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Photo / Michael Craig]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/russell-brand-pleads-not-guilty-to-rape-and-sexual-assault-charges/F2CNA7VZQJBPZO3U4N5HWAY3A4/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-24T16:50:01.906Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/VVYWMNSHQFBODFBCSOCIRVPGUA.jpg?auth=71865534bb145ed237666dc271cf530d65c8d8566045dd1dd8ac862e0b32e372&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Russell Brand pleaded not guilty to two further sexual offences, including rape, at Southwark Crown Court. 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Photo / Yuya Makino, IceCube, National Science Foundation]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/urgent-calls-for-action-on-youth-mental-health-following-report-release/744XP3SA4RBBPOQHSSYTPHFNRY/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-24T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/RZNW3U6REFCBTFLLV7P7UX2JGI.jpg?auth=0e0e37fae4c583482190779158c6e0071ce0b7f4107995d39d64dba3ce60826d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission says said too many young people were missing out on vital mental health care when they needed it. It is calling for urgent action to improve mental health and addiction services. 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Photo / NZME]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sponsored-stories/making-ai-your-business-superpower-how-one-nz-is-rewiring-work-products-and-customer-service/GWHF7ZSHIBETLFJMMJ7DUOXF3A/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-24T11:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/4XAPSR6UPFAATMR27RWZIQX44Y.jpg?auth=a6cdd8381c63a61ef23024131414e287b55ed3827ea82d28f96dbe4d8377f7f2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/primary-school-principals-accept-government-pay-offer/U5O5Y72D5FHVDCHMH6N5ZF2PGU/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-24T08:08:50.886Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/QU32NN3KIFEHTNFR3MVCUJOYNU.jpg?auth=9bcc184123ee215877b5fb6fe57bacc6254a7c364251e8aee305f1e8f70eb095&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Primary school principals have accepted the Government's pay offer, including a 2.5% immediate increase. Photo / 123rf]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/crime/adrian-pani-named-as-auckland-transport-passenger-accused-of-murdering-sefo-leger-in-glen-innes/OJXWNZ6VRNBCPL4BIB2QHCLI4M/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-24T07:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/NHN4UAHSLVD7PIVXD47CZEP5PA.jpg?auth=4e74c9eb856aa02a9faae4b844d7c31ab4680f1c45742cb8dbe5bd98ad6a27bb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Adrian Pani in Auckland District Court during his first appearance on a murder charge in December last year. Photo / Jason Dorday]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/rob-reiner-killings-autopsies-not-complete-as-son-enters-not-guilty-plea/O7WJAKGILREMHFN2HJOHAZJ5PM/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-24T06:54:24.591Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/3I4FSE7NTFEMHOACPWHYBK6WL4.jpg?auth=6eff44efaef374b439ad9425c543e08e536c870bb112ee639d85bda626ad82a5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele, were found stabbed to death at their Brentwood mansion. Photo / Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/gus-lamont-parents-of-missing-4-year-old-issue-new-photos-and-statement-asking-for-public-assistance/QA5W44BUNJGQBEIXZJZVDFD3OQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-24T06:08:02.662Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/VR6K5RVN5BG47PFTVU5CEE274I.jpg?auth=919b79864c88c0c1daa92c6e297a7e255d38c57753ad38e674c882370d7461ba&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Gus Lamont, 4, who disappeared from Oak Park Station in Australia on September 27 last year. Photo / Supplied]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/crime/whangarei-murder-trial-anaru-morunga-says-he-killed-ex-to-protect-family/K7OKV5JOJ5HFXPTYXLJRFYAIBQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-24T06:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/QZKNAGGXABC6POB4FYT7IXOXMM.jpg?auth=28a5b4837e6a2bbcf328a778fa63d41e50f8330c8795addfc26cab7421f759bd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[“It was either her or me – she just accepted her fate,” Anaru Morunga said of the final moments of Jasmaine Reihana.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/markets/shares/kiwi-blue-chips-helped-higher-on-results-and-residual-news-market-close/premium/KFQA3F24H5CVPILJ77N326CCII/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-24T05:24:36.937Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/O6RPV7ROURADLGN62XOCRODV2M.JPG?auth=513ae4f4d2a8ab41a064fd681726f61354cd63512c4900fa2cc9b34c3ae6bc79&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Mercury NZ, up 2.44% to $6.30, lifted underlying interim earnings, statutory profit and dividend on the back of strong hydro and lower costs.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/christchurch-cancer-fraud-accused-nicola-flint-arrested-in-wales-after-police-search-warrant-at-family-home/IAAYR6NDWNABVF6AA3K57ESHK4/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-24T05:13:28.544Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/MFNGABVN2BAJRDJZTKKV7IWBOE.jpg?auth=81c2c2298eb3fadedb9b2cb5cc3e7896837e81981bec1e5efc3d10eb824ee777&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Nicola Flint told people she had terminal cancer for almost a decade. Police say there is no evidence she was ever diagnosed with any form of cancer.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/conan-obrien-on-leaving-late-night-new-shows-and-oscars-hosting-return/7SZ3WWOM3JGTTBO2IGEOLW4RAA/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-24T05:03:43.315Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/XNOQ3XQLJNEJDI6ASGDXPLQDKM.jpg?auth=ab5240b96a03baca6924fa2cc9b7f597807349a57691aecda9682352836af1d3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Conan O’Brien is enjoying new creative freedom after leaving late-night television in 2021. Photo / Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/weather-cold-snap-incoming-temperatures-to-plunge-across-new-zealand/QIFE3SJF2ZA2NEWXGVPGK2RUHY/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-24T05:01:01.073Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/PPJCFEQHGNCZPCN7AWDSCL3FGY.png?auth=95ce9f4c11444ae336ca5ed1fc4e75921918b618c4d77cb64adc694ed055973e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A front is forecast to land on Fiordland on Wednesday evening, bringing rain and cold temperatures on Thursday. Image / MetService]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/auckland/wayne-brown-plans-dramatic-overhaul-of-auckland-roads-after-auckland-transport-break-up/TUX2UGFLSFFX5FFKXWZH55JTY4/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-24T05:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/TWJUFDGPQFD67BLBAMU62A5WHE.jpg?auth=3460e0b940fed16672c52b46bb9887bc05f667dd59cf9795b58f2ed6db289cf4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown plans to overhaul the city's roads when Auckland Transport is broken up. Photo / Sylvie Whinray]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/crime/german-tourist-rape-trial-accused-questioned-over-cctv-footage/ESPWJ6YPHNFGXD36LSDVIMVCCI/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-24T04:59:52.495Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/66PDWJXF3NEKJGPTSCV32JHAR4.jpg?auth=8af19b2fd439ee08c71576e90421563ab2303aeaf98ccd9f7fcb0e6b329c843a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Three men are on trial for rape in the High Court at Auckland. Photo / Jason Oxenham ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/afl-richmonds-mykelti-lefau-charged-with-drink-driving-banned-two-games/G2YGFMUYJBDUJB73JIM6DUEBMU/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-24T04:42:22.522Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/CH7HQX7SWJHWNFO2GBFUAFYU2Y.jpg?auth=5227df454f63dbf4b6f6aa0112e00d81084b5dae22eebeec9e8763aca81688cc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Mykelti Lefau of the Richmond Tigers has been handed a two game suspension for drink driving. Photo / Dylan Burns/AFL Photos via Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/rugby-league/parramatta-eels-star-isaiah-iongi-faces-nrl-investigation-over-questionable-smoking-images-on-social-media/K4TWNB34YBGE7GO52KTJQO7WUM/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-24T04:29:28.948Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/LHN63KTMQVCA3NORK6X2NXCQII.jpeg?auth=2aad283d0ac76a01a42516013789526361f4fc88176d1f82d5949c448d34ee97&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Isaiah Iongi has been referred to the NRL’s integrity unit after images of him with an unknown substance surfaced.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/russell-crowe-shows-off-rolex-daytona-and-rare-watches-in-new-tiktok-clips/NYLRVQPA3NFRZJKCQ5CRC4FTAA/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-24T04:21:39.773Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/NMNWWBRWKVCWTH72IF24NZ45NE.png?auth=ad00bfd3424250287024a8a994ddab5458cb6b4bd6082f42e28a451a564733e7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Fans have discovered Russell Crowe's secret TikTok account with rare watches. Photo / @igp366]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/jevon-mcskimming-documents-police-fail-to-release-information-relating-to-complaints-by-their-own-deadline/premium/QLXABRWYGREUFLFQW35ZLROGYA/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-24T04:15:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/X2WFTSF5MFAL3LKZPIJ5XOS2G4.jpg?auth=dd17479a8ce08bb809a81ca57da24ca2df984e4fffeb8029c3b2e4e9c4d99ee0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Police haven't provided a response to an OIA request from the Herald. Photo / Mark Mitchell]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/gisborne-herald/news/kaiti-red-door-liquor-store-licence-challenged-by-school-council-inspector-community/KXUZCUEXGVANZP6YPFTZEQ5CYA/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-24T04:08:25.556Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/EJIDQOYBDNAO7KPIF6NIRRAY7A.jpg?auth=8dfcddd34f03886c08db7d31ad24a417a3b986c4f463d804bf39c0221e78f4a4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Kaiti Red Door Liquor, at Gisborne's Kaiti Hub, faces being unable to renew its licence for the first time in 20 years of operation after opposition from the nearby school, community and a council inspector. 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Photo / AAP Image, Zain Mohammed, Photosport]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/five-markers-of-the-russian-war-in-ukraine-as-the-conflict-enters-its-fifth-year/RFW5RFYKBNDWHJNROMS3OQCEY4/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-24T03:22:00.863Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/VJFX7ZCP6ZFU3P6I7LB5226HOM.jpg?auth=ff5f30d7c181cf49e792f627ca071350b2f827f62b8e869a2a057622ff0a3aa5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A Ukrainian Honour Guard stands as a symbolic illumination entitled 'Rays of Memory' is projected over the graves of Ukrainian soldiers who died in the war with Russia, at Lychakiv Military Cemetery in Lviv today ahead of the fourth anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Photo / Yuriy Dyachyshyn, AFP]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/campervan-narrowly-avoids-head-on-collision-after-driving-down-wrong-side-of-road/RACUCFRR3ZGODFLAL24JWXMZ2Y/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-24T03:21:43.354Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/QCU3HE7YBFFI3OHOEOMSG45WLI.png?auth=3a6090f2d68c6ca1f9931639a6410f3f8293d018a3b6dd512a1676d633f84aa2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Dashcam footage captured a campervan driving on the wrong side of a rural road.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/football/auckland-fc/auckland-fc-and-corrections-expand-prison-football-coaching-programme/IQAWFFBNTJBCJH5CICCOKYBE74/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-24T03:08:41.919Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/FPXHHSY5MNFS5AH6LU5KSLV7WE.jpg?auth=51fe5517d046fe8c3a961385495b0da358496eeb2a593f1e0b3a297cfd914376&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Auckland FC programme gives prisoners a recognised football coaching certificate to help them reintegrate back into society.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/perth-cocaine-smuggling-plot-kiwi-jailed-26-years-over-800kg-haul/HWNTKCKQVJBRNM2OPCQRF2CSQI/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-24T03:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/4ZMTCLNTPFDXPGYOJDNURGMMMU.jpg?auth=a01174e7eb57bebacd3fe8dc85b38980890bbc36621f567695d83863d35b9aec&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[New Zealand-born Tamaohungia Tepatu-Edwards understood the drugs he was collecting were substantial, the justice sentencing him in the Supreme Court of Western Australia said on Friday. 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Photo / Simon Court]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/autistic-childs-mum-chastised-at-auckland-pool-over-parking-in-mobility-space-with-valid-permit/MAO6HQDMPJCSDJYOE5ZPSVRVPU/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-24T03:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/ZDRQHDQ465DX7P53VWMK4YUXII.jpg?auth=ad01ab189f8ac0942941c76544b92813ef2ecceae9381b794aef6571609d695c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Marydie Bartle (inset), an Auckland mother of two, faced ableist and racist remarks from a male stranger upon arriving at Mt Albert Aquatic Centre on Sunday night for a swim. Photo / Brett Phibbs]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/napier-man-eyes-earlier-than-expected-retirement-after-winning-1m-lotto-prize/TN6EOWRRZ5BSFNU5T5YWF4CQZ4/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-24T02:48:11.938Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/IHGDAOY4QBGMVDAKLQ765HNWXQ.JPG?auth=b7095e5b0b1e6e22b26bdd900d05328b3c421d52954b6686dc5a69884257bd45&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A Napier family are $1 million richer after winning 1st Division in Saturday's Lotto draw.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/education/harvard-admissions-what-trump-changes-mean-for-kiwi-students-chances/premium/DUS66ZU4WJA7DDJAMFAA3HGM3I/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-24T02:45:58.34Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/ISIVC5QVPZBANBXYVP667AMJJQ.jpg?auth=c789be9b7e270e57a6b7393f737e5e4139cd67a4ef2643fee9bec53a3cc66049&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[US President Donald Trump has launched a lawsuit against Harvard University for failing to comply with an investigation into its admissions processes. Photo / 123rf]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/rugby/all-blacks/all-blacks-watch-super-rugby-pacifics-top-kiwi-performers-in-round-two-paul-lewis/premium/G722BKKZMNFNJOQAGEOCQZVEWA/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-24T02:29:00.136Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/LTNWGY7EJBFWTPAOYOP25ONXHY.jpg?auth=5ac9b1a75a4b0afb7c959d8c177dac78c431801444910bb61ecdae031c8b19e0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Super Rugby's top-flying Kiwis: Josh Lord, Caleb Tangitau, Timoci Tavatavanawa and Josh Jacomb have shone in the opening rounds. Photos / Photosport]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/cricket/white-ferns/white-ferns-squad-amelia-kerr-set-to-lead-new-look-side/2SKHXVUNMRCNZOZHNU2SIG4NBI/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-24T02:28:06.593Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/CJO4MHJV35F7LEBFFWP7WECNXM.jpg?auth=ca201571b47f3fe0f5d54965f068eb9572e9e220897173b5a60d088e2623ec82&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Amelia Kerr. Photo / Photosport]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/napier-mayor-asks-for-resignation-of-deputy-mayor/Z66J7CAY7FCEJBXKQCQEWS2PJ4/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-24T02:12:10.978Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/4IFX766U5VG2JDK46RKKCQ5PGU.jpg?auth=c02461e7984c643a0774bcf1904fc8e1b29b8bf1a6d57eef0314875ef3af2798&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Napier's Deputy Mayor Sally Crown and Napier Mayor Richard McGrath. Photo / NCC]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/prime-ministers-art-deco-festival-outfits-ranked-how-christopher-luxon-compares/HZMWZKSFFFGM3B44CUQPHHP5CY/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-24T02:11:19.678Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/77KSYPVBSRHIPHSU7KLAIOM6KY.jpg?auth=50f89f24e5b6ad6996d2576a6051b23e669e994522fdb10204251d18e0d02269&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Prime Ministers at Art Deco Festivals over the years, including Christopher Luxon (centre), who attended on Sunday. Photos / NZME and Supplied]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/whanganui-chronicle/news/whanganui-newborn-tips-scales-at-15lb/OG6BO5YJLVGCJDPDWEBJUO2TVU/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-24T02:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/ZCYO2FRUWFCR7J7MH4I7GDIIDU.jpg?auth=3db417755a7f16fc4d94886e7e56e1f6b4cd050629bf7b5609519664c66ddff5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Atawhai and Annie Karanga-Tims, of Whanganui, with their son, Tokatūmoana Karanga-Tims, who weighed 15lb 3oz at birth.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/wellington/labours-ayesha-verrall-calls-out-moa-point-sewage-failure-response-andrew-little-says-comments-not-fair/S5ST3XACPRH57PKG5YYKOW7BJA/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-24T02:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/SR546FXEVBHIFEPBD2WVVJWVCE.jpg?auth=b0774802d497b0ab87ad73e2c1646ef94944b088c152fd5651da0cede5bb28f9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Labour's Wellington issues spokesperson Ayesha Verrall says the silence on the Moa Point disaster is not good enough, but the mayor says her comments are not fair. Photo / Mark Mitchell]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/jack-hargreaves-admits-the-murder-of-his-brother-armed-robbery-of-car-after-hamilton-shooting/4EPJGKT7PNHC3N4GTLQ2HTTQ3I/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-24T02:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/ZWZC5QPQKJFRLHRISCDGR44KKY.png?auth=a12631d46ab74f163b5135c711318c5ef115a109a7c14fcd7238a40ef08b4b4d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Jack Hargreaves, pictured in the dock of the High Court at Hamilton during an earlier appearance. Photo / RNZ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/herald-afternoon-quiz-february-24/U6DBNZSZDREJZB364BMKCY52QA/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-24T02:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/UOXEXVFCJNFXLD6J5S3NHGV2I4.jpg?auth=2abf94a992c2a5a4aec01362a838b5760c20c71c53a0e7a9afae31125f054c60&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[What is US President Donald Trump's middle name? Photo / Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/two-new-measles-cases-confirmed-in-auckland-linked-to-overseas-travel/UPQZDVJFEFEFRAZQEO4PDLNFDA/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-24T01:29:53.58Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/DYF76CFSQBFSXHLSBRJXBLAD5Y.jpg?auth=3feca0d5f954a3ad5ddaae784a8d1b4960f276b8a5db5c8df2c97cb2ed39e3e2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Health New Zealand has confirmed two new measles cases in Auckland. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/rugby/nz-rugby-head-of-professional-rugby-chris-lendrum-steps-down-in-leadership-restructure/4H2NQDG76BHX5EMDF6LWTEXDGA/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-24T01:24:31.23Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/OBS5EC5KCNWPDQI6QLXNUU7TWU.jpg?auth=96e8e35c1e6ef04d77df92df8ca207cf4e8ea4800261ddedd576b2311c0d65ae&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Chris Lendrum. Photo / Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/hawkes-bay-reacts-to-new-homeless-move-on-orders-as-safety-fears-rise/premium/5QRBJQNOXBDVTMGFAD4NPYOVPM/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-24T01:13:41.7Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/HYW7S3GQ3JAG7IWJANKQCNJAZQ.jpg?auth=b72612ea1fcd985cef155e923c66094b7ee4d73f1c04d4cf0637e5ddf3b24c21&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Napier City Council said its most recent count, conducted in late 2025, identified about 16 people sleeping rough in the city. Photo / Warren Buckland]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/netball/silver-ferns/netball-the-taxpayer-cost-of-dame-noeline-taurua-silver-ferns-saga/CT3ZUS235BFKVCBINIXS5ISYCI/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-24T01:01:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/SMJY2NUKTZGDDAR2MFDHZDS47Q.jpg?auth=cdd77acef4811d907e42f895413ba02c490f42ae4e256be8d304c80f23c9ec45&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Jennie Wyllie and Noeline Taurua.
Photo / Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/wellington-coffee-roaster-says-a-flat-white-should-cost-1050-under-rational-pricing/3UO2GO6Y6FGQDHXA3T3D53OIYI/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-24T01:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/4A7BVUMSARBWHESFV6JPAXEN3A.jpg?auth=51aa498fb3ce2bfdf06be338f9b35c1270059594bed8d1c9a7ac8212dc944a92&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Flight Coffee managing director Richard Corney at The Hangar, Wellington, where a flat white will soon cost $7. Photo / Mark Mitchell

















 














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Photo / Hurstville Masjid]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/the-country/news/listen-to-the-country-online-pamu-chief-executive-mark-leslie-on-half-year-results/J6YURIJE7FHGBIDSBFUSPOMURM/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-24T00:46:56.1Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/5TRGXE7DMJBLVFF73B25Q3L2AY.jpg?auth=b1b4eb104e75785513057751fc25f2358fc613b16e8f9ef2b036fd97e3a177af&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Chief executive of Pāmu, Mark Leslie, spoke to The Country's Jamie Mackay today.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/calls-for-political-parties-to-make-repealing-pay-equity-changes-a-bottom-line/5HUT2AVO2NHKBJCFSXASX6NGC4/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-24T00:44:22.597Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/75ZXUZEMKVHBLL3EI72VVAQ4UA.jpg?auth=19cd0666a96ef97005e17bb3623c494fbb4bdab6d58831a07de16c93849c4025&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[ Pay equity protesters on Budget Day, May 22, 2025. Photo / Marty Melville]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/police-find-human-remains-in-search-for-chris-baghsarian-85-kidnapped-from-north-ryde-home/NTVKRK2QOBHIJBLJMF5AJC2KJ4/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-24T00:26:57.302Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/Q7752PDIQBAW3KYXAAYF5YQ43I.jpg?auth=11767bc136424b03e2cf56474892c0be766635de7bb9e4f7e76493b800eddf7e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[ Chris Baghsarian was kidnapped from his North Ryde home. Photo / NSW Police]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/medimap-hack-investigation-after-patients-wrongly-marked-dead-names-changed/DTSDE6BXPVA3NL6CR2JYBFKWAU/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-24T00:10:34.84Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/MR6SBN7NQNCO3O6Y722RG7EQZ4.jpg?auth=b5e12a1491022a335f4ba34d64d41928cd6d3285547178999c75511d535ca0e1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A suspected medication platform hack has caused live patients to be labelled as dead, and others’ names were changed to “Charlie Kirk”. 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