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type: Leadership
date: 19/03/26

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Directors’ duties and escalating risk: lessons from ASIC v Bekier

DENTONS

Directors’ duties and escalating risk: lessons from ASIC v Bekier

An Australian court ruling highlights directors’ obligations when serious risks emerge, with important implications for New Zealand boards

type: Digital
date: 19/03/26

KORDIA

The results are in: Cyber resilience must be a boardroom issue

The results are in: Cyber resilience must be a boardroom issue

Nearly half of New Zealand businesses faced a cyberattack last year, but too many boards still underestimate the risk.

type: Director duties
date: 20/03/26

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Wearing the silver fern in the boardroom

What does it mean to represent New Zealand in the boardroom, and are we supporting the best and brightest to step forward?

type: Setting the table
date: 19/03/26

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Flying blind on pay equity

“We don’t think we have a gap.” In governance, measurement beats assumption.

type: Board practices
date: 20/03/26

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Building boards for New Zealand’s new water entities

Building boards for New Zealand’s new water entities

Water reform will demand capable boards, clear purpose and strong relationships to deliver long-term infrastructure change.

type: Director duties
date: 13/03/26

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Health and safety reform: Key implications for directors and officers

Proposed reforms to the Health and Safety at Work Act aim to prioritise critical risks and clarify officers’ duties.

type: Sectors & perspectives
date: 16/03/26

The talent pipeline New Zealand can’t afford to waste

Andre Afamasaga MInstD argues that as demographics shift, boards must take a more intentional approach to Pasifika governance capability.

type: Leadership
date: 18/03/26

KORDIA

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The future of AI is human. Women must be central to designing it.

The future of AI is human. Women must be central to designing it.

AI is more than a tech topic. It is integral to how we will organise our workplaces in the future.

type: Leadership
date: 11/03/26

The next generation of women leaders must not be left waiting

The next generation of women leaders must not be left waiting

At the IoD’s IWD event, leaders stressed that progress depends on opening doors – and ensuring more women can walk through them.

type: Digital
date: 12/03/26

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Invisible work, visible risk: what boards are missing about AI

Invisible work, visible risk: what boards are missing about AI

Why AI’s biggest governance risks are emerging through people, not technology.

type: Board practices
date: 06/03/26

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Compliance to confidence: strengthening governance as expectations rise

Compliance to confidence: strengthening governance as expectations rise

Thousands of societies must re-register by 5 April 2026 amid wider governance reforms affecting charities and trusts.

type: Digital
date: 19/03/26

KORDIA

The results are in: Cyber resilience must be a boardroom issue

The results are in: Cyber resilience must be a boardroom issue

Nearly half of New Zealand businesses faced a cyberattack last year, but too many boards still underestimate the risk.

Cyber security
From our sponsors

type: Leadership
date: 19/03/26

DENTONS

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Directors’ duties and escalating risk: lessons from ASIC v Bekier

Directors’ duties and escalating risk: lessons from ASIC v Bekier

An Australian court ruling highlights directors’ obligations when serious risks emerge, with important implications for New Zealand boards

From our sponsors

type: Leadership
date: 18/03/26

KORDIA

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The future of AI is human. Women must be central to designing it.

The future of AI is human. Women must be central to designing it.

AI is more than a tech topic. It is integral to how we will organise our workplaces in the future.

Digital transformation
From our sponsors

type: Board practices
date: 16/03/26

ASB

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Economic recovery brings opportunities – and risks – for boards

Economic recovery brings opportunities – and risks – for boards

Nick Tuffley says the worst of the slowdown may be behind us, but boards still face a volatile economic outlook.

From our sponsors

type: Director duties
date: 13/03/26

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Health and safety reform: Key implications for directors and officers

Health and safety reform: Key implications for directors and officers

Proposed reforms to the Health and Safety at Work Act aim to prioritise critical risks and clarify officers’ duties.

From our sponsors
Health and safety
Policy and legislation

type: Climate
date: 27/02/26

KPMG

The power of putting a dollar value on climate risk

The power of putting a dollar value on climate risk

Boards make better capital decisions when climate risks are priced.

Climate change
From our sponsors

type: Board practices
date: 02/02/26

KORDIA

Get cyber smart now

Get cyber smart now

Stakeholders now view ineffective response to a cyber incident as evidence of governance and management failure.

Cyber security
From our sponsors

type: Sectors & perspectives
date: 28/11/25

KPMG

Family business governance: the backbone of sustainable growth

Family business governance: the backbone of sustainable growth

Strong governance empowers business families to plan ahead, navigate complexity, and protect both commercial and personal legacies.

Family business
From our sponsors
Succession Planning