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Trust, risk and the quiet rise of AI in your organisation

KPMG’s latest research offers directors a clearer view of how AI is being used – and what’s slipping through the cracks.

• AI
• From our sponsors

Pay equity reform – reducing cost or reducing equality?

What actually changed with reforms to the Equal Pay Act? Dentons’ legal experts explain.

• Diversity
• From our sponsors
• Human rights

Governance news bites – 16 May

A collection of governance-related news that you might have missed in the past two weeks.

• Climate change

Back to the Stone Age – UK cyberattacks £ retailers

Major cyberattacks on UK retailers highlight tough decisions for boards on ransomware payments.

• Crisis management
• Cyber security
• Digital

Boards' most important job: Lessons from a 100-day CEO

The chief executive failed and so, initially, did the board. Ethics, contracts and scrutiny matter.

• CEOs

Why directors must champion social cohesion

When people lose confidence in democracy, it often follows a loss of trust in institutions, leadership, or their ability to shape outcomes.

Public sector governance: Balancing purpose and pressure

Why public boards must lead with clarity, resilience and long-term vision in a shifting political landscape.

• Public sector
• Purpose

Fields of change: Governing sport for climate resilience

As climate change disrupts sport across New Zealand, boards ensure adaptation strategies do not deepen existing inequalities.

• Climate change
• Diversity
• Not for profits

Governance news bites – 2 May

A collection of governance-related news that you might have missed in the past two weeks.

• AI

Target, Costco, Marriott: Global lessons for New Zealand directors

When diversity becomes a business decision, outcomes vary. NZ directors can learn from global boardroom responses.

• Diversity

When the problem is around the table

What to do when a director’s performance is affecting the board.

• Conduct

IMHO: Setting an AI risk appetite

Boards can empower AI innovation through setting an appropriate risk appetite.

• AI

Charity governance reviews: A requirement and an opportunity

Governance reviews are now mandatory for registered charities, but more importantly, they can strengthen leadership, resilience and impact.

• Not for profits

New season of Board Matters 2025

In season 4 of Board Matters, host Steven Moe MInstD is joined by a panel of directors to unpack the big issues facing boardrooms in 2025.

Peter Cox: "It's about respecting the past and not being frozen by it"

Peter Cox shares why directors shouldn't forget history, a need for new voices on boards, and the challenges of long term strategy.

• Decision making
• Succession Planning

Kiriwaitingi Rei-Russell: Guided by the past to walk towards the future

Kiriwaitingi Rei-Russell was reluctant to join her first board but hasn't looked back. She's among a new group of young Māori changemakers.

• Board composition
• Decision making
• Future-proofing

Trump trade war could challenge US credibility, says Jamie Dimon

JPMorgan chief says Washington and Beijing ‘should engage’ as tariffs escalate.

• Trade

IMHO: How to get your board working as a team

Building trust is essential on a high-performing board. 

Governance news bites – 15 April

A collection of governance-related news that you might have missed in the past two weeks.

• Trade

Signals ignored: the UK Post Office scandal and the cost of governance silence

A recent webinar on the UK Post Office scandal highlights what boards must do to challenge culture, data and direction.

• Board dynamics