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Kennedy died on the same day the Beatles released which album?]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/basilica-in-turkey-emerges-from-lake-waters-after-hundreds-of-years-illuminating-early-church-life/4Q3SNX3MY5CRFLRQIMMAEYRVZ4/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-24T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/UR5Z2WSKU5BPXF5B6ZSWF3C6D4.jpg?auth=de2854fc2c9ec0d045155304e6fd77336c563fd5aac573328163f3d4c70736b6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[This aerial photograph shows remains of the sunken Byzantine Basilica of the Holy Fathers on the shore of Lake Iznik, in Iznik, on October 31. When it was discovered a decade ago, the ancient 4th-century basilica of Nicaea was totally submerged, its importance to early Christian history hidden beneath the waters of a lake in northwestern Turkey. 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Photo / Annaleise Shortland]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/seven-years-after-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-leapt-onto-us-national-stage-as-an-outsider-shes-learned-an-inside-game/VKTGP6TJZ5HIXL4JLEXJYCG5PI/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-24T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/75FEARYZ4VATBE32NUOPGL756M.jpg?auth=cc34467ddfc02a4e316eb363b51a81d547c71e3a5515ffd0b4acb3b1d2929671&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (Democrat-New York) at a House oversight and government reform committee hearing in March at the Capitol. Photo / Graeme Sloan, for The Washington Post]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/rotorua-daily-post/news/whanau-voice-grant-doubles-engagement-as-te-arawa-leads-health-change/NKDCJVQKUVCH5OF4ZA3FN4FN6I/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-24T15:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/DBAEMJWGUFC5DMGKK2J757XUSU.jpg?auth=39c8c7203d9f2af355ebe846df34342e9d7075c44ffb2a60bc3b14e28fc2869c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Rawiri Bhana, of the Te Taura Ora o Waiariki Iwi Māori Partnership Board. Photo / Supplied]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/whanganui-chronicle/news/a-cheeky-lesson-in-ageing-and-body-confidence-kevin-page/premium/YHGU5HKTOJA4LNBCQ5Y2OMCGZQ/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-24T15:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/CANKWSLEWZAQNAX3WFLG7BMOHE.jpg?auth=2ce7057252b309eb81664771ab5ac7d31704917801e0b507b65dbcb124f86f88&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Kevin Page hopes some targeted exercises corrects his lopsidedness. 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Photo / Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/wellington/second-arrest-after-wellington-daylight-shooting-at-pukehinau-flats/U75AQQ5CFZAQPIN5OFCVQCQ7FY/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-24T04:37:43.03Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/NZTOWC4J7VDIPHOVYO7FNKTEQA.jpg?auth=1ac79c84d4d6ab8f205d4fd661948c00db885682033513dfa9196e2225dea4b1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Pukehinau flats in central Wellington where the daytime shooting took place. Photo / Melissa Nightingale]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/northern-advocate/news/far-north-among-biggest-winners-in-new-govt-housing-plan-chris-bishop/BZXMAWJRSRCXFDQEPTQZAV3YGY/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-24T04:30:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/AJXY2QVVXBBBVFHETTLN2OPG54.jpg?auth=1bf7b6667d06a348e9944fea5293680db9970eb4103bff0109c77fe9bfc0109f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Housing Minister Chris Bishop says the Housing Investment Plan is a “data-driven, needs-based” approach to social housing and affordable rentals. Photo / Mark Mitchell














 














]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/coloured-sand-products-test-positive-for-asbestos-contamination-as-more-products-recalled/UPZAS24SUNBAHA7YNELVOV56BM/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-24T04:18:40.606Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/XH5QPTK6MVCJFCTZ6734B6W6QI.jpg?auth=96be6d796df658113e72d0e7f4f267a6f51ccaa2e270415942c4edffa8e5d58d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[ Coloured sand products sold by Kmart NZ have tested positive for tremolite asbestos.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/james-packer-calls-daniel-andrews-human-filth-in-podcast-outburst/MSCF4PCGPBDUVNIT2M6EWRQQCY/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-24T04:10:11.765Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/4F3N3ONR7NFSDARRKFBHE6EBSE.png?auth=0945f17c5f69992d62abec27af9fd9dede7c4890fcda4a77de840d433d19888b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[James Packer has hit out at Daniel Andrews. Photo / Channel 7]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/companies/telecommunications/starlink-revenue-surges-as-sparks-market-share-slips-in-commerce-commission-report-tech-insider/premium/USJQEPRQWBFEPAWCEXPP7A3RYI/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-24T04:07:30.491Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/LA6MAA3XIZA53JP3AEC7VUXUVA.jpg?auth=ad6c6ef6df21d3a811db96f0fa95b7ced3a5be420bea95f4d87af642d113a392&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Starlink, owned by Elon Musk's SpaceX, is a network of low-earth orbiting satellites that offer broadband from the skies via a dish on your roof. Photo / Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/rotorua-man-daniel-rikiti-sentenced-for-death-of-pedestrian-richard-martin/VS75FM5AJ5DGXOJRMEGR47BCJQ/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-24T04:01:59.859Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/ELGU2P2X4RAC7KTXRNEYQX5KHY.jpg?auth=cb8ba48caa670adda92f2062539bfb97b958d162dee8a148d4577db0422c0093&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Daniel Rikiti has been resentenced over a collision that led to the death of Rotorua pedestrian Richard Martin. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/gold-coast-sea-world-crash-inquest-told-pilots-faced-pressure-safety-gaps/N5JEVFA2P5FMFMUZQB7YT4KZ4U/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-24T04:01:04.553Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/AXWULVZZJFF57D45UWOFQTGEJI.png?auth=db36665fac99f91bd507958ef8667e8fc1983eabc145769c43dafca38f152201&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Screen grabs from the Australian Transport Safety Bureau investigation into the Sea World helicopter crash that killed four people. Photo / ATSB]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/mps-hold-379m-in-property-across-new-zealand-the-front-page/CIELRSEDYFES5AO6ZPZEMRO4AI/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-24T04:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/QNQY6RWNBBBUTHP5FMU7RYUEAA.jpg?auth=5b8b18f73dbc47989edf0ef0da28cf175961df3719bb921c47e6a374a004350d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The combined property interests of all New Zealand MPs are worth $379 million, a Herald investigation has found. Photo / NZ Herald / Fiona Goodall
]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/wicked-for-good-has-us150-million-opening-ending-box-office-trance/AK22FXIDOFF7FJ6ABQANCDNZSE/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-24T04:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/EVNM2HVMGJA4PNEGXPFSOZB4PM.jpg?auth=421cc1e684e6c96415bdf7a872dcb3c6e19f40dd2d14288e7f1c78eb7cfe07b6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Wicked: For Good opened with US$150 million, the second-biggest opening weekend of 2025. 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Photo / Instagram]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/gisborne-herald/news/silica-fears-prompt-another-plea-to-ban-product-in-new-zealand/LOLTSBVEBJGBVC7Q5HCJKFNGFE/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-24T03:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/JZXHT744GNCTFF4LOXFZGZE4IA.JPG?auth=bd6ff8ce24bf1515a74102aa010c1f65cf6558d78004a5fa2633868069babf15&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Wayne Scott, chief executive of MinEx – the national Health and Safety Council for New Zealand’s extractive sector - wants engineered benchtops banned, as they are in Australia, because of the danger posed by respirable crystalline silica.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/te-mata-peak-chilean-needle-grass-discovery-sparks-warning-to-landowners-over-invasive-weed/MZBERZMSTND6DCZJV37XNWFQO4/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-24T02:46:47.447Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/MQ5KXVDMY5CULMHXEBCIDZP4OE.jpg?auth=f7660d20070a5c9e02babd9f2b99661b83e47cd8cb47b13e52e6523829258415&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Te Mata Park caretakers removing Chilean needle grass from the area.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/kaikoura-fires-no-charges-to-be-laid-after-burn-pile-that-sparked-blazes/UHEFQWQIENH7VNQQSQSEQG6CRM/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-24T02:40:02.676Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/7HVL2HQY5BBOJCCOPXC3243XNI.jpg?auth=81b38263182e5d6d4a0d1400ee06b8dc4b0339d37c184cec1d9d9d142039f80e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Four homes and 33 structures were destroyed across nearly 200 hectares. Photo / Nate McKinnon, RNZ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/ai-is-the-only-cure-for-a-collapsing-health-system-ian-mccrae/premium/4JWBX4QMLZB4ZOJDN5GULFHPVI/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-24T02:35:51.949Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/IJVWYECYTFACJIZFYXVH2YUR3M.jpg?auth=755ee3cea7b52abf5037cbc621a379d48a83e9dcf4795a4eec5f54f4475703a1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[AI emerges as the critical solution to healthcare's burnout and error crisis. Photo / Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/watch-christopher-luxon-to-speak-after-kiwisaver-announcement/QP6WFM2TARDHHHA6M7IMLYSJ2Q/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-24T02:27:11.694Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/FNVZHL2AKNHZXOXC3RKRCJVAR4.jpg?auth=ec8fdc9821b0a738550af00836f85669158bd0f05c34463dfea4b96ede34fe68&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Prime Minister Christopher Luxon. Photo / Mark Mitchell














 














]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/wellington-high-school-closes-after-cuba-street-water-pipe-bursts/R2ROJR3Y6VDB7F5F6D7C42MN4E/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-24T02:25:28.011Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/47TXRFDCOZF3XMKUHYAYN6UTUI.png?auth=de41a907701d659be918385bae8fc41f4fd23f40c3f382a96ecc4f902215d797&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Wellington High School closed early today. Photo / RNZ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/police-speak-to-man-after-indecent-act-at-ocean-beach/2664T2VY2BFPNKNCPZP5COXJNM/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-24T02:20:51.367Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/EODMXXDHYJBV7O56YQT6JKTY3Q.jpg?auth=2922e08b031e5c0c8806eae0d3f1c809856b048dcf99a255ee8c7b07a7daa64b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A police vehicle on patrol at Ocean Beach over the weekend. Photo / NZME]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/one-of-the-biggest-crane-lifts-in-new-zealand-for-new-bridge-north-of-wairoa/UDDMOIRY55A2FLSWXHLH7BLSXY/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-24T02:17:18.054Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/JBNVJVRLQBDOJI5DJEBWNM67TI.jpg?auth=0044306f8c41affc52d4b7da37643d4efc3740fbb830dea43e425c1b8af8c880&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The new Te Reinga Bridge being assembled beside the Wairoa River, where the 90m, 18m-high span will be lifted into place on Thursday. Photo / QRS]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/harvest-hawkes-bay-sells-out-multiple-weekend-events-boost-regional-tourism/FEFVZJ3CTBHZJASHBWY4M4PHBQ/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-24T02:15:07.53Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/EA3NOKDQDZC6RCART2DNWUAXEY.jpg?auth=d318b46751020bf5ba289f060c052477a0c3d009e3546b8546cf2d9863f787e9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Harvest Hawke’s Bay sold out with 2200 attendees, 53% from outside the region. Photo / Kirsten Simcox]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/rugby/all-blacks-2025-review-forwards-advance-but-backline-doubts-persist-gregor-paul-opinion/premium/M3A37FB5H5EG5BSYBW2ZGYNAB4/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-24T02:01:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/HUNHLZWAZJHJ5K37P3DATYLO54.jpg?auth=348d08ba7c1c43ef6e674ae05eed78d7367523c1fd83b846c7dc9b9b87be014e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Scott Robertson (second from left) has issues to ponder over the summer, as do New Zealand Rugby. Some of the brightest spots (from left) include Wallace Sititi, Caleb Clarke and Cam Roigard. Photos / Photosport]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/herald-afternoon-quiz-november-24/JRWXZQFLLFGHZKLHR47KCN5GRU/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-24T02:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/26OAVBXV25LJOPIIGVLJS6MMVY.png?auth=02b9329a5611e4bd7f2719488ff4148c8b3eea952b9e107b23f0b7bd1dd19672&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[What was Rick Astley's second No 1 song in the US? ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/body-found-in-search-for-missing-auckland-woman-te-anihana-pomana/XMUD63UOR5CKDKNJE6H7ZDNV34/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-24T01:57:56.782Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/WZNKDBD4IVG53GO4L2SVYIPFAY.png?auth=62a4db93a17c9c7b072735f22a956bd8d698521fde280aa04d19987d467bd8bf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Te Anihana Pomana went missing in August. Photo / Police]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/wellington/cricket-wellington-investigates-on-field-brawl-between-local-t20-teams/SWQOBVCEPZAJ7KAAGF3BMQ3F2A/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-24T01:57:27.587Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/3QOR3KBYYJB2HA7L6FNSACA4SI.jpg?auth=5dd29c5a3ae195e9eeb6abb0faec7ac2b0cc19a0d653a046ce235e3ef8f9f823&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Players were left bruised after a violent scrap during a social cricket match at Trentham Park in Upper Hutt on Saturday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/markets/crypto/eric-watson-says-he-rejected-us-sec-settlement-offer-in-crypto-case/premium/PUDXSB2KXZFZLN3VV24DG6CZKM/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-24T01:12:01.79Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/LSOX2XHAKWEK3TCLCW5XHRH6NM.jpg?auth=07d31122527b25b70d4adec5eabae1b779bbf566faac55b9e2176f8749d37f15&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Embattled businessman Eric Watson is facing legal claims from multiple quarters, including US regulators alleging insider trading. Photo / NZME]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/ocr-preview-another-rate-cut-coming-but-will-it-be-the-last/premium/UZRLFPGMERA3XO5MLY7ZLBSSGU/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-24T01:05:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/WXKZYFEDKRHJLOEGQBIDPW3ZPQ.jpg?auth=1cbea75b805b94cfcf3d54f8620b5ab697b7a6037ab6ccaae71c290b16d99233&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Acting Reserve Bank Governor Christian Hawkesby during his OCR press conference in Wellington in May. Photo / Mark Mitchell
















]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/motorsport/supercars-winner-ryan-wood-keen-to-give-open-wheel-racing-a-crack/RLNLHTMTBZDMBC7FOO4R5C6K4U/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-24T01:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/VC2F5NDAAFB3RIJAQ2MFHDIYGY.jpg?auth=8cda6b590f129df3663d872adca75a4fe4f5c9c58ff7b2c5b724ba51d795bd0b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Kiwi Superscars driver Ryan Wood. Photo / Photosport]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/wild-weather-to-hit-south-island-midweek-while-tropical-air-mass-sees-north-stay-warm-and-humid/MCFJAYEICVHNTJAYCVQTRTLN7U/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-24T01:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/RRC7UT7YS5GHNEBB7QQIKKBLBY.jpg?auth=9653562500941ded732791cae42cbb9508983dcec374fd628b0134b3e2ed2831&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Wet weather is predicted for much of the South Island on Wednesday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/system-failures-health-nz-criticised-over-waitakere-hospital-stillbirth-care/57OS2BEGCBBXRPGYIY7425FMSE/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-24T01:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/AZRZ2PMHSZFSVCMFDGX3R6S2VM.jpg?auth=eee6df452e36539569426e3904a9d84a58e8f32fc0f5c7b79cb68425a4032a93&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The partner of a woman whose baby was stillborn at full term had tried reaching the midwife on the phone on the hospital bedside table. It was one in a series of failures identified by the Health and Disability Commissioner, following a complaint from the baby's father about the antenatal care provided to his wife at Waitākere Hospital. Photo / 123rf]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/iwi-calling-for-te-pati-maori-president-john-tamihere-to-step-down-ousted-mp-mariameno-kapa-kingi-says/ZULIJ7TAXVAI3HGZRVDSZHJBNI/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-24T00:58:55.119Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/5H2RRUYFWZFY7NRTKHU3SM2JBA.jpg?auth=07f17d5ef3d6f1025f773de0dced35654077193cedf1c054d4607e090c0c3507&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Mariameno Kapa-Kingi. Photo / Mark Mitchell










 














]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/christchurch/lake-rua-christchurch-body-found-after-man-went-missing-in-the-water/BCZUCEU2YJETZF5R63S53PAN3E/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-24T00:58:27.387Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/T6EQFZV4JVD4LFJZH77OVLXYFI.JPG?auth=d3590c1ca69b1fec1be06ee3e467c6902b65100fa70e72eaddb9cfe21e3bf813&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The police national dive squad searched for a man who went missing at Lake Rua, Christchurch last night. A body was found this afternoon.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/capital-gains-tax-new-poll-shows-most-labour-supporters-want-inflation-adjusted-gains-taxed/XAB44FUINFE6FB3USBYANNWVM4/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-24T00:47:13.782Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/7WEXTYK2XRFKDJ7SY5ENNAI53A.jpg?auth=6a9e400ffad835fcc06b46eb242192e2e4b1dfa0d689c8e6a2bc4ffed86db8b5&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, arriving for the capital gains tax policy announcement in late October. Photo / Mark Mitchell]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/bay-of-plenty-times/news/person-seriously-injured-in-opotiki-workplace-incident/OAQ3XU5DARBKXHXGVCYMBCZLBE/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-24T00:45:57.654Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/3WRW4NYB3ZEHZKVEAODC2QYXJQ.jpg?auth=663e6c7097b863420dcc3f12624f66bad561892214c061beade05f80cecdc8e4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[One person has been critically injured.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/wellington-cleaners-shock-20000-discovery/FD2GBPGHORENTEYE3FHKYAQVAI/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-24T00:44:30.309Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/OFL5PC6YKRF35LZNPZQX5C2WXM.jpg?auth=6530a13c1a4d3bda2f1f1e8661f4acf6f68a8f3dbaf58ffc79473445e468e419&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A Wellington cleaner found $20,000 hidden in an old chair cushion. Photo / 123RF]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/hastings-sikh-temple-consent-extended-to-2027-after-project-delays/ZXBKVDRLDNA6XOJHZRIQBH64SE/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-24T00:39:13.57Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/3DUDJH7JAFEHPKU4FR5WDQSJNI.jpg?auth=90ac0f691ea0d667db7ae30464bfb82d832965332e8c58fa0683ab9ccd7ad7da&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A 2019 artist impression of a proposed gurudwara for the Sikh community in Hawke's Bay.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/trump-faces-mounting-criticism-from-us-lawmakers-and-european-officials-over-plan/VLD4HOLQFBAP5J4L7NVSG4VQOQ/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-24T00:32:37.867Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/SJTQ7O56JRAPZIB364EJB5WA2M.jpg?auth=a5131bf0109c76875747cb03e9837c09432fd7e402923f0ff5b827adefa22986&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in the Oval Office on October 7. Photo / Sarah L. Voisin, The Washington Post]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/edendale-southland-assault-police-release-descriptions-of-offenders-in-assault/3HSY7JZ5UNFAXH7TCCL7JBDFVI/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-24T00:30:09.801Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/KX7IQ4XIZVFRJINLSXLDSRHTPA.jpg?auth=1b19d877dd7561b05a2ec9eebacbefc702ca41c2c6969e377b3bc980e7dee807&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Police are continuing to investigate a serious assault that occurred near the corner of Melvin Street and Turner Street in Edendale last week. Image / Google Maps]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>