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]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/auckland/auckland-museums-extraordinary-origin-story-emerges-from-the-archives/BQDURYVXSJAZFIBUUHDWLNFSP4/</loc><lastmod>2025-07-25T22:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/EFTEN7UMSFFHDJEHENW6C2D7KA.jpg?auth=061fb3d0def5af749d92cd4eee49ba233e1f11e1dcbc534da4d2e7ca71d4f549&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Auckland War Memorial Museum archivist Pia Gahagan has been piecing together a milestone in the building's history, when its foundation stone was officially laid a century ago. 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Photo / Loading Docs]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/wellington/convicted-murderer-julia-deluneys-diaries-bible-verses-cryptocurrency-and-future-plans/G2ACYFNZ3REMVONEP2J3FQDG3Y/</loc><lastmod>2025-07-25T20:25:20.834Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/SJ2K5MZMVBALBII4FXIXU4476I.jpg?auth=f6a3cb5e264c9282bb9ad94c23a5b6ccc1f03fe8b772d3162908634cb8705ec9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Julia DeLuney was found guilty on Wednesday of murdering her mother, Helen Gregory, 79, in January last year. 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Photo / Rafaella Melo]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/motorsport/scott-dixons-indycar-title-hopes-as-one-of-4-drivers-with-a-mathematical-chance/2TPES7BCQRCQRNZU7NRCNTJTIE/</loc><lastmod>2025-07-25T19:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/FSVV5SGDXNCLVMASMYHXWUC7KA.jpg?auth=b758eab9e2fab86673eb0b2a975706b3e00d4a1591a652ec2bf04dfe3a24eca9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Alex Palou leads the IndyCar championship with 536 points, followed by Pato O’Ward, Kyle Kirkwood and Scott Dixon. Photo / Photosport]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/rugby/black-ferns/how-comebacks-and-versatility-shaped-black-ferns-world-cup-squad-alice-soper/YNFCR5AVIJHENALP5PTF27E4J4/</loc><lastmod>2025-07-25T19:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/OGAIQG4VU5HZXI6XV3JRXEALUM.JPG?auth=7371117a0a4cafccd068110ca0670b97cb3cacea40eeacd4a5e8cdf95b2d0ae4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Kaipo Olsen-Baker was named in the Black Ferns' World Cup squad after missing out on the 2022 tournament due to injury. 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Photo / Brydie Thompson]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/cold-snap-ends-as-heavy-rain-strong-winds-forecast-for-next-week/FQ44CB2CHFGLHHWM6X3MOIMRWA/</loc><lastmod>2025-07-25T18:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/CU4D4HVZDBH4BNKJ2ULSAQRPDE.jpg?auth=da234c28b4144dfbd0778a22a7ffe7f32764e13de0ec04384d2faadd8920003d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Heavy rain and strong northerly winds arrive from the warm, moist tropics early next week. Photo / Carson Bluck ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/on-the-up-she-was-a-pupil-on-flaxmere-colleges-first-day-now-shes-the-new-principal/CE4WDUKGMBGIDIR6WT4UHNZIGA/</loc><lastmod>2025-07-25T18:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/T67SVLCUONDFJHKIJTLRDTEYHM.jpg?auth=d772f61d85c617de0415bbb76dcd5aa4a83770f89c849a70b0de5aefe150e554&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Cherie Heeney, who has been appointed principal (tumuake) at Flaxmere College. As Cherie Poahtu she was a foundation pupil when the suburb's intermediate school became a college in 1993. 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Photo / NZME]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/the-country/news/on-the-up-sally-newalls-plans-to-open-an-educational-farm-for-children-in-hawkes-bay/E4LD3DR3IBBXFGLITKD5SS4DCI/</loc><lastmod>2025-07-25T17:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/FKQV2D63CNEFLGTPXLDRDNYH2U.jpg?auth=a0ca04bdaccb026220bae4c6a914514da3a800d8675a2cca8a63ac32556371ca&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Sally Newell's son, Ted, keeps an eye on the chickens.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/the-country/news/kiwifruit-harvest-hits-record-despite-us-tariff-concerns/R66K7NEDW5GHDHCSTBVQ77PVMA/</loc><lastmod>2025-07-25T17:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/AFB4KHNZY5CTVNVF6NAIGXJDUE.jpg?auth=720382bbb66c9c124a8242ee4c75d9a3ebbd86aecea2ffa61f1b7ee40568ec8d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Kiwifruit growers have enjoyed a good season. 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Photo / David Hall]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/both-sides-reckon-the-election-is-in-the-bag-one-of-them-is-wrong-thomas-coughlan/M4IYNBCKEZESXDAJZVN25ADFYI/</loc><lastmod>2025-07-25T17:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/X4TFBNVBMFH23HY73435LJHIKI.jpg?auth=c7b98e06e5c3625abbb59a8d76a4338aa6e24314f0fd268ac6fe623197af1d51&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Labour leader Chris Hipkins have clashed over cost-of-living policy this week. 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