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Photo / Bevan Conley]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/kahu/neuroscience-meets-tikanga-maori-in-series-helping-families-raise-resilient-tamariki/3WYPT45QJ5GWTK5D4DK3O7QESQ/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-26T23:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/YAQPHBGKAVDVLCKIOUKOS4QII4.jpg?auth=3b766225b1cf6319f2b1c3ea023832163d0b8c60a1ecdc7384363828227acc81&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Nathan Wallis blends Neuroscience and Tikanga Māori to support whānau across Aotearoa.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/property/dog-bite-sparks-violent-family-brawl-five-more-unusual-tenancy-decisions-involving-animals/UCAGRBVKABCQHBYOE64OTIHCVM/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-26T23:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/3T5S7WRMAFB2FOKPNQZHO2MY7A.jpg?auth=3ec9db52b1d5cfca32c3f8327d4111069435920628ad6bb0de3fd08f373d0064&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Relations between the mother who was the landlord and the son, who was her tenant escalated, resulted in a dog bite, the police being called, and broken ribs. Photo / NZME]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/northern-advocate/news/on-the-up-new-horizons-opened-for-students-with-intellectual-disabilities/NA3MHZRZNNB5JLTKPBJHY26TQU/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-26T23:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/57X7P2JGLJABRCT5ULL4NAAVAY.jpg?auth=f497a5df1d11c752e973f5dd13449ac6dae654a4805f857212e0f33cdb70752c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Participants of the All Hands on Deck sail got to take part in all usual activities on the R. Tucker Thompson, such as jumping in the water, but extra support and safety was in place, such as all students wearing lifejackets.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/rotorua-daily-post/news/rotorua-te-reo-maori-and-english-course-supports-migrant-integration/PKMO32VLWVE6LFSZ2YRPRA7OAE/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-26T23:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/7WQQAIYQURFMNIKK376MKZ7R3U.jpg?auth=b9be9a44515b77f4098da72ae15625c12c3a62933ce67f54cb89bbc7d582103e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A group of migrant learners in Rotorua have completed a bilingual course in English and te reo Māori, said to be the first of its kind in Aotearoa. 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Photo / Supplied]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/how-to-pick-the-right-walking-shoes/KMZQAAYNT5CK5ICTPKG7EMZJSQ/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-26T22:39:49.992Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/2UDQF6HRBZFX3PZ7YSVXDVVWOM.jpg?auth=f5fc9039a524aa20d99b80da96fd99776605dbdeca5fc5b55a4798c492a7b7bd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Shoe shape, support and timing affect walking comfort. Photo / 123RF
]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/labour-day-weather-cold-snap-brings-heavy-rain-snow-and-strong-winds-across-south-island/UIPCQJQIVJCY5M72H7VUTFIEME/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-26T22:34:13.16Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/G2GKJZ2C5JFBZLWJFDY2YIDEMM.png?auth=5046ce049ea3d9a10b7218f5da6ab529d447bf8b672ad222f4d57aa04ae18c35&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Heavy rain, strong winds and a cold snap are forecast to batter most of New Zealand at the end of Labour Weekend. 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Photo / 123RF]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/jack-jordan-wins-maiden-individual-timbersports-world-title-in-milan/NAYJ4HYUWJHSVH64CCYZLQJPWA/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-26T22:11:56.581Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/OJVCNONSFBCRDERMBELEU6CBXY.jpg?auth=5503fb6aa3e99628afee1cb32a7e1d60a3d08e995329bea51686319a4a97cdb9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Jack Jordan celebrates his Timbersports world championship title. Photo / Supplied.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/motorsport/formula-1/formula-1-live-updates-liam-lawson-starts-15th-at-mexican-grand-prix/TMV3RWBW5ZD2PFHEVCUHZNLYFI/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-26T22:00:16.479Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/ONAI43BLIFHVDCLYTBH5I5N7BI.jpg?auth=5ccf83c5b0c3d3c46dc583a729be0d5244491629493b959606786b7c61dc5f2a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Liam Lawson at the Mexican Grand Prix. Photo / Red Bull]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/wellington/study-claims-illicit-tobacco-is-now-more-than-a-quarter-of-the-new-zealand-market/ZCNWIPYJM5H2XGQKT2YNPJCTVI/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-26T22:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/FEXG5LS6GZBNBL6AXQRBD2CBVE.jpg?auth=45479dac95a3dceb5874dd1d664575ab9df86cca4146d2df3ddc689ea1cf16bd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A tobacco industry-funded study claims illicit tobacco now makes up more than a quarter of the New Zealand market. Photo / 123rf]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/rotorua-daily-post/news/coen-nicol-and-mary-gray-claim-uci-marathon-mtb-national-titles-in-rotorua/EPXZRZJDVFGVBMV2IM2EYLORKU/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-26T21:41:09.771Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/U74AVEG32JF6DFRE34TNCFLNWU.jpg?auth=c21f23bfa39c265064898a7221431bc4d845d734c44ef20137bd246f954fc71e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[ Coen Nicol at Rotorua's Whaka 100. Photo / Supplied]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/auckland/hit-and-run-driver-who-left-dog-walkers-for-dead-identified-as-solomon-barnes-auckland-company-director/TWBJ363UQBFPPOQS36JTAT7WW4/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-26T21:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/W6I4LZTXZZFIVBCAE7OZHS4TNI.jpg?auth=65f2c9452f403dc122883e74521fceab0391d193e319f4fd603ad921d050e4e2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Sue Fletcher and her friend were injured in a hit-and-run accident after being struck by a Ford Ranger driven by Solomon Barnes (inset). Photo / Anna Heath]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/us-has-warships-fighter-jets-and-surveillance-aircraft-in-the-region/NDJ2KEL5TBD2DJU3LUMMB56CGU/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-26T20:55:29.253Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/HW6GGWW3424HKQW7KEA5OUI4QQ.jpg?auth=f0eeb5b363a84f40c9cfa55e1527f629fe75f4f9a3994895abf63f052ab0e1f3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The US Navy aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford. 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Herald composite photo]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/motorsport/formula-1/formula-1-result-liam-lawson-forced-to-retire-from-mexican-grand-prix-with-car-damage/JBFEHWDEXFDRVCCAEMSYJATFVA/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-26T20:27:39.7Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/2GN4CT5N3BDBXGO2HFVBEKYU64.jpg?auth=6c178a49708317de48e614ae97e2c50cca52d3d25af466fd71804dc08c59eca9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Liam Lawson with a damaged front wing at the Mexican Grand Prix. Photo / Red Bull]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/in-gazas-ruins-a-grandmother-keeps-family-and-hope-alive/ES2FG3CZ4JEBLOC6VTSKHVAXDE/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-26T20:14:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/RWGROHH7LZCWVFX5BG5AQBA6CY.jpg?auth=9c8d70cf96aeb2bfdd8da8cd14df338ce2918a1d7ff8703d995c6b407038e70d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Palestinians, carrying the belongings they managed to take with them, move toward the northern part of the Gaza Strip via Rashid Street, which connects the north and south of the enclave, in Gaza City, Gaza on October 10. Photo / Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/christchurchs-little-high-eatery-sold-but-founders-keep-stake-in-new-deal/6GYENOHAMZATDCAIPDB3BXTHIA/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-26T20:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/CM4JAORBCYTZC5ZQGHXFCACQ34.jpg?auth=ac1863af053d79e19fa81ce81976e21db8af96a35fc851e0235aa41466d3be37&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Little High Eatery is one of Christchurch's great post-quake success stories. Photo / Alexia Santamaria]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/how-business-travel-could-drive-new-zealands-next-tourism-boom-kelly-thomas/ATAMX4WJVFBUFI5UDLJWKKUYL4/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-26T20:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/P5GDBCGCIRDOLO6ETJX4TE6GJU.jpg?auth=dc3f3284b5d9be2add486e3f5d4b7a01b958f15c76def1c52ce4d7aa7887ceac&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Stats NZ released its August visitor numbers, and, while we are getting close to pre-Covid levels, we still lag. 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