SOUTH AUCKLAND HEALTH: The New Zealand Herald leads today with a report that the health of South Auckland children has fallen to a "critical level of unacceptability" with some diseases reaching third world levels. The front-page photo shows a three year old being treated for an ear infection and cough.
Also on the front page:
- SMACKING: a report that politicians and the public have turned their backs on expert opinion that smacking contributes to the cycle of violence. A Herald Poll found that 75.2% continue to believe that smacking is justified in some circumstances;
- BACKLASH AGAINST VIOLENCE: a report that the horrific beating of a Mangere good Samaritan has provoked a community backlash against violent crime and a call for a rally against violence;
- TURKISH QUAKE: a report that the death toll in the Turkish earthquake has climbed to at least 12,000 and up to 200,000 people are homeless;
- THE SAINT DIES: a report that Wally Smith could not accept being a prisoner of war. Captured by the Germans in Crete in 1941, the young Dargaville man escapes a dozen times - once in drag - before ending up in Russia. Nicknamed The Saint he died last week.
Inside Headlines:
- Birch siding with
big business says Peters;
- Judges findings point to
fraud in Magnum deal;
- Clark sees no point in forest
tour;
- Moore's mate steps in;
- Top union man has
accord in view;
- Press Council rejects McCully complaint
against NZ Herald.
MURDER: The editorial observes that there are, in reality, murders by degrees.