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Photo / RNZ / Gianina Schwanecke]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/motorsport/daytona-500-shane-van-gisbergen-taken-out-in-17-car-pile-up-chaos/4WW2QHA6VRGRLKQD4SXIGZYIMM/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-15T22:37:26.101Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/7HSLKMDT6JFNVDK67JIW27PXAA.png?auth=847dba67aebf42b11ebd9699fc81ed90315122bdd729e9a8fc8f5f4576897a42&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Seventeen cars were involved in a pile-up at the Daytona 500. 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Photo / Photosport]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/eden-park-rules-more-concerts-to-be-allowed-late-night-sport-approved-as-state-of-origin-speculation-heats-up/E34CGV2PN5GN7OLWV3QDHRECEU/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-15T22:02:54.539Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/6IAKDTGFLJH3FPGNS5RLY7ACNI.jpg?auth=c6111987b995ecedf6b75bd6d2be9958f7a5b8b0705bb0d1fa866251ac6663e0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Prime Minister Christopher Luxon (with ball), joined by Tourism and Hospitality Minister Louise Upston (second from right), Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown (front left) and former NRL stars Johnathan Thurston (second from left) and Ryan Hoffman (third from right) at Eden Park. Photo / Michael Craig]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/northern-advocate/news/northland-hyrox-athletes-qualify-for-world-championships-in-sweden/F3SS2E4MBBFETF5VZEZTCRLB4I/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-15T22:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/3U45BGUYF5CWHCJHDCPLLMWBHQ.JPG?auth=5f562b8633f59b9188acce37f2b5f936dbbc613988482f9b2b1dd4d198a0d8c4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Waipu residents Gilbert Costello and Michael Treend have qualified for the Hyrox World Championships in Stockholm, Sweden in June.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/the-country/news/fmg-young-farmer-of-the-year-tasman-regional-final-victory-for-bryce-win/PBQ2XV7L3NFMBKEA2HWSQYJS3Q/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-15T21:45:30.71Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/77JH4E3JHFAGNIMMLADHSCPTCY.jpg?auth=9978c44ec0e8bf6c5b12cc1e84bebd09358d3758455bbae08eca4d61a2e61c78&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[ Sixth-generation sheep and beef farmer Bryce Win has won the 2026 Tasman regional final of the FMG Young Farmer of the Year.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/creatives-increasingly-being-squeezed-out-of-one-of-the-worlds-cultural-capitals/QMMPF7LGYFGCRBTFDRTHKLZZRA/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-15T21:38:23.749Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/IOB3XHP2WNGX5IF5VU3SWSBO4E.jpg?auth=db2cabe9213bac801924ab0fa63b0bebae560e80e53fa35256ba6b3c14a147d8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is joined by New York Governor Kathy Hochul at an event in Brooklyn to support more housing construction in New York City on February 10. Photo / Spencer Platt, Getty Images via AFP ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/companies/freight-logistics/freightways-lifts-revenue-and-margins-on-improving-economic-outlook/MUGZ74KU75FPDCLVKY4ACC3QMM/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-15T21:13:40.374Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/MVGBA3FNZBGINFD5Y24BTOAJOQ.jpg?auth=0b24154793703b1b095b5358f0b5465cfe6a780bfca67b6d7c47de45dbcc3875&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Freightways group revenue increased by 8.5% over the half. Photo / Freightways]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/rugby-league/state-of-origin-eligibility-changes-open-door-for-kiwi-league-stars/7BJK3PXDRVGUDGFYQKR5QXDVVQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-15T21:09:10.926Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/SYZ4CHO2TZFELJE3SFZSAFBKIA.jpg?auth=127fdd8d11f226579e66889f095a57a073cbfd1b86bc705a266c1b92ef09346e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[State of Origin eligibility rules have been changed after it was announced one 2027 game will be played at Auckland's Eden Park. Photo / Michael Craig]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/the-country/news/new-zealand-woolhandlers-win-transtasman-test-match-at-otago-shears/N62YVY3PD5BORHA6WLNWATYKUU/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-15T21:08:17.015Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/VJECUXGXU5HJRJDFS7PWRYIJBU.jpg?auth=82e4ae714af935a1b0b4d5b52ed10a20fd265b951322a4f91b1cbf3e72a35c88&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[New Zealand woolhandlers Joel Henare (left) and Ngaio Hanson on their way to a transtasman test match win over Australia at the Otago Shears on Friday. Photo / Barbara Newton]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/olympics/luca-harrington-qualifies-fifth-for-2026-winter-olympics-big-air-final/7J3XJBTO2RCIVPHHXV3EDQXESI/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-15T21:06:44.766Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/YOOO5AFDAJHNXLYH5A4634CDQ4.jpg?auth=8e5bcdb1d28d46bb79f9e3401d5ff2329a02d0cd117e5ee164b3ae3727155133&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[New Zealand freeskier Luca Harrington competes in run one of the men's big air qualification on day nine of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games at Livigno Air Park. Photo / Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/greening-of-havanas-streets-is-by-necessity-rather-than-design-amid-severe-fuel-crisis/MUWPJSLJ4REU5A3KCGM5WLCKYE/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-15T21:01:56.297Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/EPCECR27YZC3TGG23YGJJX2WGE.jpg?auth=fb8ecd7468723d4fe16415c9cad3894b3a2dc3ae10c77ece7038d3df6bd3f41b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A bicitaxi rides in a street of Havana, on February 13. The fuel crisis in Cuba, and particularly in Havana, is forcing many workers who depend on daily mobility to abandon cars and turn to electric tricycles and bicycle taxis as more accessible alternatives. Photo / Yamil Lage, AFP]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/business-events-deliver-925m-boost-to-nz-economy-in-2025/OA3LBC5GPFG5TMQ72D7QJEAUWA/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-15T21:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/DTPHQ5Y23BEBBLB76NUQWRM2GQ.jpg?auth=6be3b6d46fe20b432703d490dc75338c83236195b76c16a5e113667c9ce38542&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The newly opened New Zealand International Convention Centre is expected to attract an additional 33,000 visitors in 2026. Photo / Anna Heath]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/talanoa/mother-loriza-ali-triumphs-in-11-year-struggle-to-get-a-resident-visa-for-her-son-who-has-cerebral-palsy/6YBXTCKNPVBGBDQ6QEIBFQQ6IM/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-15T21:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/5QII32ONZBHJFMYCOTIQ32SE6I.jpg?auth=150a4496387c70973641ad823e6104e2a59f14e7d7fda055611907c02f04135d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Kiwi citizen Loriza Ali has struggled for a decade for permission to bring her son, who has cerebral palsy, to live with her in Auckland. Photo / Jason Dorday]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/inside-the-new-john-britten-museum-in-central-christchurch-opening-this-week/premium/G2J5RJ6IHBFFXMUIGSNKQB5V7U/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-15T21:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/T5ZVC4D6HRCR3HAOFQQDKJJ4HY.jpeg?auth=d70f501e23407449739ad9f3b7b741c363bed2dcf99e39d4e634bb19cbd60074&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Inside the new John Britten Museum in Christchurch, opening on February 18. Photo / Mike Thorpe]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/judge-exposes-ai-generated-remorse-letters-in-michae-win-arson-sentencing/IR3EZQGZCZEXLCL5SLABQD73HM/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-15T20:52:35.879Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/BCTYDNVA7JBE5CSD5FP4R25WA4.jpg?auth=a77d8e8c5b431b5ddf02fd8814b36e40717c8ca636b05dabe902fe0d40ca3963&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Judge Tom Gilbert wasn't impressed when he discovered an arsonist had used AI to pen apology letters. Photo / Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/businesses-face-hard-times-in-months-following-tongariro-fire/OHUYIRB47BFSXGXQHEY6ZBW6BI/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-15T20:44:05.396Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/NG7J4Y6X2BEGTDHETCD47X3J2U.jpg?auth=ab51eafe6808b8b880803b78826186a0f5c53e344b12e6300843df4b0525bdf1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Flames tear across the Central Plateau as the Tongariro wildfire burns out of control, forcing evacuations of trampers and residents. Photo / Fire and Emergency]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/onehunga-shooting-investigation-shotgun-seized-charges-laid-a-month-after-person-wounded/BAHBP4RITBDKHNTYT3JRQLEXTY/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-15T20:43:50.622Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/E47Z3I63JRF37BDLX7UDXSMLZE.png?auth=8d3c70a5b5b01843954965610514872a508ea00c06a8343b229b0ceade9864fd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Police have seized a gun and ammunition they believe may be connected to a shooting at an Onehunga residence last month. Photo / NZ Police]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/motorists-on-state-highway-1-forced-to-sleep-in-cars-at-ohingaiti-as-trees-block-roads/AJZTUYOXGJANHMSKJVOI6FQ2WM/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-15T20:34:08.56Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/WTYFPWZKB5G7TGXEPQ2DLVMW3Y.jpg?auth=09ff7e8c5308bf4514108f75ebd3a831b842b52d11acca3509e138f2d9f39d0b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[State Highway 1 was blocked in several spots south of Taihape due to fallen trees, with emergency services and motorists working to clear the road. Photo / Mike Scott]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/wellington/wellington-weather-orange-warning-in-place-as-tunnels-flood-wind-gusts-hit-records-and-roofs-are-ripped-off/ML7WJDA34ZDQPN2HFRNJ2EZSBI/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-15T20:28:58.972Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/ONXSRN6IKJFNZOYJPMPBEG6TIA.jpg?auth=e0d51bfcadbbb1757512bcd51521788749b24f13acee47a32742fe82eb05a12c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[ A pedestrian tunnel at Naenae Train Station in Lower Hutt was flooded this morning during wild weather. Photo / Nick Hodgson]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/advisers-had-been-encouraging-the-us-president-to-sound-more-empathetic-towards-struggling-americans/EGXSDVGW3JHKBDNZEWR5M3GWJA/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-15T20:28:43.369Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/RNKL24RG3JFFPAYMJ3F2FOSUCA.jpg?auth=65cc339bbee5afc1a8ac44550280c401d3fb01d662d45ce5c418027da485a9b6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[US President Donald Trump speaks to reporters last week at the White House. Photo / Peter W. 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Photo / Sharon Osbourne]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/how-former-tv-newsreader-leanne-malcolm-built-a-new-music-career-in-her-sixties/M2PLXMCDWBBGFFXCTSUO7QVBC4/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-15T01:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/ZHUBNFE2MFFHFDUHE3NXFZ26VU.JPG?auth=ccffb89d9d4e6989663b19b5d1cfe180d3ef6a8fe70cb5e77011cf17bce87182&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The former newsreader is in the spotlight again after making her music debut. Photo / Robert Trathen]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/retail-crime-advisory-group-rented-expensive-symonds-street-space-against-advice/XTFTG7BKRVC75A24HVTJFGJTFI/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-15T00:50:57.98Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/KEVOCSHULBGJPJE4NHEA22QCTI.jpg?auth=d788e6619b32a689aa7e1a2adbda9e90baf40a06a0fcb556a300774725712b69&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Ministerial Advisory Group for Victims of Retail Crime is renting space in a Symonds St building at 110 Symonds Street in central Auckland, paying $119,000 in rent for the 2025/26 year. Photo / RNZ, Marika Khabazi]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/crime/police-investigating-after-woman-assaulted-at-hamilton-home-after-confronting-intruders/2K4GJ5VOSRFFBCTLVU3S52TELQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-15T00:29:40.008Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/E7AJOPOLJ5GQRI3ZFZX7BM7ODU.jpg?auth=8522e4ab5ef31967c9ca5a94797a33d31dbf1c73d742c264a57fd73dce72aae9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Police are investigating an assault in Hamilton.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/without-healthcare-the-us-would-have-nearly-400000-fewer-jobs-than-it-did-a-year-ago/MTLXK5HKINB7RHNUHZDVGYJSTU/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-15T00:03:46.987Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/5ZBMYUNR4JC7HAMXPMNPG6M23E.jpg?auth=23f8daea3f7f95a814e7e8da4c8de5f3f1a5fcc6d1b19ea5cb0d8856005cea8b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Healthcare and social assistance accounted for 95% of the 130,000 US jobs added in January. 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