<?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/sport/netball/silver-ferns/silver-fern-kelly-jackson-lifts-lid-on-kiwi-queensland-firebirds-flat-in-australias-super-netball/Q6UC427CI5HSPLYFYXBTZJOD6Q/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-19T23:44:51.073Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/WM24KASVIFD3DIOORXYCICK2MQ.jpg?auth=2aa555c00a68e022a1b3a81440c921f9442897b148932c4bb6fc246e07580857&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[ Kelly Jackson, Maddy Gordon and Te Paea Selby-Rickit. 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Photo / by Ben Fraser]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/retail-theft-drops-in-hawkes-bay/premium/N4IZEHKTM5EUVEHH5O43YTBDMM/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-19T21:51:45.806Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/RVSCHBLLAVBIZMRVIPDILUDFQQ.jpg?auth=c956d2a3e9984f04230ede6db6400222721dbf0f50ef9e162b5e64c36bfec419&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A shoplifter is arrested by the Retail Crime Unit in July 2025. The team has arrested 151 people and laid 592 charges for retail-related crimes across Hastings and Napier since mid-2025. 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Photo / Channel Infrastructure ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/christchurch/police-hunt-offender-after-woman-reportedly-stabbed-in-central-christchurch/CMG7QUVYJZEM3DFYDCIHP4BK5A/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-19T21:39:49.322Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/7JKGFXGYPRBE3HFH3L3LAW57XU.jpg?auth=9d27880dc526d227ca1717ab42127c298de53c36a5d529a72579ccdad004a2fd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The woman was rushed to hospital with injuries consistent with being stabbed, police said. Photo / File]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/defence-seeks-acquittal-for-norway-princess-son-for-alleged-rapes/CVBKNHTUSNFRPH4AGU3472ULJY/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-19T21:38:04.114Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/NJVVVDWAHVB7BARTKDJOCFHC2U.jpg?auth=1967073da36525610152d00a0a797b6ff45af267bf49cac17f954d3aaea0782e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Hoiby, 29, faced 40 counts, with prosecutors seeking a seven-year, seven-month sentence. Photo / Håkon Mosvold Larsen, AFP]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/hong-kong-panel-hears-safety-measures-failed-on-day-of-deadly-fire/ZZSSRB7L2RHFXLLD2WUHPP3AKY/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-19T21:38:03.181Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/7OAUYHQBCFAP7JFJGN2JIVRLWI.jpg?auth=0128719d4d9e52d316f1ca513bb602c9793406b490c17aa49a1ec4293af91036&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Thick smoke and flames rise as a major fire engulfs several apartment blocks at the Wang Fuk Court residential estate in Hong Kong's Tai Po district on November 26, 2025. Photo / Yan Zhao, AFP]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/football/auckland-fc/auckland-fc-star-opens-up-on-grief-family-heartbreak-and-form-struggles/Q6DMQKR4T5HQZNH5EMEBFD44SA/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-19T21:32:08.228Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/4PLJ4RMT6RB75EK3F5AGWXNHRQ.jpg?auth=af11b551a39c4c56d399574f49ddd8a0f8c5c8d6125e8664a4fba6c07888cef7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Auckland FC's Jake Brimmer. A-League, Auckland FC v Wellington Phoenix at Go Media Stadium, Auckland, Saturday 6 December 2025. Photo: Shane Wenzlick / www.photosport.nz Auckland FC's Jake Brimmer. A-League, Auckland FC v Wellington Phoenix at Go Media Stadium, Auckland, Saturday 6 December 2025. 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Photo / HRNZ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/rotorua-daily-post/news/maori-seats-referendum-push-why-a-simple-yes-or-no-vote-falls-short-opinion/premium/CGWILIUANZAEJAJ7FUQUMALCXU/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-19T15:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/ADBEZGIP2FFDBJILZ5IQWYSVCU.jpg?auth=12be18daa26495b898a1c7fbccf385ec7a3baca3e0b484bc9d32ccaedb9e5642&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[If we wish to honour Te Tiriti while affirming equal civil and human rights for all New Zealanders, we must proceed with constitutional maturity, writes Reynold Macpherson. Photo / Mark Mitchell






 














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]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/crime/grant-organ-lost-control-of-his-car-before-he-fishtailed-and-crashed-into-tree-killing-wife/2QSFKVYMJNGFBGSRMWKFGB3REE/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-19T05:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/IFD5CSPT25CWJCK4DGM3QCNQX4.jpg?auth=f0bddfb39e24f0e531ac667e9f4b4a9c80b3796eb574466752ca9b8a846e49c7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Grant Organ lost control of his Holden before rotating 130 degrees and crashing into a tree on State Highway 23, just west of Whatawhata, in August last year. Photo / File]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/petrol-prices-diesel-prices-spike-by-90-cents-per-litre-since-iran-conflict-report-finds/545BGQLMLNFWFAYJSPWPL4Y3MQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-19T04:30:56.424Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/AFLJCUVMMNDSJGC5X2NPH4S5QU.jpg?auth=07bc434595a7ac8359cfd9acc676771349f80b8329e4d7af0768ecbc7b4eed0d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[ National retail prices have continued to climb by about 55c per litre for petrol and 90c per litre for diesel.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/dilworth-abuse-survivor-says-90000-redress-offer-insultingly-small/AXGS7AJXYNC5VOBJSOJKJTPDOM/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-19T04:25:45.434Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/UXISPX6YPNEY7OBOYBCWRVPHJ4.jpg?auth=c0791eda31a23f4b00b0bddda4ec912ad7fae3dfedb392010f501813f1ebd2dc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Dilworth's redress programme began in 2023, with 261 survivors having accepted and settled their applications for redress by the end of 2025. Photo / RNZ, Dan Cook]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/as-debt-servicing-costs-head-to-2500-per-kiwi-a-top-treasury-official-suggests-spending-less-taxing-more-and-selling-assets/premium/WINMAQTUKNFZVDVA7KWHOKSKJE/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-19T04:09:28.644Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/UF44MOKWGZFJHFCUT422CDPDEQ.jpg?auth=322d48103261f8218a8a56a65f3e46b515a7967e531f72f85ef291080f0d4a7c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Struan Little (left) seated next to Finance Minister Nicola Willis and former Treasury Secretary Caralee McLiesh. Photo /  Mark Mitchell   ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/french-mayoral-race-goes-viral-as-candidate-named-hittler-leads-poll/YT2HV7K4JFED5DG6R7PLWRAOWQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-19T04:05:34.66Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/6VO6IW26A5FLRHIF4CAIMNJYYI.jpg?auth=f8f95d02a5aafee77487f9e75456f6a1f13b07a39710e7e852dc6a9d0816aa8d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Charles Hittler is campaigning to become mayor in Arcis-sur-Aube, France. Photo / Plaines de Champagne]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/northern-advocate/news/kaikohe-crash-northland-mum-forgives-teen-driver-who-killed-her-daughter/KWXF4ZNLYRFRFF73V7WGUNCVAA/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-19T04:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/ATQ4WOYMSFGK5IPGE7NGUVE56U.jpg?auth=e59fab3627cede75f5da367af95eac93b5f72a2958ba78e1b6297a12636ff8d9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Staci Walkley, 11, was described as humble, caring and full of love. She died in the crash in Kaikohe on August 6.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/ketamine-use-surges-among-young-people-in-new-zealand-party-drug-scene-the-front-page/RACS5E56LVFAHAF53PKG5L7PSE/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-19T04:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/HX2VPLWOVZCIRFUHJSO3FYLBV4.JPG?auth=ede07d95029822749864d833c5e930ebb0b276285c3d104bbe5691fde103a5f9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A Customs officer at the NZ Post Auckland Processing Centre (APC) in Wiri removes ketamine concealed in a metal rod. Photo / Michael Craig]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/hamilton-man-justin-ponga-works-with-friend-from-church-to-launder-money-for-bank-scammers/JY5HS7AUMJGBVJE53OFI3IAFLU/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-19T04:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/HN3MJ6CGGFCKHN5YJ3X4PEUX2Y.jpeg?auth=f5918072ab9cee0aab712b180925b91ba883fce4128958a1cb1d656f4d0c1607&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Justin Ponga, 46, of Hamilton, was sentenced on two charges of money laundering for his part in a bank scam. Photo / NZME]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/waikato-news/news/from-law-firm-to-building-boss-hamilton-womans-journey-in-the-trades/XAUDPFCZABDSJHXPKAM6WSGQAU/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-19T04:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/TABLKCMORBAPFBI6U6WZU4NDSA.jpg?auth=82ae3478e51fbb0da95155b51da2e31e042ecda524af2c51782318ea5ebed067&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Amanda Kerley spent much of her childhood following her builder-dad around worksites. Now, she is a qualified builder herself. Photo / Malisha Kumar ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/tyler-porter-auckland-mum-petitions-for-memorial-bench-for-son-council-may-reassess-decision/DESRGAF6ENA3RAT4IROFXMNFL4/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-19T03:46:52.381Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/OUS7EOWLNJD4DLI5DVXHBQG5FI.jpg?auth=840b793707830e576ef6de7fae35cc8191942e5c20963e890e2e2f73e72e2c7a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Tyler Porter, 20, died in July last year and his body was found at Whangaparāoa’s Arkles Bay. 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Photo / Mark Mitchell]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/gisborne-herald/news/video-captures-moment-gisborne-woman-uses-car-to-intervene-in-suspected-burglary/NGGLIZRIZRC2VL7IDE4GK47RYM/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-19T01:57:13.983Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/XMNQGCHB4NHGNNH4VC7UZ7SJTE.jpg?auth=2b13a67b1f739f11010e884ad29ac5e0d9fe2379a65b9fb179b0b8d81833183d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A video of what appears to be an attempted burglary stopped by a woman using her car has earned hundreds of thousands of views.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/companies/manufacturing/100m-waikato-steel-manufacturing-plant-wins-fast-track-consent-200-jobs-to-be-created/premium/2ABKYQHJMNCE3PONKY3BSCEUDY/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-19T01:51:35.794Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/A6HOV3UOB5EY7KF7GLUD2IKDYU.jpg?auth=2e562fb01d5b3957be1e4b65bfd1c90c444c59118f46182d4831c75bc39db83d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Structural steel is to be made at the new planned plant. Photo / 123rf]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/the-country/news/anz-agri-report-farm-operating-costs-surge-while-top-producers-pull-away/OLAZMUCQ6RED3LTIYHKBP2OWLY/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-19T01:36:51.937Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/IOVFJWZLXRGH7GKMLSYVOZMGYQ.jpg?auth=7ebca56f8cf249cc2594ccf37cacaa32a799e725e988e81caac9a22237d6fc34&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Farm operating costs are now 27% higher than before the Covid pandemic, according to ANZ’s latest Agri Insights report. Photo / Warren Buckland]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/government-preparing-nz-for-worst-case-scenario-as-iran-war-continues-fuel-prices-to-rise-further/LNQP42LXJRCCNJ4PH7XV2NQTW4/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-19T01:20:18.573Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/I4IJJ5O4PRC4BP7SV23M74XL6A.jpg?auth=3d7873e33077e17464bf9034332b80a8a7bed96d52fc31976c17f98dccc5e780&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Christopher Luxon (right) and Nicola Willis speak to media at a press conference regarding the Government's response to the conflict in the Middle East and its effects on New Zealand's fuel stocks and the wider economy. Photo / Mark Mitchell]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/fire-in-central-auckland-sends-thick-black-smoke-over-ponsonby/AKSKYE7IPRCWDCOTKLTEUZ456A/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-19T01:17:21.22Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/TE2XSOMH5JGK7NGSGSLXLF3QOM.jpg?auth=da5b81a9f0cee9fe69bf6a560a2a2d6f326aa86ea8dacbf4d7c0d1db7d8a42ba&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND - MARCH 19: A fire has broken out from a building behind a gas station on Williamson Avenue, Ponsonby, Auckland, New Zealand. March 19, 2026. 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Photo / Greenpeace]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/the-country/news/listen-to-the-country-online-winston-peters-on-being-prime-minister-and-fonterra-ceo-miles-hurrell/V2WT556O7REK3H6PCYLPW54YWU/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-19T00:42:43.28Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/7IQBPF6ADFFOHOONGNWHJG5PGM.jpg?auth=38483db2c936ea96aa0d02964e78dcf5a85801b018450cc9a201968dfbf7d191&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[New Zealand First leader Winston Peters spoke to The Country's Jamie Mackay today.  Photo / Mark Mitchell]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/rotorua-daily-post/news/rotorua-lakes-council-cuts-proposed-rates-rise-to-68-after-tough-debate/U3N7ARVMRZBKHJUO4277FMPDEU/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-19T00:04:45.578Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/LZMTA7Z6WJEWZBAI5FG6O2UEO4.jpg?auth=5f5fc23e41e228c9f7d659ac158bddd165a2e205d40d50774db0fe13ee2d9e23&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Rotorua Lakes Council keeps asking people with "nothing" for more money, one councillor says. 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