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type: Sectors & perspectives
date: 04/02/26

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When the board isn’t divided, it’s entrenched

When the board isn’t divided, it’s entrenched

Rob Campbell CNZM, CFInstD offers a chair’s-eye view on navigating deep disagreement – and leading through it with integrity.

Board dynamics
Chairing

type: IMHO
date: 03/02/26

OPINION

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IMHO: Why strategic latency is the boardroom’s greatest risk

IMHO: Why strategic latency is the boardroom’s greatest risk

By the time many boards approve a strategy, the assumptions behind it are already under strain. That lag is becoming a governance risk.

type: Profiles
date: 27/01/26

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Volatility is a given. Governance is the difference

Volatility is a given. Governance is the difference

New ONZM recipient Andy Macfarlane CMInstD reflects on a lifetime in agribusiness leadership and the hallmarks of prepared boards.

Leadership

type: Board practices
date: 23/01/26

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When the numbers smile and the projects frown: restoring oversight

When the numbers smile and the projects frown: restoring oversight

Long term contracts need hard evidence. Boards must trace claims from project files to accounts and test them against facts.

Audit

type: Board practices
date: 23/01/26

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Sir Rob McLeod leads Sanford surge in Boardroom Table rankings

Sir Rob McLeod leads Sanford surge in Boardroom Table rankings

Chair jumps 11 places amid record results as three directors enter the top 20 and primary sector boards evolve ahead of record exports.

type: Board practices
date: 22/01/26

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Trust, trade and turbulence: what boards must govern for now

Trust, trade and turbulence: what boards must govern for now

In a low-confidence economy, trust underpins trade resilience, workforce stability and long-term performance for New Zealand organisations.

Trade

type: Digital
date: 23/01/26

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Your new recruit brings their digital twin: the next governance frontier

Your new recruit brings their digital twin: the next governance frontier

As digital co-workers arrive alongside humans, boards must consider the implications for value, risk, culture and the future of governance.

AI

type: Boardroom confidential
date: 22/01/26

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Are we there yet? What AI is really asking of boards

Are we there yet? What AI is really asking of boards

Boards aren’t asking for an AI strategy – they’re trying to make uncertainty feel familiar.

AI

type: IMHO
date: 20/01/26

OPINION

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IMHO: Embrace boardroom conflict through psychological safety

IMHO: Embrace boardroom conflict through psychological safety

Conflict in boards and leadership teams is often avoided, but new research shows how leaders can harness disagreement productively.

Board dynamics
Decision making

type: Setting the table
date: 21/01/26

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Working for gingernuts: Should not-for-profit boards be paid?

Working for gingernuts: Should not-for-profit boards be paid?

Not-for-profit directors face rising legal risk and governance demands – often unpaid. Is working for purpose (and biscuits) still enough?

Director duties
Not-for-profit governance
Remuneration

type: IMHO
date: 15/01/26

OPINION

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IMHO: Should you be using advisory boards more?

IMHO: Should you be using advisory boards more?

More than a sounding board – advisory boards offer strategic insight without formal governance burden.

Decision making

type: Digital
date: 23/12/25

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

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 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.

AI
Māori governance

type: Board practices
date: 12/12/25

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Batterton moves into second as Boardroom Table rankings shift

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: 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.

Audit
Schools

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

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Always available? The director’s holiday dilemma

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

type: Leadership
date: 11/12/25

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

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.

Board-management relationship
Decision making
Purpose

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.

Accountability

type: Board practices
date: 04/12/25

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Board fees in Australia: scale drives pay gaps in private and NFP sectors

Board fees in Australia: scale drives pay gaps in private and NFP sectors

From unpaid charity roles to six-figure private company chairs, board fees vary widely as rising expectations challenge traditional models.

Not-for-profit governance
Remuneration

type: Board practices
date: 04/12/25

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Fees rise for Australian directors, but expectations rise faster

Fees rise for Australian directors, but expectations rise faster

Despite modest increases in board fees, Australian directors face growing pressure from rising workloads, personal risk and compliance.

Remuneration

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