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Photo / Getty]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/auckland/henderson-valley-burglary-attempt-foiled-after-stolen-ute-gets-stuck-in-mud/6GNOQ3BFXFGK7PFIJLSMYVKDJA/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-17T23:10:37.755Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/V6EOTFV2IJDRDCAZQIEZ5TDEKE.jpg?auth=ceaccfc623fb349f6dd057a19cf8bf4cb884f2c7ab3a616d264990e409bd0f75&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The man's ute became stuck in the farm's mud as he tried to make a getaway. 
]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/whanganui-chronicle/news/south-taranaki-waiinu-beach-vegetation-fire-now-fully-contained/HDK2PRZYSNHORKFIZCUYGQSWOM/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-17T23:04:00.906Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/HBOB3RDOIJBP5CPBFLWJJGS5LY.jpg?auth=85a1881750e2ff70318bad6d5510cb5468c622b5d1dd3a6181d68bbb7a9398b8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Waiinu Beach fire burned through about 30ha this week.  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Photo / 123RF]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/brooklyn-beckham-cooking-slammed-as-undercooked-chicken-sparks-feud-talk/NRFFIIONAFFDXHBLOHQO7ZGQWY/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-17T22:44:12.464Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/2GZZHMCIUNA3XMRC7VI2OONGMA.jpeg?auth=046caa2bcf33224fce3c88dd2223a02f16d8b2fa4052988dff689e6fbe79ca7b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Brooklyn Beckham's cooking show, 'Cookin’ with Brooklyn', came under fire for being too simplistic.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/waikato-news/news/waikato-summer-boating-rules-where-operation-neptune-patrols-target-unsafe-skippers/C3DRG42EGJFN5KQWG6W7YULEP4/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-17T22:38:48.241Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/4IKAWDNNP5C6VGKAURT5PRVAIQ.jpg?auth=4f36569b2f308fcb6201e9284fed8ecececa613920029a3b7e5f50a9ad870502&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Waikato Regional Council's recreational harbourmaster will be out and about in Waikato carrying out safety checks on the water. 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Photo /  Karen Richardson]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/hawkes-bay-lifejacket-libraries-where-to-borrow-free-gear-this-summer/3GHOHY54YJHOVM4BNMVOLCDVEM/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-17T22:36:21.597Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/PXL7KEDQWFCD5KUT52USMC65HY.jpg?auth=58fda2ffae05e9381646ab568da6382b4eeda891ce25bf85ca48fa1e1c955410&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[ Regional Council Maritime Safety Summer student Ben Brunton at a Lifejacket Library.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/fantastic-response-as-tiny-town-reopens-at-splash-planet-in-hastings/MN3GUPUXSBHZ3DCFXVZJMGZRDU/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-17T22:34:18.906Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/H6ILBW7WF5EYZDI66UM4K3ASOU.jpg?auth=22f547ba2caca8e6055fdfccf706c5fe324415b68ea32cb6a7daf9a27f250d9f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A group of Karamū High School students got a first-hand look at their creativity in action last week when they paid a special visit to Splash Planet to see the real-world results of their redesigned miniature buildings at Tiny Town.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/featherston-community-christmas-tree-smashed-in-senseless-vandal-attack/3437PN67QFEK7MWUC3WJQV3RHU/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-17T22:17:54.614Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/LEB5AWBVXZCKBDDZ37O4E6JT6M.jpeg?auth=49d9be0728fcb4508d384502056e8f54d4a1fae5d7adfa668ef056aad0e78143&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Worn Cloth Collective spent 300 hours recycling wooden poles, plastic pipes and shade clothes into a community Christmas tree. 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Photo / Alex Burton ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/new-white-house-plaques-echo-trumps-scathing-attacks-on-biden-obama/KR43TTCUDNBJBCQZQ7TEM2O53U/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-17T21:46:58.724Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/ROXTUSDGTJEKFPXTGJO7FHOGRI.jpg?auth=9d568c77be8f089231c07217c1824023f92b812a25a73697d1c22c11fc74d053&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Portraits with new plaques of explanatory text are seen on the Presidential Walk of Fame on the Colonnade of the White House in Washington, DC, on December 17, 2025. 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Photo / WJL Photography]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/sydney-to-mourn-youngest-and-oldest-bondi-terror-victims-at-back-to-back-funerals/MF3ZN3UP35AM7DNF7HR7VUDDAA/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-17T21:20:49.666Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/HCGMFQ322FG3RPYTIBZFW52JQE.webp?auth=f74b649b8e28889df9aefb10243a0dd8e3b4e70538a61ff22ecbcd85c04b876f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Matilda Poltavchenko was named on Monday morning as one of the victims of the Bondi Beach shooting. Photo / Facebook]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/netball/netball-nz-ceo-jennie-wyllie-resigns/ZH3GQN6RZ5HBVF3GLN2SFHI4YQ/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-17T21:17:47.544Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/GAE63C42F5F2NG2W6PMNGE4DWQ.JPG?auth=c97579c397c515fa89f4850d25d69a811ab595d05ef8acb10d6f3ec1b32de897&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Netball New Zealand chief executive Jennie Wyllie. 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]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/foodstuffs-failings-allowed-golriz-ghahraman-photo-to-get-out-inquiry/RQMPUETJXFBXVNLU534LMTAIMQ/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-17T03:36:06.775Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/D64IKN5OH5FNRM4AZOQPICJYUE.jpg?auth=2491775dea465c26393ee5576c256f8a2d8ee94ac85cf08a86d0eb078e73580e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Pak'nSave brand owner Foodstuffs (North Island) has made widespread changes across its stores after an image of former MP Golriz Ghahraman was unlawfully leaked.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/parliamentary-leaders-including-christopher-luxon-chris-hipkins-deliver-final-speeches-of-2025/CBXXMZEYK5AQ5BSOQWS6Y65SFM/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-17T03:16:58.911Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/REURVME2PRHENO3NHJVX56HNYY.jpg?auth=47a699b3c8bd84ebb008e7b73a0a6f5ce9b6c422c08337502ff610647b913621&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The speeches should begin about 4.30pm.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/christmas-day-forecast-wet-weather-likely-in-south-and-west-metservice-says/UAMNQBT2AVGT7LPGL6AXP6LKLA/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-17T03:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/VFBEYWQMVBDJNJGMG26NPC3YOY.jpg?auth=6062b370606d20fa646b78860a229e9bf3628ad519c5fbbc9effee0fbc57ae28&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The highly anticipated Christmas Day forecast is starting to become clearer. 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Photo / Kelly Makiha]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/rugby/black-ferns/black-ferns-coaching-candidates-tony-christie-aupiki-bosses-offshore-options-analysis/premium/6NHD6GXKJJABHEVHQAS55UZVFQ/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-17T02:50:50.477Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/AFY3WDO7N5DFZBY25WPO7COOJU.jpg?auth=ba114ab14270eef0e09da887aadb94578279d8a6282d6c0cd937bf906c589c7d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Black Ferns were promised a new head coach before Christmas. Photo / SmartFrame]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/government-to-shut-down-road-cone-hotline-after-hitting-targets/MAIHBC4YWFBCHHSI3C24EHTNPQ/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-17T02:38:05.969Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/KJBYXGBRY5DUNKNTBMW2NEJWCA.png?auth=5bcfb752708ebfa971dddc188f7c11ff1a9d53ecc0ede49e9f96453e826f8beb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[As of September, the Government had spent $148,545 on the hotline, Labour says. Photo / 123rf]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/cricket/black-caps/black-caps-v-west-indies-new-zealand-torn-between-kristian-clarke-ajaz-patel-for-final-spot-in-bay-oval-xi/T6CN3UUASJGVPG4AIC4ER6L5RY/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-17T02:30:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/I5HAD7UAJ5CUDOIQIKU77AG6SY.JPG?auth=e27990d59ced42c5938475fb2c88a2b4eae1799c459a744b79954d216ecf26d5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Black Caps bowler Kristian Clarke. Photo / Photosport]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/christmas-weather-forecast-30c-possible-in-hawkes-bay-on-christmas-day/NGJXF4YCFNCSLPCWUMQK3LM7MM/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-17T02:28:20.14Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/TVHCJFE4MNBTPJVPVTGZ3HCT6E.jpg?auth=1ee5a7f8ac3d424ca703d4607c67bd7b09584f3cebba04e367f34b4523aef412&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Pōhutukawa flowers overlooking Ocean Beach. Photo / Russell Engelke]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/wellington/former-deputy-police-commissioner-jevon-mcskimming-gets-home-detention-for-child-sex-abuse-images/UTVQYG57WJHC7G2FZ6CH5UXRRA/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-17T02:09:22.748Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/2HHXPEB5RJBBBODULYTFEQDR64.jpg?auth=0d1023eff92967be84e0413b52988cec5fc95906652c44d1c430f380e7aef006&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Jevon McSkimming has appeared in the Wellington District Court for sentencing this afternoon. Photo / Mark Mitchell]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/rotorua-daily-post/news/rotorua-night-markets-return-date-to-cbd-announced/UD7ICAPFRZE7LAQMX2XDF2XOGM/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-17T02:04:57.388Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/EAFW2I4I7VG7XATMH4MAYJT4OQ.jpg?auth=ea48680c218a9695de77d094173818dd3381a28702635bf919548d7de9b44b75&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Rotorua Night Market on Tūtānekai St. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/herald-afternoon-quiz-december-17/GGGGZ3I7D5CBBJMVLV3XO5KP5U/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-17T02:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/QNZUXFOJNVBBRAE2FIQ5H4P4SA.jpg?auth=e296104a7a09fb144d99f9b672762c4a8b969f68c2570760fb3b6df4c1f4ae7f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[What is the main ingredient in hummus?]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/economy/rma-reform-could-be-the-big-fix-that-willis-will-be-able-to-trump-over-richardson-richard-prebble/premium/RUVE4NKY3VF2LAWFHHQOAK7HGI/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-17T02:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/X7MVW3PSUVD5BIVLLGZ4MWF4DM.jpg?auth=17d05903ab6c2def7bcb3061c2ffc853bf4584a4690642bdb5fe9df137213935&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[RMA reform promises faster builds, but risks weakening local voice. Photo / Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/companies/high-flying-super-yacht-designer-charles-robinson-in-tax-evasion-case/premium/X4XXN6HYC5DGXLIEQZWL5HXFQU/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-17T01:49:53.267Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/FIXUX5NPYVFJVNFSX7GD43KWIQ.jpg?auth=f8d6b1d1d7a08db8040f6bc309c95006c95cfae5487e9d32427ce19e598b0d64&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A super yacht interior designer has been sentenced to 11 months' home detention after failing to pass on tax deducted from staff salaries to Inland Revenue. Photo / Doug Sherring]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/couple-james-arthur-holder-and-leanne-maree-crighton-sentenced-for-their-roles-in-christchurch-murder/CDLKRQNDSVDE7LE4GA6L745VX4/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-17T01:03:10.882Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/KZEAN5NIWBG45PDYISHYPDH2G4.jpg?auth=467972941920896822d57f8646a88a8538abd6406a59aa62f59b649cb701ff01&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[David Bridgwater was fatally shot on Carisbrooke St, Aranui, in Christchurch on January 4, 2024. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/netball/silver-ferns/dame-noeline-taurua-politician-joins-push-for-netball-nz-board-overhaul/2HQEMDH3XBFGBOY6Y6KD65CYTY/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-17T01:02:52.259Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/OK5QQMHASBAXPJFLDIRKS5PXW4.jpg?auth=15a0f9c503eb82f9c191c66b027a9efb8f266edee1f63113cb2575b672799c01&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Former MP Meka Whaitiri (centre) has spoken in support of Dame Noeline Taurua (inset). Photos / NZME, Photosport]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/wellington/wellington-city-council-ratepayers-undercharged-in-accounting-error/UMAY57UU5ZD35AQHWV6UXRIQII/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-17T00:51:54.037Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/KTNTML7OXVDSXI6HSCKGCE5C2A.JPG?auth=859a27cf2afc31215465e38bcb6ff7f965f51b440b819fc0fcde5f8d274f2e24&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Wellington City Council currently disposes of sludge at a landfill. Photo / WCC]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/on-the-up-new-napier-community-facility-for-te-kupenga-hauora/VCUEZX6HFJDRJM64TWTPLWJE6Y/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-17T00:47:08.077Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/FLDUIZ7F3VDQHH6F3EHC2CF2UU.jpg?auth=d5b48953fa949ec5544c76bd00e24f0042c3c5b45ebede551373f2bd4011938d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Guests were welcomed on to the site of Te Kupenga Hauora Ahuriri in Napier for the opening of a new community facility on Tuesday. Photo / Doug Laing]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/the-country/news/listen-to-the-country-online-prime-minister-christopher-luxons-ag-person-of-the-year/FKZZVMGRUZGKZAZJ2UEWQRYTS4/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-17T00:43:59.303Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/H4EJDFARZZE2TOCCQ53226GEUI.jpg?auth=2746e4e7c89d2972761d387aebbfb0cc26676c35965d5712ac7537a87b555f8e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Prime Minister Christopher Luxon spoke to The Country's Jamie Mackay today. Photo / Mark Mitchell













 














]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/three-men-jailed-for-life-over-murder-of-anaru-moana/MH2SH4WA7NBJBOZ6D4JXGCG2B4/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-17T00:32:50.522Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/2HWKYSSPTVEETIIJGDGAIBBON4.webp?auth=3fb0e9ad0b088e86e4392404872ea64f655e42563aa2027f591ab354ec0d79ee&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Three men have been jailed for life for the murder of Anaru Moana. Photo / RNZ, Nate McKinnon]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/rotorua-daily-post/news/rotorua-piebot-maketu-pies-launches-first-hot-pie-vending-machine/2ETZGQ6YWBBFVA2K67DBQ42VGY/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-17T00:29:30.19Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/IVZJCIEJEFHPLCVIQHCYCB2REY.jpg?auth=ae64d7bd48a6af8c9e3c6fa3023a987d20bad1739890af94ac2eb1d8fde27fcf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Maketū Pies general manager Craig Williams (left) and RotoruaNZ's head of visitor experience and service Graham Brownrigg check out the new hot pie vending machine.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/rotorua-daily-post/news/state-highway-1-crash-north-of-motutere-blocks-road-expect-delays/YZ3Y4QETGZGW5C6U4BYE4L3B2Y/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-17T00:25:16.486Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/77K6ISP55ZGMVLWMQA3YIIE4FI.jpg?auth=eb4a0b90aae3d031edfbef4d0bd96564bfd47382cf7baf7bab0b17d887f108a5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Motorists are advised to avoid the area where possible and expect delays. Photographer: Glenn Taylor

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