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]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/rotorua-daily-post/news/regional-council-overhaul-wins-support-from-rotorua-and-tauranga-mayors/4XJ77JWHDZEH5BI6WCHDW6WIPI/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-26T23:43:15.675Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/JR3NCEQKTJGRXOYIA7NALUUUCM.jpg?auth=ec194d748d267e0782ad84b80cac3903f9c73615c0048167b732ee854c6e91d0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Bay of Plenty Regional Council's headquarters in Tauranga on Elizabeth St. Photo / NZME]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/woman-killed-man-seriously-injured-in-horror-shark-attack-at-crowdy-bay-national-park/5RZGXSRORZAZXJZBUP5N4SLRL4/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-26T23:34:46.44Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/MKUTWKH7UNAIBPBX5CABF6H5WY.jpg?auth=c2e565d9e01c17dba2020125fdb959a30abfaf7c8590527aa008bea10d7f12a8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The woman died at the scene. 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File photo / Greg Bowker]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/rugby/all-blacks/all-blacks-v-the-world-the-best-of-the-rest-xv-to-take-on-scott-robertsons-men-from-2025-performances/premium/CCNCARYNSNEJJC5N5O3JJIYRIU/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-26T23:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/CBN7WJD7K5CF5OOGW3HRDSELBM.jpg?auth=167f4e058fcd50f192b6de6d2823775fc7b8b68700771eef30007c39ad16c192&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Jamison Gibson-Park; George Ford; Pieter Steph du Toit; Théo Attissogbe; and Pablo Matera. 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Photo / Coastguard New Zealand]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/sam-thomas-foster-loses-second-appeal-bid-over-dunedin-student-hall-rape-sentence/CSFPVQOKB5EVBMMRR5D5JHSDIA/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-26T22:55:50.21Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/DDCH2YM6JJFFDWX6T433ITYLS4.jpg?auth=6f6c281960b45b770fd34c99cefe888e9d0803e7df6a5378d5cc2fe570d2981e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Sam Foster's second sentence appeal has been declined. Photo / George Heard]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/hong-kong-housing-estate-fire-kills-at-least-13-still-burning/BBMRFXO3JNH4HI5PWAFBO3GHCM/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-26T22:54:45.844Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/OJMUTI3AJRG7BGCEHQESC6IKCU.jpg?auth=233a6129605c499010854d5cacc0546108997d60648d25e92fef8744d8296622&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[People look on as thick smoke and flames rise from a major fire at Wang Fuk Court in Hong Kong's Tai Po district on November 26, 2025. 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Photo / NZ Police]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/the-country/news/sheep-dog-trials-return-to-tv-in-new-deal-for-new-zealand-rural-games/5ASVSXDF4VFLLL5ZUFVG5OC4DE/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-26T22:26:34.955Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/7E7KHS6MBVFZREUMHYMTZBHHVI.jpg?auth=9287d4b250fcbac15470d1c266d01b0f3874f33a26965c9606f6890e1b8e0480&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Crowds will pack in to watch the Sam Strahan Memorial sheep dog trials at the New Zealand Rural Games. Photo / New Zealand Rural Games]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/the-country/news/nz-red-meat-exports-surge-27-to-827m-in-october-led-by-us-and-eu-demand/XQKTZY6CERBJJKVBXM3O7XR43Q/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-26T22:24:18.576Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/NZZ66FDCBVDYVEBKTCDH4SC3HI.jpg?auth=4d886e226cdc93be1778e6719e1d6da5bd239f5dd37349d8b1e488184f6f1409&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Meat Industry Association has reported that October was a good month for New Zealand sheepmeat exports.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/whanganui-chronicle/news/not-elected-for-this-horizons-chair-nikki-riley-challenges-regional-council-plan/MAOHUGUUOFF7HIWUNNDBJVZ2TM/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-26T22:12:06.33Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/335FM7BBKZBGZEAXMTYHHZZ35Y.jpg?auth=a53231ebf13ec9455440d8cdcb437c129a64bb1a20710d24b4179410a317771c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Horizons Regional Council chairwoman Nikki Riley says the Government proposal would remove Māori and female leadership from regional government. Photo / Tuakana Te Tana ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/missing-4yo-gus-lamont-police-end-search-in-remote-australian-outback-mine-shaft/QSYBQXHQQ5FBVD7JFHDKO5D7JY/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-26T22:09:45.572Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/H4O7VOEYNRCMXGD5CUB7BPBFE4.jpg?auth=e1699865f0bbbc6e947f6fa62dfa0e8fff8a96e04bc87164684f591ef32b6ea3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Gus Lamont, 4, was last seen on a remote South Australian sheep station two months ago.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/christchurch/motorcyclist-seriously-injured-after-crash-blocks-state-highway-1-near-kaikoura/FXDYMVKTQJHFBE4I45DPJTRCXI/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-26T22:09:38.217Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/EM7ZCEFAVBDERNPA5SDFDBERGI.jpg?auth=bb3ae01030f34481ec4dff2be444df64ea5b7ccadb58b5563e279f3d044bc38b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[State Highway 1 is blocked following a serious crash near Waipapa Bay, Kaikōura this morning. Image / Google Maps]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/detectives-renew-search-for-missing-aussie-mum-samantha-murphy/IMLD4WDN6BBQ3OVDX2R32I4K3M/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-26T22:04:47.393Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/4PEEPQRDRJCKPASTS2SSWWOFDA.png?auth=3aff0283a126e66cf8b8790f497f69ebfdc726f86ffb9a589683ec33d94380ca&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Police have launched a renewed search for missing Australian woman Samantha Murphy. Photo / Victoria Police]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/psa-health-workers-to-strike-again-after-talks-with-govt-fail/3O363SGCPRBDZJ763JXP7FK5XU/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-26T22:02:00.664Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/XZJFSX5SRNFWBJME7I534LK5IM.JPG?auth=7c66d042f5763a6ccbca5202066bd1856825ca0e52ed82ed716627c4dda6c4cc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Strikers and supporters walk down Queen St from Aotea Square on October 23, 2025. Photo / Michael Craig]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/from-pinky-to-toyotas-bugger-the-kiwi-tv-ads-that-pushed-the-limits/premium/57COBVLG7NFK7GQK7OYCV7D3HE/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-26T22:02:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/Y4IR74QBOFC2ZLZW7M4NLE6NJU.jpg?auth=4ad8931d73fdac9e8816d5e651b53e79e16766d20319fd05d7222ad9cae0dded&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The notorious 'Bugger' TV ad is New Zealand's most complained about ad of all time. Could it, and other ads of the past, still be made today? Photo / NZ Herald]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/how-embracing-the-electric-future-now-will-strengthen-new-zealands-economy-industry-and-identity-michael-eaglen/premium/D5IASJT4KNHTHK3CVXOML63GNQ/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-26T22:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/DNATWA5T2BCQTEJIVQVSW3F2X4.JPG?auth=0c3369fd3520cfa9c3b1b799a6754f8756e0ed13000a76c07f7e22a90c947afe&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[EV Maritime chief executive Michael Eaglen. His firm designed two AT-commissioned electric ferries, built by McMullen and Wing (from which EV Maritime was spun out). The first is now on the water, undergoing tests. Photo / Michael Craig]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/the-country/news/how-feral-cats-spread-toxoplasmosis-risk-across-hundreds-of-kiwi-farms/AGA7YCLDYBGHPA63JEHKDASAMQ/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-26T21:57:27.609Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/OUVVIEQLXNHTZKRVRW4HOJOWPI.jpg?auth=392367a92031c4bf292ab6552cc005a1731a0cc5b090663ce3b796890c81a797&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Toxoplasmosis can be "devastating" on sheep farms, New Zealand Veterinary Association sheep and beef branch president and vet Alex Meban said. Photo / RNZ, Ruth Kuo]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/bay-of-plenty-times/news/fundraiser-launched-to-support-family-of-tauranga-social-worker-jaismon-francis/HDFV4MCL5BAU5GM24HZMNJ2DPE/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-26T21:50:55.018Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/YGEHZSYVRVAC7MSEG5Z243WIAQ.jpg?auth=d4b81cfd2604083b9161dfe5a50af6a0c3a647a9708b96a5a73e656764f87ebd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Jaismon Francis went missing on November 20. 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Photo / Tracy Neal]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/will-the-reserve-bank-really-be-boring-again-in-2026-heres-hoping-liam-dann/premium/AOQ5PO5KXJECZBT7ZGUYZRESDE/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-26T03:57:17.685Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/STN4PVZE7RFK5KJOZLIZFMXQSA.jpg?auth=7711dca3745891c497b42711152e4b04eadcc418a10590e5e538168f3bf6a059&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Former Reserve Bank Governor Adrian Orr (right) pictured during his Monetary Policy Statement press conference in Wellington in November 2023, with then Deputy Governor Christian Hawkesby. Photo / Mark Mitchell]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/weather-scorcher-ahead-for-hawkes-bay/CSS5FYUGNRCYRGU3HIC2NTIXOA/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-26T03:33:40.076Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/7MGXWGVPUNEYLACZ46YAZTCYQA.jpg?auth=79dca65d9af86b4456186206cfa9fc753888b28afa3f2c5be30337941c7e3f81&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Napier Sailing Club, which on Saturday hosts its Summer Regatta, with over 150 boats expected, as many as 75% from outside Hawke's Bay. 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Photo / Bayleys]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/companies/retail/school-uniform-firm-sportclub-collapses-owing-15m-to-ird-bnz-nzrl/premium/4QLKSWDGTBFR5BDHHZX5AUTL6M/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-26T03:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/OYS3H6IMDZGEFM4QIT5YUKB5SI.jpg?auth=14a5604c7d0db78e02422ccf26a2a63cf184d5ed6c214956ad1435fa3f84cef2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[School and sport uniform firm Sportsclub has gone into liquidation, owing money to hundreds of creditors.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/claims-te-pati-maori-tried-to-oust-ill-mp-brought-clarity-to-matters-long-carried-in-silence-mps-family/WRROBRMF7NCQHFGI2EI3ZSUCF4/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-26T02:56:40.444Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/7OQ3WWK6UFBTDM5AEVT4FEVY2U.jpg?auth=5820bfb93bc5720696247257e2fdcb2f9810d16a5802ec88006b590774532e95&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The late MP Takutai Tarsh Kemp (left) with Te Pāti Māori president John Tamihere. 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