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EPA accused of over-reaching with offshore consenting powers
The Environmental Protection Authority has been accused of using consent conditions to try and fill enforcement “gaps” in the offshore regulations it works under. Beach Energy told a hearing committee yesterday it faces “unforeseen and significant” legal risk due to the way EP...
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Fletcher loses fight with Commercial Bay subcontractor
Fletcher Building has lost a multi-million dollar fight with a Commercial Bay subcontractor in a ruling that will influence how the entire sector interprets construction contracts.
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Phil Parkes: Still far too much harm occurring at work: WorkSafe
NZ's poor health and safety performance is at risk of going backwards.
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Gas exploration won't be rushed, Beach tells EPA
Any gas discovery by Beach Energy off the North Otago coast next year could require a further two years’ work to plan and prepare an appraisal drilling programme to determine how to develop it, the Environmental Protection Authority heard today. Beach is planning to drill one...
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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.
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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.
You can follow her on Twitter @victoriayoung03 or connect with her on LinkedIn here.
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