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Privacy Commission aware of vulnerable database for weeks
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Privacy Commission aware of vulnerable database for weeks

A database which made public thousands of New Zealanders' personal information was left open for months, despite it being reported to the Office of the Privacy Commissioner.Wellington-based LPM Property Management left exposed more than 30,000 images of landlords and tenants’...

Dan Brunskill 16 Jul 2020
Rangitira persists with Te Kuha project despite court ruling
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Rangitira persists with Te Kuha project despite court ruling

Rangitira Developments is persisting with efforts to progress the Te Kuha coal development near Westport despite another unfavourable court ruling.  The Supreme Court yesterday confirmed an earlier Court of Appeal decision which had restricted the factors Buller District Counc...

Gavin Evans 16 Jul 2020
Work visa changes cut both ways
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Work visa changes cut both ways

Changes to work visas focused on getting more Kiwis into jobs are a double-edged sword, hindering recruitment while making it more difficult for business and industry to hang onto skilled, productive workers, say immigration specialists.Immigration Minister Iain Lees-Galloway las...

Brent Melville 16 Jul 2020
JENNY RUTH: The hurdles we require of marauders
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Jenny Ruth: JENNY RUTH: The hurdles we require of marauders

When the Vikings came calling, my Irish forebears skedaddled with all the valuables they could carry to take refuge in the nearest round tower, pulling the stairs up after them.When Nordic marauders came a second time for Metlifecare, their rapacity was obvious in the price they...

Jenny Ruth 16 Jul 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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