Law & Regulation
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Infrastructure
Air NZ loses jet fuel disruption claim against Z Energy
By Gavin Evans June 7 (BusinessDesk) - Air New Zealand has lost its bid for compensation from Z Energy for losses during the September 2017 fuel shortages in Auckland. The national carrier had gone to the High Court seeking compensation from both BP and Z, arguing the firms...
Policy
Transmission Gully contractor lodges material claim against NZTA
By Paul McBeth June 7 (BusinessDesk) - With less than a year until it’s scheduled to open, the contractor tasked with building and maintaining the 27-kilometre Transmission Gully highway north of Wellington has lodged a claim big enough for the New Zealand Transport Agency to...
Primary Sector
Synlait seeks leave to appeal Pokeno land covenants decision
By Rebecca Howard June 7 (BusinessDesk) - Synlait Milk has filed for leave to appeal to the Supreme Court in an effort to remove covenants over its Pokeno site. The company says it is still confident it can reach a solution with the involved parties, but lodged its applicat...
Infrastructure
UPDATE: Industry split on Auckland jet fuel options
(Adds Auckland Airport denial from 22nd paragraph that JUHI lease is at risk of early termination.) By Gavin Evans June 6 (BusinessDesk) - Extra jet fuel storage can be provided for Auckland International Airport, but suppliers are split on whether an additional pipeline fr...
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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 was the 2023 recipient of a Brian Gaynor initiative grant.
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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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