<?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/2026/07/04/duties-as-normal-nationals-te-tai-hauauru-candidate-keeps-council-seat-during-election-bid/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-03T22:00:00.505Z</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>2026-07-03T22:00:00.505Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[‘Duties as normal’: National’s Te Tai Hauāuru candidate keeps council seat during election bid]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://whakaatamaori-teaomaori-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ANTMFOS7UVEUVPT5AXHOVJSELE.png?auth=c858af4295751146e3a8401113104256633cf912151c14619a795629a1604cd1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1687&amp;height=949</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Coral Raukawa will continue her work as a Rangitīkei District councillor during her campaign for the Te Tai Hauāuru seat. 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Photo credit: Te Rau Aroha]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>