6 Jul 2009

Monday's newspaper headlines

8:31 am on 6 July 2009

Plan to replace courtrooms with video links; thousands of calls to helpline after swine flu-linked deaths; Treasury says there's no proof proposed boy racer laws will work.

NZ Herald

The paper leads with a radical plan to replace courtrooms with video links to fast-track trials and save millions of dollars.

A teenager too insane to stand trial for murder was told by his family doctor that he wasn't depressed and to exercise and play more sport.

Dominion Post

Thousands of calls are flooding a health helpline after the deaths of three people linked to swine flu, including a Wellington eight-year-old.

A disabled girl, one of about 70 around the country, has lost Government funding of her teacher aide.

The Press

The Press leads with Treasury saying there's no proof the Government's proposed boy racer laws will work.

A new mother infected with swine flu who had an emergency caesarian is angry at the lack of nursing care she says she received.

Otago Daily Times

The ODT says a Lake Hawea woman was overwhelmed when she returned from holiday to find her community had pitched in to renovate her house and garden.

New pay and display parking machines in Dunedin have replaced the old single head ones.