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Photo / Ashley Graham]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/the-country/news/year-in-review-pastures-past-wild-boars-a-nightmare-for-farmers-and-fishers-alike/KDYMCLQCQZEJ7LIZ4UMXVN6VEQ/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-29T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/B6CW4DQXQVHDDCN37KIHZRJUHI.jpg?auth=74932ca2c49b0dbd7cad27f570dabcc525e6037685b4867fd7c8cdc1d2fbfdd6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A wild boar attacked a Palmerston North fisherman in 1937. 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