<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><urlset xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9" xmlns:image="http://www.google.com/schemas/sitemap-image/1.1"><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/waikato-news/news/two-vehicle-crash-blocks-sh3-at-hangatiki-traffic-diverted/2VQ3DH7COFGPRBIIRMPAVUPSEA/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-16T23:59:19.159Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/J6E7FZFH7RAFBDZ5XXSNGFFNSI.png?auth=cd18206cebca6167dcb88434a52d40044f36255c9a79e83fbac6e6816bee3396&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The two-vehicle crash on SH3 at Hangatiki was reported about 11.30am. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/central-hawkes-bay-kapa-haka-event-attracts-a-dedicated-and-enthusiastic-crowd-despite-rain/JBQRZFFBS5A75HHBLGLUAIK3YM/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-16T23:51:39.204Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/IPGWTUD535HWVAMBPBSNQ4B3GQ.jpg?auth=565841a19a1d10badba8c8eb4251a88bd1a18e344583dd6cf59416b0691f4da7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[ Te Rangiura o Wairarapa, who placed first at Te Kahu o Te Amorangi kapa haka regional competition held in Waipukurau, and will go on to perform at Te Matatini 2027. 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Photo / Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/jonah-lomus-brother-john-lomu-pleads-guilty-to-amended-drug-charge-awaits-sentencing/BFU7M7MDZ5EMZATYG3HNT3Q5N4/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-16T23:44:36.067Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/56H4YAFDGBFK7GUOWWVX2UAV6E.jpg?auth=1c5951c38fb2b2b1fc482b2b89c165f2791256e7f519a94c39d6db81dd3d5073&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[John Lomu is due to go on trial at the Manukau District Court on February 23, 2026, alongside Silila Vaivai, 37.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/real-life-1news-reporter-yvonne-tahana-quits-journalism-to-learn-te-reo-maori-fulltime/QDFSINEBZZGHPCH6LPKO3ETUUA/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-16T23:41:37.563Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/DFPTO5WCXFB2LDACQXS5G7O5A4.jpg?auth=57febe46394886017bc31977e86b697098cf925b4b3d1fe0a04cf4eab669a794&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Senior reporter Yvonne Tahana has recently departed TVNZ.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/rugby-league/ex-kiwis-nrl-star-matt-utai-fighting-for-life-after-early-morning-sydney-shooting/ILJ2ZU3LT5CHDEY3UDVL3V2WDM/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-16T23:30:59.083Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/RYH73WPSY5HNLGEBTEFO23ZCXY.jpg?auth=c9ed18aeabe18cf8b37adb1b57923fcd63ebe96446f77a8d9d19b2c4cbbec9fc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Former Kiwis and NRL Premiership winner Matt Utai is reportedly fighting for his life after being involved in a shooting in Sydney's south-west this morning. Photo / NewsWire, Photosport]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/property/china-construction-applies-to-liquidate-associate-of-seascape-developer-shundi/premium/NM7R7WIQQNHLZJV5RFQVUCANSY/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-16T23:30:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/4AARZBQOXNCMRKOHUO44APEX3M.jpg?auth=5a17ebfbf664e099a8ba1b90b81ab3fac98ccf0bfdfcdca20ec9ec7875774489&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Plans by Shundi Tāmaki Village for the St Johns land it bought from the University of Auckland. Image / Supplied]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/the-country/news/north-island-weather-storms-destroy-horowhenua-growers-berry-tunnels/2XNPCQF3Q5GWPA2ZEL3VRHP4ME/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-16T23:11:21.915Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/LDREYQZ7EVELVIG7QP67V3RWBU.jpg?auth=4f4b9eab95834945922e7749053f76f834e5cd5469c169667f2a0dded45ca7d9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Twisted steel and roofless berry tunnels following the storms. Photo / Cam Lewis]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/hard-truths-sobering-infrastructure-plans-warns-less-money-for-roads-more-money-for-hospitals/premium/MN3PEFMUOFESNF7DSKRAKTJ4MY/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-16T23:08:30.281Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/ZQQ62DFACNFV7F7CTT2QMLQM7E.jpg?auth=25a7a0e896d2af7aa90bbe7b30a305c47b8d7f7e243a501302bbb306dea9dc94&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Infrastructure Minister Chris Bishop. Photo / Mark Mitchell
















 














]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/what-science-says-weve-been-getting-wrong-about-exercise/premium/5NW4QDBGANBHNHYGJIOHDA6FJ4/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-16T23:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/W4NKR7KUGJERBHX5JWSWTJBJE4.jpg?auth=95e03d7e48b20522e878e37f9c1e6d5e2a2b6fefce586c9ae43cff1027acacf0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Just nine to 10 brief bouts of vigorous activity per day – averaging 30 to 45 seconds each – lowered the risk of dying by about 40% in non-exercisers, according to a 2022 British study.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/government-closes-in-on-major-employment-law-changes-heres-what-the-law-does/premium/KGDPPVPK2VBMLOVWLP27S3X2NA/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-16T23:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/EKGJZCEPHNFE5CSQT7SV5FCGMA.jpg?auth=8adb3e720daab1df62c9df6a100cc1f6160ce6153476335fcd7bd4f42d860482&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Workplace Relations and Safety Minister Brooke van Velden arriving for the post-Cabinet press conference. Photo / Mark Mitchell]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/eden-park-royal-edinburgh-military-tattoo-celebrates-everyday-heroes-and-service/MGEOBPRDWRBLJMGL5TV2F75H2M/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-16T23:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/TQ263XAQTRGVJCQU4JHIVGPIFU.JPG?auth=9deb86447db22488b9fa4a4496943ff1dbf2a5b39134877303cbb62590396a00&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The visual spectacle that is the Edinburgh Military Tattoo celebrates service. Photo / Josh Woning]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/auckland/three-people-injured-in-head-on-crash-in-glen-eden-auckland/NZDZWY6ZMRHGFHIACTFKXWQMYU/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-16T22:40:41.761Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/XJFNTXC5WJE6NND6EWKQJTGWBU.jpg?auth=0e51ae524ff99dcdee920388ecdd586c40a8fc852a8741e93a1d5210fb4cb196&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A serious head-on crash on Great North Rd in Glen Eden left one person dead and two injured. Photo / Hayden Woodward.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/economy/inflation/food-prices-rise-46-annually-january-monthly-increase-biggest-jump-in-four-years/SPGWQPP47FDSVG6752W5TJXEBE/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-16T22:35:30.028Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/RG5224UKYJBIVHBTKQDSYMW5KE.png?auth=00d9f9a4bb39bb8e1d47ec95e618de4b517ac8354aa5debd3e972474b5712ab9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Food prices rose 4.6% on an annual basis in January. Photo / 123rf]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/six60-stage-surprise-serenade-for-departing-new-zealanders-at-auckland-airport/VVUFALWMRZGXXKTHE6XTLLZZYQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-16T22:35:19.752Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/2TMWVYTNPRDALG6BLJXNTJMVB4.jpg?auth=b1aa07ced7b13f448dc4568c222f923d7b78ce2173b0cb7450fbc6f25bf37415&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Six60 took over the PA system and departures lounge at Auckland Airport.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/mega-flooding-warning-from-top-climate-scientist-have-we-had-our-last-classic-kiwi-summer/premium/3C43GERJ4VFEVCZFVI2FNADJNI/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-16T22:21:41.345Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/KAQ6VOG22VCXZCTRMAYJXXVN2U.jpg?auth=697d68bd760086e764fddd7c12b865868abae51c562ea708c78167dd23331e3b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[ A leading professor and scientist says the increased intensity of summer storms due to climate change will lead to more destruction. Photo / NZ Herald composite]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/jordan-lucks-banks-peninsula-home-flooded-after-torrential-rain/3BHVUT7LONFGJNX36MDFFNER4M/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-16T22:15:18.648Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/CK22IIXHGRFJVILINPGTLZ5FOI.jpg?auth=8bb4993e2afcffdd0a9e3aefdaf09a674b0b6cad2f8d3414f9a292d8f2ff4d94&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Kiwi rock icon Jordan Luck and his flooded Little River property.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/crime/teen-referred-to-youth-aid-over-waitakere-bmx-club-arson-attack/INFSZYGTPJFE5M27FUOBPUCX7M/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-16T22:15:16.811Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/6TJAHZTOOZAMXNTVHBG7TMYGD4.jpg?auth=c881af15a5eb419fdbcedbd638e6255427a67228276fc4645db2f528fda99053&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A firefighter at the Waitākere BMX track following the November blaze. 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Photo / The US Justice Department, Handout, Anadolu via Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/griffins-returns-cookie-bear-mascot-to-biscuit-packets-following-public-backlash/6IJJUZ2DQBDINEZKJJAIAVFRV4/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-16T21:48:56.893Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/H65FPBXU5BATNDVJORD5MH7JK4.jpeg?auth=3df29e9c042e53e541a2b476ef340068747af28c91ec3d3dc03ab39938f01bbb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Cookie Bear is making a permanent return to Griffin's biscuit packets this week.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/the-country/news/north-island-weather-fences-and-crops-destroyed-as-wind-and-rain-hammer-farms/J63WOEF6RRBIXMYFJ4E2FR2JFQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-16T20:54:58.326Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/OIZNUIOMPZGAFMA3CSGD3T3KJU.jpg?auth=145e7ed03c824fafc657ada5260de0d58f99be5610d9ea309d4251bee447c616&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[ Ōtorohanga on Sunday, February 15. Photo / RNZ, Marika Khabazi]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/israeli-producer-of-tehran-tv-spy-series-dana-eden-found-dead-in-athens/7FA7CS2HDRCAJNB5TWK7XVJO6A/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-16T20:40:52.23Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/URDKSACEJ5E3TDXLWPPDVX5YSU.jpg?auth=6089fed33b52a9a909d80444d836ee2cd0f6d8a8423604cb5643974539e91aac&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Israeli producer Dana Eden attends Apple TV's 'Tehran' season two premiere in 2022 in New York City. Eden was found dead in her hotel room in a suspected suicide in central Athens, Greek police said. 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]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/st-peters-basilica-gets-terrace-cafe-to-open-up-space-translated-mass-for-its-400th-birthday/GI32W36UYZG23NSXXVN4Q3WOUU/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-16T20:16:30.043Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/7FVYZVJVBJCFBMDLCHPKGNOQBE.jpg?auth=ef5c903209e29cebc22e89e09378cdd481e7eb9a375bbee520a2410e7f497629&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[People stand on a terrace of St Peter's basilica before a press preview of the exhibition 'Beyond the Visible' project, in the Vatican. The exhibition uses digital images of historical figures, artists, popes, and technical drawings depicting the construction of the Basilica over time. 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Photo / Kelly Makiha]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/auckland/western-springs-lake-electric-fishing-boat-hauls-half-tonne-of-pest-fish/CCMBVCQ3UFCRXH3H5JN4KEPWYE/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-16T05:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/KWGQZOBZYZHYXNN7NZ3JYGYYWE.jpg?auth=e54969f8282639685ddde6c133bdf12669f487d511e63a403458649e6ee5788e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Auckland Council senior freshwater adviser Matthew Bloxham with fish pulled from the lake. 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Photo / RNZ, Sally Round]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/youth-motocross-in-focus-as-coroner-orders-joint-inquest-into-four-fatalities/VTP5RN5TF5HOTPFYARHOQETI7E/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-16T02:45:39.574Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/4WVLRW3SFRA6RF6BXAHPEIRRU4.jpg?auth=0982f0b17e326834f35328b716ea319ac78f4e02d788f79095bb04bcc8b154a0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ten-year-old Jack Willson died in a motocross accident in Taupō in April 2023.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/murder-trial-begins-for-man-accused-of-decapitating-and-dismembering-christchurch-man-richard-leman/C37LJR7YORDBFLQ6OU2W6GIQRA/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-16T02:37:42.463Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/26Y6R76OEFB2JIJIHKLJ4DAIUE.jpeg?auth=0145918b08dd5648acff2a6b5a1bf22e2531b1c27f9533d6bc812294df78fef6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Richard Leman's partial remains were found at a vacant Rangiora property in 2023. Photo / NZ Herald / Police]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/review-off-the-record-on-the-ball-tim-percivals-book-reveals-relationship-between-coaches-and-media/7M3DY7HYBNE5HCLAOIGFYHZXX4/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-16T02:17:23.94Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/QJR4APKKSJBFLHBZLA523IQT7A.jpg?auth=1ea0800b471c8f41bf765b880f7a082be7b8ab05110f8a641d5cc021920ec9ad&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[All Blacks Coach Scott Robertson during a media stand-up at the Park Hyatt Hotel.  Photo / NZ Herald, Dean Purcell]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/economy/employment/businessman-aziz-chtouk-pleads-guilty-to-six-worker-exploitation-charges-temporary-visa-holders-not-paid-minimum-wage/premium/Q2EFDHIYNJHFXEUTIRVFXV2D4A/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-16T02:15:13.185Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/ZV7YLOD7FBAZ5EVYQZ4V75LJT4.jpg?auth=c2be68037733e35d9ce28723243701b0c95011b53cfad2e471a298909efca9b2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Aziz Chtouk, also known as Joseph Brooks and Josh Belgou, speaking to the Herald in 2023. Photo / Michael Craig




]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/wet-january-dampens-retail-spending-stats-nz-data/L6LUNBFLQBENFIJZNWPHVU3FRY/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-16T02:13:34.638Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/S5B2TRTITFDMBC7UMTACA4QVJY.jpg?auth=f8f593bc16f4183941fc5d167b312a389b15e3d91ce90f4cf94414a8b9141a41&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[NZ electronic card spending dipped in January, according to Stats NZ.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/hawkes-bay-prison-expansion-fast-tracked-with-untested-no-roof-design/GMVJV566QVESPONNNJRO7FQ74M/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-16T02:06:00.859Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/2DAUWS5VBBDAJKYTMUDP3AZI2A.jpg?auth=07c387623db11331bc0e5e419d60873f2604579adb054054b44d68d4c1fd5a10&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Hawke's Bay prison is moving ahead with a compromised design to meet urgent capacity. Photo / RNZ, Cole Eastham-Farrelly]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/herald-afternoon-quiz-february-16/EFSXHKOVMVCFBIUYERH3QKGGRQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-16T02:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/YPXX36XDGJDP5FQ7UQMPHBORYU.jpg?auth=d6f755b83b8ea9d127a62b089430a7658ae3f58eabf75c253dad46672546f022&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Jimmy Wales is a co-founder of what popular non-profit website? Photo / Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/auckland/judicial-conduct-hearing-judge-ema-aitken-questioned-about-alcohol-consumption-on-night-of-northern-club-fracas/ZY3PEOLUWFFDLFPSVZQ7U7GCFU/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-16T01:41:57.351Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/A6GZDT6NDNAIHGFT4F4GUV244M.jpg?auth=d5041bfe685861b8ab1685b78cb7ad216831249e099a5505e56d161d939c67bd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Judge Ema Aitken gave evidence today at an unprecedented Judicial Conduct Panel hearing that is considering whether she is fit to hold office.
]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/married-at-first-sight-bride-brook-crompton-pregnant-to-ex-partner/X3KK7WZJDFEZHEH6WMKX7OHXGI/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-16T01:38:31.994Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/4X54NIFADNEMBP2GGL4QR6QPUI.png?auth=fb188247e5a6954a463579df06e09f87075e45a53d1615d0ed57ef076d5ce70f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Brook Crompton is pregnant with her first child just months after rejecting groom Chris Nield on Married at First Sight. 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Photo / FBI]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/wellington/wellington-sewage-plant-failure-government-launches-review-into-moa-point/D76F5K5PJFGRXKAENPQGUXJHXA/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-16T01:16:11.97Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/F46FGBQFXFCUZAONZTDM2COLMI.jpg?auth=a09ec462c0f6aa00e32ba0f7cfa50a0ed131e986d1e915897f7fd4bfdac32336&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A Crown Review Team will probe what went wrong at the Moa Point plant leading to what has been described as an environmental disaster. Photo / Mark Mitchell]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/the-country/news/listen-to-the-country-online-rural-weather-roundup/XPMLSRDM2VF7LKVAART2PMXQ5A/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-16T01:04:29.929Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/GLXEHZC2EJEKDMS5FNXAOXYK7Q.jpg?auth=8a7ca1561fc7d000714a218a53ff8d6da0fd4432eaaef535f8db714bbe284840&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Torrential rain has devastated the upper North Island, closing roads, washing out bridges, and triggering slips and floodwaters. Photo / Mike Scott]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/sailing/sailgp/sailgp-auckland-crash-france-get-priority-over-black-foils-in-rebuild-parts-of-nz-boat-could-be-used-in-repair/YWIHVEWTOJFM5HFMDAOAVQVHFQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-16T01:01:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/MOLGYE5CHRGJHJG4FHS2TQ4ZCY.jpg?auth=81acd24d3586fcd54ed1ce5cfe064fb93b0a9f2076c98e007909534b730538ce&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Black Foils' F50 catamaran was badly damaged in a crash with France in Auckland on Saturday. 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Image / Google Maps]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/hawkes-bay-wild-weather-trees-down-over-1000-homes-without-power-schools-closed-tararua-in-state-of-emergency/FTFC7TCR3FGEJB4ZTOVDYRKPAU/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-16T00:27:34.32Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/3ZGRAYPZLZGRZNQAZ2536YWURU.jpg?auth=a9d0f82c810362929a56b41764cd6a22e895239a3521a57718df8ecfaadef713&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Blackhead Beach Camping Ground suffered damage during the heavy rain and winds. Photo / Central Hawke's Bay District Council]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/north-island-flooding-and-gales-red-warnings-power-cuts-and-travel-chaos-in-pictures/5BLPLHKBYNBUZB752YKZVAWEPI/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-16T00:27:32.066Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/LU7YHKWTHVBJVEHJO7MWLPVROM.jpg?auth=93106ce826e6e0df3b6700c2c41ba4caf7ddfc2fc7a10753f52ddfb6a0b1ee9a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Fallen trees are a risk to people in the Wairarapa region, including Waikanae resident Andy Wray. Photo / Mark Mitchell]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/cyclone-gabrielle-debt-hastings-residents-will-pay-recovery-rates-for-next-16-years/LEGX4IDA5JHMNFJXLAZI2ANNSI/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-16T00:15:59.818Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/UVT5BHYMLZC3TEVAKMJVRI5CKY.jpg?auth=17596ef07066a7379c9bfd831b845436416b28bbc5b60c68133fffd92236ce29&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Hastings ratepayers will be paying a Cyclone Gabrielle recovery rate for 16 years.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/companies/agribusiness/a2-milk-on-track-to-hit-2-billion-in-revenue/YCYDYXIOXJEXDHJH6RQUCMSMJ4/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-16T00:02:10.053Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/EDBF6PO5LRG6VC345OVQ6C2OYQ.jpg?auth=c633d80c97ecf514b37c8407d213a4d7ce5de97d7e70270b7eebe74c7b1b7c95&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A2 Milk CEO David Bortolussi. Photo / Supplied]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>