New prostate cancer drug hailed in Britain; PM says Cabinet Office assessing "serious allegations" against Winston Peters; barista going to Beijing to make coffee for the New Zealand Olympic squad.
NZ Herald
The New Zealand Herald says a new prostate cancer drug showing stunning results in Britain could successfully treat hundreds of New Zealand men. Scientists are hailing the drug as a breakthrough in what, until now, has been almost an untreatable disease.
The front page also features an opinion piece from Herald political correspondent John Armstrong who says Winston Peters risks drowning in the sheer volume of unanswered questions and allegations against him.
He says Helen Clark needs to urgently stop the issue digging a hole for Labour and move the story off centre stage.
All Blacks skipper Richie McCaw is pictured on his return to training.
Dominion Post
The Dominion Post says Wellington Hospital's emergency department has been criticised for failing to detect a deadly condition in a woman, 72, who visited the hospital four times in 10 days.
The paper also reports budget airline Pacific Blue is to start charging passengers to check in their bags from September.
An award winning barista Julianne Frith will travel to Beijing just to make coffee for the New Zealand Olympic squad.
The Press
The Press leads with Prime Minister Helen Clark saying the Cabinet Office is assessing "serious allegations" against Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters, who continues to dismiss those allegations as "lies".
More than $250,000 worth of camera gear is at the bottom of Lake Karapiro after a Rowing New Zealand media boat sank on Tuesday.
ODT
The Otago Daily Times says police are making no apologies for using undercover officers on the University of Otago campus and say they will continue doing so.
A causeway un-earthed last month at the Dunedin City Council's $34 million Wall St development is likely to be sealed in glass - at an initial cost of $310,000.
