<?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/thats-a-wrap-pakn-save-nz-herald-ad-wins-creative-prize/H5PMWEV3DFGUZKX6SWJ3SZ3MUQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-12T23:59:05.256Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/4D42SYVD2BD6PK5245RLIFHNFA.jpg?auth=f6e01cc96616a92b4048a3243bfecf83805677042f06a1960ba2bf8dd69204f7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The winning Imprint Award advertising entry featured a four-page wrap of the NZ Herald.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/mafs-au-expert-mel-schilling-reveals-terminal-diagnosis-after-cancer-spreads/VJVPVKVNGVGWVGGMMJI2QXLXNE/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-12T23:58:43.618Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/B6W3NJC5GBBKFDGJLE2Z53OHCI.jpg?auth=ee99fccef3bfe1cf7faa6bb0fc1bedfbcfd865328c89af043b8f5d88d2daa8f3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Mel Schilling pictured in September 2023, three months before she was diagnosed with cancer. 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]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/crime/hamilton-chicken-wicken-hit-by-machete-robbery-co-owner-left-fearful-after-two-raids-in-two-days/3DSG7AAWE5GQFGILBRTLNXHZI4/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-12T21:22:38.707Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/5DDF2PRS4FB6HLMOVN6OHKRLEQ.jpg?auth=2f144d03c1c8f5c45b560d377c8dc19527f258a1c8c2dddfa97cfa3e98f5c6d1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The co-owner of Chicken Wicken said recent attacks on his Hillcrest store have left him scared and sleepless. 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Photo / Google Maps]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/cricket/media-insider-sky-tv-nz-cricket-face-crunch-talks-as-black-caps-sri-lanka-games-could-make-way-for-proposed-private-franchise-t20-league/premium/2OY6AMUPRND53I3XEQWD5MASGU/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-12T21:14:21.523Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/6NUVACBSP5BOHOSAHMI4VSJS6M.JPG?auth=db62c7a1ab240e75b0f9a16df106d19bba8832fa93b192d11417959d2737f89e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Black Caps bowler Matt Henry celebrates a wicket during the Super Eights clash against Sri Lanka in Colombo. 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Photo / Supplied]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/missing-package-worth-25000-returned-to-napier-rowing-boat-builders/KX3UZLM2GVG6TAD35XSFH2AXOA/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-12T20:40:11.215Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/NSQUKYARGZCDDHSK53L7OZ7FK4.jpg?auth=a67368bbbbb138e6023cceda197b67a3dce04ccc0f68de404d04433b4fb87de1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Rowing-boat maker Simon Lack is relieved to have located the package (pictured inset). Photo / NZME]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/the-country/news/decorated-east-coast-fencing-champion-tim-garrick-chases-three-peat-at-rural-games/FHEY7OY3HJGZJH3AOH3LGB7JEY/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-12T20:35:34.048Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/LV7AATTYBRD2FHQD7XHXRDBPFI.jpg?auth=aa00a038169839152b2489be72fd7e998b1f32cd19b0890d69d8a600bdd0805d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Against the clock, reigning champion Tim Garrick stays calm under pressure.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/having-a-baby-in-your-20s-vs-30s-young-and-older-nz-mums-share-their-experiences/premium/HADDULYDLBECPEVFJFNZAQSEP4/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-12T20:15:45.758Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/2QVOQ43C5FA7FOLIOVJQGQC7BI.png?auth=f8ea52fda91aef55abf928686e91188406ac6a9cbc0087b3f4f50bb1ff7a8690&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Left: Brodie Stone had her daughter when she was 19. Right: Kristin Cormack was 35 when she had her first child. Photos / Supplied, Amanda Ritchie]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/muslims-fear-hate-rising-as-seventh-anniversary-of-christchurch-mosque-attack-approaches/EDWN2DOJDVEQZK44N6G7QEROXU/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-12T19:59:33.488Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/PO432AFBB2M5TTXX54XSLIDKNA.jpg?auth=ddaac529d3313f55082dc8261185dc1087b47896d8d6849b9b998d604a7923fd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Muslims in Christchurch mark seven years since the mosque attacks, fearing a rise in hate.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/golf/the-players-championship-ryan-fox-withdraws-due-to-illness-collin-morikawa-out-with-injury/4KTG6TDWBJCCRCTIZVY7ZCOMMI/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-12T19:49:03.373Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/MSNGJUMEEFFOTEB6FWTXBNVH2I.jpg?auth=c290f483b81c248e0f5883e659e918266d83a4b07fd01b1ec869d1c670578c57&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ryan Fox is currently ranked 34th in the FedEx Cup standings. Photo / Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/nz-warriors-star-roger-tuivasa-sheck-eyes-150th-game-for-nrl-club/XWGA2LPIIVFONBM6PYVW3Q47VM/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-12T19:25:58.318Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/3PJHXDFDEVEAHOTZG5BSREFEIM.JPG?auth=befff25decb9f6b2023f54607bf478999e122f52b6f73ede72247b4dd4092f83&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Roger Tuivasa-Sheck will bring up 150 games for the Warriors this week. Photo / Photosport]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/cricket/the-hundred-finn-allen-attracts-top-price-for-a-kiwi-in-auciton/4CFTOWON5FBONJUUPKGO7XLSQA/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-12T19:11:28.015Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/JUJGI7G55NAO3KOIVQV7U6C6QI.JPG?auth=dccbb9532eb0850ce59958cb78814c549ab217894ce63f95fc179a2671f4da10&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Finn Allen received the highest price for a New Zealand player. Photo / Photosport]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/israel-drops-indictment-of-five-soldiers-in-palestinian-detainee-abuse-case/IRPVDAAERFEX5BLN6TYFJMDLJI/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-12T19:06:59.278Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/HMYDC2MC3BGNZGNHU3OS2WNH4M.jpg?auth=5de3337c6872a78ef7a69b2aff1da0c351fc5293462a8cf80daeb6f09f94de9d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A man holds pictures of Reza Pahlavi, Benjamin Netanyahu and Donald Trump as people wave Iran’s pre-1979 revolution flag. Photo / Apu Gomes, AFP]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/weather-two-weather-systems-collide-across-new-zealand-rain-thunderstorms-forecast/WQA5ILBQOFA37C6BOVEZRFNIRM/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-12T19:06:11.908Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/GN3CN2XSBNER3H4UIG3NBKBWFU.png?auth=0bd64eeeb3d52ce7a830542d308eb67d04ce1d1c93cb3c6e5c2314bd37ce101b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[MetService says showers have been forecast for much of New Zealand today. 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Photo / Paul Taylor]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/election-2026-green-party-mps-suffer-big-drops-in-draft-list-tamatha-paul-ranked-high-as-party-hypes-maori-candidates/3LDIXF7JH5C2JPN7M4II6L2CO4/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-12T03:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/Y4GP6B5E6ZGG5CEWTXKH5PMOL4.jpeg?auth=edd298a8f8d6991d7e1509f7ad684f93ab188a8b694ab3544b6d0663069925d4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Tamatha Paul is high up on the Greens' draft list. Photo / Mark Mitchell]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/wellington/wellington-cocktail-bar-crumpet-to-close-after-14-years/4DLCGUUJC5ASBH5EPBV62HMM2M/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-12T02:52:17.737Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/JVEKUP6FHJE5TEVR7V7DLNQZ3E.jpg?auth=330ea09c84ceddfe0627b2958058dcc98fa2af27e3a4436bcc9be7f24c9bab90&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Crumpet, on Manners St in central Wellington, has announced it is closing and will trade for the last time on March 28.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/companies/airlines/tauranga-airport-flights-cancelled-due-to-volcanic-ash-cloud-from-whakaariwhite-island/EHKNFSVRRRDZ5FMFKCWLZ6OXVA/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-12T02:47:27.891Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/P6BWZU3NYJBVJJLABALFJVPSRQ.jpg?auth=d95fe345d72be40959ca9d60aee6a6ba1f56d867a9e2669427c9f8738865594f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Whakaari/White Island has sent ash in the general direction of some flights. Photo / Earth Sciences New Zealand, File]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/weet-bix-tryathlon-hastings-draws-big-turnout-as-kids-chase-medals/UMHLLYBVIJGHPAVNC46E57RYBA/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-12T02:46:24.547Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/W4HWZYYVDJBKFHPTG3WSXS5YNU.jpg?auth=42f4d50db64858d8c7c01120f6fa9dcccbb201603e040a81012aa2e1bf5ed318&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Jackson Walker (left), Zane Goodson, Madison Lynch, Imogen Walker and Carlos Goodson from Bledisloe Primary School with their 2026 Weet-Bix Tryathlon medals at Mitre 10 Park.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/richard-leman-murder-killer-michael-rodgers-brutal-crimes-under-another-name-exposed/premium/N3JLVANSNJGO7DZGBOLY64NIKU/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-12T02:32:33.57Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/KIWP6BWIOBAGDNVDXQ3TTHVOUI.jpg?auth=16b1d11ef7be02f1cb98d0483bddac64a43ae937482b9af879268a05d54f106c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Michael Scott Rodger has been convicted of murder. 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Photo / Annabelle Gordon, for The Washington Post]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/hawkes-bay-human-trafficker-joseph-matamata-loses-sentence-bid/HJITPT7UCRCBNJIW4WCBWKQN6E/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-12T02:07:29.708Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/EZXGT3NHEZE77FILDJ6LCJFQTU.webp?auth=1e9aa200d5e25f3bec5e107fda76dbaf7409059a80f5b3a5008c608ca48cdef3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Joseph Matamata trafficked Samoan workers over a period of 25 years and kept their wages. Photo / Anusha Bradley, RNZ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/bay-of-plenty-times/news/tauranga-resident-outraged-by-response-to-dumped-asbestos-near-water-supply-area/ZBJITTBYHZBILKUM7CBWMYGHTQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-12T02:06:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/Y4IMAOT67BBCTCXBC4MXBGSAMY.jpg?auth=bfd764af7218257398098ee6fa1998832768290b4b13802c3604b561f285ebd3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Asbestos was dumped near Tautau Stream, a critical water supply source for Tauranga. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/personal-finance/tax/government-drops-ird-proposal-to-tax-big-shareholder-loans-seeks-new-advice-on-unpaid-debts/premium/A2DRH22TEVE2DKBGQMZGKOPNIU/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-12T02:04:04.421Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/B4VYFHT2UNGRXPLZEI64RIWE3Q.jpg?auth=f8bbe001bde2c4592ee94a8c3629c1defc7f6bf37330e23279cfc5d960b9dced&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Finance Minister Nicola Willis points to circumstances around the SPQR liquidation in a debate around shareholder loans. Photo / Mark Mitchell]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/golf/navigating-te-arai-links-north-courses-tricky-greens-and-pretty-scenes/3A4FKK2EQZGJ3NIB4LLXLJRUWM/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-12T02:01:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/QJJ3YC5CD5B4NGGCB5NUYCOEFY.jpg?auth=52adc7c19f181abf099f0bd4446d02835bb93ba40ed1f4777c2583dcf50e701b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Te Arai Links North course is about an 80-minute drive from Auckland CBD. Photo / Ricky Robinson]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/first-2m-house-sales-in-feilding-whanganui-and-upper-hutt/OS3OZYC2WZH4NER55O77UYPHZM/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-12T02:00:15.14Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/6MKLRMTZPFB2LNK7F245TE6LBM.jpg?auth=958acd3848687a1902048fcb9f841b0527742350e703aa6a4025b6378307e2bb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[ Feilding's first $2 million house sale occurred with a property on McIntyre Lane. Photo / Susan Edmunds]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/waikato-news/news/asad-mohsin-advocate-to-waikatos-multicultural-communities-dies/RNMPJXOJ7VEM7DL7LZEB47R2JU/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-12T02:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/3VHANJYBJNCPHNJFUB5643GBZU.jpg?auth=8d4f23e0fff4968786065794e3aeb91e86acb0902108758378b01207e0ab176d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Emeritus Professor Asad Mohsin was made a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to the Muslim community and education. He is pictured with Governor-General Dame Cindy Kiro. Photo / Office of the Governor General of New Zealand]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/herald-afternoon-quiz-march-12/Y67O2PBOSZHSPFWT4CGVSORYY4/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-12T02:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/2L7K7YZDCS2QG46NKX6QIP2U4Q.jpg?auth=026745d46c93a8ab842297b03a921aefa5cfe3f136fda22a77015e5a7a77abc3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[In which US state was the popular series Breaking Bad predominantly set? Photo / Supplied]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/past-oil-crises-forced-countries-to-cut-fuel-use-and-pay-high-prices-now-clean-tech-offers-options/JYPGHLZ6VJDZBJJTHK335IX2U4/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-12T02:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/CXFIRE6ENJBGBNKH2DKTJLGWH4.jpg?auth=fee1d3f4c8f33cef2a68aea50c589b8f7636820d8922b828d90e8d6792971e96&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A man runs past a missile fragment on the outskirts of the central Israeli city of Elad on March 10. It is 12 days since the start of the Israeli-US offensive against Iran. Photo / John Wessels, AFP ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/body-found-on-road-in-aucklands-mt-albert/LSU337PSF5FFPC475CIT62W7PM/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-12T01:48:49.475Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/J554SVBRYZE2ZEMZKVYIWFHBDU.jpg?auth=fe37c6a9c73512f449f830c68e991d59cf4f845db58c4a50bbbe73ca4463f865&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Police officers on the scene at Linwood Ave, Mt Albert, where a body was found this afternoon. Photo / NZME]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/welcome-to-wairoa-this-new-training-hub-aims-to-attract-frontline-health-staff/W55DJK4M6RAXNIL5KK4H5G7MQI/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-12T01:41:37.734Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/U2RTXR24RRCNDLX5CIIO4M6FCI.jpg?auth=2cc4b7993eef1d54a5fb498bf86903e7ae9937de10e7d941c3dd47d57202945c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[ Associate Health Minister Matt Doocey said the Wairoa hub will facilitate connections between local health services, universities and training providers so students and staff can learn and work in the community. Photo / Supplied]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/free-e-bike-lock-and-charge-hubs-roll-out-on-hawkes-bay-trails/FSLT57CQ4BDZ7BLRO3SNIJ7VHQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-12T01:34:47.423Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/WJU23KLBZJD5VJYX5CZ7OHI2T4.jpg?auth=0286f2e7501ad9ae858db21f0ed3e086d47c5839064cdd376001e2a99b24e5df&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[An e-bike rider uses one of the newly installed Locky Dock stations at Napier iSite to charge her bike. Photo / Hawke‘s Bay Regional Council]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/wellington/wellington-moa-point-sewage-plant-failure-government-investigation-launched/LIN443L3TNATFNZL3FPAJRJZDM/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-12T01:15:36.422Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/XM7KIDAGDVCMRAFS2BF3ZXPA7E.jpg?auth=c3dd7dd09dab7df0fdd36e7e8fceb5770ce9d5165106a0713e212f08059f7366&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[An investigation will uncover what went wrong at the Moa Point Wastewater Treatment Plant. Photo / Mark Mitchell


















 














]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/the-country/news/listen-to-the-country-online-labour-leader-chris-hipkins-rural-credentials/7MUPIBI5ARGN7BBLP26KWYIUJQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-12T01:09:22.029Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/ZWL5MZW4FNAU7CYFKKPULGFFQM.JPG?auth=06f8f1afaaab431dea123bc5e7746bb12c884b364f4e66784aeebb66abebab7b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Labour leader Chris Hipkins spoke to The Country's Jamie Mackay today. Photo / Michael Craig]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/wellington/paul-eagle-misled-auditor-general-over-investigation-into-his-spending-at-chatham-islands-council/E3XPQ6EEIVB2RO3TAVVXMHDXPQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-12T01:08:59.1Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/Q5J2R7Q6BN4FOVM2MQYR4XSUNA.jpg?auth=82a06e24321264aa012b6bf3bb2077407367386fb60095f5ed6c77e9a67b725e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Paul Eagle has stepped down as CEO of the Chatham Islands council amid the investigation. Photo / Mark Mitchell]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/rugby/crusaders-training-fight-fallout-rob-penneys-call-and-media-ban-spark-concern-opinion/premium/TRNVGI3MYBHMPHDRCY2DAVXFNY/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-12T01:06:37.157Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/N3GIPIZI6JG4DLUULXQBJA7D4Y.jpg?auth=80f74af7042b948e733e3c1b252e6396182f6ed86c8250c8fa2b99cd7b4b3c3c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A training-ground bust up has come as the Crusaders have started the competition with one win from four matches. Photo / Photosport]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/richard-leman-murder-trial-man-guilty-of-murdering-dismembering-and-decapitating-christchurch-father-of-three/Z65ZZ4GNJZAZBLZTLLJ6Z5YHOU/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-12T01:02:41.031Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/BEISB7YFEJD2HMM47RZMZCLC4Y.jpg?auth=e81ff4307ebeb001fbc8fdbfcf2868f8fe91cff51590db307c3a15457dd9bf4d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Michael Scott Rodger is on trial for murdering and dismembering Richard Leman (inset) and dumping his body in his own car at a vacant North Canterbury house. Photos / Pool, Supplied]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/rugby/all-blacks/all-blacks-tana-umaga-honoured-to-be-linked-with-assistant-role-under-dave-rennie/NH2CI2EYZJCWDJOAOO2Z75CBM4/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-12T01:00:46.869Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/KLH53GLWC5B7HIIRC23JPJJZKM.jpg?auth=a5642fcccfe5f65373e3086db2023a2d38163992c7548384a4b544ad18795132&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Tana Umaga has been linked with a role in Dave Rennie's All Blacks coaching set-up. Photo / Photosport]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/rotorua-daily-post/news/ngongotaha-sh36-roadworks-to-pause-for-bad-weather-on-friday/SYALBQQTGJDRFCGBK4FCL4PD5I/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-12T01:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/FZOBSYPOJBESZGZOFCMKDNUSHA.jpg?auth=220a670a20fd38c59f17c5733fc6f3ad443004297b55b06d35769b570d2fe652&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Essential repairs are needed on the section of road between the railway line and Gull Ngongotahā.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/the-government-need-to-start-talking-realistically-about-possibility-of-fuel-shortages-audrey-young/premium/BNCLWJS5EFGNJFYXP65C4FMGWQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-12T00:40:32.892Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/B4VYFHT2UNGRXPLZEI64RIWE3Q.jpg?auth=f8bbe001bde2c4592ee94a8c3629c1defc7f6bf37330e23279cfc5d960b9dced&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Finance Minister Nicola Willis described the state of New Zealand's fuel supply situation as “in a healthy position”. Photo / Mark Mitchell]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/weather-two-weather-systems-to-squeeze-new-zealand-heavy-rain-for-both-ends-of-country/L2Y53OSOFVC7TBDF5DFKCRPNZE/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-12T00:17:28.392Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/7HD57HO6NZE47COEJBSTHLHSVQ.png?auth=e736860788401517325c864948a2438224c954698f3780d6f22add19d79fe3c0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Two weather systems will converge over the centre of New Zealand on Friday, bringing rain for most of the country. 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]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/on-the-up-taradale-and-havelock-north-students-to-compete-at-global-robotics-events/QIB2U5QNZZAYHBH2MGBQYCMBXU/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-12T00:00:48.771Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/JS2FFWS7JJE3XF34AG6K3GTTD4.jpg?auth=59ad2d559e05b77afd6afcc75fbeeeda062c7533a358e8115730d854d44c9c2e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Havelock North High School's robotics team (from left) Felicity Landon, Max Atkins, Francesca Vial, James Maxwell, Isla Atkins, Lily Beale, Alex Maxwell and Ryan Choy head to Canada to compete in June. Photo / Jack Riddell

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