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Main photo / Ben Fraser; insets / Mark Mitchell]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/criminals-use-codewords-to-sell-guns-and-drugs-on-social-media-police-concerned/46DKFGTE2FHWREFWCFBNDE7KYY/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-13T17:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/PG7MQNEMHNCWZMSBA5QLMMIDPY.jpg?auth=bd213b691411208e9a01a66019ff600279eede3bbfb2e7af11f18d095e9b2e40&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[ Michael Morrah speaks to a man who says buying drugs on private Facebook groups is easier than making an online grocery order.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/jamie-beatons-new-venture-concord-visa-aims-to-simplify-us-visa-pathways-for-kiwis/VDIWHGVCQVGU3HJ25FEV65RHGA/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-13T17:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/S2EQ3V4SVJGTPNBYDX7OWO3PIU.jpg?auth=658f6135af3cf29d0a7f2cffa5cc117078e6d763edadacf887aa31787085352b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Kevin Park (left) and Jamie Beaton are the co-founders of Concord Visa.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/society-insider-kiwi-label-paris-georgias-plans-for-nz-fashion-week-the-men-behind-property-developer-brooksfield-mike-peros-new-franchise/ULLPTJ4XDJCKJKHD2O7K2RSZG4/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-13T17:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/OKS7B6TULRAT5GWWQ53P3NSPZA.jpg?auth=0841456126a0f0f5bb2a5f407c624a4f9882b5d0935e4b45ff1387f7e5f38878&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Mike Pero; Paris Georgia designers Georgia Cherrie and Paris Temple Mitchell; Brooksfield property developers Vincent Holloway and Oliver Hickman. 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Photo / Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/rotorua-daily-post/news/gordon-townsend-and-bob-mclachlan-win-yukon-1000-kayak-race/WVV2VB4RTZHJNGQDURC46UFSQ4/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-13T17:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/E5LUQ4LIYNEE3BHBCCWC4Y6FGI.jpg?auth=a6eb275aeb6ccb10bfc417290b3d3d405dd814a0f0e9435d419f502fb8f6d9f0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[ Gordon Townsend, left, and Bob McLachlan at the Dalton Highway Bridge finish line of the Yukon 1000.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/northern-advocate/news/whangarei-woman-switched-from-maori-roll-had-accidentally-ticked-general-roll/UHCO5SEGU5CIDJW5AMYML3SNPA/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-13T17:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/TQJXB4NZMVFXDM6WTKNHF6Q7QE.jpg?auth=1112ab623c81d13c51bede971af7d6f8f8b58a31962dad367c3d1dac43546c4f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Whangārei woman Chala Chase encourages voters to make sure their enrolment details are correct before the local body elections. Photo / NZME]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/letters-at-the-marae-how-many-te-reo-maori-words-are-too-many/GR4AYIHRBNAQPGPNRKFOF6XY44/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-13T17:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/ISVUMMCSQREOZGXNW7VFKTNWC4.jpg?auth=a46ffd78acb3dbb39aded4bf038ce8180860104a0af09d142c3e566b1bf08fb4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Should Greens co-leader Chlöe Swarbrick have been asked to leave Parliament's debating chamber? Photo / Mark Mitchell












]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/tech-giants-push-for-password-free-logins-amid-security-concerns/DPD3Z6LT3VEL5IDIWBNQKQ5DYU/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-13T17:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/ULIYA2S3JZH3VHP72FQ3BRMJC4.jpg?auth=32c5df37057c845bf4ee6d885ce62c0c1c4f850ce12190499db3205cb266c7f4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Fingerprints, access keys, and facial recognition are replacing passwords, but public hesitancy remains. Photo / Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/gisborne-herald/news/gisborne-hapu-blocks-road-in-bid-to-reclaim-ancestral-lands/GVUL5764FVH6LLGKGRVRMH5NVE/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-13T17:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/PFK5LCBSKNHGRCY7JN5XLL4EXI.jpg?auth=d024d452f9b6c4d25fea3fbd6145a87eb4b633107304f625e132ec1e6510f0b2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Gisborne hapū Ngati Oneone blocked Hirini St on Wednesday between 5.15am and 7am as part of their latest move to reclaim ancestral lands. Photo / Supplied]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/a-turning-of-the-education-tide-latest-school-data-shows-improvements-at-all-levels-except-for-ncea-1/U23XZ2PSRZEMBLTRPCFFCBGTCA/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-13T17:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/X5LA6CZZQNBBHOSW5CH2BK2AIM.jpg?auth=4648def2001310bfc0170356b13a2976439abd625660e40d447ac89881228f61&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The 2024 school leaver data shows the first improvements in educational achievement in five years. Is the tide turning? Photo / 123RF]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/auction-of-worlds-largest-mars-meteorite-sparks-ownership-debate/XMCENNMTEBETBJ4ZQGMFOLOQJI/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-13T17:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/QVN23YKQGJEQJI2272VCXJTKM4.jpg?auth=487ad5ecefaa7dee72943d940d6f1f6c3dde63eb5c30b6f3d2cb6a2ec9c17163&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A Martian meteorite sold for US$5.3 million ($9m) at Sotheby’s, sparking questions over its provenance. Photo / Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/why-are-young-professionals-are-shunning-nzs-major-cities-for-better-lifestyles-editorial/F4I2A2RKEZFL3HG2KJ6ZJ323N4/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-13T17:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/3ERAQTAVVT7MN2KVFW3ESYY2IA.jpg?auth=3d2704fa9bb629ec5b058c42521f6ec6d19873cbbc7755172c7158b2dc2f90d6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Generation Z has a different set of values that change the way they job hunt. Photo / 123rf]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/book-about-treaty-of-waitangi-wins-top-prize-at-nz-book-awards-for-children-and-young-adults/3M2TMZP6KJCFBPOJ7KHCNX6ODU/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-13T08:45:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/BODAFLW42RCZLGR4XUC5NXVP6A.jfif?auth=b20d4e9aa9058377d7fbd98f232f2eef04427ead53dee97d1fb24885e62b8ce5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Treaty of Waitangi by Ross Calman took home the 2025 Margaret Mahy Book of the Year.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/travel/marrakech-and-fes-souks-discover-treasures-in-moroccos-historic-markets/AC6OUL57YNFRRHDHC2JE43BDOM/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-13T08:04:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/ULILPKMJGRGFPOALHYNOCCBL2A.jpg?auth=02322da51ad7df687c45e847cf22c4aee20c3ceb07817f232d21b867bca66b54&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[ Morocco can be overwhelming and beautiful. Photo / Erica Bray]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/crowded-house-denies-fake-claims-about-neil-finn-in-ai-video/FWH4MRSCLJEJRNPJWLB3YD22R4/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-13T08:01:10.199Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/VYNS5WW7JFEOPE6ZE34SGK5NKM.jpg?auth=372e2989412ace1136b8f995347089e362e0446c7281231d0fb043d759461aaf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[An AI-generated video has made false claims about Crowded House frontman Neil Finn.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/long-standing-napier-drug-dealer-kevan-salisbury-admits-offering-to-sell-meth-and-party-drug-fantasy/Y5MKLJWHXRGSXNHB2KBVRRLGDQ/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-13T08:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/INB5HUOS4ZB3LAQ2VOEV6PULZQ.jpg?auth=435a251626a7788a34362614f0d139b33990505c38a026068ffa589ba1162bd1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Kevan Darryl Salisbury admitted offering to sell methamphetamine on 19 occasions, as well as the drug fantasy in liquid form. Photo / NZME]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/canterburys-pnp-farm-butchery-beef-sausages-recalled-after-glass-injury-reported/ZILEDXWZDFA3FBJJ4HWAR7AC24/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-13T07:43:23.917Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/V772YPYXNBGUZKQ5IO24RMNGNM.png?auth=cfeceab6695b839d6474ab8118be3a7292712d7d3d86b76408a8a543f480431c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[PNP Farms' Butchery has recalled its Pure Angus Beef sausages. Photo / MPI]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/bay-of-plenty-times/news/new-tauranga-hospital-intensive-care-and-high-dependency-units-opened-by-health-minister-simeon-brown/76IFXLGNSFHXJBK7YIICOE2VU4/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-13T07:14:51.649Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/OOFCR4A3PZF4RDLG4UCAV4V5XM.jpg?auth=c31a791afe8d7de90afa5deb3967da4c7db1fb14c23a6fefca0de63516043f6e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Those at the opening today included (from left) Health Minister Simeon Brown, interim chief nursing officer Julia Braid, Bay of Plenty MP Tom Rutherford and Health NZ's BOP boss, Pauline McGrath. Photo / Brydie Thompson]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/eu-leaders-in-intense-push-for-ukraines-rights-ahead-of-trump-putin-summit/5A5E3BIWNRGDTCQQAXD2JKKCG4/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-13T07:02:15.97Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/WL7WQU7U3JEPJDP3L4R2HNDPT4.jpg?auth=1ff52bc664fe4e8bc254445e526c56dfd534d5d67919fca7cfb026850dd748c1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[US President Donald Trump is due to meet Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Alaska about the war in Ukraine. Photo / Brendan Smialowski, AFP]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/kiwi-murderer-david-ngatokotoru-martin-to-be-deported-from-australia-under-501-law/KSNNWC74KRCPXFEYDGQEUIZRI4/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-13T07:00:07.155Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/RDFBQLH3P5EYNNWSMZMMTW3EPA.jpg?auth=8103db85650a5cdec201aad7c8c19e4b7bd7b836d7fed0a52c343a64f313a1c7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Kiwi man David Ngatokotoru Martin was jailed for murdering Luke Hankey in Australia in 2007. He has now been released from prison on parole and is being held in immigration detention. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/government-disappointed-as-teachers-plan-strike-over-pay/WXFAOHYQNJG2JOO73KX5E2L7JA/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-13T06:55:23.6Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/IPPBMZLSWVDOLBNQP7RPQG7FC4.jpg?auth=d96cd8d7e336fe1642a3e1b4ff731cf772f4ff261185bc0538fb16b73c144ace&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Education Minister Erica Stanford said walking away from the bargaining table after six days was “deeply unfair.” Photo / Alyse Wright]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/kelly-clarksons-husband-brandon-blackstock-dies-obituary-names-singers-former-assistant/6DSLNY7UT5FLDBX3SC6JKIEZEA/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-13T06:54:39.311Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/BFX7Y6ZWPJFXFNO73MTHEH5GNE.jpg?auth=2bc68a3f03f25c09d3db0afef842fb559efc5f314e9b5318e1c9bf524be8a71a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Brandon Blackstock, here with singer Kelly Clarkson in 2018, died last week. Photo / Jeff Kravitz / FilmMagic]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/anti-vaccine-group-voices-for-freedoms-book-criticised-for-misleading-covid-claims/HIAN5HQPRNF7ZMNYP4PJWSRNUM/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-13T06:49:13.455Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/52Y7YBBXZNHDNAP3TR72VBZEFA.jpg?auth=05c838d5d11f630eb5057cf913f5c62d98b8aa02a9787265aab4ef89c3362f58&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Voices for Freedom said it has sold 4000 copies of its new book about the Government's response to the Covid-19 pandemic.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/companies/retail/zuru-nappy-trial-the-surprise-witness-and-his-claims-of-confessions-cocaine-and-a-private-investigator/VXWHNV4RKZDCVCRM62LPNYKQ6A/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-13T06:47:23.059Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/G3MB3HURXZKNDCLFFND7TV24AI.jpg?auth=1d419c39482c7dcc8fa8da67af088db50c3ab3c2f293c78cf9cd919f41fe195c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[From Rascal + Friends to Rascals & Ors: The nappy brand is at the heart of a $75m lawsuit being heard in the High Court.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/markets/shares/results-season-confidence-drives-nz-sharemarket-up-market-close/XSQJKWIGBJEPPP4QRNAEMQJ6ZM/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-13T06:26:01.31Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/3ZHX7PXUNFACNNJJ6BSYFR4RWM.jpg?auth=3986ecf02c73636e0689b02042964c3e79fb016270297b52d6038b36deb0805d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[My Food Bag's share price fell 1c to 24c after its annual general meeting. 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]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/secondary-school-teachers-to-strike-for-better-pay-amid-education-reforms/OGUHHR4MCZFSZCV3M7AZIKBV2Q/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-13T06:10:10.799Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/KTIXF7DF7FHXLKOHF4L76Q5QZ4.png?auth=e606974a6975dfea4fc3c2d5d58e377bb5108625ecb68481bf1c0f86b81acb10&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The PPTA says the strike is in response to the Government's collective agreement offer. 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Photo / Bluebridge]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/prime-ministers-former-press-secretary-michael-forbes-told-to-inform-employer-himself-after-filming-allegations/K3YV6NUT65A7JJ6N6ZOIOPLMCM/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-13T05:42:33.83Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/S3RZ5CA45ZEP5FYZCXK3UCLJ3I.png?auth=46c2a05a588462791dc7672e1ee13176e1fcf8777b82b23e7565318a8a551457&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Michael Forbes. 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Photo / Hayley Jones ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/australian-food-truck-slammed-for-whopping-burger-with-price-to-match/73EUI63QSJBZBJTOYFG6Z2OAQY/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-13T05:03:52.538Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/HPJ2H2DGBVHVBJMB734QA26MEU.webp?auth=be07510a1e0f4da8484b1c7b71dbbaf0272c908b705e00998c460a8af549c4a3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Ekka - Blockbuster Burger. 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Photo / Photosport]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/youre-allowed-to-grieve-during-menopause-but-you-should-be-joyful-too-petra-bagust/J4H6OPJ3FZFFJMEWJKLEPKPX34/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-13T05:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/ZVJTYWVOTFALXLXVX5NG5VIBCM.jpg?auth=eba76c525a80201ce664049ecdcb3db6168e24ee0686488b26b25ba349d2031a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Petra Bagust is touring New Zealand with her Hot Mess midlife and menopause speaking tour. 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Photo / 123RF]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/rotorua-daily-post/news/proposed-pae-ora-health-bill-changes-concern-rotorua-iwi-maori-partnership-board/DYQJIJGH7FHLTHAKADQC7BEDUU/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-13T04:37:30.584Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/IQAFGBW4PVDRPKY3K6WCMFEQFY.jpg?auth=754db9fb6ed7e758a00ca2f21a74ccae43eb797d62de04ef309600311a077127&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Te Taura Ora o Waiariki IMPB chairman Hingatu Thompson at the national Iwi Māori Partnership Board hui on August 7 and 8 in New Plymouth. 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Photo / Google Maps]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/emergency-services-respond-to-full-emergency-at-palmerston-north-airport/QIH3BZI7IJDFRINUEV32TYDPUY/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-13T04:31:17.529Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/SPXSB7MU7VF4ZOSAIWIVDXW3HU.png?auth=a8c96b4526daf27467596af68eb586540f3dafa0dc47fc6812637916355cddfa&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A "full emergency" was reported at Palmerston North Airport this afternoon.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/green-party-co-leader-chloe-swarbrick-kicked-out-of-house-for-a-second-time/S4PX5BEAXFBKJLF7CKPZT47API/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-13T04:23:25.254Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/A7BKYKHZTJFJ3GXFUWKWFCZGYM.jpg?auth=dd595b5ea4c0eeda01c3cd570cb5337c32f774831eddde13d05f29d7c6a95f85&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Greens co-leader Chlöe Swarbrick leaving the debating chamber. 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Photo / Photosport]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/alien-earth-delivers-xenomorph-terror-with-a-peter-pan-twist/W7RV7WRIBVAWDCTQ6RUA6R6M5U/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-13T01:48:42.895Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/5HCRVKQB7ZDIFLIHRV5TT2H2EM.jpg?auth=a022cf278c78fb1a94752babe7288b5143926e38a8889bb95df7b57feaaedecc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA["Alien: Earth" begins on Disney+ in August 2025. Kiwi actor Erana James is second from right. 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Photo / Eyad Baba, AFP]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/education/nceas-demise-is-a-lesson-in-failed-educational-policy-richard-prebble/FOQHFW7A5NGMXMGOOCT4FAOAUQ/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-13T00:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/MNIAP27FEGJRHIG46Y6PFY7J6Q.jpg?auth=52b81ff13cec6ae5e557f713406c5c85beafc9ea54518904006689fed9a67024&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Government has proposed phasing out the National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA). Photo / 123rf]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>