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Photo / Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/thunderstorms-sweep-across-both-islands-snow-for-alpine-passes-ahead-of-changeable-spring-week/3XFEVYTCLFE4TKXT3F4HEXWISE/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-28T22:33:44.181Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/NLUJYNF72VCC5HMJOEVCA2YHIA.png?auth=10e9548c342c962bb8974451015213a3547f8cce4e230cf07090618f36762cf9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[MetService's rain radar for Monday, September 29, 2025, with thunderstorms forecast to roll in on two fronts. Photo / MetService]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/rugby/womens-rugby-world-cup/rugby-world-cup-2025-england-lift-title-black-ferns-farewell-portia-woodman-wickliffe/XSYU5TKHS5CQXJJTRSHKHT3VOQ/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-28T22:31:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/4AVAIRZNUBBZHK3LXAYJUI6PU4.jpg?auth=91ef983c213520477ccaec2b523f187131a1262411ee984e8eadc401fb80ef3f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[John Mitchell; Portia Woodman-Wickliffe; Braxton Sorensen-McGee and a Black Ferns fans. 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Photo / Kymberlie Dozois, Connect Images via AFP]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/nz-part-of-world-first-trial-into-condition-that-causes-heart-attacks-in-young-women/C5SULM7UF5CPXJ3HPT3DQRDPPE/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-28T22:10:04.221Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/F5TYBWQL3VCVVD7M72HTCE2I4Q.jpg?auth=f37b36d3986cd596f0247111c1a5fb1a2c32f5e8b85e0bdaf4e460af95b28b8d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Spontaneous coronary artery dissection is the cause of a third of heart attacks in women under 50 and half of all heart attacks in pregnancy. Photo / 123rf]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/golf/ryder-cup-live-updates-can-usa-make-miracle-comeback-at-bethpage-black/V4VYGIS2ABCLPPXNF53EVPKW3U/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-28T22:01:06.704Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/4LFIFRNSANG2FEOUFDLJPGVDCI.jpg?auth=a90dfcc113ba048b2c09efc4c1c11b38b3f74789992f20573b427b38605ac8df&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Shane Lowry of Europe celebrates holing a putt on the 18th green to retain the Ryder Cup. 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Photo / Photosport]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/crime/aucklands-fergs-kayaks-hit-by-three-break-ins-in-one-week-man-charged-with-burglary/272ZTYWK2VFSZMQWB53CJ6DEJA/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-28T21:59:09.112Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/WTST3HEXMJGDDDJ6JKTDG35NPA.jpg?auth=fc0ef931d89d7da34b32d1f8396d70e44a9ae134e1b6f43268f7f8846d260173&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Fergs Kayaks inTamaki Drive was targeted three times in just one week.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/crime/gisborne-incident-leaves-one-critically-injured-as-police-cordon-off-ormond-rd-riverdale/PVYTA6WOG5BHVKIGWGVZYXOV4A/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-28T21:59:07.466Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/DF6FAYZXCVE53KLT35IWBFKEIY.jpg?auth=2a0ab24204c314202fcbf288d4b6450b335b2495f779046ea9c38fd632207ece&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Police cordons on Gisborne's Ormond Rd on Monday morning after a critical incident. Photo / Murray Robertson]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/hawkes-bay-photographer-explores-fatherson-bonds-in-fotofest-portraits/X4T4BHJAJRD7NCKTHHKL2GZO6Y/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-28T21:54:06.779Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/366AREKXHVDLXEOPDXPQBM5JWI.jpg?auth=36167f6028539f41c8c656a3d3016902248b5a146eca2e83d7cda21e72ba55a6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Hawke's Bay man Guy Dooney (left) and father Chris Dooney, who feature in Neil Foxcroft's 2025 FotoFest exhibition. Photo / Neil Foxcroft photography]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/the-country/news/springer-spaniel-indie-helps-bay-of-plenty-couple-harvest-prized-truffles/SL3UCLUAWVHVPGLC4IWUUNBOJI/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-28T21:48:29.884Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/HCBRDZLFGVGPLFDRKLO3EGQCMI.jpg?auth=31f3b6f3df3453176d6cc4e61a904281d59a9da8bf71cb558d7f4ebd8111a294&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Indie, a 7-month-old Springer Spaniel, is in her first season truffle hunting. Photo / RNZ, Sally Round]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/christchurch/evacuations-after-suspected-gas-bottle-explosion-in-christchurch/GCIPKRPD5BB2PBUMQEVAUW2S3U/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-28T21:35:10.527Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/QHIU6WTIYFAAXBBPDPIGZMUT7Y.jpg?auth=02faf08762dad5bba097596105a3abad18bd4e97f895e5d586951e75e0b7e61b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Emergency services are responding to a possible gas bottle explosion in the Christchurch suburb of Hornby this morning. Photo / George Heard]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/argentinian-man-shocks-mourners-by-showing-up-to-his-own-funeral-alive/KZCZXL7CDNBJJIC7L64DEIPNRI/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-28T21:21:55.776Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/K5UMMSC76FFFBHO2EQCHURAIAA.png?auth=3d56cb43b20bf6452bffc00ab545f818ef0b614fd022c81b0713610001aca858&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The unnamed man was surprised to find his family believed him to be dead. Photo / Jam Press ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/e-scooter-rider-flees-after-wrong-way-crash-on-aucklands-southern-motorway/3ZEEED33QBBFDOYZASAH5R6LN4/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-28T21:04:25.535Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/I6UQRRTX2XFVXA5D6Q7EV4JAAY.jpg?auth=68f0e949193853aefbe714ddc3818fe29784494591d1e59e9d1afafe8599ebad&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The rider was found nearby with only minor injuries after fleeing the crash, police said. Photo / George Novak ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/tennis/former-national-champion-tennis-player-judith-tinnock-dies-in-auckland-aged-94/STYXYYKXV5CX7BZL4AZDLAGW4E/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-28T21:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/YJC37NAI4JBCHGSYWFMXJK6GS4.jpg?auth=7d87962cfa6e01c83ec94140cf26844a53f07fc87bb9ab12d5114c90fe50318a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Judith Tinnock was a pioneer of women's tennis in New Zealand, winning four national tennis singles titles and four doubles. 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Photo /  Dean Purcell]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/singer-lola-young-collapses-on-stage-mid-performance/WWLS3FDCDFC6BARS7ZCYJ265GU/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-28T20:44:19.82Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/NPWZLLZBYVCP5HN65GIXZIKUHY.jpg?auth=84c425f17ec66f00033212a70ada0f26f56fdc722e43784ea0de205fc0b47e73&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Lola Young collapsed on stage at the All Things Go Music Festival in New York City. 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Photo / Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/karearea-falcon-wins-2025-bird-of-the-year-in-recordbreaking-vote/D5YKRYFQBBCMDPBMV3DRVN2TPE/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-28T19:49:37.214Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/3AI76HRJ3JBY5MVJ3FXAQ3QM5M.jpg?auth=70428a554afd0aa6ee0e6bc6691c79a58bd19a374cb7d75056ea0ed3484fed72&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The New Zealand falcon, or kārearea, has been crowned the 2025 Bird of the Year. Photo / Alan Gibson
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Photo / Marty Melville, NZ Herald]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/what-is-nzs-role-in-trumps-golden-dome-missile-defence-system/3XFQUHPFJBF67BAMRZM5AR6PYE/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-28T19:10:38.293Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/FMD4EPAQ7ZFNJCTPW3ZT5BEWVA.jpg?auth=7f05781f08b0672a9edba397f7e45b090b4e97f56e003108e7d48accb1dc19a7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[US President Donald Trump announces his plans for the 'Golden Dome', a national ballistic and cruise missile defence system. Photo / Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/south-auckland-principals-hit-back-at-ncea-claims-call-for-more-classrooms/ZDX2MUXQS5HL5DST3Z2XJHFZRI/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-28T19:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/COC7CYYFA5DKHJDJ5X5MHHXHGE.jpg?auth=d88b2e227cfec7e0c557cae24a0dc6706c3d8bc05b2c528978103b0941be874a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Papakura High is one of the schools hitting back at criticism in the NCEA debate. Photo / Alex Burton ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/travel/us-visas-for-kiwis-cheaper-alternatives-to-trumps-1m-gold-card-residency/WW356AE2DZDFTGD5EDCXEGRIXY/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-28T19:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/SNLNPJF6FRHXPJQGS443WGZ5PA.jpg?auth=07fa3676169b5576ec70594e77ac5c462d48f0076e6c017ef8e9a4e9fa004be2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A poster of the “Trump Gold Card” proposed to allow foreign nationals permanent residence and a pathway to US citizenship for a US$1 million investment. Photo / Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/more-than-60-of-zurich-residents-vote-to-ban-petrol-leaf-blowers/YYABP7TVZFCXDOU24BA3LUWLJE/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-28T18:56:18.324Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/ZY5QO2SX3NA7HBUH37FPC7ODQM.jpg?auth=b3bd5b3e928c0f18f55dbbbf28736b9557181ddc630135d82a4683a6229a4408&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Petrol leaf blowers are now banned in Zurich.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/prime-minister-chris-luxon-to-address-stance-on-palestine-recognition-in-morning-media/VFJ7FWNLF5BONLZHSLQT2U4XUE/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-28T18:53:16.974Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/D7RKL3TOJVCQBFGWBZ3REI4PQQ.jpg?auth=c7329f8a0476b96c8bed1a63fbafb9f161c4248e4f5c5151c2749ef225daf1d1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Prime Minister Christopher Luxon is expected to field questions on why New Zealand did not recognise Palestine on the world stage. 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Photo / Jaafar Ashtiyeh, AFP]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/russia-launches-massive-overnight-strikes-on-ukraine-poland-scrambles-jets/WOBHHCQZGJCMNNNEEV5ZJEV2LA/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-28T17:43:12.005Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/YLSTWJFHP5H7DNRMT7VZLIFN74.jpg?auth=0a5e7f29e6dcb8d9b351d412da7cd8c5c3f4153b0413ae78ebbb455403d56ed3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A building is destroyed by Russian shelling in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on September 24, 2025.  Photo / Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/suspicious-minds-marokopa-locals-claim-police-harassment-in-tom-phillips-search/BZCLZRUH4FEULJO4XXAIY4GK4E/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-28T17:35:16.662Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/LEIS5LNH5RGCVCGD7DTRSYPV2M.jpg?auth=744ba9140107a4861a6fcc032f2126ae52434acf3ef38a51b94275b51cdba238&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The small Waikato township of Marokopa was the focus of continued police searches during the four years Tom Phillips was on the run. He was shot and killed by police and his children recovered on September 8, 2025.
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Michael Thomas / Athletics New Zealand]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/satellite-imagery-indicates-iran-increasing-construction-of-deeply-buried-military-site-near-natanz/JRV5PLJJERFU3NC6CLPVGHK7KE/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-28T17:00:01Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/IFJOAWZRHVAXXEBPXXCEZIP24A.webp?auth=0ed20dcc145462291702295c2650d0d0a50afa48888b391b8c8a6298f4b1f00f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Satellite image by Maxar Technologies shows the Natanz nuclear facility in Iran after US strikes. Photo / Maxar Technologies]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/putin-and-poverty-divide-voters-as-moldova-plots-a-path-to-europe/ILJVVENMWRFNTE4C2T3A4X4QNU/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-28T17:00:01Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/D5KPWG564RHTRPKXZYTMKZ7YFY.jpg?auth=a94663098612615b37f567663cc5ce2582fc658f6a10d1bb7613f139bf45dc53&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A sign on a road, financed by the European Union, outside Comrat, Moldova. Photo / Andrei Pungovschi, Bloomberg via The Washington Post]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/rugby/all-blacks/all-blacks-v-wallabies-most-encouraging-sign-from-eden-park-win-phil-gifford/T7YMOKDTA5G3LHSP6IBOW7ZLTQ/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-28T17:00:01Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/72IKHRF65RCDNIIPJDG5RCJSQE.jpg?auth=1b76e6c5f13f963472fa2c69660b09eff1cfb72732361e692917ea707efc461a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[ Leroy Carter scores a try for the All Blacks against the Wallabies at Eden Park. Photo / Alyse Wright]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/the-la-fires-destroyed-11000-homes-less-than-10-have-permits-to-rebuild/M5SBZ6BKZBARJIA4L7PXEI4NGA/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-28T17:00:01Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/F4V6GNPZ45CK7HY4SC3CDYG26Q.jpg?auth=a6315e3a7282713664ea152fd2981a190e0491fd970dc87bf324733ad1d39023&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Eight months after the Palisades Fire, Andy Weyman and Terry Davis haven’t been able to start rebuilding their Malibu home. Photo / Aidan Klimenko, Bloomberg, via The Washington Post]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/bay-of-plenty-times/news/bay-of-plenty-amputee-rides-739km-raising-awareness-for-prostate-cancer/462R4YLGUFG4JERAHHYM4WO3HY/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-28T17:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/ZDSC4F3BSFEKDPKZUPXUS6V7QI.jpg?auth=88f7e4a89d4d349cc8bf3e7e100a174c4525fb97e829f291873ba4e311bcbed9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Denise Moorhouse is cycling 739km for Blue September, riding 1km for each of the more than 700 Kiwi men who lose their lives to prostate cancer every year.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/herald-hat-trick-am-sports-quiz-monday-september-29/PJ5RLZ3FB5B7XEGA4JBM3LFPMA/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-28T16:47:28.421Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/WIUHWHA5SVA57ESKXSGOJ2CO5Q.jpg?auth=826345753b103cf9d07e2aa9f3a218d5b00a510679426e433a35ddd7dd0883da&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Zoe Aldcroft of England lifts the Women's Rugby World Cup trophy. Photo / Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/abuse-in-care-survivors-face-yearslong-delays-under-current-redress-processes-the-front-page/P2W7NTQDAZCGLIS5ZOEFXAJRXU/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-28T16:02:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/VTJSQWEKKVGMPPLTI5SKWJD3L4.jpg?auth=91068f9521a860c399842581bcd8751f9210ea562b6e61610eda842fc70625f5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Abuse in Care survivors face long waits for redress. Photos / NZME]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/auckland-land-values-heres-how-they-differ-and-why/EODE4NSNY5EHHLFIJJCDIDP6DM/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-28T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/MRK6CM3V3FGEHF25X23YHTQAXA.jpg?auth=88e51d244d6507e17576a8f9840a12380edbdb35bae03f5455ea7954cb00fe90&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Terraced housing such as that pictured here on Domain Terraces on George St, Newmarket, opposite the Auckland Domain, may be preferred by some home buyers.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/why-a-proposed-law-to-criminalise-protests-near-homes-is-too-vague-to-do-much-good-opinion/CKWLPD7MRFEP3HU3NFMZ3HBE5A/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-28T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/HRR57GL23ZATBBSAAFJJXDSETA.jpg?auth=2458b3197a988e38d0a64afe296324c18768c8d8a1c1336f8179c783322ca9f3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A proposed law change would criminalise protests near private residences. But laws against disruptive or violent protest already exist, so what’s the point? Photo / 123rf]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/rotorua-daily-post/news/mayoral-candidate-haehaetu-barrett-wants-to-reconnect-rotorua/65TUKTIUHVCUZG7F3PQM2D4SM4/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-28T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/YUFVIP3KDBDGHED3NXMROQQ2X4.jpg?auth=1ace6f0515e7dedd3f62929ee1ccb3bd4f3cec0bb11d5dc6615090f8f18c0382&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Rotorua mayoral candidate Haehaetu Barrett says she wants to help create a “thriving community” in the city. Photo / Mathew Nash]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/us-president-overruled-prosecutors-and-has-publicly-criticised-the-former-fbi-director/UZS2TRNOMRFTHGXYY6L5W2F5PA/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-28T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/4JRCMZV4UJADBP6UDJ7N5KZSTQ.jpg?auth=fb9f9b7bcec34d2037604e18f94ce5ab629ad1618e3349817700028068143476&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Former US FBI director James Comey in 2017. Photo / Matt McClain, The Washington Post]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/councils-must-show-transparency-with-their-workshops-editorial/GMWCWQNFPNBV5MCZZNV5EP3YBY/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-28T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/LSIAF6VJJNAYZI3RYK74OFX2FQ.jpg?auth=4ee9dcc2bdd521967d8431eb6420f3498e4434876abe1fe599166e747e18a1e8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Gisborne District Council has had 55 workshops and none has been publicly notified. Photo / 123RF]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/budget-2025-funded-corrections-for-a-set-number-of-prisoners-by-mid-2026-were-nearly-there-a-year-early/IJTVXETFEREHFPXPKBKKPYTZPA/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-28T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/MOLABLYCR3MPM726GOO5XTRUGI.jpg?auth=f346ad0121190e99f3a22831cb8eb2db46b7906d64a6d4974bcd861b5aada933&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The prison population is almost at a record high, and is expected to keep rising, posing a problem for the cash-strapped Government. Photo / 123RF]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/herald-morning-quiz-september-29/742IRBVSSVGNNE3HLPFMOQ6IAM/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-28T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/KQ2B7T5LBMW3H4YED7YXLUHPF4.jpg?auth=3d52581ac148268b9ec44deca11656d56f1052f59631fa8989613f01affe043e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Which element of the periodic table is named after a Scottish village? Photo / 123RF]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/letters-government-got-it-wrong-on-palestine-very-disappointing-speech-by-winston-peters/IVTEUH2XZJFBDJPDWSOUIMMDXU/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-28T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/QNX4DE2FOZACBEQGD75UJ2IL2U.jpg?auth=142a3cf8240c41e4c7efaed2e91a0d157d4a23b7fb53a08d33af4e66cd1f7d7b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Winston Peters spoke at the UN General Assembly in New York on Saturday, where he told the world New Zealand would not back a call for Palestinian statehood at this time. Photo / United Nations]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/cricket/black-caps/black-caps-v-australia-refreshed-rachin-ravindra/J4Q4UTOB7NFC5CKVMNLPV5Q5SQ/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-28T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/F6G4PQFJKJGOPBGDL7XX5KFLCU.JPG?auth=8256deff5aec917d3ba154e75d24dfa03b723cf75415ddf4b1f286aa507b0aaf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Rachin Ravindra pulls against Sri Lanka. Photo / Photosport]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/racing/the-forgotten-jockey-too-good-to-be-ignored-mick-on-monday/IQRD6QRX7NCTPKLAT46ONZHFHA/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-28T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/IT5IR6LCX5FWDNAVE6L6QNEMAU.jpg?auth=d50a9f98cbf0a935c9414b3c7ed29f1c05456fe48cd289310403d8b0ee968efe&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Notabadspillane is New Zealand Cup-bound after his big win at Te Rapa on Saturday. Photo / Kenton Wright]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/audrey-young-how-winston-peters-could-have-gone-further-on-palestine/OOUM7OTAPFENVBHSYRDO26E5DA/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-28T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/QNX4DE2FOZACBEQGD75UJ2IL2U.jpg?auth=142a3cf8240c41e4c7efaed2e91a0d157d4a23b7fb53a08d33af4e66cd1f7d7b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Foreign Minister Winston Peters setting out New Zealand's position on Palestine at the UN on Saturday. Photo / UN]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/wayne-brown-the-secret-harbour-plans-and-the-deputy-who-nearly-resigned/UR57KNUXGBCNDEJUQ2OSJYH4SQ/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-28T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/ELADZ7LLTNBQ3I56YKZXNMZYOQ.jpg?auth=43d0f79c12f63e106866a27ab71aed5127822b6d6cbfefa239f0943ffca90d86&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Wayne Brown speaking at a campaign meeting in Whangaparoa. Photo / Sylvie Whinray ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/business-reports/mood-of-the-boardroom/mood-of-the-boardroom-ceos-urge-faster-reserve-bank-ocr-cuts-to-lift-sluggish-economy/A47PE3T5RBG2TC6L33GLWEXD6U/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-28T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/KFAUQMAVZZAKFEVZH6UHYEYN5A.jpg?auth=cfe4d03aa95e437725e4916a8307b8358aadf941ade40441d3cd9b7376763a67&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A strong majority of business leaders back the Reserve Bank cutting interest rates further to support the economy. Photo / Mark Mitchell]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/small-business/small-business-how-swole-foods-grew-from-gym-floors-to-supermarket-shelves/KP6VTCHEZJBQPETUMZCQNLQHWE/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-28T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/O4J26AT2LBHQDG2UVODO4MRGN4.jpg?auth=acc2872e19aa10b5b2e5a20974729fcca1aa06f23c9114a997e83d9426aa518b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Taran Machra, founder of Swole Foods, fought through tragedy to build a nationwide ready-made meal business that spans across the country.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/mother-sues-school-principal-for-defamation-over-emails-to-family-court-appointed-lawyer/DY6XXSIXVNFJHDBWN24LKPG6CM/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-28T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/PZM4PEW3O5FL7AX2PWRO45VU3Y.jpg?auth=490ae2136ecddf2962b38a62241fc18ae66e195fd7cf9cba604ea2905853afb5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The defamation case arose from incidents during pick-up at the school gate. 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Photo / Dean Purcell]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/fifth-suspect-arrested-over-buenos-aires-gang-torture-and-killings/37AGIBRTDNHC3DXE2IOY2NBC24/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-28T00:26:55.738Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/IVD42NMJ7JB6ZHQWOJ5PZFR7WE.jpg?auth=b2ad7bf37a5bef0bb1e7731586d582abb3f0e57eac521b4b3ab0fa5af3e4cb60&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Relatives and friends attend a demonstration called by rights groups under the banner: "There are no good or bad victims, only femicides". Photo / Luis Robayo, AFP]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/ross-shield-rugby-hastings-west-claim-title-for-first-time-in-six-years/EKUFMQH34JAFJOSFVHTWGJ4DB4/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-28T00:18:19.888Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/5ZGVXGZDWFEADDRSTVM6ZSTTWM.jpg?auth=32c05e86b041fe348976305ac61c63866315a88c7da9ddef4f9361956b884f3f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The taste of victory, including a player biting into the winning medal, in Hastings West's celebration of the 2025 Ross Shield Hawke's Bay Primary Schools rugby triumph in Wairoa on Saturday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/rugby/black-ferns/black-ferns-v-france-braxton-sorensen-mcgee-named-world-rugby-womens-breakthrough-player-of-the-year/O3ZXLOHWI5HANP2C7L5DXIKHYI/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-28T00:04:07.182Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/PU6XROHOMVDB7EOVSDNVSP7LFE.jpg?auth=8b4cba6a6f5981c9e6a7990ffba986ba8d9b6f24d4c882c9d8436f99bc82ab84&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Braxton Sorensen-McGee (left) was named World Rugby women's breakthrough player of the year. The teenager is pictured being embraced by Black Ferns teammate Jorja Miller. Photo / Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/woman-seeking-350k-in-damages-from-taranaki-health-provider-after-pregnancy-ended-in-stillbirth/A2ZJSCIX5RDA3CORVDCBMHD3M4/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-28T00:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/UFIMTDSBIVCXRGTV7NL2BEF5LM.jpg?auth=a214aafbac1826f99afae4059b6474a7e6d59633a7ba192ef6e6112da223dc20&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A Taranaki woman's pregnancy ended with the stillbirth of her baby boy. It was later found that the care she received for managing her diabetes while pregnant was inadequate.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>