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Photo / Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/strong-winds-and-rain-sweep-across-bottom-of-new-zealand-as-storm-front-moves-north/ONVDXOUOLRHZHDMDCZNJIHDOZ4/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-14T21:53:01.831Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/CFUB6WDGBFALVAI2QS7WYZBWPU.jpg?auth=804745e6a0f7d28dc65d449eac1a6bb55cbf6abc7a9c742ab737b9da0bcf296f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Heavy rain and winds of up to 120km/h are forecast for parts of the South Island today as a front moves up the country. 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Photo / AFP  ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/wellington/waikanae-homicide-police-confirm-firearm-used-during-targeted-home-invasion/6YPRUYVQG5FV5GGG57ILTMCQ7I/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-14T21:27:04.155Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/2WQNTZXQYVE4BAOZ5ZS6RYLEZU.jpg?auth=c7ce9a4f69a4714b223ce17314c7240f1c5326dccdd1a10192ca7b396b250a86&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Police guarding the scene on Kakariki Grove, Waikanae, where a man was located critically injured and subsequently died. Photo / Mark Mitchell]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/bay-of-plenty-times/news/third-homicide-in-three-days-police-probe-tauranga-death-and-seek-information/SNIOM2SXFVBSLJ5YLSXVJWHR54/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-14T21:16:55.766Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/6OWEW7CZYZCZPJ24GPTIDV5MHQ.jpg?auth=deb75d06bed17e8395f9cdcc5e488fc2127056cc555e101d26ce13583e69c1b8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Police are investigating a homicide after a man was found dead at a Fraser St house in Tauranga. 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Photo / Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/hawkes-bay-truckies-rapt-as-funding-announced-for-fernhill-bridge-strengthening/VH4LQPVZNZCPBATAXS665GUYL4/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-14T20:49:17.075Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/H5NOHFJXQAIFMQFK3KQXJTFOVI.jpg?auth=2ff254bd33cc1fe15f767e4b1352ec0f5e51e78f6cf7fd73294a7d13895a2a9c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The SH50 Fernhill Bridge over the Ngaruroro River. Photo / Supplied]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/they-froze-slow-police-response-questioned/IZIJQBMDARAGJNGRRZJTVYKIBE/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-14T20:45:36.377Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/7VIVWRBQIZASLMBL73V3DZAQYA.jpg?auth=4678b649be65d8a597f0702aea448af9f8a4d7b40dfb288496a7ee3644cc101d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Police response was criticised, but Commissioner Mal Lanyon defended their actions, declaring the incident a terrorist attack. 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]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/small-business/small-business-the-gift-that-keeps-on-giving-with-moana-road/premium/AT6XT6X5ZVGMPCYNNGTT62OMMY/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-14T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/WENKAJBKPFCYLLOQQXHV5GD6EQ.jpg?auth=14ca88165ca27fbcc9e74240537f17071949bcb1102409dddb67cb891841634f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Paul Ballentyne, founder of Moana Road, transitioned from property development to build a nationwide giftware business.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/crime/young-actor-from-shortland-street-brooklyn-nathan-convicted-of-brutal-road-rage-assault/F4RE3D32XJDN5BBBGMP4J2QENI/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-14T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/TKD5L3CDQRAWRNTCUMGTORWP74.jpg?auth=4ad4dae332c39faaaa03417c4a7dc7845faca730d14cf6ba3f17a6b1bc05718e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Brooklyn Nathan, who was a regular on Shortland Street for several seasons, has been convicted of assault in an Auckland road rage incident.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/auckland/stanley-bay-school-principal-emma-tolmie-on-leave-after-extraordinary-complaint-letter/APZOKPPODBBTJBVY3FTL5TKMXM/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-14T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/6VZS23SY2BENBNQDGFA3IV2AT4.jpg?auth=0e04e7ac61da9353698b95739567f409715fb478e6f29e5daf84736f38433d06&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Emma Tolmie is on leave from her role as Principal at Stanley Bay School]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/more-than-13million-kiwis-passports-due-to-expire-by-2027-as-minister-urges-early-renewal/TFOZTRI4ABG6VFXTFAJXI2LUFM/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-14T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/ZGDCK6LYG5C3XM5AFQFEOSLOTE.jpg?auth=a075399eea4d8037d732a9b9c30903b0644edd5f1b8d834eddaec8309189a8d8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Minister of Internal Affairs Brooke van Velden is urging Kiwis to check their passport expiry dates and plan to renew their travel documents early. 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Photo / NZME]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/northern-advocate/news/northland-business-numbers-hit-record-high-but-unemployment-still-rising/premium/R6FJ76IJRVDZ5K3Y37JJJWHEMA/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-14T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/J3YXQ5ZUPRBLPL4DF4BEXEB3IU.jpg?auth=7811bb657164e67510cf2d5acce96963482f0a12999dae81e9edac84c531edce&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The number of registered businesses in Northland is at a record high. 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Photo / Supplied]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/bondi-beach-terror-attack-bystander-who-wrestles-loaded-weapon-from-shooter-described-as-hero/CGUP663ZXVDSVM2ZDA7JYM4BRE/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-14T12:37:32.406Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/6V7MUZZIBZBZZIAY5UNWPLPLPY.jpg?auth=469c45a3b695ce4ddd33f0e28cd1992f14e273151c9717e3f2ce0c6dac08a283&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[In a video shared around the world, a man can be seen lunging at one of the gunmen and wrestling his weapon off him.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sponsored-stories/a-deep-dive-into-the-world-of-sharks/DOGCO3CDOFCYLBROQKZ6JL2UOM/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-14T11:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/FR2BFMTFPVCX7DUHJA6BFCZT4Q.jpg?auth=cd289a838f71d37e20bc974abaa5830eab9d5ca3598892e686c2d5224a626e28&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A model of a megalodon jaw allows visitors to stand behind it to have their photo taken “in the jaws of the shark.” / Photo Credit: © Australian Museum]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/large-vegetation-fire-near-forestry-block-breaks-out-near-parikino-whanganui/7XSWU77EDFH7HCNIOQXCFFAWTI/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-14T07:42:36.62Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/PR4FGMERLFEAPFHTCQFPKT3Y7Y.png?auth=3082e1aeb0aa3addd4f26cff32acbd3b662ec834130aae131cc44eaee58f1c84&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A wildfire has broken out in a forestry block in the Whanganui District this evening.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/companies/airlines/air-new-zealand-cabin-crew-call-off-christmas-strike-after-deal-reached/YGI5A6GKYFCQTATGFNLZLJRHD4/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-14T07:42:13.662Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/PNRV66V6LJHWXDFIVH24CJ6C7Y.png?auth=72acd53254b49e1b11c7a0ef5ec33cb47c3b5c287aa0912ee063a239c8c27b1c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Strike action weeks before Christmas has been withdrawn. Photo / Air NZ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/cambodia-shuts-thailand-border-crossings-as-deadly-clashes-drag-on-after-trump-truce-claim-denied/JNYR3FNZNZDSHHKLHA46B72JAY/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-14T07:23:42.444Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/K645OFZEF5BKNFK7ZNVY5YKGXU.jpg?auth=42f3208fc32b474a853b4372961d6afae89dcb1b70d737a571cb3c488f705dcf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Violence between the Southeast Asian neighbours, which stems from a long-running dispute over the colonial-era demarcation of their 800-kilometre border, has displaced around half a million people on both sides. 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Photo / @manuvatuvei]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/water-related-incident-at-raglan-beach-one-person-flown-to-waikato-hospital/JTQW4QBKDRFQNM6RFQH6DVXBYA/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-14T06:05:45.958Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/FGZP3Q4KGRFTTCLHGGX5BDAOOE.jpg?auth=408859d5ea94bd0efb088853a1d851b141fca8ec488acde10acc90d28010dd7e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[One person was flown to hospital after a water-related incident at Raglan Beach. Photo / 123rf]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/crime/auckland-bus-driver-attacks-501-carl-leu-jailed-after-two-violent-ponsonby-incidents/72FYF576BBHFBJVZN7QQSGOCMU/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-14T06:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/523WPIOERZB2JJ4GYTAAWER2JA.jpg?auth=a45136f368555a725ac5f472cee07652445300fe309d498c4eeca8a6ef56a9fe&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Carl Leu was sentenced to prison after pleading guilty to attacks on two bus drivers in Ponsonby. Photo composite / Annaleise Shortland / 123RF]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/waikato-news/news/hamilton-zoo-forced-to-put-down-three-animals-in-a-week-including-23-year-old-giraffe-masamba/CPPHETCNONEFTC47ZPSHLYBIDY/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-14T05:49:31.46Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/EDKGBX3QYJEKPGU4S7OZIZB54Q.jpg?auth=4457bf7a628cf9a69f361f5c395f75aafed760dca0b61542c0b856407e34ad68&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Masamba and ungulate senior keeper Josh de Waard. Photo / Tom Eley]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/china-ends-tax-break-on-condoms-in-push-to-lift-falling-birth-rate/DOUFADT24ZA3PBEZVL3JBHJ7TE/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-14T05:30:45.315Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/4GOPZICFOFBR7PSHVQSDORH2NA.jpg?auth=7fc785eb2bc04384c42ee20892e8f5131f9832691770396e84b9340bb98a7458&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[China has removed the tax exemption on contraceptives in a bid to lift falling birthrates. Photo / Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/shaquille-oneal-says-he-plans-to-get-lip-reduction-surgery/5NYWKOBIRZDKXMAYBB7DUUVYTE/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-14T05:21:45.546Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/LSDJ4Z5GZZAFPMTY7YE4BXPHLY.jpg?auth=0df4bd856569386dea1c186d7be0db397cd3e5ebf5c1138309439851f9392bf2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Shaquille O'Neal plans to have lip reduction surgery because he is not a fan of his "juicy" lips. 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Photo / Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/auckland/beach-haven-fire-north-shore-family-lose-accessible-home-medical-gear/HEDGQNA2YJGELLAQBVLR2USKXU/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-14T00:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/VAJWMHXM6NBXNBDWBKS5AWBROQ.jpg?auth=691eff3ec76b7583391a8655b81d2a8a401c1ed3862608ece71474c930839530&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Karyn Tuapawa was at home on Saturday night with several family members when an adjoining property rapidly caught fire. Photo / Jason Oxenham]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>