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type: Board practices
date: 19/12/25

Top 5 issues for directors in 2026: are you ready?

Top 5 issues for directors in 2026: are you ready?

Boards face rising pressure on performance, trust and judgement. These are the five key themes shaping governance in the year ahead.

type: Digital
date: 19/12/25

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Culture, code and courage: How Kiwa Digital is reshaping AI with an indigenous lens

Culture, code and courage: How Kiwa Digital is reshaping AI with an indigenous l...

Steven Renata’s kaupapa-led approach to AI is creating ethical, export-ready tech with Māori values at the core.

type: Board practices
date: 12/12/25

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Batterton moves into second as Boardroom Table rankings shift

Strong gains at Scales and Briscoes lift Tony Batterton, as changes at Rakon and a new Warehouse Group appointment reshape the landscape.

type: Board practices
date: 10/12/25

Backing the call: sand, safety and a board’s response

Faced with potential asbestos exposure, the school principal acted fast – supported by a board confident in the process.

type: Board practices
date: 11/12/25

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Budget blind spots and risky decisions: a warning for every board

Budget blind spots and risky decisions: a warning for every board

School audits reveal universal governance risks for every board – whether in a school, a startup or a listed entity.

type: Setting the table
date: 12/12/25

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Always available? The director’s holiday dilemma

We tell executives to switch off, yet struggle to do it ourselves. A call on the Mekong shows how blurred the boundaries can become.

type: Leadership
date: 11/12/25

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Leading with the ‘why’: Margie Apa on board judgement and clarity

Boards must ‘rationalise how we go forward’ – a level of sophistication the former Te Whatu Ora CEO says is essential in governance.

type: Sectors & perspectives
date: 08/12/25

‘Make space for how they lead’ – Māori voices in rugby governance

‘Make space for how they lead’ – Māori voices in rugby governance

Tai timu, tai pari – a Māori-led pathway is growing leaders and empowering them to bring their whole selves into decision-making roles.

type: Board practices
date: 09/12/25

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The board’s new mandate: smarter oversight, stronger results

The board’s new mandate: smarter oversight, stronger results

Independence, challenge and self-review: five ways New Zealand directors can future-proof their governance.

type: Sectors & perspectives
date: 12/12/25

Leadership to governance: Intentional pathways for women

Leadership to governance: Intentional pathways for women

Opportunity isn’t enough. Women’s progress depends on visible pathways, development support and structural change.

type: Climate
date: 05/12/25

OPINION

IMHO: With nature, start at the end

IMHO: With nature, start at the end

Treating nature like any other critical risk means directors can plan for and avoid impacts now – before the bill comes due.

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
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type: Board practices
date: 14/11/25

MARSH

When familiar risks become blind spots

When familiar risks become blind spots

Chartered Members join Marsh to explore key risks where directors may be underestimating the speed, complexity or convergence of change.

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type: Board practices
date: 14/11/25

HSE GLOBAL

The strategic value of business continuity in the boardroom

The strategic value of business continuity in the boardroom

Boards must take a strategic view – shifting the question from ‘How would we respond?’ to ‘How can we anticipate?’

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type: Digital
date: 14/11/25

KORDIA

Cyber security is a governance challenge, not just a technical one

Cyber security is a governance challenge, not just a technical one

Preparation beats documentation. The best responses come from boards that have practised.

Crisis management
Cyber security
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type: Digital
date: 14/11/25

KPMG

Data and AI governance: building trust in a digital future

Data and AI governance: building trust in a digital future

A clear, future-fit framework is essential for managing AI risk, enabling innovation, and earning a social licence to operate.

AI
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type: Climate
date: 14/11/25

HOBSON LEAVY

Capability in the climate era: Are boards ready for what’s next?

Capability in the climate era: Are boards ready for what’s next?

A pulse survey at the 2025 IoD and Chapter Zero NZ Climate Forum revealed how directors are building confidence, competence and capacity.

Climate change
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type: Climate
date: 14/11/25

ASB

Don’t centralise sustainability – embed it: Michael Kobori at Chapter Zero

Don’t centralise sustainability – embed it: Michael Kobori at Chapter Zero

At Chapter Zero NZ’s final 2025 event, global corporate sustainability leader Michael Kobori shared lessons from Levi’s and Starbucks.

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Sustainability

type: Climate
date: 14/11/25

ANTHEM

Muted voices: how greenhushing and media cuts stall climate conversations

Muted voices: how greenhushing and media cuts stall climate conversations

As boards and media go quiet on climate, directors must find new ways to communicate sustainability with clarity and credibility.

Climate change
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