Plan for $50 levy on people convicted in court to fund victim support; PM's broken arm; community support for mother of Tuatapere accused.
NZ Herald
The paper's front page is dominated by a picture of Barack Obama meeting crowds at Baltimore on his way to Washington for Wednesday's inauguration. It details the route he is taking, saying it echoes that taken by Abraham Lincoln in 1861.
The New Zealand Herald reports on the Prime Minister's broken arm, saying John Key suspects he missed a step in dim light, causing him to fall.
The paper features reports of the last minutes from the cockpit of the Air New Zealand flight in France that crashed, killing five New Zealanders and two German pilots.
Dominion Post
Under the headline "$50 tax on crime for victim support" the paper reports on plans for a victim compensation scheme National wants to introduce. It says every person convicted in court would be charged a one-off $50 fee which should total $50 million dollars each year.
The Dominion Post says record crowds flocked to the Wings over Wairarapa airshow at the weekend.
The paper also reports on the Prime Minister's broken arm, noting it happened as he saw in the Chinese Year of the Ox.
The Press
The paper leads with a story saying the Government plans to impose a $50 levy on everyone convicted in court, to fund victim support.
The Press has a report on heavy rain which has hit parts of the South Island, with 27mm falling in one hour north of Ashburton and 15mm hailstones falling in some places.
The Southland Times
The paper leads with community support for a Tuatapere mother who contacted police with the result that her son has been charged with the rape and sexual assault of two Dutch tourists staying in a local motor camp.
Otago Daily Times
The ODT reports that Dunedin lifesavers claim pollution washing onto popular St Kilda and St Clair beaches has made its members ill. The city council is unconvinced, saying bacteria counts had at worst been on the border of what is considered safe.
