New research has established the links between aspects of diminished wellbeing and on-farm injuries.The study, aimed to understand the relationship between aspects of diminished wellbeing and on-farm injuries, asked 500 farmers receiving ACC to quantify the extent to which different aspects of diminished wellbeing had contributed to their accident.The results were telling – well […]
This video outlines the link between personal wellbeing and the rate of injury on farm. It also provides an overview of Farmstrong, the partners involved, research undertaken, the theory of behaviour change and how Farmstrong delivers the programme.View the video:Farm Strong: Krissy Cloutman
A quad bike accident drove home to one farmer how exhausted he really was – and prompted him to change gears to improve his wellbeing. Read the full article. ACC Newsroom: July 14, 2020
Cathryn Monro hadn’t been on a bike in 18 years. Now, she rides an e-bike 6km to work every day. She’s part of a massive cycling boom which has largely flown under the radar of councils and governments. Cycling in Wellington increased by as much as 40 per cent year-on-year before the Covid-19 lockdown, according […]
There are quite a lot of myths, untruths, misconceptions, call them what you will about motorcycling. And they tend to hang around, even after they should have been ‘fact-checked’ into oblivion. Why is that? What underlies the persistence of these myths? Click on the link to read the full article. Ride Forever (an ACC initiative)
E-scooter company Lime has made a formal proposal to operate in Rotorua, with planning under way for a six-month trial of 250 scooters. The proposal comes seven months after Lime’s e-scooters were banned from Auckland amid safety fears. In a report to a Rotorua Lakes Council committee meeting on Thursday, council chief executive Geoff Williams […]
During lockdown for COVID-19 many of us haven’t been able to get to the gym, play team sports or exercise with people outside our bubbles. We know many of you will have kept your activity levels pumping at home, but perhaps not as much as before lockdown. And that will mean you aren’t as match-fit […]
There was a huge drop in injury claims involving cars and motorcycles during Level 4 of the lockdown. As the roads emptied, claims from car crashes fell by 80% and for motorcycles by 76%. You don’t need to be a pessimist to predict much of that drop in accidents will reverse when New Zealand moves […]
The woman who ran out of Pak ‘n Save without paying, pushing a shopping trolley filled with plastic food wrap, yelling a promise to “sort it out later”. The look of shock on the faces of first responders, especially the younger ones, and their stoicism. The sight of ambulance officers comforting a young boy, separated […]
An official report estimates allowing cycling on footpaths could lead to one death and 17 serious injuries a year but still have a $10 million upside. But opponents say the cost-benefit analysis is flawed and ignores the benefit of people being able to walk around safely. The government is proposing to let bikes, e-bikes and […]
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