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Photo / NZME]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/reikorangi-rd-fire-crews-contain-blaze-at-former-religious-camp/CGNOYXNSYRBHNDKNUVLELRUTRM/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-08T22:52:50.051Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/S4AVCUE6UZD5FMFGFB4T3OHFRI.jpg?auth=76fb39b4a179c5e238478476267130a7c15e229bb9759cab4097fa59db646965&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The blaze broke out about 10.15am on Reikorangi Rd, Waikanae. 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Photo / Moana Ellis]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/study-claims-illicit-tobacco-is-now-more-than-a-quarter-of-the-new-zealand-market/premium/CF3ZHVVMN5CYHMMMXYPVVUFBYI/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-08T22:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/FEXG5LS6GZBNBL6AXQRBD2CBVE.jpg?auth=45479dac95a3dceb5874dd1d664575ab9df86cca4146d2df3ddc689ea1cf16bd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A tobacco industry-funded study claims illicit tobacco now makes up more than a quarter of the New Zealand market. Photo / 123rf]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/companies/retail/db-breweries-boss-peter-hart-returns-to-nz-to-lead-low-carb-beer-push/premium/WTMMRIDGSFE5LAQRJ3ATV7CJXM/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-08T22:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/HPM6VLHZ7BGITJWVT43HTBF674.jpg?auth=651d5124865fb2b3ef3c923c6be790d982405e027cd200ae193098ea60569891&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[DB Breweries managing director Peter Hart.  Photo / Jason Dorday]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/woman-killed-by-ice-in-minneapolis-was-a-mother-of-3-and-a-poet/SLE5YBDFW5HGRES7AIMXZR6WDQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-08T21:54:16.745Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/ALKQHBA24VC2FJ23BP7SPRUC44.png?auth=2f3be54034983d56016f3237cdf9f32081efe43f3afe3114c1362d1ce8d733a4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Renee Nicole Good, 37, was a poet and mother of three, who was not the target of the ICE raid. 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Photo / Tobias Macintosh]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/kahu/call-for-te-papa-to-repatriate-kauri-bust-of-ngati-porou-chief-who-signed-waitangi-treaty/6UQJX7ZF7JDW3KKJ3RQNUIOAXI/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-08T21:25:18.635Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/S2MICFBI55FMPECAYSQHABDYTE.jpg?auth=ae437c679f1134c2659ea54e8d3114c83dc8e6f4399ec2333ec9f74581801a5d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The bust of Ngati Porou chief Tamati Tamaiwhakanehua is carved from kauri gum.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/aaron-gate-skips-commonwealth-games-to-chase-tour-de-france-debut/IXK5I4O4PRDDZO2DK6A24PZ7JY/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-08T21:19:07.273Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/ZFN3EHCUIZG3XKQXJOPA44NUZE.jpg?auth=9b6823afbe9c7beb261ad36a7201c1c2dd30b8fb033d5ff7c5bd784c365dad23&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[New Zealand's Aaron Gate has chosen to pursue his dream of riding in the Tour de France. 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Shadbolt has died, aged 78.  ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/two-dead-after-crashes-in-hawkes-bay/KQDJL5WVDJGWFHZGZZ4MT4WINM/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-08T21:09:52.443Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/XSW2UFKQGZGULBKB6OBBGN5AXY.jpg?auth=8a30c8d89e99f3740f9394cceb6ddcffe24ed64257b7dac66bcd3d6aa95622e6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Police have confirmed two fatalities after separate crashes in Hawke's Bay.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/supermarket-prices-arent-too-high-wages-are-too-low-lets-focus-on-the-real-problem-liam-dann/premium/WAMIAXGMQ5HP3D72M23PMJ5V5U/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-08T21:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/QWVKNKWU2VCV5C6UBEPNFINK5A.jpg?auth=a8b137cfa2fc8051531dd47a5c102d78e7e432a90db4e35ab90eaa18bce8143e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Are high prices the problem ... or low wages?]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/waikato-news/news/body-found-on-coromandel-beach-identified-as-missing-auckland-rock-fisher/653O32UL4BEWRBZLYPEV7EA7TY/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-08T20:41:17.628Z</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 have named the person who was found dead on a beach on the Coromandel Peninsula last month. 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]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/sarah-jessica-parker-hints-at-more-sex-and-the-city-after-and-just-like-that/V3526KOSQFBFJEWAOT3BWKOEN4/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-08T19:32:01.174Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/6ZBEBT4RHNA2NPSIQDXSRVEMFY.jpg?auth=84964997c3388fc5eaad1328f327b5d852655d4709e69dd84650e2c4bf96da37&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Sarah Jessica Parker says any decision about a return is down to the show's creator. 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Photo / NZ Police]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/rotorua-daily-post/news/bay-of-plenty-weather-in-2025-kawerau-tops-temperatures/Y6Y2V6QOFFB2TL74NSD5UK72YE/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-08T01:03:41.076Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/DIJYS5LL5BC25GPDZKFUNAMY4Q.jpg?auth=144f4221e419b9a0763edcfa5a16d599bd968f4696595f18852ba0a0874587ef&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Kawerau had New Zealand's hottest day in 2025, while Tauranga was the wettest and sunniest main centre. Photo / 123rf]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/comancheros-mass-arrests-inside-the-three-year-police-investigation-that-busted-the-gang/premium/R2IARF54BVEY5NBEDWA43UAZZU/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-08T01:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/B5YKHW73VNCG5KL75OJBM4I52U.JPG?auth=0bde66f9289e194b2b7a20304f482795d9cf4afe3ed19aac9909584be0bb4476&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Comancheros are an Australian motorcycle club that established a chapter in New Zealand six years ago when a small but influential group were deported as “501s” by Australian authorities.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/tennis/sports-minister-to-investigate-incident-at-asb-classic-tennis-where-croatian-supporters-were-stopped-from-wearing-fan-gear/AW4Y5VURGNBLLJSVWCZHWTJ4UM/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-08T00:46:29.755Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/VFBCAKGG2NEQJNJU7JCGVR3GK4.jpg?auth=24503096ed8bb4197ce8f6945cbb0144f93e0a4d324e86acc1ee61d5c1e89a20&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Minister for Sport and Recreation, Mark Mitchell, is seeking answers after passionate Auckland tennis fans were forced to turn their Croatian football shirts inside out to attend the ASB Classic.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/devonport-unexplained-death-three-year-old-boys-body-found-on-new-years-day/YNT5VW6PHZAJTL3JO44HDXFJWA/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-08T00:33:09.7Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/OGMSVALNPVD6HKTWSVJU3TPU6E.JPG?auth=d82885ec0cdf1a6f261d231dc3886ce9007125c2a39b0df651e8a185a70cacd3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Police at Kerr St in Devonport after the unexplained death of a 3-year-old boy on New Year's Day. Photo / Michael Craig]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/northern-advocate/news/raumanga-boxing-day-robbery-police-seek-sightings-of-stolen-vw-hatchback/OS75UGUQHZEOJMP3XTN3ZAQQR4/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-08T00:19:09.627Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/C2EQUNYBBNBI5MADIJQYEJ2IIA.jpg?auth=2f6af58cde3f1847ad257799e3e4f8f561633e53c84d2561a3c2d5e790340d2c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Police want the public's help to find this Volkswagen vehicle, allegedly taken from its owner at gunpoint.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/auckland/person-rescued-after-being-trapped-under-vehicle-in-westmere-auckland/J3GHWBVPTNESTL6OS3TY7OCQYU/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-08T00:13:31.595Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/2MXRIGTZ5ZA4FPKNRIPF667SUA.jpg?auth=7a32ac0f40726aacc6ccc2c9fedaa04388eb80740a85204a48584647bfb8fdab&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Police on Chester Ave in Westmere, where a person was seriously injured after being crushed by a vehicle. Photo / Michael Craig]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/trump-seeks-50-hike-in-defence-budget-to-25-trillion/XGWHPSUU2RHQ3J5KHPVHA7P7HI/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-08T00:13:09.191Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/HSJX2H47ZBDXLFPEJO25BEONC4.jpg?auth=d0d642627a15485f764d23cd4b915e8928fd6c47b49874d14be4744037f1516b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[US President Donald Trump wants to lift US defence spending to $2.6 trillion. 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Photo / Linda Hall]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/football/all-whites/new-zealand-football-confirms-chile-finland-and-cape-verde-for-fifa-series-in-march/7IGCQALRPVHZDH4G6JWLWZZKFY/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-08T00:04:18.73Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/GTPQCW2U3BDAZJL3P4AHDC2FYQ.jpg?auth=5e8bfb37baf6e9d2cc6bc5b728920b625cc3130586729d6f56fa8f49dd8fec77&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Chris Wood celebrates his goal during the All Whites' last match at home in September last year. 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