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Class action targets ‘ineffective’ cold medicines
Law & Regulation

Class action targets ‘ineffective’ cold medicines

A class action has been filed claiming a pharmaceutical giant sold and marketed in New Zealand cold medicines that did not work.Australia-based JGA Saddler filed a class action against Johnson & Johnson NZ on Thursday over its phenylephrine-based cold medicines tablets and syrups...

Staff reporters 13 Feb 2025
Law firm partner facing misconduct charges
Law & Regulation

Law firm partner facing misconduct charges

Intern says she 'downplayed' the senior partner's Christmas party behaviour.

Staff reporters 11 Feb 2025
On the hunt for Du Val founders’ ‘missing’ jewellery
Law & Regulation

On the hunt for Du Val founders’ ‘missing’ jewellery

Du Val's founders have been ordered to hand more jewellery items to receivers.

Maria Slade 11 Feb 2025
Previous owner wants to buy back Airwork Holdings
Law & Regulation

Previous owner wants to buy back Airwork Holdings

‘There’s some value [in Airwork], but each day it is diminishing.’

Denise McNabb 11 Feb 2025


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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