former tenants of the Pyne Gould Corporation building were told at least four times that the building was safe; ACT MP tipped to receive Corrections portfolio.
Tuesday's headlines: Woman arrested after assault at Kaipara College;
former tenants of the Pyne Gould Corporation building were told at least four times that the building was safe; ACT MP tipped to receive Corrections portfolio.
NZ Herald
The New Zealand Herald leads with the arrest of a Helensville woman, whose daughter was beaten up outside Kaipara College on Friday afternoon. The paper says Melissa Anderson chased the suspected ringleader and slapped her a couple of times before police intervened. Ms Anderson, who has been charged with assault, says 'motherly instinct' took over.
The paper also reports a Pukekohe High School student was held down and violated with a vehicle part by a group of students, after it was revealed he planned to move to a private boarding school.
Waikato Times
The Waikato Times reports on the inquest into the death of Auckland teenager Cem Erbay, who was found dead in January at the Coromandel beach township of Matarangi.
His mother Sharon Harvey, broke down at the inquest on Monday after confronting one of her son's friends who admitted selling Cem an ecstasy tablet - despite her warnings not to do so.
Dominion Post
The Dominion Post carries a large picture of the collapsed Pyne Gould Corporation building.
Former tenants told the Canterbury Earthquakes Royal Commission on Monday that the building felt unsafe after the September 2010 quake.
However, the paper says survivors of the collapse were told at least four times that the 'creaking and groaning' building was safe.
The Press
The Press also leads with evidence by former tenants of the PGC building.
The paper says a succession of witnesses described many cracks that appeared, some on the central load-bearing wall. But five engineering assessments cleared the building, describing the cracks as superficial.
The paper also carries the story of Sandra and Garth Dale of Dallington, who were astounded to learn EQC assessors missed damage to their home, that may now lead to its demolition.
ODT
The Otago Daily Times reports on a mother and son who read a feature in the paper on the perils of tramping in the Silver Peaks and then to be rescued from the area themselves after getting lost on the weekend
Dunedin city councillor Bill Acklin is facing an unpaid tax bill of $190,000 with the Inland Revenue Department filing a court claim for judgement on money owed.
The paper also reports new ACT MP John Banks is tipped to receive a Cabinet post, possibly Corrections, after meeting the Prime Minister on Monday.
