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Weldon seeks shorter water consent for neighbour Coutts
Law & Regulation

Weldon seeks shorter water consent for neighbour Coutts

The battle over water use above Arrowtown continues. 

Paul McBeth 21 Jul 2021
Regulators succeed in suppressing KiwiSaver fees
Law & Regulation

Regulators succeed in suppressing KiwiSaver fees

After winning default KiwiSaver status, Westpac Bank has cut its fees to match its low-cost default fund.  

Dan Brunskill 20 Jul 2021
Fugitive tycoon; Westpac’s missing millions – the NZ connection
Law & Regulation

Fugitive tycoon; Westpac’s missing millions – the NZ connection

When creditors of fugitive Sydney tycoon Bill Papas join today's first conference call on their missing millions, Westpac NZ will be on the line, with a $42.8m exposure to an alleged fake invoicing scam.

Denise McNabb 20 Jul 2021
Takeovers Panel responds to criticism
Law & Regulation

Takeovers Panel responds to criticism

Takeovers Panel chief executive Andrew Hudson responds to Jenny Ruth's column.In your article, you state that the panel “greenlight[ed]” the Metlifecare/EQT scheme of arrangement in spite of disclosure questions. You will be aware that the high court is the principal regulato...

Andrew Hudson 20 Jul 2021


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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