PRESS DIGEST-New Zealand newspapers - July 21

WELLINGTON, July 21 (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)

Fletcher pressured to go to Australia: Pressure is mounting on construction giant Fletcher Building (FBU.NZ: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) to ditch the New Zealand sharemarket for the Australian equivalent and move its headquarters across the Tasman, chief executive Jonathan Ling says.

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Calls for National to show its hand: National is under mounting pressure to start rolling out substantive policy soon as a new poll suggests rising impatience with its refusal to show its hand too early.

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Peters pledges fund to buy back state assets: NZ First leader Winston Peters has promised to create an investment fund to buy back former state assets sold overseas, promising it will stop companies such as Vector's (VCT.NZ: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) Wellington power network firm falling into foreign ownership.

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NEW ZEALAND HERALD (www.nzherald.co.nz)

Polls show Labour push: Three opinion polls published over the weeekend have shown National's big lead over Labour starting to erode.

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