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NZTA orders Transmission Gully to open despite dissension
Infrastructure

NZTA orders Transmission Gully to open despite dissension

Negotiations between NZTA and the various contractors on opening the road failed. 

Staff reporters 17 Mar 2022
Kickback culture: 'loyalty schemes' push build pricing up by 10%
Property

Kickback culture: 'loyalty schemes' push build pricing up by 10%

The building sector has long viewed it as an embedded practice, but there's little doubt that rebate and loyalty schemes are adding to building costs and artificially inflating the cost of the NZ home.

Brent Melville 17 Mar 2022
From A to Z: Ampol cleared to buy Z Energy
Energy

From A to Z: Ampol cleared to buy Z Energy

Another hurdle in Ampol acquiring Z Energy is cleared.

Ian Llewellyn 16 Mar 2022
Govt targets high earners' tax rate dodge
Finance Free

Govt targets high earners' tax rate dodge

The 350 individuals and families with more than $50 million in net assets paid $26m in income tax in 2018 while their companies paid $639m in tax and their trusts paid $102m.

Jenny Ruth 16 Mar 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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