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First interview: Man kept as slave in NZ speaks out
He was lured to New Zealand with promises of money and a better life, but instead he was kept as a slave, repeatedly assaulted and cut off from his family. For the first time, he tells his story.
ACC mixed up files of two people with similar names
ACC mixed up the files of two people with similar names and sent the medical notes of one to the other.
ACC cuts staff access to sensitive claim files
ACC has cut the number of staff who can look at sensitive claim files by nearly 40 percent amid a raft of changes to beef up privacy measures at the agency.
ACC staffer breached client privacy after snooping in sensitive claim - ICRA
ACC has apologised to an abuse survivor after an employee breached her privacy by looking at her sensitive claim while investigating her husband for suspected fraud.
Housing crisis: Homeless mother of seven forced to pitch a tent during storm
A homeless mother of six young children and a newborn baby says she had no option but to pitch a tent in a Hawke's Bay park during a storm after Work and Income refused to help her.
'I wish they had listened': ACC's $1.4m service fails to meet many of its goals
A new $1.4 million service designed to help people understand ACC's systems and disputes process has failed to achieve many of its objectives, forcing the agency back to the drawing board.
Child wins five-year battle with ACC for birth-related injury cover
An 11-year-old boy left disabled by a botched birth has finally been given ACC cover after a five-year battle.
ACC apologise for failing to tell woman she was eligible for financial compensation
The Accident Compensation Corporation has formally apologised for failing to tell a woman she could be eligible for weekly compensation after she had to give up working due to post-traumatic stress…
Some survivors 'spent years unaware they were even eligible to make a claim'
Only 1 percent of sexual assault survivors that lodged sensitive claims with ACC since 2010 have received weekly compensation.
'Essentially fobbed off' - Sexual assault victims say they struggled to get help from ACC
Two sexual assault victims say ACC discouraged them from making claims and failed to inform them about the financial help they could be entitled to - and a lawyer says it's part of a long-running…
Online hui first step as ACC seeks feedback on handling of sensitive claims
ACC is to consult with sexual abuse survivors and therapists in a bid improve its sensitive claims service.
The health system’s attention deficit when it comes to ADHD
From struggling kids to out-of-control teens and desperate adults, NZ's ADHD community is in crisis. Why is it so hard for them to get help that some are resorting to TikTok for medical advice? Anusha…
ACC backlog: 'Patients are having their suffering extended as a result'
ACC staff are still facing huge workloads and a backlog of tasks running into the tens of thousands, despite the agency's insistence that things are improving.
ACC privacy breach claims in Korean embassy assault case
The victim of alleged sexual assault by a Korean diplomat says ACC staff divulged information about his sensitive claim to someone claiming to represent the Korean embassy.
'I feel like they're sweeping it under the carpet' - ACC whistleblower
An ACC employee who blew the whistle on call-centre staff sharing and laughing at client details in a private Snapchat group says no one from the agency has been in touch with them about the matter.
ACC staff posted clients' details to Snapchat group
ACC call centre workers shared details of people's injuries and mocked them on Snapchat, RNZ can reveal.
Chief Justice and Justice Young acted appropriately in 'Moana' case - commissioner
A complaint that the two most senior judges in the country compromised judicial independence by involving themselves in a case being overseen by a Family Court Judge has been dismissed by the Judicial…
Judges being surveyed to boost understanding of 'life and work experience'
The judiciary is gathering more information about judges' backgrounds including their sexuality and religious status.
ACC staffer shocked man she complained about still working with survivors
An ACC employee says she was sexually harassed by a male colleague but after she complained, the corporation allowed him to continue working with survivors of sexual abuse.
Check which ACC staff have accessed your file, abuse survivors urged
There is a widespread and systematic problem of ACC staff having inappropriate access to the files of sexual abuse survivors, advocates say.
Man horrified 92 ACC staff accessed his sensitive claim file
A man disabled by a workplace accident is horrified dozens of ACC staff looked at his sensitive claim file on childhood sexual abuse, viewing it more than 350 times after it was closed. Anusha Bradley…
Top lawyer complains over Judge Callinicos saga
A top human rights lawyer has accused the Judicial Conduct Commissioner of creating a scandal that has implicated highly ranked judges.
ACC admits backlog is delaying tens of thousands of client cases
ACC is struggling to clear a month-long backlog of work, with some tasks more than seven months overdue, the organisation has told MPs.
Midwives welcome extension of ACC maternal birth injury cover
Midwives are welcoming more ACC cover for maternal birth injuries but the sector says it's puzzled by news the government's Maternity Action Plan has also been updated, saying it's been kept secret…
'The right thing to do' - Government reveals proposed ACC changes to cover birth injuries
Thousands of women injured while giving birth will be eligible for ACC cover, under proposed changes being revealed today.