A patient suffered three injuries as a result of surgery at Grey Base Hospital, the Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC) says.

Statistics NZ data shows fewer ACC claims but union believes they are misleading.

New figures show which industries are most likely to land workers with injuries - some of the 200,000 that flooded ACC last year.

Almost 7000 people will injure themselves this week - and nearly all of these will be the result of sport or other recreational activities.

New Zealanders have a poor understanding of the Accident Compensation Commission, writes Brian Gaynor.

Claimants battling ACC for entitlements say its $4.9 billion surplus is "ridiculous" and "obscene" given how difficult it has made it for New Zealanders to obtain compensation.

The Accident Compensation Corporation has reported a massive surplus of $4.9 billion, which will give the Government's books an extra $324 million boost.

What utterly specious reasoning from ACC, which claims levies on private motor vehicles will mean safer cars and fewer crashes.

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 is one of NZ's largest financial institutions. Beyond the corporation's role as an insurer, ACC has a critical role to play in our economy, writes Judith Collins.

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.

Soup, slippers, umbrellas, heaters and firewood aren't as comforting on a cold winter's day as you'd like, with all also contributing to nasty injuries, ACC warns.

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