Cancer Inquiry – Diamond – Rotorua Stabbing – Bee Mite – Police And Guns – Cricket Fixing – Bank Fees – Air New Zealand
– Inside Political Headlines – Editorial: Red Tape
CANCER INQUIRY: The Dominion leads today with a report that former Gisborne pathologist Michael Bottrill will talk
publicly tomorrow for the first time about his alleged misreading of thousands of cervical smears.
DIAMOND: The front-page photo shows a woman who has won a $25,000 diamond in a competition.
Also on the front page:
- ROTORUA STABBING: a report that a woman is dead and her husband seriously injured after they were stabbed in their
Rotorua home last night;
- BEE MITE: a report that a honey bee mite that kills hives has been found on a South Auckland property, MAF said
yesterday;
- POLICE AND GUNS: a report that police say their firearms database cannot provide reliable information on who has
handguns and military style rifles;
- CRICKET FIXING: a report that South African cricket captain Hansie Cronje was sacked last night after he admitted
dishonesty in connection with the biggest betting scandal in cricket history;
- BANK FEES: a report that ANZ Bank will increase some fees and add new ones from May 1, including a 50 cent charge to
use another bank’s automatic teller machine;
- AIR NEW ZEALAND: a report that travellers are expected to benefit as competition on trans-Tasman and Asian air routes
hots up.
Inside Political Headlines:
- Tariffs on textiles and shoes defended;
- Honoured sports stars disappointed;
- Nats pledge to bring back knights;
- Don’t call me prime minister;
- TVNZ split an option says Hobbs;
- Single seat MMP rule “anomalous”;
- Mixed blessing as Europe cuts hoki tariffs;
- One cannabis death recorded.
EDITORIAL - RED TAPE: Government’s often over-look the fact that NZ is a nation of small businesses.