WELLINGTON, Aug 30 (Reuters) - Following are some of the lead stories from New Zealand metropolitan newspapers on Monday.
Stories may be taken from either the paper or Internet editions of the papers.
Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.
DOMINION POST(www.stuff.co.nz)
Maori claim part of cape: The Dominion Post Local Maori are claiming a big section of Cape Kidnappers land owned by American billionaire Julian Robertson.
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SCF investor protection assured: The Government has moved to assure investors in South Canterbury Finance that taxpayer cash will protect them if the company goes into receivership.
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Market gives odds on likely mayors: Len Brown is a nose in front of John Banks in the race for the Auckland mayoralty, according to NZ's prediction market.
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Fonterra eyes options for China relaunch: Fonterra says it is having a 'very close look' at relaunching a processing business in China as it faces a rapidly growing competitive threat from Chinese manufacturing startups with their own large-scale dairy farms.
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Telecom boss Paul Reynolds 'might go after split': Telecom chairman Wayne Boyd has hinted that chief executive Paul Reynolds may leave Telecom if the company is split in two.
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NEW ZEALAND HERALD (www.nzherald.co.nz)
Deadline looms on NZ$1.5b collapse bill: Taxpayers are facing a bill for NZ$1.55bn unless South Canterbury Finance can be pulled from the brink of failure before tomorrow night.
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Drink age-where our MPs stand: Only drinkers aged 20 and older will be able to buy alcohol at bottle stores, dairies and supermarkets after MPs vote, a poll suggests.
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OCR rise unlikely as Bollard softens: In the month since Reserve Bank governor Alan Bollard raised the official cash rate to 3 per cent, the financial market has changed its collective mind about whether he will hike again around the middle of next month.
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Investor care paramount, Govt tells savings industry: The Government has delivered a thinly veiled warning to the savings industry to pick up its game when it comes to protecting investor interests.
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((Wellington newsroom tel +64 4 471 4234, fax +64 4 473 6212 wellington.newsroom@thomsonreuters.com)) Keywords: NEWZEALAND PRESS (If you have a query or comment on this story, send an email to news.feedback.asia@thomsonreuters.com) COPYRIGHT Copyright Thomson Reuters 2010. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of Reuters News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Reuters.
Stories may be taken from either the paper or Internet editions of the papers.
Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.
DOMINION POST(www.stuff.co.nz)
Maori claim part of cape: The Dominion Post Local Maori are claiming a big section of Cape Kidnappers land owned by American billionaire Julian Robertson.
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SCF investor protection assured: The Government has moved to assure investors in South Canterbury Finance that taxpayer cash will protect them if the company goes into receivership.
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Market gives odds on likely mayors: Len Brown is a nose in front of John Banks in the race for the Auckland mayoralty, according to NZ's prediction market.
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Fonterra eyes options for China relaunch: Fonterra says it is having a 'very close look' at relaunching a processing business in China as it faces a rapidly growing competitive threat from Chinese manufacturing startups with their own large-scale dairy farms.
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Telecom boss Paul Reynolds 'might go after split': Telecom chairman Wayne Boyd has hinted that chief executive Paul Reynolds may leave Telecom if the company is split in two.
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NEW ZEALAND HERALD (www.nzherald.co.nz)
Deadline looms on NZ$1.5b collapse bill: Taxpayers are facing a bill for NZ$1.55bn unless South Canterbury Finance can be pulled from the brink of failure before tomorrow night.
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Drink age-where our MPs stand: Only drinkers aged 20 and older will be able to buy alcohol at bottle stores, dairies and supermarkets after MPs vote, a poll suggests.
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OCR rise unlikely as Bollard softens: In the month since Reserve Bank governor Alan Bollard raised the official cash rate to 3 per cent, the financial market has changed its collective mind about whether he will hike again around the middle of next month.
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Investor care paramount, Govt tells savings industry: The Government has delivered a thinly veiled warning to the savings industry to pick up its game when it comes to protecting investor interests.
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((Wellington newsroom tel +64 4 471 4234, fax +64 4 473 6212 wellington.newsroom@thomsonreuters.com)) Keywords: NEWZEALAND PRESS (If you have a query or comment on this story, send an email to news.feedback.asia@thomsonreuters.com) COPYRIGHT Copyright Thomson Reuters 2010. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of Reuters News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Reuters.