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Waihi gold mining 'inherently unsustainable' - Sage
Primary Sector

Waihi gold mining 'inherently unsustainable' - Sage

By Gavin Evans May 8 (BusinessDesk) - Expansion of gold mining at Waihi is inherently unsustainable, will increase emissions, and will provide only moderate employment benefits relative to winding down the operation and remediating the site, Land Information Minister Eugenie S...

Gavin Evans 08 May 2019
'Toothless' or ' alarming' - reaction to the Zero Carbon Bill
Primary Sector

'Toothless' or ' alarming' - reaction to the Zero Carbon Bill

By Pattrick Smellie May 8 (BusinessDesk) - Reactions to the net zero carbon emissions legislation released today range from Greenpeace attacking it as "toothless" and "miserly" to Federated Farmers calling it "frustratingly cruel". Two key issues are at the heart of those a...

Pattrick Smellie 08 May 2019
Govt unveils long-awaited zero carbon law, takes ‘split gas’ approach on methane
Primary Sector

Govt unveils long-awaited zero carbon law, takes ‘split gas’ approach on methane

By Pattrick Smellie May 8 (BusinessDesk) - After months of cross-parliamentary wrangling, the government this morning unveiled its long-awaited draft legislation that will guide New Zealand to its target of net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. The Climate Change Respo...

Pattrick Smellie 07 May 2019
New book says South Canterbury Finance receivership was bungled
Finance

New book says South Canterbury Finance receivership was bungled

By Jenny Ruth May 8 (BusinessDesk) - McGrathNicol has been accused of mismanaging the South Canterbury Finance receivership by selling its assets too fast at fire-sale prices and charging outsized fees. Kapiti Coast financial advisor Chris Lee’s new book, The Billion Dollar...

Jenny Ruth 07 May 2019


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. 
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