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Infrastructure
Waitomo favours more open wholesale fuel contracts
By Gavin Evans Aug. 21 (BusinessDesk) - Waitomo Group says it would welcome greater freedom in fuel contracting proposed by the Commerce Commission, but it has doubts about the returns the regulator believes smaller retailers are making. The discount fuel retailer, previous...
Infrastructure
UPDATE: Lack of fuel competition may be costing $400m annually - ComCom
(Adds comment from Z Energy from 16th paragraph. Updates shares.) By Gavin Evans Aug. 20 (BusinessDesk) - The country’s fuel retailers may be earning close to $400 million a year in excess returns, and few expect any reduction in profitability any time soon, the Commerce Co...
Infrastructure
Competition watchdog proposes breaking wholesale stranglehold on petrol supply
By Pattrick Smellie Aug. 20 (BusinessDesk) - A stranglehold on the wholesale supply of petrol and diesel is at the core of New Zealand's less than fully competitive transport fuel market and it should be loosened, the Commerce Commission says in the draft findings of its first...
Spat between ihug founder and ex-wife hits High Court
By Victoria Young Aug. 19 (BusinessDesk) - Former ihug co-founder Tim Wood is being sued by his former wife Sasha, in a High Court case involving three Queen's Counsel. Tim is best known for founding internet company ihug with brother Nick, which became New Zealand's third...
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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.
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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.
You can follow her on Twitter @victoriayoung03 or connect with her on LinkedIn here.
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