At-risk families face tough winter; keep-out zones for RWC; good economic times tipped for Auckland.
NZ Herald
The paper leads with an upbeat appraisal of the year ahead for the Auckland economy with house prices expected to rise by 5%. Growth in the country's biggest city outstrips the rest of the country, mostly on the back of low interest rates and a low exchange rate with Australia helping exporters.
The paper features a large photo of John Key exiting an airforce helicopter. It reports ministerial use of RNZAF aircraft has doubled in a year.
Dominion Post
The paper has an interview with Sharon Armstrong, the former deputy chief executive of the Maori Language Commission, from her Buenos Aires cell where she faces charges of drug smuggling. The 54-year-old says she's been scammed and has been "a silly old lady".
The Dominion Post carries the story of the sentencing of Isaiah Joel Kokiri, an 18-year-old drink driver who killed pregnant Levin woman Ann-Maree Hardiman when their cars collided in November last year.
The Press
The paper leads with what health professionals are describing as a perfect storm as quake-hit Canterbury households cope with overcrowding, cold housing and high unemployment. Christchurch hospital is gearing up for an increase in flu cases and a Canterbury District Health Board member says he's never seen households suffering so much.
A Burwood couple have won a trip to London to view next week's royal wedding.
Otago Daily Times
The traditional fundraising sausage sizzle will be shut out by a 500m exclusion zone around Dunedin's new stadium during the Rugby World Cup. The "clean zone" will be set aside for the tournament's major sponsors.
At Dunedin production company, Natural History New Zealand, is making a documentary about the 9/11 terrorist attack.
Brigadier Dr Brian McMahon, 81, is made Anzac of the Year by the Returned and Services Association.
