Pain game: New Zealand Rugby hit by further defections
It's not just players who are dropping out of playing rugby, medicos are too.
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The injured woman had been exploring the island's coastline when she slipped.
‘Unprofessional and unethical’: GP to pay $48k after using alias to post bad reviews
The doctor was earlier found guilty of making $30k worth of false ACC claims.
Strong Wellington kayaker drowned after paddling in storm-force winds: Coroner
A beloved family member and sportsman likely took too great a risk on a kayak trip.
Crash family asks how toddler’s traumatic brain injury was missed
Aria Bradley has suffered with little help since a horrific crash eight years ago.
Young woman who claimed spina bifida as treatment injury retains ACC payout
The now-20-year-old uses a wheelchair and will be dependent on support for life.
Claimant spammed after ACC phone number bungle
Potentially intimate details at risk as case worker adds wrong number to email signature.
MyACC offline after ‘fraudulent activity’
ACC investigating, contacts potentially affected clients.
Tech-sceptic: What stocks the ACC is avoiding
Head of the $47 billion state fund doesn't believe the AI hype.
White Island tragedy will change the way adventure tourism works in NZ
Whakaari Management Limited has been found guilty of breaching workplace safety laws.
ACC plugs $49m deficit: Where it made and lost money
The investment fund has turned around its fortunes thanks to these assets.
White Island eruption: Company likely to be fined millions for tragedy
Fines for the White Island disaster are likely to be in the millions.
NZ girl raped while living in Australia denied ACC cover for therapy
42-year-old has lived in NZ for most of her life bar a couple of years as a child.
Boy's family claim severe OCD triggered by acne meds
But ACC disagrees and has declined coverage for the boy.
From zero to 100: How to avoid injuries this summer, according to experts
A Northland physio and personal trainer offer tips on preventing injuries this summer.
Long tail of asbestos: Carpenter diagnosed with cancer after work at Carrington Hospital
Rod Heywood says the asbestos risk would also be high at the Chateau and the St James.
More than double: ACC claims related to walking while on phones rise
More people were walking into trees, tripping over and falling down kerbs.
'Too valuable to lose' - ACC cuts funding for programme protecting preschoolers from sexual abuse
The safety course has run for 28 years and taught more than 17,000 children.
Bus drivers urged to wait until passengers seated after over 12,000 recent injuries
'Even when they saw me pregnant, they still left before I was seated.'
Coroner's handbrake warning after mother killed by rolling van
Kraleva, 52, died from blunt force injuries to her torso on October 14, 2020.
‘A nightmare’: Doctor apologises after removing internal organs
Amanda Giddens' ovaries were removed without her informed consent. This is her story.
Injured sailor back in NZ after spending months in Panama hospital
Hospitalised for four months in Panama, Marcel Syron finally returns to Aotearoa.
Birth injury claims now a 'priority' for ACC
ACC is finally accepting birth injury claims after cover was expanded last year.
Letters: Election 2023, yellow footpath dots, Govt achievements
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Safety first: Why the pause on surgical mesh operations is long overdue
Procedure should remain halted until surgeons have skills to perform it safely.
'Like a skydiving injury’: Woman breaks leg in three places after slipping on pedestrian dots
At least two people have been hospitalised in the past two weeks after slips.
Paralysed teen takes ACC fight to Court of Appeal
ACC and two courts have denied his claims. Now the case will go to the Court of Appeal.
Broken bones, concussions: Yellow tactile dots for sight-impaired a slippery hazard
Urgent action needed on dangerous yellow dots that are slippery when wet.
ACC introduces kaupapa Māori navigation services to help Māori clients
ACC has introduced a free service for Māori who need help making compensation claims.
Wellington chippy insolvent, blames Covid and Parliament protest
The fish and chip venue received $30,000 in funding following the anti-mandate protest.
Deadly dust: Photos reveal alarming conditions at Kiwi worksites
Photos released for the first time show dangerous working conditions.
Revealed: The 'insulting' number of accepted claims for permanent surgical mesh injuries
Officials are investigating pausing the use of surgical mesh for a common birth injury.
Rugby on edge: Two promising players suffer critical injuries mid-game
Both players were transported to Auckland Hospital in a critical condition.
Thousands of ACC cases probed for misuse, but only seven prosecutions
The number of fraud cases investigated jumped 540 per cent in one year.