Tuesday's papers: Waitemata DHB so short of doctors it is considering stopping the admission of acutely unwell patients; man to appear in court on charges of raping a girl on Easter Sunday; DoC wants to remove wild horses from St James Station.
NZ Herald
The New Zealand Herald leads with US Navy snipers ending a five day ocean standoff by killing the Somali pirates who had captured the captain of an American ship.
Waitemata District Health Board is so short of doctors it is considering stopping the admission of acutely unwell patients.
A man, 34, will appear in court on charges of abducting, drugging and raping a girl aged 13 on Easter Sunday.
Dominion Post
The Dominion Post says a New Zealander holidaying in Bali has died after becoming involved in a bar fight.
The story of a drainlayer being arrested for the rape and abdution of a girl in Auckland is also on the front page.
Homeowners along Kapiti Coast's "millionaires mile" are unhappy at the prospect of a wire rope median barrier outside their properties. It will stop head-on collisions but impair their access.
The Press
The Press also leads with the former soldier who died in a bar fight in Bali.
The Department of Conservation wants to remove wild horses from St James Station in North Canterbury. Some of them will be culled.
A legal battle to control suburban shopping malls and regenerate Christchurch's city centre has cost ratepayers more than $1.3 million.
ODT
The Otago Daily Times leads with the story of a sale of state houses by Housing New Zealand, despite the agency having thousands of people on waiting lists - including hundreds in Otago and Southland.
Memorials that sprang up in New York following the September 11 attacks in 2001 have inspired the Otago Settlers Museum to ask members of the public to bring in pictures for a photographic wall linked to Anzac Day.
And the paper asks if Fiji is the Burma of the South? Regional experts warn that the nation may face years of shifting military rule and financial destitution.
