Wednesday's headlines: Government considering cancelling unemployment benefits after a year, forcing recipients to re-apply; elderly woman robbed of more than $1500 by female trio.
NZ Herald
The New Zealand Herald reports a man will appear in court charged with attempted murder after police constable Jeremy Snow, 28, was shot three times during a routine patrol in Papatoetoe.
Police are seeking another man in relation to the incident and are questioning two others.
Police are also hunting a trio of young females who kidnapped a woman, 82, in Glen Innes and drove her around in her own car for three hours while robbing her of more than $1500.
Dominion Post
The Dominion Post also leads with the shooting of Constable Snow in South Auckland.
Police say a cache of weapons was found by officers investigating the random shooting at a Papatoetoe property. Seven officers have been shot in New Zealand in the last 18 months.
A report into Rose A Lea rest home in Palmerston North has uncovered evidence of sexual assault, pervasive filth, and physical abuse among staff and residents.
The Press
The Press says the Government is considering cancelling unemployment benefits after a year and forcing recipients to re-apply.
Also on the front page: a young mother with cancer is angry that she was refused a grant to buy clothes for her baby while the Government gave a former gang leader money for a swimming pool fence and car tyres.
ODT
The Otago Daily Times says there's relief in the Queenstown community after insurance broker Paul Richards, 34, pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of Mark Smith, 47. Mr Smith died following an altercation outside a taxi stand in November.
A visually impaired man, 64, was admitted to Dunedin hospital after his guide dog appeared to lead him off a four metre ledge into the Water of Leith at the University of Otago.
Kereyn Smith has become the first woman to be appointed to the Highlanders rugby board.
