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Photo / Combat Sports Network]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/bay-of-plenty-times/news/tauranga-iwi-place-rahui-along-mount-maunganui-coast-to-protect-kaimoana/JQNOJQMRXFBRBKF57CH2JXUDSA/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-09T17:30:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/XUXHYWYDAJE7RBUNAZ3ESG5T3Q.jpg?auth=0fa796e5eec6ca54ee96a758382a2e767714c9aeea7e2c43ec67edd46e18da21&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[People are being urged to stop gathering three species of kaimoana from the coast and reefs near Mount Maunganui to allow depleted stocks to replenish.  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New Zealand Herald photograph by Michael Craig]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/life-spared-of-iran-child-bride-sentenced-to-death-judiciary/QLXGATDTEREJ7ISKJ3VELQLYRI/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-09T17:22:08.326Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/H5LM22QJGBGQBCVJMJO6QHIP7Y.jpg?auth=3c011fc26e9136ad100e1dacffbbf370c6b4b3eb14a711cfe986883c94223927&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Her case highlights discrimination and violence faced by women in Iran, says Iran Human Rights. 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File photo / 123rf]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sponsored-stories/impact-investing-how-your-savings-fund-social-change-generate-wealth-weekly/S6DVMAZOZFEONNSWCQ3MIGHBY4/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-09T15:45:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/XP3PHZLZ6U7E4DM2P6FYRO6R6A.jpg?auth=c68e5808a4f2c924fc5019df309b25f9137f91a879a05a3da4fd733aff0e641e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A Cessna Mustang owned by Skyline Aviation and the New Zealand Air Ambulance Service. Photo / NZME]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/elton-john-hits-back-at-social-media-comments-over-dirty-kitchen-video/PIEB4AAYABDDRDND2W3FKVCGCY/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-09T08:24:20.414Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/7ORKO7PL3ZG2ZNJLBKPGMFPIUY.jpg?auth=988a1e8f3b3a0792e26e85d66abf3cb97032e4cb41a04cb1cfdae9d82e8dfd46&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Elton John responded to social media comments about his "dirty" kitchen by posting a video showing him cleaning his oven. Photo / Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/rugby/all-blacks/all-blacks-schedule-and-results-2026-13-test-season-for-new-coach/LZ2KJ6VSLZFDTF6IAIOJ7IU4VY/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-09T08:10:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/LLWBO2AX6BAMXJBTWGBOMUC43A.JPG?auth=898b5a89f030ba504a86dbf49b8eb80cf9a0870ebce4e1db98782e82ca8ca5ab&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Billy Proctor leads the All Blacks' haka against South Africa in Wellington. Photo / Photosport]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/business-reports/dynamic-business/dynamic-business-maori-economy-forecast-to-double-to-70k-per-person-by-2040/premium/OBNYJTLKNZFHBFUB2LK3BOKJ6A/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-09T08:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/7Q6LH2HCERE7ZEYGVJ7N3ZAXBQ.jpeg?auth=9d530fef972449d34beb142a1e2339d64a2d1770965ed8af0a8d61f18b76368b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[June McCabe is leading the establishment of Rauawa - a Māori-led charitable financial intermediary to address structural barriers to Māori access to capital.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/ruth-richardson-agrees-to-debate-countrys-fiscal-position-with-nicola-willis/UXL7Y62DLBEPZFHEA7NJHNCSQM/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-09T07:54:03.118Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/Z2ZLEAL5EO7E3PQ2WQCPZZSH3E.jpg?auth=146c587790d70464052ac7d0f9cc6577ef45974fd04b2abb897ba946f9fd070e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Former Finance Minister Ruth Richardson has accepted Nicola Willis' challenge to debate fiscal policies. 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]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/media-insider/media-insider-rnz-salary-costs-rise-5m-number-of-people-earning-more-than-100000-increases-from-145-to-178/premium/3Z7B4O4WO5DSXBQRLPQNF463LI/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-09T05:13:48.169Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/TTDADBVIYRBV5J2ZVZ2FHU6GX4.jpg?auth=690430b1dad66456b9a4a33160f32b4a6577f24c7aab3b7637032875cad8fb1f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[RNZ chief executive Paul Thompson (left inset) and chair Jim Mather; a Treasury report states: 'RNZ needs to deliver its operations more efficiently, including right sizing.']]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/markets/shares/nz-sharemarket-down-02-market-close/premium/BOHCU6YKLZCNJNCSG3VTAFZEKA/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-09T05:13:19.706Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/WOEMSVJI4VH7TAPAC6MKSHQHGM.jpg?auth=5d8e0d87d2e6b45339b4a2cbc5654cfcefe7e8078b3c04f13e1cfe425516d61e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[ Wholesale interest rates have risen sharply since the last OCR reduction late last month, and this has increased funding costs for fixed home loans. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/financial-controller-who-spent-289000-on-travel-uber-eats-spared-jail/JNLCJEB4IBDLFNO7OOWLOMUPFE/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-09T05:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/ZYDTUMTQZRFEBM4SDEKCEBZTS4.jpg?auth=dd278428f87c6f1ae2c2151e59fcf6c3fb92310fe6e390f485511af857f0d66e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ilaisaane Mosiana Fifita, also known as Mosiana Atiola, stole $289,000 from social servicea provider Kāhui Tū Kaha Limited. Photo / Cameron Pitney]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/auckland/global-security-solutions-defends-staff-after-video-of-cat-being-dumped-on-rural-road/K4ZQL3YUARA35AOBNYCGYNJ5VQ/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-09T04:45:31.006Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/W7DJL6Z5RVA7TKKI6EM6F6B3VM.png?auth=7237ea211b6beb728795980714855ca28402f5cf6a4f1a27aa007e8d3766255c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Global Security Solutions has defended a worker after they appeared to dump a cat on the side of the road. 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Photo / NZ Herald]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/leonardo-dicaprio-on-fame-balance-and-why-he-tries-to-disappear/EQCHTJ3MARAJNMYAJIMW5AISWU/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-09T04:18:02.883Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/QLA2KMBQANB2RENO4UA2ZFOKIU.jpg?auth=2ca166c343ebda292f9999bc7dbf75086a33724ffcaff1530d1070d282bd2fb3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Leonardo DiCaprio, 51, tries to balance his personal and professional lives by aiming to "disappear" from the spotlight. 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Photo / John Weekes]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/all-black-tamaiti-williams-celebrates-marriage-to-alice-weir-in-christchurch-garden-wedding/QJR5UOBJ3BB2RBDVTFM45OQROY/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-09T04:09:18.902Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/UCOTHAOEQ5DIVALQHM7ZNKGIPQ.jpg?auth=4999c70160664b8a2b3a903e02454bf0175fb6022b8101971c2e9c0723ae2be0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Tamaiti and Alice Williams celebrated in Christchurch. Photo / Susanna Blatchford]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/accs-financial-squeeze-the-human-toll/4YKMSMDRTNBNTPYVG45YNU346A/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-09T04:00:35.212Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/IV7MWC6A3BBNZDQJOIWVUPNIRA.jpg?auth=53929d560a5864f126a13e67714c5ff3d55c98ef9da5544745acb3504ee07769&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Jacob Hamlin's ACC compensation was stopped, despite ongoing concussion symptoms, causing financial hardship.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/australia-social-media-ban-what-it-could-mean-for-new-zealand-the-front-page/4CDWEAHATVGHNGSHXWBYHAQW3I/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-09T04:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/PCPSQM2OURAY3BHIADCCSABJTI.jpg?auth=0629cfc3b3e65fc128e6fe59f42963f5f6a8f39fd603120c6d77b969c009d8f6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Australian Senate has passed a law to ban children under 16 from having social media accounts and social media platforms. Photo / Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/economy/nicola-willis-confirms-how-much-she-plans-to-spend-in-budget-2026-return-to-surplus-could-be-slowed/premium/UWK7WT5FFVEELMDGFYIRGIQS74/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-09T04:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/RMZLUX5FPBC5DCXKZASNL5YVZA.jpg?auth=dbc6f8a3b4c164f0d1436f160446823a0048a46e007b029305cc661c1e458452&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Finance Minister Nicola Willis has in the past ended up spending less than she planned ahead of the Budget. Photo / Mark Mitchell]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/crime/whangarei-woman-jaimee-lee-fawcett-posted-ex-partners-private-data-online/YR5KOXJPPFF5XOOG6DXIB7WBCU/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-09T04:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/SJSGOJI5VBFWVAXBIJPROYPU3E.jpg?auth=cfcbc804eb3e43034a241a597b1f5c4466564909c3182288023d91fd7aece579&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Jaimee-Lee Fawcett was sentenced on two charges of causing harm by posting digital communication.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/more-arrests-after-man-fatally-stabbed-in-aucklands-mt-wellington/T6MEK2FQO5F47GM3BRPCU7WYX4/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-09T03:58:55.99Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/KSWTCAFXUNAQLG5XHNA5NLN7TE.JPG?auth=a8a6a8a5b4bf952279d1f3d163c32ce530193f6d38969c47bd41b9c1d978180d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A 53-year-old man and a 32-year-old man have been charged with being an accessory after the fact to murder. Photo / NZME]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/hamilton-street-racer-avoids-conviction-after-injuring-spectator-during-burnout/WRD3TKEPZRCIDCHBQYVLZZMRLM/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-09T03:53:23.734Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/E4UDORUV3ZEJTIQGYNZSMVJVKY.png?auth=3c3e2d94f533cb9a36692b7b7d827bad4fe888b58400426ce076f38486808c29&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The intersection of Horotiu Bridge Rd and Great South Rd, south of Ngāruawāhia, is a popular spot among boy racers. Photo / Google]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/auckland/city-rail-link-aucklands-55b-project-on-track-for-late-2025-opening-despite-handover-delay/TNV2BQ2D5VBS7ONQF57LFC466I/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-09T03:49:35.601Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/VQH4OZKSEFG53HIIKCQB7R3AOQ.jpg?auth=e350faaae8229dabbeb95c6011b78359112fe95175df42dcb4ab63fb0626414d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The City Rail Link will open to passengers in the second half of next year.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/bts-star-jung-kook-on-new-music-self-care-journey-and-life-after-seven/MHY5M3OVOVAPDNYY4FZLPJZOVQ/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-09T03:34:37.628Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/52FPOXKZCNGDTHHPKN3VBAKP2Q.jpg?auth=4ef59e802a9a2730d40b9cf4ce63fa66d532de3d007a144b5990c51ea79742a3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Jung Kook is focusing on self-care through exercise and healthy habits. 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Photo / NZ Herald]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/auckland/headhunters-linked-arrests-in-orewa-after-arsons-and-burglaries/46RXAHHC3ZFHXJ4ALFJ7VPP7CI/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-09T03:21:22.05Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/OOYKAY4JXBGP3KRFL7IN2RVLTQ.jpeg?auth=9dc9e7f9abd77031310166ad419c0bc2509013ac4db4e34f7dae605bf0af5211&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Emergency services attended a blaze at a commercial property in Auckland’s Ōrewa in early November, one of a recent series of arsons and burglaries in the area. 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Photo / Hayden Woodward]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/labour-leader-chris-hipkins-confident-maori-wont-split-their-vote-after-te-pati-maori-turmoil/JKSCLD6PHJFI3HEZ3LGH6FMOU4/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-09T03:14:25.049Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/YTHU7D3W5RE4ZH4UR6GZU4UW34.JPG?auth=288cd559a0d6b0ffd03198f0abac006a5635009784afd62a24c65d113b29d45c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Labour leader Chris Hipkins wants to win back the Māori seats. Photo / Michael Craig]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/one-person-dies-after-getting-caught-in-rip-tide-at-karioitahi-beach-south-of-auckland/RB75BEWAPNB3BPDWORKHDO7IQA/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-09T03:14:17.051Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/E2OOMWZQ5NB75AZV3IXSDB6E6U.jpg?auth=379bd7fab930c15378c64e4a6851f482900d9310d453e8dbdccd5186252f351c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[An Auckland Rescue Helicopter crew was called to Karioitahi Beach after reports of two people in the water. 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