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Knox and his family have seen their rural rates increase by 73% to an urban rate of more than $10,000 but cannot sell their land for new housing because the land cannot be connected to wastewater until 2031. 10 August 2025 New Zealand Herald photograph by Dean Purcell]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/foodstuffs-north-island-with-auckland-airport-to-develop-chilled-and-frozen-distribution-centre/5HFSZTUJITXM67MNS5DGYI7BTU/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-12T05:00:00+12:00</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/TYAKXKAXSZB3BGD3RXOXIOK6TM.jpg?auth=f05caaaf635426fe487652f1e8f8ceeed1d18c237f8c5610d261925b7985c555&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Chris Quinn, CEO, Foodstuffs North Island. 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Jordan Keil found dead in 2022 at the mental health unit where he was taken as high risk. Multiple health system failures before his death.
11 August 2025 New Zealand Herald photograph by Michael Craig]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/christopher-luxon-fronts-media-as-nz-considers-recognition-of-palestinian-state/3YA5L6ARTIBOLFPXSUWMMQFG5E/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-11T15:55:00+12:00</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/IV24SSCYKFGKLI4FTQ2RUJWM3E.jpg?auth=df7c88a2955729cbe46346982620b3add889ebea2d948f9b9a4ef99993d7239d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Prime Minister Christopher Luxon during the post-Cabinet press conference, the Beehive, Parliament,Wellington, 11 August, 2025.   NZ Herald photograph by Mark Mitchell]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/nz-herald-live-christopher-luxon-holds-post-cabinet-press-conference/CT5ITNACWBSKWGF2LJBQU3VFGU/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-11T15:12:00+12:00</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/VMUUFLBTHBBCXJDN4WVRSW7OW4.jpg?auth=c2d4da000bc8831fdd73112721dee36dc21e4d4fbdebbb4b6ade6d00f9008f24&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/wayne-brown-pitches-reward-of-chinese-meal-for-submitting-on-annual-plan/G5FQ4IX2YMWVOKERKHMH2KVIKI/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-11T15:09:00+12:00</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/RAUJZIWH7BFBHC5PSG4GA2SOY4.jpg?auth=09f75c6a5e55f6646206d6dd7f0daa4edb1250cc2f797f4520a4b10a6be56d8c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/nz-herald-afternoon-news-update-gas-shortage-and-georgia-meteorite-studied/GZOJ5XDZNTBQSXDBXZ4QLEPHHE/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-11T14:45:00+12:00</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/PHP5253IY5AJNBCMWK35RKDDLU.jpg?auth=82ff23756549635230f0add1e0e9bafce61cd8d6660c3959424c354679cfd7cc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc></image:image></url></urlset>