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]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/minneapolis-ice-shooting-cellphone-video-taken-by-ice-officer-moments-before-incident-emerges/OWIJQAIT25GJBP2C4OCQ7H53SI/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-09T22:45:10.053Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/27YXF2QX7RGJRJME4ZC5I2JR74.jpg?auth=83d5109407e5262364d99cfdf599d80cb2099798cd8f33fb8eac66506ade9360&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Renee Nicole Good, 37, was fatally shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer in Minnesota earlier this week. 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Photo / Jason Dorday]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/wellington/pakuranga-blaze-during-firefighters-strike-sparks-blame-game-between-fire-and-emergency-and-union/W5WTLKXSGRCHFLCNEDEF5SBRWM/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-09T02:28:08.842Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/4KF2K36VVNFEPFGEA3IX5OQR5U.jpg?auth=90f4989270ecd494f15e82d179fcc3db2d1a6b4d11bbaf6cfc30cbae39d02341&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Firefighters battle a blaze at a Middle Eastern grocery on Cortina Place, Pakūranga. 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Photo / Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/bay-of-plenty-times/news/port-of-tauranga-18kg-cocaine-and-meth-bust-adds-to-record-haul/WLPB2JCZ35BVNAMR2MTPUW3ADU/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-09T02:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/Q4BKXWK7MFBOLEBG666IG57TCA.jpg?auth=03facb113cb551f97aed4f9b560236e2db252837cae979944a514f8c61f5dc70&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Customs officers found an estimated 18 kilograms of methamphetamine and cocaine in a shipping container at the Port of Tauranga on Boxing Day. 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