<?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/2026/07/07/horizons-keeps-final-say-on-iwi-agreements-backs-10k-funding/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-06T21:00:00.72Z</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>2026-07-06T21:00:00.72Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Horizons keeps final say on iwi agreements, backs $10k funding]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://whakaatamaori-teaomaori-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/2HMBRW5ZXNCCPAO6MXX4ZBTFUA.jpg?auth=3be6987f9efbe75cfa86e3a0b2522c8fe6ae704230f89b4d15565a63d851bdcb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4128&amp;height=2322</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Horizons Regional Council has received 11 requests to develop a Mana Whakahono ā Rohe agreement with iwi. Photo: Moana Ellis.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.teaonews.co.nz/2026/07/07/wainuiomata-rugby-league-club-appoints-first-female-president/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-06T18:00:01.516Z</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>2026-07-06T18:00:01.516Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Wainuiomata Rugby League Club appoints first female president]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://whakaatamaori-teaomaori-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/MTU2G4JGNNHHNEKQHNTSQ6NHEE.jpg?auth=a26c043d252e3f7ae2151f07e66c81d5017923711a8222228da8a0b41456aa17&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1920&amp;height=1080</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Robyn Morete has been appointed the first wahine president of the Wainuiomata Rugby League Club. Photo: composite/supplied.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.teaonews.co.nz/2026/07/06/more-than-half-of-maori-voters-now-on-maori-electoral-roll/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-06T06:00:01.025Z</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>2026-07-06T06:00:01.025Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[More than half of Māori voters now on Māori electoral roll]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://whakaatamaori-teaomaori-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/7JA6AKNPBFEQRKBFKRBCWWIV6A.jpg?auth=7ea61e0e299f4db1f935d798eb2ccecb3e81b82dc2becdb46cdae5eee71e1402&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1050&amp;height=656</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Photo: Getty Images / Hagen Hopkins]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.teaonews.co.nz/2026/07/06/te-arikinui-joins-chiefs-in-rarotonga-to-mark-60-years-of-the-ui-ariki/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-06T03:00:00.468Z</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>2026-07-06T03:00:00.468Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Te Arikinui joins chiefs in Rarotonga to mark 60 years of the Ui’ Ariki]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://whakaatamaori-teaomaori-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/J3BLQT5AA5E4JLHNDIWPBAUABM.jpg?auth=61b7454924e0821d523274d587fe45bf8dfef35b25b9bce0bc9dc3c5d679be1d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1920&amp;height=1080</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Te Arikinui arrives at the National Auditorium for Ui' Ariki celebrations. Photo Te Ministry of Cultural Development, Cook Islands.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>