<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><urlset xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9" xmlns:image="http://www.google.com/schemas/sitemap-image/1.1"><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/madagascars-cornered-leader-ignores-calls-to-resign-after-spiralling-unrest/UVBDTXEPNFDXFAXFRHPJ476K3Q/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-13T23:58:21.997Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/A34SSAPH5VBDJKCD43QD6PXPKU.jpg?auth=ea3d58810d3d30fb93448e37a093ae3fb8af525f77dcb5cd7454719653b475b5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Madagascar's President Andry Rajoelina addressed the nation amid calls from protesters and a mutineering Army unit for him to resign. 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Photo / Supplied ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/property/20m-auckland-property-failure-development-boss-speaks-out-on-what-went-wrong/FHWMPZHM7VAOPEARYJH5OYKZ4Q/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-13T23:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/GE4YQKLPMRHUTHRNANYIOF53RM.jpg?auth=0568c047c2cac891e7fa1e33804650a3d3cb4c90f7f85283263be37e8ca84162&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Hobson Green (centre) at 133 Clark Rd, Hobsonville Point, Auckland. Six companies which failed, owing $20 million-plus, were connected to this housing project, including builder KBS Construction. Photo / Brilliant Stone]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/outgoing-buller-mayor-urges-future-leaders-to-continue-westport-flood-plan/SYALN5W2CBGIRHFPUAMIYBAVHA/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-13T22:58:25.624Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/NWOD7WQI5ZEBHDGXIX6DXRGQSY.png?auth=48013d3c2386f8841c0f39dc1688ef4d7fc5d6be43692ab40e80312bad696531&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Outgoing Buller Mayor Jamie Cleine at the Adaptation Futures Conference. Photo / RNZ, Anna Sargent]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/ready-to-roll-concert-brings-th-dudes-mockers-and-stellar-to-hawkes-bay/WM4NQMNR6ZFIFEIEBAPP6PQ7OQ/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-13T22:56:44.404Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/UYIC73HFHZHYZBWSMBGH5HKI7Q.jpg?auth=5496d47ab9fd1a434c12eb527dab7db9fb433e98264cfe80b6fbe442b14e65c4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Th' Dudes will bring their many hits to Black Barn Vineyards this January as part of the Ready to Roll tour.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/netball/silver-ferns/silver-ferns-selector-gail-parata-resigns-after-netball-nz-coaching-saga/KSAPYHXQTFGKXPB4L4TRTCGJYE/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-13T22:48:58.162Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/BYFVRKDXS5F53C5BYGKNWWMXMU.JPG?auth=6d1e63bd32de70c4506513ad448c53bd3eb393fd49fe832ce7d45ed3a9307968&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Former Central Pulse coach and Silver Ferns selector Gail Parata. Photo / Photosport]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/hawkes-bay-rugby-player-teilah-ferguson-finds-new-purpose-after-eye-injury/MWECQQMVMFGUXGPOLZMFBBNWUE/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-13T22:44:37.252Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/CWEOBCXK7JFAJLGECJPS3FFPYI.jpg?auth=463b89bd2ab5a49543907de1a5e1fe87003934b4780747a62a0ff604d1d66642&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Teilah Ferguson makes a break for Hurricanes Poua against Chiefs Manawa, in March. 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Photo / 123rf]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/crime/south-auckland-murder-case-phillip-beale-charged-with-killing-mum-joan-beale-in-papatoetoe/DZEIMT3QBBAELEBLC7QHL7L7OU/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-13T22:15:40.889Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/4OG3ELCSJVEXDH4IRTH24NGEDM.jpg?auth=645cc166c99184a70ea0ad44efdf7ca3095346ba697a74dd5881ae3fe31215c7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Phillip Beale, accused of having murdered his mother, Joan Beale, appears in the High Court at Auckland on September 10, 2025. Photo / Jason Dorday]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/auckland-animation-company-anim-studio-put-into-liquidation-with-17m-tax-debt/GYMNPWTAF5CL7CC66KX3PSDN24/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-13T22:12:48.215Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/HG4UM3Y6LZE6XHIC5NNSYTKXEM.png?auth=20b9e6955f182865ec5185874547dd92779b779e210f04b9cf6905d4564d5f78&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Mukpuddy co-founder and Anim Studio director Ryan Cooper. Photo / Uptown Business Association]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/rotorua-daily-post/news/newcomers-take-bay-of-plenty-regional-council-rotorua-seats/4YNBL6CGHBEM5EFWHF7ODKZYYQ/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-13T22:00:53.506Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/OU5POONNMVDSXEOYP47DUCBUCQ.JPG?auth=dcb3b013dc33f5bfc49fd3c1563a7283ac75115acf5f571948bb0b7a8b53c2bd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Springfield Superette and Lotto owner Raj Kumar. Photo / Andrew Warner]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/bay-of-plenty-times/news/kat-macmillan-takes-lead-in-tight-bay-of-plenty-regional-council-race/ETMZQPYNDNGJDMDALU4KMKTVVQ/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-13T22:00:25.227Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/5EMXSHBDZBGLRGIUXDY55CHOB4.jpg?auth=db7bb7157da61fb43294c76c3471adc8b9f5bff668878a7e72505a911f20bae9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Kat Macmillan leads by 192 votes for the last Tauranga seat on the Bay of Plenty Regional Council. Photo / John Borren]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/acc-apologises-after-whistleblower-complaint-leads-to-ombudsman-investigation-exposes-costs-from-senior-boss-farewell-event/VVO2L7E5E5CWTIM7A6QBP22C6A/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-13T22:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/UUX3QUW3DFHSTPH55CHJEW5534.jpg?auth=50c1ea866dfb3c779bb6b000665c5f9400a5f3d5e69aeab69976f70918037f0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The agency has since apologised to journalists who requested the information.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/resene-factory-workers-to-strike-for-living-wage-after-what-union-calls-insulting-pay-offer/H4D3H5O3GJB7HKD5WMBWIQZULQ/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-13T22:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/EDRW6Q3MEJFSXLR363BM5JTUSU.jpg?auth=0b370a4b7cf7ba9da6b06a8cf1fdb9eedb54054678c14eeee5767994b40d98d9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[ E tū delegates and Resene factory workers Margaret Jackson and Lui Betham are fighting for a living wage. Photo / Living Wage Aotearoa New Zealand]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/rotorua-daily-post/news/serious-crash-unit-investigates-taupo-roundabout-crash-caught-on-video/BUSEF4UC65BETIIJM2JWYBCD4Y/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-13T21:51:12.942Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/UW4N4BTBQFHD7ONE5ITAO75RWA.jpg?auth=d910f4a78e98d423aa0f756909c491cfd49482a94f604ddf953cad5ee0d87c56&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The rider was critically injured after the incident at the intersection of Rifle Range Rd and Taharepa Rd just after 10am on Monday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/elderly-man-found-dead-in-florida-care-home-freezer-as-probe-continues/YEF3AOV5VJAZZK6IBDINVD6EJU/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-13T21:27:31.985Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/6O7FXXRIKVDN7NPXEHSSGO7SAQ.png?auth=2e8b3ceee852106aabc5187d0d151e0a069dd9fd6dd6c3c21c537fe31adf827e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Waverly Assisted Living and Memory Care has denied culpability for the death. Photo / Google Maps]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/charter-schools-acts-david-seymour-announces-three-new-schools-to-open-in-2026/YEDHXSTIANHZ7KRKTNMBFLS6NE/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-13T21:26:16.402Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/ZDDJ37ISBVBORNAK5FR4PNHZ64.jpg?auth=40dc3e5da52b52f0439a6c8e242d889a71943b2f906d1feac2dc0cdf5e422338&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Associate Education Minister David Seymour reads to children during his visit to Co Kids in Wellington. Photo / Mark Mitchell]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/death-of-bullied-9-year-old-primary-school-student-shakes-france/TS5P6LTH6NB4NILNHVGHG4ARZY/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-13T21:25:07.224Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/WVFS6DJXXNC6VEKH5CLQIMGWCI.jpg?auth=3101175135631c6fe1b83961d8928090c3dcc4c73aa43fb32174d43ae6d51108&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Former Prime Minister Gabriel Attal wrote on X: 'Bullying is a scourge, a slow poison that erodes self-confidence and can lead to the worst'.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/waikato-news/news/hamilton-attack-leaves-man-critically-injured-police-appeal-for-information/LLCBBTLMUNGQ5NZWWSGYG26EYY/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-13T21:23:40.981Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/NGRHUO2RCBAELE4HILL5LOI4MU.jpg?auth=3fe46702ae8903648662918735f82bc8188727ba7a6adaa4ba1fd686de418eef&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Police received reports of a serious incident in Fairview Downs, about 9:25pm yesterday.  ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/football/all-whites/all-whites-v-norway-chris-wood-backs-nottingham-forest-revival-under-ange-postecoglou/3ZIUSYJF5VB5PHKIH3D5ED6B3A/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-13T21:15:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/4KX34U73CFHH7KNSFSEYHIEA6I.jpg?auth=0c8019ce5f29615f0c5354db96dbcb280f8e543d05666ec7b6ae2debd3574bb5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Chris Wood reacts after a missed chance against Australia last month. Photo / Photosport]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/uk-government-faces-growing-pressure-over-collapsed-china-spy-case/KFV7GYFWLBHUZLF5YMDGXQLEPU/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-13T21:04:47.901Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/Q36PATYIBZGV3HV2VGEZJM36UQ.jpg?auth=810f78645bfb4b44e424c31669b3c4121e76c02627c0aed654a0bd8a9ddbf285&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[British Prime Minister Keir Starmer had a bilateral meeting with President Xi Jinping of China at the G20 summit last November in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Photo / Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/sand-dune-tragedy-pregnant-partner-vows-to-keep-kane-watsons-memory-alive/ETFNBJVSJRCZJJ23R7XFJQWGYA/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-13T20:54:27.61Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/5GRNKRZMQ5CAXPLK6T5YWVFIBE.jpg?auth=fb982307ba42ca119290558a935baff5b0339bc0605ecca33ec764256b49d9f2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Jasmine Cooke has been left heartbroken after the death of her partner Kane Watson after a sand dune collapsed on him at Muriwai Beach. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/musks-boring-company-will-open-dubai-loop-next-year-uae-says/BE4UWCAV7FCUHA2S7BNBOCV66I/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-13T20:42:50.231Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/FAYKA4BYB5EVXHKGQ4FPM5YRFU.jpg?auth=49b84fe8b3b21e47eda13c81ec8e45e79bfec4f46264245a3ebd9ce1ea9b4c3f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A Boring Company facility in Bastrop, Texas. 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Photo / John Weekes]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/silly-hat-party-vampire-and-clown-contenders-among-those-to-lose-out-in-local-elections-across-new-zealand/35D3XECD3FA3ZHG5J73KS7C5BQ/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-13T04:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/5Q43OGXVR5DDDOISZQBWJAIFSE.jpg?auth=bdaa4162e10d2413f71983675e579c2f581081a43da625f1a09f097a1b91f597&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Silly Hat Party "King" Flynn Nisvett ran for mayor of Dunedin at this year's local body elections, securing 67 votes. 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Photo / Mark Mitchell]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/inland-revenue-cracks-down-on-overdue-tax-bills-ird-makes-phone-calls-to-claim-gst-employer-tax/GRBSG5W7O5GMZJ2LRZGXA5IGYE/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-13T03:58:44.256Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/AVLELJHATJBETPM5ABXCPMDJAQ.jpg?auth=bd3ad9a9e5233514e6d80a6937c2c3a4a136f64c3d28ee1f731a602a0b17a4c5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Inland Revenue Department (IRD) has begun calling people with more than $1000 worth of tax debt. Photo / Janna Dixon
]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/kahu/brian-tamaki-fails-to-get-permission-for-protest-march-over-harbour-bridge-on-labour-weekend-vows-to-make-new-plan/KUOT5VQZURFBPMX7AWA45A7PUU/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-13T03:58:30.664Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/NQS6VSNU2RFUPO7MLTUJGXK6BM.jpg?auth=cb847be37af56657ed9e252b4d313317891d61a1dcd52f1b36aa2c89f9845fee&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Destiny Church leader Brian Tamaki will not be allowed to walk across the Harbour Bridge on Labour weekend, according to authorities. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/auckland/police-appeal-for-help-to-find-missing-16-year-old-from-mt-roskill/WYOJVZR655HF5LA5SV6WNGMZTE/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-13T03:52:26.272Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/GWPT7E6EENEWNARIH7NORYP2YA.jpg?auth=331f4d8fad2693cd5af9353e78cf7ff6fb37369e3e979680a19e97eac89d45f1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Dannii, 16, has gone missing from her Mt Roskill home in Auckland. 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Photo / Vanessa Campbell]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/waikato-community-mourns-14-year-old-motocross-rider-waiaryn-mills-after-death/Y23WAMBINFAXHGFOJPNHLXVP2Y/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-13T03:40:28.367Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/4TUYBDWIO5H6NIWJ43EP4IOYXQ.jfif?auth=6abb8a762f0a746c8f1a9b337df52342bc322223453024410750f61eff039b8d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Teenage motocross rider Wai’aryn Mills died after sustaining a head injury on a Waikato track last month.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/mouth-of-hawkes-bays-esk-river-became-blocked-by-wood-and-debris-during-cyclone-gabrielle/QVBWUDPBVVGGDCRWKA7J43XNFI/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-13T03:33:22.718Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/KEFJZAJAQZBV3JQO7URXSTSJCI.jpg?auth=8b526903c23fea5e050c38a56e89d6285d49f26a8b6a14cbd4618f1a676604d2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Craig Goodier (inset) appeared before a coroner's inquest into deaths associated with Cyclone Gabrielle, and gave evidence about flooding in the Esk Valley.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/companies/construction/du-val-founders-charlotte-and-kenyon-clarke-ordered-to-pay-46000-financial-markets-authority-costs/K765EKW7CBA4FFWW5U3F2P65NU/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-13T03:25:43.129Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/INSBETCZCNA4RLFLF34IAOPERA.jpg?auth=b78e88e5e1fa940fb048f8ff7381917b92fd3f15a7b7a0d95a1150bd628695dc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Du Val founders Charlotte and Kenyon Clarke.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/companies/retail/government-backed-foodstuffs-trial-aims-to-cut-single-use-plastic-waste/E7TJITZHBBHBZJN7F47OABFD34/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-13T03:24:37.376Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/VF6KXKJJHBAVJOICC3ZQIXOQJE.jpg?auth=8bb0ec3d153a7fd76f8dbdb45ee540d0a6359fd32ec02076820398ac13bedd2e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Foodstuffs North Island has partnered with Bonson Packaging to trial a new returnable deli container developed to reduce single-use packaging.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/motorsport/bathurst-matthew-paynes-long-journey-to-supercars-biggest-podium/3HQPKT7AZ5CJVL4P4BSHVFL4FA/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-13T03:01:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/KR4QYQW5ZNGETCZLJAR4D3Z6OA.jpg?auth=5cee769c66174b9faf780ca470708605f3615631640d5565078cd4b498f54adf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Matthew Payne celebrates winning the Bathurst 1000 at Mount Panorama. 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