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]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/gisborne-and-bay-of-plenty-stuck-with-a-broken-highway-editorial/premium/EMRG7WLDXVH3RFL2DCC3QNXY4I/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-29T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/TFGN7BPJMVEIJHYI7H6R2GITRY.jpg?auth=cb8522e330ee98aaab67d493a59a5a9dfe904e0a3789a0dd0a1761740487705a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A major slip on the Ōpōtiki side of the Waioweka Gorge following heavy rain in January 2026. 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Photo / Instagram]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/travel/kumano-kodo-family-hike-how-we-tackled-japans-sacred-trail-with-teens/BE2BC3P6UZDVRI72U4GA7XINRI/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-29T07:12:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/5EPHRNCYBJFELLSRT56U4FEWFY.jpg?auth=ee281691327658e7f78b2e3a27b12d82fa42101bc967e317fc161164bf7f1f6d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[ Views along the Kumano Kodo trail. 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Photo / NZME]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/gisborne-herald/news/prime-minister-christopher-luxon-and-ministers-visit-east-coast-for-second-time-in-a-week/4VJ52SLOQZHN7NHUU4ZVFCDRQI/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-29T06:52:57.518Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/ZYOI3GYBM5BHNLMI35VGSQLJZA.jpg?auth=fdb436bda5ec8a4f98c38b1358d92a89226d6b16eb1262f817473225dac9df93&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Christopher Luxon during his visit to Hick's Bay on Friday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/live-updates-mount-maunganui-recovery-effort-for-victims-continues-one-week-from-disaster/ODAAGF5WEFDYZPZWAYB2DAYG3Q/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-29T06:40:17.372Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/real-life-abuse-survivor-advocate-rev-patricia-allan-says-church-safer-now/M66VIZEKENDI7KIMHH4WPH3VLY/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-29T06:34:00.141Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/3D5FA4UE4FACFIYRMTUMJBV6XI.jpg?auth=eaba1d3c971f88fa40881055e5e806a46210de228d6c0398017494227bc6fa44&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Reverend Dr Patricia Allan was named an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit at the start of the year, owing to her advocacy work for women who had suffered sexual abuse and harassment in church contexts. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/personal-finance/interest-rates/bank-switching-among-mortgage-holders-spiked-in-december-soaring-past-previous-record/SMKXBUDRNZHS5FG3QVITJP6XVY/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-29T06:29:02.8Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/4WO3F5K7MJGK3LW6GKW3EH7MQQ.jpg?auth=a775778f522b317af15cdc881b4db8a3c69787128bf3ce7e14d7f1e7afa4d66d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A record $5.8 billion of mortgage debt was switched between banks in December. Photo / NZME]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/man-charged-with-murder-following-incident-in-pukehina-bay-of-plenty/PTRUDLPSHNCF5NDNL2MU7O3EVE/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-29T06:12:15.781Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/PZKSQHMWEBD4XIYAKZWAAL2QAY.jpg?auth=4ef1d80bec8b10bea73146d26507e37bfd116d49c2764908b7fb735efc6ed3d4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A 50-year-old man has been arrested following an incident in Pukehina. Photo / Dean Purcell
]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/auckland/ticket-at-centre-of-voided-papatoetoe-election-seeking-new-mandate/4LWGTITIGBBP3HV7UOM5F42FHY/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-29T06:10:25.473Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/NPZVWK3J6FCJNHXQDEQKKKKXZ4.JPG?auth=cecf93f4ad96bc54ab0cce13c98f977b010417c16868453cfb779db3685b2cb5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Electoral fraud has been alleged in the Papatoetoe vote in the Auckland Council election. Photo / Jason Oxenham]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/chicago-snowplough-naming-contest-flooded-with-anti-ice-entries-in-wake-of-shootings/436YQ5KIJBBI7IRGJVVWAH5O2A/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-29T05:49:24.623Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/VFFQTB75N5ERHPXW547JNNXNJU.jpg?auth=85cb3d3a8c8d3fdf2724c917f94bea664194a94bcb2ec900e36f5492c25bb493&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The most popular entries in Chicago's annual snowplough naming contest are anti-ICE. Photo / Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/tauranga-council-meets-with-consulting-firm-offering-war-room-experience-to-advise-on-fatal-slips/premium/XMTWCMP5JRCW7FEEDT4OWD2PGY/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-29T05:28:57.071Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/DHGX2AB2ANBSHMWZTSKUB3MK2Y.jpg?auth=a95785ef2871670e5d389a76cec6dc5a08e87110fd754d8bb91bbda8ca7e0989&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Mount Maunganui campground scene. Photo / Jason Dorday]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/markets/shares/nz-sharemarket-drops-04-as-property-stocks-tumble-market-close/premium/EN4JJZZOGZHTDOESDWZ6HCKXAI/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-29T05:13:09.308Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/WLHHHONSP5DYBEJ2TK3XRSLAKA.jpg?auth=c7c478725a9ac856a245ab0db45dbe45bf857959bd5f4005bf3073579865074d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Infant formula supplier a2 Milk edged up 1c to $9.78 after announcing changes to its executive leadership team.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/prime-minister-christopher-luxon-to-attend-waitangi-next-week-herald-understands/QFDYRMTJBVAC3JN6WGYMFM7C24/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-29T05:03:45.334Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/N5PXMOPO5NCMHOCHHOBHEM47UU.jpg?auth=d7835b76d021a4d35d00974f9bbbb1199d64da6b862112d960b763b3033c0bcc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Christopher Luxon will make an announcement in the coming days. Photo / Mark Mitchell
















 














]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/snow-leopard-mauls-tourist-in-china-after-she-moves-in-for-selfie/64CCIBNOFFGFBLLS3QLXSQ5B2E/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-29T05:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/L4NU5KKYJB4SRXQWGBAPVNCINQ.jpg?auth=f3366fbfd5b50ae0ebff661c7f5a8852aa728c7c9d1744982bb7f2d9addf7707&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A woman was attacked by a rare snow leopard in Koktokay in the Xinjiang region of China. 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Photo / NZME]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/travellers-being-screened-at-major-asian-airports-after-deadly-virus-detected-in-india/MWICR24WR5ENHN77HMIOTOUDYY/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-29T04:43:29.473Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/JXOOIQNUIVH6THDIT4HFGHQAQM.jpg?auth=6515895ce045a9158fb93c1544b6fe229abd2886995903d2dff77ccd41cb13d7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Health officials overseas have set up screening measures to stop people carrying the Nipah virus into their countries. 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]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/rangiora-farmer-gary-evans-banned-from-owning-livestock-for-life-after-sheep-neglect/N3BE6LPZ3ZFXDDSBV3QDL2MWCU/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-29T04:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/JABFZQG37FDOPAKD44VMTQRZEE.png?auth=ab13e9b6d45a2e0b809fa0dd9eb14939600c6938d0ff24b04ac9400132d3f45e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Gary Edwards Evans was well known to the Ministry for Primary Industries. This image shows one of his sheep with ear cancer. Photo / Ministry for Primary Industries]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/confidence-eases-as-inflation-pressure-emerges-anz-business-outlook/FCMWDHGGEFAEPJUIBTA7REPSYY/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-29T03:56:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/4HKJRG2KKZALFL4M2LVSGXL64A.jpg?auth=92aa9dadfdbfeabd1645a52dc15547c2c9cd39a724a708455785ef0a71669739&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Business confidence has eased from record highs, but remains historically strong. Photo / 123rf]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/hastings-councillor-steve-gibson-skips-planning-session-at-marae-over-te-reo-and-faith-concerns/BFTRWSNAUFE3JPNBUXNX2T3U6Q/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-29T03:41:10.672Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/BGSRQRCWPZALFAJIZ2MMMIXYIM.jpg?auth=87e1239b07bf5c1dd655fc23d96005b6e42e4672815486319574e32964e99960&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Hastings District councillor Steve Gibson chose not to attend a strategic planning session because it was being held at Waiohiki Marae.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/gisborne-herald/news/clearer-picture-on-waioweka-gorge-access-soon/FP522ODPY5FQDEXIPGMUEBM5BA/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-29T03:37:30.442Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/MGLIDZPD3RGE3N7K7KMYSUYYRI.jpg?auth=074658eed70071d009112ba8558d012a368769abb3fc3bf857b5a861ed03c052&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[ Multiple slips along State Highway 2 through the Waioweka Gorge. Photo / NZTA]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/bay-of-plenty-times/news/papamoa-family-displaced-by-landslide-move-into-new-home/KO7HUXHZ7ZBORBIBVO4BNYPMGQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-29T03:30:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/VCRXKMIQARCGDASQGYIIPYCN34.jpg?auth=4015aae67ca1ee6e979cff06d2f1662d554d409d1dbe805845cc7a31433ad773&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Becks Smith and her children, Meihana Orupe, 16, and Aaliyah Orupe, 13, have found a new home after their rental was red-stickered following a deadly landslide. Photo / Dean Purcell
]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/bay-of-plenty-times/news/mount-maunganui-vigil-honours-victims-of-mauao-and-welcome-bay-landslides/B7WV2FIAOJDBBLFYX5CSP67PDY/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-29T03:29:16.275Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/NXSIFVZ3K5DSJNF7ZK7K6MXAGA.jpg?auth=02ab16ff7193e705c9924952900926b5d4039bf55321a986bbbd122849790fc7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A crowd of around 100 gathered for a vigil at Pilot Bay, one week on from the deadly Mount Maunganui landslide. 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]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/herald-afternoon-quiz-january-29/CEJDKZDA2FG3VI67YYS6XVKYYM/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-29T02:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/JKBI6TV5LNFHDM7HROB4743WZM.jpg?auth=dd62be74430a92d6e152b91c4ffc336d8dce98e44e14870c7bc47573b1db246a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[What language does the word "emoji" come from? Photo / emojipedia.com]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/nicki-minaj-supports-trump-at-us-treasury-event-declares-shes-presidents-no-1-fan/A34SSK6OPVD2BCCOY42ADIDD4M/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-29T02:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/6ECHO2NH2BCLVGBKGIH2S35XSE.jpg?auth=077b708aad7550157f5d4ba46b181f5e1961cff1593b1bae1e35ef2d49d95d0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Rapper Nicki Minaj joined Donald Trump at a Washington DC event today.  Photo / Axelle Bauer / Griffin / FilmMagic]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/guy-fieri-injury-celebrity-chef-reveals-horror-fall-and-torn-quad/MAF7JK7ZUZFDTN2HY7YZU7QLXI/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-29T01:34:12.739Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/UPY4FBYG7VDYDJ5DZ7KNVKTUCI.jpg?auth=2812a6aa7e43e256eabe60294df7dc8bf5dc7239a2272adf3b200b397d62deb9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Guy Fieri appreciates health after tearing a quad muscle in a fall during filming.
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