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Firefighters battle blaze at South Auckland industrial site
At least several cars and a building are on fire at a property near Great South and Mahia Roads.

Piastri falters to 13th in Mexico qualifying
Oscar Piastri will be on the back foot for the Mexico City Grand Prix, starting in 13th place for Monday's race as McLaren's tyre risk didn't pay off.

‘Not set in stone’: Bostock sets record straight about Sydney return
As of today, NRL clubs are free to negotiate with players from rival clubs about deals starting in 2028.

Europe’s answer to Elon Musk’s Starlink wants to build satellites in Australia
As Australia’s telcos lean on Starlink, a Helsinki satellite maker says it could build a sovereign alternative here.

Multiple vehicles reportedly engulfed in scrapyard fire as thick smoke pours over Auckland
An incident report from Fire and Emergency New Zealand (FENZ) noted that 18 fire trucks from nine different stations, involving 72 firefighters, were in attendance.

Tauranga police crack down on rugby league supporters blocking intersections, waving flags
Large flags extending from vehicle windows can obstruct visibility and increase the risk of crashes, police warn.

Honest obits: 'Rolling joints, reading dirty magazines, fishing off a pier'
Mary McGreevy honours lives lived in all their fascinating messiness in her Tips from Dead people social media account.

Curb your enthusiasm, police tell fans in flag-waving rugby league convoys
Enthusiastic Samoan and Tongan rugby league supporters have been fined by police for dangerous and nuisance behaviour in car convoys, including excessive horn tooting and unrestrained flag waiving.

Plane crashes into building at Ardmore Airport in Auckland
Police and Hato Hone St John were called to the incident at Ardmore Airport just after 1pm on Sunday.

National leader Christopher Luxon adamant right-leaning voters should not split vote
National's coalition allies are scrambling for a bigger share of the party votes in the current election.

Kiwis star banned for World Cup semifinal after getting sent off in Fiji win
Ronaldo Mulitalo has been ruled out of their semifinal after he was sent off in Saturday’s 78-0 pool win against Fiji on the Gold Coast.

‘We want a marquee halfback’: Chiefs ready to splash tax-free cash
November 1 marks what is expected to be the most frenetic free-agency period in NRL history. And the Chiefs are armed with tax-free money to lure a marquee No.7.

Australia humbled at Newlands
Dan Brettig and Adam Collins analyse a grim finish to the series for Pat Cummins' men.

Tubby speaks on 'insane' Walker contract negotiations
The Wide World of Sports panel discuss the Roosters and Sam Walker's bombshell contract negotiations.

‘I don’t feel that’s good enough’: International manager hits out Melbourne Cup technology
Joseph O’Brien’s racing manager Kevin Blake has called for emergencies to become part of the Melbourne Cup after stewards scratched Defiantly on Saturday due to concerns about his gait.

FBI blames North Korea for stolen billions in the biggest crypto heist in history
The theft of billions of dollars from Binance within a matter of minutes, the biggest crypto heist in history, was orchestrated by North Korean hackers, the FBI said Saturday.

Fire-fighters battle blaze at South Auckland industrial site
At least several cars and a building are on fire at a property near Great South and Mahia Roads.

Lawson’s ‘tricky’ weekend continues with disqualification, apology to Verstappen
Liam Lawson had qualified in eighth with a penalty, but will be starting from the back of the grid in the Mexico City Grand Prix.

These firms you've never heard of are feeding fears the AI bubble could burst
The amount of debt held by data centres is measured in the tens of billions of pounds.

Firefighters checking possible chlorine gas leak in Mount Maunganui
Crews from Tauranga City, Mount Maunganui and Greerton were called to Totara Street around 11.30am on Sunday.