<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><urlset xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9" xmlns:news="http://www.google.com/schemas/sitemap-news/0.9" xmlns:image="http://www.google.com/schemas/sitemap-image/1.1"><url><loc>https://www.teaonews.co.nz/2026/07/03/stark-ero-report-exposes-rise-in-school-dropouts/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-02T23:42:38.786Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Te Ao Māori News</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-07-02T23:42:38.786Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Stark ERO report exposes rise in school dropouts]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://whakaatamaori-teaomaori-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/JAUEW22ITNDKZA6STJNUEWXX5U.jpg?auth=83c49306c2646e3b8c99c4db78f24adb013a08e47be3c36f785941a19d2e3c3b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1920&amp;height=1080</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Nearly 31,000 young people nationwide have dropped out of mainstream schools over the last decade. 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Photo Diane McCarthy]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.teaonews.co.nz/2026/07/02/whanau-seek-kapa-haka-tickets-as-sessions-sell-out/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-02T07:03:19.691Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Te Ao Māori News</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-07-02T07:03:19.691Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Whānau seek kapa haka tickets as sessions sell out]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://whakaatamaori-teaomaori-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/UKMICFSGERCY5IWJIITZAIDFMU.jpg?auth=83a1ae8db481ca881d89527ceffb3c61ffb926298e8a9435d99d008420bf6b11&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1920&amp;height=1080</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[TICKETS TN]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.teaonews.co.nz/2026/07/02/he-mataku-rawa-fear-grips-hokianga-as-hui-seeks-solutions/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-02T04:25:25.153Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Te Ao Māori News</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-07-02T04:25:25.153Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[‘He mataku rawa’ Fear grips Hokianga as hui seeks solutions]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://whakaatamaori-teaomaori-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/JH535S5VAJFIHAE47DCPRU7U4E.jpg?auth=4d9fa466fa422b8b09ef2c29a5c3688134a1c20f7b06b092b56e21497a47c83b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1920&amp;height=1080</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Following recent deaths - Hokianga locals, police and other agencies came together to talk about building safety in their rohe.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.teaonews.co.nz/2026/07/02/conservation-amendment-bill-submissions-extended-after-land-disposal-clause-backtrack/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-02T03:00:00.611Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Te Ao Māori News</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-07-02T03:00:00.611Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Conservation Amendment bill submissions extended after land disposal clause backtrack ]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://whakaatamaori-teaomaori-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/R6NXNHOOOVEZVM3FBGO4CP2WIY.jpeg?auth=473a8f09b6c335831210d5aa2436768f0148433928d229deb4afdc740668b851&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5712&amp;height=3213</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Tama Potaka (Photo: Te Ao Māori News)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.teaonews.co.nz/2026/07/02/te-reo-maori-pronunciation-to-be-improved-on-google-maps/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-02T00:06:28.672Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Te Ao Māori News</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-07-02T00:06:28.672Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Te reo Māori pronunciation to be improved on Google Maps]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://whakaatamaori-teaomaori-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/7EAJL3XPFRHA5IMOJJGPHW6YUM.jpg?auth=25a16b2ab05939b7b9c074aba8731e2116965217b5244f37f2d16f60d7c6c5ce&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1920&amp;height=1080</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Google Maps will now have a new AI-powered text-to-speech Kiwi voice with proper pronunciation of te reo Māori cities and towns. Photo: composite.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>