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<url><loc>https://queenstowntourism.com/local-news/queenstown-equal-warmest-october-on-record-2026-milford-sound-251mm-rain/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Queenstown Tourism</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-11-05T18:05:13.162Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Queenstown had its equal warmest October on record in 2026, and Milford Sound had the country&apos;s wettest day</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://queenstowntourism.com/local-news/queenstown-library-150-years-celebration-week-21-to-29-november-2026/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Queenstown Tourism</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-11-04T17:55:59.438Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Queenstown Library turns 150: celebration week 21 to 29 November and a community day on Saturday 28 November</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://queenstowntourism.com/local-news/milford-sound-visitor-terminal-freshwater-basin-concession-to-2050-november-2026/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Queenstown Tourism</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-11-04T17:55:20.953Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Milford Sound visitor terminal and Freshwater Basin carparks: new concession to 2050 signed ahead of summer</news:title></news:news></url></urlset>