Using vehicle safety ratings to determine how much drivers pay in injury levies is a step in the right direction, the Motor Trade Association says.

Kiwi motorists opting for safer cars may soon be paying less than $100 a year in injury levies.

A man who broke his back in three places in a car accident had to battle ACC three times over 12 years to get compensation and he's still waiting.

Weddings are supposed to be the happiest day of your life - try telling that to the hundreds of people who make ACC claims for injuries at ceremonies.

A lawyer has won a three-year battle against ACC, which claimed pain she suffered after a car crash was from degeneration and not a neck injury.

Maori and Pacific Islanders - who have shorter lifespans - would benefit most from being able to take superannuation early, United Future Leader Peter Dunne says.

When you find out someone you love is hurt, the world contracts itself inwards. In that instant, the only thing that matters is the crisis unfolding before you. Nothing existed before it.

The ACC forked out nearly $64 million for rugby injuries in the past year - with almost 70,000 active claims for players at all levels.

ACC has admitted the personal information of 35 of its clients was stolen from a case manager's house in Christchurch.

Editorial: If this country is to do the right thing by those who come here to enjoy NZ's well-promoted adventures and outdoor experiences, it is the price we probably ought to pay.

Taxpayers are trapped into paying compensation to a traveller who would rather be able to sue for damages over being shot in the head and left brain damaged.

Skiers and older people are most at risk of injury, according to the first geographical breakdown of New Zealand accident statistics.

More than 50 people have been injured while working on Western Bay of Plenty roads and bridges in the past two years.

Employers and employees working at Port of Tauranga need to lift their game to lower the rate of workplace injuries and deaths, union and port officials say.

An Auckland woman who was receiving weekly ACC payments for the workplace death of a man has been convicted of defrauding the corporation after it was found she had been lying about the pair's relationship.

Accidents on the mountains are costing Kiwis a mountain of money, according to latest figures by ACC.

A Napier man has been convicted after sending an email threatening to take an ACC branch "hostage".

It is good to see ACC focussing on the important things - such as gumboot injuries. Apparently 160 gumboot-related ACC claims were made last winter.

The number of injuries from horse accidents has risen, costing ACC more than $11 million in claims in one year.

The Accident Compensation Corporation's Earners and Work Accounts are now fully funded ACC Minister Judith Collins has told National Party members at their Northern Regional Conference today.

The number of children seriously hurt while riding push scooters has skyrocketed with their popularity. More than 6000 under-14s were injured last year.

The email mistakes that embarrassed the Earthquake Commission and ACC are having ramifications for the public's right to access information from the state.