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China trade distorts log costs for local processors, MPs told
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China trade distorts log costs for local processors, MPs told

Prices for New Zealand logs have been “highly distorted" by the country’s trade with China and do not represent a fair international price, MPs were told yesterday. Government proposals to ensure a more reliable log supply for domestic mills were a reasonable first step but su...

Gavin Evans 26 May 2020
Why directors must ignore their instincts in the time of covid-19
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Why directors must ignore their instincts in the time of covid-19

Former judge and insolvency expert Paul Heath, QC, says company directors must take a counter-intuitive approach to business due to covid-19.   He has implored the government to advocate that businesses not rush to collect cash from distressed businesses but take a collaborati...

Victoria Young 26 May 2020
'Obscene' urgency on forestry bill will cost jobs, MPs told
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'Obscene' urgency on forestry bill will cost jobs, MPs told

The government’s “rough and rushed” legislation to try to manage log flows from the country’s forests would cost jobs and slow the recovery of the economy post-covid, MPs were told today. Parties had just one week to submit on legislation – being managed under Budget urgency –...

Gavin Evans 25 May 2020
One last chance for Feltex investors
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One last chance for Feltex investors

The judge presiding over the Feltex investor case has given its funder one last chance to pay up or the case will be struck out. Justice Robert Dobson has given Tony Gavigan’s Joint Action Funding until July 13 to lodge $1.65 million in security for costs. At this date the...

Victoria Young 25 May 2020


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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