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Photo / YouTube]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/slovak-australian-woman-among-bondi-beach-attack-victims/DN43AIVRA5CULCGC6IFHQFL43E/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-15T20:13:06.221Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/NTEKFEOQDNE33JIS5SC7HJ6WPM.jpg?auth=930e28c7a0249481d4c447a31aab23c382d972dc48790d49dea13d4468182eef&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A Hanukkah menorah was projected onto the sails of the Sydney Opera House in memory of the victims of a shooting at Bondi Beach. 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Photo / Jason Dorday]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sponsored-stories/lithium-batteries-and-flying-what-every-traveller-needs-to-know-this-holiday-season/S5O2Y6O76JCHRDVTTGHXOQCEFI/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-15T19:07:51.129Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/QJQUYO4VZRDWVFMGQ57NPWDFOA.jpg?auth=501efd6d147bba5ff6be8258586c8471123dd523f2841f3336a20867a7bf87e2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/whanganui-chronicle/news/firefighters-battle-large-waiinu-beach-fire-nearby-residents-may-be-evacuated/LQOCB7DCJBCRBHFMOJ4HNHE5V4/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-15T18:57:15.178Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/kate-hudson-inspired-by-sir-paul-mccartney-to-release-an-album/4V6NWM33EFEF5GWKQAKP3Q7MHY/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-15T18:22:01.208Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/CCX2NEOXTJHPVCD27CD2E3OYR4.jpg?auth=0f9d45e7b28650a7a5ce2ae5ccf2ac0a8d2c2430763d7f9304dea78ef5e0cee7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Kate Hudson was inspired to record an album after watching Sir Paul McCartney at Glastonbury. Photo / Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/rugby/all-blacks-review-independent-oversight-and-key-changes-in-assessment-of-scott-robertson-and-his-men/premium/HZ6L3BKHTVEPPGK7HE3GTQ2NGE/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-15T18:01:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/DUNUETXQJFBL3IH3KK7BEJR5Z4.jpg?auth=1c37f289d77fec0ee399b6666c374107279e17937d4cf2a1bdb040377b5e3140&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[All Blacks captain Scott Barrett addresses his team. Inset: Don Tricker will review the side's 2025 performances. 
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Photo / Lynne Cameron: www.photosport.nz ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/racing/kingswood-could-start-huge-aussie-invasion-at-ellerslie/FO4MW5VEIVD4BNNKWXRZMTKW5Y/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-15T17:00:01Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/FUASGC2KWBEYLEZWZNJ6KZRT3U.JPG?auth=e35f8f4f8dbeb0eeb8eed8c59fd85e224b689bff4eaa61fd43d9411b71e2a623&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Kingswood (No.3) winning at Flemington on Melbourne Cup day.
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  ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/son-arrested-after-rob-reiner-and-wife-found-dead-us-media/ZBPYIAQL2JBHRHWWUJJFKS6I7M/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-15T16:50:35.791Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/2WE3AS2CNFF23FVVSZQILFCB6I.jpg?auth=e2628665413c398cf6538f552f471730d188d3b2cbcbb58acc83cbc8e68eb750&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Rob Reiner and wife Michelle Singer in September. The couple were found dead in their Los Angeles home. Photo / Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/herald-hat-trick-am-sports-quiz-tuesday-december-16/P7SZYM7PTBG4LC4CZEPWCQJURI/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-15T16:48:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/ZY7JO443GVB5HLOXWQ5AEMHRCY.jpg?auth=f1970e6a6c739f70b82f11a40b4cc734251f367e64cb2401e0fdaffd0ee62ffd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Tony Hawk. Mandatory Credit: Tom Hauck/Allsport]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/bondi-attack-vigil-community-mourns-15-dead-in-mass-shooting/YASYGIGQOVHFPJIDOX4757QWHA/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-15T16:46:11.319Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/Y3TWDT25H5GKNMCLI7KTKN2UDQ.jpg?auth=6c15541968f5094655ca793c402c12de95273f3539c7259d6830fc4803d535fb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A Hanukkah menorah was projected onto the sails of the Sydney Opera House in memory of the victims of Sunday's shooting. Photo / David Gray, AFP]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/travel/travel-news/hot-deals-ponant-cruise-rarotonga-trips-nar-north-queensland-escapes/YLOGN4A76NDJRPDILZ47YYNQUU/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-15T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/OKWEPGXE2JCRTKK74FSNY64JAI.jpg?auth=fc0cd2957c4ec9efad9d851eed1dfa3183863e39da110a91c5d8c37aefdf5070&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Enjoy the serenity of the Daintree Rainforest. Photo / Supplied]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/weather-heavy-rain-strong-winds-then-a-sharp-cool-change-for-the-week-ahead/RIMGXAQWFZDPBEMWDB2AMXJZH4/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-15T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/C2LUNA62SJHIXOXB76ZCEXAKRA.jpg?auth=c84dd73060aa117d95fd1785588c17f9ef3b029ced21a19d783cc5f5e68c5f25&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Periods of heavy rain and strong northwesterlies, followed by a cooler unstable southwesterly flow, are set to wreak havoc on summer plans for both islands. Photo / Alex Cairns]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/gdp-preview-how-strong-is-the-economy-september-quarter-data-due/premium/54HIHC4PBRFY3NEOIZ7NGZQZ4Y/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-15T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/FCN2ZSCDLRDCDIC73I3YPTSDEM.jpg?auth=7efc879a8f29cce29841ea81e2a127a3e8313f2d4025569671f191d6bf4ad7ea&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Shoppers at Commercial Bay in Auckland. Photo / NZME]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/minnesota-democrat-says-us-presidents-creepy-obsession-about-her-feels-pretty-obnoxious/WUNNBKLDX5B7TH7CTPWH4GJEZE/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-15T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/SHIO6FQMCJEH7EOJXLQFAJHHJM.jpg?auth=78cdc2e6c6adcd7c19968503765335833be7aef749db001f9feeabb8a21ace19&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Representative Ilhan Omar (Democrat-Minnesota) in her office at the Capitol. Photo / Demetrius Freeman, The Washington Post]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/herald-morning-quiz-december-16/OPQTJKAG3ZH5VL3ELINKPIFPHE/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-15T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/L7YJ7AC5WVF2TFYSFEDVADOBEA.jpg?auth=04fdd81c1428b3e065e199f08cc0ecd600a29e671a3f924a97735de0314bdda0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Golden Bear is the top prize awarded at which film festival? Photo / Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/anti-semitism-has-always-been-a-sign-of-a-sick-society-it-is-again-editorial/premium/I22ONI3CWNHDNPPPERXBAVNRSM/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-15T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/2WXL52HRGJAN5LP2FLTREG5C7U.jpg?auth=5e084e5e76d6fa8776955b8ef02787dc21d4a227301db654fe1a2b6d108f6872&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Visitors mourn as they arrive at Bondi Beach in Sydney yesterday. Photo / AFP]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/all-i-want-for-christmas-is-a-break-from-you-prime-minister-christopher-luxons-gift-to-coalition-partners/premium/FZ3UNYPGZFF5VFURMNAJ2HKXBY/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-15T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/HVIOQWSRBFFKFJDVQCKJXF6IBI.jpg?auth=785bc891a3f3ca157386df55eff990e5eecea4682bcf2511e547b4979f89f1e1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Christopher Luxon speaking to the Herald for Christmas. Photo / Mark Mitchell
















 














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Photo / Bruce Crossan]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/letters-ratepayers-could-end-up-having-to-pay-for-regulatory-relief-in-rma-changes/premium/3IDZJEA3BNGNLFTI3QF37MHMMM/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-15T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/UF2AHEROKJCOHHPRH5J4ISH42Y.jpg?auth=992a026180e21e81a0a3d15cd356567b671f9eaa3c967c320b0448c3b0fcf9d7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The All Blacks are in for a tough 2026. Photo / Photosport]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/parole-declined-for-nai-yin-xue-who-murdered-wife-left-3yo-daughter-at-train-station/JQVDJ74KTZCLZPOHXHGROQHG3Y/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-15T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/5KNDGF6NHXHVURTSYSPISWBCJU.jpg?auth=54d2ed8340c1aebc54ca67718f1fa77b9def0a6b328d428687c37410a14c23c9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Nai Yin Xue killed his wife An An Liu (top right) and left his daughter Qian Xun Xue, also known as "Pumpkin", at a Melbourne train station. 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Photo / Samuel Sherry]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/gp-criticised-for-discussing-abortion-process-at-clinic-front-desk-hdc-report/7WPLOKUCZ5BARHV53MWULY3JJM/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-15T01:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/VBFR3IAZKNAOFGKHDE4NDFSOL4.jpg?auth=3714a63d138399e37bf46b30fd0b51a2959ad8d6794652eba7e1be8a1c77837d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A GP has been criticised for discussing details of the pathway to pregnancy termination with a woman in the reception area of the clinic. Photo / 123rf]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/bondi-beach-shooting-how-to-talk-to-your-kids-about-sydney-terror-attack/LVD7MMZSFZFZHAJCGVUJKHNVDY/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-15T01:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/G4LGXI42RNFQ5CM5QSYH5NKJOQ.jpg?auth=1eace712cf23ba91c02f675da7d3f6441fd2de991a48513e110b776341884b09&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Clinical psychologist Jacqui Maguire says it's important to validate your child's feelings following a distressing news event. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/the-country/news/flighting-fly-tipping-are-free-dumps-and-tyre-rebates-the-answer-dr-jacqueline-rowarth/2UBAQS7UNNHSBA7J4F5Z7DDI2Y/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-15T00:57:03.597Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/SLBAFNEE2VFBHHUZLZZPLWTEWM.JPG?auth=698fd27f8cba264b4ff0885210cfe359f80065d7138591c6352f0251a488f98d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Fly-tipping is a constant battle in New Zealand. 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