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Parents anything but sun smart
Tuesday, 10 November 2015, 10:53 am | Southern Cross
The sun-smart message isn’t fully getting through to parents with over half (51%) admitting their children have been sunburnt, according to a survey by Southern Cross. The survey into the living habits of Kiwis, conducted by TNS, has revealed the most ... More >>
A Tooth Fairy For Adults
Wednesday, 28 October 2015, 11:50 am | Southern Cross
Southern Cross Health Trust and the New Zealand Dental Association (NZDA) are playing tooth fairy for low income adults around New Zealand through an initiative called Smile NZ. More >>
Wellness in the Workplace Survey
Monday, 31 August 2015, 11:41 am | Southern Cross
This morning the second Wellness in the Workplace survey - a nationwide study of 113 employers (with 116,000 employees) by Southern Cross Health Society and BusinessNZ is being released. The full Wellness in the Workplace 2015 survey can be found here ... More >>
Kiwi coffee lovers prefer an instant fix
Thursday, 30 July 2015, 11:05 am | Southern Cross
Hold onto your flat white! Despite being a country renowned for our coffee culture a new survey shows the preferred drink is instant. More >>
Hung over Kiwis still show up for work
Thursday, 30 July 2015, 11:04 am | Southern Cross
New Zealanders are more likely to show up for work hung over than take a day off to nurse their sore heads. More >>
Health Insurance Payouts Top $800 Million
Tuesday, 26 May 2015, 11:52 am | Southern Cross
Figures released today show Southern Cross Health Society paid 2.3 million claims in the last calendar year with a combined value of $803,400,000. Though just 7% or 163,370 of those claims were for elective surgery they accounted for 73% of costs. ... More >>
Free Dental Care for Adults
Friday, 15 May 2015, 9:47 am | Southern Cross
Free dental care is being provided for up to 1500 low income adults through a new initiative - Smile New Zealand - funded and organised by Southern Cross Health Trust and the New Zealand Dental Association (NZDA). More >>
Safety pays when travelling overseas
Tuesday, 5 May 2015, 9:21 am | Southern Cross
Natural disasters such as the recent earthquake in Nepal and volcano eruption in Chile serve as a timely reminder to check your destination is safe and purchase insurance long before you travel, advises Southern Cross Travel Insurance (SCTI). More >>
Southern Cross Customers Ready For Cloud Demand
Tuesday, 24 March 2015, 12:46 pm | Southern Cross
HAMILTON, Bermuda – March 24, 2015 – Southern Cross Cable Network today announced that it had successfully completed arrangements with six of the largest ISP providers in the Australia/New Zealand region to supply their international capacity needs ... More >>
Southern Cross brings pet into the family
Wednesday, 20 August 2014, 3:48 pm | Southern Cross
Ellenco Pet Insurance has today officially become Southern Cross Pet Insurance (SCPI) and with the name change comes a whole new set of simplified products, a new website and now the ability to get a quote and apply online. Anthony McPhail, Head of SCPI, ... More >>
A dog, a horse and a monkey walked into a bar…
Tuesday, 5 August 2014, 10:16 am | Southern Cross
It would be nice if there was a punchline, but in fact there’s a very good reason that interacting with these and dozens of other animals result in anguish not laughs. More >>
New Leadership Team for Southern Cross
Wednesday, 2 July 2014, 12:36 pm | Southern Cross
Effective 1 July 2014, Peter Tynan will become CEO - Southern Cross Medical Care Society (the health insurance business), Terry Moore will become CEO - Southern Cross Health Trust (owner of the hospitals, travel insurance, primary care and pet insurance ... More >>
Independent Role Recommended to Drive Healthcare Change
Monday, 12 May 2014, 3:10 pm | Southern Cross
A high-powered healthcare Think Tank has recommended that a politically independent working group or health commission be established to help shape long term health policy and to drive the significant change needed to avoid a healthcare funding crisis. ... More >>
Southern Cross appoints new CEO
Wednesday, 7 May 2014, 2:34 pm | Southern Cross
Anthony Briscoe has been appointed as the new President and CEO of the Southern Cross Cable Network, Chair Nick Clarke announced today. Anthony replaces Fiona Beck, who has been CEO since 2001, who is stepping down to pursue roles as an independent ... More >>
Survey highlights trust issues
Tuesday, 29 April 2014, 12:17 pm | Southern Cross
Survey highlights trust issues Men are more likely than woman to try to cheat their insurer – ironically , they also have the least faith in their insurer doing the right thing. More >>
Snakes on a claim
Tuesday, 1 April 2014, 10:34 am | Southern Cross
A near-fatal brush with a rattlesnake, an infected spider bite and multiple scorpion stings top Southern Cross Travel Insurance’s (SCTI) list of unusual medical claims resulting from chance encounters with wildlife. One SCTI customer travelling in the ... More >>
Disruptions, Bedbugs & Other Tourists Top NZers Gripe List
Tuesday, 7 January 2014, 9:57 am | Southern Cross
Delays and inferior accommodation are the biggest irritations for New Zealanders when travelling according to Southern Cross Travel Insurance (SCTI). An SCTI-commissioned TNS survey, carried out in September 2013, quizzed 2,000 Kiwis on the things that ... More >>
Absenteeism Costs $1.3 billion
Wednesday, 4 December 2013, 9:54 am | Southern Cross
An estimated 6.1 million days of work absences cost the New Zealand economy approximately $1.3 billion last year, according to the first Wellness in the Workplace survey to be conducted here. Wellness in the Workplace is a joint study undertaken by the country’s ... More >>
Waking Up In Vegas
Friday, 29 November 2013, 11:53 am | Southern Cross
With Las Vegas becoming a hot destination for many, it’s not just the casinos and shopping malls in ‘Sin City’ leaving Kiwi travellers short of cash but also a variety of opportunistic crooks, says Southern Cross Travel Insurance (SCTI). More >>
Southern Cross Completes 100G Expansion Powered by Ciena
Wednesday, 31 July 2013, 1:06 pm | Southern Cross
HAMILTON, Bermuda and HANOVER, Md. – July 31, 2013 – As part of its latest capacity expansion Southern Cross Cable Network today announced the successful implementation of Ciena’s (NASDAQ: CIEN) 100G transmission equipment across the entire Southern ... More >>
