Table 3

Total injury rate per 1000 entitlement claims with 95% CIs and percentage of total claims and differences per year by district 1999 to 2007

Total injury claimsTotal injury costsDifference from Auckland/Canterbury* for total injury claims
No.Rate (95% CI)%NZD (%)Mean NZD
North Islandχ2 (df = 1)p Value
North Island Total4527761.7 (739.9 to 784.3)76.2$32 432 546 (75.7)$7164
    Northland24240.7 (35.9 to 46.2)4.1$1 039 949 (2.4)$42971664<0.001
    Auckland2298386.7 (371.2 to 402.8)38.7$16 197 746 (37.8)$7049
    Waikato55092.5 (85.1 to 100.6)9.3$4 262 668 (10.0)$77501072<0.001
    Bay of Plenty35159.1 (53.2 to 65.6)5.9$2 472 284 (5.8)$70441431<0.001
    Gisborne8013.5 (10.8 to 16.8)1.3$411 637 (1.0)$51462068<0.001
    Hawke’s Bay12420.9 (17.5 to 24.9)2.1$622 664 (1.5)$50221951<0.001
    Taranaki19833.3 (29.0 to 38.3)3.3$1 342 233 (3.1)$67791766<0.001
    Manawatu-Wanganui24541.2 (36.4 to 46.7)4.1$2 241 098 (5.2)$91471657<0.001
    Wellington43973.9 (67.3 to 81.1)7.4$3 842 267 (9.0)$87521262<0.001
South Island
South Island Total1282215.7 (204.2 to 227.9)21.6$9 330 145 (21.8)$7278
    Tasman91.5 (0.8 to 2.9)0.2$13 277 (0.0)$1475879<0.001
    Nelson345.7 (4.1 to 8.0)0.6$113 822 (0.3)$3348808<0.001
    Marlborough284.7 (3.3 to 6.8)0.5$119 305 (0.3)$4261825<0.001
    Canterbury906152.4 (142.8 to 162.7)15.2$9 699 320 (15.6)$10 706
    West Coast12420.9 (17.5 to 24.9)2.1$653 345 (1.5)$5269593<0.001
    Otago13322.4 (18.9 to 26.5)2.2$1 514 433 (3.5)$11 387575<0.001
    Southland6510.9 (8.6 to 13.9)1.1$307 943 (0.7)$4738728<0.001
Other/Unknown
Other/Unknown Total13122 (18.6 to 26.2)2.2$968 068 (2.3)$7390
    Other345.7 (4.1 to 8.0)0.6$303 166 (0.7)$8917
    Unknown9716.3 (13.4 to 19.9)1.6$664 902 (1.6)$6855
  • Total injury costs, percentage of total costs and mean cost per claim by district 1999 to 2007. Percentage totals do not equal 100% due to data rounding. Rates are per 1000 injury entitlement claims.

  • *Auckland for North Island, Canterbury for South Island.