Press Release – Helen Clark Foundation Alcohol-fueled crashes cost New Zealanders $636,000 in lifetime ACC costs every day for the last five years on average new figures show. The ACC data demonstrates the staggering cost of just one aspect of alcohol-related harm between 2016 and 2020. … Alcohol-fueled crashes cost New Zealanders $636,000 in lifetime ACC costs every day for the last five years on average new figures show. The ACC data demonstrates the staggering cost of just one aspect of alcohol-related harm between 2016 and 2020. The data was released after Minister of Justice Kris Faafoi stated his goal to review of the Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act within this parliamentary term, a move applauded by alcohol policy experts.