Badly burnt Fijian boy due in Wellington on Tuesday for urgent skin grafts; another 150mm of rain expected in the upper North Island; proposed Mahinerangi wind farm reportedly approved by the Environment Court.
NZ Herald
The New Zealand Herald says National has widened the lead over Labour in its latest Digi-poll survey. The paper says National recorded its highest support in a year, while Labour dropped to just above 30%. An election is no more than three and a half months away.
Recalled All Black halfback Piri Weepu is pictured training with the team in Auckland, in preparation for a rematch with the Wallabies at Eden Park this weekend.
Air New Zealand is reassuring passengers its planes are safe following an international aviation alert in the wake of the Qantas in-flight drama.
Flooding and slips are expected on Tuesday night and Wednesday as saturated land throughout the top half of the North Island looks likely to receive another 150mm of rain.
Dominion Post
The Dominion Post says a Wellington woman who fatally stabbed her Cambodian neighbour 150 times because she refused to babysit, has been freed from prison. Her victim's son says he has forgiven her.
A badly burnt Fijian boy is due in Wellington on Tuesday for urgent skin grafts in a mercy mission organised by New Zealand surgeons. Ishraq Ali , aged nine, received deep burns in a petrol fire.
Deliveries of the paper are late due to major production problems at the company's printing plant.
The Press
The front page of The Press is dominated by weather as the third fierce storm in a week heads for New Zealand: with the South Island in its sights.
Canterbury ski fields have gone from famine to feast, with some afficionados describing it as the best snow in a decade.
A Christchurch court is considering what are thought to be the first child sex slave charges to be brought in New Zealand.
ODT
The Otago Daily Times reports that a $400 million Mahinerangi wind farm proposed by Trustpower, has been approved by the Environment Court.
