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]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/tennis/lulu-sun-exits-wimbledon-in-first-round-with-straight-sets-defeat-to-marie-bouzkova/6HTFFZT6ABAK5CQ7RLIEZ7RXUY/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-30T18:35:50.17Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/LQI7HCGKCRHY3EXZSBKML33QGE.jpg?auth=224b5fde2f98aed04e99834de11df0f853ec008b40c9e8e5e17fdfd379fd80a8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Lulu Sun lost in straight sets in the first round at Wimbledon. Photo / Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/marewa-crime-wave-business-owner-loses-30k-in-six-burglaries-in-two-months/5O5VXXSJ4RDYZMFVU6NLQFJ2P4/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-30T18:00:01Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/RTL4HKEMDBEENNFXGM7AEJ22OA.jpg?auth=fad9843969065464b0639362e9aca50f9d7247546ab80fa7e6c028e7d1dd8cfe&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Harry van der Zanden at his mobile coffee and bike repair service store at Marewa shops. Photo / Rafaella Melo
]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/shake-up-to-hawkes-bay-and-gisborne-accommodation-sector-with-90-drop-in-motel-and-hotel-emergency-accommodation/XAHUMCFXXJCEJIPLKLUHPNZ5KE/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-30T18:00:01Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/RNQ7ITMO4JDW5ELBCFSX2DTSWA.JPG?auth=6e431573d855723c0e3ac3c17ae74fe928e701067b71e8cf7158fc9159081112&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[There has been a big drop in the number of people living in emergency housing motels in Hawke's Bay. 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Photo / Annabel Reid]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/opinion-what-is-a-good-model-for-aucklands-queen-st/TBOXQLQUZ5FQRLJWVCATGX3ISM/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-30T18:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/MCCBPOTS6ZCLJGTFUNANOQYRA4.jpg?auth=cfbfd48c979ea41c465fd23e0da1cdfc1a5b78612d39fd22462584ce61f73aa5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Pedestrians stroll along Queen Street. Patrick Reynolds says cars don’t shop, people do. 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Photo / Mike Scott]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/kiwi-start-up-basis-launches-smart-panel-to-cut-energy-bills-by-1200/5ZEIM7MZKZCL7OPFS4XIQV5AVM/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-30T17:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/U6UUU2LLSND57DA5BHSP73XPNM.jpg?auth=7571d0319927b6ffd6bfebc369d47aba2d05ffad3535ea9b6420a4c534675a8c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Basis co-founder Daniel Purcell has raised $38 million for its smart power switchboard for homes. 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Photo / Jason Oxenham]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/refund-money-for-3g-only-phone-now-consumer-nz-says-auckland-council-says-its-not-responsible-for-amazons-deserted-construction-site-tech-insider/EJHBPZUD3NA6XEV6DNG2GAMTHY/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-30T07:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/SGYPZE5NIVGEFF5QJPFOZKDKAU.jpg?auth=db4f71e71c55198d05680225ead5621014b017f7888b7bc5e69dd66dff5183e1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Spark, One NZ and 2degrees are shutting their 3G networks in only a few months' time, but 3G-only calling phones are still on sale. Photo / Getty Creative]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/scarlett-johansson-wary-of-ai-threat/YH6BTN7GJJDFHLFBU6F76L6VVU/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-30T06:49:06.647Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/LJMHJPU5UVC2DPS7STCXMSIAZM.jpg?auth=ddcf9a9d2465b4ade7601a928e2ae6addf9f76779c6202cf17ecf93b10cbab98&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Scarlett Johansson believes AI cannot replicate the "soulfulness" of an actor's performance. Photo / Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/khandallah-murder-trial-forensic-evidence-detailed-in-victim-helen-gregorys-home/MX7KMH7WTFHLDKAGWJ4AWBCLAM/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-30T06:30:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/5X2HMEQAIVGK3BPTD7LPKKWJTM.jpg?auth=2ecdf3232645f5e5deb5f92a378ebc1b64d3527808b272e34772a4f5804057a0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Julia DeLuney is on trial at the High Court in Wellington for the murder of her 79-year-old mother Helen Gregory (insert) in her Khandallah home.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/auckland/otahuhu-homicide-police-detain-man-investigation-into-death-of-man-ongoing/3RQCT4JHEZE3VEV2C4AQMYXV4U/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-30T06:26:19.878Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/3HAJXOODU5HING72J2GOETI2FE.jpg?auth=6bd438a2b618dab0977502b586def78a0f5f41c0ca0c55d5178031b53c4b8e3d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Police investigate after a serious assault in Ōtāhuhu overnight. Photo / Hayden Woodward]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/inquiry-finds-nzdf-accepted-418k-in-gifts-calls-for-careful-policy/VRU5WXKDCZGXDGJWVA7AUOVRGE/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-30T06:17:42.934Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/SFGHIGS4GRDFHC2VD3WTBKQ3XU.png?auth=d82828df5564475f24b2fc673a20c4696a5852c999caa44c9631d17bc02b410b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The NZDF has accepted gifts and hospitality worth more than $418,000 since 2016. Photo / New Zealand Defence Force]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/real-life-forest-and-bird-ceo-nicola-toki-slams-sneaky-conservation-reforms/FPJT67ANRZB6JB3PVRA7V6LEHI/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-30T06:03:51.902Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/CCIA36JKAVA3BBOIOGI54W7ZCY.png?auth=ab825162c9004023a344bdb7a8324a42c62b6192ea255277c47b84a27e2a95f3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Forest and Bird chief executive Nicola Toki. Photo / Supplied]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/crime/auckland-library-kidnapping-mitchell-turner-manasi-holani-and-jade-stacey-sentenced/WCZFJVPI35HYZJCVF7A24JLZ6E/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-30T06:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/GN3WRDHYSVERHEUDEYY64ETWOM.jpg?auth=1ea32b08fa4df7a3f2bb3b31f5fae44486aaa748273650f8040f5397955fc990&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Mitchell Turner (left), Manase Holani and Jade Stacey appear in Auckland District Court for sentencing for the February 2023 kidnapping of a man who was dragged out of Glenfield Library after his fingertip was cut off. Photo / Craig Kapitan]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/us-beauty-magazine-allures-critique-on-lordes-new-tired-girl-aesthetic-sparks-fan-backlash/A2MVFWN27JB3PAH64SN4EIOPAI/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-30T05:58:54.476Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/Y5WXNVIRTRB4JN3FOZVYWKKBOE.jpg?auth=72437db891139afec7f7a0c926067cf62282d3871474c62d6c99ac7f5635fa24&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Lorde at Paris Fashion Week. 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Photo / Mark Mitchell  ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sponsored-stories/from-early-mornings-to-easy-living/PLF6NS5QP5CEJA6ZVEJDCSQI2E/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-30T05:43:58.579Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/S3HCHRVLNREXXMUX66YEFV2IUE.jpg?auth=6ba8c7bbbc488ffbd553f5540a14c2fb0a8e5ad59f32255600f5ba5c16d2a359&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Lynn Collecutt.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/hobsons-pledge-and-erica-stanford-clash-over-treaty-of-waitangi-clause-in-education-legislation/66XFVVMUDBF75J6DE7TNLJZHSA/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-30T05:23:33.511Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/6CZZCF2KHJHUNCSO4H7YJCK2KE.jpg?auth=9e55f017f93aee5001652ff535ec64e7e9b3fc8630268d12d60a99e03363d9dc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Education Minister Erica Stanford says Hobson’s Pledge is spouting  "utter garbage". 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]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/parents-of-waikato-boy-with-rare-terminal-disorder-want-to-raise-awareness-for-a-cure/FSLMOAFA3JGWFINNHTBKR3R5NA/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-30T05:08:25.552Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/ALW3P26WSJGV5AJ53TZEMIVCQQ.jpg?auth=cd0b96e368b633b11891b0a1d91e6ec87caffbde85dd7778207cd7f6d76468bf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Bailey Pahl, 25, and Alex Pahl, 23, pictured with their oldest two sons Elijah (4) and Landon (2). ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/waikato-news/news/body-in-waikato-river-diving-company-finds-car-brings-closure-to-whanau/H5VAGOTUSVGIPD5EOVGXNTDRQA/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-30T05:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/SXX74NZECSTMFFLIRSNNUTRLOA.jpg?auth=2b0ebc58b61167bbccd5c3da28980a5475b436b9ca7bcd247dcd533c91c3bf9d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Michael Murdoch, 44, of Ngāruawāhia, was found dead in his car in the Waikato River in 2024. Photo / NZ Police]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/property/cook-propertys-ben-cook-selling-another-bunnings-in-43m-deal-with-investore/TH74FILZKJFZTLYFLD5PVCM6F4/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-30T04:59:52.338Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/45T3E37MSBF7ZKZ5Y5GHSBNDFQ.jpg?auth=5aa3135dbf3c876846d0759ae4b619f18afc976e6e69fc41ee201aa2994f0e6e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Multimillionaire property investor Ben Cook of Cook Property is selling another Bunnings in Auckland. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/transpower-warns-nz-needs-more-power-generation-amid-gas-decline/VQGWT273PVCQZCTV5H4ZIURPRA/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-30T04:50:49.684Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/DNGCAVEEB5GSTHPUUW5SIYTWRE.jpg?auth=27a2dee023724a4a5dc5a1685d256bb47fe791b49c92782ead8bfe968902eb52&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Transpower says the country needs to deliver more electricity generation to meet demand.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/inquest-into-cyclone-gabrielle-and-auckland-anniversary-flooding-deaths-gets-under-way/WAITT45ZEBCPVFAW472LGFEVAE/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-30T04:43:03.748Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/BADN34IFOZCKLFUWXTINADUF5U.jpg?auth=275bcc8a9eb0ee8387d021ccd7ca93430d0f6c233f3a569a1fe2474fde462a8b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The inquest will examine 18 weather-related deaths from the early 2023 floods. Photo / Ben Cowper]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/hastings-districts-matapiro-bridge-reopens-after-post-cyclone-gabrielle-rebuild/KZUKG6RMLZBMPAYQGRI7CQRV2Q/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-30T04:42:39.63Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/AFI34DWVPJHWNPGYXQUJBSEJUA.jpg?auth=bc5c20f93a6f32c8861000811362d7b3c7067c5f248b0c979fd9660bb7f56986&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The old bridge on Matapiro Rd was destroyed by Cyclone Gabrielle and a temporary culvert was put in its place before the rebuild. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/china-to-resume-some-japanese-seafood-imports-after-fukushima-ban/27YV6PFGQJHHRJL7A36ZQYP2QE/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-30T04:37:24.88Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/E55LWLS2ZBB5JFSH2USMAZZWZI.jpg?auth=455db8ff913f753f520dfed641625f4c6d5193c2d68e26ad44348e61d5192463&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Masanobu Sato, a fisherman out of Suttsu, Japan.  China has lifted a ban on seafood imports from most regions of Japan. Photo / Noriko Hayashi, the New York Times

]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/wellington/burst-pipe-floods-wellington-cbd-street-water-cut-off-to-businesses/3LDUXGIASFDFDGWE2WYOJTDU3M/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-30T04:31:53.671Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/4N2Q525KBNE5DMFWG3FPW7OAYU.jpg?auth=441ea1c86e2c5eebdb090b22cf7e1fe94e802f096eeb2a8d03526f1522047273&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Emergency services and Wellington Water crews are at the Johnston St site, off Lambton Quay after the pipe burst earlier this afternoon. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/teen-kicked-out-of-govts-bootcamp-pilot-for-alleged-offending/QD7ND642OVHKNJQVVF5257WYDE/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-30T04:27:11.716Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/KL5UE5HTV5EMFPDH7UA6U2GZYQ.jpg?auth=b4abdbec335b12af7e85c78790dca18523e40f8b211febe87e745255873de90c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Children's Minister Karen Chhour defended the pilot in a select committee hearing earlier this month. Photo / Mark Mitchell]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/aid-for-homeless-new-napier-night-shelter-opens-just-in-time-for-winter/K4YYGADEXBDC7KEQUIHRX36USY/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-30T04:22:01.231Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/CHZ6XCPXRVBIZJP4RDMKYI2RMQ.JPG?auth=bb3f62d899bdf08ebfa455840ed3e9d0ef200ee28d6f2312bfd1297fb1d76112&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Better housing advocate and Napier City councillor Maxine Boag (second from left) explains some of the pathway of the homeless shelter, during the blessing of the facilities on Monday. At centre is Peter Findlay, who made the first call for the shelter, and second from right Mat Eru, who blessed the facilities. Photo / Neill Gordon]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/corrections-apologise-over-family-contact-delay-after-mt-eden-corrections-facility-homicide/2IDRGYFQ75HUVLLHLUFMFLFXHI/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-30T04:07:59.938Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/R26WY7SRWJDXVHZWZP7F5HZWIM.jpg?auth=56cccb53fa59370807bd62a22d7423aee5c80c275ce503a8cfc9f45e96472eb0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A man died in Mt Eden Corrections Facility on Friday. It took Corrections until today to contact his family. Photo / Michael Craig]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/waikato-news/news/hunua-ranges-kokako-move-to-sanctuary-mountain-maungatautari-in-waikato/DCHKYYN3BZFUBP6IFN5DQFZ4DQ/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-30T04:07:55.45Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/MOSNLW5K6FDDVGM6RSLWFXKD5Q.jpg?auth=8f178fc1b36502af313e62f5d7a82ebcd65a779ab14ff991e5b31a88c0a6a463&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[ From a low point of just a single breeding pair and 23 individuals in 1994, the Hunua population now has an estimated 259 breeding pairs. Photo / Tania Wilkinson]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/northern-advocate/news/political-clash-over-northland-expressway-as-report-raises-doubts/OEUAX2JZYBBIHEJNVVVWNIIWLM/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-30T04:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/ULBKBAKVMJHNPIIIOE7A6OJIMA.jpg?auth=40571074ce6c5dc878cbb5d0a5be6aeab9204cb40ca713d312e4f308896a6d3c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Northland Expressway.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/rugby/all-blacks/all-blacks-v-france-the-definitive-list-of-best-tests-in-their-history/WQASJF6FZFANPJRSZDLK7JIYCE/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-30T04:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/BEVZ6AJVTJDY7NUM65PCCJ7HLY.jpg?auth=e20a460a729edb3f8d5109cfcb94599a39f092689abf56f6d9d52fba1f77db8e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The All Blacks and France have played out many classic tests over the years. Photos / Photosport, NZME]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/rotorua-daily-post/news/comedian-bill-bailey-returns-to-rotorua-with-new-show-vaudevillean/6WAYMTLLINHARIL7AC7BURJP5Q/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-30T04:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/WWSIU6F4ORAPDIDA5HLNB5HCKE.jpg?auth=d058e585f1ab824899318f838539758765f1451ff66fd3061fd69534f4bb19aa&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Bill Bailey returns to New Zealand for a 13-show tour this year.  Photo / NZME
]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/justice-minister-paul-goldsmith-announces-latest-crime-crackdown/MFXPZQE6CZCF7ODT65HO7BQTQU/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-30T03:51:55.416Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/S77AGX2JPFFNLDHDXR5OWRMCNQ.jpg?auth=37248f93300452ce9c08559a1e6dd8be32c4dda4c5112f9a88c033192a8a7ad4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith, announcing the Government is moving forward with coalition promises for longer sentences so offenders face “serious consequences for their criminal actions”, during his press conference at Parliament, Wellington, 26 June,  2024. New Zealand Herald photograph by Mark Mitchell ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/whanau-ora-reset-minister-calls-for-transparency-as-electioneering-review-progresses/4FDEZXSIQ5DMJEZOMZ3OD7YZJ4/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-30T03:50:15.169Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/JCZJ536PTNBNVBTD7T24TZ4BV4.jpg?auth=bdc8fea1858e8004f2e3bd76b1617bdb6ae0441f6f8e6dd4c5c71a4b25f045be&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Whānau Ora Minister Tama Potaka announces the new commissioning agencies at Hongoeka Marae in Porirua. Photo / Mark Mitchell]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/auckland/toddler-impaled-through-mouth-with-metal-straw-after-falling-off-bike/CY7V3K57FRFQZLXC432TLRN3KM/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-30T03:47:07.694Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/HLLAIONVMVCIBKSIR6UNHE7X3Y.png?auth=0d033cb718272532e7f06e48ef43fc9828c513d8a8f7674cdb1951ae83512da3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[An X-ray of the child's head after a straw became embedded in her mouth. Photo / NZMJ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/erin-patterson-denies-charges-in-a-poisoning-trial-focused-on-the-deadliest-mushrooms-in-the-world/KBHALXA3FZHSJAJQFXYCJMSX3Q/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-30T03:42:57.538Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/HX2EAP67V5GKNITWG2OOKMQ33A.jpg?auth=ea300ac477426e5dac438489d99030f801e020aa42c3ae4573bb6a8ddd3562ab&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Erin Patterson faces trial over a mushroom-laced meal that killed three relatives.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/woman-79-dies-day-after-state-highway-22-head-on-crash/P6KO7JH6HZAZZPB5GMCKUC2JWA/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-30T03:39:50.767Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/4YDH2HXAGVCXJMXK57A74X7YL4.png?auth=96ae04023e6e3964796a248edc1410d8351675855bd09ec28c765f362638f849&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A 79-year-old woman has died in hospital after a serious head-on crash on Karaka Rd, State Highway 22, last Thursday afternoon. Photo / Supplied]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/health-and-disability-commissioner-investigates-struck-off-dentist-bharath-subramani-finds-breaches/M4RGNPIMTBERJLJWYCYPT3CTLA/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-30T03:33:56.481Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/QC4NJLZEUJD65DBEMU57O25AJM.jpeg?auth=403739682908f65888e4ec70f1723c4934c450df34cf0558ca68b1e9fce2687f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The dentistry work of Bharath Subramani, known as Barry Subramani, has been the focus of a Health and Disability Commissioner's investigation. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/charlize-theron-hailed-by-co-star-henry-golding-as-rare-in-hollywood/2QXDVLI37BHWZDFJHBLSLTGKQQ/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-30T03:00:13.793Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/64O4PU4Y7JCW3FNVKG4NIUDG6A.jpg?auth=8561e9463e5f79366fb8a81f6d41918b2bde35a3e2084b354187352d5008889e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Charlize Theron in the Los Angeles Premiere of Netflix's The Old Guard 2 was praised by her co-star for her exceptional professionalism. Photo / Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/property/first-look-inside-city-rail-links-te-waihorotiu-station-ceiling-dangles-4000-golden-aluminium-rods/O74VQTMASNEK5NZOSVUKQFRVLM/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-30T03:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/7R2UBOVY4NETVMHJHJ6YWXLIPA.JPG?auth=21379db42c47cbcbf83c4a700607ecc2cc0aa929996203697af0d311f0022ce6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Te Waihorotiu railway station, previously Aotea Station or Midtown Station, is an underground railway station under construction in Auckland. It is due to open next year. This shows the ceiling with the 4000 aluminium rods and a carving. Photo / Michael Craig]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/herald-afternoon-quiz-june-30/Y73VZAYSCZHVDONMP5IEZW5SWI/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-30T03:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/YTPPAQ6V3JE53GMJN27UBHBBMQ.jpg?auth=1971eacdaa03f3d6c1e8a939ab60b3257807c1f2ae61420c1982cf2952f9cc78&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Who introduced the "Three Laws of Robotics" in their fiction works? Photo / 123rf]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/electronic-monitoring-of-asylum-seekers-and-new-rules-for-dawn-raids-being-considered/4BQCQPATGVGN5EWOP2QA3ABKKE/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-30T02:42:28.735Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/3KNDLG327ZC3XPAIMV4CL2BV4Y.webp?auth=bce1da720c71784586c8eed15ddb2c8589ef724faa493bb159126ae134ea7743&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Government plans to electronically monitor some asylum seekers and migrants as an alternative to detention. Photo / RNZ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/new-hastings-retreat-offers-free-therapeutic-massages-for-cancer-patients/ZHCAE56SCZAS5JJXNWUHVSWZVM/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-30T02:41:19.348Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/FA2WJVGWFJH4JIB6GDKOU3JLJ4.jpg?auth=fbe66508b5fea248d0f171cb751d4e8bdf0413b6996b8ee715bf15127e0d62d7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Janice’s retreat was opened on Friday by Hastings Mayor Sandra Hazlehurst. 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