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The Dominion
The Dominion leads today with a report that two New Zealand woman have won approval to be inseminated with their dead husbands' sperm, and a third woman's application is being considered.
The front-page photo shows Justin Marshall darting through a gap during last nights All Blacks vs NZA team at Jade Stadium. The All Blacks won 22 11.
Also on the front page:
- a report that National has dropped the biggest hint yet that it will promise tax cuts for middle-income earners as an election sweetener;
- a report that New Zealanders were warned yesterday to avoid travelling to Guadacanal, the main island in the Solomon Islands;
- a report that the New Zealand Law Society Newsletter says the practice if hongi is an invasion of foreign visitors space;
- a report that NATO ground troops are expected to enter Kosovo this morning amid fears that fleeing Serbs could leave a trail of destruction.
Alastair Thompson
Scoop Publisher
Alastair Thompson is the co-founder of Scoop. He is of Scottish and Irish extraction and from Wellington, New Zealand. Alastair has 24 years experience in the media, at the Dominion, National Business Review, North & South magazine, Straight Furrow newspaper and online since 1997. He is the winner of several journalism awards for business and investigative work.
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