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ACC quiz works out risk factor
Kiwi men are clumsier than women, unless they are on a plane, overseas or living on the North Shore or Kapiti Coast.

Chemo drugs mistakenly put into lungs
Tauranga's coroner says "significant and serious failures" in the health care provided at Tauranga Hospital to two patients contributed to their premature deaths.

Health problems from mesh implants a medical disaster
The chronic pain and health problems from mesh implants is a medical disaster that has affected an unknown number of victims, parliament has heard.

New ACC tribunal to replace District Court
The District Court will be replaced as the main venue of accident compensation appeals by a new tribunal, the Government has confirmed.

Grieving family offer olive branch
The family of a girl killed in a crash with two other people say the tourist accused of causing the carnage is as much a victim as those who died.

Amputees lose faith in limb centre
Amputee Diane Smith has had 208 consultations at Auckland's state-owned artificial limb centre, yet none of the legs it has made for her has ever fitted properly.

Dental practice manager caught on ACC fraud
An Auckland dental practice manager who fradulently obtained more than $150,000 from ACC was caught out by his employer.

Mesh blamed for agony still used in ops
Carmel Berry feels like she has been "sitting on a barbed wire fence" for almost a decade since having an operation to repair a prolapsed uterus.

Car licence to bring lawbreakers into line
The 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.

Fran O'Sullivan: Key pulls chain on Crusher Collins
Fran 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."

ACC to cover rape therapy costs in full
ACC will pay for every cent of rape victims' counselling as part of a major overhaul of its sensitive claims system later this year.

Second ACC waiver form unlawful, lawyer says
The privacy waiver form used by ACC for 1.7 million claims a year is unlawful, a lawyer says.

Collins battles on two fronts
Judith 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.

ACC passes on jobseekers' details
ACC gives details of tens of thousands of people's injury claims every year to recruitment agencies and prospective employers.

ACC resumes payments to cut-off clients
ACC is restarting payments to claimants it had unlawfully cut off for rejecting its demand for wide access to personal information about them.

Labour's truck ban plan
Labour admits its new transport policies - scrapping trucks from fast lanes and motorhome rego fees - are 'small', while the Transport Minister labelled them a 'joke'.

ACC 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.

ACC'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.

NZ's most dangerous day of the year
Beware. 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...

Woman sentenced for $200,000 ACC fraud
A woman who defrauded ACC of more than $200,000 has been sentenced to 11 months' home detention, the corporation says.

Battler's four years of agonising pain
After the Accident Compensation Corporation refused to pay for treating some of her injuries, Yahaloma Hochman feels her life is no longer worth living.

Man used wheelchair to keep ACC cover
An Ashburton man has been sentenced to home detention after pretending to be wheelchair-bound to keep his ACC cover.

Wee ninjas learn safe play
Call for course funding as toddlers' safety skills improve with nine-week programme.

Physiotherapy crucial for injured dad
The trailer was packed, the wife and kids were waiting in the car and Mike Moth needed to run inside to get one last thing.

ACC claim tops $1 million
The most expensive claim filed with the Accident Compensation Corporation for an injury suffered around the home has cost taxpayers more than $1 million.

Hot sand burns + 440k other ACC claims
Ah summer. Icecream, jandals, BBQs, long hot days at the beach....and hundreds of thousands of injury claims to ACC.