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New Zealand Herald composite photo.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/fonterras-matt-bolger-on-the-mainland-sale-and-navigating-a-complex-trade-environment-summer-questions/premium/2M2FKI252ZB7JH2NDMBGQTCI4M/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-11T21:59:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/4WA35O725ZDOBGXYMMBJO6RT5U.jpg?auth=8f9c3984f38e9d28171d52deca56d67446cec56b0dbec533d0a12b3a58785b6b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Fonterra's managing director of co-operative affairs, Matt Bolger. 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Photo / File]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/auckland/manurewa-shooting-two-people-charged-with-murder-after-man-killed-in-south-auckland/CZQAT6CTLVDAPFMVF3ZGBD4NDE/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-11T21:38:18.768Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/FGLRB7RSBZCA7GETRVRWZCIJY4.jpg?auth=23b5bdbf8867f14cc73a68130e739d6f13d9f84f7f5d3dcdbab2f70ca7dd3df4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Police guard the scene on Balfour Rd, Manurewa on Friday night following a fatal shooting. 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Photo / Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/manchester-utd-crash-out-of-fa-cup-against-brighton/YT6T7FAF55BIPP6IMTECQTQVXQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-11T21:06:56.569Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/OQAWRITEXJDJXJZL2FSR3XM46Y.jpg?auth=b5c1d3fb69e324bacf797e7102a72ce803b470c2ea04df0b3b6cb5c231ae0ef4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Brighton's Greek striker Charalampos Kostoulas (left) vies with Manchester United's Portuguese midfielder Bruno Fernandes during the English FA Cup third round match at Old Trafford Stadium in Manchester. 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