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Photo / RNZ / Krystal Gibbens]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/travel/rediscovering-taupo-a-locals-love-letter-to-the-lake-town/S5KSH4P3JZATDLJSJWSQGRKDKQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-17T19:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/2XDVV7YMQVABNCGU23YMLPVYN4.jpg?auth=87747b21d6792c3628536e212e120ea8db6c5c15f4f5aa20806ebe8983055308&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[ Matahi Brightwell’s masterpiece, a tribute to Ngātoroirangi, the Te Arawa canoe navigator who guided his people to Taupō, the incredible Māori rock carvings. 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