Widows rip off ACC for $763,000
Widow fraudsters have stolen more than $763,000 from taxpayers by claiming ACC payments for their dead partners despite starting new relationships.
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Smith holds firm on ACC claimants
Nick Smith, tipped to return to the Cabinet after resigning early this year as a result of the Bronwyn Pullar scandal, stands by the hard line on long-term ACC claimants.
Cost of surgical mesh
A surgical mesh that is the subject of international lawsuits and health warnings is still being implanted in hundreds of New Zealanders.
Victim faces compo cut
A head-injury victim has been threatened with loss of compensation after ACC's medical adviser failed to clarify how few hours a week he thought the man could work.
ACC pays for shark injuries
Twenty people have received ACC payouts for injuries by sharks so far this year - a drop in the ocean compared to other animal-related injury claims.
ACC's privacy backdown
The ACC has partially backed down on a new privacy initiative adopted in the wake of the Bronwyn Pullar affair but which was criticised as costly and inconvenient for clients.
Nine years of pain - five ACC apologies
ACC has been faulted for trying to limit the scope of independent assessments of an amputee's needs for help with transportation and housing modifications.
Minister to examine latest ACC claims
The ACC Minister has pledged to look into the independence of doctors paid to provide medical assessments for ACC, amid claims it helps get long-term claimants off the agency's books.
Ambulance services cut
Ambulances will no longer be sent to minor 111 calls as part of sweeping changes to help stem St John's $15 million-a-year loss.
Concussed but back as hero
Dean Lonergan lying on Melbourne's Olympic Park turf - concussed and body twitching - is one of NZ sport's indelible images. We continue our Herald special report.