<?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/business/oil-shock-barrel-price-breaks-through-us100-on-fears-of-extended-war/X6OOBQ7Q7JECJNFE4GFFSZAFGU/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-08T23:38:00.13Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/FPG6AWA4NFBNPPWZ5NQ6Z7VYFY.jpg?auth=fcd434ee8b42d857311a60d4f335c84a8bd2d1d241097941ab0cbf43427f7176&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Oil prices have spiked today. 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Photo / Denise Piper]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/petrol-prices-surge-over-weekend-as-middle-east-conflict-continues-91-grade-set-to-tip-over-3/O2LQOEHMWJFAFKRC5D6ODMSGIE/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-08T22:50:25.188Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/O5YJXTF6NRAP3KUFTJA2U25EFM.jpg?auth=ca778aa3e21548e7c30b1e27ff0cac38c2a148abf6b56662339396fbc5e8d88e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Petrol prices at an Auckland BP station hit $2.99 for Unleaded 91 on Monday morning. 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Photo / Hastings District Council]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/napier-to-wellington-and-back-on-homemade-scooter-for-charity/LWOXAZAJKNFURHBOCD7GJDMYGY/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-08T22:29:51.399Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/MYJO72I2PVEKTOA6MGBJJ4VOCI.jpg?auth=2047d9071560ec1194480e68b906711eca00b8553564469512928451dceb0a5f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Shane Laking riding the scooter he designed and built in the 2026 Jolly Good Chaps Charitable Trust Napier to Wellington 50cc Scooter Charity Challenge. Photo / Sonya Ferguson]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/the-country/news/rural-health-how-australian-farmer-brendan-cullen-swam-his-way-out-of-depression/YTKECFSGZJCKPMLLOKY7ZHG2OE/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-08T22:18:13.86Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/742QMAWR45DL3M45HJD6L4B5G4.jpg?auth=9038243694d673b452ee77649c2256067810dcc396fe0f3e12bcb05d790af473&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[New South Wales farmer Brendan Cullen fought depression with the help of antidepressants and swimming.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/new-us-survey-shows-that-other-countries-citizens-tend-to-look-more-favourably-on-neighbours/GNCBW4IVLRF6VEJLADJMLF7NWM/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-08T22:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/G6CFMNPZ2NEERGKV3C5YTS6N2A.jpg?auth=fd765abb6b7e64f02248b035e7882b1eda3f3f1c51be6ecae0ff5ae9cd94ac48&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A mural of an American flag on the side of a building in Verona, Pennsylvania in the United States. Photo / Matt McClain, The Washington Post]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/princess-eugenie-ends-patronage-of-anti-slavery-international-amid-fathers-epstein-ties/IPN7FHR6XBEXDDAJIAQ74FJQEU/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-08T21:54:28.472Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/ZFVZZGSDIBE7VDDIOQXMQ2CKLE.jpg?auth=43f1632438e5e5dfe3970b253af475230623548bc9340bfe8f4ad5cfe5328eef&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Princess Eugenie and Princess Beatrice with their disgraced father Prince Andrew. 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Photo / AFP ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/wellington/nestedge-ai-agent-ben-has-been-cold-calling-kiwis-and-concerned-members-of-the-public-are-blocking-it/RXZ4S7BJOFDC5KGDSJ3BVZQBWU/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-08T21:31:29.831Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/KHSSULSJHZHP7KKLUGR372Y3PE.jpg?auth=82038f8af04e66155c2ecdc428300c0447293b230a0ef4c54cf6e70604408f45&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[NestEdge, a company based in Auckland, has been called out on social media for the past several months with concerns about its AI agent. Photo / Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/new-york-police-find-suspicious-device-near-scene-of-explosives-incident/AGA6OKEEO5GKTNCXVEKAJ2KQDI/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-08T21:25:18.506Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/ANMV2LKTJJAZ7JONCRWF3WZWEU.jpg?auth=982188be74c589b21fec74871c2810cb2faff7a0e22334fed26644e5d7f60b38&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A NYPD officer wearing a bomb disposal suit investigates a scene a few blocks from Gracie Mansion, the official residence of New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani, after a homemade explosive thrown near anti-Muslim protesters failed to detonate, in New York. Photo / Charly Triballeau, AFP]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/swiss-vote-down-proposal-for-massive-climate-fund/OCFKUTTCANGONFMMV5RXFMYTVE/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-08T21:00:20.346Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/LCEKY4R63BBBJDWSMW6HIQUAKY.png?auth=41992b563d08fe8c5d7925edad438c59679b39cd2f04e2509470892684caf310&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The idea was to move the country towards its target of carbon neutrality by 2050. Photo / Adobe Stock]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/us-military-forces-using-ai-tools-to-quickly-manage-enormous-amounts-of-data-for-war-on-iran/6G5C65PP7FDYVPN2ME4CQIQDUI/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-08T21:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/KYKCMYNSVZHK7K3XOHGQQTNQTM.jpg?auth=62d847c2dbff0da642d3dc14068aefeefe17e1b07c5bca4f64d80318f5f9292b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Smoke rising from an airstrike last week in Tehran, Iran. The United States and Israel continued their joint attack on Iran that began on February 28. Iran retaliated by firing waves of missiles and drones at Israel and targeting US allies in the region. Photo / Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/travel/travel-news/travel-alerts-st-patricks-day-2026-las-fallas-valencia-japan-cherry-blossom-season-melbourne-comedy-festival-tropical-north-queensland-food/6AFQNIUWHFHKJFCSVU6AP5PNB4/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-08T20:59:14.987Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/G4RQZDFIHFAQJBZ37AU2UIL4QU.jpg?auth=28732e78bab4f55e2444ff3eec3a3d9cd7137f6d29d2b0a02606e49821487659&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[St Patrick’s Day brings colour, costumes, and city-wide celebrations to Dublin and Auckland. Photo / Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/motorsport/formula-1/formula-1-liam-lawsons-major-disadvantage-against-rookie-teammate-opinion/premium/YKQRCI4I5ZDBRO5CJTZ2G2M3TA/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-08T20:30:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/PPCBUBQDWZAWPMMD4QNGRZ6BV4.jpg?auth=3b6b9b566a49771867e91724cdd5896125952435f4b08e450086c049b8cab4d7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Liam Lawson and Arvid Lindblad. Photo / Red Bull]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/jorge-landeros-is-handed-a-sentence-in-a-15-year-case-that-stretched-from-maryland-to-mexico/AUWF7I7COREIVKSUILFF4LFTTM/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-08T20:30:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/R32Q5N4FA5AINKNKFQSZ6KGN5U.jpg?auth=830b0df738c148a218c18c87db888552edc4c95cd80a8d66f64e4ea2f9c4979a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Sue Marcum and her brother, Alan Marcum, with their dog, Duchess, in a family photo shown during the trial of Jorge Landeros. Photo / The Washington Post]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/christopher-luxon-begins-his-most-challenging-week/PPMFXMVRN5H4VBLIGVDGCBLCTA/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-08T20:26:14.211Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/XK52YU6F7JDP5FOIUEYFUTU63I.JPG?auth=4113380efde500f765027d15af56c492e8a6ef2a28cf42bede6ee3687e7d52fa&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Prime Minister faced media questions about the poll results. Photo / Michael Craig]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/family-violence-crime-and-gangs-behind-hundreds-of-gun-licence-refusals/premium/RUFAJBAMTNC5LF6LPVMROGAOBE/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-08T20:17:36.085Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/YMDECKX5C5B4DJNV6VGI3WFSC4.jpg?auth=b2f35888b2017e064ea243796863fff6606ad1164fc174ca687e54253aac083e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Between October 1, 2023 and December 31, 2025, 770 individual and dealer firearms licence applications were recorded as refused nationwide. Photo / 123rf]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/gisborne-herald/news/gisborne-dairy-robbery-disguised-teens-hold-up-store-with-a-tomahawk/PVVNLHRQ6BAXRB4J2O53SZIDZI/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-08T20:12:33.697Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/ESJEDXOEVVEY3F2CU77YNQWCXM.jpg?auth=1dd3a1cc7d151c61f131dbc8235bf403ff3307dd4b30cfbb6e9045f2d7c475de&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Two disguised teens, armed with a tomahawk, robbed a dairy at the corner of Mill Rd and Gladstone Rd in Te Hapara. Photo / Murray Robertson]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/victim-warns-community-as-release-conditions-expire-for-untreated-child-rapist-timothy-john-grass/HO6G4UWYU5DU7H3MQZ5OXAHYTI/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-08T20:08:28.403Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/EDNCO72Q5BHWNEPNBGTTFUWGWI.jpg?auth=75fcce8fb74eddceb84834ce7b28aa9d59655766f20f5a904b561772469b9dcd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Timothy John Grass is a convicted rapist. He was released from prison in September after serving his full sentence - with a raft of conditions. Those will expire next month and his victim has spoken out to warn the community. 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]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/when-scam-ads-pay-promises-are-not-enough-brent-carey/premium/GS5N3UZXFZDI5JX4H5JFDN52MQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-08T17:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/JU5H6APCYFDSPODC47J56RTZCI.jpg?auth=8078a0d24b4fd93178a9f7695e8a549a106088bcf4a1e99b301dd628f6b48dc7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Netsafe found over 700 scam ads targeting Kiwis, as calls grow for tougher rules. 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