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Photo / Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/gisborne-herald/news/waimana-gorge-sh2-flooding-prevents-gisborne-herald-thursday-paper-delivery/CDIHYEJ3FFAKBO6AM6VIIZOG2I/</loc><lastmod>2025-07-30T20:57:05.408Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/RPDHOU5GDREP7P73PVPKG6UQNU.jpg?auth=822e84de5ae94349d6eea983b6f761d52f8a4bac7aa1f3d378041b2af1963289&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Flooding between Taneatua to Kutarere (Waimana Gorge) on SH2 has closed the road since Wednesday, preventing the delivery of papers to Gisborne. Photo / NZTA]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/trump-targets-brazil-with-tariffs-sanctions-over-bolsonaro-witch-hunt/GLWZ5322EZBAJK3Q5D6JIJBNLE/</loc><lastmod>2025-07-30T20:52:21.096Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/GB2ROTPM65EBPBTCAOGBTZMPFI.jpg?auth=99cd561316b9b3c56563f52ba0e9ef34e64045e2e844c7bda421585d5354719a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[(L-R) US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, US President Donald Trump, and US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent accused Brazil of human rights abuses and actions harming US interests, specifically targeting Moraes. Photo / Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/tsunami-alert-glitch-civil-defence-investigates-multiple-early-alarms/NLHB24LJ5VCAJHQDBW5MUT6JMY/</loc><lastmod>2025-07-30T20:39:44.346Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/234RTL4RG6224QIV6NSSDGOX2U.jpg?auth=84f27f1bd78d9b30591895e458ed5260cc176f72d3ed234aa003103679fa5b25&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Emergency mobile alerts were sent about the tsunami advisory yesterday afternoon and this morning, but a glitch meant some received them through the night. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/fed-holds-rates-steady-amid-trumps-calls-for-cuts-facing-internal-dissent/3I4RWOK46BCINPXMYMQAJVEZWE/</loc><lastmod>2025-07-30T20:24:05.113Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/LJWYT4U7CREM5JTWKZYYRKX2GY.jpg?auth=9ac7354881a864bf88904f5a88a89528a5aadd7d5a3520fba0d30151b5e312a7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Chairman of the US Federal Reserve Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference following the July 29-30 Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting in Washington, DC on July 30, 2025. 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Photo / Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/from-nothing-to-43-houses-property-investor-andrew-nicol-on-the-secret-to-success-money-talks/STULUFXSYNGBDDDVA7QNNPIG3E/</loc><lastmod>2025-07-30T20:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/KC3UY7TYEVAQ5MY6UMPO3R2VYY.jpg?auth=d40c7118da04f70f89dd88e1457a2bc102b17bf924d487c030aff599ae302570&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Opes Partners' founder and managing partner, Andrew Nicol. Photo / Supplied.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/erika-fairweather-finishes-sixth-in-200m-freestyle-final-at-world-aquatics-championship/3T3FGRGMDRCSJENGRPS27HV3EU/</loc><lastmod>2025-07-30T19:56:39.266Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/2V23KZV55FA7DKHLZNCEEOYR6M.JPG?auth=d4d00df13c66fcad849e2dbcc2925d58fb84824b9b7b650e9fc278dda9f88487&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Erika Fairweather at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore. 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Photo / Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/russian-volcano-erupts-after-major-quake-tsunami-alerts-issued/UIGSPQHGRFHOPHSZUOZIHCQW3M/</loc><lastmod>2025-07-30T19:43:53.822Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/4YP2OSJLCFFSHDBW6ERPLXOQWM.jpg?auth=085d14928a14a163d25ac95abdda0dc0b265d3d127eec34a7544aa7edc796192&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Klyuchevskoy volcano, Europe's highest active, spewed lava and explosions were observed. Photo / Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/tsunami-expert-on-risks-for-kiwis-after-m88-quake-off-russias-kamchatka-coast/WBSPGZTMPFARFDIJ3DSKIQAALY/</loc><lastmod>2025-07-30T19:41:42.381Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/3WJDNV3R5FHV5P3GHSG23E6BBA.png?auth=e6453fe8e5f606f8d25c820b4e5591fad886a69b5068854c54d76630cada1f97&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A magnitude 8.0 earthquake has struck off Russia's Pacific coast and has put the area under a tsunami alert. Photo / USGS]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/trump-hits-india-with-25-tariff-and-penalty-over-russia-ties/DSUPSCMZK5GHHCPOFALYZFRN3E/</loc><lastmod>2025-07-30T19:08:19.191Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/JKW5R56FWZGXJHSO6CIACW5X2U.jpg?auth=375b4d6500da97de03e81a9075bdca9ef924ae5c4dd0cd38cf07573ca46355cb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Imports to the US from India will incur a 25% tariff from Friday. Photo / Indranil Mukherjee, AFP]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/taskmaster-new-zealand-season-6-cast-revealed/KTATWDBC35GMFKVW7XCMLSRYPU/</loc><lastmod>2025-07-30T19:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/A72HHFYGHNGETHN5YROXW4OAVE.jpg?auth=5f2fc3d0f9ec7b10b78b3c5d91341a81278ef8379a4cb26ab616618a6ea81569&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The cast of Taskmaster New Zealand season 6. Photo / TVNZ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/crime/onehunga-shooting-matthew-lemalu-admits-manslaughter-of-gang-member-anthony-rangi/2466AQ6QJNFYJBQCUGFRRBIZFY/</loc><lastmod>2025-07-30T19:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/AUB3J5RI5FGRFLCGCVKGFYMKBI.jpg?auth=43d09f69c4ccd63b7316446ddc040f15a0eb0254d16040cada57200cc981ecb4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Matthew Lemalu (right) has pleaded guilty to the August 2024 manslaughter of Anthony Rangi in Onehunga, Auckland. Photo Composite / NZME]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/rotorua-daily-post/news/fears-grow-for-corroding-ohau-channel-wall-as-rotorua-mayor-demands-action/DKF3BGBARRAHDIWJFN7VZX7PFQ/</loc><lastmod>2025-07-30T18:54:57.584Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/4N35MF5SF5FYTIESC4F2LWPCZQ.jpg?auth=ff335636261bf9ce16169e62d7788c786e25cd0672b0550b6b397b14ab85009b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[ Holes visible in the Ōhau Channel diversion wall. Photo / Supplied]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/society-insider-anna-nick-mat-mowbrays-inner-circle-meet-the-people-closest-to-nzs-richest-family/L2E72NHFJJB5HI6TJZT6SWHBHE/</loc><lastmod>2025-07-30T18:52:44.668Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/JJ6Z342APBHHNKUKZUEAAXQWDA.jpg?auth=f1e4bfc160a3eb83c651e3a7f403c26f713ce2dabaeb7cae8a3eac15eb31a192&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Mowbray family – Mat Mowbray and Christina Tang; Ali Williams and Anna Mowbray; Jaimee Lupton and Nick Mowbray – have become familiar faces to New Zealanders, but who are the people in their inner circle? Photo / Herald composite]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/russia-lifts-tsunami-alert-after-88-quake-minimal-damage-reported/ZQK27YBDWNDNVBDEJ5DPQVOHRI/</loc><lastmod>2025-07-30T18:30:07.885Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/IFSWVEPRGNDP7CG6C4QKE7HUTE.jpg?auth=31260d096af69873503ad53f6fe6bc8185d815d2339c4f8f290a31ff333610b4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[This video grab from a drone handout footage released by Geophysical Service of the Russian Academy of Sciences on July 30, 2025, shows the tsunami-hit Severo-Kurilsk on Paramushir island of Russia's northern Kuril islands. Photo / Geophysical Service of the Russian Academy of Sciences, AFP]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/herald-hat-trick-am-sports-quiz-thursday-july-31/BUJN7LOJZJEFDO4G454GSYOLXU/</loc><lastmod>2025-07-30T18:26:20.993Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/OJQ3T3UMBJFG3G435OYJYR3CWA.JPG?auth=8787d352933c8843ca2ccbf159dc2b05891d914b364030c85b13f47ba72a6ffb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Former Warriors captain Dean Bell. 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Photo / Photosport]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/rugby/wallabies-vs-lions-referee-call-highlights-rise-of-theatrics-in-rugby/ZVDPYLZKUJCEFLI6Y5MEJK6S5I/</loc><lastmod>2025-07-30T18:01:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/W3VGZDNQB5CYFCQSXJPXXVDKME.jpg?auth=312d062e403afcfe17f344f478db8b1f1e80aa6ef1d05c5a9e84a6b51226445c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Referee Andre Piardi in discussion with Australia captain Harry Wilson as Lions leader Maro Itoje looks on. 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Photo / Jabin Botsford, the Washington Post]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/maga-movement-increasingly-at-odds-with-establishment-republicans-over-israels-war-in-gaza/FKGD5BXWXRH3TA2NAJU2ZGL2BU/</loc><lastmod>2025-07-30T18:00:01Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/ZHRGYVZX4ZF6LETAQD5VL5BLQY.jpg?auth=6a0f2f47bb5b67b91b7f1719e5140f44c51235f798064cf560b6cd8c58e865ae&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[US Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene (Republican-Georgia) went further than any Republican lawmaker has previously in using the word “genocide” to describe Israel’s conduct. 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]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/companies/energy/shane-jones-unveils-plan-to-double-geothermal-energy-by-2040/TS33HAUY6VFJVGB3UWOXARUU5Q/</loc><lastmod>2025-07-30T05:41:39.352Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/5LP5J2GMTJAUJGXUYC3ZO24OI4.jpg?auth=9ac543ba99a8539435e7e2382f06037644a1d282d58bc656d61f889441236eb6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Contact Energy’s 174MW geothermal power station at Tauhara began operating in May.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/from-the-shore-the-first-sign-of-a-tsunami-can-be-the-retreat-of-the-sea-followed-by-large-waves/SOXF7RY7TNDC5CIQBWZ7TIPVJM/</loc><lastmod>2025-07-30T05:30:33.902Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/3E5KNPIWNZBP7JZA73J2LUS2VU.jpg?auth=596dc62d2c37750ea47a17fe6fe700e9416564c323369e57351f26d09dbcde68&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Police officers ask people to evacuate an empty beach due to a tsunami warning in Fujisawa city, Kanagawa prefecture today. 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Photo / Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/arrest-after-alleged-threat-forced-hawkes-bay-hospital-school-into-lockdown/WKV4P673JBDMXA54MJGM4CS26A/</loc><lastmod>2025-07-30T04:40:07.463Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/V25XI7Y6FRGKRBR3JB2PTH3SMQ.jpg?auth=84be8822ce3639345d2e52587d6d4b706e7485e3a295bf15122e807aa2b40a36&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Police spent hours at Hawke's Bay Hospital last week following reports of a firearm. Photo / Jack Riddell]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/northern-advocate/news/northlands-coastal-areas-warned-of-strong-and-unusual-currents-after-earthquake-off-coast-of-russia/N7UQAEHAZNAQZNFE6B4HJXTSGA/</loc><lastmod>2025-07-30T04:39:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/3WJDNV3R5FHV5P3GHSG23E6BBA.png?auth=e6453fe8e5f606f8d25c820b4e5591fad886a69b5068854c54d76630cada1f97&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A magnitude 8.7 earthquake has struck off Russia's Pacific coast and has put the area under a tsunami alert. Photo / USGS]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/no-sign-of-roy-arbon-nearly-a-week-on-from-his-disappearance/G432JZHW4ZB33EOFBYAI4MFAGI/</loc><lastmod>2025-07-30T04:17:52.008Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/NNGGVYZ25V4JVF4YLELRAJUSSQ.png?auth=5e312af911ce8b1d811b0bc7c8dd9fd168e3283edf8f4271a299c2458c3dbdd9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Roy Arbon is a former alpine climber who made his money drilling for oil in the North Sea. Photo / Loading Docs]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/some-nursing-roles-not-being-replaced-at-hawkes-bay-hospital-despite-dire-need-manager-says/FBBQHZZNCVHV5IZU4T6PYCFQZU/</loc><lastmod>2025-07-30T04:03:11.572Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/6PU7QTNYORBYXOSUQG37BMMOGQ.jpg?auth=1deafd926cb4af61b621b16d25d595f14ea82dc977fc8d7becedd2d72a318834&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[People brave the wet weather to take part in the nurses' strike action in Napier. Photo / Gary Hamilton-Irvine]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/netball/silver-ferns/silver-ferns-northern-mystics-shooter-filda-vui-ready-for-international-call-up/UTPKX2UQNBFZDMGY2G5PA2K4LQ/</loc><lastmod>2025-07-30T04:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/G6AEHH2RFVCK7M5P3F5MTW43XA.jpg?auth=63e13b565412806e8ba8f9566dd3f506d77dee798fd7dc6c163271753de4dcf7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Filda Vui could finally earn a test debut for the Silver Ferns in the Taini Jamison Trophy. Photo / Photosport]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/australian-rocket-test-with-vegemite-payload-ends-in-14-second-flight/LQREHMLQBRHZNARSUJH5HWSN2Y/</loc><lastmod>2025-07-30T03:51:48.779Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/UX4HHYHR5RCLDFU2WV2ZAT77PU.jpg?auth=899e0d2b81ed69dd31e9eec657d4154d368e79420225a3b692282e46d4ad85ad&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Gilmour Space Technologies tested an orbital rocket carrying a jar of Vegemite, achieving 14 seconds of flight. Photo / @GilmourSpace via X]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/guy-sebastian-says-his-latest-release-is-the-best-ballad-album-ive-ever-made/6ZZ6T5C4JJCILBLNJNWICLXYVU/</loc><lastmod>2025-07-30T03:47:21.015Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/TKOEFPTYSNHMVEJX6DI2N635TQ.jpg?auth=69c343e8a853cda9f3ceb8bc90cb0874f2763bcf270c5b177c5c20fdecc9247f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Guy Sebastian's 10th album, 100 Times Around the Sun, is released on August 8. Photo / Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/herald-afternoon-quiz-july-30/VGIU3TGM7RHMZPO4YKBZJQRUTU/</loc><lastmod>2025-07-30T03:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/KXIHOJ7FXXBQENAW6EOFILNNAY.jpg?auth=3f1655f1547eb0b88b44d8ea92800aa96c1b7e99f9cb935dddda186a9ad02ce2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Actor Nicolas Cage is the nephew of which famous film director? Photo / New York Times]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/crime/police-officer-injured-in-hit-and-run-patrol-vehicle-rammed-by-stolen-car-in-manurewa/M4DH4MU6CFD4REUWAUQ6Y6HRZE/</loc><lastmod>2025-07-30T02:52:52.593Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/NRXAEKLEXNH4TKSAGI44L666CA.JPG?auth=8bddaa61945e82015a171026e013b4d914974831bd22b0b2bcce8c8e5d913c6e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The driver of a stolen vehicle ran over a police officer, before ramming a police patrol car.  Photo / NZME]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/football/wellington-phoenix/wellington-phoenix-why-signing-bev-priestman-is-genius/RIGWGMBDFBDTDFDFC52WGKF75I/</loc><lastmod>2025-07-30T02:34:54.791Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/RPSDSWBB35GOLH6SL2XHWLCKR4.jpg?auth=fb2c031a2c329e7a66e036775724ba10645ae9512411648e800c344e331d9340&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[New Wellington Phoenix women’s coach Bev Priestman. Photo / Photosport]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/millions-to-be-soaked-as-stormy-front-smashes-nsw-east-coast/ID3ZH3ENZRG4NOSMKT3SL4QQRM/</loc><lastmod>2025-07-30T02:32:36.649Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/WJWDRPKYXFHBDNB5DKJ3KPBQNQ.jpg?auth=a83e5c53ee81f25043a6ae79f60d5f434a43f9463ccd6dcb010431fcd6bfca46&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Up to 100mm of rain is expected in 24 hours across parts of NSW by the weekend. Photo / Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/bay-of-plenty-times/news/large-police-operation-in-maketu-closes-road/FVAVTAMWB5DXLNDLMFNZ3K2YOY/</loc><lastmod>2025-07-30T02:16:26.104Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/OATFAR5PZBAAHCCZ3DK6S7GYHU.jpg?auth=fd2aae11716d414704e96cb5dce60428754f9d806133376d78ea915eb556be72&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A large police operation is under way in Maketū, Bay of Plenty. Photo / Tom Eley]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/russian-earthquake-megaquake-off-russian-coast-sparks-tsunami-warnings-across-pacific/2SNKI2LBUZCR5OK76FPPR3KQTE/</loc><lastmod>2025-07-30T02:13:43.026Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/4QWLQMIYJFCAXGMXNLP6O6NONI.jpg?auth=624dab675d1ed2e4c63124bd658a86ea7793815924bbcd7c194a92f0b348b3c4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A graphic from Japanese news site NHK detailing tsunami warnings around the country's coast after a magnitude 8.7 earthquake struck in Russia. Graphic / NHK]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/new-zealand-joins-countries-in-statement-on-recognition-of-palestine/JEHFX63DBBGD7FSIWE45TMVNTU/</loc><lastmod>2025-07-30T02:09:46.029Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/QDKQMZUVQRDR3ANECCELLCQ66E.jpg?auth=b6c4735b32937c7a3596b086485a35c9f018f292d8ba20c14cbcc2b47cb302a5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has reiterated that NZ’s position on a Palestinian state remains the same; "It’s a ‘when, not if’ conversation".
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]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/christchurch/knife-wielding-man-arrested-at-nursing-protest-in-christchurch/CCTZ3AHX6BFDBKBLNHXMCHIXAM/</loc><lastmod>2025-07-30T02:04:52.758Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/46LGJYF4DFBGBLXXE5IDOWXQEI.jpg?auth=6ed3036f989ec3f03373ea2d6b76c0ae98ae10a10fc1e73af88614a6ecd0d6eb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[One man was taken into custody at today's nurses protest in Christchurch. 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Photo / Rosalie Willis]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/rugby-two-big-magpies-recruits-to-start-on-sunday/5FFKCQELRRHY3CMNSSA4KSA6FA/</loc><lastmod>2025-07-30T02:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/UUDSUUNCQNDLVAGBCRJNOZJLXM.JPG?auth=96be2db1348d5d71676b76e434b7febe830a41c57a2268ecf9fefaac30822908&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A son for the return home – former Napier Boys' High School player Zarn Sullivan, pictured playing Super Rugby for the Blues against Canterbury Crusaders in Christchurch in April. He makes his Hawke's Bay Magpies debut on Sunday back in the old hometown at McLean Park. Photo / Photosport]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/dave-franco-and-alison-brie-star-in-horror-comedy-together-about-commitment/7YWZAQ77OVFFPOZ2OQE2W4ORRA/</loc><lastmod>2025-07-30T01:56:05.005Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/3NKV73GAU5GJRHJDJOKQAVAHMQ.jpg?auth=242f9b12c3e06d9fef102b8f32a9e8dd3593c3075457521059c7304fc8993986&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Alison Brie and Dave Franco in “Together”. Photo / Neon]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/gisborne-herald/news/over-100-nurses-and-supporters-rally-outside-gisborne-hospital-for-nationwide-strike/QCIOH7NESRAKFBBHGH472FAFPQ/</loc><lastmod>2025-07-30T01:52:15.155Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/XEPP557JMNGA5J4YL5GMJK7KNU.jpg?auth=705ba7835540ee1d3ada38ff616f92cfb92c1228360ad339b45118b580c94eeb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Gisborne Hospital nurses, striking for 24 hours with their nationwide colleagues, present their concerns about unsafe staffing levels to the public outside the hospital on Wednesday. Photo / Wynsley Wrigley]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/fda-pushes-to-restrict-synthetic-opioid-derived-from-kratom-leaf/S33I6MWQGNCIXGJV33KIUERA5Y/</loc><lastmod>2025-07-30T01:42:19.689Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/MV4JE6J5VFEERIWSEINBFYQGNM.png?auth=63b7cd71277c748137a56746e53373797b2cf8b2264d2e90ef0f03300bba3b70&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Leaves are prepared for kratom tea in Bangkok in 2021. 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Photo composite / NZME]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/the-country/news/listen-to-the-country-online-christopher-luxon-talks-paywave-surcharges-and-netball/M7ZCFYHPSNA27M75JWMCMGSWDA/</loc><lastmod>2025-07-30T01:33:11.939Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/5ZOZQRD76ZBNFJZVNDNHLIGJBQ.jpg?auth=507a53da82dd66d9eee0132565fd7688a91e6fa2edf766bc3b3348b862ec4051&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Prime Minister Christopher Luxon spoke to Hamish McKay on The Country today. Photo / Mark Mitchell



 














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Photo / Supplied]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/wairoa-district-council-opts-for-independent-water-service-model/GTMBOEYNZZDPTCZ4LPNXTRLEWE/</loc><lastmod>2025-07-30T00:46:10.014Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/NQSXMWUU3JEWFIZEWKCC4ESPYE.jpg?auth=87bd457f9b44b4a1277b03f3c38d0504d9f90d6ca142bb554abb02f1c10639dc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Wairoa District Council has voted for a single Council Controlled Organisation for its future water service delivery, with  Mayor Craig Little saying Minister for Local Government Simon Watts agreed it was a viable option.  ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/youtube-ban-for-under-16s-australian-minister-says-theres-not-a-place-for-predatory-algorithms-targeting-children/42SPUPY3DJHIPE3FVF6IRW3LME/</loc><lastmod>2025-07-30T00:13:01.296Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/IZXPF4QQY5E7RAI5JQ2H6MIDCE.jpg?auth=060426d0b3a448ea2442bd3ad32e4ca3c714b771e73de4bc07146163b4bacd90&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Australia will use landmark social media laws to ban children under 16 from video-streaming site YouTube. Photo /Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/international-monetary-fund-says-global-economy-weathering-tariff-storm-growth-expected-to-reach-3-this-year/PRTTO3JSBVBYFNYSHER5NJZGU4/</loc><lastmod>2025-07-30T00:08:48.683Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/WYMTC2T7OJHP5FIZOEEWNIIHCA.jpg?auth=1a47610454d2dc885052f979e0e35ef585eab088bf693e87f09472b5e80844a6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[US tariffs have so far had a more muted effect than expected, the IMF says. Photo / Sam Bush, the New York Times]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/bay-of-plenty-times/news/bay-of-plenty-firefighters-join-battle-against-manitoba-wildfires/HY4ZMPJSYZF2TDT3NACRJ4EM2E/</loc><lastmod>2025-07-30T00:04:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/4OIBGNKAEFFLVN57ZCPUVAVBYA.jpg?auth=c0c77438d62a34a9638b59147e11ed4f64a22aebc1ce8ed970819c27121500d3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Bay of Plenty firefighters Geoff Brown (left), Zac Searle, William Sinclair, Phil Muldoon and Roger Nelson are fighting wildfires in Cross Lake in Canada. Photo / Fire and Emergency NZ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/george-fiji-veikosos-family-threaten-legal-action-over-fake-merchandise-after-musicians-death/IDFXLXNJ3RAJ3FXDEKTYM7J6GI/</loc><lastmod>2025-07-30T00:03:01.149Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/LKZQNVL3DBD6VC35ES6SGE2LOU.png?auth=4a8c6e7e4e3d2a5b016efe67e8291dc4cb8a45f4042d07b370672051fd91525d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The family of late Fijian music legend George “Fiji” Veikoso have deemed unauthorised merchandise bearing his image “distressing and offensive”. Photo / @FijiTheArtist]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/economy/luxon-vs-milei-contrasting-economic-reforms-in-nz-and-argentina/KZOC72MRQFDMRCMHQHMA7PUU64/</loc><lastmod>2025-07-30T00:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/K4XNX7ZFR5BJVB72H7476SIFZA.jpg?auth=9e4ed70fda3fabac37a780f7758989b67176259fa02799df478de1b7e2d0f37d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon is taking a different approach to Javier Milei, President of Argentina (inset).]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/rob-penney-confirmed-as-crusaders-coach-for-2026-season/AK6JSYANNZGUJL3HINHWIED45I/</loc><lastmod>2025-07-30T00:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/67XVE2MGTZGXXB7ZZYCQO6HVWA.jpg?auth=2348164215c3abb3f39c3f665f4f38a30a59e287010370d1546d83bd2c42ac65&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Crusaders coach Rob Penney is sticking around. Photo / Photosport]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>