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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 – 2 May 2025

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

• AI

IMHO: Ensure third parties are safe with your data

Directors should require ISO/IEC 27001-certified partners for customer data handling.

• Cyber security
• Supply chains

Governance news bites

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

Governance on the edge: Directors, dominance and the competition reset

From groceries to banking, competition reform is on the agenda. Boards should brace – and lead.

• Stakeholders
• Transparency

OpenAI and open wounds: What New Zealand boards can learn

What happens when a board fires a CEO, then begs for his return? The OpenAI saga holds warnings for New Zealand boards. 

• AI
• Board composition
• Stakeholders

Getting started with AI: why the first conversation matters most

Here’s how to talk about AI with your board.

• AI
• Chairing

Health and safety reforms: a legal perspective

Whether the changes reduce the confusion, uncertainty and cost associated with compliance remains to be seen.

• From our sponsors
• Health and safety

Health and safety reforms: why directors must still hold firm

The bottom line is directors still need to apply good governance in how their organisations manage risk.

• Compliance
• From our sponsors
• Health and safety

Open eyes under water reforms

Local Water Done Well could result in the creation of around 50 boards. Directors who join the new entities should have their eyes open.

• Public sector
• Purpose

A win for governance: Minister signals support for directors’ role in H&S

New health and safety reforms confirm the board’s role is oversight, not operations, echoing the IoD’s long-held position.

• Health and safety