Hunger strike at an end

An ACC hunger striker says he has looked the devil in the eye for his 50 days without food and come out the other side.

Mike Dixon-McIver has finally reached a settlement with ACC to end his hunger strike outside its Wellington office, which began in October.

The 75-year-old former ACC advocate has been locked in a six-year battle with the corporation after it unsuccessfully tried to prosecute him for fraud. The case was thrown out and this year a judge awarded him legal costs of $13,000, but ACC would not go to mediation to discuss damages.