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]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/the-clintons-have-refused-to-meet-the-oversight-committee-regarding-its-probe-into-jeffrey-epstein/XE4YVT4U7VG4RP5DVJWS3566SQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-21T22:09:55.829Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/BWKSQRGVLJA6JKKPHN5JPX4VUE.jpg?auth=f8893b4ccca7e8eb07b84cda94b001717d8b6f60b95698a904badda347afb742&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Former US President Bill Clinton and former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Photo / Melina Mara, The Washington Post
]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/tararua-district-councillors-alison-amboy-and-keshaan-te-waaka-team-up-to-tackle-youth-portfolio/LZH4VU6N3ND43LYKI352TFAOII/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-21T22:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/4VROFLMI5ND43JQFTOMUBI4LHA.jpg?auth=c934110402190cfb256147fc11d9b4a9ec77e4b1cdc635d767e712da4154a90c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Tararua District councillors Alison Amboy (left) and Keshaan Te Waaka. 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Photo / Mark Mitchell]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/israel-says-it-has-struck-syria-lebanon-border-crossings-used-by-hezbollah/OHT3QGV7ANDGZEVHU73XDJ2FX4/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-21T20:40:55.089Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/U4AXSJU6BBFLTPS7TDW7W2BPOA.jpg?auth=eae111f84607bc64852179dc8a59a80bdc1f8e786d0d295c39933337e3bb8e68&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Israeli military says it struck four Syria-Lebanon border crossings used by Hezbollah to smuggle weapons. 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Photo / Photosport]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/more-than-175-million-people-in-us-face-winter-storm-forecast-to-strike-huge-expanse-of-country/ZV5TVIRUKZAEJFUDISUNCDZV3I/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-21T20:10:32.118Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/UUMR5RY5SVDMTEJJFWIFNUVO2I.jpg?auth=7c118560d44afdbdad592604fdfdbe43635effb48be27122b96fdc3abe364b04&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A winter storm will bring more snow and freezing conditions to the US in the next days, making travel very difficult.  A crash along a highway in West Michigan this week involved dozens of vehicles. 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Photo / Summerset]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/education/back-to-school-car-bus-bike-walk-or-scooter-whats-best-for-your-child/TJXOAD5EMFDHBHU7VDGKWLJTCA/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-21T20:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/LQXXITEVVVC4HKFJS6MZ4CIF5U.jpg?auth=c7a53d1756708d5061ce196e66424a38dff8ae0024e5943776276afddec32871&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Students walking to school can face busy traffic. Photo / NZME]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/auckland-intensification-row-why-housing-reform-needs-durable-rules-benno-blaschke/premium/BQ6KIZJ6DRFCLAUMGIEDFNKDG4/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-21T20:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/BDQ5KDZJPOMFGRXMOEDSTFP5HQ.jpg?auth=ebe7124a117a12c58c90f38d3f3d716912fec5d296cbad599fdf4c097f301476&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Terraced housing at Botany Downs, Auckland. Photo / Martin Sykes]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/basketball/breakers/breakers-lose-to-phoenix-but-ignite-cup-final-spot-all-but-secured/OJTZNY3VTRBPDAOPQL563RYALU/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-21T19:59:05.434Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/PXL73GZZVRAVXBHLRUNUHOVQOU.jpg?auth=e9d2870a55e40e1840ff138eb44c41f67447aab4f4cf425aacc71e6227b8a061&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Sam Mennenga. 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Photo / Google Maps]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/a-moment-in-crime-podcast-diagnosis-deception-inside-alleged-fraudster-nicola-flints-cancer-fantasy/RCJZ3JARR5AUFE46VA4FGSSSP4/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-21T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/MFNGABVN2BAJRDJZTKKV7IWBOE.jpg?auth=81c2c2298eb3fadedb9b2cb5cc3e7896837e81981bec1e5efc3d10eb824ee777&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Nicola Flint told people she had terminal cancer for almost a decade. 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Photo / File]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/citizens-armed-with-sensors-and-lawsuits-take-on-pakistans-toxic-air-crisis/D3A277IGHBDTLDS3GMAGIW2FV4/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-21T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/55H6KKS5VVD6DBBFLHMB2Y2N4A.jpg?auth=5c1ca0d1dbda37aa856a2bef3b5c06842068c0f616f5de61ffda854fc71a72f4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Smoke billowing from kilns at a potters' colony in Karachi. With pollution in Pakistan hitting record highs in recent years, citizens clutching air monitors and legal papers are taking the fight for clean air into their own hands. 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Photo / Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/weather-heavy-rain-severe-gales-lash-auckland-northland-coromandel-bay-of-plenty/BW2EQNSRRVBCHK4VSCO5RTZY6Y/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-21T11:59:12.279Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/CPR6GEXBVJBARLQLM5JLYFBMQQ.jpg?auth=cd370da4aba800dbdce02d915541e94c89c57e677da58c9c4d3dd8bf00416e23&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A slip on Gallagher Rd in Tairua, located on the east coast of the Coromandel Peninsula, amid severe weather on Wednesday January 21, 2026. Photo / Tom Eley]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/auckland/auckland-cbd-firefighters-respond-to-reports-of-flames-at-hotel-grand-chancellor/NZYWGG4YZRG2DMNDLCNXROSYHA/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-21T08:17:20.138Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/ZN2RDP4J7ZEZXNTW4A5L2CNH7Y.jpg?auth=82075af37a1414688317e12b07cf05b16d1f00a3d9cbf7a334daefc922596bc3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Fire crews respond to the Hotel Grand Chancellor on Wellesley St. Image / NZ Herald]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/lotto-results-wednesdays-powerball-numbers-drawn/A7SJ4YUYFJEDPLHPUNRVAINF6I/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-21T07:45:51.138Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/WAKLTUUCFREZBIFBC2ECGGALNM.JPG?auth=63274e4852ccfc5d396ac676f778324c65cea2b0785547cfd6c0c2d6957d2b73&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Tonight's lucky numbers have been drawn.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/japan-restarting-worlds-biggest-nuclear-plant-offline-since-the-2011-fukushima-disaster/5ZJDJ46UENDZXC6Q77Z3BLNXZM/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-21T07:34:04.435Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/3WIPZIRN7RH3BMQMG532BPETNU.jpg?auth=05c5909729f0ba9b69d0a88411d1346fea677f099e2ce56e3700a6f32bffe22d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Inside the reactor containment vessel of the unit seven reactor building at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power station in Kashiwazaki, in Japan's Niigata prefecture. The world's biggest nuclear power plant is set to restart tonight, for the first time since the 2011 Fukushima disaster, its Japanese operator said. Photo / Yuichi Yamazaki, AFP]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/auckland/auckland-lawyer-jack-oliver-hood-named-as-hahei-beach-water-tragedy-victim/RIKU3WPFRRCBZA5PIMRKZPVR4Q/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-21T07:21:27.125Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/RFNOOF6ZIJBGXBIP2U2WWAJLBA.jpg?auth=63fc711da62a94925d35e3bb288e5e3a3f5993e3470c851c39cd0202b34022bf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Auckland lawyer Jack Oliver-Hood died this week after an incident at Hāhei Beach in the Coromandel.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/privacy-commissioner-announces-inquiry-into-manage-my-health-cybersecurity-breach/6GKPUXOBDFAI7DTD7ZMPWVIQBA/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-21T07:05:27.493Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/ATFCE4DN5ZCQTB57SDOWNMQHOE.JPG?auth=92c0d724c4553f264412e8c6e414c3a6e60535cf8e4d14519e86bb4c6599dcc6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Michael Webster cited the scale and sensitivity of the incident as reasons for the investigation. Photo / Supplied]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/auckland/person-in-hospital-with-stab-like-wounds-after-incident-on-lunn-ave-mt-wellington/EMNZTQVPDBCLZEYGGV6FRP3QFQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-21T06:20:58.774Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/JFNZDVETIZCYRPYAY7ZEZBEABU.jpg?auth=21e06afaf342b42bab8b7ef6e6afd876154787bcd8f92a3ce86a7ca353e53aa7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Police remain on the scene after a person suffered what police describe as stab-like wounds on Lunn Avenue in Mount Wellington on January 21, 2026. Photo / NZ Herald]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/shane-khan-ordered-to-serve-full-jail-term-after-baseball-bat-attack-on-mate-in-hamilton/NAOXTK2J6VEKHF6KNUB7IG5PG4/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-21T06:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/G4ZXALDBRVFIFGR7DWJJ7GLYHU.jpg?auth=ffce7ecd3da60e5a57c6f544f05c581b9304ae5d3261fbc5fab7ff48747d3007&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Hamilton man Shane Khan whacked his mate around the head with a baseball bat after a drunken argument in September last year. His friend, pictured, was left bloodied and bruised but didn't suffer any long-lasting injuries.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/markets/shares/nz-sharemarket-drops-a-whopping-115-market-close/premium/5T6TOSC53RCZ7FIKEPM6CWAUWE/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-21T05:36:05.251Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/RUK6K6PPXJDI7BOC7PPDHHL7Y4.jpg?auth=c4b07acb15c73222f2bf616b2b0e26e5c58ba154a8ec8464787e73ec080f0a3d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The S&P/NZX 50 Index is down nearly 1% this year. Photo / John Weekes]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/passenger-has-near-death-escape-man-missing-crossing-swollen-ford-north-of-auckland/32UGWPGPUBGOBNI6VQAXSH7TSE/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-21T05:06:33.69Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/NIIBQ7GD3VGIBJGHM6VYXZQN2U.jpg?auth=ae7563fd775241bc3fa712de2ee8ac721106acdded70d7bf0b92ac57c8c7eaaa&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A man and his vehicle were washed away crossing a swollen ford.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/travel/what-its-like-cruising-around-the-mediterranean-with-viking-vesta-during-winter/FXTUJZ2PMBC7HLFIPYYDUELIAY/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-21T05:00:01Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/2VNIOXGZFRH3ZCCQQN6FRO3DP4.jpg?auth=c2599909c21b15298cfd16d9b05f6459234a9e598da00a42913e43b3ed1b482c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Winter cruises offer calm seas, empty landmarks, and unexpected warmth, with fewer crowds and lower costs. Photo / Viking Ocean]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/john-major-meihana-jailed-for-drug-driving-causing-death-of-philipa-ann-beech-in-tararua-district/WLSXM7NIMJHNBISI57VQEVBWIQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-21T05:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/O7VRK3TXOFH65KWZDYFRH6FZ4U.jpg?auth=0c4e05b48491aeb9198a3c305c9294ada7340f1c595fcfac264cf6a5772b84b5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Philipa Ann Beech was killed by a drugged driver in a road crash between Dannevirke and Woodville on June 13, 2025.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/the-country/news/wool-boom-scourers-sees-strongest-prices-in-decade/TVYCIWTXAZGYNH6MHPXHZVUDVE/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-21T05:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/WZOSVBW5X5GDZM3COQIUUSUUCY.jpg?auth=c4b4198227817688242a423f6cff94a3aa27356a5735f261d9b7757951f6f425&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Sheep on a farm near Wairoa. Photo / Paul Taylor]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/new-series-takes-a-slightly-lighter-journey-through-game-of-thrones-world/FA5S5JNVVNE7LCRBRPOBUURF3Q/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-21T05:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/PDRC3KFCRREJ7DK2K37SEKWLCQ.jpg?auth=91a6b96cb80ad7045c5dda4c5e2a27e0a5eee1888b6a9799cf70ac99765d8e9a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Dexter Sol Ansell, left, as Egg, and Peter Claffey as Dunk in "A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms". Photo / Steffan Hill, HBO]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/neighbours-pluck-94yo-man-from-tairua-flooding-as-community-bands-together/4B7A67FKY5BYPH7NWJDLMDA3MI/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-21T04:51:09.374Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/G3UMONK7JJBTHKVPU5INTBGRQI.jpg?auth=f3fea3447028d37016b70a1a472edaeeebb8f2d59806e7e56f7d51b016131df8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Flooding in the Coromandel Peninsula has spread throughout the day. Photo / Thames-Coromandel District Council]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/gisborne-herald/news/gisborne-mayor-rehette-stoltz-urges-residents-to-prepare-as-red-and-orange-heavy-rain-warnings-hit/Q54PXUZOMJDTBMHPZHNFPV3GP4/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-21T04:26:43.426Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/2PVVGW6JSFCUHJPB5ZCYBC5NVE.jpg?auth=f83b140b9398fc781eaaa757e0c985bb1a41de3c3abe360eeea2c9fc295495c9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Waka were moved to safety at Marina Park in Gisborne after the weather warning. Photo / Anne-Marie de Bruin]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/tropical-storm-batters-north-island-as-man-missing-in-swollen-river/JFIYEKH65JHDZDYR2NFGQDHDS4/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-21T04:16:21.661Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/DAFWC6TLR5GENGDDTG46RJSIUQ.jpg?auth=d033eaf89188f61d6d8d80eb360aba0743dbd317ef8193070dae5f9d771c3682&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A flooded farm in Whakapara. Photo / Susan Botting]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/man-forced-to-swim-from-sinking-truck-in-coromandel-floodwaters/KYJT5DOV2ZBRHI3PUUZL4BK6HI/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-21T04:07:58.004Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/5SHBITWHNJDYVCU6R4F52ZGM7I.jpg?auth=789022110a11b53393ab7eaf004e56e2ade6996078d0d5bd383f7e203e8cfd6d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[An Auckland man was forced to abandon his new ute after it became flooded on Hot Water Beach Road.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/australia-hate-speech-law-change-what-it-means-for-new-zealand-debate-the-front-page/7FPX7Q75M5DFJNV3A5UOVEIE7Q/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-21T04:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/TLB2OLE2EBHB7I4ZAS2KV3DJS4.jpg?auth=badfe28c63a675e259a22813340ac9a557f4129a06c94faf11a0f818003b1c6e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Since 2021, successive New Zealand governments have begun, paused, and then stopped all policy and legislative work on hate speech. Photo / Sylvie Whinray ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/the-country/news/dairy-giant-fonterra-opens-south-island-recruitment-for-organic-milk-supply/FCXEUWQAEVEXZD4TJ23SKJ6KCE/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-21T04:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/XZUSMQQMPASY4S67EQKLVZG5U4.jpg?auth=8e25960d8de2512243e0961360363533c86ce9056305b6344ddd9fc26876ce8d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Fonterra says rising global demand is driving new organic opportunities for farmers. Photo / Brett Phibbs]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/christchurch/christchurch-parakiore-pool-records-33-hydroslide-injuries-in-first-month/7WBC54NE6VAZZLLIFOT774WKQE/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-21T04:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/PGMOPAWXUVEVZOHTB3L6AIDESU.jpg?auth=ba0f3c3016990619e294d453d84449f91c3a4de8e83beb33112633c231055322&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Parakiore Recreation and Sport Centre. Photo / Christchurch City Council]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/wellington-hospital-emergency-department-went-into-code-red-nearly-twice-a-day-in-2025/KD6A72JUCJGUPFVDU32YP5EPKI/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-21T03:54:22.71Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/DHEZB2AAU5GPVGBD463EHS5USA.jpg?auth=7e7938360c67d3fa6539302732a785259fca54b4d83f1a68b36296e852f036b9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Only about half of Wellington ED patients were seen and moved within six hours. Photo / 123rf]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/bay-of-plenty-times/news/north-island-weather-warnings-heavy-rain-and-gales-hit-bay-of-plenty-rotorua/S5Z6BB3L3VHIZLZZBTNGHECU2I/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-21T03:53:41.1Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/KHLGTRNY4VBFZN4KIGTVI32HMU.jpg?auth=ebe54a6305f4ac22d261c2fef4d5b71939f6aa5822536dc53bb8084d1732d8b5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Surf Life Saving New Zealand is warning that extreme weather, anticipated to worsen in coming days, will create hazardous conditions at beaches across the country and people should take extreme care around coastlines. Photo / Jo Jones]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/rotorua-daily-post/news/rotorua-te-puia-duty-manager-robert-phillips-named-as-man-who-died-at-blueys-pool/G2RS2WGJRVFOTPA25BDTHUWKW4/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-21T03:35:39.609Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/333SSUAZTRCT3B54OXQBZFPBTA.jpg?auth=fb7b213cd0797591d62795501e3ebf52cc658f8a2b1f94c5172163445b92ffa8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Robert (Piripi) John Kihi Mita Taupopoki Phillips died on Sunday night at a geothermal pool in Te Puia. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/fingers-crossed-for-napier-offshore-powerboat-racing-start/I4JI4KMHOZCMFKEPUWW4XBOUWE/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-21T03:30:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/FTE4HTONPFA4DBFKVPSL3RY6PI.JPG?auth=895d6267cf520493ce638065706e09ee39f42386f431ce4c5c9a1c337d32545f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Rainbow Haulage and racers Colin Dunn and Darren Butterworth, neck-and-neck with Langslow Engineering in the national offshore powerboat drivers' championship and heading for a catamarans showdown off the Ahuriri and Westshore coast on Saturday and Sunday. 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Photo / Fabrice Coffrini, AFP]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/napier-venue-paisley-stage-moving-from-carlyle-st-to-new-hastings-st-home/7IEQQDUIRNHW3OWH4BZFXTIMOM/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-21T01:23:48.893Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/PCITHIOHYVDM5AYOXIKSZCPVDE.jpeg?auth=f5eb68679b54e3a5bc55e8daf5674493a72355c073a44ccdf52cd72ce8b3f0bc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Not just the proprietor ... Paisley Stage's James (JR) Rochester (right) in the Temple of the Grunge gig at the Napier live-music lounge on New Year's Eve. 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Image / Google Maps]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/brave-dad-saves-daughter-and-partner-from-flooded-home-by-kayak/JJO6NVGCK5CGPF343I5LCRG7LU/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-21T01:15:36.5Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/SOZNI2BONVCJFN2B7V7IS33YYY.jpg?auth=a28cf4450860d7fa10a2fcd9c3deedf25a0a091a62fb93c77f40b370e3f3db9e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[John Welch (pictured) paddled through fast-flowing floodwaters to rescue his daughter and her partner from the deck of their Coromandel home. 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