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Olympian-in-waiting Saffi Vette has overcome personal tragedy, a learning disorder, school bullying and funding shortfalls to make the New Zealand team for...
Olympian-in-waiting Saffi Vette has overcome personal tragedy, a learning disorder, school bullying and funding shortfalls to make the New Zealand team for
The New Zealand Longboard Team has had an excellent start to their campaign at the International Surfing Association (ISA) World Longboard Championship held in Surf City, El Salvador.
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Northland surfer happy to be on board after accident - ACC spent $196m in Northland on injury recovery 19 Apr, 2021 05:00 PM 8 minutes to read Mangawhai surfer Mick Andrews is happy a surfing injury 22 years ago hasn't stopped him from the sport he loves, thanks to support from ACC. ACC says surfing injuries cost $9.3m last year. Mangawhai surfer Mick Andrews is happy a surfing injury 22 years ago hasn't stopped him from the sport he loves, thanks to support from ACC. ACC says surfing injuries cost $9.3m last year. Mike Dinsdale is Northern Advocate deputy editormike.dinsdale@nzme.co.nznorthe...
ACC In 2019, ACC helped more than 9000 people who had trampoline-related injuries - 79 per cent of them were children aged under 13. This story contains an image of a facial injury. Mick Andrews is sitting on his surfboard out amongst the waves on Mangawhai Beach as the sun rises over the East Coast. He takes a moment to soak up the surrounds of his home beach and remembers a moment that could have changed his life. Andrews, 40, suffered a nasty head injury 22 years ago, at Easter. He knows how lucky he is to still be able to do what he loves. “These days surfing for me is an escape,...