Bronwyn Pullar only spoke to John Key once about her insurance dispute, but acknowledges he was named in correspondence to her insurer as a "known figure'' who the company may have had to deal with over her massive claim.
Labour MPs Trevor Mallard and Andrew Little have refused to apologise to ACC Minister Judith Collins for alleged defamation regarding the ACC scandal.
Prime Minister Minister John Key was last night dragged into the widening ACC scandal and forced to deny a report he was part of a group of senior National Party figures who backed Bronwyn Pullar's bid for a $14 million insurance payout.
With a shaking voice, National MP Nick Smith today announced his resignation from Cabinet in a statement to Parliament.
Former National Party president Michelle Boag has angrily dismissed suggestions she leaked the email she sent to ACC Minister Judith Collins about her friend Bronwyn Pullar's controversial meeting with ACC managers.
Dunedin lawyer Peter Sara is urging a "culture change" over privacy issues at the ACC after the names of several hundred Otago claimants were included in an email mistakenly sent to Auckland resident Bronwyn Pullar late last year.
Bronwyn Pullar wrote to Cabinet Minister Nick Smith 18 months ago accusing him of covering up corruption at ACC and warning him he would need public relations help in the face of anger over its policies.
A mind shift is needed so people stop viewing injuries as "accidents" and instead view them as no different from cancer or heart disease, a visiting Canadian injury prevention specialist says.
Accident compensation officials have backed down and agreed to finance surgery for a young man injured in an avalanche - but only after a lawyer laid out the evidence.
The Government is backing away from plans to rejig the Accident Compensation Corporation to allow competition from private insurers because of concerns it will drive up costs for small and medium businesses and the taxpayer.
The Government is backing away from plans to change the Accident Compensation Corporation to allow competition from private insurers, because of concerns it will drive up costs for small and medium businesses and the taxpayer.
Minister for ACC Judith Collins has criticised her agency's "poorly handled'' response to a massive breach of claimants' information.
Senior ACC manager Philip Murch knew of a potentially major breach of the privacy of more than 6000 claimants for three months but failed to do enough about it, says chief executive Ralph Stewart, who last night apologised for the blunder.
ACC Minister Judith Collins has asked for an urgent report into allegations that the private details of thousands of ACC claimants were sent to an unauthorised recipient.
ACC levy cuts worth more than half a billion dollars have officially become law.
At least 160 people were so badly mauled by dogs last year that they needed additional support for lost income, home help or rehabilitation.
More than $3 million of ACC money was lost to fraud last year and culprits increasingly include widowed women ripping off the system.
Has New Zealand's health watchdog lost its bark, asks Stuart McLennan.
People who lodge Accident Compensation Corporation claims in December stay off work longer on average than at any other time of the year and it adds $3 million to the annual weekly compensation bill, ACC says.
Claims by overseas visitors injured during the Rugby World Cup have cost the Accident Compensation Corporation more than $70,000 to date.
