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]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/grabone-shuts-down-as-owner-global-marketplace-goes-into-liquidation/4R3PEFMQ5BH2VNT7X2OBNZ7NBY/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-15T22:49:02.986Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/BJWMO76O44NJYRTZYPBR2BBEPA.jpg?auth=6070aa92f42fc9b855726ced78575dbc7d006fc5ff016c7e389b5fddf750f00a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Global Marketplace New Zealand, which operates the GrabOne business in New Zealand, is in liquidation. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/viagogo-makes-a-180-degree-u-turn-on-position-commerce-commission/HVCOKF7JNVCXZFD5BKVS2MTPUU/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-15T22:40:19.142Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/XLZVJ7XYKUSXZFT2NPWFWAZPBA.jpg?auth=0e6e04b87ff546362cfece6df14ceeea8faab7a7e2c52467495581cdf69757ba&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Commerce Commission claims Viagogo has changed its stance, allowing consumers to use the Disputes Tribunal. 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Photo / Tom Brenner, for The Washington Post]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/sailing/americas-cup/americas-cup-new-governance-structure-signed-off-to-usher-in-new-era/NTVNKEARJVEJPFB5YMF2C772MA/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-15T22:01:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/SOD74KDFEZA6ZLCWD7MMZTWBP4.jpg?auth=3033b3ec60010887f4269bece50e70bb46a1ecb22fe1a078925b6f392957556a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[America's Cup defences have until now been managed by the holder, currently represented by Emirates Team NZ chief executive Grant Dalton (inset). They will now be managed by a partnership of all teams involved. 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Image / Google Maps]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/ireland-ambassador-trevor-mallard-told-he-was-being-recalled-early-via-email-asked-to-stay-with-his-dog/L4TOUJ7ODZEEZIM55FZMFWYCWU/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-15T21:38:21.062Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/Q2MW7CILL7YID6TSCPU6RVNK3A.jpg?auth=c0da12e5559d60e2471c3d9edb6eff1ec2ad27700a62c5cb6491727d1d9fd77c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Trevor Mallard with his dog Violet, in 2014. Photo / Mark Mitchell]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/austrian-doctor-denies-letting-12yearold-daughter-drill-patients-skull/WCXGSV25QBEF3IHZH5LZKIG67I/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-15T21:35:45.875Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/GPRSRLZVUZGG5OPTQQK2WFORCI.jpg?auth=33533fbea5bee3a16a1cf9cfc8edc7b0d93a39e5f1ffbdf1f586210e402b3269&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The surgeon allowed her daughter to scrub in for surgery at Austria's University Hospital Graz. Photo / University Hospital Graz]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/los-angeles-county-declares-emergency-over-trump-immigration-raids/MVN3H6F7OVAITLVDBBYOAHBRBE/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-15T21:27:57.492Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/6H267XYT55APLLHIF7X747KL2Y.jpg?auth=bc504766f49ec91201827e7a3300790325545cfcc149f3464d16896575d0a216&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Raids by armed Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, as well as other officials from agencies under the Department of Homeland Security, sparked uproar in Los Angeles when they unfolded several months ago. Photo / Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/hamas-says-it-has-handed-over-all-hostage-remains-it-can-reach/WSKYCA2SQRFPVMEAFWLG2H7OHY/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-15T21:23:57.359Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/67W6QPBJOVET7GLEQ7BSZ5D2K4.jpg?auth=d1b974004944d4d48de122c163e249908409efcc630d48fd9ffcbd7d71975835&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Thirteen Israeli hostages released by the Al-Qassam Brigades are handed over to International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) teams in Deir al-Balah, Gaza. 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Photo / 123 rf]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/rotorua-daily-post/news/geraldine-atichio-returns-to-inspire-rotorua-young-achievers/6RDGEZLFPJD5VP2A2ZKBW4N7BY/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-15T21:07:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/CQ62VT73RNHRRDAMIN4KZN56YM.jpg?auth=85fdcdd5886800ee40997c51ba2b9fb1e432391663f5c20378bf0b30d9ed11a6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Geraldine Atichio, a 2019 Rotorua Young Achiever formerly from Rotorua Girls' High School. 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Photo / 123rf]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/bucklands-beach-fire-victims-named-as-father-and-son-in-homicide-probe/Y6LEBRLVHBBHJIHG5XHKOCCPIA/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-15T02:39:07.678Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/TCYMXMEN2FGR5KGSUQ3KYLJSOI.jpg?auth=66aae8cb471360ddb6cea4a0f16b062275838eeea30bf6f0c71a802335fc91e9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Police have revealed the names of the young boy and his father killed in a “deliberately lit” house fire. 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Photo / 123rf]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/rugby-magpies-quarter-final-star-le-roux-malan-out-of-semi-with-injury-lock-linchpin-isaia-walker-leawere-ready-for-50th-game/I5FX6W6BYNENDKK5CMCFZ5VUZQ/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-15T02:20:53.557Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/ASRXPBJOM5ASBGFN2C5OLJIWDM.JPG?auth=e6af2804afb79a68629c50595ad28387410947afaa44c91447f7db3032239a5f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Impact player and lock-loose forward Isaia Walker-Leawere is expected to make his 50th Magpies appearance in Saturday's NPC semifinal in Christchurch.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/property/skycitys-nz-international-convention-centre-books-95-events-for-2026-whos-coming/6DQFJWLHVNAJNLHACW63QCQ6FI/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-15T02:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/EBYZGEFX7ND27DBMPJ26TKGHPQ.jpg?auth=3585c7935992ec690528150d850554f269b33772670d3aae8d7270aa9714e9aa&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The NZ International Convention Centre at dawn in October, 2024 - art work by Sara Hughes is now illuminated, making a bold statement on the city's skyline. Photo / Michael Craig]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/herald-afternoon-quiz-october-15/4K4KDFIRJBAA3LPR6WX6KYXJIE/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-15T02:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/3NU2JHZP6BHZHBR4MVL3K3IC4U.jpg?auth=d42cc4947aaa51bf348ea8f39a3cc0bc0a2b4a644081994b611a26c51b97530d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[How old was Tiger Woods when he won his first Masters? Photo / Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/italian-prime-minister-giorgia-meloni-says-she-would-kill-someone-if-she-had-to-quit-smoking/TZ5BHXH5EBA5FBD4CSETQ6FW6M/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-15T01:57:10.215Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/WXFHPSJTLFHXHMJHOO53FSDMMA.jpg?auth=f526f583c3d8cb747f31f26c8e059654fb5a844120c3eab3ceb5e786049d73d2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni joked she would "kill someone" if she was forced to quit smoking. Photo / Simona Granati, Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/rotorua-daily-post/news/bianca-asma-takes-on-rotorua-blue-lake-trail-to-support-camp-quality/FD2ARU44I5GTZKKNXNST3U67MY/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-15T01:56:39.36Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/OM5NQKC245AOJEQ7EXNPEVJZ3U.jpg?auth=e7b275ab702b9b1f3ab4ab1318a7304032126a05e318839e8e10b57ceb4f15ea&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Bianca Asma is taking on the 13.5km Lake Tikitapu trail at the Aramex Kiwi Walk and run on Saturday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/the-country/news/listen-to-the-country-online-te-radars-new-book-kiwi-country-rural-new-zealand-in-100-objects/NKBJJ6S7TRCZZE3GXMZYFGIKNE/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-15T01:39:40.645Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/F4I7LNVVHBEAJHK5SY7X5UB2VE.jpg?auth=7c201754012751396e42fab96e73144d8d31ed367d6cb77c5b3809933e44d212&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Comedian, writer and presenter Te Radar spoke to The Country's Hamish McKay today. 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]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/waikato-news/news/aydan-hamilton-police-seek-information-on-missing-man-and-grey-mazda-ute/7TZ466GEDRDVVHPLQGMMDGTR34/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-15T01:38:04.625Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/SVHVF6QKUVH3JIPN6ACKLBH75A.jpg?auth=413d4a9fcd8401292dddee502e582f90a775074c82fbca613ba37bd0aec259a6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[ Aydan was last seen in Hamilton on August 17 and was believed to be driving his 2016 grey Mazda ute.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/sailing/on-the-up-kiwi-skipper-megan-thomson-on-20-racings-voyage-to-second-world-silver-in-chicago/MZC7MMMUDVDPFGYAKH7IWCK6CQ/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-15T01:31:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/FYPAH534A5CQDBDNFTHBZEDZPY.jpg?auth=56c8926f8e0682aef165689ca240a433d57e50c32815fca6cf82ade6bd918615&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[2.0 Racing crew (from left) Charlotte Porter, Hattie Rogers, Megan Thomson, Tiana Wittey and Josi Andres claimed silver medals at the world women's match racing world championships. Photo / Hannah Lee Noll]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/gisborne-herald/news/gisborne-teen-accused-of-threatening-to-kill-mp-appears-in-court/ZBTWDBB7HNCEHC6JP5MNYHLJV4/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-15T01:28:56.024Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/SQ2BWNZYXJD45PMR2GJ57BMHD4.jpg?auth=8c246b9ddfa6d53a2833be0e568a05cdd920339b85a11fbc769394b3de830de5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A Gisborne teenager accused of threatening to kill Benjamin Doyle has appeared in the Gisborne District Court. Photo / File]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/three-people-killed-in-horror-house-fire-at-central-queensland-home/MTXMMQASONENDBTRZQEWDDH5BA/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-15T01:13:02.668Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/RPH7JY6CZBATDPAOFXCUPKPNPA.jpg?auth=568ec041dde14862090e0381f9bf52d555bf4b44f394ab9821340893146748c5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Three people have been found dead after a fierce blaze ripped through a two-storey home in Queensland. 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Photo / George Heard]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/top-chef-lesley-chandra-closes-ponsonby-fine-diner-sidart-after-award-win/4GK7ZBYEH5GYTI2NROMWEYNARA/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-15T01:07:02.67Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/O7R75BU4RNF77CPEVRXGQCI6DQ.jpg?auth=afd0c1a862c91226fe88ae9ca5dc7a3cd421d322b4ca660645b1bf7b2591323a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Chef and owner Lesley Chandra says customer spend had halved at Sidart, his fine dining restaurant in Ponsonby that has just closed.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/a-man-disappeared-while-running-for-office-he-might-still-win/OMHNKHGRXRFBBDY5VT5DAI7EVQ/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-15T01:04:28.291Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/EXWTXFSQJNG6DIOSJNFQSDPB4U.jpg?auth=2b5a3e01f6cd21b26c03529bbdadde6367d091b221531913d9adfbd5cb962793&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Petros Krommidas, missing since last spring, remains on the ballot for Nassau County's 4th District. Photo / @RYboating via X]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/companies/telecommunications/eroad-raises-alarm-over-3g-shutdown-but-everyone-should-be-checking-preparing-tech-insider/74JXEX2YQ5HALDJ25HUHD5MMMQ/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-15T01:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/MSV4OOJIHR3RVDZOA7H3D6CIPU.jpg?auth=1ed8c3d21612bfbbbda63bf46ac02b37ae65f040426ae4016a362cd27c2d8743&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Eroad says a couple of thousand of its smaller customers have yet to upgrade from its 3G hardware. 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Photo / Jamie Yaxley.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/instagram-tightens-teen-safety-rules-filters-adult-posts-after-california-law/UE473WUIRRGRFOH3RHEXZVM7FQ/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-15T00:51:57.515Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/NMGO7WYZN5GB7J6AJGEWRTBQMI.jpg?auth=0b1c6ea2407c47c9b44fd38eefaac9b8056a37db141dabefbf5e9ad0f2c4d770&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Instagram adds stricter filters for teens following California safety law. Photo / Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/labours-willie-jackson-believes-te-pati-maori-split-inevitable-if-issues-not-sorted-soon/IVQFY6YIF5CLJEJGTEA76I6ZLQ/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-15T00:43:37.826Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/CLJ7RJLUYZHHVBKWVCFYP644KI.jpg?auth=fb270f10d535fac1040eeb11d68b0a576a9c19acdc606b0872a888cabc36a75c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Labour MP Willie Jackson said the situation was "sad". Photo / Mark Mitchell]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/dangelo-rb-visionary-and-godfather-of-neo-soul-dies-at-51/E4KIHH37EJE4POBULQVESNA2VQ/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-15T00:25:14.076Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/CM4ZTZXLHND47FCED5WBD3DHAY.jpg?auth=b2b4d67380b03b30d20e4eb270f10854805f648a4fe5e3e3405fd44c8dcaac8c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[D’Angelo, neo-soul trailblazer behind "Brown Sugar" and "Voodoo", has died at 51. Photo / Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/new-hbrc-councillor-wants-chair-role-im-not-there-to-be-an-ornament/6UQPXUPZDVGD3BIE6ORI4ILCPY/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-15T00:15:01.411Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/A5OL3NWMOFGS5MY3GTKSYNC7EA.jpg?auth=41b13b04e9b651467d350c4380fce78d568f61a65318442671ce932be1e890bb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[ Newly elected Hawke’s Bay Regional councillor Louise Parsons says she has a clear plan of what she wants to achieve in her first term.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/hes-spent-5-years-asking-people-if-theyre-happy-this-is-what-he-learned/QSMXKYTFL5CLVGINKMWSJONDKA/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-15T00:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/QQ2KFHPPUNFSPMCSYU5DXXAN7M.jpg?auth=a7c53458759c5bd5b18f1d06c867a2d2601d3e6277de13b83dcaa0126d6c1494&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Atdhe Trepca (right) travels the world asking people if they're happy. The answers still surprise him. Photo / Dustin Supencheck ]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>