PremiumOpinionOpinion byOliver HartwichNZ Herald·24 Jun, 2026 09:00 PM5 mins to readDr Oliver Hartwich is the Executive Director of The New Zealand Initiative (www.nzinitiative.org.nz).The ACC cut or declined support nearly 173,000 times in the past year.The Accident Compensation Corporation exists to mend people. If you are hurt in an accident, the scheme pays for your care and some of your lost wages. In return, you give up the right to sue whoever caused it.
But the money was never the point. The point is to
