17 Aug 2010

Tuesday's newspaper headlines

9:41 am on 17 August 2010

Heather Roy facing axe after ACT revolt; Whitireia student losses climb to $1m; ruling revives Project Hayes windfarm plan.

NZ Herald

Former Government Minister Roger McClay will escape a jail term after admitting a $25,000 double-dipping rort of cash-strapped charities and the public purse.

ACT Minister Heather Roy is said to be facing the axe from John Key's administration, after her parliamentary colleagues dump her as deputy leader of their party.

Dominion Post

Almost $250,000 paid by Whitireia Polytechnic to its students' association has vanished - taking the total drained to $1m.

A cargo ship was forced to stay berthed in Wellington Harbour last week after port staff discovered its master was too drunk to set sail.

The Press

A South Island wind-power plan that could generate enough electricity for Christchurch and Dunedin has been revived. Meridian Energy's proposed 176-turbine Project Hayes wind farm in Central Otago is back in the picture after the High Court allowed an appeal against a court ruling that had overturned resource consents.

Industry experts say Pacific Blue's exit from the domestic flight market will leave Kiwi passengers with less choice and dearer flights.

Otago Daily Times

A jury in Dunedin has been told that a long-serving Alexandra police officer lied at a court hearing in 2006 because he wanted to avoid the consequences of telling the truth about a road accident he had six months earlier.

The paper has more details about the Project Hayes decision, which came in a 63-page decision from the High Court on Monday.

North Otago restaurant Riverstone Kitchen has been named supreme winner in the Cuisine New Zealand Restaurant of the Year awards