Law & Regulation

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Westpac cops $3.64m penalty for lender responsibility breaches
Law & Regulation

Westpac cops $3.64m penalty for lender responsibility breaches

Credit Contracts and Consumer Finance Act in focus again.

Andy Macdonald 28 Nov 2025
Air NZ’s Ravishankar grows up in public
Opinion

Pattrick Smellie: Air NZ’s Ravishankar grows up in public

The national airline’s new CEO faces plenty of challenges, some self-inflicted.

Pattrick Smellie 28 Nov 2025
RBNZ staff thin on ground after asbestos reopen
Law & Regulation

RBNZ staff thin on ground after asbestos reopen

The finance minister understands the new flexible working policy for the RBNZ is near.

Andy Macdonald 28 Nov 2025
Scam protection at heart of Code of Banking Practice update
Law & Regulation

Scam protection at heart of Code of Banking Practice update

Compensation is on the cards if banks fail all five scam-protection commitments.

Andy Macdonald 28 Nov 2025


Victoria Young
Victoria Young

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With a professional career spanning New Zealand, Singapore, and London, Victoria Young has been with BusinessDesk since 2019, initially as a senior reporter before taking on the role of investigations editor in 2022, then editor in 2024. 
She has been instrumental in growing BusinessDesk as this country’s premium business news brand.
She was the 2023 recipient of a Brian Gaynor initiative grant.
Victoria holds law and arts degrees from Victoria University of Wellington. 
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