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      Home > News > Living & Travel

    Today is the summer's most accident-prone day

    Today is the summer's most accident-prone day


    ACC data shows over the past five years, New Year's Day accidents have prompted more than 27-thousand claims.

    New Years Eve take second place, with nearly 23-thousand injury reports.

    ACC Injury Prevention Lead James Whitaker says a risky cocktail of factors can come into play, including fatigue, sun, large groups - and drinking.

    © 2026 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

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     31 Dec: A search is underway for a dog who went missing after a yacht capsized in Northland yesterday
     31 Dec: A big New Year's Eve night is ahead across the country
     31 Dec: New Dame Companion, Dorothy Spotswood says she's grateful to be recognised for her more than 50 years donating to health
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    		 National:
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     Business:
    Hopes the new vocational education model kicking in from today will put industry in the driver's seat 10:26

     National:
    What are your new year’s reading resolutions? 6 dedicated readers share theirs 10:16

     National:
    Inside scoop: the 2,500-year history of ice-cream 10:07

     Politics:
    New Zealand's largest health patient information portal is investigating a cyber security breach 10:06

     Law and Order:
    New Year's Eve's been smoother than normal for emergency services around the country 9:56

     Auckland:
    State Highway 16 between Helensville and Wellsford remains closed at Makarau, north-west of Auckland, following an early morning unexplained death 9:56

     Politics:
    People walking packs of five-to-12 dogs must now get Council approval - in an attempt to improve safety 9:26

     International:
    Australian soldier fighting for Ukraine 'killed week before wedding' 8:57

     Politics:
    Israel banning dozens of aid organisations from operating in Gaza 8:36

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