<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><urlset xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9" xmlns:image="http://www.google.com/schemas/sitemap-image/1.1"><url><loc>https://www.businessdesk.co.nz/companies/startups/outset-ventures-breaks-out-of-the-startup-mould-with-50m-growth-fund/FQOPQGRDBRCA7NEB3XUFGHDYLU/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-21T23:45:43.881Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.businessdesk.co.nz/resizer/v2/2T6MNJKJHBCW7BC24OE7AOF5IY.jpg?auth=17cc96af47d1f226af3c5fec7e5c36f83cbcdd68771fde61c1485e4370ee7d5f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Outset Ventures team includes (from left) Angus Blair (general partner), Jess Gilbert (general partner), Michael Bignell (partner, CFO), Mat Rowe (co-founder, executive director), Olivia Wensley (partner, investor relations) and Isay Acenas (principal).]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.businessdesk.co.nz/economy/lodestone-energy-lists-on-nzx-after-75m-ipo-backed-by-10000-shareholders-up-22/Z44ZH3STFJBBFKP6M6SO5FBGWM/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-21T23:40:24.514Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.businessdesk.co.nz/resizer/v2/EF7KQJY6EZJSZIWXBKSNSKP3J4.png?auth=8683097ea4de730d580f8eace525e8dc6b846ead09d2a9231e7a110dd2752d74&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Gary Holden says his company has a record of building solar farms and gaining customers. 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Sandringham.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.businessdesk.co.nz/news/porn-sites-face-age-checks-under-labours-online-safety-policy-national-defers-action-to-phase-two/ID6UK4F5E5CJFCMY6XPRAC3DIA/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-21T16:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.businessdesk.co.nz/resizer/v2/UBFPSFSRKRAQVD33A2SNB5ZSUU.jpg?auth=8c1aa21f48466487d08e30d0b2e7bf9ef5ee85c02657c68bbf61ef35c0bca35f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Labour tech spokesperson Reuben Davidson says porn poses "one of the clearest harms to 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