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Photo / Michael Cunningham]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/dive-squad-and-drone-join-search-for-rock-fisher-missing-in-firth-of-thames/QNKHANFLAFFALBQ5IVTARRC6UY/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-22T21:24:46.483Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/FBYJS3FWGFBQLLUESSU6RMABBA.jpg?auth=f0f0ffa9eff8c671b6c179082a20b34163b4d26ae3ed0416a12f4a224d2fec87&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A body has been found in the search for a missing fisherman at Waikawau on the Firth of Thames. Photo / Supplied]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/nine-hurt-when-car-hits-group-in-netherlands-in-suspected-accident-police/2FPS4XHJVNDCDGGXBMTQIFFDLQ/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-22T21:20:51.308Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/JN2I4MASK5FRJI2N2QJGFFCNR4.jpg?auth=4fb583503c4b6e79876f7ff9f87c027b846a4a295e854501ca26cdd10a528f13&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Nine people were hurt, three seriously, when a car ploughed into a group in Nunspeet. Photo / 123rf]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/a-newly-created-job-gives-asim-munir-more-power-than-any-military-chief-since-musharrafs-dictatorship/JIHKU6R76JFZXGRK45GP3ZZKPY/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-22T21:14:27.165Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/DD2KW6SPWVFIJF3RXS6WBE2WBQ.jpg?auth=276c2d59b0d7780fae417818c9be2fffa5671e4d37f6ab3b7df58330484e94f2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A broken frame of Pakistan's field marshal and Army chief, Asim Munir, hangs on the wall after an attack at the Cadet College Wana, a military-linked school, in the South Waziristan district near the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, on November 13, 2025. Photo / Aamir Qureshi, AFP]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/more-than-20000-communities-in-japan-at-risk-of-being-cut-off-in-a-major-disaster/LWNOUYENYJFK5ANNKXXOYZX6KU/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-22T21:06:53.865Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/AILU53NDL5CTZKZLHCI75TIWWI.jpg?auth=cd64500dc6c44b63f32cc76fcff5320a39039e73377c3589d05121b55c9be55c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A road damaged in the 2024 Noto Peninsula earthquake is seen unrepaired in Wajima, Ishikawa prefecture, on November 29. Photo / Japan News, via The Washington Post]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/whanganui-chronicle/news/pouri-hut-in-whanganui-national-park-destroyed-in-mystery-fire/R4UFZTUVY5FJZJV4V34CYWQC3I/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-22T21:05:02.909Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/TQRW65RXEVB6XCSOPDFCJSAQAM.jpg?auth=6623544a485f598cd7585d8a71e341e87fbb380da0f8f4e1e850d9d1b5a78e20&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Pouri Hut in Whanganui National Park has burned to the ground. Photo / DoC]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/whanganui-chronicle/news/fatal-crash-victim-was-committed-and-well-loved-hawera-businessman/TZXUXWN5BNASRPMWY3ORCGLGBM/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-22T20:44:55.042Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/WDAOL3AQCNFJLBPJOZN2ELWYVA.jpg?auth=b4f88d49a171975d7bee3a425b1da28aa9b2afd04b8eed93e3a5d0ce26081a18&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The crash was on State Highway 2, near Matamau, on December 5. Photo / James Pocock
]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/bay-of-plenty-times/news/coromandel-fireworks-ban-in-force-as-summer-visitors-surge/QLXLK33AUVFOJOS4DPS6XS74VA/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-22T20:32:44.903Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/MMBMOYROMVEHFOPP564PU2HJ5A.jpg?auth=4247f69b0913829721bfaeeb23b67e3a387f2b391051c636b15cde93c4986559&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Fire and Emergency New Zealand says the ban will be in force until the end of January. NZME supplied composite image]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/over-the-moon-cheese-owners-go-to-police-after-discovering-sub-par-dumped-products-sold-on-roadside/DWXOHH6L2RCMDLR7BTRDY3EYWU/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-22T20:29:58.236Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/MXCXQUJGXRH4BJ7Q3DXB4II6KY.jpg?auth=b74a1350011d774ab65468e60d071466475f27f2792a26ae81a23ea27c6cdaca&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The cheese was taken from the landfill and resold on the roadside. Photo / 123rf]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/cricket/black-caps/black-caps-v-west-indies-is-new-zealand-captain-tom-latham-the-worlds-most-underappreciated-player/LKIMTVQUAZD4FGIVKTRWWCNQOM/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-22T20:01:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/RKNTHQ5EURHOLK5ZT4OXKLF2PI.JPG?auth=786ef76eec5d07e1258aab66e7fd3a8dc3559968149862bad6a8cbee90206ad7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Tom Latham celebrates his 14th test century, after reaching three figures against the West Indies in Christchurch. 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Photo / NZME]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/six-bottles-of-french-pinot-noir-valued-at-65580-were-swiped-at-a-virginia-restaurant-cellar/7RWL6ORYPNEFXF5SORHU74UXYA/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-22T19:40:54.698Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/K3LO3IGVUFDM3B35DZZ2WKLKUU.jpg?auth=c94db769076cd198157081102ac8812dc2178f9bd3faf305cc52af99bb4c6c31&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Two suspects conned their way into a wine cellar tour beneath a French restaurant in Virginia and made off with expensive bottles of pinot noir Photo / 123rf]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/weight-loss-drugs-in-new-zealand-benefits-and-risks-of-glp-1s-explained/premium/DAVYDJ5ZRVEQPCCQABORYS7RBA/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-22T19:37:51.079Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/JVV5THDLZ5H7PEJSKYMR46X4JM.jpg?auth=c33703e755778f1da9b67118c2238ac9a4b33b7a30a0b402098006b28edb301e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[GLP-1 drugs like Wegovy and Saxenda are now prescribed for weight loss in New Zealand.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/rotorua-daily-post/news/boatie-survives-burning-boat-on-lake-taupo-after-hour-in-water-without-lifejacket/NRRHLUUYO5DWNMWP46DBDNTOEI/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-22T19:20:00.788Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/XY2KVWVVKRF6LGJ2DCP7MIBTPI.jpg?auth=aaa0fd73b772bdfe78b8d8df8760deaf4dfb625c3a603b1eb650333fed83a6b5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Lake Taupō. 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Photo / Mark Mitchell]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/these-boomers-tried-caring-for-parents-now-theyre-tidying-up-to-spare-their-kids/XUFKG4LAW5BJFPYCDH2ABD7VT4/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-22T17:00:01Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/TTGC4JPFNRHINHOLCQ32G33LLQ.jpg?auth=8557675fd8a9172ec1e3f3856f0e0725438a655a6f93a9bfb7de2b3ac40d3ca5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Jocelyn Combs in her Pleasanton, California, home on December 18, surrounded by paintings collected by her parents. 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]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/whanganui-chronicle/news/whanganui-council-says-people-should-approach-puppy-christmas-gifts-with-caution/XFIRAWCL7NAA3ODUNOSX3B62DM/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-22T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/TXQ4LYWHPBASFMMETEKQATLPW4.jpg?auth=46213057233ef4c0ca90e133a4f709db4d19ea9cc4d43a120404912dd0325ee0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Big Mack was sent to Christchurch Bull Breed Rescue for rehoming.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/wellington/neighbours-of-kainga-ora-helpless-as-tenant-regularly-throws-household-items-over-fence/NANG4MNT7BH37HRFPLHJTUXAM4/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-22T15:57:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/CQH2R3HIIJEDLAICWOTDOPLBU4.jpg?auth=4f9b7dbdfbc340a31d0ed91036242f369c056804335d707b713368f0251d0a8b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Everything from duvets to ladders have been thrown over the fence.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/sailing/americas-cup/americas-cup-alinghi-luna-rossa-k-challenge-confirm-entry-for-naples-regatta/JTVJDILJI5G45FIV2SUIU4YLQA/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-22T08:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/T32V4JGBPBEMPE3LDRHG5CLP54.jpg?auth=3ace6dfb657b474631340df9e13357e80df4333e5694e22cb998da30df03e874&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Alinghi will be among the challengers to Team NZ's title in Naples in 2027. Photo / America's Cup]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/dunedin-man-charged-after-allegedly-threatening-police-with-knife-biting-officer/JPAWGYPZN5HJXIPCGKVQX7GFEQ/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-22T07:31:58.617Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/Y3W25OHMYZGXBDO375LZG7AW64.jpg?auth=aff2bcbc10a4aa4cafb3fb8dfd27c76fae3140b588e6c6c41fe79e119532a9e4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A police officer was bitten.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/motorsport/louis-sharp-to-race-toyota-formula-regional-oceania-and-nz-grand-prix/YT6IWPRVBRGVZMKUTZN5Y2ZW7Q/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-22T07:11:55.386Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/GR35266T2BHNLIA6FXETIMMXBI.jpg?auth=f51c9803ee67f1b4331aca5557b5ede7fe6c4b8f66c81f00edb79ed56ceeb116&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Louis Sharp, of New Zealand, will race in this summer's Castrol Toyota Formula Regional Oceania Championship. Photo / Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/cricket/black-caps/black-caps-v-west-indies-the-fantastic-problems-new-zealand-must-solve-in-test-cricket-opinion/premium/XMDIHI2KJNGTLPSEKBIFIA4ZWE/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-22T07:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/7LVXUC4D7FEE5G4CN7VJ77TX2M.JPG?auth=4eeeaa259136c6a9e8f94ea03cf95a5be948bec85c87b6283646091fb706083b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Black Caps huddle on day two of the third test against the West Indies. Photo / Photosport]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/uk-man-sings-christmas-carols-for-42-hours-in-world-record-attempt/H4AJHPUGVJE6JMHOYQV5OIH4OU/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-22T06:52:14.333Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/O2U6W6NVYBE3LMDOAJLOLZECKA.jpg?auth=c1c11b06a86f858e6fc3cfccf39f5a1a9179f10ed626131ec759d31a271ea2a4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[UK cafe owner Dave Purchase organised the carols event to support local businesses and bring the community together.  Photo / Facebook]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/teacher-censured-after-asking-if-he-could-buy-a-students-adhd-medication-from-her/PIYERA25RBG5HDFCD4AJ7EFNM4/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-22T06:40:19.998Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/QUNLSRLZY72RFHPWCQN4BFC3AU.jpg?auth=3daf9eaa76333c41b0f0b9a4a81878bb292c41d6af20235bf5947982099077ff&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A teacher has been censured after trying to buy ADHD medication from one of his students. Photo / 123rf]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/japanese-woman-gets-hitched-with-virtual-partner-she-generated-on-chatgpt/5Z2RF6EE6JENXITTH56KIEWB2I/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-22T06:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/6WTL3FYFLNGHBAQFVOMQAULPOA.jpg?auth=0556b106c7d7364a57a1b1fb8df0d259b228cdcf56228af131fe7551936428d8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Yurina Noguchi married Lune Klaus Verdure a month after the ChatGPT persona proposed.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/christmas-gifts-stolen-from-parked-car-prompts-warning-over-holiday-break-ins/TG3WT5RKQ5F65GPXAH6OMG4FNU/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-22T05:37:22.785Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/XHJSSOH25VFA5NSVFFCPJSVRNI.jpg?auth=185599f5459957289de300ae8673a23c7e6a348a2584f95854db2a04a1ed2f2a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Some Christmas presents will not even get near a tree if left in the car, say police. Photo / 123rf]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/watch-nz-agrees-trade-deal-with-india/VQY7WW3DTZEYLCZPQXGP6I3CGA/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-22T05:36:19.159Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/OH6IF73RAFGZBO7T6DTNQHB5A4.JPG?auth=7cfa6bdb527b293e84f0accb1eeb4c4a987dde4f1c4f5330fd35a06a49ce378d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Trade Minister Todd McClay meets with his Indian counterpart Piyush Goyal in India. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/former-auckland-zoo-elephant-that-moved-across-tasman-to-have-calves-has-stillbirth/2MIVOOO3W5AN3CBCJUHXR22DSU/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-22T05:31:37.18Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/SIP4R32DT5DI7CLKGHCH4NDGPU.jpg?auth=cb28e707606585ac026330fba62c7cb462b40c4e14620cf973ef612add53698a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Anjalee enjoying a dust bath at Taronga Western Plains Zoo, Dubbo in 2023 after moving from Auckland Zoo. Photo / Taronga Western Plains Zoo]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/auckland-high-street-precinct-from-fashion-boutiques-to-asian-eateries/ERAPSC2DINHANK5I4ZB6S22DPI/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-22T05:18:12.187Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/JQQYDEVMNJGPXBOCEK4K2O6364.jpg?auth=899c680d01305bffcb7186830f388d2f56fd9e7ea3796266e3f9f632558d387e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Murray Crane, owner of Crane Brothers on Auckland's High Street, says the area is constantly changing. Photo / RNZ, Yiting Lin]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/markets/shares/nz-sharemarket-starts-christmas-week-up-131-market-close/premium/RX5NG72LNRHQRJCTZJXZH6WSKQ/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-22T05:17:44.029Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/UDERQ4KBQZAIJIXZNIU33YKXCI.jpg?auth=450eef5b64a33f82f1bb97e1b280af02f022b79385e0584cd469641e4e2a41ed&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The NZ sharemarket rally to start Christmas week was led by Fisher and Paykel Healthcare shares climbing 79c or 2.13% to $37.89. Photo / Dean Purcell
]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/nelson-mechanic-marie-hearn-pleads-guilty-to-shooting-colleagues-cars/CH4WTED2DNEWXOOLM64YUH7SAU/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-22T05:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/6BYV7IZZ7NDX3KDCQ3SA7W2DGM.jpg?auth=eae3dfa48729ab59add259fd4518eec739bed8e38e0e036eee45f46fd0c3f7df&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Diesel mechanic Marie Hearn has admitted charges linked to shooting eight rounds of bullets into two cars owned by a work colleague. Her lawyer has alleged that bullying was behind the offending. Photo / 123rf]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/takahe-pair-thought-to-be-infertile-hatch-chick-at-zealandia/XKJZ4EGKORA55MNX4ZJS5CZCAU/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-22T04:56:21.873Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/IMEENUZMEZCCPOS3NX7K4XTL3I.jpg?auth=6f1ee4191caaa25942274f6e93a3a155ccd9974a1da08b7e60698a4a25a5440b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Bendigo, a male takahē, and Waitaa, a female, were believed to be a non-breeding pair.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/auckland/stolen-bentley-investigation-leads-police-to-glen-eden-gun-and-cars/GLRNVP45KBDUVMBYQ2EB5I42EU/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-22T04:54:11.97Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/R55Z3UI6QRDGDKHAHPMFCO7QAE.jpg?auth=226fe899ca0c523deee634c5792fc65691cc8d495701bd723c41981af266b1fe&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A report of a stolen Bentley Bentayga, similar to the one pictured, led police to finding four more stolen cars and a loaded shotgun under a child's bed. Photo / Bentley]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/police-statement-of-facts-against-24-year-old-alleged-bondi-gunman-naveed-akram-revealed-in-court/JBTF3TWUEJAU7KKKTW7RB65J6M/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-22T04:07:44.218Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/FQUU2YPV6BGHBP4PKL6JKKPGFE.jpg?auth=2246ffe1a0b3fb1019fe88c384452b8df3a0e899014910ba97d7018562c76304&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Naveed Akram, 24, was charged with 59 offences after the deadly Bondi Beach attack. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/killer-teen-stepmum-jessica-mulford-wins-bid-to-appeal-jail-sentence-to-supreme-court/64VKQXER3RA3DPZ5YDETEU6RUE/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-22T04:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/BNQFGDEDVZADPM3OSWXI2OPIE4.jpg?auth=177c42305c790c7459d47d378790a2d85442ab2d855b09a7cf9157371882cc8c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Harlee-Rose Niven, pictured with her father, Dylan Berry, was killed by Jessica Mulford (right). Composite photo / NZME
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Photo / Ancap]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/global-youth-sevens-kiwi-teams-give-new-zealand-rugby-something-to-smile-about/VFPTZ32JHFCM3LNH7ZUTJ44RLU/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-22T03:21:49.448Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/3QD3A7RDRNHY5OC4UULOLGTYOI.jpg?auth=5de21efab53fcde8083c64488a504036dd9c19fdafb5e6bad7357e0ef748131c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[NZ boys' and girls' U18 teams celebrate together. Photo / Supplied]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/southland-police-arrest-gore-driver-four-times-over-limit-at-730am-after-hens-do/W4IGYXOXZJCHJPEEIT2GMIK36Y/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-22T03:20:00.81Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/TJZD2EIEGBBGPDPWPI7Z7PZ67U.jpg?auth=90505feba19765c7cdcab760415a9c37aeb7a9b076c0e6e27bacdc82659ec2c8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Police arrested a driver who had left a hen’s do with little sleep.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/cricket/black-caps/black-caps-v-west-indies-result-jacob-duffy-ajaz-patel-bowl-new-zealand-to-test-series-win-over-west-indies/V5Z4CN564VGJ5BWF4WB4AYFBSA/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-22T03:19:43.513Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/ARYRTGMC2BFILMARVITIZSYIJ4.JPG?auth=d24dbca48b45b1cc06f1da741019cff9945a07cb61212fd217f72b585476f19b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Black Caps celebrate an Ajaz Patel wicket on the final day against the West Indies at Bay Oval. Photo / Photosport]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/companies/retail/nz-retail-spending-picks-up-before-christmas-but-is-still-down-on-last-year/AXXY3XZUHND63DSEAZ35HP5BYE/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-22T03:13:16.14Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/TKQ5IMB7FNGQBP5NSJ44OLE6H4.jpg?auth=9a98e6b0c3613eccf974b4262b1107dc8504b2a345d6c4c1461c2a0758373a91&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Retail spending picked up in the third week of December, according to Worldline NZ. Photo / 123rf]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/wellington/wellington-city-councillor-ray-chung-under-scrutiny-for-voting-to-give-arts-funding-to-a-relative/IUHEHQ2QRVCH5IAZFJLAIQINJE/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-22T03:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/DFPH7BAKURD6DDLKBIRQUJJ2IY.jpg?auth=63d9e646b9e9f95d739dc01b208861f1c84fe6e74aade6d09425418e43a84530&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Councillor Ray Chung said he did not see his great-niece's name on the council paper when he voted. Photo / Mark Mitchell]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/gisborne-herald/news/gisborne-hospital-lab-strike-after-christmas-day-following-test-delays/3OBXQTHXW5ERJH6X24LBR3FBLI/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-22T02:54:36.124Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/7JERMJQVDVBF7K2XQ7HMKWMMGQ.jpg?auth=c9afd248bcdedd7f0857f20cba6f4dea157ee0e355d5bd4dcec5446204965546&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Lab workers at the Gisborne Hospital laboratory will strike from Christmas Day to December 29 because of concerns about delays in vital lab testing for patients as samples are being sent out of Gisborne. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/smooth-sailing-for-the-economy-in-2026we-can-hope-liam-dann/premium/J6A4AIVWMVATRDGZAE7UJ6S2ZU/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-22T02:20:52.286Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/24HUJCQ6IOOSY54QEKYCTAGQMQ.jpg?auth=436d88cc4e77b118c747918d7e5d74572ce7418c81099ff9224a66cfa4a1c0f8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Fair winds: Will the economy sail on in 2026? 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Photo / RNZ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/nicki-minaj-appears-at-turning-point-usa-event-to-praise-handsome-and-dashing-donald-trump/SGU6EIGVMJGTZEMH5RENDJLYQE/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-22T00:53:48.098Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/M3QM36Q5TFGARDN57VHC2LVAEE.jpg?auth=c1795193567c6b7471b254356fc7f10b65cf9cd02dab70adc5b3e21c04731e11&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Nicki Minaj made a surprise appearance at the final day of Turning Point USA's annual AmericaFest conference, alongside conservative activist Erika Kirk. Photo / Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/bay-of-plenty-times/news/police-appeal-for-witnesses-after-pedestrian-seriously-hurt/A5SXZXGXJBHCNE6WN4BUSPRITY/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-22T00:47:17.16Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/BWWHPJJ535FEHBB3L7QMIYEOVM.jpg?auth=590961fa9d208444e856524286eb7574f0c1000a07c1f3e4edddadebbb69eb23&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Emergency services were called to the crash on at 11.10am on Thursday, December 18. Photo / NZME]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/finance-minister-nicola-willis-not-standing-for-electorate-seat-at-election/VZ5C4PFH2RC6FNSWO5DB7DCVRQ/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-22T00:41:23.777Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/RPUTDDC67FAHBAYMASTIMDRZJA.jpg?auth=8cb3b109e74cad9d0686b816242ae73e51529d71dcb29d8a152a21e5225fa8e7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Finance Minister Nicola Willis. Photo / Mark Mitchell]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/auckland/dominion-rd-crash-one-person-seriously-injured-delays-at-busy-mt-eden-intersection/QPIB2OAHEZACNMOUWMQLSGPISA/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-22T00:10:52.639Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/QJ3YFSXCW5D3XD6ZGMIDJTGZC4.jpg?auth=899ee8bc40a447a4c842602df4db0bf5df6a32c3d02062f78d01d532915e8b76&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Police received reports of a vehicle hitting a pedestrian this morning in Mt Eden. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/france-orders-new-nuclear-powered-aircraft-carrier-to-tackle-age-of-predators/OI4Y7GW7SZEWRNCARLSD4NFMMA/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-22T00:03:13.976Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/PX7HDNH3A5FP5MRXEAK77AA3SQ.jpg?auth=dbb94fef9bab68a0c852773b9f70d00784ed8b928496a9cdb02a03146d5ef862&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[France's President Emmanuel Macron addresses French troops during a ceremony at the 5th Cuirassier Regiment's base in Zayed Military City, near Abu Dhabi. Photo / Ludovic Marin, AFP]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>