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13 Jul: Championship leader Broc Feeney will start from pole position in today's Supercars race in Townsville

13 Jul: Shane van Gisbergen has finished second in this morning's second-tier Nascar Xfinity race at Sonoma

13 Jul: Some rare classic cars are going under the hammer in Auckland this afternoon

12 Jul: Despite qualifying fastest for today's Townsville 500 Top Ten Shootout, Kiwi driver Matt Payne's had to settle for second on the starting grid ... behind Aussie David Reynolds

12 Jul: State Highway One through the Mangamuka Gorge has reopened, after it was closed due to a slip overnight

10 Jul: Kiwirail is lifting some of its freight and Interislander user charges

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