The Greens are celebrating the first reading last night of new ACC legislation to better support birth injuries after a successful campaign achieved record support.

The Green Party is launching a campaign today calling on the Minister for ACC, Carmel Sepuloni to ensure all survivors of sexual assault get the support they need, when they need it.

The Green Party has written to the new chair of the board of ACC, with 27 organisations and individuals, calling for major internal changes to the way ACC operates.

The Green Party says expanding coverage for birth injuries is a step in the right direction, but much more still needs to be done to ensure ACC is a person-centred organisation that provides comprehensive support for all birth injuries and birth trauma.

In less than 12 hours, more than 10,000 people have signed on the Green Party’s open letter asking for ACC to cover all birth injuries and trauma.

The Green Party is launching an open letter to the Minister for ACC asking for all birth injuries and trauma to be covered, and the letter has strong support from the sector.

Let's transform ACC to become an Agency of Comprehensive Care When our friends and whānau have an accident or become unable to work, we want them to be looked after with the care and support they need. But right now, ACC, the agency set-up to catch people in unexpected tough times, is letting too many people fall through the cracks.  ACC was originally established over 50 years ago to support people with a no-fault basis, but this is far from...

Support shouldn’t be conditional and our plan isn’t either. Our plan is a new, simple safety net that works for all of us. It’s our plan to improve our communities long-term, so all people in New Zealand can live with dignity, put a roof over their heads and food on the table. Here’s our Poverty Action Plan headlines: A Guaranteed Minimum Income of $325 per week for students and people out of work, no matter what. A Universal Child Benefit...

Click here for our 2020 Election Priorities for ACC ACC needs to be a fair system that is there for all New Zealanders to get help when they need it. A publicly owned ACC should ensure world-class treatment, rehabilitation, and compensation for all New Zealanders, promoting quality of life and ethical investment. ACC should remain publicly owned Pay-as-you-go funding with a mix of general taxation and predictable levies should encourage the best possible outcomes for clients, not the best financial outcome...