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Prime Minister John Key has not ruled out assisting New Zealand whiteware maker Fisher & Paykel Appliances, which has announced plans to find a cornerstone investor to help dig it out of a mountain of debt.
Key said the Government did not want to become a primary banker, but it was not ruling out the option of helping Fisher & Paykel.
"Governments around the world have taken that course and we reserve the right to do so."
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