ZNWIVT6YAZGQPN7LLEJ4YX5E7M.JPG?auth=50d13dca6b59fa00fb51ea19ad4745cdb2b230cf055c0b39fd65ab29be67507c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A livestock ship in Napier Port before the ban. Photo / Isobella Comber]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/auckland-zoos-dinosaur-discovery-track-to-wow-visitors-this-winter/M5SUL3FRHRAUXPCWUIO7BKSDKQ/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-22T18:00:01Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/Y55PRRGNKFH6BOS6Y4K7QAJP24.jpg?auth=f7737a2017811eac5a24b6b59c89de090026f56a755644ca727d24fe65666f8d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Life-size dinos meet real-world conservation in this interactive zoo experience. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/on-the-up-plumbing-apprentice-running-100km-in-may-for-mental-health/DANQPPSGE5DARL67VDSRCRM6NE/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-22T18:00:01Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/XOBGNWAEDZDTFIGPGCKWGAVEK4.jpg?auth=a01ef3effdd4f102380d16533a1bd55d7579b19cd58b79c82a2901268ada1b4b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Maggie Higgins is running 100km in May to raise money for Mates4Life.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/letters-its-time-to-update-the-rules-of-our-parliament-but-not-by-those-in-power/5S2SCFYWRBGS7DZN2FTUJV3ZNA/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-22T18:00:01Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/IJJRH3DMG5DB3ADM3FBTS4X2BU.JPG?auth=0c7443af6a6f8a661327992211963d18adc1be55706ee3a8176aaea0e3b6e453&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Should speed limits be lowered? Photo / Warren Buckland]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/rugby/super-rugby/proof-the-tmo-is-not-fit-for-purpose-elliott-smiths-tight-five/RVQWSXCPW5H6TIRITGWLSXTV5A/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-22T18:00:01Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/YHNX5B6M7ZBVPAP5ERSQGLVRFQ.jpg?auth=90e6271cd18302966fa2534d5155bfed4b881adaa5c33dbfbe23aff688a0ee43&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Moana Pasifika team celebrate their win over the Blues. Photo / Photosport]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/herald-hat-trick-am-sports-quiz-friday-may-23/DMSC336CK5AATNXSY4EMISO6MY/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-22T17:55:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/7EYAKKTYSNECDFJZPCHXMM5QLY.jpg?auth=8fb45abc0918d1f13aef35d38bd50c151d243206e42ab490b697fb8240d89a7a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Tom Cruise in the 1990 classic, Days of Thunder.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/waikato-news/news/hamilton-to-australia-flights-the-start-of-huge-opportunity-for-regional-airport/QLY6YV7V7RBIFNEDQIOLERUAG4/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-22T17:02:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/GLYKGFHJA5HBDEU7SFRETPAAHQ.jpg?auth=be8b7a4de23e94a4afb7301b64b5f747baddbbcba22778e6f06ec42cc53c5211&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[ International flights return to Hamilton Airport next month. Photo / Danielle Zollickhofer]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/does-drawing-on-memory-help-us-solve-problems-our-experiment-gave-some-surprising-answers-opinion/UZSHYNIL2FEMVMZMJCD4E4B264/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-22T17:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/4CWD56PZ5OTASBRCQEXCOC6FWQ.jpg?auth=b5fee6ef18fddb907c09219831ca0532f4bd27e43f35270c41d59051dbe38f79&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Memory might be most effective when defining a problem or implementing a solution. Photo / 123rf]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/racing/horse-racing-harlech-headlines-gerards-strong-team-in-te-rapa-features/QP4TRSBKYZEIVDPE73RCBMG5MQ/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-22T17:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/XGLBWSVTMRAFFMTMLNYNBVY7QA.jpg?auth=66a4c7c2880e4859dc29cad5fb4c4cdf45d529a7b256c68f3dacc56da8b8f02f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Harlech is a class galloper with a big weight at Te Rapa on Saturday. Photo / Race Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/kiingi-tuheitia-portraiture-award-winning-photo-reclaims-narrative-for-maori-amid-cultural-unrest/E2LG6OXT6FCGNDQZCTUBMORTJE/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-22T17:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/AT5RGD4IAZDMJK23NKYBDB6CCM.jpg?auth=b1ca078ce5745f155c6531631298d7c035cd90bee461ba7048f2abd56081ae89&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The winning photo, part of a series called Taniwha Chasers, has won a $20,000 Māori art award. Photo / Jazmin Tainui Mihi Paget-Knebel]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/budget-the-first-of-many-tough-choices-editorial/6W3GLIMX7BFE7IBEL4MZYSQAHU/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-22T17:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/CIWSNZP5X5HIVLPFLCZCE6DZXI.jpg?auth=f778fbee811434524907e1a78e214ef0e1a4f6f32c99af08e30660d0639edaa9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[National MPs congratulate Finance Minister Nicola Willis after she delivered the 2025 Budget in the House yesterday. Photo / Mark Mitchell]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/herald-morning-quiz-may-23/TLGXGW4FUBGR7IVCRJUXYBY7JU/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-22T17:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/SBLEFM2FW5BRHJAYRPEUAT2254.JPG?auth=0b582510e087172fb3775787d0fafa023e77258274415d0e966505ac2186bc10&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[What is the scientific name for polar bears? Photo / Lisa LaPointe]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/economy/gdp/budget-reveals-were-going-broke-faster-than-we-knew-matthew-hooton/CCEVHOFO4ZAGPLFRNULW3CFWEM/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-22T17:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/3YBFYY7F3NCHBA4HS3BDH3LR4U.jpg?auth=32b96c2073f6d164c9b6fa3eb1c9bdd74f66e4273a90373e1d60660d2bb38d85&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Finance Minister Nicola Willis with (from left) Winston Peters, Chris Bishop, David Seymour and Prime Minister Christopher Luxon, on their way to the House for the reading of Budget 2025. Photo / Mark Mitchell

















]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/racing/chase-a-dream-rollercoaster-hits-another-low-with-battling-trial/BTSJ7KVN7FF2VI5D2BESMIWKKI/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-22T17:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/PKVWP4VGCZFPDDEKW7BB7PGM7I.jpg?auth=a4102923c9b1a84f597df9d2e832f992a265fd208011129cd2e51159c55911c6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Chase A Dream didn't impress trainer-driver Mark Purdon on Tuesday. Photo / Race Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/racing/miracle-worker-craig-ferguson-needs-to-find-path-to-addington-winners-circle-again/SVCZSYFHVRF5FKUUYI3QZTW6VE/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-22T17:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/I3BE23CRRRBIJJD5QP5K4RYYLQ.jpg?auth=7f005020d7c9b079ea02aa8535b0ea690ff8b4fec4ea96e8228ee00958d7e9c5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Craig Ferguson will need to be patient with Wag Star in the $100,000 Addington feature tonight. Photo / Race Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/tenant-running-alleged-brothel-from-auckland-apartment-unable-to-be-evicted/7BKQRT7R4JDBJLM3SSZK4KHAN4/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-22T17:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/5SENR7CD67TCBLSTF4XVY45H3A.jpg?auth=e1f02c819e263fd72520f2ad416a642850248a46406199a7c1b5e6ddf76da46e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A landlord has been unable to have their tenant evicted at the Tenancy Tribunal for allegedly offering sex work and running a brothel from their central Auckland apartment (file photo). Photo / 123RF]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/companies/banking-finance/infinz-awards-2025-nzs-top-finance-professionals/JCYAB6LHR5ANDC6KAOFFEM33UU/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-22T17:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/WDDIM6DMYVDVHDQIE3KWRO2MZ4.jpg?auth=1081d5e401c7deb81f3176673066ef042e1795c47954f05ea639a1ba97cc33d0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Fifteen awards were handed out at a gala dinner attended by 750 guests for the annual Infinz Awards.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/budget-2025-act-leader-david-seymour-almost-had-it-right-audrey-young/6BTAH5OXGNEL3HJX64MCKTP6T4/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-22T17:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/E2DSPAAO7BEJNIIZHPSPTXLGBU.jpg?auth=9aee39ec550419f85f2fde1e8221d6cf8395f9f79a678f4756cb718c755c162f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Nicola Willis arriving at the Budget 2025 lock-up with Associate Finance Ministers David Seymour (front left), Shane Jones, Chris Bishop, and Treasury Secretary Iain Rennie (back). Photo / Mark Mitchell














]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/miley-cyrus-has-very-large-polyp-on-vocal-cord-fears-surgery-could-change-her-voice/6XTMIMHMPNB5ZCS5AMBG6QQZKA/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-22T08:16:28.005Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/VIGFLUQSKVFTZBJV4VFHBXYQ3I.jpg?auth=ee37e63e9b0f06313aa4552cb802a291c76e84f3247af0c8e8df51b1332bf8fe&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Miley Cyrus' distinctive low-pitched voice is partly due to Reinke’s Edema. Photo / Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/kiwis-part-of-lawsuit-fighting-for-compensation-from-singapore-airlines-flight-321/WXO6KI2YP5FBVJ5XGPYQXGFGYY/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-22T08:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/QQFZ7GKCWRDQNGHKSJ5RMCZZFE.jpg?auth=272388d83b9e3308dc28b37b0b9f33ff359f7af779fbc5ee701ae58d4b83bc60&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The turbulence on Singapore Airlines flight SQ321 a year ago killed one and injured many others.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/budget-2025-educations-25b-boost-where-the-money-is-going/SMN4EFZ66FHIXPNLJRXLOBRHRI/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-22T07:46:06.767Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/3C5MHCBVINBE5M2NKIHARSPOZM.jpg?auth=d20664af7b12cdcfcc57206ee89858aa6f727b4326cbbcecedf59917df303109&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Education Minister Erica Stanford. Photo / Supplied]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/travel/travel-news/more-flights-from-christchurch-to-asia-as-singapore-airlines-adds-23000-extra-seats-over-summer/W4ZAUWRPEBDSDMMNBPUD523XOI/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-22T07:36:24.383Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/SWAZXCGNDZEWZI7DAIQ5MBYLPE.jpg?auth=b712d5a8cb288c2ffd04b4f5fb86b562ef60126b06a115b8cec68e12dd504fb5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Singapore Airlines is increasing weekly flights between Christchurch and Singapore to 11 over the peak summer season. Photo / NCL]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/budget-2025-budget-night-papers-reveal-05-tax-hike-on-180k-families-kiwisaver-changes-may-undermine-growth-agenda/BFKVRWKXQZBPTPRCPBJJFH2XKI/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-22T07:33:52.759Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/ILOUZQ2FORENRJP7227K3EJS6I.jpg?auth=e16c539d68448c6dec6eea23eb6cad34d500eef8e3470753fff4574ec9f50817&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Officials have released Budget papers. Photo / Mark Mitchell
















]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/budget-2025-economists-split-over-governments-student-loan-move/57P4ML4EKZE5TCNOJUPOVZGDAM/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-22T07:25:08.875Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/J2EENSDJCNBZLDKRZH4PFLK6OQ.jpg?auth=f74172187113a0c9ff228416c93bc883f9ea081dcb6410e318c3680ddd1b1424&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Kiwis with student loans will start paying more. Photo / 123rf]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/personal-finance/tax/budget-2025-government-opted-for-accelerating-depreciation-over-cutting-the-corporate-tax-rate/DMZ6FLI7NJGMZMC6PYXDYN2LGU/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-22T07:20:23.639Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/DWIHVFZWVNGWNLDDCOJVPQ5LFU.jpg?auth=34851a8209ea7e914e209a16098cb3258b050d03d7cd303a241c86675adc662a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Finance Minister Nicola Willis weighed up cutting the corporate tax rate in Budget 2025. Photo / Mark Mitchell]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/serious-accident-at-north-korea-warship-launch-state-media/VTOGBPGHLVBXNAUL3PBMKEEOEE/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-22T07:10:53.359Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/GU4CGF4KJFDKXD2VHRTLU4SKPM.jpg?auth=9007e35a05fa6f96f18f01da2b735ba5ea9ba4c90d4920955a099ac455cdc383&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[This satellite image shows the North Korean warship at the harbour in Chongjin before the launch mishap. Photo / AFP]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/man-accused-of-st-patricks-day-rape-in-whakatane-says-woman-had-been-flirting-with-him/OCEZ66PFXRD3PEVV43ZGXMKBLA/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-22T07:04:50.382Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/Y3JUYP4DTJEKTBVG43GTQXYGNY.png?auth=5ece5e988e30699027bb373848270dbf3cb86744b5719b442c783a3b5caceec4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The accused rapist, who has interim name suppression, was based in Whakatāne at the time of the incident but is from overseas.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/travel/the-worlds-best-hotels-for-book-lovers/VZWFJUKBJFEVPAXY6XTLC4AY3U/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-22T07:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/WKFM7CPCEFHTXI7T5G72LDLMNI.jpg?auth=c836653fb7814ff3c964dfbcd0491c2e11c2417d182ef6ed93789a322c56e16e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[If your perfect holiday involves a novel and a view, here are six dreamy hotels that understand your priorities. Photo / Unsplash]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/former-nz-warriors-star-manu-vatuvei-moving-on-from-drug-conviction/NO4N76ZRVNGB3H3X2M2DTY7K3U/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-22T06:51:56.488Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/APJBP7DNZZEXBGUUMIYWNWN4MY.jpg?auth=84d716279d1bfa06e45b6400cf5d217699211dfaf67c45bb672c678849ba08df&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[From sporting stardom to a criminal conviction, Manu Vatuvei’s story is now one of rebuilding and redemption. 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Photo / Jason Dorday]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/markets/shares/nz-sharemarket-down-as-my-food-bag-sees-green-shoots-market-close/G3MWTBTBCNAPZFD257577DSVEQ/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-22T06:11:56.088Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/3ZHX7PXUNFACNNJJ6BSYFR4RWM.jpg?auth=3986ecf02c73636e0689b02042964c3e79fb016270297b52d6038b36deb0805d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[My Food Bag saw its share price rise following a positive result. Photo / Supplied]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/erin-patterson-trial-monash-environmental-health-officer-searched-grocers-for-mushrooms/6ORGWSZAI5BR7JTGU4GB6ZUG2Y/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-22T06:10:32.867Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/ERLLLY5RPZAVHIPLITITKC3DPE.jpg?auth=00e6b1cf82532fcac1359fe2c04d470a05add86d94aba049bc73894270528608&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[As Erin Patterson stands trial, mushroom packaging could hold key clues in the poisoning case. Photo / Brooke Grebert-Craig]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/death-of-napier-teen-kaea-karauria-police-suspect-some-people-not-telling-us-the-truth/ZKMBGZ4VDBDANBMT5B7VBYS5SU/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-22T06:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/746F5OJYKND5ZJ42AQUBC3YDOA.jpg?auth=e7a23921b206afd48d64c1aaa7941891c7d25eeef0560774ac15b178bf334f3c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Police are continuing their homicide investigation into the death of Napier teen Kaea Karauria. Photo / NZME]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/waikato-news/news/cambridge-site-for-64m-resource-co-limited-construction-and-demolition-recycling-plant/DYAKTLBE25E5LL3ZHY53MBMA2U/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-22T06:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/NB6GXFQ45RBXDKAS7IDVHRFBFU.jpg?auth=1d43e36e8d4bdf5f0735bc5b25558a8dfe3eddbc4858803b45430f57c9a75643&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Waikato-based ResourceCo Ltd has been awarded $2.57 million from the Government’s Waste Minimisation Fund for a dedicated construction and demolition recycling plant.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/gisborne-herald/news/gisborne-water-services-90-favour-locally-run-model-with-targeted-rates/M4KTEKTLIFDCVA4EPGUTB4AMXQ/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-22T06:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/I4UGCC325FGK7LM4H5TI6VCWCU.jfif?auth=140fadc7689b47f639f114ae205fb2daae976c0c9fc90f7af4bff5d536950c8a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Top right inset: Former Gisborne Mayor Meng Foon was in favour of keeping the region’s water services in council hands in his verbal submission to the Local Water Done Well Hearings. 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Bottom right inset: Ngāi Tāmanuhiri chairwoman Pauline Hill (left), and Maraetaha Incorporated trustee Beth Tupara-Tekene and chairwoman Bella Hawkins. Photo / Zita Campbell
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Photo / runitstraight24]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/boy-recovering-at-home-after-being-hit-by-a-dirt-bike-in-flaxmere/OXWVGB2ULVAK5BGIQPOARZEEPM/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-22T05:26:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/QTSM47K2OZC75LYGBHXTD5L63E.jpg?auth=0de4ccc5ad2a2be602ae0a08635d03d91461df10fe22eb4a07ba8dc4a0a9c849&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A dirt bike incident in Flaxmere has left an 8-year-old boy injured. Photo / Unsplash]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/budget-2025-live-updates-whats-in-it-for-you/WTDRICR2LNGU3IZBAV7JWW2LPE/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-22T05:15:15.084Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/PDPTUM2HPRAURH2FPGSRLYKRWQ.jpg?auth=6943605ac1c42ae16bb113267dcb192c00860c40101f1f1fb3c07b4659d76f89&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[May 22, 2025.Minister of Finance Nicola Willis walks to the lockup to announce budget 2025, Parliament, Wellington. 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Photo / Alex Burton]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/ryan-brown-jailed-after-unprecedented-attack-on-judge-in-wellington-courtroom/2SOBFIQ2TRERBFNVAEJK3IQ7MI/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-22T05:00:19.285Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/22LVUUDBMJCTBGRUHGMRCORS7I.jpg?auth=912f5f1766e2d902c49ba840b89e0a66e7fe5e7e1911cee6516ad1cfb50166b7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ryan Andrew Brown was sentenced, via audio-visual link, in the Papakura District Court today. Photo / Belinda Feek]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/frank-stories-from-the-south-jacob-bryant-a-polite-menace/CP5KHDPQC5BA3LCVRYNTY47GKE/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-22T05:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/YJBXCUTOSJBSPF6RGPMPPHDI3Y.jpeg?auth=3e75c6de08e223e7794cf84aadfee12d7a435293f391a373e26bcd7c73cee621&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Intrepid cinematographer Jacob Bryant is renowned for his work in some of the world's most volatile environments. Photo / Frank Film]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/tom-cruises-mission-impossible-highlights-how-movie-runtimes-have-become-bloated-karl-puschmann/CEFRHPCQZZDPRMPXEPFFHP45P4/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-22T05:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/7OGHIEVB3VEWZOHBBNV3REBZ34.jpg?auth=e555b039535566a95b48142ecc10fac853e2247913a8e19fd791272ec65b4eb9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Tom Cruise’s new film, Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, runs for a lengthy 170 minutes. Photo / Paramount Pictures Skydance]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/two-israeli-embassy-staff-shot-dead-outside-jewish-museum-in-us-capital/3ALDBJVC4NDSLM35C5P7A66PCE/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-22T04:57:24.79Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/JS3ETBMNBBAL3FDJACXLWOBMXE.jpg?auth=d6db4f0f4705d94812aff09d96228621f5ca769e6cb8c2f65a099c5ee97269cb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Two Israeli diplomats have been killed in a Washington shooting, and a suspect is in custody. Photo / Getty Images
]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/companies/energy/budget-2025-energy-sector-welcomes-200m-government-gas-exploration-fund/MMB5AO5JFFGDJG44QNEYGYFF6M/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-22T04:36:36.984Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/KWGOTWIPNEIHUXH4CVGKC63TZE.jpg?auth=3cd02f4dbb197e8db2059b0051f66c6a2a8208d0c5295daace62568eef71cbba&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[An energy industry group says the Government has sent a strong signal in its Budget. Photo / Thinkstock ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/budget-2025-nearly-9000-teens-no-longer-eligible-for-unemployment-benefit-under-new-parent-test/DJAE4VBLQNH67AD6SGRP6IMQPA/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-22T04:34:34.294Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/TCLCK73OC5CQZOVEJYBANU7FOQ.jpg?auth=40278a77a8568d9751baa9cebcb6f5c7517534c84534204bc7d4b4dc3d467211&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Social Development Minister Louise Upston. Photo / Mark Mitchell



]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/napier-fisherman-plans-to-skirt-around-beach-barriers-treating-us-like-sheep/QV2YSSENLZFIVFL4DCPMVS2ZPY/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-22T04:27:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/SYW2DQ5LIBHJLBNAHSPNS5WMGU.jpg?auth=977714e74a9c20386a0ddd0b545ff86df8b3b7ff16b03f054eb27eed41b219ea&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Wooden barriers along Napier’s Marine Parade are preventing fishermen from accessing the beach. 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Photo / RNZ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/rotorua-daily-post/news/rotorua-crash-closes-dansey-rd-motorists-urged-to-use-sh5/WG3FZD3GNRCYBBVONUIFXIQUMM/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-22T04:20:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/3HTNWUDAMJASLOR2JAQ3SJ5QZ4.jpg?auth=a2eae96c44d68147a2a34e48001f1e3772cedda5f8832efc868884891c37cc8a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Police on Dansey Rd after a crash that killed one person today.  Photo / Ben Fraser]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/crime/gulf-harbour-homicide-investigation-fourth-person-charged-over-shulai-wangs-death/D6MMI6QOXVADJHKNRUBAHW5D6Y/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-22T04:16:40.345Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/F4AHI4T5J5CS7GUI6VOXPK5BCY.jpg?auth=a8f528ea6b565cd539dc46e51798664b94bd08e77120227bcc95b0b9e0afe78a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The body of Shulai Wang, 70, from China, was found in a black rubbish bag floating in Gulf Harbour in March last year. Photo / Police]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/budget-2025-the-clock-is-ticking-on-the-maximum-kiwisaver-govt-top-up-you-have-five-more-weeks/HCKR2DPPUJFGZOYFGAPUKAJ7F4/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-22T04:14:08.773Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/WLF6QMT2CZEGXNG5CUYSDATCM4.jpg?auth=affa4689ccd3d3a843f6bf624ba6d10b440fbf7249f9a8c841238ed2510f156e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[First-home buyers struggle with KiwiSaver falls. 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Photo / NZME]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/charlie-bit-my-finger-star-charlie-davies-carr-19-shares-life-update-with-zm-hosts/J5VB677KTRHCPMQ25NDZHBYBZA/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-22T03:08:40.723Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/ZXBB35OETFHBLGKZ2UBY34DT5A.png?auth=a28f3e6cf512a7b4ea2e0b23f8e68e9757d7f2ff19c1a0c6fa45e7c277a81777&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Charlie Davies-Carr appeared on ZM’s Fletch, Vaughan & Hayley show to mark 18 years since the viral "Charlie bit my finger" video. Photo / YouTube, ZM]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/basketball/indian-panthers-withdraw-from-national-basketball-league/QXXOSICZEVD7FAVGX6ONP6PK5Y/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-22T03:00:56.441Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/2MPKZYD4KZALDHQ532RZKCRWWI.JPG?auth=23dd58b6bb71963975213c0889c27660e91c02c4526e4cf183113c04749bd16e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Indian Panthers have withdrawn from the National Basketball League mid-season. Photo / Photosport]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/herald-afternoon-quiz-may-22/2MNINIXRCJDWVGO4BT3RCJ7MWE/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-22T03:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/PYHE7EPSMK2HPW3Y47YP5KTEVM.jpg?auth=4bdb91146194cc182519df31afd0c22c8c6df1fb255b58d7f04abda88d61d0fd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[What is the term for the smallest unit of meaning in a language? 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Photo / Mark Mitchell]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/budget-2025-every-budget-item-in-one-interactive/EN5MVTETVREINN32FKU4P3ZISE/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-22T02:41:48.105Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/ISYFJ3GEJNHTPJYJIJ6BIW6444.jpg?auth=2a915bc6ee04b6522196c5bd833df8d53812735b9ee1ba8c22663e0b4d8e082b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Finance Minister Nicola Willis will present the 2025 Budget in Parliament at 2pm today. 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Photo / Gisborne Herald]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/budget-2025-pay-equity-kiwisaver-and-housing-where-the-govt-cut-21b/IA6DXKVXD5HKTFSWUUUX2RLZYU/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-22T02:40:28.791Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/2QDQGABXJVCS3BVUNRE245EKUY.jpg?auth=fc1ccd36237a396c8adec1156c82c4df0b46925300ef7727fa8add63e8e11820&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Finance Minister Nicola Willis has presented the 2025 Budget.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/local-elections-2025-malcolm-dixon-retires-from-hastings-council-to-focus-on-family/ABCLOSRRPBG45OFWBGNQH4JX5Q/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-22T02:28:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/A5O2FZ5R6ZFPTLE7HDMBONAWGM.jpg?auth=05a8dee9e7e02f819159eccae563f463a550970dd71bca687ffeba20f959dbed&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Hastings district councillor Malcolm Dixon with his wife Jean with their grandchildren.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/budget-2025-the-10-things-you-need-to-know-from-pay-equity-savings-to-subsidising-private-schools/4EAGLSKGMZC7FGY2SUJSX4HQUA/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-22T02:26:31.83Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/A5LAXUET7JGD7LP4DBVGM4CMEA.jpg?auth=a5a3cdf05892a877caf8960aeebe1d653c94c6917641e2d227355df0d0cd5fd1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Finance Minister Nicola Willis, with from left, Winston Peters, Chris Bishop, David seymour and Prime Minister Christopher Luxon, on their way to the House for the reading of the Budget 2025.   NZ Herald photograph by Mark Mitchell






]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/budget-2025-willis-delivers-true-blue-budget-with-kiwisaver-changes-and-business-tax-relief/LXX2SRBSKZCB7DRL7JO6NVDATQ/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-22T02:13:07.451Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/YSQ4P2ID6ZA4ZIATBMHKCI7WWY.jpg?auth=f972172f680d1ee761e4041df7350d0ce685f8ed74405f3bd6eda52c3f772ab0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Finance Minister Nicola Willis with a copy of her Buget 2025 hot of the press at Blue Star in Petone. Photo /  Mark Mitchell

















]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/mike-hosking-newstalk-zb-rule-the-airwaves-as-radio-industry-celebrates-weekly-jump-in-listeners/XEZ2FEDLQNFB3NRNDRC3NHW24U/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-22T02:04:24.567Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/CLHKAXHMVFBTDNC7YNHINIYTKQ.JPG?auth=1c61ea3871408ff0a162328476cfa6e9a4d6bca622550f93fa658e139db0b113&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Mike Hosking and Newstalk ZB have increased their audience share in the latest radio ratings survey. Photo: Michael Craig]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/northern-advocate/news/parakao-homicide-investigation-man-charged-with-murder-of-geoffrey-ware/7VOLBSHD3RC7HF4GG6TSBYKLOE/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-22T02:03:46.318Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/HV3SYC4XHZC27DV3QJDGQ5EMHI.jpg?auth=76a9d569d10401b48ce0522b99a333aca63333a41faaacf2f5df2a8e41c33d33&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Police are still appealing for information and sightings of this 1999 blue and silver Mitsubishi L200. Photo / NZ Police]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/budget-2025-nicola-willis-and-the-skill-of-doing-something-with-nothing-audrey-young/HPYJSZC5HBBU7D6ZGNNKJAFPAY/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-22T02:00:07.597Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/75ZXUZEMKVHBLL3EI72VVAQ4UA.jpg?auth=19cd0666a96ef97005e17bb3623c494fbb4bdab6d58831a07de16c93849c4025&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Pay equity protesters on Budget Day, May 22, 2025. Photo / Marty Melville]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/rotorua-daily-post/news/bay-of-plentys-jazmin-paget-knebel-wins-2025-kingi-tuheitia-portraiture-awards/YEKYXM7ELJBELFIKGSST4H4AFI/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-22T01:55:01.815Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/NCDJGU6KWVEDDGU62WWJDGO4H4.jpg?auth=f99e1d613e2fa24a609023b26247a8bcd12cf314e1eb87e1491cb637fa36eccb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Jazmin Tainui Mihi Paget-Knebel of Ōpōtiki won the 2025 Kīngi Tūheitia Portraiture Award with her work Taniwha Chasers.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/the-country/news/listen-to-the-country-budget-2025-with-labour-leader-chris-hipkins/B6DNYM23CJDULICZMZJJERKKEM/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-22T01:34:32.358Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/ZFPLB4B7IRFAFK3GURSL4F4YHU.jpg?auth=391724663f8363fc4dc07a226f6d632806b902ddee87ca02146e0d1a8d6c35c8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Labour leader Chris Hipkins spoke to The Country's Jamie Mackay today. Photo / Mark Mitchell








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