When Aaron Gilmore told police he had been sexually abused by a woman, the police officer's first response was: "I'm failing to see a crime here."

Just days after being raped by a stranger, a woman received a letter from ACC saying her pain wasn't enough to deserve counselling, she says.

Almost 90 per cent of ACC claims for sex abuse counselling have been turned down or held for more information since rule changes last October.

Inquiries launched into injuries at petrol stations in the past two and-a-half years reveal less than half involved staff, according to documents obtained by nzherald.co.nz.

Labour's leader launches an attack on next week's Govt budget, accusing it of creating an unfair NZ which is increasingly lagging behind Australia.

Sexual abuse survivors plan a protest over changes to subsidised counselling - which they say are putting lives at risk.

Privatisation should only be allowed if there is evidence it will improve the system, former ACC chairman Ross Wilson says.

When a couple of tonne of metal hits another couple of tonne of metal, it will, on occasion, result in death.

RSA victim Susan Couch's ongoing battle with successive governments for compensation is not one she should have to be fighting.

Susan Couch's Supreme Court victory came with a sting in the tail - the Court has set the bar far higher for her and others to win "exemplary damages".

Bill English is still warning of belt tightening in the upcoming Budget.