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Jacinta’s story: Bouncing back from a serious gym injury

Mother-of-eight Jacinta O’Donohue nearly broke her neck in a nasty fall at the gym. With the support of ACC, she’s made a full recovery and has some good advice for other gym goers.

Nick’s story: Sharing his story of pain to help others

Motorbike rider Nick Grant knows how important it is to do Ride Forever training and stay safe on our roads. He’s still coming to terms with the loss of a close friend in a motorbike accident.

All Blacks legend backs Farmstrong for wellbeing

Rugby great Sam Whitelock comes from a farming background and is an ambassador for Farmstrong, an ACC-supported rural wellbeing initiative.

Football Ferns legend: ‘I was told I might not play again’

The Football Ferns are on the cusp of the biggest moment in their careers – a FIFA World Cup at home. One of their most experienced and best players, Ria Percival, has fought back from the worst injury of her career to help their chances. It’s been a tough year, but Percival is focused on nothing but helping the team make history.

From chocolate factory to CEO: introducing Megan Main

After an interesting start to her professional career years ago, there's a lot to know about our new Chief Executive, Megan Main.

Football Ferns centre-half makes comeback from Achilles injury Kei te hoki atu te pū kaunuku o te Football Ferns ki te kēmu i muri atu i te wharanga o tōna Archilles

Football Ferns defender Meikayla Moore has bounced back from a serious Achilles injury to sign for one of the biggest football clubs in the world, Liverpool FC.

"We're not born champion fathers"

Former Warriors are giving back to their community as ambassadors for Le Va to help other fathers.

James’ story: A call no parent wants to receive

Having been on the end of a phone call about a crash involving his daughter, ACC Injury Prevention Leader James Whitaker knows all about the dangers of our roads. So he's backing our ‘Ghost your mates’ distracted driving campaign.

Dynamic warm-up gets your body touch-fit

As the touch rugby season kicks off, keep up your dynamic warm-ups so that you perform at your best, and stay injury-free all season.

The chilling truth: winter injuries in and around the home He kōrero nā Hine Takurua: ngā wharanga nō roto, nō waho hoki i te kāinga i te wā o te Takurua

The cold winter weather means staying warm in our homes. But does more time at home mean more home-based injuries? We got some surprising answers.

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