WELLINGTON, Oct 15 (Reuters) - Following are some of the lead stories from New Zealand metropolitan newspapers on Tuesday.
Stories may be taken from either the paper or Internet editions of the papers.
Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.
DOMINION POST(www.stuff.co.nz)
Charges laid over canyon disaster: The Labour Department is prosecuting the Sir Edmund Hillary Outdoor Pursuits Centre over the Mangatepopo Gorge canyoning tragedy that killed six students and a teacher.
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Steady Key lands blows; Clark hits back: National leader John Key looks to have set his election campaign back on course with a steady performance in the crucial first televised leaders' debate against the more experienced Helen Clark.
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Shares jump with relief: In the biggest one-day jump in more than 20 years, the New Zealand sharemarket has rebounded almost 6 per cent after governments around the world took action to support big banks.
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Capital fliers pay more for Aussie: Wellington travellers are paying up to a third more to cross the Tasman than passengers from Auckland and Christchurch.
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NEW ZEALAND HERALD (www.nzherald.co.nz)
OPC prosecuted over canyoning deaths: Edmund Hillary Outdoor Pursuits Centre is being prosecuted over the deaths of six school pupils and a teacher on the Mangetepopo River.
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Fears rise of deposit plan 'mess': Public fears over the safety of their savings may have been assuaged but the Government's hastily drafted deposit guarantee scheme has stoked fears of a 'horrendous mess' in the finance company sector and other investment markets.
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Relief palpable as NZX echoes global rebound: Fired by welcome signs that international and local measures to restore confidence to the battered banking system are gaining some traction, investors followed the overseas lead to send the New Zealand sharemarket rocketing yesterday.
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Stories may be taken from either the paper or Internet editions of the papers.
Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.
DOMINION POST(www.stuff.co.nz)
Charges laid over canyon disaster: The Labour Department is prosecuting the Sir Edmund Hillary Outdoor Pursuits Centre over the Mangatepopo Gorge canyoning tragedy that killed six students and a teacher.
- - - -
Steady Key lands blows; Clark hits back: National leader John Key looks to have set his election campaign back on course with a steady performance in the crucial first televised leaders' debate against the more experienced Helen Clark.
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Shares jump with relief: In the biggest one-day jump in more than 20 years, the New Zealand sharemarket has rebounded almost 6 per cent after governments around the world took action to support big banks.
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Capital fliers pay more for Aussie: Wellington travellers are paying up to a third more to cross the Tasman than passengers from Auckland and Christchurch.
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NEW ZEALAND HERALD (www.nzherald.co.nz)
OPC prosecuted over canyoning deaths: Edmund Hillary Outdoor Pursuits Centre is being prosecuted over the deaths of six school pupils and a teacher on the Mangetepopo River.
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Fears rise of deposit plan 'mess': Public fears over the safety of their savings may have been assuaged but the Government's hastily drafted deposit guarantee scheme has stoked fears of a 'horrendous mess' in the finance company sector and other investment markets.
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Relief palpable as NZX echoes global rebound: Fired by welcome signs that international and local measures to restore confidence to the battered banking system are gaining some traction, investors followed the overseas lead to send the New Zealand sharemarket rocketing yesterday.
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