New ZealandPlan to save safe car owners $163 a yearMotorists with newer, safer cars may see their annual licence costs slashed by as much as $163 a year.20 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandCar licence to bring lawbreakers into lineThe cost of car relicensing could fall about 40 per cent by next July - a drop the Automobile Association expects will result in fewer cash-strapped motorists flouting the law.18 May 05:00 PM
OpinionFran O'SullivanFran O'Sullivan: Key pulls chain on Crusher CollinsFran O'Sullivan asks, "What pushed Key to the point where he applied the choke chain to the Cabinet's Rottweiler? Pity Key didn't yank the chain earlier."06 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandACC to cover rape therapy costs in fullACC will pay for every cent of rape victims' counselling as part of a major overhaul of its sensitive claims system later this year.28 Apr 05:00 PM
New ZealandSecond ACC waiver form unlawful, lawyer saysThe privacy waiver form used by ACC for 1.7 million claims a year is unlawful, a lawyer says.24 Apr 04:15 PM
New ZealandCollins battles on two frontsJudith Collins was under pressure on two fronts yesterday, facing further questions over both the Oravida conflict-of-interest saga and widespread fresh privacy issues in her ACC portfolio.16 Apr 04:15 PM
New ZealandACC passes on jobseekers' detailsACC gives details of tens of thousands of people's injury claims every year to recruitment agencies and prospective employers.16 Apr 04:15 PM
New ZealandACC resumes payments to cut-off clientsACC is restarting payments to claimants it had unlawfully cut off for rejecting its demand for wide access to personal information about them.15 Apr 04:15 PM
New ZealandLabour's truck ban planLabour admits its new transport policies - scrapping trucks from fast lanes and motorhome rego fees - are 'small', while the Transport Minister labelled them a 'joke'.14 Apr 11:55 PM
New ZealandACC compo policy 'wrong in law'A judge has overturned ACC's policy of cutting off accident claimants' compensation if they refuse to approve widespread gathering of information about themselves.14 Apr 08:15 PM
New ZealandACC's data gathering 'wrong in law'A judge has overturned ACC's policy of cutting off accident claimants' compensation if they refuse to approve widespread gathering of information about themselves.14 Apr 05:35 AM
New ZealandNZ's most dangerous day of the yearBeware. You may not know it, but there's one day of the year that you're more likely to injure yourself than any other. And that day is looming...10 Apr 10:21 PM
New ZealandWoman sentenced for $200,000 ACC fraudA woman who defrauded ACC of more than $200,000 has been sentenced to 11 months' home detention, the corporation says.11 Mar 06:55 AM
New ZealandBattler's four years of agonising painAfter the Accident Compensation Corporation refused to pay for treating some of her injuries, Yahaloma Hochman feels her life is no longer worth living.14 Feb 04:30 PM
New ZealandMan used wheelchair to keep ACC coverAn Ashburton man has been sentenced to home detention after pretending to be wheelchair-bound to keep his ACC cover.14 Feb 02:53 AM
New ZealandWee ninjas learn safe playCall for course funding as toddlers' safety skills improve with nine-week programme.09 Feb 04:30 PM
New ZealandPhysiotherapy crucial for injured dadThe trailer was packed, the wife and kids were waiting in the car and Mike Moth needed to run inside to get one last thing.04 Feb 04:30 PM
New ZealandACC claim tops $1 millionThe most expensive claim filed with the Accident Compensation Corporation for an injury suffered around the home has cost taxpayers more than $1 million.04 Feb 04:30 PM
New ZealandHot sand burns + 440k other ACC claimsAh summer. Icecream, jandals, BBQs, long hot days at the beach....and hundreds of thousands of injury claims to ACC.30 Jan 10:43 PM
New ZealandTexting-related injuries on the riseClumsy Kiwis have fallen into gutters, crashed into trees and collided with other people while texting and walking.23 Jan 04:30 PM
New ZealandMinister softens over claims of rort in ACC workplace safety trainingJudith Collins has eased off on suggestions workplace safety training run by the Council of Trade Unions and Business NZ is a taxpayer rip-off, the union and employer organisations said yesterday.16 Jan 04:30 PM
New ZealandACC to can training after $19m spentThe Accident Compensation Corporation will end a health and safety training programme it said today after activist group the Taxpayers Union highlighted almost $20 million in spending on the training which generated few benefits.14 Jan 02:31 AM
New ZealandPerils of ladders prove costlyLadder-related injuries are costing Kiwis almost $17 million a year, and those aged 50 to 64 are taking the most tumbles.04 Jan 09:30 PM
New ZealandBig increase in risky back opsThe number of patients who received state-funded spinal fusion surgery doubled in the decade to 2011.03 Jan 04:30 PM
New ZealandBoard game launched for safer road tripsA family friendly board game, Reach the Beach, has been created by police and the Accident Compensation Corporation to encourage safer journeys on the roads over summer.26 Dec 09:21 PM
New Zealand'Blood money' offer a bad look - KeyThe offer of money made to the Pike River families by the mine's former boss doesn't look good, Prime Minister John Key says.13 Dec 02:29 AM
New Zealand$387m in ACC levy cuts confirmedACC Minister Judith Collins has confirmed $387 million worth of ACC levy cuts from April next year.02 Dec 05:31 AM
New ZealandACC recommends cut in levyKiwis could be in for lower car registration fees and taxes after ACC's recommendation of a five per cent cut in the levy it charges on motor vehicles.25 Nov 06:08 AM
BusinessACC fund soars to $24.6bThe amount of money managed by the ACC has more than doubled in the past five years and it is now NZ's largest investment manager - outstripping the NZ Super.17 Nov 04:30 PM
