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When the language changes: from climate to energy

In the US, the language has shifted. What directors say (and don’t say) reflects evolving pressures and priorities.
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Board Talk: Off the Cuff

Board Talk: Off the Cuff features candid conversations and useful tips and insights on a range of issues facing the governance community. Episode 2 out now!
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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 now essential in governance.
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type: Digital
date: 23/12/25

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Quantum leaps ahead in the US, but where is NZ?

As technologies move closer to impact, directors must engage – not just as futurists, but as stewards of resilience and value creation.

AI
Cyber security

type: Digital
date: 19/12/25

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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.

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Māori governance

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.

Leadership

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.

Leadership
Wellbeing

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Boardroom confidential

Where directors speak frankly – sharing the moments, mistakes and lessons we don’t often hear about. Candid insights, in their own words. No spin. Just what they’ve learned behind closed doors.

In my humble opinion (IMHO)

A space for directors to offer a personal take on the ideas, issues and flashpoints shaping governance today. It’s opinion, not consensus – and that’s the point.

In the hot seat

From boardroom tensions to complex decisions under pressure, directors talk openly about what happened, how they navigated it, what they learned – and what they’d do differently next time.

My governance playlist

My Governance Playlist invites directors and emerging leaders to share the ideas that changed how they think, lead and serve – from books to podcasts to personal beliefs. Discover the media that sparked new thinking, deepened purpose and sharpened governance practice.