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]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/new-doco-by-john-clarkes-daughter-finally-brings-fred-dagg-home/premium/OMMCXUWSU5DPDIK3YPLSDD4TKE/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-19T20:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/MSJ3BOAGYJDILA42SVWVA27GNQ.jpg?auth=851a23adc21ac8ff2a3fd018e0558fb08e16a47f04b5a757f4ca963c7937a894&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A 70s Kiwi icon, Fred Dagg was only the beginning of John Clarke's career in comedy and political satire.
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Photo / Dean Purcell]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/david-walliams-dropped-by-harpercollins-uk-after-behaviour-allegations/J2T5SE3MFRG3ZG3HLUZXBP6NVA/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-19T18:45:20.912Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/6FOCFJ6HGYVEVYEIEKNSAKDLAE.jpg?auth=7fcf23ed8d68338dcc381e396410f73871dde1280160062c193a312ca2b438e9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Comedian and children's book author David Walliams is in hot water over allegations of inappropriate behaviour towards young women.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/privacy-commissioner-notified-following-technical-issue-with-police-incident-management-tool/5HFLUKRRKNGNNH3QBNAJB52K3Y/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-19T18:11:02.03Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/GH3TOA6ZCRCHZLRHXH3RIAB4KM.jpg?auth=11be735d65298f95bffd95e5d77c4a54d00716f11a2b4ff4f4d2090ffa555b3f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A technical issue with police's Incident Management Tool may have exposed sensitive information meant to be redacted. 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Photo / Mark Mitchell]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/seven-men-released-without-charge-following-dramatic-liverpool-arrests-by-sydney-anti-terror-police/QTBFVGD2U5EOVNWE7266NQA26A/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-19T17:43:50.94Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/CLQ4RGEGNBD6NOOFVUB2SPLEUM.jpg?auth=6eb3b3c69d0a6406e92e4a32cdd8cb090d4e4226549320f57fd2ff075c43557b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Seven Victorian men detained after warnings a 'violent act' was potentially being planned have claimed they were only visiting Sydney for a holiday, after being released without charge. 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Photo / Supplied]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/northern-advocate/news/govt-orders-5-year-crayfishing-ban-on-north-islands-upper-east-coast/IEIX2C26CJEWXP5LTIW2LEY5T4/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-19T06:12:48.878Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/CGQJYM4QWBEH3OJFCA5PTKNI7M.jpg?auth=958cb5515d0a3836c84c949bb003fa7bd1eef7ecce769ecf7045c75b34a0ac2b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A total ban on taking spiny rock lobster from the upper east coast of the North Island comes into effect on April 1 next year. 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New Zealand Herald composite photo]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/sailing/sailgp/sailgp-why-andy-maloney-joined-artemis-sweden-with-americas-cup-teammates/CCG7GUSX6FAI3B3VSOOUBONLGY/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-19T01:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/WPZFKNGGORFB7I2RXQ7BF3EIEI.jpg?auth=ddd297ab433e892be8bdaa5af6f80c2d72849a61b76ae1e343d7793dcc02b560&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Andy Maloney has signed on with Artemis Sweden for season six of SailGP. 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]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/pensioner-lures-phone-scammers-into-trap-as-police-arrest-unsuspecting-tricksters/EGRAO45LGFB7RHFSXW4K6PG7KM/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-19T00:42:52.491Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/WT7HAVRUS5HXFGZ4XEHIUNQD3Q.jpg?auth=771e8b220940e120696183b9eb2d090daa91dfb5b334ff492a5fcd0dfc14d04e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The man lured the scammers with quick thinking and some dramatic acting. Photo / 123rf]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/harrison-ford-to-get-lifetime-acting-award/36NJMQSC3JEDLB62UBVSBBAGYM/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-19T00:39:21.762Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/63OL6GLA2BERNLOKVJJQZLYZZ4.jpg?auth=cb9ad594116b1ed6b398f40ca4b4bef08ef3f249d49dd1c8bbac7c1081b721a7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Harrison Ford will receive the SAG-AFTRA Life Achievement Award at the Actor Awards in March. Photo / Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/pulitzer-winning-combat-reporter-nz-born-peter-arnett-dies-at-91/DWSYF7ASENEWZGYZTAROJON26U/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-19T00:32:51.248Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/YCSA7TUWW5CWJLIBJGWTGRJ67U.jpg?auth=5282eadfb813625f0a20ba2f9cf6a9a93a1e67cd3b2bfb17c06efaea07896d1f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Renowned American war correspondent Peter Arnett, a Pulitzer Prize winner for his reporting in Vietnam in 1966 and who covered most of the conflicts of the late 20th century, has died.  Photo / Mike Clarke, AFP]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/christchurch/police-arrests-after-gore-shooting-two-men-charged-victim-in-hospital/LZM2YBHEQJGSREUWP5VE35MSEQ/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-19T00:18:17.313Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/D6ATVM5K2VGJ3MNOBTOG4ABYIA.JPG?auth=bafd3c80dbc04e3799a14b3959f6f0b8d7e2a727cb16c04eeb5ad9c1576e2c19&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Two men have been arrested over a shooting in Gore this week. Photo / Ben Tomsett]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/donald-trump-renames-kennedy-arts-centre-after-himself/67JDQKUAVBCZFONJPYL7DCNJ2Q/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-19T00:16:48.064Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/L24UXQVFM5A4RJVSFJLNMHWU4M.jpg?auth=9fbfc3851843f374fafd96a3b945ed839f29131884154a60e3f32011b2537101&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The John F. Kennedy Memorial Centre for the Performing Arts is seen on December 18, 2025 in Washington, DC. US White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt announced on X that the board of the Kennedy Centre will rename the building to the 'Trump-Kennedy Centre'.   Photo / Heather Diehl, AFP]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>