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]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/bay-of-plenty-times/news/emergency-crews-respond-after-truck-crash-at-tauriko-roundabout/3CB4W4ILVJCRRNBUPXEGAM4KWQ/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-08T21:49:37.514Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/X3JIX3JAARHZDPPCLG3MHO4KNU.jpg?auth=16a0f72e60eaf2c2fac329dde79ef1db52679aca7c296df168b4956a1c76eab2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[One person was taken to hospital after a truck rolled on State Highway 29 in Tauriko. Photo / Ayla Yeoman]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/smiths-city-owes-creditors-268m-including-1m-to-ird-outlook-for-creditors-appears-bleak/32UTXUQIV5CUJM6QU2O6V2CIXQ/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-08T21:46:34.419Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/NEFG6DZDORC5DGYUNORWNA4QU4.jpg?auth=66dc8f6f8613b3ad7d8e1efd76f0777ca2a31a93b90a3c9e42d16b03a164096c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Smiths City operated nine stores when it went into voluntary administration last month.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/boston-trial-installs-window-heat-pumps-to-cut-emissions-cool-elderly-homes/Y7EDWX2MXJEFHBRIBOCO3LXHGM/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-08T21:45:56.085Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/VEZXI364IFHH7GMNCX34M7NIHU.jpg?auth=7a95b063ea47a364beddfd56bd167e4d59a517311b0ad5091acaa6bf62c0bbbd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Boston is piloting window heat pumps to cut emissions and add AC in elderly housing. Photo / 123RF]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/gold-price-hits-record-6900-as-investors-chase-safe-assets/VESRIFQBDBHAJENULBI7AWY6O4/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-08T21:32:25.004Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/AJ7LKGM6CVGPTB4KYK7SMKB2EE.jpg?auth=4ff7f8e4e83ffa1975f804ba5c244a9c823159c19ea9aabba693d227ff85d1b6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Gold prices have surged 50% in 2025, the biggest rally since the 1970s. Photo / Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/bay-of-plenty-times/news/tauranga-council-to-restart-memorial-park-pool-plan-after-47m-spend/6W44GNKYG5GYFPPMN2YH3XXCXA/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-08T21:31:40.687Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/CFK5VPBFQVD27C4JB6JI3UML4E.png?auth=52fb5151e1d00e987b778da178c2a841d5c4ab210dff1811bda368045a5c143c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[An artist's impression of the abandoned $105m Memorial Park Aquatic Centre. Image / Tauranga City Council]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/tom-phillips-parents-write-letter-of-apology/WL4PW2F6OFDDJBLYLTOZZENEJ4/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-08T21:23:18.873Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/7NIV6XKSRNF2LE3DONRRML664M.jpg?auth=73e9b5fae04dfc6fb95e3ef2fcf8468eaf0860def492c2ca929807aa3cb9d82b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The parents of Tom Phillips have written a letter of apology. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/work-advice-my-boss-loves-ai-i-want-nothing-to-do-with-it/2SNIH6RP2ZF5PE4HWPWR7N75LI/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-08T21:17:56.419Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/T6LWPNCYK5BY5OP5HHVJLVZVCQ.jpg?auth=b795ea37268ed4597bea01032cdfe5068ed5ae7292b075a9fe251ca0918b7918&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[It might help to think of AI as just another software tool that you have to get familiar with to do your job. Photo / 123rf]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/big-ocr-cut-boosts-hopes-for-economic-recovery-past-the-worst/5LRNTR5UDVD4JIPCZA7EVQ6TPA/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-08T21:15:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/YGRF2KV5OJFYHPZUQ2JBUR6WIA.jpg?auth=999b7104209effc8badad51260041bedc9d5b0f0474224d69ed1046ffc51e43f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Reserve Bank Governor Christian Hawkesby. Photo / Mark Mitchell
















]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/the-country/news/millie-the-sheep-up-for-adoption-after-surviving-alone-in-central-otago/A7YWLXCUCFDNZKLJLX2EGPSQZE/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-08T21:14:52.379Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/6JEL566AEFGAPJ5PCTZ6LEIXOE.jpg?auth=837409d24b1e2469656e2b400441426f0054ef4431405e30fa392e2b976480d0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Millie before she was shorn. 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Photo / Jose Jordan, AFP]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/pastors-grief-for-fatal-house-fire-victim-he-was-one-of-our-family/3KMNI43JYZGGRKGGYRI3UBOESY/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-08T17:00:01Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/XXWZLE4AHNB4PN3QLI2C5BENWI.jpg?auth=5d2ea4c891e743abceb46cd71a5a1c8f255701177292ca54f2b7689d91eeedfa&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Marc Smith died in a house fire in Mahora, Hastings, on Monday, September 29.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/aucklands-assets-are-not-the-problem-theyre-the-opportunity-michael-barnett/ASXWOQO6CNDJBP7WANOZZEMJ64/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-08T17:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/5K5LLYJJWZEXFNCFUJJQIRSS5Y.jpg?auth=eb8b43a29df8b09ec73722cf2b67315803a8eb125a8fa267e2ea9c406fef2576&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Michael Barnett writes that Auckland's transformation requires bold leadership and measurable outcomes, not just poetic aspirations. Photo / Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/dannevirke-gallery-of-history-welcomes-changes-to-the-earthquake-prone-buildings-system/SAA6KJTLQ5ALVAVK37YUZWV4PE/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-08T17:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/7HSGVPIRX5GTZFAL4IH7N5YTBU.jpg?auth=9f8a7399ee5852a4cb1f1def88f4ca6dc9c22dd11bae688498c3097885da16ab&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Matt Wilson said if the proposed changes go through it will mean less remediation work required for the Dannevirke Gallery of History. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/basketball/breakers/breakers-crush-illawarra-hawks-117-88-to-claim-first-nbl-win/EGIE5DLEXRDXHLKTO5A6X4BKIE/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-08T16:32:22.591Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/I6VSK3VMPBGRVJWIR23L4PHS64.jpg?auth=3869fa0e8197da1385f09f5255b3ef92e173d0265c6007a327ab1e17acf27ba7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Breakers forward Carlin Davison dunks during the win over the Illawarra Hawks at Spark Arena. Photo / Photosport]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/sharesies-launches-new-debit-mastercard-where-spending-can-earn-customers-1-investback/BDTTSKTOENGXBDDML34AWLQOI4/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-08T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/VIAAVLWMEJG35L3LXEX2DV2QN4.jpg?auth=d922c4acdb525b5ee638f6be0b01653e4d22fddfa5126b7838b8c8bcd0569ec3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Tens of thousands of customers have signed up to be on the Sharesies Debit Mastercard waiting list, the trading platform says.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/herald-morning-quiz-october-8/UCMKQTPCT5GRZGYAHUIHBHNPMI/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-08T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/DJMB5GMGJFDVZCQVV2O3R4VSGM.jpg?auth=40619c70bd7d7429ab3d780cea3ffc33a5af57dce0f5589239f6b51e8d314577&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Where were the 1988 Summer Olympics held? Photo / Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/racing/horse-racing-top-trotter-has-the-heart-and-now-he-has-the-shoes-to-match/ZSXUHKVZEZAABNDSLHSEN6G5GA/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-08T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/S4SJKHJEZFFGPDFKNOXMR6ZTDM.jpg?auth=82905441b77c1a037d71ea0a4d23944d6ef4244f4c99a26a068f7f22e1caa92f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Bet N Win (right) and Bob Butt beating Muscle Mountain at Addington in March. Photo / Ajay Berry]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/the-c-word-still-offensive-or-just-another-swear-word-the-elephant/OSHM252EZNGQXJLLATNBXM3GHI/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-08T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/M74CM6TKD5BXNAIWHYIELI2LIQ.jpg?auth=054dfbe67941f0c365dc053145b6a62d1fd885fc3e06531bceb82b24b8809ec3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Politics hasn’t been immune from the use of the word either and both Act deputy leader Brook van Velden and Greens co-leader Marama Davidson have used it.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/auckland-weiti-bay-housing-projects-failure-leaves-property-owner-with-20m-debt/YUXLOH7G2RETNEZMPFSYAS6UME/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-08T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/H5U6RYYOWZA5JBKX3JLRWLRZ74.jpg?auth=de14038092a5001ea34c37d9608ba20426ba7e7974e66db41baf3e8edd43c569&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A failed housing project at coastal Weiti Bay, south of Whangaparāoa, became the background for an epic legal showdown. Photo / Jason Dorday]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/local-elections-2025-why-some-council-roles-struggle-to-attract-candidates-the-front-page/ETWVFC53FRE77NYDBJOLPQ5OBI/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-08T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/MJFDTVVH35EXPLGQ7GOLBG4QTU.jpg?auth=b90f8a6e1abc1f58c5f0ca49443f8e1fe1bbe3035c7bad78622c8115687acb63&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A billboard urging people to vote in this year's local elections. Photo / Susan Botting, LDR ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/wellington/wellington-business-confidence-survey-shows-leaders-pessimistic-unhappy-with-council/JUEMETRLJ5GS5OODLFN6CCSCEA/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-08T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/RXY43RGZF5GCXENJ4R4GXIRIVQ.jpg?auth=4f6ce76b823e870df3bec3a6d115859e975dc12753a9727b1cc686026e8b7c14&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Wellington business leaders are pessimistic about the city’s economic outlook. Photo / Mark Mitchell]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/diamond-shop-owner-sera-cruickshank-on-relationship-with-former-cop-and-convicted-rapist-jamie-foster-reveals-his-new-job/5A5R4JUTMRDYFETFZGP4GHYYMQ/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-08T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/CWDAUBGZXNCURN4TY34EHVNY5Q.jpg?auth=64982323610cad189fb0109348264554055662a1ee89e135d34286dae839093a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Sera Cruickshank, owner of Ponsonby's The Diamond Shop, and her fiance, Jamie Foster, a former policeman who was convicted of rape in 2020, are working with a private investigator to appeal his conviction.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/two-years-later-some-israelis-who-fled-hamas-attack-have-yet-to-go-home/P4O23CABGBBRJB7GXWYX57V44Q/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-08T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/UCQ3H6YK6VFANP237SQNCS56BI.jpg?auth=596133d83a5b6c0fb218ceb83771b3a502940505eac77f673be0d97fed60b281&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Israeli soldiers carry coffins during the September 28 reburial funeral of Nadav Goldstein and his daughter Yam Goldstein in Kibbutz Kfar Aza. 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Photo / Heidi Levine, for The Washington Post]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/letters-we-are-being-shown-up-when-it-comes-to-protecting-our-unique-ecology/N5S3YBO4NREO5GL3RA46KE2FFQ/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-08T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/72LTH63QHNEC5L4D35UKGNR44E.jpg?auth=2c2467b7667f585f950938881ecc5871471555d07edc2f7e7df3160b12ffeac3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[We need to do more to protect our unique ecology, writes Dr Greg Severinson, of the Environmental Defence Society.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/family-renews-search-for-missing-woman-last-seen-leaving-aucklands-skycity/M3OYUHMUDZCRDLC2556QWI5HSU/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-08T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/HZL62CJGDVGNLEW2ADISTBNN6Q.jpg?auth=b391d6d5b86d2c3e93276401eb2c3129f0ef4c8a455e6843a42f7ec83147e43e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ebony Pomana (left) has come from Dunedin to Auckland to help find her sister Te Anihana Pomana (inset), who hasn't been seen since August 21.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/companies/energy/lng-terminal-proposal-could-cost-hundreds-of-millions-analyst-cautions/FTTWDZZ6SVFDLJ66QGW3BJZ3DU/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-08T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/MS2E3M5VSZBLLJOGJNAE7VTEVA.JPG?auth=9839953dcfd30fc0925ef1a2ac4a9b95f0155dc4e9c23ab9d6ee1f2fc5598357&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Importing LNG to New Zealand will come at a cost, an Australian analyst says. Photo / Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/ideas-are-meant-to-provoke-action-thats-not-a-crime-jonathan-ayling/OAHOVHZK2FG2PKZ6RTXFF2MDAM/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-08T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/BSH7AENL3NBQHJYRCF3S6QVZBM.jpg?auth=ec0e413d53722078a51660716680e372ac0ed50ed8e1c555dd3f4e5e075d8aa4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Winston Peters claimed the attack on his home was incited by rhetoric from Green Party co-leader Chlöe Swarbrick. Photo / Mark Mitchell 











 














]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/councils-turn-to-tiktok-and-memes-to-lift-falling-local-election-turnout-editorial/2RRTNJ3B2FGC3JUQPH4AK5FGIU/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-08T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/E2XDWNYZSBGSFGFOOR7JF7SYEI.jpg?auth=f85c9856e4142b02a8771d0d978fc9924240de72d67e05d5edc667ae75dba948&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[ Whakatāne District Council staff in their viral TikTok video aiming to boost voter turnout. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/golden-retriever-duke-steals-household-treasures-and-hearts-online/K3HZKIMNAJFW3DWGDQAQWF7H6E/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-08T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/7LNVXTLJGZBM3GOMRTD6UZACXA.jpg?auth=23b152c9d938c8ed1fbef4cbad2bdf40682a472c4508dd5fee1b23da3793bf3d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Duke settles in with some fine china. Photo / Cathy Hoyt, via The Washington Post]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/charlie-javice-duped-jpmorgan-out-of-304-million-the-bank-is-picking-up-the-legal-tab/7M67UPTIMFCQPHWALU72YGGYYA/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-08T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/P77QRMKXCRFDTEW6W3NY6WTASI.jpg?auth=35095c036bafaa81d741bcaad1061af796ab02e7bdcddbbe0e91ffb7e0fbfec5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Charlie Javice departs federal court in New York, on September 29. 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Photo / The Hui]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/travel/azamara-journey-explores-norways-fjords-glaciers-and-viking-heritage/O4H2LVQXFZD7FLH6JI6HELCNC4/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-08T08:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/PLY3KIOH45H6VARLLLUHONRIUU.jpg?auth=feb009d267440b96880671ba2f8950b503385ba9fe14faadbc00d0528d348a86&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Svolvær fishing village. Photo / Azamara]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/lotto-draw-check-the-lucky-numbers-for-wednesdays-15m-powerball/TG5YQVCXYRAPPKJKXRAQ2QU2XI/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-08T07:39:29.339Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/TIIHSL7W6RG7NPBJ2PMCTQXKYQ.jpg?auth=a35e85846b2c9abb11122d0b15ae40b7575f924fc775f8623cea5ee16fa5e184&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[ Lotto NZ has welcomed a major new technology upgrade that has seen terminals replaced in every outlet, produce new-look tickets and also help it detect players who might adopt dangerous playing habits. 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Photo / Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/man-arrested-after-knife-incident-at-paknsave-wairau-rd-on-aucklands-north-shore/TVEEX6AYWNCQHEQQF7GUN4HRFI/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-08T07:16:23.228Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/WBUALS4FPBARDJ5MERU7RPXOPM.png?auth=b324d963f117856e2820f2b9043dcbcab77821841eb258a8621c3e60e4fcd762&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A man was spotted brandishing a large knife and attempting to intimidate a Pak’nSave security guard. 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]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/whangaparaoa-cliff-rescue-under-way-after-pair-trapped-on-cliff-face/MMUY742NXBGQZAWIYT6RU4KPW4/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-08T03:26:27.82Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/UWOARGRJAJCSZM4SGYNRURQH24.png?auth=18c02e590f5bbfa137a2b3201b0e991b7de3f8f1545cd80f2167bfa3ffbb7cff&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Emergency services rushed to reports of people stuck on a cliff on Whangaparāoa Rd, Tindalls Beach at 2.50pm on Wednesday. Photo / Google Maps]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/auckland-bus-driver-honoured-for-her-bravery-in-lynnmall-terror-attack/Z3FIV7X665D6RDU33GZ2ISOEBU/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-08T03:24:29.508Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/YBLFWQSJ4BHPVJWV3URE2AGQ6Y.png?auth=b9aa28df8fdbd2a75341454a93cebef0b73dc681c9c5e185357c431bea627008&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Sharon Colquhoun (inset) has been awarded a Certificate of Merit by the Humane Society for her actions during the LynnMall terror attack in 2021. Photo / Kinetic NZ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/the-country/news/agresearch-reiterates-halt-to-ge-animal-trials-amid-fresh-scrutiny/ODRMMAX7LNGT3ENT6Y3RSITPFA/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-08T03:19:23.345Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/BTBY5J34QJC2FHSIL7GQJJQU7Q.jpg?auth=b61fb2177a6d54679eb3d42e48a296b91e4084dbfcaab57a03bd70ea873e5d38&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Bioeconomy Science Institute says genetic experiments on large animals stopped because its specialised facility near Hamilton closed in late June. Photo / Lucy Penellum]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/society-insider-simon-and-paula-herberts-herne-bay-home-expected-to-sell-for-50m-plus-tiana-epati-nzs-first-female-samoan-kc-on-breaking-barriers/32UPOPWWH5DOFLZVUUGKVHFR2E/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-08T03:13:05.308Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/HF5LHFBMTRFVLF6IUTFXLINIUY.jpg?auth=294088644e557e89ac3dd0ac84b06009803f5a942bd4e34818e85c14425975bb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Empire Capital's Simon and Paula Herbert have put their waterfront Herne Bay home on the market. It's expected to sell for more than $50 million. Photo / Herald composite]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/suspicious-substance-found-in-the-post-at-hawkes-bay-regional-prison/YOQMVWMQVJBBJPSIN6OA3BTSPY/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-08T03:12:30.982Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/XVE3J2WSCJATTGLA2R7HRDQHTI.jpg?auth=87042d6eb1584e743d2d907ea475f01479cc5b462aef3a296afbe5224998ed48&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A suspicious substance was found in an envelope during a mail check at Hawke’s Bay Regional Prison. Photo / Duncan Brown]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/trade-minister-todd-mcclay-dodges-questions-on-alleged-deal-after-swearing-stuart-nash-text-messages/4OX55D4CKJFQFPOJP3FQ2ZUZ7Y/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-08T03:06:15.658Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/NZDIWUB3M5HD3EOCYZ77EHB45Q.jpg?auth=cc894913cca0c0c56fb431e5f22d52f55461f0ad258cf2e7dc6edc74f8991c21&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Trade Minister Todd McClay -  "this is the least important thing I have to deal with”.
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