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Photo / Leonardo Munoz and Mandel Ngan, AFP]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/prince-william-says-prince-george-is-completely-different-in-private-but-knows-how-to-behave/4FHJTRM4FJCAVCPQCU7O5HUCFI/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-08T20:02:22.387Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/ZA7TT3HRQFAI3KMN7HT2GEHBDY.jpg?auth=22369d6af509ffb60a69d4a44a86a846f7ac1a64898cd36321db341595d53eee&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Prince William revealed Prince George is 'completely different' in private and can be mischievous. 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Photos / John Borren, George Novak]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/ex-sharesies-managers-raise-46m-for-marloo-their-ai-assistant-for-investment-advisors/RBA3H6WDZZEHNC36VE642WDWGU/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-08T20:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/CZZ353GCIZCLPK5U44CUN5R36Y.jpg?auth=6c59ee97c8ee321716eb431993e9b0fa7b4b46cdd28ec56a262f4365ab3d8858&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[ Marloo cofounders Shakeel Lala (left) and Hardy Michel.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/nepal-protests-17-killed-as-police-clash-with-crowds-over-social-media-ban/3WWL5E6JZ5BHHEWYDTOJF73FNE/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-08T19:55:03.095Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/2FHP2A4X25E5ZJB3O6EKGETKTY.jpg?auth=1b53fd72fef733cb32e923911462e761cc87b820038f0d079d31aa3d163b505f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Seventeen protesters were killed and 400 injured in Kathmandu during clashes over a social media ban. 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]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/german-plans-for-war-readiness-widen-to-include-shelters-pasta-stockpiles-and-household-kits/JO277MNG2ZGJDHJZGXXBLAJL6Q/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-08T01:22:49.069Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/BR7PFRPUQVCDNFCKOBYNANFBZI.jpg?auth=829822130ee0636afe8f78adca7b78e107359c8e7c083aef7d5868afa060eb87&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The notion of a national ravioli reserve has drawn light-hearted headlines across German media, but the debate highlights how war affects nearly every element of life.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/tom-phillips-dead-fugitive-marokopa-dad-shoots-policeman-one-child-with-cops-two-outstanding/D3IM54T5QVBFDCQJ7N3PSTMYBA/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-08T01:19:36.398Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/WFJZ42YRV5GK3NUJCUBLNJIRBM.jpg?auth=4a6ee205cba3db60f051a059343514744ab5db75d9e5b74e6a9c3d1fc00ad563&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[8 September, 2025 Aerial shots of the scene of the shooting. Tom Phillips was shot and killed during a confrontation with Police when an officer was also critically wounded. One of his children was taken at the scene but two remained missing. New Zealand Herald photograph by Mike Scott]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/cillian-murphy-doesnt-want-to-play-content-characters/6WARZ7IFANCKPEW2PYQ3DFVJWU/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-08T01:02:16.729Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/4OSYW2ASLJHKNMPDO4QON3FCF4.jpg?auth=9b780499b53b9836eeec3b4f2a2f6f9b414d4c0ffe9f4cd972694c96a661da5b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Cillian Murphy aims to create work that is both entertaining and "stimulating or provocative". Photo / Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/property/condell-retirement-village-resident-denies-alcohol-at-christmas-day-barbecue-gathering/N6J4BOTL4ZF5ZKZHQBED7AZCEI/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-08T01:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/NPLO2AIMPRHLPBQSAR4EBCW2AA.jpg?auth=405644ba43754b2cfcf0e27986e76fcb96f66c433cec2e849e41abe036e6fc29&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Condell Retirement Village in Christchurch: subject of a complaint ruled on in 2025 about alcohol in common areas.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/five-things-to-do-when-a-friend-wont-stop-complaining/NCEUFOPIUNDYVICR6DO7DTZLYI/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-08T01:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/QUTDHSTOAVG2BKXFUND6ZDZT4Y.jpg?auth=8ff767b9f2f18721d94ce7238c6dbfc38e6bb51720389b5eb82bbb494821510f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[When a friend turns into an irritating grumbler, you are faced with a dilemma. 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Photo / Photosport]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/erin-patterson-killer-cook-jailed-for-life-for-poisoning-four-family-members-with-death-cap-mushrooms/HNBXBKIKF5EPJA7UTHY5ZFPCPA/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-08T00:58:12.794Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/JNVWG34AONC7XIBLJ4CN2XPIO4.jpg?auth=45826542057229ca438e1f1eed2ddba417e2e3790d3bcfdb2bd2460dc18ef750&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Convicted murderer Erin Patterson (top, centre) arrives at the Supreme Court of Victoria in Melbourne for sentencing. Photo / AFP]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/drew-barrymores-daughter-ripped-elbow-open-in-ebike-accident/ROBLODBKT5G4PFVZIPHBTDGMJM/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-08T00:53:34.506Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/GSDLHZSQVNBVTLRITA323YCA7Y.jpg?auth=5a81536bf04b4ff71e2b049fb6ec2f0fb1edeb5d760efc4b1d9fd3567b00817d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Drew Barrymore's daughter had an electric bike accident in France, injuring her elbow. Photo / Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/new-poll-left-wing-parties-could-form-government-but-close-race-predicted/AW5ST6UQ2VA7RMWXF44ITZQIWU/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-08T00:53:29.884Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/J5XMUXYS6RBYRDBNPGGOJY2DSE.jpg?auth=9691164d777a2332f660d7071508c68bd87860557892f1a6d3ec55fa5e174fa3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A new poll shows a close race for power. Photo / Mark Mitchell]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sponsored-stories/leasing-saves-lives-and-millions/P4PMANUKKFHVTISCT55TXLJBKU/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-08T00:30:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/THITNGKHQNFXZM5D4UXVPX6SOI.jpg?auth=23c4de9865775072b8bd93e15803512b9db82d892b4b7f95202a73e9f9344302&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Speirs Finance]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/waikato-news/news/serious-crash-in-whangamata-causes-delays-motorists-urged-to-avoid-area/4ZFL43QQBRCOFL4SY3OI6WBOOE/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-08T00:21:34.922Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/DDGWGNU2IVD3FH33SE37FJY664.jpg?auth=dd3686a22a9bf0e2bca331e31f095bb68d3279e6685f8d1fc54b4dec56d0b792&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Police were called to the single-vehicle crash on Whangamata Rd about 11.40am.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/mother-of-missing-marokopa-kids-relieved-after-one-safe-fugitive-tom-phillips-killed-in-police-shootout/YVEEJXDPDFFJJPKKTQQGIL4EYM/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-08T00:19:54.81Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/CVV5UGIBQVHM3EIUDZUALV6WWM.jpg?auth=c0d9613aa5015dcb0cbb9988b1ab8711402dd243787591940b779c0d22048b62&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Phillips siblings, Ember, Jayden and Maverick, and their mother Cat. 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]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/two-people-prosecuted-in-auckland-after-dogs-found-severely-neglected/NSVDCMFO5BFFPMRFXBBRUVLL3I/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-08T00:09:30.782Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/WWRGYPQYDNHTFDVJDP6RW4IWHA.jpg?auth=5fe00751fb192ef32f7a118c5dc1c7cc07b0d19f7714481d641dba493584d6c4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[After finding Sarge in such a poor condition SPCA inspectors returned to the property to assess Tyson (pictured here) who was subsequently seized. Photo / Supplied]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/rugby/black-ferns/womens-rugby-world-cup-the-challenge-black-ferns-laid-down-in-ireland-win/MGLT5GEBDRBQ7KG2K24CBXPJEU/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-08T00:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/C7RPZ5MWGFC75K5QJBHFKHDYVM.jpg?auth=7e40bc8f701ad46a2e54c40d31bac4f7c908773eafa5c02516829e4d0e040619&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Black Ferns beat Ireland 40-0 in their final World Cup pool match. Photo / AFP]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>