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• GPMRI service rolled out as wait times fall Ka puta atu te ratonga o GPMRI, ka heke te roa o te wā e whanga ana ngā tūroro

  ACC has rolled out a national MRI referral service across Aotearoa to reduce MRI wait times by almost half which will significantly benefit patients and GPs.

• ACC partners with Basketball NZ to prevent injuries

  Basketball is one of the fastest-growing sports in the country and ACC is ensuring the next generation of players are supported to stay in the game longer.

• Paris’ story: 'It was like someone had shot me in the leg'

  Rising star Paris Lokotui had just been included in the Silver Ferns training squad when a serious knee injury threatened her career. She is now a big advocate of the NetballSmart injury prevention programme, which ACC supports Netball New Zealand to run.

• Learning how to coach disabled athletes

  Coaching an athlete with a disability can be an intimidating prospect but a new toolkit from Paralympics New Zealand is looking to change that.

• Spike in minor gym injuries could be a good thing He mea pai pea te pikinga o ngā whara māmā i te whare whakapakari

  For the first time, gym training is contributing to more injuries than any other sport. However, the exercise benefits are likely to outweigh the risks.

• Peter Cowan: Making the choice to amputate at 15 He kōwhiringa nui mō te taiohi 15 tau te pakeke

  During a bike ride home after school, Peter Cowan was clipped by a car. As an above-the-knee amputee, he's now competing on an international level in Para va'a.

• Anna’s story: Finding herself on the world stage

  Paralympics double gold medallist Anna Grimaldi is in the prime of her career and is hoping to see others follow in her footsteps through the ACC-supported LevelUp, a series of online resources for coaching disabled athletes.

• 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.

• IronMāori: Judd Baker's journey to hauora (wellness) Ko IronMāori: Ko te ara o Judd Baker ki te hauora

  Judd Baker had a tumultuous IronMāori event in 2018. But in 2019, he’s prepped and ready to smash the half on 30 November.

• Guy’s story: A life of overcoming the odds

  Multi-talented sportsman Guy Harrison almost died as a young child and faced life in a wheelchair. But he’s now a member of the ACC-supported Para Sport Collective and is targeting a place at the Paralympics.

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