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Photo / Kenny Rodger]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/trump-says-crime-in-washington-dc-is-out-of-control-heres-what-the-data-shows/GLW3PVWECBC4NJHOTVS7EOPVRY/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-12T02:26:18.88Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/OIDOKILME5AIPF2YZDRNUBOUPU.jpg?auth=20bff108ea162fcebc52ea78edb1b4703e7a38dfad90d260e10dd8e2b1304fc7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[US President Donald Trump leaves the Capitol on March 12. 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Photo / Kaitlyn Morrell]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/sailing/americas-cup/americas-cup-protocol-for-38th-edition-in-naples-confirmed-with-major-shake-up/5632AP3ZKNADTCU3UNLAYSYEIU/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-12T02:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/OBIEUQ6GBBF3DPM5ZLUNBYECPI.jpg?auth=239ff4206dabd9a834da50b44da685e809904852f0a7a9583d7c8cb4b1c46104&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Sir Ben Ainslie and Grant Dalton at the RNZ Yacht Squadron as new rules are announced for the America’s Cup. NZ Herald photograph by Dean Purcell]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/travel/what-is-the-worst-seat-on-a-plane-its-not-what-you-think/US7ZS4NMZVGW7FEOMIWR4OLMY4/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-12T02:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/43XUFN6C3NF3RCJ2CDGMZM3OTQ.jpg?auth=4d4e4675f8eb6e7ac8e3d758984f0245fab166d5b1b2adee439e6de044736b2c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Statistically, planes are still the safest form of mass transportation. But which seat is the best? Photo / 123rf]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/the-country/news/listen-to-the-country-online-alliance-group-chairman-mark-wynne-on-dawn-meats-deal/JMEDO4LLDJCLXAVKWY6L2JUOW4/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-12T01:38:25.378Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/D23FEC2IAZHURCIJOWBEZEWI7Q.jpg?auth=e9fc4c622e8f9c87865bb8226ecf7b58f4dbcb627e7182a9a11247f195add076&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Alliance Group chairman Mark Wynne spoke to The Country's Jamie Mackay today.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/rotorua-daily-post/news/alcohol-sting-south-waikato-stores-face-licence-risks-after-selling-to-underage-teen/E7SG5ODRKNERRDXHMNKB5NHGFU/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-12T01:32:18.952Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/KNKUKRIAQ5BH7HPZBOLTYXPKSI.JPG?auth=8344cc319c54e043c4a3d033985ce396dd66ee95d7aacd80740fe9db65674a3a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A recent underage alcohol sting saw eight out of 11 stores caught selling to minors in the South Waikato. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/james-tuwhangai-stabbed-woman-18-times-outside-police-station/5OLQOSPRIVBC3OPMZUO4HHXUTA/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-12T01:30:14.889Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/IIA4UCIYHND4FGROYRTULVUX5U.jpg?auth=5039a815c29c8732b00e5f17fc53e658bb115982a0bf41b77b9be84eb814082f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[ James Tuwhangai stabbed a woman 18 times outside the Taumarunui Police Station last year. Image / Google Maps]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/marton-plane-crash-man-fined-for-flying-amateur-built-aircraft-without-licence/V6S3YGTJHNDSZFQRJBJBWDJTT4/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-12T01:28:57.966Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/O2FFAONV5JEKFMWQYQFMB6C4HI.jpg?auth=c242dd6252afec8f1371da5863903fe8a0a2c58648633d0352d6825a3a589133&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Civil Aviation Authority said the man's actions put lives at risk. Photo / Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/christopher-luxon-wont-discuss-poor-polls-with-caucus-labour-not-saying-anything-about-tax-policy/MF3CA2WPTVCUNA4IRVPNLQSEZU/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-12T01:25:06.589Z</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 react to the latest polls. Photo / Mark Mitchell











]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/auckland/person-critically-injured-in-auckland-southern-motorway-rush-hour-crash-lane-blocked/Z44AWTU4PRAYNCY72SFX4VKEP4/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-12T01:07:33.012Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/M6QPCBTWLVB2RO4UWVIVOS77YM.jpg?auth=075072cc2b10c9c0d0dae03e279e50ffabfcb5b7221a249c81274f5a9ba81a96&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Motorists were advised to expect delays following a serious crash on the Southern Motorway this morning. 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Photo / NZME]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/black-ferns-kelly-braziers-rugby-journey-from-dunedin-fields-to-world-cup-stage/AACHCAOXLJCS3FK2LRXOLVJIUM/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-12T01:01:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/ISOTGPYPSBFTHFT32RIJPL4O3Y.jpg?auth=b396fbc4f1ddf0ae7114672baf29f2e890eeecb2a00e9b58ddc328e1de689df0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Kelly Brazier makes a break at the Rugby World Cup Sevens tournament in 2022. Photo / Photosport]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/ship-allegedly-dragged-its-anchor-90km-across-seabed-causing-118m-damage-to-five-cables/GPZZX3775JHR7ISJ7F7JMXYPPM/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-12T01:00:24.107Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/RN4MAW43H5FXZDKBLU5CF2763A.jpg?auth=d1580ae82bc3dae06641f0c0ef7d83108bf3147994379b92b446a195a1830edf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[This handout photo released by the Finnish police on January 9 shows the presumed anchor of oil tanker Eagle S after it was hoisted from the Gulf of Finland. The Eagle S, flying the Cook Islands flag, is suspected of having damaged cables in the Baltic on December 25. Photo / Finland police, AFP ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/christchurch/canterbury-mental-health-services-slammed-in-new-report-after-patients-killed-two-people/2KTDXP37XFH7HIOJ7AOMA47U4U/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-12T00:48:15.96Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/FJNTFMZRNBDRHK2V64YVNNSZBE.jpg?auth=e61e8af7effa87123496e23e59d91dc4ddf68056b0c4d5708c4f9af84bc2267c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Health NZ National Director, Mental Health and Addictions Service Enhancement Phil Grady addresses the media today after a damning report into Canterbury's mental health services. Photo / Geerge Heard]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/witness-describes-boat-impaling-car-in-crash-that-killed-mother-nateisha-kurstyn-pareteoro-hana-wetere/HTY3SHP7RJHPTKRI3DIMLCAKX4/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-12T00:41:48.774Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/QG3UWRUWNUE3DUI3VF26WQJN54.jpg?auth=e22dfc6e05077446666bc109ad2ebb9d63dbfa6ad6d9ddf84d30ae7d8af53b69&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Nateisha-Kurstyn Pareteoro Hana-Wetere died after a crash near Te Kuiti on July 11. File photo / NZ Herald]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/bay-of-plenty-times/news/major-shifts-in-three-electorate-boundaries-across-tauranga-oropi-goes-to-rotorua/MVOI6T3DN5F3VEPM7BKZXW453M/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-12T00:31:00.123Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/J26TAXH5MBBGDFVZTG2EVSAMBU.jpg?auth=1038cfcf1ebb45c5515500769ec9d24c6aa3131f8ec799739d28157968b51add&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The proposed electorate changes will affect Tauranga and Bay of Plenty (to be renamed Mt Maunganui). Graphic / Representation Commission]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/invercargill-mayoral-candidate-slammed-for-dangerous-website-content/HXYYE5VYPBD7NIXWHTDKJGN65A/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-12T00:28:15.521Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/43YNVMD5RBFSBENFTZHMRXSMIQ.webp?auth=8f050636e2fcee2d470171492ac03d7c78c2997cc9e7a96398095c8c3dfd2783&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Invercargill mayoral hopeful Gordon McCrone has been slammed by fellow candidates after his party website featured disturbing content online. Photo / RNZ, Nate McKinnon]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/napier-citizens-assembly-gets-652-applicants-they-will-now-help-decide-future-of-aquatic-centre/3R47WAFG2BD4DAECOBYZVD7MM4/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-12T00:18:13.031Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/KCFGQMKQRVD73P7VMILTGV6PXQ.jpg?auth=bf25465377fcb699d4ca5edf9aa5bd8dc4558b1100d387bb165847f058e61645&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Future plans for Napier's aquatic centre are being shaped by the city's first citizens' assembly. Photo / Paul Taylor
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