Tuesday's papers: Parents advised they "can relax" about the child discipline law; Otago Professor selected to head UNESCO committee; German visitor caught with endangered geckos and skinks hidden in his underwear.
NZ Herald
In The New Zealand Herald Prime Minister John Key says a new review gives parents the go-ahead to lightly smack their children without the fear they will be investigated and prosecuted for doing so.
An armed robber is pictured pointing a rifle at a KiwiBank customer in Hamilton.
And the paper says Mr Key ushered through a special rule change so his deputy, Bill English, could keep a taxpayer-funded self-drive car at his Wellington home rather than his official "primary place of residence" in Southland.
Dominion Post
The Dominion Post also leads with smacking: it describes a member of the review panel, Nigel Latta, as a leading anti-PC campaigner who says parents "can relax" about the child discipline law.
Police have added a new weapon to their arsenal to tackle speeding or dangerous driving on Waitarere Beach - licorice chocolate logs. The treat will be used to reward good driving.
Those who continue to break the law will get their 'just desserts' in the form of a traffic ticket.
A love story that lasted 69 years has ended with the deaths of Wellington couple Dot and Bert Bailey, four days apart.
The Press
The Press reports that Fonterra considers large-scale "cubicle" farming could tarnish New Zealand's reputation for free-range dairy products.
Three companies have sought resource consents for dairy farm developments in the Mackenzie Basin, housing nearly 18,000 cows.
A German visitor was caught trying to board a flight at Christchurch airport on Sunday, with endangered geckos and skinks hidden in his underwear.
ODT
The Otago Daily Times says Invercargill Mayor Tim Shadbolt failed on Monday in a bid to oust his long-serving deputy - and it appears he is also losing the support of his council and the public.
University of Otago bioethicist Prof Donald Evans has been selected to head one of the world's most prestigious bioethics organisations, the International Committee of UNESCO.
