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Huka Lodge sale lands in court
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Huka Lodge sale lands in court

The latest in the battle between businessmen Michael Kidd and Alexander van Heeren has seen the parties return to court over the sale of the exclusive Huka Lodge.In January, the receiver of shares in van Heeren’s Worldwide Leisure agreed a sale of the luxury resort with US privat...

Victoria Young 23 Jun 2020
Law firms pay back wage subsidy, shed staff
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Law firms pay back wage subsidy, shed staff

Meredith Connell and Lane Neave are repaying the $1 million-plus dollars wage subsidies they took to shore up their firms, but are both cutting staff as they deal with the impact of the covid-19 pandemic.

Victoria Young 23 Jun 2020
Deer velvet supplement company cops $200k fine for mislabelling
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Deer velvet supplement company cops $200k fine for mislabelling

An Invercargill health supplement firm has been fined almost $200,000 for selling $5 million worth of mislabelled deer velvet supplements.

Brent Melville 22 Jun 2020
FMA brings KiwiSaver estimates to heel
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FMA brings KiwiSaver estimates to heel

A dose of reality has been injected into KiwiSaver projections this month after the Financial Markets Authority began requiring providers to use standardised return estimates in online calculators. The forecasts, created for the government by actuarial firm Melville Jessup Wea...

Dan Brunskill 21 Jun 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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