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Legal recreational cannabis could be another shot for vaping
A legalised recreational cannabis industry in New Zealand, which could be worth $420 million within the next three years, will be a lucrative sideline business for the growing e-cigarette industry, New Zealand’s biggest vaping company says. A yes vote on the Sept. 19 non-bind...
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Victoria Young: VICTORIA YOUNG: Understanding Mainzeal’s 'rough justice'
Jenny Shipley, Richard Yan and two other former Mainzeal directors have been arguing the High Court was wrong in finding them liable for breaches of directors’ duties, to the tune of $36 million. That's it in a nutshell, but the case — stemming from the company’s $110 million...
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Banks' covid-related provisions likely much smaller in June qtr
Provisioning by banks for the impact of the coronavirus crisis is likely to have been considerably smaller in the June quarter than the huge provisions they made in March. That's according to a graph presented by Reserve Bank deputy governor Geoff Bascand during a speech to ba...
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RMA Reform Proposals: What You Need to Know
Passed in 1991, the Resource Management Act was revolutionary at the time and the creature of a pioneering legislator, Geoffrey Palmer. It placed ‘sustainable development’ at the heart of new law that was intended to govern land use, resource development and environmental prot...
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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.
You can follow her on Twitter @victoriayoung03 or connect with her on LinkedIn here.
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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