UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 6-K

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

1320 December 2013

Telecom Corporation of New Zealand Limited (“Telecom”)

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(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

New Zealand

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(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) Level 2 Telecom Place 167 Victoria Street West Auckland 1010 New Zealand

Level 2, Telecom Place 167 Victoria Street West Auckland New Zealand

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(Address of principal executive office)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F ~~or Form 40-F: [x] Form 20-F [ ] Form 40-F~~

or Form 40-F: [x] Form 20-F [ ] Form 40-F

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): [ ]

Telecom Corporation of New Zealand Limited ARBN 050 611 277

Telecom Place, 167 Victoria Street West, Private Bag 92028, Auckland, New Zealand

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7): [ ]

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934: [ ] Yes [x] No

If "Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule

12g3-2(b): n/a

This report on Form 6-K contains the following:

1. ~~Stock~~Telecom ~~Exchange~~considering ~~Announcement~~potential –sale ~~Notification~~ of ~~Allotment~~its ofinterest ~~Securities~~in – Telecom ~~Restricted~~Cook ~~Share Scheme 2012~~Islands

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

		Telecom Corporation of New Zealand Limited
Date: 13 December 2013	By:	/s/ Silvana Roest
	Name:	Silvana Roest
	Title:	Company Secretary

Telecom Corporation of New Zealand Limited

~~STOCK~~Date: ~~EXCHANGE~~20 ~~ANNOUNCEMENT~~December 2013

13/ ~~December 2013~~By:

~~NOTIFICATION~~/s/ OFSilvana ~~ALLOTMENT OF SECURITIES~~ Roest

~~For~~Name: ~~the~~Silvana ~~purposes~~Roest ofTitle: ~~Listing~~Company ~~Rule 7.12.1 of the NZSX Listing Rules, Telecom Corporation of New Zealand Limited advises that the following securities have been issued pursuant to its Restricted Share Scheme 2012:~~Secretary

~~7.12.1~~ Telecom Corporation of New Zealand Limited ARBN 050 611 277

a) Telecom ~~Class~~Place, of167 ~~Security:~~Victoria ~~Ordinary~~Street ~~shares~~West, ~~ISIN:~~Private ~~NZTELE0001S4~~Bag 92028, Auckland, New Zealand

b)Market ~~Number~~Release of20 Securities issued: 57,771 c) Issue price: $2.2864 d) Payment terms: Cash payment e) Amount paid up: In full f) Percentage of total Class of Securities issued: 0.0032% g) Reason for issue: Issue of shares under the Telecom Restricted Share Scheme 2012 h) Authority for issue: Board resolution dated 6 December 2013 ~~i) Terms of issue: The shares rank pari passu with existing ordinary shares j) Total number of Securities of Class after issue: 1,824,150,788 l) Date of issue: 13 December 2013~~

~~Yours~~ Telecom ~~faithfully~~considering ~~Silvana~~potential ~~Roest~~sale ~~Company~~of ~~Secretary~~its interest in Telecom Cook Islands

Telecom says it is considering a possible sale of its 60% interest in Telecom Cook Islands Limited, the incumbent telecommunications provider in the Cook Islands.

No decision has been made whether or not to proceed.

Telecom will be making no further comment during these considerations.

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Telecom Corporation of New Zealand Limited ARBN 050 611 277

Telecom Place, 167 Victoria Street West, Private Bag 92028, Auckland, New Zealand

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