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Watercare rebuffs Wayne Brown’s 'cease' order
Infrastructure

Watercare rebuffs Wayne Brown’s 'cease' order

In the politest terms, Watercare's chair has told Auckland mayor Wayne Brown it will not obey his demand to stop work on three waters reforms.

Pattrick Smellie 26 Oct 2022
CCHL looking to claw back CEO costs?
CEO

CCHL looking to claw back CEO costs?

Christchurch council's holding company is in 'commercial negotiations' with the firm that helped recruit its CEO.

Oliver Lewis 26 Oct 2022
Watercare says govt covering three waters costs bill
Policy

Watercare says govt covering three waters costs bill

Wayne Brown was grateful for the update ahead of his meeting with Nanaia Mahuta tomorrow.

Riley Kennedy 25 Oct 2022
'Historic win' for Uber drivers
Policy

'Historic win' for Uber drivers

In a case with major implications for rideshare providers, a NZ court has found four Uber drivers were employees.

Oliver Lewis 25 Oct 2022


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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