<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><urlset xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9" xmlns:image="http://www.google.com/schemas/sitemap-image/1.1"><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/health-minister-simeon-brown-commissions-review-following-managemyhealth-cyber-attack/WT5MTJQRCJG3PKKFHOT4BHF4BI/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-04T23:51:29.18Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/KHRHRD6UDNCCXO44J436ZJGHAE.JPG?auth=319e4c4baa35732700915c93d50bdb8a120a2733da63ae4f908aa22907767c20&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Health Minister Simeon Brown says: "We need assurances around the protection and security of people’s health data." 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Photo / NZME]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/central-otago-couple-beyond-relieved-as-stolen-dogs-found-safe/W3KQXDQKCFDFPKDKBSWELZTJSM/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-04T21:00:03.5Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/6ER3MRL2ZNFRHH73EOCNQJY7EU.jpg?auth=2dbd57c997db66a49cc632662d3ae6012978346149a45e6727b885ce27bf5182&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Jock and Nala were in this ute when it was stolen from Alexandra in Otago yesterday. 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Photo / George Heard ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/rotorua-daily-post/news/unaffordable-dentist-costs-whakatane-resident-joins-advocacy-calls-for-free-universal-care/QHLPM2VNFVG7FMO5GKUQAJHZQI/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-04T21:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/4OYVDPBTK5CS5E72KYEKEHAEWU.jpg?auth=42eedf041b9468551f4f1bf9e1d4c3a6f3f6ec0607489c1367839ad71ca99fb5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Whakatāne resident and advocate Danae Lee believes dental care should be free and universal. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/the-top-us-diplomat-has-pushed-for-regime-change-for-over-a-decade-now-the-hard-part-begins/LIUAIFMITZGJTAYWI5TWLBXDKA/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-04T20:41:17.594Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/ZYFRRRURSVAO3ECGYAKXBKT37A.jpg?auth=b473509ce89ef36d6783d56e23c7ad9943e975da532dd87e0e4339ef0d277523&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[US Secretary of State Marco Rubio confers with President Donald Trump at the White House last October. Photo / Demetrius Freeman, The Washington Post]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/mt-huxley-search-for-missing-tramper-connor-purvis-continues-today-police-have-concerns/WM35ECLIBVDUTHWJEY6SFOA27U/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-04T20:38:46.394Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/CNTV7AN5FZDI3HLZ2VCF3BW3FM.jpg?auth=3fac5c396a8e1676fa616c0d90933c19cf1eb1607bc880ebd3606cb72f798c8a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A large search is underway for Connor Purvis (inset), a tramper missing near Lake Ōhau after setting off for Mt Huxley. Image / Google Maps]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/three-science-backed-tips-for-making-new-years-resolutions-more-fun/premium/QKMENLPJ7RG2HBE632ZJIEJ5AM/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-04T20:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/FPUOXBP3HFBW5GQI4CFBB3NK4I.jpg?auth=f32b40068ad7af00ceb5496d785b96dfaced89d20990673a6a924465d8e0d97b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[You might have gone for a jog on January 1, but how do you keep that resolve going for the rest of the year? Photo / DepositPhotos]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/family-praises-miracle-recovery-as-cricketing-great-damien-martyn-wakes-from-coma/X6GYB3XPPBFFTBHU2AKMFOVDGM/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-04T19:51:10.202Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/HMGOURNG7RFELFBQSP64GIOS3Y.jpg?auth=665ad3ce1a0a0870c599dab17f76553e68eb04d6e01855e529ba285098c964da&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Damien Martyn has woken up from an induced coma and recovering well following a bout of meningitis. 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Photo / Tekapo Springs]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/christmas-road-toll-halves-again-to-seven-deaths-but-police-say-still-too-many/KWG5XHUNUVHIVGRTL4WSOVBOXA/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-04T18:29:36.199Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/LBA6SOSF7RAHZFLEYESQ62WKGA.JPG?auth=c74fb9cbe06dc60a562c4a434f38e9029fe09d53d389b698cfb1277d5d6d123f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Seven people died on the roads over the 2025/2026 Christmas holiday period, down from 15 the previous year and 22 over 2023/2024. Photo / NZME]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/man-charged-after-hamilton-hit-and-run-leaves-pedestrian-seriously-hurt-vehicle-tracked-over-kaimais/GAZE4TIMZRAC5BH2V2CQG2BUH4/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-04T18:16:49.428Z</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[A man will appear in the Hamilton District Court today. 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