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]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/media-insider/media-insider-podcast-heather-du-plessis-allan-on-jacinda-ardern-christopher-luxon-and-her-future-broadcasting-aspirations/YWJB7VDZWNFUFOBGPJWP2LFLDA/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-25T18:24:58.249Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/TBHKNIALVPW3M255YC3TKDXJRM.jpg?auth=298eae9f8803eb4f857b57a9f4bb5865349e93b1e1f620fb2c5440a099ecf138&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Newstalk ZB drive host Heather du Plessis-Allan. 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Photo / Sylvie Whinray]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/new-virtual-gp-service-could-offer-cheaper-consultation-fees-angering-family-doctors/N4UNBLHKEZDTDLEY4FMCUQ7G2M/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-25T17:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/L6MGKDCIHTKS7VKQJBF3SKX7ZA.jpg?auth=e53b0f930b61369854dbaad4dd2e24e8f19ba3b4f8e364668bb67b71c413c0a3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Government's 24/7 digital health service is likely to be launched soon, but little is known about its costs or providers. Photo / 123RF]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/polkinghornes-new-book-reality-star-shaken-by-encounter-with-eye-surgeon/K2PTYSA5WBHZDJQCTLGQ7CPCZI/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-25T17:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/FX3HGAJ2TJBJJIUXV2R4VIRBJ4.jpg?auth=3ddb16ce0a3215b3ad53f1c41374aa732e81b6d9a9a60fa30d994da27060ed97&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Reality TV star Julia Lorimer told the Herald she was paired together with Philip Polkinghorne at a writing course in June.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/travel/air-new-zealand-braces-for-influx-of-demand-during-july-school-holidays/QTXXKIFQMBES5CDC6PIFANO6EM/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-25T17:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/DJN2AG7QGFBONKDGPE2ZUJ4WGU.jpg?auth=955efb4a776456c17838e9781b4918cd7f63ee9d3c0516057949d103e8e38672&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[More than 745,000 travellers are expected to fly with Air New Zealand during the July school holidays. Photo / Michael Craig]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/lotto-fever-grips-new-zealand-amid-financial-struggles-and-rising-living-costs-editorial/UJJP6ERF35D2RCDHDM67MAB2FU/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-25T17:00:00Z</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[Lotto promises the hope of a life transformed. Photo / Michael Bradley
]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/police-recruitment-concerns-as-deadline-for-new-officers-nears-the-front-page/N4O5PD7NKBAOVLGGKJ5GNASXWE/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-25T17:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/555UZP6RGNHN7IFEVLZGNBC6RQ.jpg?auth=391ba22cb32356137571ee7e3802548d2e0c77a55248fe155b49e75552c9e84a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Government has promised 500 more frontline police officers by the end of November. Photo / NZME]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/companies/healthcare/moana-pasifikas-future-in-doubt-amid-financial-struggles-despite-success-on-the-pitch/AMU2UEKRFNGPFPBESJBTHVCOGM/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-25T17:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/HFZVXJSAJFBJ7HAHHLYA6QPNFE.jpg?auth=4a325663b271363d80287e57488772e902fd8e88bc1b9a6f9a2cd2f84404a81c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Moana Pasifika captain Ardie Savea. Photo / Photosport]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/society-insider-former-mp-stuart-nash-smooths-golden-visas-for-wealthy-is-xero-founder-rod-drury-the-king-of-queenstown-lux-weddings-for-sophie-heatly-and-murray-crane/RS6QL32HZJDXPG4TIDD6ZM6QVY/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-25T17:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/5I6WMLW2ANHLFL43OXFKMAPOV4.jpg?auth=62e47a27d7d25df6d6275f65f9c0ffd46d4a18b46606421e422df9d0ff06fe2c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Murray Crane recently got married in Auckland, while Tyler Martin and Sophie Heatley wed in Hawaii; former MP Stuart Nash, pictured with wife Sarah, has a new business helping the super wealthy relocate to New Zealand; Xero founder Rod Drury is making big moves in Queenstown. Photo / Herald composite]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/price-gap-between-three-and-four-bedroom-houses-easing/2JSN2GTGUNC7RC6JGBWGTAKL5Y/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-25T17:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/2VWVMHWPKKZTB7OL3MWYXZLKBA.jpg?auth=62699d849610c270d140099660eb58f829ce211fe03c6af20be449752e76622d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The gap in values between three- and four- bedroom houses has come down in many parts of New Zealand. Photo / Fiona Goodall]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/northern-advocate/news/northland-leads-nz-in-alleged-homicides-surpassing-2024-total/6XIMKFXSBBESBA5NSEB5CNTKMA/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-25T17:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/EM6ES6UBBVHZHDPQM6RCSZUBJM.JPG?auth=e8ecce9b59ae07f78b53823a6e73a70def31981addbf7e02135803c3c1b7e828&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Nine alleged homicides have taken place in Northland so far this year, compared to eight for all of 2024. Pictured is the High Court at Whangārei. Photo / NZME]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/letters-our-divided-world-is-reflected-in-the-coverage-of-conflict/T3NBWOJDURD5LAZFUKE2W74TUI/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-25T17:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/C3CWWE7WHBF2PFV4ZHGEPLQ4AI.jpg?auth=999966b2346d009d28796f6bff9b7f095a921e38aebd3c9958bbb0ac6a237dab&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Donald Trump ordered the strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities. Photo / Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/napier-city-rovers-time-to-shine-winning-run-needed-in-hunt-for-national-league/546VLVLFUBAGDHVFY4RWAFE3Z4/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-25T17:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/QJEK37J7NVHOXHE6ZJQWGSCKJ4.jpg?auth=009972ca3d140c445ebf7b1972f938a85bc13352803e9f7d87abf539bbb2884f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Napier City Rovers' Central League clash with North Wellington was a day of mixed emotions; the joy of a goal one minute in and then the frustration of eventually losing 2-1 at Alex Moore Park. 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]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/dogs-on-cannabis-world-first-clinical-trial-to-recruit-pets-for-cannabinoid-pain-relief/K2CNVAH3IRCO3B4COX65IJRJQM/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-25T07:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/UHPSQRSDW5GCTAI7I57VLGBWHE.png?auth=25053c87e7c42fd49620a3b0d4f766c2a269d1322d4a2e5bb936b6e4256f584e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A New Zealand veterinary pharmaceutical company is recruiting dogs for its world-first cannabinoid treatment trial. 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Photo / Jason Malouin]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/could-splash-planet-be-a-playground-over-winter/HHWZOTSL7RATPDC4UEKSR3BGVA/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-25T01:55:19.157Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/H3CZWC263BFT7K2HOZZ22ZMP5I.jpg?auth=03bc00c13f35867d3998ec065ab3bcb540817fc2d3cc2b403de4bbd2330999d7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Hastings District Council is considering opening Splash Planet, which is primarily a water park, during the off-season as a destination playground. 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Photo / Photosport]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/health-nz-names-next-chief-executive-after-margie-apa-resignation/VJCGVBX3UNEGHCRTXR74XAQMHY/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-25T01:41:17.774Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/62CTNLDWV6L23APHZ6I3JURLBA.jpg?auth=42d297e2b5769ef4ae186fec95ef6be310250b1b31d6c310efdf6c10831c89cc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Dr Dale Bramley is Health New Zealand's new chief executive. 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]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/govt-instructs-auckland-council-to-allow-buildings-of-at-least-15-storeys-near-key-train-stations/3C7QHIAMSFD7VKIMRKV4VZGUBU/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-25T01:39:08.398Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/XN2U2BNWBRWL2LAKPXDJZF2CKA.jpg?auth=ec8df4a7da8c518b3b5b944f5ae1882763c5a881f5ea686afcd8139968578385&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Developers will be able to build apartment blocks of at least 15 storeys near key Auckland train stations including Maungawhau/Mount Eden. 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