Boardroom magazine - Summer 2021-2022

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Breaking barriers

Mele Wendt MInstD speaks about her accidental path into governance, mentorship, and what it’s like to be the only brown woman in the room.

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A glass half full

Sustainability policies can provide opportunities as well as mitigate risks.

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The top five issues for directors in 2022

Active regulators, ethics, global travel and supply chains, the talent shortage and climate – again.

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Could Fonterra’s business model solve the housing crisis?

Cooperative housing could be a big part of the solution to our affordable housing problem.

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Tax governance

Inland Revenue’s focus on tax governance puts the spotlight on tax strategy and assurance, and puts boards on notice.

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Healthy work and society

The concept of healthy societies can help boards manage people risk in their organisations.

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Where is your auditor?

A shortage of auditors is threatening the ability of companies to meet their statutory reporting obligations.

Open for business

What can the UK’s experience of living with covid-19 tell us about New Zealand in 2022?

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Balanced vaccination policies

Jeremy Sole MInstD explains how Etco - the Electrical Training Company arrived at its vaccination policies

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Vaccination – a passport to normality?

New Zealand’s vaccination regime is not going to get business back to usual, says immunologist Professor Graham Le Gros.

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The test of pandemic preparedness

Without global change, the experience of the past 18 months is likely to be repeated.

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Two heads, one body

Te Papa’s board has implemented a new strategy and a cooperative leadership model to change the organisation's culture.

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Global talent pool

Google New Zealand Country Director Caroline Rainsford muses on the opportunities – and risks – to the tech sector of borders reopening.

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From Amazon to Tauranga

Agility, trust and a commitment to the vision are key requirements of a start-up board, just as they are of a global corporation.

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Enabling directors

The Companies (Directors Duties) Amendment Bill makes it clear that companies are able to act as responsible corporate citizens.

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Accountable human rights

Courts in the United Kingdom and the Netherlands have sent shockwaves across the business world.

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The bonfire of the currencies

Two recent books by renowned economists have set the stage for today’s great debate over the future of money in a digital age.

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Interesting times

Dame Patsy Reddy on being Governor-General through the Kaikoura earthquake, the Christchurch Mosque shootings and the Whakaari eruption.

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A coffee with… Sam Johnson MInstD

Solving problems is the motivation for this young director, award winner and Student Volunteer Army general.

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The G20’s historic opportunity

Governments must abandon the toxic nationalism that has so far stood in the way of a sufficient global response to the pandemic.

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Where is your auditor?

A shortage of auditors is threatening the ability of companies to meet their statutory reporting obligations.

type: Boardroom article
read time: 4 min to read

Healthy work and society

The concept of healthy societies can help boards manage people risk in their organisations.

type: Boardroom article
read time: 3 min to read

Tax governance

Inland Revenue’s focus on tax governance puts the spotlight on tax strategy and assurance, and puts boards on notice.

type: Boardroom article
read time: 4 min to read

Could Fonterra’s business model solve the housing crisis?

Cooperative housing could be a big part of the solution to our affordable housing problem.

type: Boardroom article
read time: 15 min to read

The top five issues for directors in 2022

Active regulators, ethics, global travel and supply chains, the talent shortage and climate – again.

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read time: 2 min to read

A glass half full

Sustainability policies can provide opportunities as well as mitigate risks.

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read time: 2 min to read

Breaking barriers

Mele Wendt MInstD speaks about her accidental path into governance, mentorship, and what it’s like to be the only brown woman in the room.

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Breaking barriers

A glass half full

The top five issues for directors in 2022

Could Fonterra’s business model solve the housing crisis?

Tax governance

Healthy work and society

Where is your auditor?

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Open for business

Balanced vaccination policies

Vaccination – a passport to normality?

The test of pandemic preparedness

Two heads, one body

Global talent pool

From Amazon to Tauranga

Enabling directors

Accountable human rights

The bonfire of the currencies

Interesting times

A coffee with… Sam Johnson MInstD

The G20’s historic opportunity

Where is your auditor?

Healthy work and society

Tax governance

Could Fonterra’s business model solve the housing crisis?

The top five issues for directors in 2022

A glass half full

Breaking barriers