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Photo / Alex Cairns]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/schools-shut-flights-axed-as-typhoon-ragasa-nears-hong-kong-south-china/NY4XANMZE5HHTH5ZISO4BRNXIU/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-23T21:11:12.629Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/GNUROL6BANA23BVMMU7Q4HI3GA.jpg?auth=ab69aa074ffdd1672f98771296f77f8d3f058fcf0bc52153781e5c36bcf4261c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Onlookers gather whilst waves crash as Super Typhoon Ragasa approaches the Heng Fa Chuen residential district in Hong Kong. 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Illustration / Rod Emmerson]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/another-local-election-another-low-turnout-syncing-local-and-general-elections-could-be-the-answer/ZQWNYEKJMFDDPATDZEF7RWB2EM/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-23T20:00:53.962Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/BQ3XEJZKKZBYFER6JD3MBPWJ5A.JPG?auth=865ce36908274ed38abdd379acdb239d761613980556d6bc681010d37ed3f66c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Why syncing local and general elections could lift voter turnout rates. Photo / NZ Herald]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/pressure-convinced-disney-to-suspend-kimmel-and-only-concerted-public-pressure-restored-him/FPCAAVKTVNB27FEW3AVVJW2WRM/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-23T19:53:23.813Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/V6WY5MRPSZBALAEHHRSDPFX6IY.jpg?auth=745069a0c8ac9736c4cdd363d63a44a31b89ccf15e64123866ee9725230b9377&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Protesters outside Jimmy Kimmel Live! following ABC's indefinite suspension of the programme at Hollywood Blvd in Los Angeles, California. 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Photo / Finbarr O’Reilly, New York Times]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/nasa-says-on-track-to-send-astronauts-around-the-moon-in-2026/YMV2FGFEA5ALHKZWRDLZYRCRBE/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-23T19:24:02.68Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/ZE4X23IGEZGFFC4BJZDZRPJR24.jpg?auth=89e17814e9c173b19dfe26a2124a8fa369a2d0b32e6fc09e73b2deea6d4d04a7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Nasa aims to send astronauts to orbit the Moon by early 2026 with Artemis 2. Photo / Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/airways-nz-says-chief-executive-misspoke-about-august-outage/JTQ4Y46NGFAZHFBGURZAIZ6KKU/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-23T19:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/3BC5TULRUJCYVGRQTUKFFUMRKY.jpg?auth=b9360db850d96cf7623a2fbd43d68e82763983be9f2029ee04a9811ced5be16b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Airways says James Young did not mislead the public or the aviation sector about the August malfunction. 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Photo / Mathew Nash]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/trump-attacks-un-and-europe-in-blistering-comeback/FXQA5EYAXVEQLEP4NRXORBY2GQ/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-23T18:10:15.443Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/EAMN7MACJFF25GAVDXUXMBZ6MQ.jpg?auth=501b1f81b1fd2fad39fa7f0c1c6682d10d7631bcda142c002e32a8a0e97392d0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Donald Trump addressed the United Nations General Assembly for about an hour. Photo / Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/with-winter-coming-russia-pummels-ukraines-energy-kyiv-hits-back-at-its-oil-refineries/R4Y5DWA2TFHKJEIIOAQX7XKGBI/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-23T18:00:01Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/CGG5MKHUUJEA3N6RDEUDYUUT2A.jpg?auth=a0ac9cc1a0def6e557cf4a604a7bc6b7ef56273ddf2c7571532aa84c361bc639&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Kyiv during a snowstorm in 2023. 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]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/racing/racings-biggest-names-confirm-for-te-rapa-regardless-of-weather/RZ43NLZHDNDNDNM63R6OBSYFV4/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-23T18:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/FW5UFZ25ERBWTDTL226I4TBB2E.jpeg?auth=dba39207e5dbfb636e0fb8e12f2284a4046039a8fad63e7eeef18895e521d1df&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Quintessa and an elated Rory Hutchings after her stunning win at Ellerslie last start. Photo / Kenton Wright]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/a-crisis-new-props-for-crucial-hawkes-bay-magpies-game-against-auckland/SWM54RSEQJFBHCILSUGOHFA7RQ/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-23T18:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/QVSUDPOJUNA7TLR77PBV4E7W6E.jpeg?auth=e963a094c7a99a0e598276f1de8d7cf2da49b3bd92e4d78f7fe79e159768ce92&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Manahi Goulton, prop from Dannevirke club Aotea, will make his Magpies debut at McLean Park on Thursday night. Photo / Hawke's Bay Rugby]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/rugby/all-blacks/all-blacks-v-wallabies-trophy-cabinet-shows-how-far-new-zealand-rugby-has-fallen-gregor-paul/P6ROZ42UYFDAXDW36IGKRVF4ME/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-23T18:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/54Z3SUXMSBCZ7JZXMPGRGZDOBM.jpg?auth=1a7b616ff17250e89d29047ccabff2163e610bfe506e8e4f4be1f13648a1aaf3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Bledisloe Cup stands lonely in the NZR trophy cabinet. Photo / Photosport]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/wairoa-election-2025-flood-resilience-and-infrastructure-dominate-campaign/2OAD5UP6NNDDDFHQRQMBTH7HUM/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-23T18:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/2L2WDYTNDBHKPLQSRRTS6CSTWU.JPG?auth=81e92111eafba7f6471fb80aaf176d1c85080c77825f494a27e3567ac4f8e728&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Wairoa local body election candidates share their views on the biggest issues facing the township in the next three years. Photo / Paul Taylor]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/golf/ryder-cup-patrick-cantlay-and-xander-schauffele-confirm-ryder-cup-pay-goes-to-charity/A3UU5IPLUBDRXC2VTJF2ULZAPU/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-23T17:57:57.768Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/52GHYLP7PBBNBJC453IDIVTRUM.jpg?auth=4e48fa56f0758434ca8cfe646d6fd28e3a7a35d4458ed7c83e3400e912702cf1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Xander Schauffele of Team United States watches a chip shot on the 14th hole prior to the Ryder Cup 2025 at Black Course at Bethpage State Park Golf Course. Photo / AFP]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/herald-hat-trick-am-sports-quiz-wednesday-september-24/TFCWSEKFK5CDTDX4J7A6BQJPEI/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-23T17:55:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/Q7TOKV4V2BHCZMVJI2BUTTONL4.jpg?auth=88525aaac2de5ac10ac45d235ae7d00017e4cb51bdbacc292eb1fcbf98b4e22c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Carlos Sainz with fellow F1 drivers Yuki Tsunoda and Alex Albon. Photo / Red Bull]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/cricket/dickie-bird-death-former-test-umpire-dies-aged-92/JJERXK46UBBHJA3OQHFCA7ORQ4/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-23T17:39:49.058Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/DYIHOKNDS5BLPLQFXRWJD645XE.jpg?auth=68fa1548ef1dbd7b1e1685bf7401cc6fb059bcf7acda0743b9dd70e9cb3382e8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Dickie Bird ahead of a test match between England and New Zealand at Headingley in 2014. Photo / Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/2degrees-net-loss-widens-on-one-offs-operating-earnings-grow-amid-economic-headwinds/7KLMQUNHNZCX3I3ZQ5DLVKNZH4/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-23T17:09:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/GIYTW3NHDBEKFO4C4ATFCO43BI.jpg?auth=0be369b25cec0fa0e1265709c7b9aecbe3b72387d8911c0bcadeb07c5f69342a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[2degrees CEO Mark Callander. Photo / Michael Craig]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/business-reports/mood-of-the-boardroom/mood-of-the-boardroom-erica-stanford-leads-rankings-luxon-and-willis-fail-to-make-top-ten/Z3VJV44XHNDFZLW5D2RLI2DBLI/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-23T17:05:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/FTIDUGUNDNHCNFCLG43CMQKUB4.jpg?auth=11763ee33cfbf019d3d1c78b8ce2372baa3efe3f8f04d137972e7a2693dbe2ef&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Neither Prime Minister Christopher Luxon nor Finance Minister Nicola Willis are ranked in the top 10 in this year’s Cabinet ratings. Photo / Mark Mitchell]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/business-reports/mood-of-the-boardroom/mood-of-the-boardroom-business-leaders-call-for-bold-growth-strategy-as-luxon-rating-falls-in-survey/2XSWQ6TKPZDPJM2CJFIGURPWVU/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-23T17:04:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/ANNWYYRKTVHFVKEFECU7XORMGU.jpg?auth=92e560ea13ff62ca160442e8a2f705860c095bd29a127811e8934b54263042b6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Prime Minister Christopher Luxon. Business leaders say a much more ambitious — yet captivating — path is needed to prise the country out of its malaise.  Photo / Mark Mitchell










 














]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/business-reports/mood-of-the-boardroom/mood-of-the-boardroom-business-leaders-doubt-nicola-willis-growth-agenda-after-weak-gdp-result/F5LTUDNYXVCQTKHJFOY5YSQ3GI/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-23T17:03:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/YQFBBIVCSBBJBMIJLPAQ47D35U.jpg?auth=f27c457d2546ba66d7106c7327f5b3e0c5180048ff0566924a6573735ed9b731&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Forty-three per cent  of business leaders say Nicola Willis’ growth agenda is not appropriately positioned to lift New Zealand’s economy in 2025. Photo / Mark Mitchell]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/business-reports/mood-of-the-boardroom/hipkins-rated-25-by-ceos-in-mood-of-the-boardroom-survey/2OC2E32RNFAOVLNEFEVGHDYDEA/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-23T17:02:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/GDJXUZ2TRBDXTBHB7WY62ASGAI.jpg?auth=fad943bd133b0ec9daf116848e4f23bd8fb636d1572db4c0e6c683f85a475659&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Some CEOs see Labour leader Chris Hipkins as just keeping his head down, while others see merit in his cautious approach. Photo / Mark Mitchell












 














]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/business-reports/mood-of-the-boardroom/mood-of-the-boardroom-business-leaders-back-luxons-china-strategy-but-question-domestic-leadership/Q6UKGG3OMBA3LMIUL7PB73V6SM/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-23T17:01:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/2BVIEGW3SBB6NILBJAARHEF5NA.JPG?auth=b3f9a257d874c8e231117db35f4e5dec251653d3c0e65e58a0cf3f82b051c719&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Building confidence with the business community is integral to Christopher Luxon’s future success, writes Fran O'Sullivan. Photo / Michael Craig]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/close-relatives-of-emperor-penguins-lived-in-nz-some-3-million-years-ago-what-caused-their-extinction/RAVGXOWIUFB7XDDRCL5XTOMI2A/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-23T17:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/SLEMCLJ3SZGWXLLPYVXUVC7ROU.jpg?auth=cb5befee9cb01f3525cf54a87ff55316c9e9354417711b13af6f64663c9112ed&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A fossil skull reveals giant penguins once lived in warm New Zealand seas. Photo / Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/business-reports/mood-of-the-boardroom/mood-of-the-boardroom-national-party-poll-slump-sparks-questions-over-luxons-leadership-richard-harman/GEJESIQEMNEANHTNQLI23D4554/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-23T17:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/LARNK5VHMNEBRFJ6ME5NNLCCAQ.jpg?auth=a6a74b309656c050efed5592eec83cfa3b5304f09ebe59b71ce3dae4cea5e644&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Christopher Luxon's lack of support within his own caucus is making the Prime Minister vulnerable. Photo / Mark Mitchell












 














]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/business-reports/mood-of-the-boardroom/mood-of-the-boardroom-ceos-see-edmonds-potential-but-await-tax-plan/IQH4ZED4XBC5VNNYLN5ETT54ZU/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-23T17:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/6D2BXTTHSVCMZLSYCTI6BNYUBA.jpg?auth=30aa82e0cb63ae31b8b78f017d5f4e1a4adb2f6948d5ced75bf502aaf3dd2b51&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Labour's finance spokeswoman Barbara Edmonds. Photo / Marty Melville ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/business-reports/mood-of-the-boardroom/ceos-more-upbeat-on-revenue-and-profit-but-hiring-plans-stay-weak-mood-of-the-boardroom/3ADXTEJ2SVC2TDVF6Z5YRULGDY/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-23T17:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/CNQ6MZEKPBBWZPRF7KSLZHTL3Y.jpg?auth=7f88d424848066d8a3c9045adfee72d8d89a0382f3d95be77dbc42ef49fa2fa0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Kiwi executives are more optimistic about the year ahead than they were this time last year. Photo / 123rf]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/school-holiday-costs-adding-to-stretched-household-budgets-families-face-extra-1000-bills/KWYOFEMGCJDUZA6TC2YDQ25GNM/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-23T17:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/RBSSRJMP2ZBXBIGADVQXZMTPPY.jpg?auth=0124c19aafce1b592fa7d6d801cebdffd1516e9c1a7e6c111bbe628cbb6d9e10&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Finding the balance between keeping school children entertained during the holidays and not overstretching the budget can be tricky. Photo / 123rf]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/gisborne-herald/news/revealed-gisborne-council-held-53-open-workshops-without-any-public-notice-since-2022/RADDOHYNEFDIFCVJZN4BZNDAA4/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-23T17:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/4YFRGOSI3VB65MARZI7O2OYV6I.jpg?auth=a7322f283a0de5e2e6facfd4ffc471e5e43b1369b583d592a70c291adb59bff6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Gisborne District Council has not informed the public about any of its 55 workshops this term. Local Democracy Reporting spoke to Gisborne District Council mayoral candidates, Rehette Stoltz (above), Colin Alder (left), and Jono Samson (right). ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/herald-morning-quiz-september-24/OMBDH5I6TJATJLOKGIMUWX2IME/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-23T17:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/RSI2ECRIPNB6NNYFGF26FFJPXE.jpg?auth=1636da5b5155306c5b5c936fc6cc0c8c17051db26b45f74f0820a1759fc0aef5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[In the human eye, which part contains the light-sensitive cells? Photo / Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/asms-warns-of-health-nzs-spend-on-locums-as-senior-doctors-strike-for-second-day-the-front-page/4VSDQ4FUA5DSDJO6FP3JJFZ4AA/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-23T17:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/PZZQ42PZAJF5TFQ62QWDNYMZZA.png?auth=44fac394db6796506ad9b61789deb3971b35ae880c527a0e0e49299289807c71&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Hospital senior doctors on strike in May during a pay dispute that remains unsettled. Photo / NZME]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/wellington/wellington-mayor-tory-whanau-plans-future-run-for-parliament-drops-2028-mayoral-plans/3LCUTSGZ6FH47EO4JJEB5YISPY/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-23T17:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/H4YLKFF7G5GFRNBK3L2X3VMOVQ.jpg?auth=f82ae47378962ce72b9e6a26ccae085093b1d971a6a5311ffb5f6cdd036888b9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Wellington Mayor Tory Whanau. Photo / Mark Mitchell









]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/enhanced-games-role-models-not-drugs-should-enhance-sport-editorial/4YOPH3NG2RDQNKKRBN5L6O2INQ/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-23T17:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/77SZIP4IWBG5Z75TRJG5BSYXR4.jpg?auth=2715d3abcc86e0c31aa7aba2b88d64293025ba5296914e41218d6b6cede8a683&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Enhanced Games are not a true reflection of human potential. It is drug-enhanced potential. Photo / Greg Bowker]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/christchurch-mum-celebrates-after-son-with-down-syndrome-gets-nz-residency/5XK2RWDHSZABTIXVA3VXGOXVFM/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-23T17:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/XJCRYL5NR5HETIF7KEHJVINWEQ.jpg?auth=30bc2a94be55d70a3bd980cb0d7f453dd2a8cf2b09c875842fda928fa25fab97&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Prince's son Jap, who has Down syndrome, has been granted New Zealand residency after a lengthy immigration fight.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/auckland-council-votes-today-on-housing-intensity-plan-change-simon-wilson/KOPWU7MXTJEARMFXFYW3EZXELE/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-23T17:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/CEYKW2KLGNEIBF3DIXXS3HGYHE.jpg?auth=9907629609b0ee2c5f8f0061f24a5195ef6f877e49a1c98bd6d292503ad369f3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Christine Fletcher speaks at a meeting in Mt Eden organised by the Character Coalition to discuss proposed development plans for Auckland. Photo / Sylvie Whinray ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/personal-finance/investment/divorce-and-money-how-separation-impacts-kiwisaver-and-retirement-plans-generate-wealth-weekly/DA54KAUTWRGGPG3EANWSLZJWW4/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-23T17:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/THWVYUJTA5B5PIDLOVYXOLBDSE.jpg?auth=11ed2603a3d735c2a35f7191a237e010a96813f9a46c47b956093d0b22fd1315&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Even an uncontested divorce can cost about $1500–$5000 in legal fees. Photo / 123rf]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/media-council-upholds-complaint-over-rotorua-daily-post-cold-case-coverage/KWZG67VHCJEQPKG4SR6R5BNBDY/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-23T17:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/SLNGZP6CWVDC7HP5B572QER6WE.jpg?auth=7da6f56af641bb154afdc5679170067151ebb0b403716ae685b978d844786289&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/business-reports/mood-of-the-boardroom/mood-of-the-boardroom-nz-ceo-survey-shows-weaker-confidence-as-global-trade-tensions-bite/NUDWP2A6OVDLZK4XRT6QDZMEWM/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-23T17:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/GJEF7XZEXND5XLH4MIK6FMIEKE.jpg?auth=f6ff3205230d3b5b2ed3b10967ed440e1d8e0ad5216e8c456e90fbe39cf9a815&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[US President Donald Trump holds a chart as he delivers remarks on reciprocal tariffs in April. The twin threats of geopolitical risk and the adverse effect of Trump’s ”Liberation Day" tariffs have made the global economic outlook much less certain, says Roger Partridge, chairman of The New Zealand Initiative. Photo / AFP]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/bay-of-plenty-times/news/danielle-borell-faasoo-19-campaigns-for-western-bay-mayor-with-youth-focus/EBR7HH25JBDJJDXKZ25EYYDJLI/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-23T17:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/WKGN3XWAZVAWBGLL55RB2Q65LI.jpg?auth=9e58acbc1318a7bfd94f8799844ad6abb45bf2792f013718cd154df478b1a9cb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Danielle Borell-Faa'soo wants young people to learn they have a voice too. Photo / Supplied]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/metservice-issues-weather-watches-as-storms-sweep-northern-north-island/IOWPSTZDB5EMPP5UR5SUI4Q7SA/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-23T17:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/P6DLPFYHV5HWJNLZWYQ7XT7IQU.jpg?auth=8ee074ff478f9dab43575a1d4e0d28405031d152daafaeda9f7c0d7095b07b24&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Hunker down if you're in the northern North Island. MetService is forecasting heavy rain and thunderstorms. Photo / Alex Burton ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/tennis/japanese-tennis-legend-naomi-osaka-to-return-for-2026-asb-classic/J75FQHT2XFESZDHSA2X4RWKKC4/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-23T17:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/J7Z2S35TLNFZHBY7JKFXWHZKME.jpg?auth=041b871098955c16b1d90391d139fc786d8a7631a712b797698d1b81620511be&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Naomi Osaka of Japan in action during the 2025 US Open.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/companies/airlines/air-nz-adds-dedicated-rooms-at-big-new-hangar-for-five-airline-chiefs/BWMNVY3QKNDSVA3SY75AHEGYFA/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-23T17:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/D2ZWDWEWGFBEFPT3OHFMKVAPTA.JPG?auth=b8c4308e1209fffafef3f291ea111b8f7fd0064072aa682c19ab1af4b54d87e5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Dame Therese Walsh and Greg Foran at the opening last week of Hangar 4. Photo / Michael Craig
]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/business-reports/mood-of-the-boardroom/mood-of-the-boardroom-foodstuffs-ceo-says-regulation-signals-must-be-clearer-for-business-growth/E2WGUVUPWFCQ3HXIYZUBLXI7TM/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-23T16:59:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/JD7BM5OPQGS7PIKQJWCGRY6LHU.jpg?auth=cdae80c5099863725e96eb99d7e1e8f8503da3f946d755051f937c6b7f347655&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Chris Quin, CEO of Foodstuffs North Island. Photo / Michael Craig]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/business-reports/mood-of-the-boardroom/mood-of-the-boardroom-businessnz-chief-katherine-rich-optimistic-about-growth-from-2026/VU3CPI2ICZCDNKATM4TIQUTIPY/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-23T16:59:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/FIWNHL3ZX5F6LFOQ35JIBJXHXQ.jpg?auth=14ac98dfeba38cd192e8a913293a65f11068c537512faefc82647bd4981cc827&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Global Workforce Seasonal Visa (for up to three years) and the Peak Seasonal Visa (up to seven months) make it easier to bring in some international skills each year, says Katherine Rich. Photo / NZME
]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/business-reports/mood-of-the-boardroom/mood-of-the-boardroom-ai-key-to-future-of-new-zealand-infrastructure-says-aurecon-ceo/KD6NQIAR7NEGRLTSMG2DI3H4PM/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-23T16:59:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/LVR66BWFNFF5BKQJB5CKAALVVA.jpg?auth=648bea7756efa16ce93659e2bc6fb05774582951762569af2211881445ba9674&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Tracey Ryan, Aurecon CEO]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/business-reports/mood-of-the-boardroom/mood-of-the-boardroom-government-visa-changes-and-lower-rates-will-lift-property-market-says-real-estate-boss/ZCT4HYPN45FNDLEHATJWZH3LIE/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-23T16:59:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/CYUCEZ74ABFYRANKBLQNZPD3TI.jpg?auth=aae9f9023b979527af31bf1d7645076800dbed43feb1155885df8aa2b78f7e4a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Peter Thompson is expecting the market to improve.  Photo / Ted Baghurst]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/business-reports/mood-of-the-boardroom/mood-of-the-boardroom-spark-strategy-shift-aims-to-boost-resilience-and-growth-says-ceo/JRW4P2ZKH5F2VHD7WACDEWIT4Y/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-23T16:59:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/MHHRQIGOTVBR5KIYCTYVADZPGQ.jpg?auth=c23b084e3a47671af7f63fa60bca398e5a9958026450042b33be25c9bf1937ac&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Spark chief executive Jolie Hodson.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/business-reports/mood-of-the-boardroom/mood-of-the-boardroom-westpacs-catherine-mcgrath-calls-for-crossparty-certainty-on-infrastructure/U5RVH3EC2RC6BLKAOMRNFUHIQI/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-23T16:59:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/REN2Q3XBJYCS6VLOHWSEN3Y7CI.jpg?auth=00dd08039bd5a60f89ed966bbe93b763fa75971b30d3bfb779b2373f1d272d9e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Westpac's CEO Catherine McGrath. 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Photo /  Brett Phibbs]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/firefighters-battle-motel-fire-on-napiers-marine-parade/C2ADSOR3VVG7FJO52YIOIWN7NI/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-23T09:58:59.341Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/Y4SSATBMFRAVZDEJGI7UIMAZ6Y.jpg?auth=a1817711dad8c6717afc561dbfc165fd3ff09d5df57151d2229ec52ac7bd749e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Firefighters battling the fire in the roof. 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Photo / Film Magic]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/auckland-man-vaa-vaa-expected-to-earn-100000-from-importing-meth-he-got-jail-instead/BEKDNK7LKRGS5JB64FDRJ6QNW4/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-23T08:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/C5K63MD5W5AWBKDR7IDPLDF5XI.jpg?auth=8029a4aab8e548d3276b71b9623d6563131568515431fa25d3f87bb800a9c916&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Va'a Va'a arranged for 49.43kg of methamphetamine to be imported in boxes containing vacuum sealing equipment. 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Photo / AFP]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/5-year-old-girl-allegedly-stabbed-in-head-with-pencil-at-nsw-primary-school/FVLB4OQJYBDW7HH6L467BF7LBA/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-23T06:18:07.27Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/OE4FMSB6WD3K2HDWQIQETAVTYA.jpg?auth=e5fa052b41dae6e2914943faa87a884e84030cc09ee3255bd5e81a8ec1249ab3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A 5-year-old girl was allegedly attacked with a pencil by another classmate at a primary school in Moree, NSW. 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Photo / Getty Images ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/markets/shares/nzx-sits-out-tech-rally-trades-flat-market-close/ZOXWNM75WRD3RH4Q5OLTLA444I/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-23T05:53:37.47Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/WQYYJMUK6ZABXMQ4UTQMYZBQLM.jpg?auth=b0f94e7a748c1952915e6700afeb906da3a09b428f81a89ba8443a678dafe571&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Nvidia has announced plans to invest US$100 billion into Sam Altman's OpenAI. 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Photo / Canterbury Police]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/the-country/news/project-fetu-otago-training-pilot-helps-pacific-and-rural-workers-retrain-for-future-jobs-on-the-up/M7HTNRGKH5DWHJU3ZH2KSUFDVI/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-23T04:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/OPO4L6ML65DAZOGJAXHJSDCTVU.jpg?auth=67f3917034a6efdd8a47e13ab814e1ab8aedd04aac3417506ca662f2339b16b1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A Project Fetu site visit. 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Photo / Nick Reed]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/all-blacks-v-wallabies-where-scott-robertsons-side-need-to-be-better-for-bledisloe-cup-clash/QK6W6VT4S5HTXJSOR5IEX7MQ3I/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-23T03:05:33.73Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/L52JUTQMSFGRNN6MD27XXLT7QE.JPG?auth=a80923915f1bf2e7daaa50eeaa23a8baf48512cdffd7564c77a268d59017edd9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The All Blacks will host the Wallabies at Eden Park on Saturday. 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Photo / NZME]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/wizard-of-oz-child-actress-elaine-merk-binder-dies-aged-94/SJ5MELTBGNG7LJ7TGK36AOE3E4/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-23T02:50:11.916Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/G7ZG2ORQCNGA5EIIPYKN6L6Q6E.jpg?auth=3ffcadfef467d5c649a3b2baac8754c026d708961b2a9df90bb28c6634c4df17&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Binder later studied music, education, computer science and theology, working as a computer consultant. 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Photo / Andrew Warner]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/neighbours-in-uproar-as-prince-william-kate-middleton-attend-pippas-racy-50th-for-billionaire-husband/QFV7KW6AABBNRMNCHFV2CH4YCA/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-23T01:33:22.328Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/CZGEWI27Z5COFNW3WY7M4GTQLQ.jpg?auth=233ce4bf73d07e1ff0c59cf71e8c653d0e3a5036998f938cd321b82cab9eb8c9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Pippa Middleton, the sister of Kate Middleton, hosted a “racy” themed bash at her Berkshire home. 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Photo / Samuel Rillstone]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/james-van-der-beek-pulls-out-of-dawsons-creek-reunion-amid-cancer-battle/QJMQRHQTXVHJ5D7NEIXKVNIVUE/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-23T01:02:18.384Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/BAUVGH6FFJCFTK3JD37JO2M4HI.jpg?auth=495a0730a8aa1bc88c314316454953caeb72d5780d7e0a6ee28344864ace5fb0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[James Van Der Beek was diagnosed with colorectal cancer in August 2023. Photo / Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/business-reports/mood-of-the-boardroom/mood-of-the-boardroom-leaders-warn-global-instability-hitting-business/V3TIERH5NBHFFBWEMWBSXG76GI/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-23T01:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/MNKBBTPMSFASDIFZ74D3GDDGRI.JPG?auth=3101b32ca6d8e4532a8a9b6899d7711b7ed7532fbf7e068e11aaf48e2e111046&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Kirsten (KP) Patterson, CEO, Institute of Directors.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/we-asked-dietitians-for-healthy-high-protein-meals-heres-their-list/MKWAFPUWTFCWVPUIK2VXKZILUY/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-23T01:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/LJ4CUOQXAFFXVMKG665JMSXGIE.jpg?auth=552c9a7a8e71c385b8a9b16a11858a441a7eb750b78955165f75b7056217a86f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A breakfast burrito is a simple way to get a healthy dose of protein in the morning. Photo / 123rf]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/auckland/person-dies-in-northwestern-motorway-crash-major-delays-with-traffic-backed-to-st-lukes-off-ramp/WS5EDHTODRHUHBBR6MWK5KURMQ/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-23T00:53:27.774Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/B4POTRUXAFFSNI7IRDFZRZ775E.jpg?auth=33d816e661fade76d32021c2a1067adce22f1e649c3dedadbb42d46d54295581&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[It was a slow journey for motorists on the Northwestern Motorway earlier. Photo / NZTA]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/silver-ferns-v-south-africa-napier-raised-kimiora-poi-excited-about-netball-homecoming/N6MBV7B7UZFTZF3PJILINZ6DRA/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-23T00:49:57.56Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/UU5NQZWNYVGHFDSWBUSRWFKEIM.jpg?auth=7dff0b04df6c2c0f91bb7ed0a94900b67451be35d7fceda5b399a0aef59b3f76&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Silver Fern Kimiora Poi (inset) is excited to be back playing in Napier. Photo / Photosport]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/another-mighty-totara-has-fallen-honouring-sir-tumu-te-heuheu-dr-areti-metuamate/RESHCB2ODNB67L7GUNFTCGUSLY/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-23T00:46:50.04Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/5F5S3GEVGZHIVJQZKZOBHJS5PA.jpg?auth=348c84d321f88da9752f44eac6a27b3860dc88bb45b8d87ab37126f15d61cd9c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Sir Tumu Te Heuheu, paramount chief of Ngāti Tūwharetoa, died overnight. Photo / Andrew Warner]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/property/harcourts-christchurch-franchisees-face-commerce-commission-cartel-action/OAYBPABINRBMFLEIDOBJCRO4TA/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-23T00:34:22.559Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/NPPGSZPIDNGRLHWW2KWOGR54KM.jpg?auth=d4444fef2b91ffa0ab8b017319e6973d75b0bb65d993f091bb1d3e08ce661a12&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Harcourts - facing action from the Commerce Commission.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/trump-orders-justice-department-to-prosecute-political-rivals-sparking-alarm/K4ILLTJGQJCBFBOCEXSXKNHEQQ/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-23T00:29:18.601Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/4KLTOPKT5FGJBASB6SRUW2JKHA.jpg?auth=b2b57358d6533dff37d3aeaa8046cb9436ce5a6c81010209bf5975757110d908&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Attorney General Pam Bondi speaks as President Donald Trump listens during a White House news conference on crime in Washington on August 11. Photo / Eric Lee, The Washington Post]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/donald-trump-snubs-anthony-albanese-again-as-kirk-memorial-derails-hopes-of-washington-talks/GIWTJGGSOFCBPJ7FTXOYR7KSZE/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-23T00:26:26.837Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/YXG722QHW5DCLCE3Z56EH6R75A.jpg?auth=cfcfbff6c6fd9c73a65e1dafb4ad5d406eb297cfafd2465376c421b2567914bc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Donald Trump accused Western countries of "rewarding Hamas" after Australia recognised Palestine. Photo / Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/napiers-mclean-park-needs-extra-exits-for-full-capacity-crowd/SBU6A3PT35CSNJYKSWP5BRBE3A/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-23T00:25:35.104Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/4A7XML7LXRCX7CCB7KBZMARKDU.jpg?auth=100b6f5dd6950e2c6dc55b55b8a8578ddf3861f51898787672457f25bbb2f5a4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Napier City Council says under current regulations, there were not enough emergency escape paths at McLean Park to have the Chapman Pavilion grandstand and its lounge open at the same time.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/chinas-digital-nomad-communes-offer-young-workers-escape-from-996-culture/LEROFW2UPRAG5LW26ZCTQCZILQ/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-23T00:14:12.156Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/BJS6F5R3TVAOPNX3X63UECU3IU.jpg?auth=b6ec1927b60fa1b9e98337cee7d85634362ed6a78bd8f190b3fad095b7540c7c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Residents play pickup basketball at the Anji Digital Nomad Commune, an hour west of the tech hub of Hangzhou in eastern China. Photo / Christian Shepherd, The Washington Post]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/auckland/hakyung-lee-suitcase-double-murder-trial-jury-begins-deliberations-over-childrens-deaths/LTHL4URZNBH5VCH44LWAIX2ZIQ/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-23T00:05:50.004Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/KKPZEQ6O6ZHELFX3WR3TL2ZIZY.jpg?auth=1c24c2250512a440510e42db470ee756793f7f4dedbda4899a4dd43cb7cc4d5a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Hakyung Lee, in the High Court at Auckland this month (right), is accused of killing her children in Auckland before moving to South Korea. Photos / Pool, Lawrence Smith / Supplied]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/napier-and-hastings-set-for-20c-highs-as-spring-equinox-brings-longer-days/IZLEJAWBMZECXASUC3KWYWIOQY/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-23T00:01:36.023Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/KYSTTG6SKFF45KDRPTFK5RLWOI.jpg?auth=9050a52ddc27f9deeceb29e09f612e565659126ed25117430d45328b16d1b228&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Sunshine and blossom in Hastings in 2018. Photo / Paul Taylor ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/rugby/all-blacks/all-blacks-v-wallabies-michael-hopper-believes-australia-can-end-nzs-bledisloe-cup-reign/S67P67TUORFL7CQWO53W4YYDEA/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-23T00:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/5FOGT7HOV7WA2KLG7EHOCOBS6Y.jpg?auth=fec7e3b14ef872668bda34c54af80852e734eff739cd08c8a2e8339630999637&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Michael Hooper's Wallabies side missed out on claiming the Bledisloe Cup but the current Australian team have a chance to take out this year's Rugby Championship. Photo / Photosport ]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>