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Photo / Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/model-chrissy-teigen-loses-tooth-in-christmas-candy-cane-calamity/B3ZLDAT4TBEFRPAXECI4446ZEI/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-24T20:12:43.01Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/BAF3IMQQWJFXLC665HQN7QOGWM.png?auth=6be4d03ffe4d9c1c663273e10eae5c885388f3f0579aba8870d81407e391ec04&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Chrissy Teigen loses a front tooth unwrapping a candy cane.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/christmas-day-survival-tips-managing-family-tension-food-and-burnout/TBEVGHVTVRBTXGECOFKURIJHB4/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-24T20:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/VZOA3RTNNNB3XOJ473RSSYLT3Q.jpg?auth=8a37d9d2636a4c62df37177172fe931eed487374e447b289333da513632325b4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Merry Christmas, happy holidays and good luck out there.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/los-angeles-and-most-of-southern-california-warned-of-flash-flooding-from-christmas-storm/H2AXCI4HSRCSZK2C75YGYVYRKM/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-24T19:42:05.334Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/UL4GIDAWZRC3TIBAWOGHIVBIQI.jpg?auth=c4fe03c504fb4c8f7e21f8de75593fe191a7a4d8817c67ebd127603fa052bf14&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Flash flood warnings are in effect in Los Angeles and most of southern California. 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Photo / Ben Fraser]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/herald-hat-trick-am-sports-quiz-thursday-december-25/RWWX7TPJ6JC47BLQQCCD75TYUA/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-24T16:59:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/V7AFPRNGFZFCZMFWMPRBT4YFIY.JPG?auth=b7e1522079c8fc97954bb4159f47475000f5ab8eb7a9b265414330d553a04320&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Finn Butcher  Photo/ NZME.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/economy/economy-did-we-survive-2025-and-will-there-be-a-fix-for-26/F2IT7FTT3BDF3JZZILS5C26IRM/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-24T16:56:25.356Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/EKQHTOBBVVBSFH2STKBTQMV2P4.jpg?auth=f59d53b44a710a272b774bf1964887d2b5c4fea44dc3b1ae3992251bd201be7e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[When it comes to the economy, did we 'survive 2025,' and will there be a fix for '26? 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]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/auckland/auckland-city-road-blocked-after-pickup-truck-collides-with-several-vehicles/2HF6WSG4ABG5HIWYML3CBXGCXI/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-24T03:09:20.765Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/EGTT6YPIG5AVTK55C4YENUS4CQ.jpg?auth=489b41a28bfc8f62a4e65945ae5b63db48bd0632d33e7d099461cd0272a147c0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A car left badly smashed after a multi-vehicle collision with a ute in Kingsland.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/companies/retail/christmas-eve-shopping-transactions-for-midday-spending-peak-fall-again/2Y5CETZDCZA7DHI2QBM5ZJFFU4/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-24T02:24:13.929Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/XDXWOMX3WNANJCTCTHCNMYSXOM.jpg?auth=998e87845b0fe4864e5f48bca4727e82e7ba442bb2655f1ae3fa8bcdebfddd80&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Christmas shoppers were out spending today but the number of transactions is down on last year. Photo / NZME]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/wellington/wellington-boy-racer-convoy-crackdown-police-pelted-with-bottles-fireworks/ZC74W2U3DJFDBGWGMFGDX4RLHA/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-24T02:23:23.157Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/T72O6NXIWFGN7NFJ7XDRO7LHJM.JPG?auth=89cc330e4caf4c85e0145a15795e2ed6f81b53d9cb862eb1c24b7d084f2cdab7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Police were waiting for the boy racers. Photo / Brett Phibbs
]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/whangarei-crash-liquor-delivery-van-flips-and-blocks-onerahi-traffic/G4WTA3WEMVDOFERNOZPAN723LA/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-24T02:14:06.278Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/5HJZHNHCT5B4TIKKQIBLFOXY7M.jpg?auth=19ac885af750e8e53ba2b544d2ced85e964e4d3455bcd58169154e7d4870f210&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A liquor van crashed into a bridge near Whangārei this morning, causing traffic delays in and out of the suburb of Onerahi. 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Photo / Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/abandoning-homeownership-may-be-changing-how-people-behave-at-work-and-home/KPN7ISW67JGW3H3L4HLXPDAXYU/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-24T02:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/3DS6YAIYM5BWRKVRB2OC37D5G4.jpg?auth=87168d28a861ccecce36fee73c2644a997e153a59bd5b15c090cd1732714f609&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Giving up on home ownership is reshaping how young adults work, spend and save. 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Photo / Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/trio-of-private-jets-at-hawkes-bay-airport-an-incredible-boost-for-region-as-high-flying-family-visit/FLA37LYWOJDOVAZQN5EWYQXPMU/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-24T01:38:22.753Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/VJC4JH5Y75GH7H7XNHGCXP7U74.jpg?auth=4d6b7ae82b94514c810a5fc2a10eb59d560522d1330698cdba1ce68c5cbfa2c2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[ Three private jets parked at Hawke's Bay Airport.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/papakura-tenant-ordered-to-pay-73k-to-landlord-for-damage-he-claims-was-caused-by-meth-using-associates/VBTL3MWA7VFWTLHQPDWOJVLXRM/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-24T01:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/DHAXKWRQZZB3RPMZ3AAAZMSS5I.jpg?auth=bfd113172adc809431317ed9c996300e8051f0b2420eb78095f2c64d8953514e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Tenancy Tribunal has ordered tenant Minh Quach to pay $73,782 to landlord Aligre Holdings Limited. Photo / 123RF]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/boy-left-swimming-for-life-as-rescue-helicopter-call-delayed/Z6QP5VJW6BDY7ARNXOBFEF6NXE/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-24T00:43:39.963Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/4LKT4RO3GZA3LN2TNTOGUWECOI.jpg?auth=768bd03d9b045e6a6a08f6f2555373aafb62000c7ba8ffff07843a40a9de5432&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A 14-year-old boy swam for his life in Lake Taupō after a boat fire. Photo / Libby Kirkby-McLeod, RNZ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/early-morning-westown-house-fire-in-new-plymouth-under-investigation/PQO5JDJHW5DBXETKJIPNFUD5UE/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-24T00:41:49.247Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/TX3XSFNXGRDXDI3CBI3Z2KMYOQ.png?auth=96e0a7b4764147a069f6737eeeb0604778680fa1bcddfe598faef69aa3dd8857&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Investigators are at the scene of a blaze in Westown, New Plymouth, after an early morning house fire.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/electric-scooter-rider-on-auckland-harbour-bridge-stuns-drivers-with-risky-midday-commute/ITGB5QDSKBHQNNIN5MDYKGGLCM/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-24T00:33:46.697Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/P4LOIR7CY5HE7GVJHIBX2RSXDY.png?auth=9ff06d3416281d1b0f2367d6cc6962e466d24b3d3a360ed159fc2033dd9ff0d8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Footage shows the man travelling along the Auckland Harbour Bridge on an electric scooter. Photo / Tyke Sta]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/man-whose-hillside-home-was-scorched-by-fire-faces-wait-to-see-damage-inside/FU3ZSVUAZFFN5LX24CY5TWUA3A/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-24T00:19:35.334Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/XPLIVMY6QBBVHGAVYQI6Q23FAA.jpg?auth=2303df7042ef9863b4176b897fa81e061a81f38f445dc2a11ff2cd988f72e12b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Chap Paul's home was damaged in Tuesday's fire in Fernhill.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/christmas-traffic-nzta-warns-of-delays-on-key-roads-as-holiday-season-begins/H2ITLTV2ENCPTNITSYR6QAD6AE/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-24T00:10:42.606Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/2EY26MFXA5FFLFDY646EWUJ4OE.jpg?auth=fbfbb10a07d20082fb7c8d6b6dd0719b47a7de72d7723b428a92cdcb8e63f280&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[NZTA has forecast where the major traffic chokepoints will be these holidays to help drivers better prepare for the roads.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/bay-of-plenty-times/news/bay-of-plenty-christmas-day-weather-clear-skies-and-mid-20s-forecast/DZV37KAFGJAM7APEXHR4GTL74Q/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-24T00:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/R65EZEMI3KI264FF7EHM3YL3AU.jpg?auth=1abde19f973c638a04419948e7db69ea4e17066f898ffee8fe647d378756de1b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[How's the weather looking for Christmas Day in your region? Photo / George Novak]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>