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Photo / Doug Laing]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/rotorua-daily-post/news/lakeland-queen-owner-eyes-november-reopening-as-liquor-licence-pending/6UBX32OO35HBNEE3YFH3Y2YD6Y/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-28T17:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/ZDECA4IVVRBT7CM27ITPH574IA.jpg?auth=2b26d4895615c18200490bf92c35ab31cc9c3539274286669d446b379d7d94fa&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Lakeland Queen owner Damon Hagaman celebrates that day the boat went back on the water. Photo / Annabel Reid]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/travel/bhutan-travel-guide-for-solo-women-safe-inspiring-and-deeply-rewarding/JCDJUSCYFFFIPHZVPGNEEKE5NQ/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-28T17:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/OO6IKW35Y5C2JM3KKEFVJXOGMA.jpg?auth=f0241ce5ea64728c3836b7f0ef5d73486fbb9303925c41bb423e2073311e1368&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[ Pemako, Punakha. Photo / Supplied]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/herald-hat-trick-am-sports-quiz-wednesday-october-29/GWPYIHLZWBAEFM6WYQGHDWEDFQ/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-28T16:46:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/CJZNK2BVX5CMHHDNM7DCBYIFGE.jpg?auth=2b24625749dcc65967e51cd94cc8e5e29bb7b3513d6dbaa755331ecc00a03a8e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Phoenix Suns Guard Devin Booker. Photo by Melissa Tamez/Icon Sportswire]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/food-drive-slump-exposes-cost-of-living-strain-editorial/OCI7NDL36VH3XO5A765CRIVZMY/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-28T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/PGMYVWMLFJEQRMZW6TO2LIDDDQ.jpg?auth=f14516cdc11d73754b7034ded40e0feec86e58803b01622052c54e196ef8224d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The annual Whanganui City Mission Foodbank drive collected almost half of the number of food boxes collected in 2024, while demand for food support in that time doubled.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/herald-morning-quiz-october-29/NTHEGMQVSFB7HOD2SLKIEVT4JI/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-28T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/APOHSKHOHJCGLBTSGXSQYKTIDQ.jpg?auth=d54fe46608b872ad11e7aa13aceda8412042cb720a002026a4337e000fc12339&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Which two oceans are connected by the Drake Passage? Photo / Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/northern-advocate/news/dementia-in-northland-devices-help-give-peace-of-mind-to-families-of-those-who-wander/G46SJJQ3KBG4HLX7AARP3WQFRQ/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-28T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/ORZNNGMJARCCFMGGQ364KQ2PEI.jpg?auth=178d8f6710ab9b8adced63d3dd1a0eae1de56999c53c7c75a5f8cea53a91db87&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Pete Smith from Northland LandSAR says WanderSearch can help find people with dementia who go missing, by tracking their beacon with a specialty aerial. Photo / Denise Piper]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/its-not-sexy-but-expert-blueprint-on-organised-crime-is-a-no-brainer-for-coalition-government-jared-savage/7HS3LSIHCNGURLL27R5AGTL4FQ/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-28T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/FDPS4472IFH45BG2DPPSA4EZ5Y.jpg?auth=072acc65e106152e4743adc34091d5f046eae1fe35d25223c7ebb49fa9faeb7e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A gold-plated Harley-Davidson motorcycle which police seized from the Comancheros gang in 2019. The arrival of such gangs has revolutionised organised crime in New Zealand. Photo / New Zealand Police]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/racing/horse-racing-d-day-for-kiwi-horse-mark-twain-as-melbourne-cup-decision-looms/EOG4UVZPJZEL7AI5H4FW4GZA4A/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-28T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/X2HIXES3PJDR5FXESE2NSUOY24.JPG?auth=2c22ad71f438fa81e5c3b68afca8aeda3b18a5c999d1d62ef9e24294af199890&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Mark Twain has won at Flemington before in March last year but hasn't been in that form this spring.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/weather-thunderstorms-possible-for-parts-of-north-and-south-islands-then-wild-weather-eases/2KBHFUO5CZGDVDN37TW4V4FTZU/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-28T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/7Q3KBVCSSZTVLVR5WEGV67E6C4.jpg?auth=40138cfc28ae794c6a33e2566218e2ad380e847546dd826df0998fc5b922ca5b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Parts of the North and South Island are at risk of thunderstorms. 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Photo / Jason Oxenham]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/personal-finance/tax/labour-commits-to-capital-gains-tax-but-cant-say-if-interest-expenses-will-be-deductible/NK7YTWFVPNCSTFVGLUUHCMSNSY/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-28T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/OZOL3PORHZGDDB3VRSJICPRTQE.jpg?auth=7ee771b80f0f060cf5a854ee59dd7f26d7f57ac253893cefe76bf9fccd7f9096&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Labour health spokeswoman Ayesha Verrall (from left), leader Chris Hipkins and finance spokeswoman Barbara Edmonds announce their capital gains tax policy. Photo / Mark Mitchell]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/measles-likely-spreading-in-communities-health-new-zealand-te-whatu-ora-urges-vaccination-boost-the-conversation/INABPKXFOVHABBYAWL5PWK76QE/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-28T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/GRS77P2Q2VCHNEKT4YSCPFJBVQ.jpg?auth=a5d60e23eae5a4b5a445a64aa96a0cbf4a439c75af07e0875aa417a759c86711&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Measles are spreading in New Zealand communities as vaccination rates fall short of 95%. Photo / Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/mortgage-rates-tsb-introduces-439-one-year-fixed-rate-putting-bank-ahead-of-competitors/APN22HG67ZEGRGBKQMZPV3KVEA/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-28T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/GFTZSSYS4X66NL56EPPYYGTENQ.jpg?auth=8a511af074732e17cd6eb915b99916ba21f972cf66b7a09a072d3e80d22924e7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[TSB’s new rate comes from a cut of 10 basis points to its one-year fixed loan, down from 4.49%. Photo / 123rf]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/inside-hurricane-melissas-eye-on-all-sides-hulking-thunderstorms-towered-high-above/XIDH7MKKRNGJHH7CDZSPSE5OS4/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-28T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/LW3JFRUQFFHEHAGJSQKWUCNNAI.jpg?auth=85164d76e6c775d28852d0641b08c00e47a673c18000b47f8ce9edb2ba830213&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[This satellite image shows Hurricane Melissa southeast of Jamaica as a top-level Category five storm. Photo / RAMMB, CIRA via AFP ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/australia-turns-to-drones-smart-drumlines-and-other-measures-for-protection-against-shark-attacks/EYJAQSE42RFTTLCXCR5JZ7G5CQ/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-28T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/77Z3GJC63FBPHA4MXYX4XFDXDQ.jpg?auth=59de51bd4ef753517d7682b3e73565503631796a68d6d408503144c139fccd34&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Surf Lifesaver Eliza Heys checks a drone after landing it on Dee Why Beach in Sydney on October 1. High above Sydney's beaches, drones seek sharks. Photo / David Gray, AFP]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/racing/horse-racing-most-big-names-denied-sarten-memorial-start-set-to-return-for-take-two/3BRYK6JWP5C3JHT2JNSEOBYVSE/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-28T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/6357Z54JINC3ZCPHJ2AFC64CMU.jpeg?auth=2c517a3a3324ee3c82baf284e8663a464d313fd6ddd7dd67d546c624bfdb7b42&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Affirmative Action will return to Ellerslie next Tuesday after missing the postponed Sarten Memorial on Monday. Photo / Kenton Wright]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/skipper-sean-wilson-fined-for-boat-collision-near-mt-maunganui/426ZMU2DL5HOBK7D7N4AW4XJM4/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-28T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/7CVLULUD3FC5ZLUBAHCAN4NSSI.jpg?auth=4b9adb5a4139ee8881a5fdd9e92549f5cfe130631449b7073bbdcd4d3d867afa&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Ruger was damaged when another boat collided with it in February 2024, near Mount Maunganui. The family on board were injured, and the skipper of the other boat has been fined and ordered to pay reparation. Composite image.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/missed-opportunity-questions-over-labours-capital-gains-tax-policy-the-front-page/6NAXXUFYVJEOZBP37BTYAVWK6Q/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-28T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/2SPVZ4GBR5DBPBKFFOFA4JBXT4.jpg?auth=8445254f45cb16d76ebd8be862327503457a413c3d1fbc23360af1bd72bdf05c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Labour leader Chris Hipkins (centre) flanked by health spokeswoman Ayesha Verrall (left) and finance and economy spokeswoman Barbara Edmonds during their policy announcement on a targeted capital gains tax at Parliament, Wellington. Photo / Mark Mitchell










 














]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/personal-finance/investment/gold-surge-2025-whats-driving-record-prices-and-what-it-means-for-investors-generate-wealth-weekly/7HUK5EOLTFFHDCQIJ2NAXIQH3A/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-28T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/2JM5CQXCX5CODHMUICPJ6VLUG4.jpg?auth=8562cda15cb442a79a38b4bf1a50d15638635dcfea7ee0ef55becf3f38dee5be&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The price of gold has hit records highs this year. (Photo / Getty Images)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/gisborne-herald/news/forestry-leader-concerned-gisborne-land-use-plan-could-impact-economy/ILOVNBVOWJFVJKEE6LSJWHFQKA/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-28T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/5JZQJIR4Z5ESTF274AFSZSYAVA.jpg?auth=e3233092cecf4ad626ed4c73a4017422f32ba5f147589a1a7bac55dbd0734af8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[ Eastland Wood Council chairman Julian Kohn (pictured bottom left) is concerned about the potential economic impact of a draft land use transition plan. Gisborne District Council CEO Nedine Thatcher Swann is pictured top left. Photos / Supplied]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/auckland/auckland-tenancy-dispute-boiled-over-into-stabbing-murder-crown-alleges/CW72RAT6RFHRFBHV5I4FCLIOTM/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-28T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/HTKHLCHNPRDJTAK4T32I3P7E54.jpg?auth=c4c85fe17875a7f8cc5376769721116bb92897ef349a644d50988a996ea46fe5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Finauga "Lee" Faatoia and wife Sarah. Lee Faatoia was fatally stabbed during an altercation in April last year at a Mt Wellington property. His wife had told him she had a bad feeling about his plan to visit the property. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/racing/awapunis-return-to-racing-delayed-until-next-year/KE4TMOJANJCJPMK2KNQV65B6MU/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-28T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/ZG3HYJFN75AZNERXEY7KIXYKHU.jpg?auth=fd1780f42e96f4be6b91db901161de095e2a5651da4862f976a4aba444fab61f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[While some successful trial meetings have been held at Awapuni a return to racing has been delayed until next year. Photo/ Peter Rubery]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/letters-labours-capital-gainst-tax-plan-should-go-further-over-funding-of-gp-visits/476E5HMWINCTRKV2FELFYJHW4U/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-28T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/WYSI22A67NGD7HTN2UKNOIJ6NA.jpg?auth=df0f299aeab0cd490e343b9292c357e3432b3f1894ab5f11cd42b2f127020c74&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Labour leader Chris Hipkins says his party's capital gains tax policy will make sure those profiting from property pay their fair share. Photo / Mark Mitchell










 














]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sponsored-stories/helping-pets-learn-to-trust-again/44LDFG7JJJCGLFKVFTVGOWSBS4/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-28T11:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/OPLD4SNFCNFBLH74ZZ4X4AC7XA.jpg?auth=0ec6266714dee6b17fc2775ba93e89704d14379181c4c602ec3dfb86d73deff5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/most-popular-pet-names-for-2025-luna-leads-for-seventh-year-as-te-reo-names-rise/FPQMRLIYJVA7RHR5GEHNBFBOGY/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-28T07:57:33.235Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/C7HIP3VOZXC7DJVQWTJ3KSBD2M.jpg?auth=69a1f7c3f29e407af6ae4d9f5dae73166f1316019a100f6493bcf4b292a7f582&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The NZ Companion Animal Register logged more than 110,000 new pets in the past year.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/christopher-luxon-expected-to-attend-dinner-in-south-korea-alongside-us-president-donald-trump/XJLXR6FFY5CXXLJ66SFC74TIQE/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-28T07:47:31.797Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/2OMNMAEK7NC7ZIMFHOQFX6NUGE.jpg?auth=e2d0e0ff4a173dae15d9e271ce0b427a891c9dc8217657bfb0595e0dbd52374f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Prime Minister Christopher Luxon could come face-to-face with Donald Trump tomorrow. Photo / NZME]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/jamaica-braces-for-category-5-hurricane-melissa-with-catastrophic-winds/2LZOZEOQTFEAHEV4QBABM77SRE/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-28T07:36:27.801Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/KU74ZFXKGRDHPOXWHZ2J7JRPQ4.jpg?auth=1dab4c2e7c07b8ed04eda1959afb1e73341062acb78d00f6e3a6350e8a574d73&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[In this handout satellite image provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Hurricane Melissa churns northwest through the Caribbean Sea captured at 17:00Z on October 27, 2025. Hurricane Melissa has intensified into a Category 5 storm as it approaches Jamaica, according to the National Hurricane Centre. 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Photo / Mike Scott]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/talanoa/measles-outbreak-pacific-countries-issue-alerts-as-cases-rise-in-new-zealand/5KBYW2DWPNELBHZCRS632U3NHM/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-28T04:34:54.256Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/VNSO6WWTNHI2UOVS53TTP4ZE3E.jpg?auth=fc348b667f2c38a585705b95374dff4fa8af00858ca498b05f52bc36657498bb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Health authorities in Samoa are urging parents to get their children vaccinated against measles. 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Photo / Photosport]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/lightning-strike-cuts-power-in-central-areas-as-snow-traps-vehicles-across-south-island/GT3L4FYTBNB7LKZ6C3ABQ3YTT4/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-28T01:00:42.511Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/S6UQFMSFOJDKNIBC6CCFRMQ6VM.webp?auth=365a49dd08bce5b34da234f60aa61d25825a71430ae8ea6f36d3719ee5227c6b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Snow in Waianiwa on October 28. 2025. 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