Reeves leads call for alcohol reform; 'bash' threats over prison smoking ban; doctor found guilty of having sex with teenage patient; PM critical of power price hike.
NZ Herald
Prison guards have been threatened with "the bash" when a ban on inmates smoking takes effect next year, their union says. President Beven Hanlon says the ban will put guards and staff who remain smokers in danger.
Auckland City Mayor John Banks has admitted claiming $438.80 cents, after issuing a Super City mayoral campaign bulletin saying he had never charged a sandwich, lunch or coffee to the ratepayers of Auckland.
Dominion Post
Two former governors-general are among a group of prominent New Zealanders calling on politicians to shake up the country's alcohol laws. Led by former governor-general Sir Paul Reeves, the group will present a six-point statement at Parliament on Wednesday.
A man suffered serious head injuries after rocks daubed with anti-police slogans were hurled through the windows of 11 cars in Palmerston North on Sunday night. It's thought to have been a protest against new boy racer regulations.
The Press
A Christchurch doctor found guilty of having sex with a teenage patient has been described by his victim as manipulative and dishonest. The doctor, who cannot be named and continues to practise, was found guilty of disgraceful conduct - the most serious charge a doctor can face.
On the long term weather front, the paper says La Nina is tightening its grip on New Zealand, promising more dull, drizzly conditions for the rest of the year.
Otago Daily Times
Dunedin's Ashbourn Clinic is losing nearly 10 full-time equivalent staff, combining two inpatient wards and mothballing a hostel to make up a $900,000 funding shortfall.
Prime Minister John Key yesterday cautioned Contact Energy not to use the emissions trading scheme as an excuse to raise the price of electricity for Dunedin residents.
Carisbrook would be retained as the home for sports fields in south Dunedin, under a proposal floated at meeting in Dunedin on Monday.
