<?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/nz/real-life-how-sonya-wilsons-writers-block-launched-christmas-book-charity/72RVMF7TZFEYBIWYEZGDX44M6M/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-12T23:38:06.767Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/F5RP2M7KRBGRFMPVGGHNNZC55E.jpg?auth=2306257fce6abecfe683901da5ef82a46ff1b1726d09833d10102c2139af50f5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Kiwi Christmas Books founder Sonya Wilson established the charity in 2019 for people to buy books to give to children at Christmas.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/former-financial-adviser-david-mcewen-pleads-guilty-to-stop-order-breaches/ZHKOFMYAYBGUFAK3LAWI4YC6BY/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-12T23:27:09.284Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/I7RMSA2CGZ4R2GAGTMBLMX7NSM.jpg?auth=a642dc5c3ed57e61990e1838a16cf6269976b164bd65453dc289606df3cb14df&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[David McEwen turned from financial journalist to entrepreneur.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/disappointing-result-for-the-rbnz-as-consumer-spending-remains-flat/DDJTKIFJDRDH3AXRYX4JHUFHGI/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-12T23:03:11.435Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/UEFZ4HNHOJB7DJEAC4LIMSQVIY.JPG?auth=6a3efb0e6d205e1a473755975eff4cdf8579df96095fdfa1b582d5948175e239&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Rises in discretionary spending over recent months have since fallen away, Westpac senior economist Satish Ranchhod says. 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Photo / Gary Hamilton-Irvine]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/a-petition-now-has-the-218-signatures-needed-to-trigger-a-vote-on-releasing-more-epstein-files/RN6TLRHKFVCFNESQXDIO7OVDVE/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-12T22:24:28.399Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/AWPIAYGZY5EPJKQ534PYN7YPKQ.jpg?auth=be4e41346987b0bcba32b61665bdacd9b3657357a4010d1e8767ee5b9e66d6b0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[From left, Representatives Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Georgia), Thomas Massie (R-Kentucky) and Ro Khanna (D-California) before a September 3 news conference calling for the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files. 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Photo/ Facebook]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/commerce-commission-declines-interim-authorisation-for-banks-to-collectively-negotiate-over-cash-in-transit-services/E7TPRREP3FBEFHGENHFCDP6DKQ/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-12T21:38:27.584Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/Q5MSRQ5RL5A3HB6AO7KCF327WA.jpg?auth=09b4b89984109f2822db743c8c4d75d39349ab2b7b3eabda18bd43fdaa42d55d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Commission chair Dr John Small says commissioners "are not satisfied that the potential benefits of permitting collective bargaining would outweigh the potential detriments". Photo / Mark Mitchell]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/geomagnetic-storm-triggers-aurora-display-and-grid-alert-across-south-island/SDU7DF5OXVA3NJAPIAUK7C4B6E/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-12T21:31:12.279Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/E2AJSHGCKNGYVDLUJK2IFBFRBM.jpg?auth=2cf1bc1e9d2d375482890c37db81f9c543187182c7d0e0bcbff1adacdfd34b2b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A geomagnetic storm lit up the skies over the South Island last night. Photo / Ian Griffin, Tūhura Otago Museum]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/remains-of-missing-climber-found-on-swiss-glacier-after-31-years/XMHYMQJH65GYXOYRUNSBP4SQOA/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-12T21:20:19.214Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/DYUGNL3WCZFRTKYQIR445BPVKU.jpg?auth=7af00fcc9a5499b8ec1b88b24123d27966816417a3c8ecc8ff8f6b7962c252d6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Ober Gabelhorn mountain at 4063m high is a draw for experienced climbers in the Swiss alpine region, which features the Matterhorn. 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Photo / RNZ, Nate McKinnon]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/doc-iwi-hope-to-clear-up-confusion-over-rahui/QPC6L22PBBCWDDHRUSDHY6OUUQ/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-12T20:43:41.237Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/ML5RXBYIX5CTRHVHIBNVNZS63I.jpg?auth=b68866f03d7c9d9a4c94ae28dd6d37204c717682fa46cc6fec500b9d3104d3cf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A 10-year rāhui following Tongariro's wildfire aims to focus on restoration, not exclusion. Photo / Mike Scott ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/sir-brian-roche-calls-jevon-mcskimming-a-devious-liar-reveals-timeline-of-what-public-service-commission-knew/ZR43AOYJ5ZBAPDP433GN6WH2HQ/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-12T20:34:54.514Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/WYTW5FXXEFBIHBLCYLHUTBLVOY.jpg?auth=0aba591543f1cb903cafcd974d509a647a42a6d64bf35ab3856e09df6f6a6e85&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Sir Brian Roche (right) says Jevon McSkimming prevented the Public Service Commission from acquiring the right information when employing Andrew Coster (left) as chief executive of the Social Investment Agency last year.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/rotorua-daily-post/news/rotorua-and-tauranga-hit-by-strong-winds-as-crews-respond-to-26-callouts/SFFNZUHI4JBVRN5LB3YMHXRMQQ/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-12T20:28:36.04Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/HW4M4KJ25ZH33KWUIYWHDHXQ4A.jpg?auth=95dbaddd48a0c2d590932f603ec8ac61f6215c098463ea08255ee822ff170f70&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A Rotorua Daily Post reader sent in this photo of a tree that fell down on their property. Photo / Supplied]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/uk-pm-says-bbc-should-correct-errors-as-trump-mulls-lawsuit/ZTHTZZNLVNHQNMD4FOC3BMAIAY/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-12T20:25:44.465Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/MBLVM3WHPNEMFIH2YSB2ZNK3EY.jpg?auth=91f78e1437fa0620ccee7ef95aaaf99e54c9f77e731dd9ee36b2cfd85c22854b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The director general of the BBC announced his resignation on November 9 after a row over the editing of a documentary about Donald Trump as the US president attacked "corrupt journalists". Photo / Henry Nicholls, AFP]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/israels-president-says-trump-asked-him-to-pardon-netanyahu-who-has-not-been-convicted/CWXSIX6DZJFK7M65QBUJY33LMM/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-12T20:20:06.923Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/6ZSTBVMCRVE3DBBM645JYNM7C4.jpg?auth=3ac6b6a10f875e51ec09b9a33608a01ee4b69ff0a10b19626af049f74eb02291&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel's Prime Minister. US President Donald Trump has sent a letter to Israel's president asking him to pardon Netanyahu, even though the PM hasn't been convicted. Photo / Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/ai-robotics-firm-foxglove-headed-by-kiwi-adrian-macneil-raises-us40m/VU25Y7ELFZH5ZN2JHJL7MWP5PQ/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-12T20:14:33.938Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/PCTS3WE2W5E4HPOP35TSUQGG7I.jpg?auth=a789e8c160c0c4b55c00ce8111e68736de9daf8210b9c396b80a378dde5c01a3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Foxglove chief executive Adrian Macneil with Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang at an Inception event for start-ups late last year. Nvidia is one of Foxglove's key customers. Photo / LinkedIn]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/malaysia-scrambles-to-find-anyone-still-alive-after-migrant-shipwreck/YJIM2XV2L5EVNEGT47LDM4K32A/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-12T20:04:59.251Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/PYM3MEFUTVAIVIQNOZA67IV7OM.jpg?auth=75ac9513255518f8461cc09869796e3703cde045ce8338ac4a868a66616d2680&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Rescuers carry bags containing the bodies of victims after a boat carrying migrants from Myanmar capsized near the Malaysia-Thailand border during a search and rescue operation in Langkawi. 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Photo / 123rf]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/waikato-news/news/waikato-crashes-police-call-for-safer-driving-as-regions-road-toll-climbs/FJ4ES4FRRNDBZGZ64LYO6TIYZI/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-12T17:00:01Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/XQOYBEQ5GFFDRJXRBVAIYS3OCI.jpg?auth=43d1dd3a69bce9bba065bc1b2101fe045e5ddd2f72d8955a85c231cbb88acc5a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[In a social media post on Monday, Waikato police said it had been a “horrific” couple of weeks.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/rotorua-daily-post/news/tristan-oakes-death-third-man-charged-with-te-puke-murder-appears-in-tauranga-court/NNAR4P7MHBBARBRLTSAE5WEDLM/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-12T17:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/524NMD3BDBBLJFPLG4NSPIR4GQ.jpg?auth=2f222d01fb74899a8519be5804a20986156a0e270e04ccb932860c6f418cf411&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Tristan Oakes, 29, died the day after being found with a gunshot wound at his Te Puke home. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/kiwi-firm-loungepair-says-new-deals-will-boost-access-to-airport-lounges/QIYU2SNLPBEXBP3F3BEXOSL2FU/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-12T17:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/VW6MAALHNNEWXC2R7NQ7SD4CNI.jpg?auth=4cb818a0380c1b23ce00bed652fe10c86a84d6e72d195e0dbc6af5d69106589b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[LoungePair says the new deals expand its network to more than 1400 airport lounges and the Dragonpass agreement would strengthen lounge coverage across Asia. Photo / Costfoto, NurPhoto, AFP]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/basketball/breakers/breakers-crush-brisbane-bullets-113-84-to-stay-top-of-ignite-cup-ladder/GKFSR5D6AVHSDLCI5TMEP5HFPI/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-12T16:53:37.821Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/XLLEJNINQ5BFNCFPMOKAS3UBTE.jpg?auth=d7df52fc8505e7980fa987ed9773ebce7f06167f83d2b4c4fb1abe9c3088fcb5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Sam Mennenga of the Breakers drives to the basket during the round nine NBL match between Brisbane Bullets and New Zealand Breakers. Photo / Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/epstein-claims-in-email-that-trump-spent-hours-in-house-with-late-victim/MWA5MT2TFFGDNNNHY43G4IJV54/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-12T16:38:31.61Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/7L6VROXHQRB4ZEUVHWX52KVKKQ.jpg?auth=d899f91c9fc4662957b6f287791ab9cbca7b0e2dc2928885f0398e2f6a90112e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Trump denies ties to Epstein's activities, calling the focus a "hoax" by Democrats. Photo / Win McNamee, Bloomberg]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/hmnzs-manawanui-sinking-navy-owns-training-failures-which-led-to-human-error-editorial/premium/3RTXO454YVANBP3T3UADDNPX64/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-12T16:18:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/WLUXBWKUYFGNLMZJXNTPYETEK4.jpg?auth=89dd54fc787b070364cb10ed9a5553b6f58c6e9c4968a1a9a443d8d26f25c9c9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[HMNZS Manawanui foundered off the coast of Upolu, Samoa, in October last year. Photo /  Profile Boats]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/kiwi-fears-rise-over-trump-era-us-border-crackdown-the-elephant/XMWXKUPKEVBERGNJWZ4C75MTSM/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-12T16:03:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/5OTEP5Z5NBBAFBR3AT7RMK7XWE.jpg?auth=d24e436c7b7cf7ae4a143eae18fbba7fe009dd829965e54d039c0a5ce0a5bce2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Elephant hosts Miriama Kamo and Mark Crysell ask if President Donald Trump’s new hard-line immigration and security policies are putting New Zealanders off travelling to the United States.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/more-people-are-dying-before-they-turn-65-who-it-impacts-and-what-it-means/TQVE7UVZ25D6BEYH6L45TGWVPM/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-12T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/SESD33YZNBB6ZJD5DU3UAVTHKE.jpg?auth=680cf2f413cb0589d22adc497a7b4661561c9eaacbe826d3de760f58ebd38b70&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Africatown Graveyard on January 4, 2024, in Mobile, Alabama. Photo / Jahi Chikwendiu, The Washington Post]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/troops-have-been-deployed-to-provide-logistical-help-for-trapping-and-hunting-bears/ATQ3ZVRUMFCFJKCPIO7ZFFE4SE/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-12T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/Y7HIW7FJAVEBBFIRWOUIPIJY7A.jpg?auth=54f0ec1458e468e9fb7712df844028432ad46dfc7a4a04d69f3378e2ee16b7fd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Japanese Government is scrambling to deal with the surge in bear attacks. Photo / Caroline Gardin, AFPTV, AFP]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/ikea-to-host-three-secret-auckland-housewarming-parties-before-store-opening/4FXKFTQHO5G25G6EMDXSNHZVQQ/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-12T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/MMHVKUSSZNHJFEWNW2FNS3DEQI.jpg?auth=7376d01a965864fb964810b19bc29f0f02c03c8855092c06f83d7f5120776a23&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ikea will host three secret parties in the lead-up to the opening of its Auckland store. Photo / Supplied]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/society-insider-rich-list-property-developer-nigel-mckenna-and-wellness-entrepreneur-sarisa-nasinproms-lavish-engagement-party-at-abstract-hotel/premium/GZPNQPKV7VHYFKRNU2EN2CTUGI/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-12T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/GO4IGS3T4FAOFB7W232KTLJMK4.jpg?auth=ceb385de1cf156ff917133841ec9f5729c8d1a21df0294f417e6b778d8fd08f9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Property developer Nigel McKenna and wellness entrepreneur Sarisa Nasinprom celebrated their engagement with a lavish party, ahead of their wedding in Thailand in the new year.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/a-new-curriculum-and-the-politics-of-knowledge-jonathan-ayling/premium/WQFCDJSSRZDTNHVOD2DRB6X6M4/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-12T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/CPVXZQJKIBEJFDJCKFDMR2EPZE.jpg?auth=5490f867249a648d6994106880e4fa80c4943790ec335d5048545e3841bfa3e7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Erica Stanford says her new curriculum is not political. 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]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/us-forces-could-target-military-bases-cocaine-refinery-labs-or-clandestine-airstrips-experts-say/7HNNHYR3UNE4PP7ZKCO2ZNHP3I/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-12T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/LLHMLDKK4NBQLOC3U4AFPTY7WY.jpg?auth=68f0c7e2f43db9f7906edf4c995b9c73988970c7e782d645cdade40d2ed2e6d8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Bolivarian National Armed Forces have carried out military exercises throughout the country, as instructed by Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. Authorities reiterated that this preparation is a direct response to the military threat currently posed by the United States against Venezuela. Photo / Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/herald-morning-quiz-november-13/JBEAX5UXMJBQBBH3LO7NGYP6IE/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-12T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/YR3XYQQGTZD5VK53XF7DKN425M.jpg?auth=80c24f99b027e3815cbf88a3ea5e93701ceb3369ef9feef2a39401a87c8ea2b9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Magic Flute is performed here by Opera NZ and starring Richard Burkhard as Papageno and Morag Atchison as First Lady - but who was the author? Photo / Neil Mackenzie
]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/racing/kingman-missing-but-most-big-names-set-for-addington-return/RNGTDVOF4VERTPMYD2TND54UTQ/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-12T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/MUK57E4MZRERNJWBITGEI5FSKM.jpg?auth=013e4d8892a5007499d88383aa06ac123ca499bd674e904bc7419262575595ff&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Kingman was majestic at Addingon on Tuesday but won't back up there on Friday. Photo / Ajay Berry.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/legal-experts-say-woman-prosecuted-over-jevon-mcskimming-case-may-get-payout/5UTLJJBH3RGY3ORKWQTAIU3TFY/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-12T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/RDD6MZ5XBNDBFEPZDKLSP6BWSE.jpg?auth=89f197c87cdf58ddcf673d76e411c2f89c156d6b14b7c8810a6809156d10dace&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Former Deputy Police Commissioner Jevon McSkimming. Photo / Mark Mitchell]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/spy-chief-andrew-hampton-stands-by-security-vetting-of-jevon-mcskimming-for-his-top-secret-special-clearance/premium/WSRVYARAFBGX3ANVKKCETLLV4U/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-12T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/37YQNZNQOFEWHPS7WKGUZ3HCYI.jpg?auth=244a6a0124e64f40cde9f2ab15fd0e1e249440a32ea92c6a1ea3e7fe728cbb06&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Former police deputy commissioner Jevon McSkimming (inset) was granted a Top Secret Special security clearance by police after NZSIS vetting.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/personal-finance/tax/inland-revenue-increases-audits-and-liquidations-as-nzs-tax-debt-hits-9-billion-and-continues-growing/premium/UIX3OCS7NRG2XOFE4GJDB2A6DU/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-12T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/SG6G5JD7MVAKPEL77OVDHLICGE.jpg?auth=53fc936e9140236ab8e96562c9b07cd2e250e215602c2e46e5616c65fd03435b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The value of the country’s tax debt hit $9.3 billion in the year to June, and is growing faster than both the economy and the Government’s tax take. Photo / NZME]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/louise-nicholas-on-mcskimming-scandal-this-time-theyre-doing-something-about-it-the-front-page/GDWZHGDXVFERLHVJD67VDQXI3Q/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-12T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/QRNZF25X4FFAHC6XRSHBE6QYCM.webp?auth=a170b5980fcdca447c4736d9fde37256bb7dcfef7d8d3f00ab579121c5c84c24&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Police Commissioner Richard Chambers (centre), here with Judith Collins (left) and Mark Mitchell, says the woman at the centre of the allegations was "badly let down".  Photo / RNZ, Samuel Rillstone]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/auckland/hit-and-run-driver-solomon-barnes-who-seriously-injured-dog-walkers-resigns-from-company-after-outrage/C7HZXBCC7JBFHGEEBMH7NRD2JY/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-12T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/OY4SH4WX75DG7P7SQUERM2NSLU.jpg?auth=0f15b031ca485a14078d647fe5710c364d9f8a24174e5228e4b12bcce4f2d16e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Solomon Barnes was sentenced in September to community work and disqualified from driving after pleading guilty to causing a hit-and-run accident in Paremoremo in June this year.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/jevon-mcskimming-case-police-apologise-for-badly-letting-down-woman-but-continue-prosecution-over-alleged-abusive-emails-to-detective/3PTWU2EYRNHP7JAUWDRLECFN3Y/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-12T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/HWRMANMIWFDSPJBTOPTSW2MA5Q.jpg?auth=e5c820206cb4398d9eabdefebcc08a4cc921d2f916068fc22e46d4fd63f1b889&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Former Deputy Commissioner Jevon McSkimming outside court after pleading guilty to possession of objectionable material last week. Photo / RNZ, Mark Papalii]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/wellington-divers-death-prompts-warning-from-coroner-to-be-medically-fit-while-scuba-diving/RCZGURW6ZBAD5GKQIPEG2GW3OA/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-12T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/W7UTVBEZZJG3HELJD6A6HQH6OQ.jpeg?auth=4d0fc878d2fe6d578ee1767e15d4558006f058b40fa6a5e7b4b44e2918033b77&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Gideon Te Ahuru died while scuba diving due to a combination of factors, a coroner has found. 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Photo / Ajay Berry]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/nine-stations-tracking-tsunami-causing-earthquakes-will-go-offline-by-the-end-of-the-month/U4LU2IJXWRHZNKVYT6XSRDHZI4/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-12T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/4LAOPVLKSQCCOVRLHG5DH7CCFI.jpg?auth=cee1f742a9a3d09662a9424f1eed8557d42367eb60f34998429da905c89abe74&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Two earthquake-caused tsunamis decades ago pushed the United States to beef up its alert systems. 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Photo / 123RF]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/the-story-that-almost-stayed-secret-inside-the-battle-to-report-the-mcskimming-scandal-the-front-page/QHCOFCJKGRE5JLMVAXXAFFGPXI/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-12T07:42:20.104Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/HWRMANMIWFDSPJBTOPTSW2MA5Q.jpg?auth=e5c820206cb4398d9eabdefebcc08a4cc921d2f916068fc22e46d4fd63f1b889&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Former Deputy Commissioner Jevon McSkimming. Photo / RNZ, Mark Papalii]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/lotto-powerball-numbers-in-for-45-million-jackpot-draw/6QVH6OX3WBCBDKM3TLRY4BULRY/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-12T07:19:40.628Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/PPTWSY33GNHLXPWGWNW6MHQ33M.jpg?auth=ec8b1d7608a35d7fb26a1dfde450e385b032a30c956f670007d53f69a5d5db3e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A jackpot of $45 million was up for grabs in this evening's Lotto Powerball draw. Photo / Michael Bradley
]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/jonas-brothers-on-working-together-a-healthy-amount-of-bullying-keeps-balance/AA4T7UJPENFP5KFZL5KVQA3A44/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-12T07:00:33.468Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/RGYHNFL3KZGU7JF5PRUBRVP2GQ.jpg?auth=24108ecf2189ba90de361398bc1c033c99df808ad221aefdffa653079b71c615&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Jonas Brothers do a "healthy" amount of "bullying" one another but know where to draw the line. 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Photo / NZME]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/rugby/all-blacks/all-blacks-v-england-ranking-englands-wins-over-the-all-blacks/premium/4DJRIRKEUVAY3NU46BBKHK2Z4I/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-12T03:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/26JDMZZHYFEXXIO5PLJSUIAJOQ.jpg?auth=da4ff6cf407ebcc001b77f9b31fb24fb635efe3dc88e1d49bd15b75ae9666e84&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[England players celebrate the 2003 victory over the All Blacks in Wellington. 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Photo / Hannah Bartlett]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/rugby-league/rugby-league-world-cup-why-the-kiwis-should-be-favourites-to-win-next-years-title-opinion/premium/SJXNWQILOJBQ5C4TZJBNL7IGDM/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-12T01:32:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/CX7VIQVJN5DNLG2UYSBUBTDDSI.jpg?auth=46f0b712b3442dcc7a203d01ed38d54016a99fbba63d60bfc73cd98e463cd4c1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Kiwis celebrate their win over Samoa. 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Photo / Andrej Isakovic, AFP]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/rotorua-daily-post/news/tributes-flow-for-young-woman-killed-in-rotorua-crash-involving-bus-and-car/5DB2UEQGQRBIXL46MLDP2CXP5E/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-12T01:12:44.57Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/BEGUWHNAAFFX5E6S5O2XLICE7I.jpg?auth=6bff005a9a66d322992f791cc9c3e79aff28067e15a6526e459b4305f5d5b2d6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The scene of the crash on Te Ngae Rd. Photo / Supplied]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/i-hope-you-can-be-there-lorde-releases-additional-tickets-for-sold-out-shows-at-home/VHKURKERNZA4XJN2DZ2SRUOG3M/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-12T01:12:41.007Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/EMJHRZVJAFH65N4CI532QSEJBQ.jpg?auth=41acd96e74986cce1ce00956bd22c18f9f9437958ce76988d6715254a337e5ba&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Lorde will release more tickets for her NZ shows.  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Photo / Mark Mitchell]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/dave-letele-accuses-westpac-of-poverty-porn-over-bbm-foodbank-visit/ESRQNOZG2FERZCVTWIAAFFVSME/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-12T00:23:59.119Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/N4HY5ET2KVGGXBGG7GOV2TY6LM.jpg?auth=2d9f7211049ac1a5a5f42dc30437f3aaada558bfc32188da694a1aae0ebf3265&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Dave Letele of Buttabean Motivation Foodbank in South Auckland said for many foodbanks it was a day-to-day hustle and grind to keep things going. Photo: RNZ / Marika Khabazi]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/rohingya-teen-rescued-after-five-days-stranded-on-malaysian-island/ZMGWMOFJEBEC7MYKJ2DH5NLWMU/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-12T00:12:00.497Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/3WC5DMADNRBQFEGFRQMVSTUR3E.jpg?auth=26c92441708bfd6c365f11391e39358439fd88882658bd718ef5a798b29e3186&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Authorities in Malaysia and Thailand have recovered at least 21 bodies as they search for survivors after a boat carrying undocumented migrants capsized, police and maritime officials said on November 10. Photo / Hakim Mustapha, AFP]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/devil-in-the-beetails-australian-scientists-discover-new-lucifer-bee/6HBKUGUS6FGK7PBQX6FMCBNIQU/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-12T00:04:43.446Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/O3XJAZXKCZGCXOPUXRQU4B3CLY.jpg?auth=16ee51b4b8ba59dfd9bb734974e579cbb0fa4d0bf54714cb8dc2c952cc78a455&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Australia’s new ‘lucifer’ bee discovered, sporting devil-like facial horns. Photo / Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/babys-terrifying-fight-for-life-after-sudden-collapse-at-rural-home/F5PJIWXNYFGN7J5SI7OB65UBUM/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-12T00:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/ZGCMM2PBPBAUHC5LMVK6ZO46QA.jfif?auth=74e489a02468e2446f48a4d46b9003faa1c85f8b4721886b8829e775a242010d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[It had been every parent's worst nightmare as Mel Roborgh desperately tried to keep her 8-week-old baby, Iris, alive before paramedics arrived. Photos / Supplied]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/cost-of-living-will-still-matter-for-voters-heading-into-2026-election-richard-prebble/premium/HOHVS4XRZVEP3LA6KB3S4IN7U4/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-12T00:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/FGGKTVEDEREPPJEIVGXXURHB7A.JPG?auth=029c7ce7864e98896c394ed8a483f63363e820c6df2f889e02a91b67d5eb6440&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Affordability is more powerful than campaigns when it comes to elections, Richard Prebble says. Photo / Andrew Warne]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>