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.
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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.
Highest-paid public sector bosses: Top earner's 30% bump to $1.4m
After years of pay restraint, state sector pay is on the up again.
Hot water bottle injuries in Northland cost ACC $175K in five years
Record winter for Northland hot water bottle injury claims.
Off-beam: Whangārei e-scooter injuries soar
There's been a 400 per cent rise in claims for e-scooter injuries in Whangārei in a year.
Woman reeling after three failed IUD removal procedures in one day
A woman was sent home bleeding after an IUD removal went wrong - three times.
‘It’s ludicrous’: ACC refuses surgery for woman injured in dodgem car crash
She was sitting in a stationary bumper car when she was rammed from behind.
Risky business: ACC persists in appeal on timber sellers' classification
ACC is determined not to concede defeat after courts repeatedly rule against levy lifts.
'Something is wrong': The forgotten disease that's become a silent killer
Government documents reveal stonemasons remain at risk from the deadly dust.
Wellington bar The George insolvent: landlord changed locks, $800,000+ owed
Landlord changed locks after bar failed to pay rent, and IRD makes move.
Revealed: ACC and NZ Rugby swapped notes rejecting concussion, degenerative brain injury link
Documents reveal ACC and NZ Rugby emailed after rugby brain injury cases emerged.
Revealed: Huge cost of Govt’s shelved Income Insurance Scheme
A trail of redundancies and contractor termination costs follow in its wake.
'Revenge porn’: One woman’s years-long ACC struggle
Post-traumatic stress was diagnosed after ex shared a sex video on popular porn site.
'Want to go dancing': ACC ordered to cover 19 year old injury
Gaynor Downes burst into tears after ACC was ordered to finally cover shoulder injury.
Ohakune restaurants took $287k Covid cash, now broke
An award-winning "hamburgeria" turned Tapas restaurant and bakery are now in liquidation.
Local Focus: Isolated and alone while losing his legs
Gisborne resident Josh Grant talks about his lonely brush with death.
'Almost more abuse': Govt stalls on survivor's compo loophole
Pledges to look into compo issue, but no results for up to 2000 affected people.
Six reasons why one Ponsonby Central restaurant failed
'Business was already financially struggling with high overheads and staffing issues.'
ACC investigating complaint after 'fraud' threat allegedly emailed to injured woman's advocate
Advocate alleges staffer made 'vexatious' email threat
ACC urges hunters to stop and think this roar season
MSC and ACC agree roar hunting-related injuries are preventable.
Four Wellington bars insolvent: IRD, dozens of employees and businesses among creditors
Liquidators found no updated financial statements or recently recorded transactions.
Three years, no answers: Midwife at breaking point after battle with ACC
Blenheim midwife Nicky Rasmussen has been battling ACC for injury treatment since 2020.
Revealed: More than $44k paid out to council staff in ACC claims
Soft tissue injuries are by far the most common ailment affecting Rotorua council staff.
Revealed: How working from home has drastically cut injuries at one workplace
Working from home has had a direct impact on workplace injuries.
Treatment injury? ACC appeals against compensation award to teen born with spina bifida
She claimed a missed diagnosis at her mother's 20-week scan was a treatment injury.
'Appeal allowed': ACC ordered to reassess claim for hernia cover
ACC decision not to review claim it denied for hernia cover is unreasonable, judge says.
Third senior public servant in trouble over anti-National social media comments
Dyson's comments follow controversy over board chairs Rob Campbell and Steve Maharey.
Pharmac/ACC chairman and former Labour minister in hot water for public political comments
Steve Maharey, a former Labour minister, is the chairman of ACC and Pharmac.