The government is being urged to remove any impediments facing Long Covid sufferers seeking financial support after Air New Zealand declined injury cover to a sufferer it made redundant.
Two sexual assault victims say ACC discouraged them from making claims and failed to inform them about the financial help they could be entitled to - and a lawyer says it's part of a long-running pattern at the corporation.
It can take Nick Chisholm two hours to compose a single email, but a health agency months to reply – if at all. Now, it's walking away from providing care altogether.