Law & Regulation

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Court upholds climate  recommendations
Climate change

Court upholds climate recommendations

The commission's advice puts NZ on track for net zero 2050, high court rules.

Greg Hurrell 23 Nov 2022
MPs sit under urgency
Politics

MPs sit under urgency

The government put up 25 bills it wants to make progress on and says, if necessary, the house will sit into Saturday.

Ian Llewellyn 23 Nov 2022
Ngāi Tahu suing Māori fisheries trustee
Primary Sector

Ngāi Tahu suing Māori fisheries trustee

Ngāi Tahu says the trustee upended a settlement that took more than a decade to negotiate.

Jem Traylen 23 Nov 2022
DealWatch: Slowdown in the run-up to Christmas

DealWatch: Slowdown in the run-up to Christmas

Who’s acting for who on some of NZ's top legal deals?

Victoria Young 21 Nov 2022


Victoria Young
Victoria Young

Editor

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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