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Photo / Mike Scott]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/consumer-confidence-lifts-to-highest-level-in-2025/U6WTO4AXZFFCPIJLJAPKFUWKLQ/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-16T22:56:43.425Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/UYOKHUBXFNBWRFW2R445422KJY.JPG?auth=04b4f7c742ee281a92b1b09812df2e6264828f484acda8afb6244f110ac028b3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The number of people who expect economic conditions to improve is its highest since 2021. 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Photo / Les Molloy]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/ai-chatbot-grok-misidentified-a-man-who-saved-lives-falsely-claimed-a-victim-staged-his-injuries/SDF6QKFR6NDA3H7HWMOQXML2TU/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-16T22:24:56.812Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/DBEC3BGFBZAXDDAYZZVLPHCAKI.jpg?auth=bb8a2a2f75057868423e2c8977b90df46c5f2948a4dcde52b688a12b219e3bad&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[This screen grab shows beachgoers fleeing Bondi Beach after gunmen opened fire, in Sydney. 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Photo / Anna Kurth, AFP]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/former-new-plymouth-mayor-bids-for-kainga-ora-flats-neighbouring-his-apartment-development/3QMSMIWH3BB2VIY2WENARPPBNM/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-16T22:01:21.055Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/P33IDU55C5GVHFMMYNQKRLMHRU.jpeg?auth=a2da362e46f36cddeb15aae50ddf58daf929909dffa891bc2486da48680f1fd1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Former mayor Peter Tennent is developing two buildings across the road including one which will house a family apartment overlooking the Tasman Sea. Photo / RNZ, Rob Martin]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/rotorua-daily-post/news/rotorua-athlete-janie-taiiringa-roimata-bennett-16-dies-after-cancer-battle/XFPAKTNCAVGSXAQ32ZMGZ7J6YI/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-16T22:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/Z7M7OD5HU5E2ZJKJ4PAANPZUPE.jpg?auth=d0a37a38bb3e66931a81bb9cdbb0c701e26ed81be524aac0d987f8b2e7d0fc26&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Janie Taiiringa-Roimata Bennett, 16, died on Saturday after a two-year cancer battle. 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]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/travel/beijing-art-scene-inside-the-creative-heart-of-chinas-capital/MOUPR7PU3JEIBLIECCWA74W3QQ/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-16T21:48:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/BZSCYTYITNGYTCR356T6WDCINU.jpg?auth=8b068fed0536a230071fcf63a86464a75e0d1a4e4931d9d27ba9163f9fd8de74&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[ Art in the 798 Art District, Beijing. 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Photo / Facebook]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/us-unemployment-rate-ticked-up-to-46-the-highest-level-since-the-covid-pandemic/N3SCL3JLABBOPJ45Y62DGDY4T4/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-16T21:26:27.719Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/AAUZHRFXPBBNVKK7SUITRQ7UPE.jpg?auth=80ec82381ee6ae1dfcf5bf5136c781a64d9b78403a1dd09e427f320c5df57169&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Since January, the US federal government has lost 271,000 jobs, with more than half of those losses registered in October. Photo / 123rf]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/pregnant-sea-lion-naps-on-dunedin-doorstep-as-breeding-kicks-off/XL44UGYWXNBN3LSWDGMBQOQGYU/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-16T21:15:29.696Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/X24N7CATN5HIZFY6VNQV5ACQ6M.jpg?auth=ccbefe0c9703d3bffc617edccabc47f6f515cdea7626831e2afcc8619592fdbb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The expectant mother was caught taking a snooze on a residential doorstep on Wednesday morning as Dunedin's sea lion population continues to boom. 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Photo / Photosport]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/house-price-predictions-treasury-reveals-forecasts-for-annual-growth-in-2026-to-2030-years/2R3V7AHELFBLPJUSRWOXIZSCYM/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-16T00:07:21.491Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/VS5SCEN33VB5RFH5OHM3NT5AHI.jpg?auth=327c8047a1756dcca2d8ee549b672df9af4bb71a046f4fe218f89276b4419163&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Half-Year Economic and Fiscal Update (HYEFU) has been released.  Photo / Dean Purcell.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/economy/treasury-update-shows-there-is-still-no-surplus-in-sight-for-the-government-as-debt-pile-grows/UA7S77WVFJFKPIBEXPHZ3ZA26U/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-16T00:06:04.645Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/MP6CQWEJUVCWVEL332MLVP5JJI.jpg?auth=e989da7a848c85ee3e3a00d6560e56878eea4d9a1425ba65313b41fb9aaa681c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Finance Minister Nicola Willis commits to keeping new operational expenditure at $2.4b in Budget 2026. Photo / Mark Mitchell]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/bondi-terror-hero-ahmed-al-ahmed-faces-losing-arm-as-donations-pass-2m/SL23ZY7TGNBJFEFZS4NBS5O2UU/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-16T00:02:14.598Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/WYPN5XGCXRFTBGAIJJ3VAOVSKU.jpg?auth=ec5519375b22c4badd38d85009d6bf34740c4c3ae7337ac2455eb2b74aa9754c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Bondi Beach hero Ahmed al-Ahmed met New South Wales Premier Chris Minns in hospital. Photo / @ChrisMinnsMP, X]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/talanoa/tonga-has-a-new-prime-minister/5WOPMRGRM5BRJJI7VEUTAOYLPU/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-16T00:01:48.66Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/T6EHZXGEORCTVAEDSDVVBOYMGM.webp?auth=59bfceff4b4a16f796b9b5b7004a92ef0a5f30cb57c0c36040ec23768e2af25a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Lord Fakafanua after the nobles' results announcement in Nuku'alofa on Thursday. Photo / RNZ Pacific, Teuila Fuatai]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/cricket/black-caps/bevon-jacobs-auckland-batter-making-test-case-with-plunket-shield-runs/K7UXFPUQVRATTCAYWN5M35JGDM/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-16T00:01:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/6GQIJGPTPRF65AW5XELK7CHX3I.JPG?auth=e3122b2908563a0439f0114f52b8d1529479f17aa5947b7720019e2970ccf7e4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Bevon Jacobs in action for the Auckland Aces against Wellington. Photo / Photosport]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/auckland/former-curator-zara-stanhope-to-lead-auckland-art-gallery/LTBVGBFV6NGNBBZEC2DFGRV2DY/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-16T00:00:13.845Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/XWJI2NH2IVASTIZTQ2OBNHPSII.jpg?auth=edbdbe6ea3fb76168b6c094a3a7ba58af4ae41991c9434a6bca93134ef9ca526&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[New Auckland art Gallery director Dr Zara Stanhope.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>