<?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/onehunga-shooting-offenders-still-at-large-as-man-fights-for-life-in-hospital/QGZPVRNAQZFYFJN5SGBC5WUFJE/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-16T23:49:56.576Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/6NPPEIHJ7FH3RCF7WP6S3LN4YY.JPG?auth=b6bfdfa237bd322935427238daba3a799854ab1de92ce7574eb7eb921686837c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Police are appealing to the public for more information. 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Photo / NZ Police]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/stay-at-home-sons-are-here-and-theyre-not-going-anywhere/premium/ARNRXTDKKNEYVBFJUEG2IKUJGI/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-16T22:39:20.182Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/VZCI2YXP25AVVCONTMDUTZKZMI.jpg?auth=a28ce498f0300c390b91db8291edc7cf3eda4563787651c5ae8059813a121419&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[More men appear to be embracing living with their parents.  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Photo / Supplied]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/waikato-news/news/waikato-river-tragedy-adoptive-father-searched-for-missing-sons-body/D6IX52O375ECJFER4W64JBE4YM/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-16T21:48:49.347Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/ITCQARV6YRBURFVYLTTJPI76GY.jpg?auth=0d0b3d128d63e41abae3cbd18cd2942a51e2a389304bdbf02bd9b123c4a36071&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The adoptive father of the man swept away in the Waikato River searched for his son on his own boat every day before he was found. Photo / Jesse Wood]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/man-dies-after-being-pulled-from-water-at-pilot-bay-beach-mount-maunganui/URBOER4LCRHMFFYZRKQC3H32CM/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-16T21:40:04.298Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/I6PYASVTANFCHC35KCFIJ6UBAI.jpg?auth=7816933fddae14d3e0ca5e61981bc0a9cfb7326ef7ec3f6f724739050b15b43b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Police said the man was pulled from the water unconscious at Pilot Bay Beach at 8.20am. Photo / Laura Smith]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/young-nurse-left-with-a-permanent-injury-amid-calls-to-stem-violence-in-mental-health-wards/premium/P6RPYM3YLVAYVB2ETBW2NSX7C4/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-16T21:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/5OJHBC3BR5A5RGVN3XQMZFVSWM.JPG?auth=3eae1c8e8afb7466f5713d7802f4115b6ebdd609ca7caa7c37973c437b6457eb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Cat Flynn, a mental health nurse, suffered a permanent hip injury from a patient assault. Photo / Michael Craig]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/new-exhibition-in-wellington-lays-michelangelos-sistine-chapel-frescoes-at-your-feet/premium/YWXGVPWPNVANRC5QIO4RUQF7CQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-16T21:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/5S3SBMJ7HZHW5G3NK7YJPAQMWM.jpg?auth=7bc4f923c2ac09e8cfdb29e134476c976834bdddac6764e41115af8eacd4fd7e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Sistine Chapel expert Chris Longhurst at the Tākina exhibition "Michelangelo – A Different View". Photo / Marty Melville]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/waioeka-gorge-slips-more-than-40-airlifted-to-safety-as-state-highway-2-remains-closed/W7SITFGRBRCZZEBLHPBRJ6HDXQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-16T20:43:24.954Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/X4R425QG6RF7DKNDHPK6ROY2SM.jpg?auth=3eb87eba31480ad0e3172df8ee3ea4a005e9c805a499a6a6993508bd0ff30f73&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Rescue helicopters evacuate stranded motorists from the Waioweka Gorge. Photo/ New Zealand Police]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/economy/bravo-reserve-bank-governor-anna-breman-but-wheres-christopher-luxon-as-donald-trump-wreaks-havoc-fran-osullivan/premium/SRFKZIEHAVBI3NEYR3QRVTRE5Y/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-16T20:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/7KZOGU6L25AZNKFZTEBWMCDJ4A.jpg?auth=0566fd543b8ad1908975b69562f9aac26f83c9068648909fadc4850d1bba7d9d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Reserve Bank Governor Anna Breman is slapped down by Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters for acting independently of the Government, in accordance with the law. Photo / Mark Mitchell
















 














]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/motorsport/motorsport-hayden-paddon-on-tricky-preparation-for-wrcs-rallye-monte-carlo/SIQ4LK2NRRHW5EIBX7U5RWRLI4/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-16T20:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/ELQLBLAMHJCCNN5KRYLHCHSRP4.jpg?auth=9142db915bcd4fb4a8ec100ee77adc57cf171c3656ebe5183a0367d38464d472&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Kiwi rally driver Hayden Paddon.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/lachie-jones-death-new-investigation-into-gore-tragedy-near-completion/6SADLLZVERGRXJPL4CUHIZRUP4/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-16T20:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/RFJN75WOX7DGQV4ZYSZOXB7KSA.jpg?auth=f063e5cc01d8c17a78065abe6b778b7bcca3f57ae34a84433d116c61e3f9857f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Police have nearly completed their new investigation into the death of Lachie Jones. Image / NZME]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/nicola-willis-2026-budget-plans-undo-labours-health-reforms-and-sell-assets-but-which-ones/premium/LSEENGK4CBDXPMNJIQ4GXSHXAI/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-16T19:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/MP6CQWEJUVCWVEL332MLVP5JJI.jpg?auth=e989da7a848c85ee3e3a00d6560e56878eea4d9a1425ba65313b41fb9aaa681c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Finance Minister Nicola Willis at the HYEFU lock-up. Photo / Mark Mitchell
















 














]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/meeting-new-mates-why-kiwis-on-their-oe-should-make-the-most-of-short-term-friendships-lillie-rohan/premium/KOFW7WK4LRH4HKJAADQIDN4URM/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-16T19:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/W74J4LLOJJHY3N3BUHS4EG7WYY.jpg?auth=094a71a6e8492fa897c88f2aeee148e072d260189a783cebf2a41e7723dd52d0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Lillie Rohan (centre) with friends she met in London in July.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/machado-gave-her-peace-prize-to-trump-can-a-nobel-be-gifted/EFLBBX3IKVCAHJF3QCQA42QZSQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-16T18:38:24.586Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/Q464IJ3GWBDKRM5E65UIX5VQWI.jpg?auth=ec4e18899f69a0295f2c8da0602ebe4d2b0e89ad1119266c9abe50e7aa958c7b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado greets supporters outside the White House following a meeting with US President Donald Trump. Photo / AFP]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/openai-introducing-ads-to-chatgpt/IBUML4LLYVD5ZDGBVLGMSODV6Q/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-16T18:31:35.413Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/BCTYDNVA7JBE5CSD5FP4R25WA4.jpg?auth=a77d8e8c5b431b5ddf02fd8814b36e40717c8ca636b05dabe902fe0d40ca3963&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[OpenAI has announced it will begin testing advertisements on ChatGPT in the coming weeks. Photo / Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/kiwis-and-australians-struggling-to-experience-an-oe-in-london-due-to-difficult-job-hunts/LDWGQI76TZFINJDW3MI2AXNKII/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-16T18:20:56.213Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/NRANJAYO6NHTJPAQWIJU5NCVXA.jpg?auth=e361f39c867ee3d9a26ae27644e2e00c172105a96a5ff16cfc617902ef094ca6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Kiwi Oliver Tattersall at a football match in London during his OE. Photo / Alice Wilkins / RNZ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/ed-sheeran-opens-loop-tour-with-new-tricks-at-first-of-three-nz-shows/UZ25GFXZDZCPXLHOMXBCIHVNGI/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-16T18:05:53.293Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/ETSWQ3RKPNBL3BWTX54WGZMQZA.jpg?auth=830f239044b0b0a8c3429bee30b610d738b8d4348484fd5199fdf8bc8b3bed9c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ed Sheeran on stage during his Loop Tour at Go Media Stadium in Auckland. Photo / Corey Fleming]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/push-push-ing-on-how-multiple-sclerosis-battle-wont-stop-guitarist-during-hit-making-kiwi-bands-reunion-tour/premium/UOW6K5HNIVG6TETT6PZR52BNJU/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-16T18:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/TEV225JRHZEUTEOVF4QIFQSJ4U.jpg?auth=c0553f2fe5fe74a87772c6f44ccde896ffd9f49480309da3723844dd505ae8f2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[ Guitarist Andy Kane is counting down the days until he reunites with his Push Push bandmates (inset) for the group's upcoming four reunion shows. NZ Herald composite photo]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/sailing/sailgp/sailgp-perth-black-foils-driver-peter-burling-reflects-on-losing-tip-of-finger-and-lessons-for-new-sailgp-season/L4GSLWWYIBGXRIXPFGVEOWKB4M/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-16T18:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/K3JXD6IYEFEGJD63OEQNTAHR6Q.jpg?auth=7a9a676a1f64395f3ddd01b201a15c7ad1cb25a14123567522ac27c758327feb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Peter Burling: "We're really pleased with the foundation we've got coming into this season." Photos / SailGP]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/rugby/all-blacks/sonny-bill-williams-calls-for-all-black-captaincy-change-after-scott-robertson-exit/R23KVFG2A5E5HLB4CEE73JPCUQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-16T17:40:02.709Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/CLHJSYSDPRDEVH5LOJEBQUEGXA.jpg?auth=12a6db6ba4f6a7be4ba5c10f60ce63fd48f59e4cc6e3bc9a8411e94ff8523f1c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Sonny Bill Williams has added his voice to the current All Black discussion, saying that the changes to the team shouldn’t end with Scott Robertson. Photo / Jason Dorday]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/air-new-zealand-passenger-stranded-for-15-hours-at-auckland-airport-after-diversion/ULT7ABFD6NFYJGJHOZC2DAHJDM/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-16T17:37:29.316Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/S2OORINULJBP7KPC46VDOBBNSY.jpg?auth=50f6dba37b321ea6924e809584ce245cd006d660445088f8958e98dc940b2db9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[An Air New Zealand Boeing 787 Dreamliner landed at Washington Dulles International Airport this week after stormy conditions forced the New York-bound flight from Auckland to divert. File photo / Michael Craig]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/rugby/all-blacks/scott-robertson-exit-inside-nzrs-all-blacks-review-and-player-feedback/premium/GEHMX7NH2ZE3LIGABKWXRBGWLE/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-16T17:01:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/PS544GCVXZFUTOX6GS3WXOC35E.jpg?auth=17127905ab1f70e51130b062d06e7b28cbaed01f4312239f9d47c393f9028953&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Former All Blacks coach Scott Robertson. Photo / Photosport]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/whanganui-chronicle/news/whanganui-toddler-zavier-hull-diagnosed-with-rare-occipital-horn-syndrome/LCIT3WFINRD6DOP6LHWNMHVYRE/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-16T17:00:01Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/MQQSGIFCP5FHPCDLZAL6YXXWLM.jpg?auth=0d245e2a695a2ced0eb3f3afb39788ef8a004560748d81ac76133b77541737dd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Zavier Hull is "just like a normal 3-year-old", mother Danielle Simpson says. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/bay-of-plenty-times/news/homelessness-in-tauranga-cbd-rising-complaints-safety-fears-for-shops/QIFNV7SI2RBL3HWIN6LUIJDTCM/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-16T17:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/EU55OYT4CJBSJABLQAJ7OA5SLQ.jpg?auth=4853fadf82d82ede3d7f7383de7bbc70add0b5ce6ce376e2dc203213507e8554&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A person and belongings behind a bench on Grey St, Tauranga. Photo / Ayla Yeoman]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/he-fought-every-day-33yo-hawkes-bay-father-dies-from-melanoma-on-new-years-eve/QSRCHYTQHNASBAHSZJXI7RYK7I/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-16T17:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/CWEO3OW3DVDA7PCUVZJOMNV3Z4.jpg?auth=eb3ddf810c11240f0ac38679f4d3ea99f427ac68c1628975638fda0bc97ca8c2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Bex Howie and Rory Aroa with their children Archie, 4, and Olive, 2, on their wedding day on December 7, three weeks before Aroa died from melanoma.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/rotorua-daily-post/news/tower-insurance-to-close-rotorua-office-50-roles-affected/premium/C5NHGHPAOJGHXOS3FFXLKQ64BE/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-16T17:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/ANBLCX6YYBA7BLJE4IOESKX42Y.jpg?auth=0ea06208b0c93dd4b6cab6c22bfebf163ad5446795f776c9cb32272d46dccc31&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Tower Insurance is closing its Rotorua office, with about 50 roles, including in the contact centre, affected. 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Photo / 123RF]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/waikato-news/news/coromandel-tracks-and-trails-guide-puts-bike-park-and-hidden-gems-on-map/IH72XOYSKFASTE7NPRQKEWKTNA/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-16T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/A46XXIZXEZAGLNNPVAOPVMX5ZE.jpg?auth=40647e79c5e61d6de31b90f43a31442ca6fd441c6854fe30ad24f55bb48a09f3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Mark Attwood, Ally Davey, Ridge Coleman, Martin Fowler and Simon Debenham. Photo / Tom Eley]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/national-mps-angst-over-housing-crash-as-christopher-luxon-and-chris-hipkins-mull-reshuffles-thomas-coughlan/premium/RENOU6TQWBEUXCGSDKMJYMEG6Q/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-16T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/TTINYELV6RE2ZPMJKPLLBNUTKA.jpg?auth=4fc1c54edfd75d91fec66413901c80e21e1717da5a8350e3977357514bc8273a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Labour leader Chris Hipkins (left) and National leader Christopher Luxon are both mulling reshuffles. 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Photo / Supplied]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/crime/ex-maori-party-candidate-kelvin-martin-revealed-as-auckland-paedophile-handed-rare-prison-term/35IB3VGQDJDT5GSZIKCE3HH6UY/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-16T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/DGIMB7Z2XRAOZIRLFZZ6CVQRH4.JPG?auth=1926547486aef580728362d15e408ffa5f771a24aa7232b29b0dda1c796ecac2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Kelvin Martin, photographed in 2007, was a political candidate and community activist prior to his convictions related to child sexual abuse charges. 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Photo montage / Photosport, Ollie Rusden]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/football/auckland-fc/auckland-fc-v-melbourne-city-live-updates-a-league-clash/3GFBBQMPDZHHVHNUJV6AIIQJSE/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-16T08:25:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/GOECJCEP3RAOLJWM5YO3QMAFJE.jpg?auth=541b732482ceafd6f1a3f197c25369e9e0907593b591a1f19ef743dc0d240a54&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Lachlan Brook scored the first goal against Melbourne City. Photosport]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/australia-warns-people-over-floods-fires-after-cars-washed-away/UJOX2CLXYVFRPCD4EU2RTROYYQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-16T07:58:11.803Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/ZMJRTGNABFE75E3ALPEDEUPVIM.jpg?auth=02988fe33b14d90284ce53c9242070923ecfbb2ef785046aadec79255392010b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Australia's emergency services have warned of the threat of sudden downpours and bushfires in the east after parts of Victoria were hit by flash flooding. 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Photo / Photosport ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/auckland/most-auckland-beaches-unsafe-for-swimming-after-wastewater-overflows/EFUFLGTYBZASFJ6KTVVIJDAUDI/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-16T07:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/KOZUZQ2ASFFVFCAU6FP3OBBEWA.png?auth=c5f24de275416a077ca414c7922c22e967e031ce7747a8f88865c84f5e560b62&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Multiple black “do not swim” warnings have been issued.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/tributes-flow-after-manawatu-classic-motorcycle-club-leader-john-rushton-dies/FVP452CS7ZB4DN3M3QIRZBKLIA/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-16T07:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/7PYNOIKQYBCIHHAXUG57SDRCJQ.jpg?auth=3353b3bfe538032a2539da48571df2669daaf584c5b088c509806deb37faa635&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[John Rushton was president of the Manawatū Classic Motorcycle Club before his death in early January. 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Photo / Corey Fleming, Supplied]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/reese-witherspoon-warns-fans-over-instagram-and-tiktok-scam-accounts/JWECGMQKAVAPFL64Y7IG7BOSDE/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-16T02:31:43.686Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/FZGGE2CDHZHX7C6CUGWNN4Q3P4.jpg?auth=78b1ba3f31936da12ef3bcde54263ca7356fe02feac046e10343114d584c7a16&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Reese Witherspoon says scammers are using her name to build fake relationships. 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