Thursday's headlines: Other councils watching Dunedin as it grapples with legality of evicting protesters from the Octagon; child rescued from submerged car; 1956 Bedford All Blacks bus for sale.
NZ Herald
The New Zealand Herald estimates it will take a year to clean up the mess left from the Rena grounding.
From the courts, the scientist who aided the death of his terminally ill mother, says he has been made a criminal for doing what he calls 'the compassionate thing.'
Sean Davison was facing a charge of attempted murder but on Wednesday pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of inciting and procuring the suicide.
Waikato Times
The Waikato Times reports a truck driver and an unknown motorist are being hailed as heroes for rescuing a child from a submerged car.
The Coromandel toddler was travelling in the back seat of a car when the vehicle veered off the Thames Coast Road on Tuesday, flipping into the sea.
Also on the front page: a new survey shows New Zealanders are overwhelmingly opposed to foreign ownership of farmland.
A group of Morrinsville mates have put their All Blacks bus for sale on TradeMe. The 1956 Bedford sleeps six, has all the mod cons, and it's proudly decorated in the New Zealand colours.
Dominion Post
The Dominion Post reports the faulty ferry Aratere has been indefinitely barred from sailing because of safety fears and faults.
Maritime New Zealand imposed the ban after yet another breakdown during testing.
And there's a full preview of next year's International Festival of the Arts, which will run for 24 days, on a budget of $14 million.
The Press
The Press devotes its entire front page to Wednesday night's Leaders Debate, hosted by the paper before an enthusiastic crowd of 600.
The top story says John Key used the evening to level his own allegations of dishonesty against Phil Goff, questioning his rival on the costing of Labour's economic policies.
In a comment piece, the paper's political staff say the first hour went well for Mr Goff but by the close of the night, it had come close to a rout by Mr Key.
ODT
The Otago Daily Times says other councils are watching Dunedin as the city grapples with the legality of evicting anti-greed protesters from the Octagon.
On the Davison guilty plea, the paper says Sean Davison is describing his situation as a personal tragedy for him, his family and the memory of his mother.
And a new Dunedin shop called the Tiptop Dairy has run foul of big business.
Fonterra wants the store to change its name to avoid confusion with the icecream brand.
