Father of two Richard Neville is suing police for gross negligence and mental trauma after he was caught up in a bungled shootout on Auckland's northwestern motorway.

A consortium of North Shore doctors has a radical proposal to use health professionals to help sickness and invalid beneficiaries back to work.

The ACC's remarkable turnaround ...

The former national property manager for the ACC has plead guilty to corruption charges brought by the Serious Fraud Office.

Nick Smith has ruled out holding an independent review of ACC's procedures around elective surgery claims unless the corporation begins to lose large numbers of appeals against its decisions.

Some surgeons are putting through claims they know won't be approved by ACC, its board chairman John Judge says.

Continuing a spate of drownings this New Zealand summer, three people have died in the water this weekend - including two small children.

Little Nylah Faamanu Vau, 2, went for her first swim yesterday, but will never have another one - she drowned at Waiwera Thermal Resort north of Auckland.

The little girl who became a household name after she lost her arms and legs to a deadly illness is appealing for help to walk again. Charlotte Cleverly-Bisman has outgrown her prosthetic limbs and has been unable to walk on her own...

Last year was a 'bitterly disappointing' year for farmers, with the number of deaths nearly doubling to 17, Federated Farmers says.

Overseas tourists claimed $1 million from the ACC in the last financial year, but the payouts benefited New Zealanders, the organisation says.

Health chiefs are demanding faster action on improved access to state immigration records, so they can tell if patients are entitled to care.

The New Zealand sharemarket posted modest gains in quiet trading yesterday ahead of the Christmas holiday break.

The Government is to allow private insurers to compete with the Accident Compensation Corporation.

The family of Michael Hill International's founder has renewed its attempt to take control of the jewellery chain.