Press Release – 350 Aotearoa Climate justice organisation 350 Aotearoa is celebrating the direction from the government for the Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC) to accelerate its moves to divest from investments in fossil fuels. The direction to ACC to divest …
Climate justice organisation 350 Aotearoa is celebrating the direction from the government for the Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC) to accelerate its moves to divest from investments in fossil fuels. The direction to ACC to divest was included in the Minister of Finance’s annual letter of expectation to Crown Financial Institutions. This echoes the call from 350 Aotearoa, a grassroots climate organisation that has been calling on ACC to divest from all coal, oil, and gas companies since June 2020.
Press Release – 350 Aotearoa
Climate justice organisation 350 Aotearoa is celebrating the direction from the government for the Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC) to accelerate its moves to divest from investments in fossil fuels. The direction to ACC to divest was included in the Minister of Finance’s annual letter of expectation to Crown Financial Institutions. This echoes the call from 350 Aotearoa, a grassroots climate organisation that has been calling on ACC to divest from all coal, oil, and gas companies since June 2020.
350 Aotearoa Executive Director Erica Finnie said “Our community-led campaigning has built the social license and momentum for our government to direct ACC to divest from fossil fuels. It’s fantastic to see the government recognising that stopping investing in coal, oil, and gas companies is a vital step to align our financial sector with New Zealand’s climate commitments, and to align our public funds with the direction of public policy a
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Facebook posts shared hundreds of times claim a major New Zealand health insurer said it âwill not pay out on Life Insurance policies or medical if one has had the Covid vaccineâ. The claim is misleading; Southern Cross Insurance told AFP health and life insurance policies will continue as normal for people who have received a Covid-19 vaccine. New Zealand s government-run Accident Compensation Corporation also said that they cover vaccine-related injuries.
The claims were posted by a New Zealand-based user here. The post was shared more than 500 times before it was removed.
A screenshot of the post, taken April 9, 2021.
Inequity in outcomes from New Zealand chronic pain services
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Chronic pain is one of the most prevalent long-term conditions worldwide, with prevalence rates of approximately 15–40% across western and developing countries.1–4 In New Zealand, the 2018/19 Health Survey results show a prevalence of 19.4%,5 which reflects the international figures. The impact of chronic pain is multidimensional, affecting the individual’s physical, mental, spiritual and social wellbeing.6 Thus, the prevention and management of chronic pain should be a priority for the New Zealand health system.
Ethnic disparities in access to chronic pain management services have been reported both in New Zealand7 and internationally.8–11 In New Zealand, previous research7 has shown that Pacific and Asian people in New Zealand are significantly less likely to attend a district health board (DHB) chronic pain service, while those of European descent are over-represented in our pain ser
ACC claims in Hawke s Bay: 78,378 injury claims in 2020, prompting call for caution
13 Apr, 2021 02:23 AM
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ACC spent more than $159m helping people recover from injuries in Hawke s Bay in 2020. Photo / Warren Buckland
ACC spent more than $159m helping people recover from injuries in Hawke s Bay in 2020. Photo / Warren Buckland
Last year, ACC spent more than $159m helping people in Hawke s Bay recover from injuries.
In total, there were 78,378 new claims accepted across the region last year.
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ACC head of injury prevention Isaac Carlson said the campaign, entitled Preventable , aims to improve wellbeing by decreasing the number and severity of injuries.