New ZealandOnly 30pc of NZ prepared for emergencyAfter the Canterbury earthquakes only 30 per cent of New Zealanders are prepared at home for an emergency and a Civil Defence report says there is little evidence on how prepared businesses are.02 Apr 11:31 PM
OpinionPeter Kerr: Apply some computer savvy to stop data leaks"Why is John Key demeaning himself by leading the chorus of ministers jumping up and down saying accidents will happen?" asks Peter Kerr.02 Apr 04:30 PM
New ZealandEQC's IT systems frozenAll emails and information technology systems have been frozen at the Earthquake Commission tonight in a drastic move to stop privacy breaches.28 Mar 06:22 AM
New ZealandEQC's police complaint 'bullying'The man at the centre of the EQC privacy bungle says the email has been binned but he is seeking the legal green light to retrieve it and use it in a legal battle.27 Mar 04:30 PM
New ZealandRabbits, buns on Easter hazard listHunting for Easter eggs is coming with a $12.2 million warning this Easter, after nearly 20,000 people injured themselves at the expense of taxpayers last year.27 Mar 04:30 PM
New ZealandEQC lays police complaintThe Earthquake Commission has laid a complaint with police against the recipient of an accidental email including private customer information.27 Mar 06:36 AM
New ZealandKey: Email gaffes not systemicPrime Minister John Key has come under fire for downplaying "a serious and widespread" data security problem across government departments.26 Mar 04:30 PM
New ZealandVictory after 15 years but mum fights onA grandmother who fell pregnant after a surgeon clamped her bladder instead of a fallopian tube has been granted ACC compensation - 15 years on.23 Mar 04:30 PM
New ZealandRiders ignoring warningsMore than half of motorcycle and scooter users are ignoring warnings about wearing safety gear, risking horrific preventable injuries, experts say.14 Mar 06:33 AM
New ZealandFurious parents target John KeyAbout 200 families from around the world have written to PM John Key demanding better control, monitoring and regulation of the tourism industry.09 Mar 04:30 PM
LifestyleACC claim mum: I would have abortedA woman who says she would have terminated her pregnancy had doctors properly diagnosed her unborn child with spina bifida is seeking ACC cover for her disabled daughter.26 Feb 04:30 PM
New ZealandReview quashes ACC decision to decline claimA review has quashed ACC's decision to decline a West Coast man's claim for weekly compensation for health problems resulting from solvent exposure at Stockton mine.25 Feb 06:55 AM
New ZealandParents not told of fractureThe parents of a toddler who were not told he had fallen heavily on his first day of childcare discovered he had a 6cm skull fracture 24 hours later.16 Feb 04:30 PM
New Zealand$100k bonus for ACC bossFormer ACC chief executive Ralph Stewart received a performance bonus of $100,493 when he left the corporation, it has been revealed.15 Feb 03:12 AM
New Zealand$5k in exit lunches after ACC clearoutThe exodus of board members and managers in the wake of privacy breaches at ACC last year cost the taxpayer $5000 in farewell and welcome functions.08 Feb 04:30 PM
New ZealandACC pays out $2m to govt workersMore than $2 million was paid out to workers in government departments last year - with dangerous prisoners and dysfunctional families to blame for a number of claims.03 Feb 04:30 PM
New ZealandACC pays out on sunburnLast year ACC shelled out almost $9 million for summer-related injuries, including $11,000 because of sunburn.01 Feb 04:30 PM
New ZealandGovt ignored ministry call to trim ACC levies by $477mStruggling workers and businesses could have benefited from almost half a billion dollars in ACC levy cuts this year if the Government hadn't disregarded Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment advice, it has emerged.17 Jan 04:30 PM
New ZealandACC frauds hit $10m in four yearsACC fraudsters have ripped off taxpayers by more than $10 million in the past four years.16 Jan 04:30 PM
New ZealandMan gutted by cancer misdiagnosisA world champion yachtsman was mistakenly cleared of cancer when pathologists misread his biopsy. Now Murray Crockett is spending his dying days fighting for compensation to help support his family.12 Jan 04:30 PM
New ZealandThe lost decade returningA cycling accident robbed scientist Robbie Price of his memories, but some of those precious memories are returning after eight months in a fog.28 Dec 04:30 PM
New ZealandMP wades into ACC battleAn MP has demanded ACC explain why it has more than halved overseas care payments to a British woman whose daughter was left severely disabled after a New Zealand medical misadventure.26 Dec 04:30 PM
New ZealandHorrific workplace injuries revealedSpider bites, the bends, exposure to chemicals and chafing have all resulted in serious workplace injuries to Kiwi workers, according to new figures.14 Dec 03:58 AM
New ZealandTetraplegic: 'I don't want to go'A tetraplegic man declined New Zealand residency is being deported to Tonga to what his family fears is a death sentence.08 Dec 04:30 PM
New ZealandSurgical mesh problems persistVictims of complications with surgical mesh continue to come forward despite an investigation four years ago that ordered improved training for surgeons.01 Dec 04:30 PM
