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Photo / NZME]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/woman-swallows-17cm-spoon-after-dog-jumps-on-her-while-eating-yoghurt/NV7NPQMA5JBPDKKYEMSK5YEURY/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-08T22:33:13.921Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/7USFM7MSTRG43PJHOCDNCLDL34.jpg?auth=70addec15c47b97b20b39ef92423f7de95d9d14fdf167a58fe1e52611ce7d7fd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Reymy Amelinckx swallowed a 17cm spoon while eating yoghurt. Photo / Facebook]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/givealittle-fight-funds-donated-after-young-dads-death-remain-frozen-judge-says-settlement-in-everyones-interest/DC5VYDHEERHIRGFYXNM7WABHOU/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-08T22:25:23.696Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/G3FTHHLZNJDF5HGJZCIVV3RTH4.jpg?auth=10ce70f4661de42b37359124d59e01d1cef84707c8af632928c6766ab39169a2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The future of the frozen funds donated to a Givealittle set up in the wake of young dad Kane Watson's death have again been discussed in the Auckland High Court.  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]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/olympics/winter-olympics-2026-zoi-sadowski-synnott-tops-big-air-qualifying/EB64E7CZTJCIXIKTLZYVL7AHD4/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-08T21:52:24.766Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/IGRKIRNQNZGMZOGESALIAUOVBI.JPG?auth=51de38f7a8fb70fccd1601e92d5985e4395c2658094b25da4fb48992d3c18d65&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Zoi Sadowski-Synnott in action on her second run in the Women’s Snowboard Big Air at Livigno Snow Park, during the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympic Games. 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Photo / 123rf]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/new-zealand-prime-minister-christopher-luxon-says-us-president-donald-trump-should-apologise-over-racist-clip-depicting-obamas-as-monkeys/BKMTMWQ57NG4PNZU3SFV3CSF64/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-08T21:35:42.009Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/GYYBZB3H25GVBPOFZNC3I5BR4Q.jpg?auth=a7ab43b1e533c41df76adcc94bbe8f4ebb812600833b89398920e841f1fad8ad&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Christopher Luxon (left) said Donald Trump should apologise for depicting the Obamas as monkeys in the "racist" clip. Photo / Ben Dickens + Kevin Dietsch/Getty]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/whanganui-chronicle/news/south-taranaki-leaders-say-seabed-mine-bid-dead-in-water/H7QL4ANQ2RDYHC2YLBM7IZBCPE/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-08T21:26:40.277Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/SCKHIEZKMFCWLI2DA5VCOSW5SE.jpg?auth=78c0c74f0d5afe44403b1148e459214c2ba59e83461f7ca5018a1aadabffd704&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Amelia Cunningham, Miah Rangihaeata Taputoro and Helia Dean were in South Taranaki District Council's tent making art about Pātea's thriving offshore reefs at the town's Waitangi Day celebrations. Photo / Te Korimako o Taranaki]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/fire-in-napier-school-shed-treated-as-suspicious/7O5ZHSK5FFB5FGKG62QQO6IM5A/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-08T21:26:29.389Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/OAIGWKN32ZF57G2TSY65CQHAMA.jpeg?auth=9387d16cb1c9e51f1e334b98fc5fdfd05860f31c8b5e8fb7850c88e6087108b4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Fire crews at the school on Sunday. 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Photo / NZME]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/priest-admitted-sexual-abuse-nearly-20-years-ago-church-sent-him-overseas-without-notifying-police/JKGJGTJV65HTZGPV52ANANBWPI/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-08T20:52:37.857Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/NRYKKCMVDZBNVE2PFEBQCURWKI.webp?auth=51b0d29e39c60216aac3d878524a52d2536d8e2ba2318aefcca38210a6c8a763&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Fr Rowan Donoghue outside the Christchurch District Court last month. Photo / RNZ, Nathan McKinnon]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/the-country/news/rural-doctor-shortage-health-boss-calls-for-tinder-style-dating-app/DSWJCY4EFFDIDJVIEIMWSW34HU/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-08T20:50:46.161Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/R7AZ6KF6ZZDW7AUZVFGIK7FIOU.jpg?auth=5b82309dc11561fdeff58c1039853c0723b1bb8df7cef7da9de9bbfc87e32418&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[New Zealand is already short of at least 130 rural GPs nationwide. 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Photo / Mark Mitchell]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/companies/retail/the-warehouse-pauses-advertising-spend-as-new-marketing-boss-plans-reset/premium/5ISVFLVJQNGV3DNZBPZZGZLLDM/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-08T20:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/DWGEXOJVWJERDFNRLVDF5GA3FM.jpg?auth=169f310b33a4bfb257c7094614547773cb764b8f6aad05339a1882e03d0de172&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Warehouse is set to go dark on advertising for several months as part of the company's reset. Photo / Alex Cairns]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/uber-rapist-satwinder-singh-gives-up-fight-against-publication-of-his-photo/YJGIUSXXTRGFJFS7KJ334VOHNU/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-08T20:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/2EIJWWFKOJEVVOR7A4WXOL2NNI.jpg?auth=d0f111e9f7ca05e5cb71f08f3095d8c417e007df6d43d458dea10b99f0cb92d7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The face of the convicted Hamilton Uber driver rapist can now be printed after Judge Tini Clark today released her reserved decision after jailing Singh for seven years and two months in December last year. 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