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Photo / Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/the-country/news/nz-green-protein-producer-sprouts-new-deal-with-asian-food-giant/UONP2LOWOZEX7F7GIOTUDNHB2U/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-17T21:40:23.93Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/TTG4TH6YFNCEJI5TFIQIY5HGUA.jpg?auth=9ce9a1806008c899b4bf40d2bc5bb2d3476c9769bbfdba9072560a947957ebea&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Leaft Foods produces alternative proteins from leafy green plants. Photo / RNZ, Nate McKinnon]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/rotorua-daily-post/news/taupo-motel-murder-trial-crown-and-defence-close-cases-jury-to-begin-deliberating/HKNV66O42RAA5EJQ4N6AYZJF5I/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-17T21:40:00.173Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/GXI5K2AUSZD2RCGJMI3GHN23TQ.jpg?auth=983a2cb8f87ddacab0730d59e00b66c064973f5a1b6c9a21ba062053b9c50df2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Police outside Adelphi Motel Taupō in March 2022.  Teina Williams (inset) is on trial in the High Court at Rotorua charged with murder.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/king-gives-trump-royal-welcome-on-uk-state-visit/SYMKB244QRE55K5LE5K5SDSFI4/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-17T21:27:04.311Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/F2G6MBA2ZRF3RPZYFXJOZLTJ2U.jpg?auth=f1b66bfb7270f7eb301bb1a25dd3f932d0ab4d6c00ae6c671c512e813b7ca100&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[King Charles and US President Donald Trump talk with a Coldstream Guardsman as they inspect the guard of honour during a ceremonial welcome in the Quadrangle at Windsor Castle, in Windsor. 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Photo / Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/bay-of-plenty-times/news/war-medals-linked-to-taurangas-battle-of-gate-pa-up-for-auction/43HT75KGLRCZNAKLKW2DOVMBVI/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-17T21:23:35.244Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/OOFHKLCNIBFDNDTDSR4AWFLHKM.jpg?auth=0eed9523d55ffac31882e7e7b9e24a3760c5f2c6d234bb31d9bf196f5edbb95e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The medal being auctioned, valued at $1300, was awarded to E. 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Photo / NZME]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/robert-redfords-death-leads-internet-to-shocking-realisation-again/DXCZ6E22N5ATVELQNDYCPKR7CY/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-17T03:59:51.26Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/VGBODHO5HVEMBIYAUHRDYNL6JY.jpg?auth=ee87b9c1e923662a0d66628c4af8167547ae8120c73d8aeac151752fde50d6bf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Many on social media mistakenly thought a popular gif of Redford was Zach Galifianakis.  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Photo / RNZ, Rebekah Parsons-King]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/severe-weather-warnings-high-winds-and-flooding-hit-south-island-as-wild-weather-causes-chaos-in-wellington/BBMM5FNG7JBLBMTL656SX7G7JE/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-17T03:51:39.47Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/DRX36JPJFZA2RPYDXRERJY5XP4.jpg?auth=183a82b91dbe02ca4ecb67abb1fd096480544a4bd3f1056313be032645a7fbd1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Severe wind warnings are in place for much of the South Island and Wellington. Photo / MetService]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/chinese-embassy-slams-new-zealand-security-and-intelligence-agencies-warns-travellers-to-remain-vigilant/46FYNB6ZXBCWNAP3SELEXGUQ5Y/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-17T03:47:59.141Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/QVPQWYLGF5HNRLR5S4HCFBCN5Q.webp?auth=1a59e913ff671d534baec94634e65d0514f43949ab093d68a0c729914d333fbf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Chinese Embassy building in Wellington. Photo / Reece Baker, RNZ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/us-senators-weigh-regulating-ai-chatbots-to-protect-kids-hearing-from-parents-about-dangers/OF6XNLKNM5FV3K64BFEUWDEMWI/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-17T03:37:31.125Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/7FFY6XLWURBUZJCN3I4PRILQVY.jpg?auth=01bcb1def3ad771a80258c3bc591f512918f53ac9dfa3617eca301ab2d3afea1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Senator Josh Hawley during a Senate Judiciary subcommittee hearing. Photo / Demetrius Freeman, The Washington Post]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/consumer-confidence-stays-weak-despite-reserve-bank-rate-cuts/YYRFOJ5LJNARHBKN7WLFSE3WUE/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-17T03:33:52.592Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/3T2IH3GGLBD4LFAJEINPSCIZDE.jpg?auth=cd0fd2e8931ad7334d12ca62b8bc49770cdac8908ad575403cb2301940ba5773&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Spending power continues to be squeezed by increased living costs. Photo / Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/hundreds-of-exotic-animals-rescued-in-brazils-largest-wildlife-trafficking-raid/MVUFJWQ2CBCNHN37G6O6DSPVPQ/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-17T03:11:56.744Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/NUT3KWH5MBD7DBAN62R63UO7HQ.jpg?auth=380747636a38f27f5aedecd83a20c6defcc0f71893a3578caaaccd0eb59e52cb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Brazilian police arrested 45 people and rescued 700 exotic animals in a major wildlife trafficking bust. Photo / Pablo Porciuncula, AFP]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/companies/banking-finance/du-val-accountant-nicola-adam-censured-ordered-to-pay-48000/X3YHFRLMIREARLM2Y3EGCBSTXM/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-17T03:04:30.662Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/SQWP7BUEOFHODN7PM6UQTO5NY4.jpg?auth=b04e4b7cadac2337e59b46119d6fff317ef9f2224bd3d9a35ee85509145bfeaf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Herbert Morton accountant Nicola Adam has been fined and censured.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/woman-banned-from-owning-animals-after-starving-puppy-found-with-bullet-in-leg-broken-hip-and-100-fishbones-in-stomach/MY4ZNXHU65GTNFW7DA4TAMRL3M/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-17T03:02:15.599Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/4Z7WZEV3LRD2TLAM3GI3TYU6U4.jpg?auth=fb6264a0902805a379ca1292bd67a2b8b44341b050ddfd8450d867623a079d8c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A woman was sentenced after her severely malnourished puppy was found with severe injuries. Photo / Tracy Neal]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/christchurch-traffic-earthquakes-weather-readers-share-citys-biggest-challenges/OY3JOOI5K5B45MLJE6LKUPVTN4/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-17T03:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/B47XY6WNDFEAZMRRVM7MAUUR7Y.jpg?auth=8406c0510122c6d184f33d1acfc015ee6a2a1bfc7722dfafeff868735a877389&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Herald commenters have had their say on what they like and don't like about living in Christchurch, the Garden City. 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Photos / Dean Purcell and NZ Police]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/employees-filmed-themselves-having-shameless-sex-in-uk-pizza-shop/YDVYMX3I7VEERC5KSUJJPMKRWY/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-17T02:27:17.153Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/EVL7QOP5QFGB3M2NNJA7YLGBLI.png?auth=7cfcf9dde061a67ceb9b5068553fbba1215ac441a10b47bdb249e65aababf082&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The employees are being investigated after the video identified them. 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