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Photo / 123rf]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/newly-formed-bioeconomy-science-institute-to-cut-134-jobs/ZF25BC7UF5A4FKJWVUKYLJGQAM/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-26T22:33:35.959Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/NNXGXZILHVDEZEXJI7FYPUZICM.jpg?auth=fcd077a57ec173c0544be09238583a0add0dcbe039641836e6675771364c2001&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Bioeconomy Science Institute was created in July by merging four Crown research bodies. 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Photo / Fiordland Wapiti Foundation]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/wellington/person-hit-by-bus-in-central-wellington-willis-st-blocked/DI637DDLYBDF7F5CU2T4UJKZCI/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-26T22:13:13.324Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/DFVUW2PVLZBAZNOVEHKI2OLX3M.jpg?auth=f501b3ea7f1e6380127ec53f4a1268e595f64e636f016eb721eb7e3ac2db97be&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Wellington's CBD. Photo / Mark Mitchell]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/technology/vista-group-posts-26m-profit-despite-missing-revenue-and-cloud-rollout-targets/3TEOM5EFANDGBEHXCH2SCV6WMI/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-26T21:58:52.929Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/IWPBFAHJVZDNVALGFDPTCNBTUQ.jpg?auth=02866c29c32d9881a89be28d2fcbe8ac09abc072f446d89e22b0a56bfc42b158&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Vista used the upcoming release of movie "Project Hail Mary" to demonstrate its wares.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/hong-kong-tycoon-jimmy-lai-wins-appeal-as-2022-fraud-conviction-quashed/2FXNN3DWWFDSVGIEUKGWY2TZRY/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-26T21:56:54.24Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/PXDYXGNU6JHZ3NUFJX3R6DH5BM.jpg?auth=446237773cf607c674d262ee7042b9e48eba07a2bd49af0c90bebf740e1e6c9c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Jimmy Lai was sentenced to 20 years behind bars this month on collusion charges under a Beijing-imposed national security law. 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Photo / Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/zelenskyy-says-next-russia-meeting-soon-as-geneva-talks-end/PWGGAJD36RBYFCRMDCPZHGUK3E/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-26T21:52:24.047Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/VLQZXIBVARHN5MNEEZECDTHSUM.jpg?auth=043dcc53a1ff5ead6e0e8997f782b006b0e2b1b342f389fd96ae72a53b78115e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy expects the next round of peace talks with Russia in early March in Abu Dhabi. Photo / Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/the-country/news/fairlie-farmers-accident-inspired-his-fundraising-efforts-for-new-town-helipad/D6PYQYKWGZGLHGCTDS5CQQDBHU/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-26T21:48:23.133Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/KKW23HTNOVAS5BB3HZL6V45YS4.jpg?auth=a478de86d1d4cdfb64c8aadb97fa8a239a831879496268552bf9cd59e4ca7054&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Fairlie farmer Andrew Hurst raised $90,000 for a new helipad for his town.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/auckland/royal-road-school-and-lifewise-preschool-shut-for-the-day-after-large-wasp-nest-found-in-playground/3CZMSRCAD5ABXH4PUBHOJZWASY/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-26T21:43:03.748Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/MMPL7HTAXNEGRDXUDKJQMIJ7Q4.JPG?auth=084d1f95115a01d5e3f3239c2b4dd690f685d977c455936eb22d244bf89d7666&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A wasp nest was discovered in the playground at Royal Road School in Auckland's Massey. Photo / 123rf]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/christchurch-dog-attack-american-bulldog-cross-dogs-destroyed-after-bryndwr-father-son-mauled/ROJOABILXVFPHKQ4YQ2REIWM54/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-26T21:30:40.727Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/D4JFX35PVJD3PM64WSXTG2QANE.png?auth=417f5e653ca47e4f1f3cc3755f2b2a38f186f2c41d5f86295a91016ae244fbf5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Christchurch dog attack was at a residential property on Bevin Pl. 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Photo / Pablo Porciuncula, AFP]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/the-country/news/golden-shears-world-championships-return-to-masterton-with-600-competitors/FK5UIKJ2CFBYDGJLXCE26L224Y/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-26T21:18:59.581Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/EJ47HJCGMNA6XHESDHPC3VFGIU.jpg?auth=ddcff68943711365da3e92143381a1a48e950e3f4f546ded34ceb152c1defc50&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Golden Shears open shearing final winner Toa Henderson is swamped by whānau and friends in 2025. 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Photo / Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/black-power-member-calls-for-calm-urges-shift-in-gang-debate-after-fatal-christchurch-shooting/IR3ZUCYTM5BNVMX2NEY5CT37FQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-26T19:56:56.461Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/GA7RPU6XWWONWDPGC3TVKXWCIE.jpg?auth=eaa372c956876514fd57ba9775ac2eac6c4e2e934ee9476894ff84b7990f1599&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Black Power life member and community advocate Denis O'Reilly says transnational crime groups are increasingly exploiting vulnerable Kiwi youth. Photo / NZME]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/kiwisaver-withdrawal-funded-life-saving-weight-loss-surgery/SSVGFMPH3BC2TD4TUS6OZOTRS4/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-26T19:55:42.214Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/PLGEOQWSZ5B3JKFDJ45KL65ILM.jpg?auth=ae8921bc2df3f2610c96607dcdda0063ff4bf0f3828c570d2fa735e6fa09ebf0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Biddy Tai Ahmu used her KiwiSaver to fund life-saving bariatric surgery in Turkey. Photo / NZ Herald ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/weekend-weather-crisp-start-to-autumn-as-temperatures-plunge-and-thunderstorms-possible/H2C43BHWRFETDCNTFWSBXK37CE/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-26T19:42:35.54Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/2EJPOFSQVZBW5OMM2GZXHRJEFY.png?auth=e45f16cd7dc571c4ec519e06cc597a05ba269cbd1cfc686db7613e81f6aba012&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A cold front is forecast to send temperatures plunging across New Zealand. 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Illustration / Rod Emmerson]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/rotorua-daily-post/news/how-rotorua-singer-alayna-powley-shaped-her-new-album-set-her-free/UKO3LIBVURA75DYHDFVHKSRX4M/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-26T19:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/DNDI6NFHHNG2ROVHL6Z3Z2WV7I.jpg?auth=281ce7ad52bb85ac7faddd405a608cc5ec1c1eebba904f5a241cd89951fe9654&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Alayna Powley said it took about six months after finishing her first album before the direction for "Set Her Free" became clear. Photo / Marlan Prabahar]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/frozen-vegetables-vs-fresh-which-is-healthier-and-better-for-your-budget/premium/IJIZS2KRFREHHGMP5QQW2Y23SQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-26T19:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/GWHJHWJTYNGIPK76HWMHB3S4VM.jpg?auth=17280f8b492572034c6c17d701361e3e8614f7447a1a9ea2822b7c039c0e1fae&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Don't be so quick to dismiss frozen veges as inferior – you might be missing out. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/kazuma-kobori-ace-sparks-kiwi-charge-at-new-zealand-golf-open/NTMGI72GQVE7XHBULMBYZ6JVGE/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-26T18:59:56.702Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/XBWC2C6YT5FJ3CCG34TJSSVG4I.jpg?auth=c71a512559a983263ea5f94148d07a3d358d1b9d3c3e2dfb523d16e5a58b81dd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Kazuma Kobori scored a hole-in-one at the par-3 fourth hole at Millbrook Resort near Queenstown. 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Photo / AFP]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/racing/leading-jockey-admits-using-drug-after-testing-positive-on-race-day/YWJDOUFEKZEB3DQVRQBCX75LGQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-26T18:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/3TLR5Q7TEBHLTJHXX5JCS2RTZE.jpg?auth=526c921bdc0609adf7d1330abc0970455ee2e01fb4014b6446bf2bfbef4203f7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Sam Weatherley has ridden more than 400 winners in New Zealand but faces being suspended from riding. Photo / Trish Dunell]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/companies/airlines/air-new-zealand-political-drama-airports-support-reset-after-40m-loss/premium/K3QNHJGBNNCOBNLQBFSBVGGZMA/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-26T18:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/2SSFCVQXEFB6XL6HLGJRSW2D7E.jpg?auth=7e080cf68ed36223fd5b6059d0e064dea9ee87c8b27a7f012cede8f6b980fc5f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Air New Zealand CEO Nikhil Ravishankar in the Newstalk ZB studio after the national carrier posted a $40m after tax half-year loss. 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]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/vaping-dangers-study-reveals-alarming-nicotine-dependency-among-high-risk-teenagers/NZWYVKHIYVCMJNJNJA5GFDYUE4/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-26T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/7JOV7FDS2JELDJVNOKQD5IM7HY.jpg?auth=4f28784b502c09ef2040d3ed09bbba6448627d30182af1a6175b76a3853fdfb5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A study of Canterbury teens has found two-thirds have vaped and 43% do it regularly. 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Photo / Ajay Berry]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/papakura-student-road-patroller-hit-by-car-becomes-fifth-child-run-over-since-start-of-term/FGE3QNSYHRAWTG4QGVHUEKE4Q4/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-26T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/M6JZZGD7PZC3VO3DFT2BAUYPOA.png?auth=09dc3eeabd0a39ee38bea8bc4022276f7108ba831dbfe47490986fe5f480c9e4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The latest child casualty, involving a student from Cosgrove Primary School, was on morning road patrol duty when they were struck by a car. 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Photo / Mark Mitchell]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/auckland/elderly-man-left-injured-after-being-whacked-with-broom-in-auckland-shakespear-regional-park-attack/OCXH5VST4VDAJNHA5JULSHD4W4/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-26T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/7DRNFWJIQVBCNECK63XNRIMSXY.jpg?auth=95dcfabcac251fb1a04d8eb3681f498c0371cc4f45f1a83314bccc91405d57a0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The dog walker was attacked at Okoromai Bay in Shakespear Regional Park.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/one-person-dies-after-gang-related-christchurch-altercation-police-warn-against-retaliation/CQLNZSNKDVA63IXZGL52RXEM5U/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-26T07:58:45.298Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/ZHZEHFFCHJDB7M4ZZMGZ64CDNU.jpg?auth=ab70e588562e14e649af0ca0186691bd6439fc1a52f92957ea626d25438fc7cc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[One person has died after a serious incident at a property on Hoani St, Northcote, on February 18.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/man-who-pulled-sophia-crestani-out-of-deadly-dunedin-party-pile-up-honoured/ILVBHWGEIVC53E2DA5HBLYUXAE/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-26T07:35:33.153Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/NTFTFGTELBDRVHIKMUW5XEISNU.jpg?auth=97684b473eaff8fa655e435cb3c68ef3a360f72ce0761678fe584140c0f1f13d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Samson Aruwa on a seat dedicated to Sophia Crestani in Dunedin. Photo / Tess Brunton, RNZ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/travel/malta-travel-guide-local-tips-on-where-to-go-eat-and-stay-year-round/HSFC5CDXMVFO3N5IJRQR6H6XRA/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-26T07:30:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/LYJOSNJ7DRCPFFVO2UZITM25KU.jpg?auth=4eea9aaba9270814892d91c8f47df9c0667162429f1a1cf2dcc470f8351e0062&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Colourful luzzu boats moored at the charming village of Marsaxlokk. 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]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/portia-woodman-wickliffe-retires-from-international-rugby-again/Y5NVMQID6NEIZMICB3MJQJYCNE/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-26T04:10:36.647Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/H5YH4IBCPNH27IU4NFCEAJWFMA.jpg?auth=9ddc17f0a4cab91a06a8bd922d78f0665f9df0de9762daaac8f4ec8c4299c1b4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Portia Woodman-Wickliffe is retiring from international rugby, leaving an incomparable legacy. 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Photo / Alex Cairns ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/police-and-ambulances-rush-to-serious-bus-and-car-crash-in-ponsonby/EQOM2PBQPNHNZEMYUNJLBLNYR4/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-26T03:51:06.888Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/BFLNVMI5BRHXFAXT2VEAEWERZY.png?auth=36352e4eae68cc4ca551f36dab5d7a5fb64148661b6879fa8bb4c12cae05f9e6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Four people have been injured after a serious crash involving a bus and a car in Auckland’s Ponsonby. Photo / Google Maps]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/broadway-star-sondra-lee-who-played-tiger-lily-in-original-peter-pan-musical-dies-at-97/4KOH5JRSCBHMDCGLKVWOTXJ654/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-26T03:40:58.176Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/ERZFSBO2IRCIBKN4BGRDJG2E54.jpg?auth=89fe99aedd183a7829e8ea396908fc09b114cf1fd7a423700da872d6c09c3704&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Veteran performer Sondra Lee, pictured above in New York City in 2009, has died at 97. Photo / Will Ragozzino Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/football/wellington-phoenix/wellington-phoenix-coach-chris-greenacre-vows-to-restore-pride-after-5-0-loss/XC36FF3QC5HC3FVG7A3OE5QZWY/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-26T03:24:26.618Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/EJENZHZLBRC6TOVS2LRXJEVELI.jpg?auth=9a9f020d30c6c961606675a26ddf973bc1b95ef2bd68af43e949b5bba3bf082d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Wellington Phoenix interim coach Chris Greenacre said he wants to restore pride in the club. Photo / Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/wellington/vice-chancellor-nic-smith-leaves-victoria-university-of-wellington-for-university-of-auckland/RC5HXBSHEJHITJZTYXS52SXPMA/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-26T03:23:44.566Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/UGA3EORHQFG63KPNNXSWA3L26Q.jpg?auth=9dea12d2e2375d059758960b39460bc1960439a37de2151195a98d48ea1bfe54&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Outgoing Victoria University of Wellington vice-chancellor Nic Smith says the job has been a great privilege.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/travel/aucklands-best-hotels-top-stays-for-couples-families-and-business/RZEAA4YOERBPVLR3WCSMQSEZIQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-26T03:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/OF7SPU5QXJCRTIP2YUADKWVY24.jpeg?auth=a7e844d1e93982fc011a23784e3cd0863dc84e43f38a432a510b7921dea71c9e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Omana Luxury Villa on Waiheke Island is one of the best places for couples to stay, according to travel insiders. Photo / Supplied]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/wellington/electricity-workers-claim-wellington-power-outage-was-worsened-by-omexom-understaffing-issues/M7N6EKQRGBDNVHCIQRRJOO5TUI/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-26T03:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/5DLIEWCTHFCTTIORPW4MBOWU6M.jpg?auth=b3a91667a82f0b429404f2f3e5a20a3c0343595c49441259132fa8b8ee8175c6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[An Omexom worker described the Wellington depot as “disorganised” and “slow”. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/three-hawkes-bay-finalists-in-kiwibank-new-zealander-of-the-year-awards/IRCAGUGAR5EOXEVOBPECGR6JGE/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-26T02:48:20.216Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/6B3HKSEBQVB3ZL7HZDX5DOOZDM.jpg?auth=d9c81db945da1a6fc689ea146a63f452c31ae6ecf0f749dc6a17ffbd5e6ba0d7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Harlem-Cruz Ihaia is among the three Hawke's Bay finalists in the 2026 Kiwibank New Zealander of the Year Awards. 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Photo / Brodie Stone]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/central-coast-teen-becomes-first-australian-fatality-from-tick-induced-red-meat-allergy/XPQBHAZZLZF25A562DVTLLPCYM/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-26T02:40:31.572Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/AXJVVE4PNNAOVCNO25U7UWEJQE.jpg?auth=58115639e6c4149117a1390b61d1587e07b9aec7f2302a7f1408804fac8ad881&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A Central Coast teenager, Jeremy Webb, died from a rare, tick-related red meat allergy.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/police-and-ministry-of-health-say-nitrous-oxide-nangs-use-on-rise-factor-in-road-deaths/Q22ARGIU6BFH7IJ6NQGP46AIEA/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-26T02:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/OZEVMJ3YJFA4JA3XBNUS3CL6O4.jpg?auth=30d912f0e40772c3f755652a9182b1e51a988920075f236e61a8a70af505d8ef&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Two people in a car using balloons to inhale nitrous oxide or "nangs" - a popular way of taking the gas. Photo / NZ Police]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/herald-afternoon-quiz-february-26/47VQDZ66JJERTKQFUG554WRTNI/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-26T02:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/CKNAKGX3FVFS5GRQZLD2ZW3C2Q.jpg?auth=f6074aa5f5af9462f57bd3e813f66b4aa2c043e4e69084059d20017abf5a35ce&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Peter the Great ruled what country between 1682 and 1725? Photo / Getty Images
]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/christchurch-mum-chantal-mcdonald-murder-inside-violent-history-of-killer-nathan-boulter/premium/TH4Q46T4KJGIPKJIBAAAYHN3WY/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-26T02:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/42J2RSQGDJHXPE75PC6KD3HMTE.JPG?auth=2897b7433574eba6748647126a7360c5a73cfa16003bd922bde6b0d02a035bbd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Nathan Boulter appeared via AVL for sentencing in the High Court at Christchurch. Photo / Chris Skelton / Pool]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/jacinda-ardern-now-living-in-australia-after-being-spotted-house-hunting-in-sydney/KG4K2HMFOBDFZHXFL37GYH5JKI/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-26T01:59:00.819Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/RSSKPKRUYVCKXGUB36PTBEAQKY.jpg?auth=3998131d272459155ed48c6cf77710092fcc93610205a311fa0a40f206018411&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Dame Jacinda Ardern poses for a photo with a local in the Gerringong township, south of Sydney.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/the-rma-reform-we-were-promised-is-not-the-reform-we-got-nick-clark/premium/WIELIZF7XFEF5BHFGOB2ZJ534U/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-26T01:57:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/SZDS45G7UVE2XCDMJBD2ZQYXUE.jpg?auth=eaa4785681d74eca22c484c93289dca52cacdba6e0c1d1f960f24771a19309d1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A revamped RMA will require big-picture planning for projects such as creating an urban corridor between Auckland and Hamilton. Photo / Nick Reed.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/business-confidence-dips-on-interest-rate-fears-but-remains-elevated/premium/SHY7RGUG7FHDBAMZNE5DB4HOHM/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-26T01:55:51.771Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/JCZWBSQZTRE4NBAKFOOHYTLYBE.jpg?auth=5ccdfd9f1c852bd76dc0747441706330b7d73e8ee456403f9d60e463bab5dee5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The ANZ Business Outlook survey shows confidence remains high. Photo / NZME]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/david-seymour-renews-call-to-sell-governments-air-nz-shares-after-half-year-loss/L4HZXDP2ZBF4BNNHXRR7WWCPTU/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-26T01:21:48.024Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/CDVDSEWQNFDI3EHLJ3W533VXZM.jpg?auth=6a96d60116d55cbfdca35809b5efd7718e6988f32bfd854da134a95d2a79a13b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Deputy Prime Minister David Seymour has urged the Government to sell its 51% stake in Air New Zealand after a $40 million half-year loss. Photo / Mark Mitchell
















 














]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/the-country/news/listen-to-the-country-online-waikato-farmer-walt-cavendish-on-fair-for-farmers-campaign/MAZATQCGTJDS5OXF6JX3J7UAV4/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-26T01:14:44.689Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/BRB7L6OJPBHQ5F6LNQ6QLRABEA.jpg?auth=670085c955762d9abbbdf5e6799fca3c31da3addc30559fcc5b4fba267d3b64e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Waikato dairy farmer Walt Cavendish is the representative for the Fair For Farmers campaign.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/alice-soper/premium/W7JVN27LFBACLFYS2O5VCLRXFI/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-26T01:01:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/RP2PMDA3WZEGFP4W4WPO2LSED4.jpg?auth=db50d4774e8059a7bb553f48bfbfa993f7c27cddd31d9c294ff07b51776f11bc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[New head coach for the Black Ferns Whitney Hansen: "We have a type of athlete in New Zealand that the rest of the world doesn't produce." 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Photo / Google Maps]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/ngai-tahu-extends-pause-on-bluff-oyster-harvest-into-2026-over-fishery-concerns/OSUNJRSH5VCIJN67RZQKUXG6FA/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-26T00:53:30.461Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/OKWCF37LRUGAFXZYLYEGEK7ZFU.jpg?auth=a17ccde8dfcaa26ad031383865523027cdae6d2ecbf6e0d76df3c63faabc7a5d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ngāi Tahu Seafood controls about 20% of the Bluff oyster commercial quota. Photo / Supplied]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/volunteer-firefighters-renew-calls-for-acc-mental-health-cover/HM4N7BF2ZVFLDCDRF24SFOBJRE/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-26T00:50:16.471Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/VAMNJF6U3RAAXMIB6CGE6SRYYE.jpg?auth=6d5085b55eb912b343f9f59f3de20b44f069c478008474ce1c8e559c4cccc233&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Emergency volunteer Peter Ottley. Photo / RNZ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/companies/banking-finance/kiwibank-ceo-says-banks-were-blindsided-by-reserve-banks-atm-proposal-nicola-willis-not-picking-sides-in-battle/premium/GU6HMEMVI5BBDINPBZ7DS4754Y/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-26T00:50:00.398Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/XBC6MYURIP2U27H36WGUU2E6XU.jpg?auth=0e05a77572279457c7e32a0c13aa3af0fea6749d9ce0ab37139547ea6c07dde3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Kiwibank chief executive Steve Jurkovich says Reserve Bank Governor Anna Breman didn't reveal the scale of the ATM proposal at lunch. Photo / Kiwibank]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/companies/airlines/air-new-zealand-loses-40m-in-six-months-says-reset-needed-to-tackle-soaring-costs/7THSLIIR2VH4BJULNIW7GEUSHI/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-26T00:46:12.042Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/SMD2JHZJ6FCMDMFEFXBFXGMSMU.jpg?auth=7e182d899c7c0a26361c62a1e8809a57b5b5fcd2ce78f615148725496464bd73&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Air New Zealand says soaring costs have hurt it, but it is also carrying out a comprehensive review and "reset". Photo / Brendon O'Hagan, Bloomberg via Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/crime/alleged-phone-scammer-accused-of-defrauding-elderly-victim-arrested-in-auckland/WTSZ7AENTVGDZNBVMJYZJQC65Y/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-26T00:34:32.991Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/MVCBU5MYFBBLFICVGKHCSZV6HY.jpg?auth=30f278b839cdbb898dea427818d2afda3260974ec6f8403c55f7a4b8b85b6b2d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[An alleged fraudster accused of stealing more than $15,000 from an elderly person has been arrested by police. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/construction-crackdown-uncovers-worker-exploitation-and-cash-wage-breaches/MWR3OJCGQBA4ZEWJGUUXGBMOFE/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-26T00:34:18.027Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/XQL3XNLGNBE57BNXM4533Q22GM.jpg?auth=1a8e90623a7b940993c938faac56d6cf698472d6f03c6e010bdf8cc1a48ffcff&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Almost 150 construction businesses were checked in relation to employment, immigration, company and tenancy laws as part of MBIE's Operation Rimu last week. Photo / MBIE]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/waikato-news/news/life-flight-opens-new-waikato-air-ambulance-base-at-hamilton-airport/AZXSDTWYHBBANGKO7PJHGKSZQU/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-26T00:30:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/RGJLSJL265HETGQMR5ZGUJPFYE.jpg?auth=47c21e66c5373f1e6f7045e30ca62293cfafdc22ec99da7bb20f9b6c375ab7a9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Life Flight medical staff (from left): Amanda Thompson, John Jenje, Jenny Wallace and Permal Samy. Photo / Tom Eley]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/crime/crime-survey-shows-49000-fewer-violent-crime-victims-ministers-say/5EXPBZ53JNC67KJTDE4TOUYSEQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-26T00:22:47.469Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/DXIU7HIUQVDXNIUCAPQURUMI4I.jpg?auth=5cf5dc7c28f31c1c107816bdbc8c7792a4ca5f705e65ad35a5a9aa379c634b20&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Government has claimed a more visible police presence has contributed to a drop in crime. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/four-passengers-of-us-speedboat-shot-dead-by-cuban-coast-guard-interior-ministry-says/2OKY6VGIBZA6NCXXCNGB443VSQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-26T00:12:32.112Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/RC7VTD5QJJFJDOWMVVO5VUNZNI.jpg?auth=1797589e4ca5cbdbe9b3e3eec1656b69071909f3d86b6e5b08c842ae69daa4d4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Cuban coastguard ships docked at the port of Havana on February 25. 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Photo / Adalberto Roque, AFP]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/samsung-galaxy-s26-ultra-first-look-at-new-privacy-display-feature-and-fast-charging-tech-insider/premium/E6CPWEPFXZCP7L4M22NWLGLQHA/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-26T00:07:36.155Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/BRAH5LXB3VA5DDR4D7V65T2LYE.jpg?auth=d835b8973b90355b6f26fbfd272577cb30058121de906e46796519df74c81b19&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/new-windsor-auckland-dairy-stabber-died-in-police-custody-ipca-finds-police-failings-of-his-care/SCR4RIANWZCJPFDWINHYKI6WFY/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-26T00:06:52.164Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/UJILRCUYPJEPLG6MOXKLV4J6WI.jpg?auth=23d3efe7c54b700ddc2b66ce6e7716399085cfb52d73720fa1f59ded84aea9f9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Mitchell Lam, 24, was arrested after an attack at an Auckland dairy on October 5, 2023 and died in police custody the next day. Photo / File]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/one-in-seven-new-zealand-children-living-in-material-hardship/Z4SPY3W4WVHSBK6PB7MX7MDJ2E/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-26T00:06:40.297Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/UTWVEDME6NFIPOW4GW4KSP4NPM.jpg?auth=1a3a0f61fa1b13888813b047075d0b71692048378e141f6c23944d0adbe88bfe&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Government has extended funding for community food providers.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/cricket/black-caps/twenty20-world-cup-black-caps-spinners-come-to-the-party-to-beat-sri-lanka-at-their-own-game/GKBIVYXVBBF3NP2VZRNHHRJQMM/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-26T00:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/JJIM4EHG3VD4VFTKGDYHPP7ESU.JPG?auth=e8d5a2b3c6187b62eb35f76c1deb3d56b9fc6309a835db5230528932b6d8b264&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Glenn Phillips bowls for the Black Caps against Sri Lanka at the T20 World Cup. 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