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Small feet

We are working towards a smaller carbon footprint. Follow our journey.

IMHO: Remuneration in reality

We need to move away from increasing wages and salaries using percentages rather than dollar figures. 

• CEOs
• Executive remuneration
• Shareholders

IMHO: Technology benchmarking

Could this be your pathway to enhanced productivity?

• Innovation
• Productivity

KiwiRail chair Brian Corban has died: 'A mighty kauri has fallen'

He was at the forefront of change in many sectors and was well known for his broad range of commercial and governance experience.

IMHO: Feelin’ alright?

It’s time to put director wellbeing on the agenda.

• Board dynamics
• Health and safety
• Wellbeing

Sir Eion Edgar KNZM DFInstD made a Distinguished Fellow of the Institute of Dire...

Sir Eion has had a profound impact on business and the community.

Kordia announces Sheridan Broadbent as new chair

Kordia Group, which includes IoD national sponsor Aura Information Security, welcomes its new chair.

Future focus on litigation

MinterEllisonRuddWatts dispute resolution experts highlight the key trends in litigation risk for directors for 2021.

• Insurance
• Solvency

Future Director Charlotte Sullivan

On being appointed to the Naylor Love board during a disrupted 2020.

Why not be a director?

Being a director is not for the faint hearted. It can be a full on, demanding and daunting role.

• COVID-19
• Director duties
• Liability

IMHO: Bullying on boards - let’s talk about it

Craig Stobo CFInstD provides his perspectives on identifying and remedying poor board behavours.

• Board dynamics
• Wellbeing

Six questions with…Jason Cowan MInstD

Jason Cowan MInstD discusses life on the Waikato branch committee and shares his thoughts on governance after COVID-19. 

Company directors 'face biblical challenge' in seeking to right the wrongs of po...

Company directors need to be the people doing a lot of the wider strategic and existential thinking, says Rob Campbell.

• Director duties
• ESG
• Stakeholders

Covid vaccination and the workplace

Employers will need to decide whether they will require their employees (and other workers) to be vaccinated.

• COVID-19
• Health and safety

Cantabrians Humphry Rolleston and Rex Williams awarded Distinguished Fellowships...

The Institute of Directors has presented its highest accolade of Distinguished Fellow awards to Humphry Rolleston and Rex Williams.

President Biden’s Made in America Tax Plan

President Biden's wide-ranging set of corporate tax measures have made headlines around the world this week. 

• Trade

Court of Appeal confirms liability of Mainzeal directors

The Court of Appeal has delivered its eagerly anticipated judgment in proceedings brought by the liquidators of Mainzeal.

• Court decisions
• Director duties

The slow & painful demise of accounting standards

As the financial year closes, do your P&L and balance sheets really present an accurate reflection of your company's value?

• Auditing
• Financial reporting
• Intangible assets

West Coast sharemilker’s director skills recognised

Hokitika sharemilker Siobhan O’Malley has received an Emerging Director Award from the IoD Canterbury Branch.  

Institute of Directors welcomes long-awaited Incorporated Societies Bill

The IoD was pleased to see the Incorporated Societies Bill introduced into Parliament yesterday. Reform has been underway for over a decade…

• Conflicts of interest
• Director duties
• Not for profits