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]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/new-political-poll-chris-bishop-joins-preferred-pm-ranks-greens-tpm-lose-chunk-of-support/LVUWTRNKXJAZVJJFOC4ADOR2YE/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-08T05:12:02.738Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/DLXGRVE5NREI3ARHM5YIYWQTNQ.jpg?auth=0fbf4046df01c3cf657c322ac33041de6fdae5d5b086375e44270b5e4aa4951d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Chris Bishop (right) and Prime Minister Christopher Luxon during a post-Cabinet press conference. Photo / Mark Mitchell
]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/markets/shares/nzx-sharemarket-flat-at-up-002-market-close/premium/NCWOKJ5JMNEJFMUGOPVOX27T5M/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-08T05:12:02.067Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/KI3FINITHJCFPETLVFEIX7DUNA.jpg?auth=1269e84602319b7572e71b6be8fd937e0681e76f225c7c81cddc1c27ef70c362&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A sharp late fall hit the NZX sharemarket as investors anticipated a further interest rate cut in the United States. Photo / NZME]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/golden-globes-nominations-2025-wicked-hamnet-sinners-lead-race/2AH2VRCIBJAEFOI3IMSTCS33PY/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-08T05:10:45.894Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/WYVJY7ZUUVHEDEZUG6HSLR5FKM.jpg?auth=109bd36a1432cb0a1a765da1d363e77ecd38703058665cf872a34ddabd340385&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Hollywood's awards season shifts into high gear tomorrow, when nominations for the Golden Globes are unveiled, with hit musical 'Wicked: For Good', Shakespeare family tragedy 'Hamnet' and period horror movie 'Sinners' leading the charge. Photo / Henry Nicholls, AFP]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/peru-press-attacks-escalate-as-reporter-fernando-nunez-is-gunned-down/EAKRJWV4XZAAPJCDNWCFIZGQ7M/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-08T04:46:08.606Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/H54VN6YQSNH2LMWLJXP75FXUTM.jpg?auth=5f42186e5fb587a6605f97fab47d418885c10b43d44d74cb584208c12761003e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Peruvians light candles during a vigil for the victims of anti-government protests after weeks of demonstrations over corruption and organised crime in Lima on October 26, 2025. Photo / AFP]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/companies/retail/countdown-botany-completes-woolworths-rebrand-as-chain-ends-14-year-era/KD47TSWSVREYPCI7Y2RGRACU3M/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-08T04:41:22.01Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/ORPNAY657FBIVIBWSELMQSC2II.jpg?auth=b64d55784fff0b572d5e6469b0f862c1983835e6e9bedff18558338b06286c14&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The final Countdown supermarket to be officially rebranded to Woolworths is the company's Botany store.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/mt-wellington-daylight-attack-second-man-arrested-in-relation-to-alleged-stabbing/HSL5DXGV5VGNNLODB4ITEQKVJA/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-08T04:35:10.948Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/UJILRCUYPJEPLG6MOXKLV4J6WI.jpg?auth=23d3efe7c54b700ddc2b66ce6e7716399085cfb52d73720fa1f59ded84aea9f9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Police have arrested two men in Te Awamutu in relation to an alleged daylight stabbing in Mt Wellington, Auckland. Photo / Dean Purcell
]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/thailand-launches-air-strikes-against-cambodia-in-border-flare-up-thousands-evacuated/M4UR73VGDJDWNIRUA4HKMZTCXM/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-08T04:19:15.844Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/K7DYQVTCBRHHRDNY4KKXM5CFIM.jpg?auth=ae97ebda612a5c4a8ce82beb2e5e66fa97cc03e9703ea9253b9a6f803f5ca8ae&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Cambodian soldiers ride their motorbikes as local residents evacuate following clashes along the Cambodia-Thailand border in Preah Vihear province. 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Photo / Jack Riddell]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/qantas-ceo-cam-wallace-on-air-nz-rivalry-government-funding-fleet-renewal-samoas-potential/premium/EN3M4BP2QNBU7I7S3YWVX62AXA/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-08T02:43:34.493Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/EQJJBRHB4FASNHPQR2EHUCUWC4.jpg?auth=348ace016020ed4271aa8469d410f8b44fec3b7bccb306164074b1deda9cfce1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Qantas is pushing ahead with more routes, more aircraft, and making incursions on rival turf. 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