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Aurora gets virus extension on $5m fine
Dunedin electricity distributor Aurora Energy has gained additional latitude over the payment of almost $5 million of penalties due to the coronavirus crisis.The firm, which is planning a $400 million, three-year programme to catch up on over-due maintenance and meet a surge in d...
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How to sign a contract in the time of covid-19
Businesses wanting to extend a lease, refinance a loan or create any other type of contract are finding things just got a lot trickier as the country prepares for lockdown.People working from home might not have facilities to print and scan documents, and restrictions on person-t...
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Essential services: Govt clarifies who's in and who’s out
The government has published a more detailed list of which businesses and organisations can be considered essential services as the country prepares for lockdown from midnight Wednesday. At a press conference this afternoon, Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment deput...
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Regulators meet to discuss AML rules during lockdown
The major regulators for anti-money laundering are meeting today to work out if any rules can be relaxed while the country is in lockdown. The rules, which apply to banks, lawyers, real estate agents, casinos and finance companies, will be difficult to comply with as the country...
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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.
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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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