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GAVIN EVANS: No clean hands in Matthews saga
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Gavin Evans: GAVIN EVANS: No clean hands in Matthews saga

In this article, republished from last February, Gavin Evans asks whether any parties truly took responsibiility for their part in the saga of former Auditor-General Martin Matthews.

Gavin Evans 26 Feb 2020
Defendants plead not guilty in National Party donors case
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Defendants plead not guilty in National Party donors case

Four men have pleaded not guilty to charges laid by the Serious Fraud Office over donations made to the National Party.  The accused - Yikun Zhang, Shijia (Colin) Zheng, Hengjia (Joe) Zheng and Jami-Lee Ross had their first appearance in the Auckland District Court this mornin...

Victoria Young 25 Feb 2020
Is NZX right to clobber minnows' investors?
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Is NZX right to clobber minnows' investors?

If you believe NZX's listing rules exist to protect investors, it makes no sense to punish infractions that hurt them by fining those same investors.And NZX Regulation's choice of target is too often the market's minnows, those who would be most burdened by fines and least able t...

Jenny Ruth 24 Feb 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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