Media Release Archive
Letter to Dominion Post
Promoter: ACC Futures
Media Release: 09:33AM Monday, 30 January, 2012
The “Rough rugby tops the list of sports injury payouts” article in yesterday’s paper boasts the suc...
National ACT deal adds unnecessary costs to ACC
Promoter: ACC Futures
Media Release: 10:20AM Friday, 09 December, 2011
Yesterday’s confidence and supply agreement announced by the ACT and National parties will just add ...
New privatisation proposals continue dismemberment of ACC
Promoter: ACC Futures
Media Release: 10:41AM Friday, 18 November, 2011
The announcement by the government yesterday that it will “Explore choice in ACC Motor Vehicles and ...
Public has clear choice over future of ACC
Promoter: ACC Futures
Media Release: 12:38PM Monday, 07 November, 2011
The public has a clear choice about the future of ACC this election....
No evidence says report on ACC reforms
Promoter: ACC Futures
Media Release: 01:08PM Friday, 15 July, 2011
A report by economist Peter Harris challenges the practicality of the government’s proposals for re...
Levy cuts show Government Up
Promoter: ACC Futures
Media Release: 10:04AM Tuesday, 12 July, 2011
The announcement today that ACC levies will be drastically cut shows the government cried wolf when ...
ACC figures undermine the case for privatisation
Promoter: ACC Futures
Media Release: 02:42PM Thursday, 23 June, 2011
The figures on ACC’s financial performance released today by the Minister of ACC undermine the case ...
Insurance companies admit ACC costs less
Promoter: ACC Futures
Media Release: 02:37PM Tuesday, 07 June, 2011
Claims by the insurance industry that ACC will have an unfair advantage in the market over private i...
Privatisation proposals a step backwards
Promoter: ACC Futures
Media Release: 03:58PM Wednesday, 01 June, 2011
The announcement by the government this morning that it will be consulting on various options for th...
Coalition to Picket ACC Announcement
Promoter: ACC Futures
Media Release: 10:29AM Tuesday, 31 May, 2011
The ACC Futures Coalition accounced that, together with the NZ Council of Trade Unions it would be o...
Workers Memorial Day a time to reflect on the rights of the living and role of ACC
Promoter: ACC Futures
Media Release: 09:17AM Thursday, 28 April, 2011
Hazel Armstrong, spokesperson for the ACC Futures Coalition, today stressed the need to fight for th...
ACC Chief Executive's departure raises further concerns for the future
Promoter: ACC Futures
Media Release: 10:03AM Thursday, 14 April, 2011
The announcement that ACC Chief Executive Jan White will not be seeking to renew her appoint raises ...
AMI troubles show folly of ACC privatisation
Promoter: ACC Futures
Media Release: 12:23PM Friday, 08 April, 2011
AMI struggling in the aftermath of the Christchurch earthquake demonstrates the folly of the governm...
ACC support for traumatised earthquake victims
Promoter: ACC Futures
Media Release: 02:56PM Thursday, 10 March, 2011
The ACC Futures Coalition, an organisation set up to oppose the privatisation of the ACC accounts an...
Christchurch weekly compensation changes show strengths of ACC
Promoter: ACC Futures
Media Release: 04:40PM Wednesday, 09 March, 2011
The ACC Futures Coalition has welcomed the Government’s decision to introduce the Accident Compensat...
23 February critical day for future of ACC
Promoter: ACC Futures
Media Release: 09:33AM Friday, 18 February, 2011
“Next week cabinet will decide just how they will undermine ACC by choosing which model for privatis...
Government ignores evidence on ACC
Promoter: ACC Futures
Media Release: 04:10PM Wednesday, 22 December, 2010
The Department of Labour’s own regulatory impact statement on the ACC Stocktake report agrees with m...
Government ignoring evidence on ACC
Promoter: ACC Futures
Media Release: 02:16PM Wednesday, 22 December, 2010
The Department of Labour's own regulatory impact statement on the ACC Stocktake report agrees with m...
ACC set to be handed to private insurers
Promoter: ACC Futures
Media Release: 02:54PM Tuesday, 21 December, 2010
The Government’s ‘in principle’ decision to privatise the work account of ACC comes at a time when t...
Private insurers inadequacies challenged
Promoter: ACC Futures
Media Release: 09:22AM Tuesday, 21 December, 2010
The growing anger as quake claims fail has put the spotlight on the ability of private insurers to g...