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Photo / Supplied]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/my-boob-plopped-out-kiwis-reveal-their-hilarious-wedding-mishaps/FOIRQPM2QBCLXBBO2QMBV6OJTY/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-28T23:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/RMLHQXGLONHMRP5NLQOLNW7XLA.jpg?auth=399de0f491a5fbbadb94a6a6c45f5f71ea9258c23e81e787277a384eed3ba372&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA['You best bet I was going to bust out my best moves on the dance floor at the reception.' 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]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/national-labour-unite-over-modern-slavery-legislation-in-parliament-first/77GZZ6FURREI3I3AXK3EGTDC2M/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-28T22:56:04.413Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/WZNRAJRETZDLDDQEIEZKZTQQEU.png?auth=ce819c434868b5c14dcbcde831a74ab26bb4bd4fce6fc3750f14c8ed29f37e09&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The bill was lodged by Labour MP Camilla Belich and National's Greg Fleming. 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]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/streets-of-minneapolis-names-shooting-victims-renee-good-and-alex-pretti-and-slams-king-trump/GS23UUDUOBHHJJQRZKAFMWWXVI/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-28T21:47:42.881Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/YYXGXBBDBBD5JCM7MOKDXLOC2M.jpg?auth=46ce69c30eb6818b33522b216e18f768cc5787f5c686e24e0e89d1aee5a54c50&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Bruce Springsteen's Streets of Minneapolis criticises ICE and Donald Trump. Photo / Demetrius Freeman, Washington Post]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/former-political-figure-denies-assault-charge-after-dunedin-bar-incident/SQ2IW7YRYZGPZJVMOJKRSSOJ2A/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-28T21:25:00.693Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/DDCH2YM6JJFFDWX6T433ITYLS4.jpg?auth=6f6c281960b45b770fd34c99cefe888e9d0803e7df6a5378d5cc2fe570d2981e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The man has been granted interim name suppression. Photo / George Heard]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/trump-administration-troop-deployments-in-us-cities-cost-nearly-825m-in-2025-congress-office-says/5OFGECE4DZAHZGE3YDORST3HOA/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-28T21:20:18.617Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/2RI3YB62DFF4HL6PSVULXN7H7Y.png?auth=981a16f84226b64ec5e061e37a5e024b2ff5ee53237bce77e0371a0178e79062&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[National Guard members patrol near the US Capitol. 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Photo / Saul Loeb and Stephen Maturen, various sources, AFP]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/the-country/news/wool-sector-overhaul-pgg-wrightson-winds-up-napier-auction-operations/GKHLUQK765GNXE2DG3MAHF5SRU/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-28T21:07:52.153Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/7VYB3M45VFELTNVL67426EN3G4.jpg?auth=3f2b13a6c362f6279d8fddef8b4aaebb761998b0c66fb0a60481c23c7df6d6d5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[PGG Wrightson says it believes moving the wool auction to Christchurch is in the best interests of growers. Photo / Mike Scott]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/bruce-willis-not-aware-he-has-dementia/JEZVWVSJLJBUDBOHQCQVMN2SYY/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-28T21:02:56.928Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/HD5MYULWKBBANCDN7FOTCBEXME.jpg?auth=ee027777162d1207dc1b84495ce419110ec4413c946af5ec79a69fccbe56833f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Bruce Willis has frontotemporal dementia but is unaware due to anosognosia, says his wife Emma Heming Willis. 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]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/poland-has-already-bolstered-its-military-for-conventional-war-not-hybrid-threats-like-drones/FCPQO7IPAJFAZM2UO4V5MG5A34/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-28T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/2D7IDY6MG5BOJB5BIGOKH47IME.jpg?auth=fe1961637ddb959d9815bc1960f4cd6b7b45e68a04b000e3daaf20c26b24c50e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[German servicemen transporting Patriot air defence system batteries to a site in Poland last year. 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Photo / Supplied]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/masterful-magellan-forces-a-long-hard-look-at-violence-and-conquest/NK73OVT5PBEWXOFSP4GNI7RFPE/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-28T07:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/XKRGP4JFFVA7XC2OS5KEYMAP4U.jpg?auth=bfe775bda4428373428bd4582c91a86d7478ef7f0814dcc62165212b65c37e49&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Gael García Bernal stars as explorer Ferdinand Magellan in Lav Diaz’s historical epic Magellan. Photo / Janus Films]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/whangarei-police-seek-motorist-who-helped-assault-victim-in-onerahi/YNLBHHSGX5G75AMPDUNRPQHGQY/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-28T06:25:21.887Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/QJ3YFSXCW5D3XD6ZGMIDJTGZC4.jpg?auth=899ee8bc40a447a4c842602df4db0bf5df6a32c3d02062f78d01d532915e8b76&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Whangārei CIB said the motorist had given a lift to the victim of an assault in Onerahi. Photo / NZH]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/whangamata-bakery-owner-leslie-brett-henderson-accused-of-hitting-rough-man-with-isuzu-d-max-ute/XYW6JXYUF5HSBJC3KDG23TJI2U/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-28T06:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/4DJLVFYACVD43H7NAXXXE75YNU.png?auth=e8bada36e26bfa98d8d0d8d60efcfb673cc0ce6b852cdbc22a0996a4e2c8fb6c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Port Rd Bakery, formerly owned by Leslie Brett Henderson, on Port Rd Whangamatā. Henderson is defending an assault with a weapon charge, following an allegation that he deliberately drove into a man with his wife's ute. Photo / Google Maps]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/live-updates-mount-maunganui-landslide-recovery-phase-continues/JQSVA2LE75EXLIUDGISDVQ3CYI/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-28T05:35:11.026Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/QDV6SNBVRNHJ7IYOZUO2HHLQDE.jpg?auth=637752e45c73831068865ae56adfef52736a198dad809b1433505ef88dda4e66&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Pakuranga College student Max Furse-Kee has been confirmed as a victim after the Mount Maunganui landslide.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/judith-collins-retirement-sir-john-key-calls-her-the-margaret-thatcher-of-new-zealand/TJ7XS4K7ZBA7DHGDL5ZDVR3ETQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-28T05:25:06.856Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/UBBZQUVB5CKODOUNKKRMCOR5TA.jpg?auth=86be8ee3ff1e8dfd1575bf41709db4c1e42c070102b5f2190db0017863f2daf7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Judith Collins with Prime Minster John Key, and Minister Michael Woodhouse on the far left. Photo / Mark Mitchell]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/markets/shares/nz-sharemarket-falls-as-inflation-jump-stokes-interest-rate-hike-fears-market-close/premium/56QA2Q3CBBG3LH5FPSCT6KGBY4/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-28T05:16:17.759Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/53EEHGNEJRBEZELLXBLEXCYFAY.jpg?auth=3e7c3518521d949f8d65e437c7648a852368b7e833f5deecb6c2e2f27e11809d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The gold price was up a further 3% to US$5240 ($8705) an ounce.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/synthony-organisers-finalise-2026-line-up-including-cassie-henderson-p-digsss/JUKDXLX7FRH5ZET6VCPTAH5PKA/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-28T05:05:31.276Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/6DKC3ACXJRGGDCE3BDCOOBVL3E.jpg?auth=e0d09a77e5bd4810509300dc1bae43be473d183b6564cfb0708eb0e0176ea68c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Festival principal conductor Sarah-Grace Williams will be a part of the 2026 festival's Symphony No 7 – a brand new set list created exclusively for the event.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/parolee-ethon-baker-cleveland-back-in-jail-for-christchurch-burglary-prison-officer-attack/PR3H6UZOYFFSBINJ37LW4LK37I/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-28T05:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/HE2KSXHNNVCJXA4MNNCWVF5NTA.jpg?auth=58f9147abf8a48d7a077348d90c4d660593fc09e59e45b0cd182b990c3f6fcda&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ethon Baker-Cleveland was on prison release conditions and wearing a GPS tracker when he burgled a house with his associates. Photo / 123RF]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/technology/i-let-chatgpt-analyse-a-decade-of-my-apple-watch-data-then-i-called-my-doctor-geoffrey-a-fowler/premium/D7KEM6ER7RCXVBAT7XDWHPH3AQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-28T05:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/SVJ3TC5BN5GGPDSHBJAG2D7DQQ.jpg?auth=5e0db592f8acfe89a47efd47166ef8cacaf02f8fe973961cfd61362394eefd32&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[ChatGPT Health claims to analyse fitness tracker data for personal health insights but health professionals have raised concerns about inaccurate assessments. Photo / Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/bay-of-plenty-times/news/community-invited-to-gather-in-aroha-after-tauranga-landslides/OLFRKMDUKBBLLESKGEB7HOIDEA/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-28T05:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/DDEXUAKI7FBB5CKSNMMMOZOTIU.jpg?auth=8d657bf83610eee6810584cedb36036adf923bc6872431e6afaa3a4f0f7526cc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Bouquets and tributes at the Mount Maunganui landslide cordon on Wednesday morning. Photo / Corey Fleming]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/sky-and-paramounts-nz-deal-where-to-watch-yellowstone-yellowjackets-and-more/OCLPRZ5NXNGLNMSG4SCIPBU4TQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-28T04:29:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/6NXR6PPN2QH4MBE2XTMG2EKRLQ.jpg?auth=240b5ba12b497744ddde325906c4b2b2d8aa071c65b1df339adcb070efc21e04&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Melanie Lynskey as Shauna in Yellowjackets, streaming on Neon.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/crime/auckland-resident-chenglin-li-sentenced-for-unlicensed-dental-clinic/2MUR4QD6GZDT7GFMH3UQ3BCPVY/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-28T04:21:58.906Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/IVKCWUGEUFCWBN3SADWUE2DWV4.jpg?auth=1ef027f182de49e1a5b25f17adb514b6d083a813c0aa85c8057c0f3d589f50b5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Unlicensed dentist Chenglin Li appears at the Auckland District Court in December 2025. Photo / Alyse Wright]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/india-free-trade-agreement-christopher-luxon-calls-out-winston-peters-over-immigration-claim/premium/257OIPKLXJHXBAP2O4EBEETXDI/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-28T04:12:01.347Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/SCZZWD7CNZDVBDQRHQPPJJ5GDU.jpg?auth=8f1b81147ea64b5a86df037bcddd2eda560e2c9d9284631ffcc103b37a18e4b8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Prime Minister Christopher Luxon was direct: "He's wrong". Photo / Mark Mitchell]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/christchurch/christchurch-sewage-smell-complaints-surge-as-pond-odour-set-to-linger/R6BAQMUPERBI5MAJDBG363OECU/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-28T04:03:46.471Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/XSSL4OHAORGV5D2KJWE6HH3VEI.jpg?auth=94460c895414edc70caaae9b06136cc943cad17503ec4ed295873aa8d9ec35ec&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/former-prince-andrew-rides-with-princess-beatrice-at-windsor-amid-eviction/ZNQB6HDQTRDQTEHOXJDXCCZMFI/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-28T04:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/4JTG25ZOS7FVFCPWQUCKC2G5RA.jpg?auth=7b960c9268a095363d17036d07ee226fa3d78624cfdfbdbbfa89e1ec48cea7cf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was seen horseback riding with his daughter Beatrice at the weekend. Photo / File]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/judith-crusher-collins-to-exit-the-beehive-the-front-page/5D2TVKX2AFBRRPSQ4W6GDZNMOM/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-28T04:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/K665ULORUVG7DLG223UJHAYSAY.jpg?auth=eb0dd8c7b752a1c969fa1e2f9969030f54ec4fdf0317ac726b564c419d696859&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Judith Collins has announced her retirement from politics. Photo / Mark Mitchell

















 














]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/outrageous-fortuna-the-life-and-times-of-judith-collins/premium/MRA3FDAXOND6ZCQC7G3B33XITY/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-28T03:52:45.643Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/P24RAIO2EZB57O2DX4MHFXUP2I.jpg?auth=31c2f8d4bec3e681e0e7ac3a3446e457404d2b417fc1bfa903540a4c3230ff47&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Minister and former National Party leader Judith Collins in her Beehive office. Photo / Mark Mitchell

















 














]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/northern-advocate/news/northland-teacher-and-sportsman-harry-darkins-farewelled-at-whangarei/PCTVGYN52ZEEXAAWQCCSDQHCFE/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-28T03:45:03.475Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/YOSTPEJQFBHMTII4UYBVZFWJII.JPG?auth=878625c398eb478d4adb0ec2c956bf5c8eeb8e09ef62a903fb9ac0389109d2e9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A celebration of Harry Darkins’ life will be held at the Old Boys Marist Rugby Club in Whangārei on Saturday at 2pm.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/langley-twigg-law-cyber-attack-under-investigation-after-data-breach/5X3ZTYV5PNDGFICK4O7YBB7BD4/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-28T03:36:32.435Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/FPUST7H3BFEW5AM5SXHDCX56EY.jpg?auth=d95a8556a3e4e17bff457a62a55955f9ea63f0427eaf27670421e1f569ba87d2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Langley Twigg Law in Napier was hit by a cyber attack affecting internal and client documents. Photo / 123rf]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/mount-maunganui-landslide-uncle-posts-moving-16th-birthday-tribute-to-teen-victim-max-furse-kee/F7KQ6Z62KNEETD7UTPOXMWHT7Y/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-28T03:33:50.142Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/FICJV4JHKZCJJCUTFOPDUP2XQY.jpg?auth=179cb1cb01990798a9d703916cb401619fa6a5d5ed0a7f67c82f7fca096fc86f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Mount Maunganui landslide victim Max Furse-Kee (left) and his uncle Puvi Nadason. Photo / Nadason Fitness]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/gisborne-herald/news/te-araroa-floods-coffee-shop-owner-back-in-business-after-evacuation/QQMQPNAQ3FFB3D7EIKZP52WUCA/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-28T03:30:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/QNADRFPAHJBOTF6U5IU3DKZLTY.jpg?auth=0a374fc03483a8cebe4531b655138cd504120acf86ed9696c5a37f69fb736d43&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Twilight Coffee Garden regulars Frank Hicks, Jean McConnell, Livee Bowker and daughters Luna and Aurora. The coffee store reopened on Tuesday after the severe flooding that devastated the East Coast town last week.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/police-prepare-for-500km-gang-funeral-procession-for-former-head-hunter-leaders-son-mossy-hines/M5QUNBZOWBA7ZNVSQUMQJYRDBA/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-28T03:26:01.197Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/K6C47NCUIBB23AV6KKXOWHLEA4.jpg?auth=33d13df7f46193e2750597c53d89c121cbcc318a201b839b6befeb054c8f9376&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Mossy Hines, in a police photo released in 2006, will be buried with his father in Hīmatangi. Photo / NZ Police]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/te-awanga-estate-and-hawkes-bay-wine-co-go-into-voluntary-liquidation/YP56OG5B4NFGJA6ILZXNG2HSWY/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-28T03:14:05.473Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/MTZFEH3AYJFGXH2SVMN2W3GPCQ.jpg?auth=daa8c300cf078059a88d79fe923335da9e37c60ab155d51fc7deb26eb47410d8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The gate at Te Awanga Estate. Photo / Paul Taylor]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/slip-closes-walking-track-at-maraetotara-falls/FBNVY6MFN5DGPBDR77R3VFIHZE/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-28T03:11:23.358Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/D3CNHJ7WTNCEDOE3FKBOMVKLSA.jpg?auth=34f2e8ad8ba522a0fe4e8becc33e55faf9dcfa6edfc560a8a0468ca83a9377cd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[ A slip has temporarily closed the walking track at Maraetōtara Falls.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/lola-the-aro-park-cat-mourned-as-wellington-locals-share-memories/Q6EZV753HBBZVPUWQSMAZSAN6Y/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-28T03:02:21.008Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/2QSC7HQZZZGIBP27TCLMF2ANAA.jpg?auth=9ca260359e15e7b6ea6e86e2195297682a7bc213328e923c913e41afe3ca47a2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Claire Naughton with Lola. Photo / RNZ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/russias-invasion-has-caused-nearly-two-million-military-killed-wounded-or-missing-think-tank-says/C7DFXE25RBCZJPR6E5RPI4WKAY/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-28T02:49:20.834Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/6DNWV5PE2VDNHD6WL6TME7RHCQ.jpg?auth=72e88fde598031ee465d4749ff980b29e8b5a59361efe3ce4fa1a05f22fcb402&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ukrainian firefighters work at the site of a heavily damaged Nova Poshta postal company terminal following an air strike in a village outside of Kharkiv on January 13. Photo / Sergey Bobok, AFP]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/election-2026-how-would-te-pati-maoris-policy-to-get-rid-of-prisons-actually-work/RLVPKPI3ANHANGHCH3HG5FWFDA/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-28T02:35:42.727Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/YO3LJWJFKBC3RB4A45YX6YC4SM.jpg?auth=36b1e4af00e352c08dde235445c1c6d781f6fcd5ee2264b6ef3e42dc203300bc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Te Pāti Māori co-leaders Debbie Ngarewa-Packer (left) and Rawiri Waititi pictured during a press conference in November last year. Photo / Mark Mitchell]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/companies/freight-logistics/nz-post-ceo-defends-closure-decision-as-postage-use-plummets/premium/TDPSEONHGRDAREN576WQ2PWLZU/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-28T02:23:16.62Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/2XTHWXM3AJGDFC6UNIVFL42WJA.JPG?auth=126ba3796a6c043b16f6bfd0651a67103375c7abd8e861dd2a5118dc679cbfee&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[NZ Post chief executive David Walsh said New Zealand had changed a lot since its last size change in 1989. Photo / Michael Craig
]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/us-representative-ilhan-omar-attacked-during-town-hall-meeting-in-minneapolis/6SZQYTHVPRBAPNC5FVCW3JNBPA/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-28T02:21:20.577Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/O4WDFLFY4RH4TMVFXZHGOHVMWE.jpg?auth=8dabe692148c2e4e82bce2d24b17541120582e066aae95dddb58370f07cefa5f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[US Representative Ilhan Omar (D-Minnesota). Photo / Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/bay-of-plenty-times/news/tauranga-eastern-link-night-closures-this-week-for-papamoa-east-work/SBBFVUX5IZC5HB6TCNKTB5EQWA/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-28T02:17:25.688Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/V66YPEUZEVAGHBG7VZO667EBX4.jpg?auth=41674b693144c13db0c8bb0093dc76071d3e227e024f56c055c2aa1ad5214096&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[ A view of construction from the south side of the bridge on the Pāpāmoa East interchange pictured in December 2025.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/rugby-league/warriors/nrl-why-warriors-signing-morgan-gannon-left-leeds-rhinos-for-auckland/XHSPSSV4NFD4DJQSNQDUGLY3NE/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-28T02:09:27.127Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/PYSPPLOOTNABLJNZQPZFX6YOPY.jpg?auth=9004eaf018a6dad8c62653d5921029644eaa77490066eff08cdd78ae313851a3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Morgan Gannon: "As a back-rower, I like to hit a strong line." Photo / Photosport]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/herald-afternoon-quiz-january-28/TGISX4IB6ZHVDJWQNRXARBP3GQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-28T02:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/PPT65CZNNVEILPW3URC43K37ZE.jpg?auth=abb12548a6c87d8cfbdc25cfa7881d191550201ec7b9355cf7a1651253348054&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[What Japanese city is most commonly associated with geishas? Photo / Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/companies/freight-logistics/tauranga-port-saga-exposes-flaws-in-luxons-fast-track-planning-reforms-richard-prebble/premium/C3KUC5276NB6HKOP2NZ3PU5JYA/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-28T02:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/JXLVWEHW6ZAO5CCQI2IZCOKMDM.jpg?auth=a5b5e0c57cb65b93fa5da561200a4934a90914de3e29e4f0fe2da0cf3410b181&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Over 20 years ago, regional plans identified the need to extend the container wharf at the Port of Tauranga. The project was included in the Fast-track Approvals Act, yet a High Court ruling found the drafting ambiguous enough to improbably conclude that Parliament may not have intended the proposal to be fast-tracked.  Photo / George Novak ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/brooklyn-beckham-negotiating-lucrative-book-deal-oprah-interview-reports/7W4C67M6EBEVVFFPXJD46CA3R4/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-28T02:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/YER6M4AZNJV6JRU6NUYXP5OFKU.jpg?auth=014f755c9b92214a67842b30c97b092d5e62a9e43539286993e42757be24777a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Brooklyn Beckham and wife Nicola Peltz have reportedly been offered a multimillion-dollar book deal. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/talanoa/samoan-police-investigate-after-renowned-author-found-dead-in-prison-cell/BJAETGQJ5VC45DM75ZIN4PBSXA/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-28T01:49:34.6Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/JEN4X3NDGFA6HLYEVVSSY5AHR4.JPG?auth=c7cee9ed91217979d62558614a8c10f8f9f5927b3a3084595d03495ae66d36f4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Award-winning novelist and poet Sia Figiel has died in mysterious circumstances in Samoa. Photo / File]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/auckland/hahei-beach-tragedy-auckland-lawyer-jack-oliver-hood-farewelled-in-moving-funeral/premium/B5O6CFGE3REOFPC4HVHIG7OPRU/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-28T01:39:01.486Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/X6KA22FR6NHYLCY73S2ICF6B6Q.jpg?auth=a800ea2478fdba4abbc9f0106ef358f03b501ef5ca44bad9c0ff9976db0ca5f9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Auckland lawyer Jack Oliver-Hood was farewelled at a funeral service today.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/twenty-seven-names-announces-closure-of-last-auckland-store/43CKG4JZJRFARM7B3MNXZDYYFM/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-28T01:29:35.912Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/ZL6S3AIPYNHVHLYPMQ2SMKZELA.jpg?auth=3ba7369f9e3d0265b8879689b0b13bbc3cf88dba0774244b6ba7be7146f7c56c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Twenty-seven names will close their last remaining Auckland store in Newmarket. Photo / Instagram]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/emergency-response-underway-after-helicopter-crash-in-paekakariki-hills-north-of-wellington/V5YJTFFBZFGIHEEIIRTM4TP5MU/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-28T01:27:46.552Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/L6OI7M4LQJBQRBGZLDZRI2SZWA.jpg?auth=9a2c37cc26a159f76ccf1558af9a85cdd4240336f321caa9be3c4bea72b980d1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Police have set up a cordon at the entrance to Battle Hill Farm Forest Park after a helicopter crashed in the Paekākāriki Hill area. Photo / Ethan Manera]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/man-charged-after-palmerston-north-shooting-dramatic-getaway-attempt/DQX27YMJSJFDVEISM6QOZE2PAQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-28T01:24:39.527Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/DDQBIGLGFZG7BOH3MTRY47D32Q.jpg?auth=f09dcb60812bf7d7d064b95e970ca817cc527080560b00e480c5eb64cc3a7ec6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Armed police have swarmed Raleigh St, Palmerston North, searching for a fleeing driver.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sponsored-stories/market-outlook-with-forsyth-barr/K37TU2LZAVBFXGFUURWTKCGIWA/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-28T01:14:06.06Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/7SOPYQPF3JHIJOFR7DPWRQG2LY.png?auth=76eee0c20a35581e7e6fc1052c8f509fb865cbebc43dc6c731a7f99e84b7d2b1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/central-hawkes-bay-connect-youth-and-community-trust-pauses-driving-tests-for-a-week/P5YKC5XAPJEL7L3NGJDIW3HRFM/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-28T01:09:03.578Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/Q4UDUDRTDJFTJJ3ARLW65DIW3M.jpg?auth=ddfa5094235c7d0250a5c62e5559eb9d65279e6c0b83570f9c78a5d49f277fa0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Kelly Annand says she is excited to continue helping people obtain their driver's licence. 
]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/the-country/news/listen-to-the-country-online-christopher-luxon-on-judith-collins-retiring-from-politics/E54SOUEHJREPRAZRU2U5CSCIZU/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-28T00:53:58.088Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/FNVZHL2AKNHZXOXC3RKRCJVAR4.jpg?auth=ec8fdc9821b0a738550af00836f85669158bd0f05c34463dfea4b96ede34fe68&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Prime Minister Christopher Luxon spoke to The Country's Jamie Mackay today. Photo / Mark Mitchell














 














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