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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
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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.nznorthernadvocat
ACC spent more than $196 million helping people recover from injuries in Northland last year, with 79,971 new claims for injury in 2020.
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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,” he says. “To be out in the water and in that beautiful scenery is pretty special. Maybe it’s a sign of maturity, but it’s good to just appreciate the act of doing it rather than just going out there to ride big waves or push myself.”