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]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/property/downer-new-zealand-makes-25b-revenue-profit-up-247-after-expenses-fall/Q4BRGM5FLJF4TG34UCBJRGYXGQ/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-03T22:59:51.629Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/7IVH6COV6RCQJDBGN32WQOU3DM.JPG?auth=94f23975fe52c1c80bd4c99609e5ed56de09ad253f7f83af9f9a2312c9f411e1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Auckland Airport is partway through building a new integrated jet terminal. Downer's Hawkins has the contract for the job. 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Photo / Al Williams]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/gisborne-herald/news/wind-tears-roof-off-east-coast-artist-bub-dewes-home-while-he-was-inside/U2OW5UN54JFLFN227HV65G2YX4/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-03T04:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/Q4ZWIGZWVBBJNNY2PEX7V2Q4QA.jpg?auth=003445dcb38d9ebd2a7882c617a230fcb3c364f8adb385a2e1615f0ccf5e8312&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Bub Dewes' home near Ruatōria, an artwork years in the making, was seriously damaged in strong winds last week. On the right is the aftermath of the incident. 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Photo / Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/cyclist-seriously-injured-after-state-highway-6-crash-near-gibbston/7OIUFFJLSZFGFLE6J5NLJOOLFU/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-03T01:24:38.271Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/HA5REG5LPVEWVC2H54NYGNBNHM.jpg?auth=47ad22fba0429d3b55159b26eefb29dba0b1d49df9c7ed723ee4515dcceac052&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The cyclist was airlifted to Dunedin hospital in a serious condition, emergency services said. 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Photo / Michael Craig]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/health-watchdog-finds-opioid-safety-gap-at-counties-manukau-hospital-after-womans-brain-injury/C6KTVL235ZH2NKZZ674GFCQKFQ/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-03T01:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/GL5XHBX5S5FYHNDC5O5PWMPXVI.jpg?auth=54fe31a51364828494dd9ccb6dffffbb589290396b0cf3f06f1c5cabbe549edd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Health and Disability Deputy Commissioner Vanessa Caldwell was critical of the protocols for administering opioids at Counties Manukau after a woman suffered a hypoxic brain injury after receiving multiple doses of opioids over 24 hours. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/jarvis-cockers-pulp-to-play-auckland-concert-next-february/NYGE2IKR3ZBWFKWX4ODGICBNVA/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-03T00:46:57.617Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/IF3NTCGGLRE7VCXJB737AYC3XI.JPG?auth=1770ce93588d232d5b0164ba4dd40fc359f90d13224bec79582767213dd66267&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[British band Pulp featuring singer Jarvis Cocker. Photo / Universal Music]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/rugby-league/kiwis-v-tonga-eli-katoa-undergoes-surgery-after-suffering-seizure-activity/43ZO2PHSBZC7VDJS4MI6MXMDDM/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-03T00:46:05.066Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/WACKVBFP5NH6JA7U3XQEUIYIJA.jpg?auth=3f99607327d450f7c76901e04d23ba470b3a262ca31eea5fa9c88ec8665a32b4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Eli Katoa has undergone surgery. 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Photo / Supplied]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/there-was-no-pressure-police-rule-out-reviewing-breath-test-targets-after-30000-tests-falsified/WZFJCWT2JFGIBGU6WNCLQKXCIA/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-03T00:30:45.701Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/OJBGHVOPKBB57H7BMQSUQLHT3M.webp?auth=e698af407c6a1c476bf8bac67281e6066685084a74b51333571d8856a89790eb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Tens of thousands of alcohol breath tests were "falsely or erroneously recorded. Photo / RNZ, Alex Perrotet]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/gripping-moral-thriller-it-was-just-an-accident-is-among-the-years-best/YWQ7FWNFNBF2VC4SKFTBTKTUGM/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-03T00:28:49.408Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/TTVFZOKLEFH2RE7LRSCEUNHW4Q.jpg?auth=a10152ae694a1cbe57a1568fe7ba409614b2ae54dd809c64b145b81e5b07999b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[From left, Mohamad Ali Elyasmehr, Majid Panahi and Hadis Pakbaten in “It Was Just an Accident”. 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Photo / File]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/council-to-take-down-wellington-waterfront-fencing-as-safety-upgrades-continue/7A6452L2LBHY5EU2XBZAHEWERQ/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-03T00:02:23.987Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/NFIIOK7ZDZB3RNCAPURBTSZERM.png?auth=df5a8560c57184ff2e4e577708619c7bef8325dcc9af42ddc83c3cdc486728eb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Waterfront fences come down as Wellington ramps up $7m safety upgrades. Photo / RNZ, Samuel Rillstone]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/rugby/all-blacks/all-blacks-v-scotland-jordie-barrett-set-for-scans-on-leg-injury-ahead-of-murrayfield-clash/A2BIBEI6W5ELJLZNZUKTZ3D56A/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-03T00:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/PR555V5TUNDT3F5FDH56GCHOG4.jpg?auth=d9f4ac7fc020c9f08ea3e6787cdb75ea01571a0ec7b15f9c7d31db6b39c4e85d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Jordie Barrett was injured in the All Blacks' win over Ireland at Soldier Field. Photo / Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/everything-is-protein-but-protein-isnt-everything-heres-what-to-know/JOZ5JVN2LRFW7CXPS3PGCLJUZE/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-03T00:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/CYYTJM4PLJFK3BRW5M7AXMM3WA.jpg?auth=1b69c03ea7e687c3ea66a65452b97d8293da9f43d27a08bb5a313f089e88a630&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Does protein deserve its hero status? Photo / DepositPhotos]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>