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East Wind employee Yuko Hanyu loses name suppression in fraud case
Law & Regulation

East Wind employee Yuko Hanyu loses name suppression in fraud case

Yuko Hanyu headed East Wind's finance department for 13 years and the Serious Fraud Office said the company operated Ponzi schemes. 

Staff reporters 14 Feb 2022
Excessive lawyer fees slashed in Feltex costs case
Law & Regulation

Excessive lawyer fees slashed in Feltex costs case

Former Feltex shareholder Eric Houghton has won a substantial reduction in costs for his long-running court battle against the failed carpet-maker.

Denise McNabb 14 Feb 2022
Intueri case returns to court over liquidators’ docs
Law & Regulation

Intueri case returns to court over liquidators’ docs

The case over failed education provider Intueri rumbles on.

Victoria Young 11 Feb 2022
Why we could be paying more for piped gas
Law & Regulation

Why we could be paying more for piped gas

A typical annual household gas bill of about $1,275 would increase by about $55 per year under a new Commerce Commission proposal.

Ian Llewellyn 10 Feb 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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