Boardroom | IoD New Zealand

type: Director duties
date: 16/01/26

Managing conflicts of interest: we all need to lift our game

Managing conflicts of interest: we all need to lift our game

Declaring a conflict is only the first step. Boards must ensure conflicts are properly recorded, actively managed and transparent.

type: IMHO
date: 14/01/26

OPINION

IMHO: Why asset governance belongs in the boardroom

IMHO: Why asset governance belongs in the boardroom

As pressures grow, directors need clearer oversight of the decisions and systems that support long-term value, resilience and services.

type: Board practices
date: 12/01/26

Ethics at the edge: a new framework for leadership in the boardroom

Boards are full of smart people. So why is doing the right thing often the hardest part?

type: Digital
date: 23/12/25

Boardroom Premium

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.

type: Profiles
date: 08/01/26

Fourteen IoD members recognised in New Year Honours

Fourteen IoD members recognised in New Year Honours

Directors honoured for their contributions to governance, business, community service and leadership across Aotearoa New Zealand.

type: My governance playlist
date: 13/01/26

My governance playlist – Angus Swainson

Find out why deep connections within a group – its whakapapa, its identity and its shared story – unleash high performance.

type: Board practices
date: 19/12/25

Top 5 issues for directors in 2026: are you ready?

Boards face rising pressure on performance, trust and judgement. These are the five key themes shaping governance in the year ahead.

type: Sectors & perspectives
date: 12/12/25

Leadership to governance: Intentional pathways for women

Leadership to governance: Intentional pathways for women

Opportunity isn’t enough. Women’s progress depends on visible pathways, development support and structural change.

type: Board practices
date: 12/12/25

Boardroom Premium

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.

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

Boardroom Premium

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.

type: Board practices
date: 11/12/25

Boardroom Premium

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.

type: Sectors & perspectives
date: 28/11/25

KPMG

Family business governance: the backbone of sustainable growth

Family business governance: the backbone of sustainable growth

Strong governance empowers business families to plan ahead, navigate complexity, and protect both commercial and personal legacies.

Family business
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Succession Planning

type: Board practices
date: 14/11/25

MARSH

When familiar risks become blind spots

When familiar risks become blind spots

Chartered Members join Marsh to explore key risks where directors may be underestimating the speed, complexity or convergence of change.

From our sponsors

type: Board practices
date: 14/11/25

DENTONS

Employee ownership trusts: a potential solution for family business succession

Employee ownership trusts: a potential solution for family business succession

EOTs can help ensure the long-term prosperity of our SMEs.

Family business
From our sponsors
Succession Planning

type: Board practices
date: 14/11/25

HSE GLOBAL

The strategic value of business continuity in the boardroom

The strategic value of business continuity in the boardroom

Boards must take a strategic view – shifting the question from ‘How would we respond?’ to ‘How can we anticipate?’

From our sponsors

type: Digital
date: 14/11/25

KORDIA

Cyber security is a governance challenge, not just a technical one

Cyber security is a governance challenge, not just a technical one

Preparation beats documentation. The best responses come from boards that have practised.

Crisis management
Cyber security
From our sponsors

type: Digital
date: 14/11/25

KPMG

Data and AI governance: building trust in a digital future

Data and AI governance: building trust in a digital future

A clear, future-fit framework is essential for managing AI risk, enabling innovation, and earning a social licence to operate.

AI
From our sponsors

type: Climate
date: 14/11/25

ASB

Don’t centralise sustainability – embed it: Michael Kobori at Chapter Zero

Don’t centralise sustainability – embed it: Michael Kobori at Chapter Zero

At Chapter Zero NZ’s final 2025 event, global corporate sustainability leader Michael Kobori shared lessons from Levi’s and Starbucks.

From our sponsors
Leadership
Sustainability

type: Climate
date: 14/11/25

ANTHEM

Muted voices: how greenhushing and media cuts stall climate conversations

Muted voices: how greenhushing and media cuts stall climate conversations

As boards and media go quiet on climate, directors must find new ways to communicate sustainability with clarity and credibility.

Climate change
From our sponsors
Reporting