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Photo / Hayden Woodward.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/travel/travel-news/hot-deals-explore-auckland-brisbane-fiji-bali-and-set-sail-on-a-global-cruise/644HSGA5SVFR7IUCHKX7KPETEY/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-04T17:47:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/YH6YK2UOONF6RIDPLNNAT26LUI.jpg?auth=fa8f457c7e9090caa053bdd869c8a01d6e6c4e85219cc469c9a29d5024bec58c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Make your future self comfortable with these travel deals. 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Photo / Stella Kalinina, The New York Times]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/racing/te-akau-unleash-big-guns-as-new-thoroughbred-season-starts/XII6YU32DRE3FAD7CLOYVWTIEY/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-04T17:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/TLE5EW4NYBCPFEYCUPBEYTXT44.jpg?auth=521c2c788695fd280a88e673189248c5aee44dfa67fc104b983bf4f024bc452a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Qali Al Farrasha was just one of the big names Te Akau had at yesterday's Taupō trials. Photo / Kenton Wright]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/gisborne-herald/news/gisborne-election-lego-master-former-mp-among-candidates/QH4RPQKXJNGYNCP4LBUS5KDXM4/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-04T17:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/6N5NRB74YJDUJIW26PBQJHWHSQ.jpg?auth=c137cb23eb76e0d19ca33deb5c4e5c3b8b376cee29f1bcc2609b3802177846a1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Jono Samson, pictured in 2023 when he appeared in the Lego Masters NZ TV series, is campaigning to become Gisborne's mayor or a councillor in the upcoming local elections. Photo / Liam Clayton]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/northern-advocate/news/on-the-up-whangarei-trust-wants-to-offer-supermarket-alternative-cheaper-butter/NUFTCYIRTRDH3PRR3WLUO46FOM/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-04T17:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/XVQ4KBXBUBFR5G5CVQSYWSAQKA.jpg?auth=1b99e9449bf4ae27deac0cd2c65f401776f17ae5ed7fe90d527164da501f313a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Taimahi Trust's Rachel Hill and James Ibell-Roberts are pleased with developments at the store on Whangārei's lower Bank St. Photo / Denise Piper]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/rugby-referee-ben-okeeffe-confident-bad-behaviour-on-sidelines-starting-to-improve/CDEIUQPOSRETRADBHTWZWXZW2Q/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-04T17:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/Q2I47SWGXRAMLDBQL5JYA2AGHE.JPG?auth=b84e8cc9cce28d74416d8641da69db2f35fde6b86fa8dee0ef67e7ae7f4e1511&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[New Zealand rugby referee Ben O'Keeffe. Photo / Photosport]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/racing/horse-racing-encouraging-start-to-new-season-for-glamour-gallopers-at-taupo/W4PKOONCBJCHDPTBX3UKRAP7UA/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-04T17:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/IYEB5N3EPVAK3MOGL377LNJDKE.jpg?auth=0530f7240f8be9ef60abe3dbeab04dc789ccf9b69157d13fb908c7c24bb4119e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Grail Seeker is being aimed at the Proisir Plate at Ellerslie on September 6. Photo / Race Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/trump-adviser-defends-labour-officials-firing-deflects-on-how-data-was-politically-rigged/2OSXE267WVGDBDSALO6XFOFGJE/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-04T17:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/72EEC2B56JFFNFKJVRDVFVEE3M.jpg?auth=7d9a112a658bb78f02ca22f54995b3e1b08cc98f0a7a114bc3e8032ce0843f64&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The US Labour Department’s latest monthly report showed just 106,000 new jobs were added in the past three months. It included steep downgrades of the estimates for jobs added in May and June, which suggested that President Donald Trump’s tariffs have started to seriously slow the economy. Photo / Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/herald-morning-quiz-august-5/M23S6G6X45A6ZDJDIO66VON67I/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-04T17:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/4G4XWQZ7NBD4VE5NSBMV23X2TY.jpg?auth=d044d0756a59e1b11c0e1ee29e31defdfa6fdb34845c911099119c26601578e5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker co-starred in which buddy cop film series? Photo / Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/property/property-insider-dire-state-of-auckland-cbd-real-estate/DTAQ7VPH4ZERBKLWZMNOGGQGGA/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-04T17:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/JPNKPEITNZBMRHLNX7C3PCV46I.jpg?auth=49300d9496a5e0dde0d122440910f09b160b1cc38f98c606780e66dd426d895e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[One of three remaining buildings on the Albert/Federal/Wolfe St site owned by Singaporeans the Kum family. Photo / Chris Keall]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/weather-short-warming-trend-before-winter-chill-threatens-return/R5ZRASLFCJHTJFZRVMNFU62T6Q/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-04T17:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/YJRKYKNYINHAFC24JAYEOIPKUA.jpg?auth=b0105c5615b9b3303cb3b3bc97a12510ae17475a9d91e9be83f9fa2006a261d2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Some parts of the South Island were expected to drop as low as -5C overnight. Photo / George Heard]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/talanoa/dengue-fever-outbreak-samoan-family-lose-second-son-to-mosquito-borne-illness/JIOFQUWPDVAZVBFNE7XH43DY7I/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-04T17:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/7AYM3YYVY5EKVDQNGBDTH57U4U.jpg?auth=5def10a16cc74b63a80083f3635aaf11520b38c16ab9e28a6ac8e2aaeef303a4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Fumigation efforts have been under way as Samoa deals with a dengue fever outbreak. Photo / Govt of Samoa]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/records-fall-as-japans-heat-streak-continues-after-hottest-june-and-july-since-data-collection-began-in-1898/5DICPJW5QJF7XAZRIMKLM26JRU/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-04T17:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/KIVXKIYXWFCXRLGF7ZTT7I6RHM.jpg?auth=8724404e4a3b266e354c5e2a992343d697ad7b9b9105f642eb57e9f2a7ab5f86&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Bicyclers and cherry blossoms along the Kamo River in Kyoto, Japan. Experts warn Japan’s beloved cherry trees are blooming earlier due to the warmer climate, or sometimes not fully blossoming. File photo / Hiroko Masuike, The New York Times]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/business-reports/infrastructure-report/nz-can-learn-from-canadas-success-in-infrastructure-planning-and-execution-katie-bradford/J7JSWZMRI5HL3N3KERKUAKMFK4/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-04T16:59:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/BBKQTH4CYRAU3FYYQLSGXRRAKY.jpg?auth=1e92bede5d01260063ed7dd14f86aa8234c6de8508d56922dcb29ae8d2c932a1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[In Canada, builders and planners are brought in early. They help shape the project before any concrete is poured. New Zealand could learn from this, Katie Bradford writes. Photo / 123rf]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/business-reports/infrastructure-report/city-rail-link-aucklands-55b-project-promises-lasting-benefits-patrick-brockie/TH3VQHR7FVBGLKZHSER4BGWRG4/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-04T16:59:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/TDJDC2WQXRDH7A7RYQEBDIYSW4.jpg?auth=c7684658fd7eeab61b20f5e770e7b18f48e11e9586cab6c6d71a079dd9062cee&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[CRL Albert St – Keeping roads and foopaths open were priorities during CRL’s inner city construction.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/business-reports/infrastructure-report/kiwirails-bold-electrification-plan-is-crucial-for-nzs-future-peter-reidy/6ZY5YHAKXRF3TC6VY26ER2ZKN4/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-04T16:59:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/Y227JKHPPFCD5H4FPDF76P5HTQ.jpg?auth=54f106522b760b7017e79127d8b5b9cd024d1ddf755879c82bf9b9be6e883c13&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[ KiwiRail’s trains and ferries move 17 million tonnes of freight each year. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/business-reports/infrastructure-report/political-changes-threaten-nz-infrastructure-richard-harman/3BKBX6G2RBHZ5IXGK74GABNPHM/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-04T16:59:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/P7KQQVQWLRBIXHIJO2ZKMPV4VU.JPG?auth=7c5956c2fe0c97c32d13a36ccc34feff73f8a6ce52229674732b3dfc4fec4081&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A recent minority report on behalf of Labour and The Greens as part of the Transport Select Committee’s report on a New Zealand Institute of Economic Research (NZIER) on the Te Tai Tokerau Northern Expressway questioned the project. Photo / Michael Cunningham]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/business-reports/infrastructure-report/infrastructure-needs-skilled-workforce-to-tackle-nzs-skills-shortage-david-jenkins/5ZUGCKYLU5AN3PHZOPENKK3VUU/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-04T16:59:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/4GTVVIYMNVERNBXED4OOIRBMQM.JPG?auth=f8ead928734e8f14de2b3ec851b93fa833885dd5a402cc5f605016c3cbfc5e05&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[ If we believe infrastructure exists to serve people, then surely those who serve it deserve to be invested in, writes David Jenkins.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/business-reports/infrastructure-report/why-wellingtons-council-must-learn-to-listen-luke-pierson/564XFUZJFBHQLKSPKCEOQ33QXQ/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-04T16:59:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/FKEGJYOCJNEODOLLZ5LJYZ3D5E.jpg?auth=97bfcd95676ca4a493052d52a9038f45e8e6c42e29994e80d7b064d7727d2c1c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A burst water main causes flooding in Wellington's Vivian St. Photo / Mark Mitchell
]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/business-reports/infrastructure-report/invest-in-public-good-for-a-sustainable-future-julie-anne-genter/PIZG25JD55FRRN45EEKQBPO3B4/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-04T16:59:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/OKHBXP3L5BA2PNAMDVWLLZ7BFM.JPG?auth=976ce8115e0e90cdab21b744a5fafcbe8009d2a871739cd4f50d439bd33818d0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Green Party transport spokeswoman Julie Anne Genter says New Zealanders can take control of their destiny and build what is needed while creating thousands of good jobs. Photo / Mark Mitchell]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/business-reports/infrastructure-report/experts-call-for-transparency-in-wellingtons-infrastructure-strategy/EIWNVLRHWZCGJKJVGFITBK5WYM/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-04T16:59:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/7XBIZPTUSRE2FIJTWDKIL43ANY.jpg?auth=2a1f29508ba916cf3cc296d6de74d0aa86d3219710af69398365e92c6baf9607&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Wellington City. Photo /  Mark Mitchell]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/business-reports/infrastructure-report/denmark-energy-cyber-attack-highlights-infrastructure-security-gaps/OHQWUUJ4TBDTVAPFS6SU46R4GU/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-04T16:59:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/VK5STKUJTRCDJEWWC53IPW5DG4.JPG?auth=a81a3cf0e7b1796c1db9704a68b57c7ec6bd876a6eacbaaf9c585313b1de3dc9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Critical infrastructure assets—along with the connected devices and the Operational Technology (OT) used to monitor and control them — are increasingly a target, says Fortinet's Asia-Pacific head of Operational Technology, Michael Murphy.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/business-reports/infrastructure-report/cutting-red-tape-key-to-nzs-infrastructure-success-chris-bishop/TUFES3DZZJGQJKXN43PZ2AOUYM/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-04T16:59:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/TXC2TXUK35BFPCUFCGLC52TY24.jpg?auth=0a868dbc8301363f0b6b455966a47b4fc36c974ec9f97914d6f561243bc7cbcb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[These days we find it difficult to get consent for a solar farm. Not even build it, just to get permission to build it, says Chris Bishop. Photo / Supplied]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/nz-needs-a-cultural-shift-in-infrastructure-planning-michelle-mccormick/WMHPW3XVRRFDFH5HZ2V2UISQMI/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-04T16:59:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/6QCJOH7RDJGURBX6BEGSLDVDNY.jpg?auth=06f2424ab37d36a19bac3c3e9167278630cd4733696b2d2f359c4b3c6593b966&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Government is looking at ways to align regional spatial planning, improve housing development processes and introduce nationally standardised zones. This will help reduce the endless local variations that currently make infrastructure delivery so complicated and costly. Photo / Michael Craig]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/business-reports/infrastructure-report/auckland-poised-as-key-hub-with-southern-cross-aviation-project-marcelo-menoita/YYL72GWPGZCD7GSE3PX7IEJLXY/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-04T16:59:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/WXQ256JQBJA5ROUAUGNCT7LWXY.jpg?auth=5c128fc8e89e050d8aeb91be186d3775d0b6295c6145b25091a1180e7b55ceb1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Auckland lies along natural great-circle routes connecting cities like Shanghai, Tokyo, São Paulo, and Buenos Aires Auckland Airport offers a faster, smoother and more humane alternative for travellers than the current  junction of Los Angeles, says Marcelo Menoita. Photo / Auckland Airport]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/business-reports/infrastructure-report/how-wellington-councils-spending-is-derailing-the-city-infrastructure-report/5F2GNSUR3RHSVEZFZZL373ZZIE/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-04T16:59:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/YT75WQPYQNDEFFH45LR2IUQEMA.jpg?auth=9f4ba3fede3161cadd3802856300de9a2bcc2de927a1836cad7ce7df90152260&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Wellington’s unique blend of natural beauty, creativity, and accessibility remains its greatest asset, write Louise Tong and Paul Ridley-Smith.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/business-reports/infrastructure-report/nz-infrastructure-faces-crisis-as-maintenance-lags-behind-kali-mercer/OXHMXCQBMFDOJEXY3EBMMA4CEI/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-04T16:59:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/MY7U3SGM2FEYNCE3LBA6ZJ7RLI.png?auth=246822b5813a227ce5a642caf4a2f6e036519790f87d4c95c9d89a68da9640d4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[New Zealand is at a crossroads. Our challenges demand smarter, more resilient infrastructure — but we can’t meet them if we’re always playing catch-up. Photo / Supplied]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/business-reports/infrastructure-report/government-blame-game-stalls-infrastructure-growth-kieran-mcanulty/QQIARBYJSRFKZEG25MDGTDEV7I/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-04T16:59:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/3HM5CTEIBRAJPMZBRXLR4PC5WU.JPG?auth=a629a37dd8ca95894e2a0995771004835314107eee9a4037ac50b0fed8d1ee47&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[ A compromise between National and Labour would survive a change of Government and give the sector confidence. Photo / File]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/business-reports/infrastructure-report/arup-backs-nz-infrastructure-with-skills-boost-for-major-projects/IBT5KC56PNBYJP6EKHCFASDSSI/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-04T16:59:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/XE7ZI2HBY5DHJDJKUSB2W25QYM.jpg?auth=99eed75157dbd5cde0c7644e24ffef1e37ef88db8229fd3dcf38267d8935db7e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Richard de Cani, chief officer for global business and markets at built environment consultancy Arup.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/energy-crisis-threatens-nz-economy-time-for-gentailer-reform-simon-bridges/TZAC735IMZBNPOT3XCN2DGM3O4/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-04T16:59:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/XQXMP767YNEPRAGJDZAH5S4RWE.JPG?auth=8971bcacd225e0bebdb9708b50e88936818d845696c896a29c7bbaaf6e06d885&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[ The Government needs to separate gentailers’ generation and retail functions, says Simon Bridges.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/business-reports/infrastructure-report/long-term-vision-essential-for-nzs-infrastructure-future-nick-leggett/TYXLH2MO5NHENONKQRN24FHJ5M/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-04T16:58:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/SZH53MXXD6I7HXQKTFGIR5O7AU.jpg?auth=fca00482641f23d7ebc3060c565bd4abce7ccbc8022e8fa620fcf837ab50a1d6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A clear, long-term pipeline of infrastructure work isn’t just efficient, it’s financially smart. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/free-speech-unions-bid-to-reshape-internetnz-the-results-are-in-with-a-late-twist-tech-insider/5BLAOPUL4JCCVALF442AGZPJY4/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-04T08:35:00.691Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/42XNL264DZG4NILDR353M7XBPA.jpg?auth=eb19a2cdcc3994efcacfc12471771a870e6cb4a523c759c6d334522938394739&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[InternetNZ administers locally registered websites and the non-profit has lobbied on issues such as copyright and closing the digital divide. Photo / Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/travel/five-immersive-encounters-with-vietnams-cham-community/ZWELXELBRRFFLHZSDDGO4BHXTE/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-04T08:22:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/Y7XTRRBBGBCN3CIES3TIHQ656M.jpg?auth=dc17134936fbf82f50d0f9a0674590f8788c9eb293ff331ae30c52d863167c12&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[It is an area set between forests and sea. Photo / Amanoi]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/auckland-airport-crash-arvind-kummar-dies-wife-injured-on-way-to-fiji-for-a-funeral/GET7WE6RZVFMNNMTYVKOSKPEII/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-04T08:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/55YZUETOWRGLJMOYZZSVQBFR6I.jpg?auth=c651ca18dff807e60993715c3386a679fdc01dcfdfe4b4a6fea38893468b1d87&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Arvind Kummar was killed in a 4am car accident on George Bolt Memorial Drive near Auckland Airport.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/person-seriously-injured-after-vehicle-crashes-100m-down-bank-in-waikato/HGK5UHKNNJEVXOXGOVGMRKVCFM/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-04T07:41:56.504Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/AYBS4ABI2BEANKL5ZHUCRB7FCA.JPG?auth=943b1bea8088f4c4488f094154b55e7d20e26bd5692f72fd663cc2cbe6e37990&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Police say the crash happened on Kāwhia Rd, Hauturu, about 5pm. Photo / NZME]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/police-issue-appeal-for-sightings-of-wanted-man-mark-eruiti-taute/GWVAOI4WZFCNJMDCCCI2YX52J4/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-04T07:18:08.168Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/IA47MDKRU5F7LF5LITHLZSJ53Y.png?auth=7f60a08ae4c1adf59fa0cf063dd9f2c052388a7fae0d7228d49dcee3dcb5333d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Mark Eruiti Taute. Photo / Police]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/markets/shares/mainfreight-rebounds-gentrack-takes-a-hit-as-nzx-trades-flat-market-close/IKIHZ7ZM7FH6PFCRBX6TIYMMYI/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-04T07:16:48.568Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/4BFXRWZYX5EE7BW6XQ7JTYARMM.jpg?auth=b7a3b31494e1dfaee37a2b24240b69f8530b7e7670483d88a2b87dff26ba9189&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Managing director Don Braid bought 10,000 Mainfreight shares last week.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/mt-eden-prison-death-victim-identified-as-robert-fitzpatrick-cellmate-charged/Z7RXTVAP3RG6HE4AFTI5A5TMBU/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-04T07:12:26.615Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/KYFSLKCZDFBZNGOXRMTKRO6Q3M.png?auth=cb290d18b374ae42712fb3e40d7de15c27e38690fb197267c2905ce34b600869&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[An inmate was allegedly killed at Auckland's Mt Eden Corrections Facility on June 27. Photo / RNZ, Calvin Samuel]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/cryptopia-customer-tried-to-bribe-court-registrar-for-information-about-companys-case/GYYWVMU4YNFWBH6M73SSQSR4Q4/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-04T07:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/SAYPHK2J26VXXJBTFJDTJWQCTI.jpg?auth=332eb91c2079adb9ca0fb55ac8f2ee943760a6340912b75532d5aa1667a54661&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A man has tried to bribe a court registrar to release information related to a cryptocurrency case. Picture / 123RF ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/supermodel-kylie-bax-looks-back-on-wonderful-career-highlights-you-look-the-same/5K5P27T4JJCPZAJY4UYYPNJPL4/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-04T07:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/L6N2BCNN5FDQLIDVNBI5SJXC3M.JPG?auth=6668a78e615b0ccfe37d7e9e796e1b48ea3969e8a992ef85b8a85900492d6263&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Kylie Bax models Paula Ryan winter 2016 collection. Photo / Supplied]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/media-insider/media-insider-reality-bites-taxpayers-help-save-popular-shows-the-traitors-nz-celebrity-treasure-island-tvnz-board-member-paul-henry-set-to-host-three-show/ZIUXSQ5TXZAJ7HLZM4KPOEIE5Q/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-04T06:14:46.222Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/SJQ25QCLWRGYPISHQ7DYGSTKJY.jpg?auth=0295ccf50de21c9a2df54463af87c81ecf5664f7075c26ab22435e151699022d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Paul Henry is a new TVNZ board member - and is in line to host a third season of The Traitors on rival network Three.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/the-rise-of-kiwisaver-investing-in-private-equity-and-what-it-means-for-you-the-prosperity-project/SO2YWFI7HFAE5LTVVFDFWDFWR4/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-04T06:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/7PH4TLHOLVG2TKXLUWZBH6UC3U.JPG?auth=8438de5ae410d78d5f81614c6bacdf3e6a228eb1419426ea3da359ae506761b0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Fisher Funds chief investment officer Ashley Gardyne says investing in private equity has the potential to deliver better returns. Photo / Supplied. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/crime/convicted-murderer-sydney-bristow-found-guilty-of-historic-sexual-violation-of-young-girl/FRM6R437ANAHLKFZUSW2QSXFXI/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-04T06:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/2MW2J5WEZFCWDFQXSDXO6YF3DE.jpg?auth=aceb27f6a40a6cc884b1c91d78c908566f3f1577010e308c1237b5b250d6cb88&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Convicted murderer Sydney Bristow has been found guilty of historical sexual offending. Photo / Supplied / 123RF]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/companies/retail/nick-mowbrays-former-business-partner-grant-taylor-settles-in-zuru-nappy-trial/QRCINGKCM5A5VB375B2LV6GOFQ/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-04T05:30:34.591Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/OIRJLU6XR5NEU4U3MRCJYMIPLQ.jpg?auth=4167a521b61490eeed8c6dcce880b8536306851cbb7d54dca2ef5b885079e8a7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Rascals co-founder Grant Taylor has settled ahead of a trial involving the company and former business partner Nick Mowbray.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/rotorua-daily-post/news/mamaku-crash-cuts-power-residents-frustrated-by-hoons/M53VIRMYUBDAROUVJK46NZEJJY/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-04T05:30:21.327Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/73V6AFWXPRFCTBSVS4LWBJQKPY.jpg?auth=3466f95f330005a9a5853342063e03e45462608245545194b2e18f98e18ee945&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A car crashed into a power pole on Maraeroa Rd on Sunday, causing a power outage. Photo / Supplied]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/new-zealand-weather-wintry-conditions-persist-as-rain-set-to-spread-across-country-this-week/PNMQ6ZSZMZCL3MKGFKEWYEI22I/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-04T05:24:20.756Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/WMBKRIKOKREJZOZVFHFIIPLV6Q.jpg?auth=6ed1fbf049f9fea1ccd2ddbc50c7cd9bc5f2a5c9cf7d3c1dfcf8b115bec1b96b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Frost in Hagley Park in Christchurch. Photo / George Heard]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/ncea-changes-what-led-to-governments-radical-overhaul-why-we-shouldnt-be-shocked-jamie-ensor/RDXBEUX7WJD2XOLHMYJAK2KNNU/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-04T05:16:12.224Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/SFIXNBKN3NHO3DR24RV6ZF5YDI.jpg?auth=dffcd69baae755a65026b1353883153313fdf6c6136e34fa0a53048ddf3228bc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The reforms are among the most consequential steps this Government has taken so far. Photo / Mark Mitchell]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/baby-in-bus-case-community-blindsided-by-incident-involving-well-known-family/7JMNBG4LXRGNBMRZSP5NGB4P24/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-04T05:15:56.302Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/2B36AA7NT5B5ZK2UPKSQ3BBNQA.jpg?auth=ececcbc2a1fe80f468fc6fdb7671ac91b7aa1c0a8e3110060de95e3776701d9c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A woman appeared in court today charged with neglect after allegedly leaving a toddler inside a suitcase in the luggage hold of an Intercity bus from Northland to Auckland.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/which-famous-nz-faces-might-be-heading-to-celebrity-treasure-island-season-7/QJEAWL7AINDTLDNIUPTBGH6DYE/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-04T05:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/CNZVQW5AMZGLPGVWLOPD6ZKRPI.jpg?auth=02bd5db8cf64bb875aad0c5be066d116950ff13edc3f94a7772e71ace4749076&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[David Seymour (left), Toni Street and Shaun Johnson could be headed to the Celebrity Treasure Island shores. Photos / Getty Images and NZ Herald]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/radical-ncea-overhaul-risks-turning-students-into-guinea-pigs-labour/Z6MSAGJRGRAQTOAWPFQEDJBYJ4/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-04T04:34:10.893Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/K72PKQKESVCAVGSATL7HL3ZXBY.JPG?auth=36d01cf54787f321f7bc340a0a138853e2ddffad727870b735a7cd98e7f6eac3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Education Minister Erica Stanford and Prime Minister Christopher Luxon. 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Photo / Grace Watson]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/economy/new-zealand-can-absorb-15-tariff-shock-anz-group-chief-economist/ET43CWYE4VCYRCW65DC6TZXNC4/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-04T03:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/N3X2JQZX3FCVHKRXHFMPGPMWTA.JPG?auth=3b8acd254ade61c6f07ba798c70a97577fe5e3894c0e08e55a4e02a88eab96e7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[ANZ Group chief economist Richard Yetsenga. Photo / Michael Craig]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/ncea-overhaul-wellington-student-supports-changing-flawed-education-system/BGQJYCNPLZG7LJHAZK2KPVYEPU/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-04T02:51:35.183Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/XFDVZ3GT7JGTBNW3XUJIPDZC2M.jpeg?auth=78c881f091486073672e25f9244b74c743933428e3cdad4dff019863cb0ea677&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Brynn Pierce, a Year 12 student at Newlands College and Youth MP for Andy Foster, has praised a move by the Government that seeks to overhaul the NCEA system.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/operator-of-troubled-kaeo-water-scheme-trespassed-from-plant/QHUHTYXWEVCJ5NSDONYUJZK2WE/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-04T02:44:15.198Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/QIS442XPSBBU5PX7I4EXDVMMRY.jpg?auth=9a39b9c1d22e8c3f99a60bf3a814f2cc507bd72d23f6e3e80018471e7eab4274&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Kāeo's water treatment plant draws from the Waikara Stream. Photo / RNZ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/maryland-mum-whose-kids-went-missing-in-2014-is-re-indicted-on-murder-charges/KT2ELHWKOFHM7JI5VJJ3TBTZSA/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-04T02:29:04.515Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/5WBOLREBUNDG5O2WE37XMFG5CY.jpg?auth=4292f84a9edb4148ed0a9e0d32ce87773cd2efa6c9f9e333a26dd880e19281c8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Catherine Hoggle, 38, whose young children went missing in 2014, has been indicted again in their deaths. Photo / Montgomery County Department of Police]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/peters-marks-cook-island-anniversary-with-coded-message-dont-risk-it-all-on-china/MRGGULFSFNFI7HGU2DELL2POVU/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-04T02:18:06.568Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/GNKYFNRLVNHFDPZJG6L5IPVH6M.jpg?auth=92b385ecab50d7014c9e6544464fc1b03a2ad042c368609b5782b8b508e68e38&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters spoke on the Cook Islands. Photo / Mark Mitchell


















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Photo / NZ Police]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/bangladeshi-man-jailed-for-20-year-immigration-and-identity-fraud-wife-avoids-prison/XFJLJU7BWRG5LGKDUSX5JVIV3M/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-04T00:13:53.388Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/ZGDCK6LYG5C3XM5AFQFEOSLOTE.jpg?auth=a075399eea4d8037d732a9b9c30903b0644edd5f1b8d834eddaec8309189a8d8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Bangladeshi man Jahangir Alam was able to obtain New Zealand citizenship and two passports using his brother’s identity. Photo / NZME]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/rugby/all-blacks/all-blacks-name-squad-for-rugby-championship-including-four-uncapped-players/M7CZMXNAGRDBDIAEVOKZJGD6RU/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-04T00:11:59.404Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/ESMEZ3UQD5EHPLGPOVUH5UNNXU.JPG?auth=026064a40ed6303ca8e8e50d3027c68c52c8020c70a55302dc03abdf8941d24d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Leroy Carter was named in the All Blacks squad as injury cover. Photo / Photosport]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/ncea-changes-live-updates-stanford-luxon-to-reveal-proposal-for-secondary-school-qualification/NH5UTCVJ4RF5ZAPLYQZDGTOSU4/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-04T00:10:55.954Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/ZUOF2VMY2FHAHPK4JJMPNATOOM.jpg?auth=b9173ff3372fa75499127afa36705edf7a6b03bbe8b4d4513d11db6dfd974082&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[ Education Minister Erica Stanford at Mt Albert Grammar receiving a gift from the school, where she is to announce a boost in teacher and learning support staff numbers. NZ Herald photograph by Alyse Wright 23 May 2025]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/the-country/news/north-canterbury-pig-farmer-steve-sterne-wins-top-nzpork-award-for-excellence/YA6UBHMXJJCWHLOVSIYA7CFEZ4/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-04T00:10:18.24Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/AOD7VTU5OVH2PD74DBOJVSFSEM.jpg?auth=1e0cc690b332c7168a749b0169db4955c0ef925e38d20252324d0e33632a3134&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Tim Sterne (left), Holly Davies, Steve Sterne, Rob Reynolds, and Jelle Edze of Patoa Farms.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/rugby/all-blacks/all-blacks-squad-naming-scott-robertson-names-rugby-championship-squad/SHDY526IXBHIZBADMWXMSQF36Y/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-04T00:00:49.746Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/RB3VDRNSWREM7BQQC6MEZMYNK4.JPG?auth=90f9de1a19b542955f276bc520adef29e3c4dd414d347d8c938c4ae1a4e69dab&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Simon Parker of the Chiefs.Photo / Photosport]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>