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Photo / FilmMagic]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/sex-predator-leo-goodwin-to-stay-in-jail-after-approaching-schoolgirls/APXOT6YQT5B6FOI353AD3TLHK4/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-25T08:03:42.963Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/FOGE4GYFQ5BPLL436YNINV5HAQ.jpg?auth=71f24e60e2f9ff9763af9a35a59ca73e79e652d6bda04f0f13b2bc49310ae291&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Leo Darin Goodwin has been charged with breaching his parole conditions. 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Photo / Mike Scott]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/business-reports/mood-of-the-boardroom/mood-of-the-boardroom-debate-grows-over-kiwisaver-role-in-infrastructure/L6MGQWW3JZHWVNKBAMZNOLDFKI/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-25T07:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/6IKMKD5DNORLMXUY3EJWX6HNU4.png?auth=d1f6c34f68dfd292f1495ce0ab82038fbc814e2f06dc90f19d95a4b13c98898d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[“KiwiSaver funds will have $295 billion to invest in New Zealand if the opportunities are there,” says Simplicity founder and CEO Sam Stubbs.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/more-than-half-of-young-kiwi-drivers-in-aa-survey-admit-to-texting-and-messaging-while-driving/DT2YMAOLWVGXXBHSNGOR43KGPQ/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-25T06:38:41.789Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/J6Z652KZQNGQ5MF6GBXQSYMSFI.jpg?auth=19432087d364d1b107c2ea05bd73ef2ec7dd87e52579c7666868cae7295ea4d3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Sadd says young drivers are significantly more prone to phone distractions.  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Ask your mother-in-law, says Nadia Lim.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/rugby/black-ferns/womens-rugby-world-cup-why-black-ferns-and-france-have-plenty-to-play-for-in-battle-for-bronze/RFBEX4ZZPRE6NOSNBJVRYLEKWM/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-25T06:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/BN3TSXNF65AELG7KA6IKKVQCLI.jpg?auth=41ee6bf17768d560778c16e244181128b81ab8348bdc40f13da10dbbd5aa29d9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Maia Joseph: "We didn’t execute like we usually do against Canada. So that’s a huge focus this weekend." 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Photo / NZME  ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/rugby/all-blacks-v-wallabies-james-oconnor-recalled-to-australias-starting-lineup-for-first-bledisloe-test/SO7QYXKHQBGVXOTUAJJJZF4WBQ/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-25T05:40:50.393Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/ONPEYD4SSVFE3GFSGYB2SBBHJE.jpg?auth=e4cf413e6eda3eff8422863690ce24aeefaded21dcc88e87dfd0857b5f41272c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[First five-eighths James O'Connor has been recalled to the Wallabies' starting line-up after a late SOS call from coach Joe Schmidt. 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Photo / Zita Campbell]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/former-provincial-rugby-player-tuaefe-palelei-loses-bid-to-stay-in-australia-after-drug-dealing/AHNJP2VLBBCOXIG5D6KR4AIQFY/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-25T05:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/GW2Y34SYAZD2LH7WJWYKM4QQ2I.jpg?auth=3536bb5689aa9b888b829b405a23f54fdf43026eb3777728cb284e385822d1cc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Tuaefe Palelei (left) playing for Karaka in 2007. He is currently in a prison south of Perth where he is serving a five-year sentence. Photo / NZME]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/local-body-elections-lisa-bond-reflects-on-nine-years-as-kaikoura-councillor-before-stepping-down/TAVMHKKJFNE6RIPPXTLL7RMO3I/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-25T04:49:59.143Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/MOYAJWTCNBH4FJP7KVEDYJ5IGY.jpg?auth=1b23d4b4f8d2b14f9fd33ac13e864563923fb54b6b8ff7d2b38204c5c55b2484&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Lisa Bond said when she was first elected, "they asked me for my bank account number and I asked 'why?'". She didn't realise councillors got paid. 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Picture / Brett Phibbs]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/hastings-voting-booklet-blunder-leaves-27-candidates-profiles-missing/PTSQ2DKMX5CNXB5BBFGVXA4RMU/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-25T02:09:41.841Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/SNKGLFRH55EPZCJZYLBZQ62OAY.jpg?auth=5cbc9d3651e56f22828b212734ff5680a499cbaff497381c6e926586e08dd614&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Errors in the printing process of the Hastings information and candidate profiles has resulted in 27 profiles being left out of the booklet.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/christchurch/interpol-joins-christchurch-investigation-into-unidentified-mans-death/WXP4CVHAMFHODKUDXGLF37KDKI/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-25T02:08:12.44Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/5GLPAXQOPBF6XDPF7XZGJUWW7I.jpg?auth=91105b49b2f9f1df8c649c486e87cdfe1294f91e75b71a17fc7f58090b628da7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Police have sought global assistance in an investigation into the identity of a mystery man found dead in Christchurch last week. 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]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/the-country/news/listen-to-the-country-online-fonterra-chief-executive-miles-hurrell-on-co-ops-annual-result/WTMWRAHBINGPDOKWWWXDUB74E4/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-25T01:38:29.981Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/JP7WGWNFDNA6PCNOJWPWHJPQ3E.jpg?auth=e214e1e116a9bea2e02f5701eba522251197943b760e16db7dc46bc811f1eba0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Fonterra chief executive Miles Hurrell spoke to The Country's Jamie Mackay today. 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Photo / Richard Robinson]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/motorsport/speedway-community-mourns-death-of-whanganui-legend-alan-moon-goon-luoni/NHFDMCOERNGCVHY6ZRKTNVDUUM/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-25T01:15:36.628Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/2RXRM3HAVZCUXAE27XRIBLJEIM.jpg?auth=84bba5343db492bfaa8ddc5556d4f71b5b6e4156db6655c76df9eec789c9b418&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Alan "Moon Goon" Luoni died over the weekend. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/auckland-crash-cctv-shows-speeding-car-hitting-police-vehicle-at-lights/BKIV4QONN5AILET6ODA4L7LEHE/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-25T01:05:34.582Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/SZ4Z6GHRBZC23APJP6AYGDCSHA.png?auth=53f59f3d0a70778640c12316b332523593d009cd272af8c5e56521a9ee0c0069&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Footage has been released of the moments before a serious crash in central Auckland. Photo / NZ Police / Supplied]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/wanaka-woman-accused-of-fake-cancer-fraud-now-facing-sexual-assault-charges/HBV3BXUH5ZDFPJORGQLUWHVIOM/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-25T01:05:00.131Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/ZUQRK7GSZ5DOVCLZ62V4TTFFPU.jpg?auth=45c86de7d01348706340203bbd986340969e845558982026d54624ed9f30889c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Sepiuta Setaita Vave appearing via audio-visual link in the Christchurch District Court today. Photo / George Heard]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/donald-trumps-tylenol-autism-claims-nz-health-minister-simeon-brown-says-paracetamol-safe/5UHUXSO3PVFGLOOTV7FNF7BQFY/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-25T00:50:35.749Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/CA5TCLUQ4RDEPK5VE2YF27X4UA.png?auth=c320f03980fe296070ef24ab1d39f7d9afa3ef084e07931897aff31ab78ee9cd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Minister of Health Simeon Brown says paracetamol, known as acetaminophen or Tylenol, is safe to use and does not cause autism, as claimed by United States President Donald Trump. 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Photo / 123rf]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/auckland-getting-more-flights-to-chinas-panda-city/QDNLD642CFD5HP2LGHGVR4TJGA/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-25T00:47:17.206Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/AZN5YZCW3FFI5N6KKWAA5RYMTM.jpg?auth=737f6b790c54da4a25dd4f9d42532e4c222a450b28bfd94bbcb3599e0abca2a5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The China Sichuan Mid-Autumn Food and Mooncakes Culture Festival, in Chengdu last Friday. Photo / An Yuan, cnsphoto, Imaginechina via AFP]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/rotorua-daily-post/news/rotorua-lakes-community-board-chair-phill-thomass-dies/Z5PYM3KRWNEVBBLO4EAPTNFNSY/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-25T00:44:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/RRFSZZEW6MD6MRIEOGJPY7RLWU.jpg?auth=5cdbf066251c207fc36123a441fcead468c7657820ee6b9d1aadf31a542e7888&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Rotorua Lakes Community Board chairman Phill Thomass has died after a cancer battle. 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Photo / Zach Quin]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/rugby/all-blacks/all-blacks-v-australia-team-naming-scott-robertson-names-his-side-for-opening-bledisloe-cup-test/KIKABYIE6NELNBIMT33MBWQF3E/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-25T00:32:22.622Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/XZ2RTMTEMVDH5IGKPMAT7E5IDQ.JPG?auth=db9ed22bebf62ec97fbc4f55c01653e9cfc0f1e3acc57ae743a4c6ef80d7376a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[All Blacks captain Scott Barrett dejected after the latest loss to South Africa. Photo / Photosport]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/rugby/all-blacks/all-blacks-v-wallabies-scott-barrett-ruled-out-of-eden-park-test-as-scott-robertson-makes-six-changes/XX2QPQG7VZC4LHE77NLI4LYAQQ/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-25T00:30:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/JEROJN7WYRFCVJ74U2EGFVDOHQ.jpg?auth=d191a9a6cce36ff1d74c534dcf1afbe3230582e98a654c3980a5507fe34dd6f4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[All Blacks coach Scott Robertson (left) and captain Scott Barrett talk to the media following the loss to the Springboks. Photo / Photosport]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/why-mood-of-the-boardroom-winner-erica-stanford-is-more-popular-outside-caucus-than-in-it-audrey-young/CPNMKSKB3JHFHNXD5SPRCWY5FM/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-25T00:18:07.787Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/MO2ZDC34XFAW7KK662NT3ZIK4Q.webp?auth=6225b738c133bbce3eafec11fd0acac8d24c1a8e5915eab8aec64b0476266eba&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Education Minister Erica Stanford. Photo / Mark Papalii, RNZ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/business-reports/mood-of-the-boardroom/mood-of-the-boardroom-peters-rises-as-seymour-and-greens-slip-with-ceos/L6JA3JQYPRCITORUHCPU4XWPZE/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-25T00:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/3UOUMM4Y5NHRBATUHOB3XUEGYY.jpg?auth=64dd789fd391eed96559040962939db38a57845664d75cd616f72f6c073dc050&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[National leader Christopher Luxon between NZ First's Winston Peters and Act's David Seymour. Business leaders are divided about the arrangement. Photo / Mark Mitchell]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/the-country/news/leaving-the-paris-agreement-wont-fix-nzs-farming-frustrations-vita-jex-blake-and-finn-ross/3NGHHJYTV5EG5IR3PXGPPFQDPI/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-25T00:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/FOVPXND2WRFCPJEORL2HX4S4QI.jpg?auth=8952d514404763e8e65241a694a622fb20ee4ed478fb8ba9223cc1d107feb330&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Vita Jex-Blake and Finn Ross argue New Zealand is barking up the wrong pine tree by blaming Paris over domestic emissions policies. Photo / Warren Buckland]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>