cods wrote on Jan 13
th, 2020 at 4:50pm:
how many millions did she donate to the WHite Island volcano tragedy?... I missed that bit.
New Zealand's Whakaari/White Island victims are all covered by state compensation.In New Zealand, everyone's covered by public indemnity insurance.
That means both residents and visitors can apply for compensation if they suffer accidents while at work, on a holiday, or even in a major tragedy such as a terrorist incident or natural disaster.
Legally, this means anyone who suffers an injury on New Zealand soil does not have to take someone through the courts to prove they were at fault in order to obtain monetary compensation.
All they need to do is submit their claim to the country's public indemnity insurance provider, the Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC), to receive compensation for their injuries — be they mental or physical.
Because of this, those affected by the recent Whakaari/White Island disaster will be eligible for ACC funds whether they have been directly impacted or are the relative of someone who died.
For family members of non-New Zealand citizens, the ACC may also provide funds for funeral costs and a one-off survivor grant, while domestic family members are eligible for weekly compensation payments equal to 80 per cent of what the victim was earning at the time of the accident.
How good is New Zealand?