WELLINGTON, May 9 (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)
Petrol price drops 6c: Shell says a dramatic drop in the price of crude oil has led to it dropping its price for petrol and diesel by 6 cents a litre this morning.
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Ferry may find new port: Work on a NZ$200 million port to replace the Picton ferry terminal could begin within months.
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Shrieks and sobs as plane plummets: Passengers screamed as an Air New Zealand plane plummeted for several seconds.
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Next round in fruit fight opens: A new stage in Turners & Growers' campaign to trigger deregulation of the NZ$1.5 billion kiwifruit export industry gets underway in the High Court at Auckland today.
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NEW ZEALAND HERALD (www.nzherald.co.nz)
Harawira pair's abuse sickens Turia: Maori Party co-leader Tariana Turia was sickened by what she called 'psychological abuse' meted out to her and others by MP Hone Harawira's mother and sister at a hui yesterday.
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Air NZ passengers feared for lives: A passenger on an Air New Zealand plane forced to make an emergency landing at Hamilton airport yesterday considered sending his wife a loving text when the plane started rolling and nose-diving.
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Production boost to dairy farmer payout: Dairy production could be up about 3 per cent this season according to agricultural market analyst Agrifax, which could add hundreds of millions of dollars to potential farmer payouts.
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Airlines' price fix case starts in court: Battle lines will start being drawn this week in a cartel case by the Commerce Commission against carriers including Air New Zealand at the High Court at Auckland.
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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 2011. 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)
Petrol price drops 6c: Shell says a dramatic drop in the price of crude oil has led to it dropping its price for petrol and diesel by 6 cents a litre this morning.
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Ferry may find new port: Work on a NZ$200 million port to replace the Picton ferry terminal could begin within months.
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Shrieks and sobs as plane plummets: Passengers screamed as an Air New Zealand plane plummeted for several seconds.
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Next round in fruit fight opens: A new stage in Turners & Growers' campaign to trigger deregulation of the NZ$1.5 billion kiwifruit export industry gets underway in the High Court at Auckland today.
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NEW ZEALAND HERALD (www.nzherald.co.nz)
Harawira pair's abuse sickens Turia: Maori Party co-leader Tariana Turia was sickened by what she called 'psychological abuse' meted out to her and others by MP Hone Harawira's mother and sister at a hui yesterday.
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Air NZ passengers feared for lives: A passenger on an Air New Zealand plane forced to make an emergency landing at Hamilton airport yesterday considered sending his wife a loving text when the plane started rolling and nose-diving.
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Production boost to dairy farmer payout: Dairy production could be up about 3 per cent this season according to agricultural market analyst Agrifax, which could add hundreds of millions of dollars to potential farmer payouts.
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Airlines' price fix case starts in court: Battle lines will start being drawn this week in a cartel case by the Commerce Commission against carriers including Air New Zealand at the High Court at Auckland.
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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 2011. 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.