Wednesday's papers: Family living in fear after their house was burgled seven times in two years; former All Black Keith Murdoch says he will accept an All Black cap; what to do with $35 million lottery jackpot.
NZ Herald
The New Zealand Herald leads with Air New Zealand offering cut-price flights to Jetstar passengers seeking new flights after missing the budget airline's strict check-in deadlines.
An Auckland family whose house has been burgled seven times in two years say they are living in fear.
A stampede for tickets has pushed the Big Wednesday jackpot to $35 million and it could still climb further.
Dominion Post
The Dominion Post says state house tenants will be able to buy their homes from September. And the Government is considering increasing the cap on its mortgage guarantee programme for first-home buyers to $70,000.
A Lotteries Commission receptionist has described meeting big winners as they collect their money. Di Brittain says "they look a bit like those clowns at the fair, their mouths are wide open... they'll be shaking, they'll be crying, I'll be crying too".
The Press
The Press reports Health Minister Tony Ryall is demanding health boards repay millions of dollars in funding after what he calls their shambolic delivery of a $9 million health scheme for pre-schoolers.
And the paper has some suggestions for spending the proceeds if you end up with $35 million - 24 hectares at Pakatoa Island in Waitemata Harbour is available for $40 million if you can get a loan for the other $5 million.
ODT
The Otago Daily Times reports the Otago Regional Council is meeting on Wednesday to consider the future of a proposed $31 million office block and wharf redevelopment.
A record sentence for animal cruelty has been handed down in the Dunedin District Court: Jeffrey Hurring will serve 12 months in prison for killing a dog by pouring petrol down its throat and then hitting it in the head with a spade.
And former All Black Keith Murdoch, who was sent home from a rugby tour in 1972 after punching a Welsh security guard, says he will accept an All Black cap. But he won't come back to Dunedin to receive it. He suggests it be given to his old club, Zingari Richmond.
