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type: Digital
date: 29/07/26

The AI director that never cast a vote

The AI director that never cast a vote

Brandon Hutcheson says AI can test the assumptions behind board decisions, without taking judgement away from directors.

AI
Decision making

type: Digital
date: 21/07/26

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Boards face an AI judgement curve

Boards face an AI judgement curve

Mahsa McCauley MInstD says directors need to know when to use AI, when to question it and when human judgement should prevail.

AI
Decision making

type: Digital
date: 15/07/26

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Don’t delegate AI transformation

Don’t delegate AI transformation

Simon Curran says leaders need to get on the tools, create permission to experiment and turn AI change into a movement, not a mandate.

AI
Digital transformation
Leadership

type: Digital
date: 26/06/26

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When AI changes how boards assess value

When AI changes how boards assess value

Boards need clearer evidence of changed work, trusted information and accountable systems as AI moves deeper into organisations.

AI

type: Digital
date: 16/06/26

OPINION

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IMHO: Agentic AI – when governance is the guardrail

IMHO: Agentic AI – when governance is the guardrail

AI agents can make autonomous decisions, but boards must ensure oversight, ethics and strategy stay in the driver’s seat.

AI

type: Digital
date: 28/05/26

The quantum risk hidden in old breaches

The quantum risk hidden in old breaches

Encrypted data stolen today may become readable in future, creating a new risk for boards to address now, says Brandon Hutcheson.

AI
Cyber security

type: Digital
date: 20/05/26

Kordia

What an AI model “too dangerous” for public release means for directors

What an AI model “too dangerous” for public release means for directors

Faster vulnerability discovery may leave organisations more exposed if remediation cannot keep up.

AI
Cyber security
From our sponsors

type: Digital
date: 07/05/26

Cyber breach in real time: trust and verify

Cyber breach in real time: trust and verify

Waikato DHB’s cyber breach showed director Shayne Hunter the pressure, uncertainty and human cost boards need to prepare for.

Cyber security
Privacy

type: Digital
date: 16/04/26

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AI and the board: five risks directors need to oversee

AI and the board: five risks directors need to oversee

Directors are being asked to engage more deeply with how decisions are made and explained, says former Salesforce CEO Clara Shih.

type: Digital
date: 02/04/26

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Cyber rules are coming. Directors should have a say in how they are written

Cyber rules are coming. Directors should have a say in how they are written

DPMC cyber security consultation asks: when does director liability lift standards—and when does it undermine governance?

Cyber security

type: Digital
date: 19/03/26

KORDIA

The results are in: Cyber resilience must be a boardroom issue

The results are in: Cyber resilience must be a boardroom issue

Nearly half of New Zealand businesses faced a cyberattack last year, but too many boards still underestimate the risk.

Cyber security
From our sponsors

type: Digital
date: 12/03/26

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Invisible work, visible risk: what boards are missing about AI

Invisible work, visible risk: what boards are missing about AI

Why AI’s biggest governance risks are emerging through people, not technology.

AI

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: 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: Digital
date: 14/11/25

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Tech with teeth: navigating hype in the boardroom

Tech with teeth: navigating hype in the boardroom

Boards need to know when tech is useful – and when it’s just grift in disguise.

AI

type: Digital
date: 14/11/25

Data is power – but whose power?

Data is power – but whose power?

Māori data governance frameworks challenge boards to bring context, ethics and sovereignty to every digital decision.

Ethics
Māori governance

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: 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

OPINION

IMHO: Why your AI pilot failed – governance is the missing key

IMHO: Why your AI pilot failed – governance is the missing key

Treating emerging tools as tech upgrades misses the point – and the deeper opportunity to rethink how we create and deliver value.

AI
Digital transformation

type: Digital
date: 03/10/25

A radicalised threat to your data, business and customers

A radicalised threat to your data, business and customers

Could a disgruntled employee steal cyber secrets from your company?

Cyber security

type: Digital
date: 24/09/25

Espionage is an emerging vulnerability for New Zealand companies

Espionage is an emerging vulnerability for New Zealand companies

Foreign states will be keeping a close eye on sectors of the economy that incorporate scientific and technological innovation.

Cyber security
Trade

type: Digital
date: 25/07/25

Governance news bites – 25 July

Governance news bites – 25 July

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

AI
Privacy

type: Digital
date: 24/07/25

KORDIA

Communication key as Qantas navigates cyber breach turbulence

Communication key as Qantas navigates cyber breach turbulence

Boards should take note of how effectively Qantas has reacted to its recent cybersecurity breach.

Crisis management
Cyber security
From our sponsors

type: Digital
date: 24/07/25

Light on rules, heavy on responsibility: AI and the board’s role

Light on rules, heavy on responsibility: AI and the board’s role

The Government’s AI plan favours flexibility. Boards now carry the weight of ensuring ethical, strategic and safe use of AI.

AI

type: Digital
date: 09/07/25

‘Shadow AI’ signals a new digital blind spot

‘Shadow AI’ signals a new digital blind spot

Unmanaged AI use is creating hidden risks. Boards must act now to bring shadow AI into view — and under governance.

AI
Cyber security

type: Digital
date: 06/06/25

Keeping a human in the AI loop

Keeping a human in the AI loop

The power of inclusion in training AI to avoid bias.

AI
Diversity & inclusion

type: Digital
date: 29/05/25

Dentons

AI in the boardroom: balancing efficiency with prudence

AI in the boardroom: balancing efficiency with prudence

Directors who rely on AI outputs without proper oversight risk exposing themselves to personal liability.

AI
From our sponsors

type: Digital
date: 16/05/25

Trust, risk and the quiet rise of AI in your organisation

Trust, risk and the quiet rise of AI in your organisation

KPMG’s latest research offers directors a clearer view of how AI is being used – and what’s slipping through the cracks.

AI
From our sponsors

type: Digital
date: 16/05/25

Kordia

Back to the Stone Age – UK cyberattacks £ retailers

Back to the Stone Age – UK cyberattacks £ retailers

Major cyberattacks on UK retailers highlight tough decisions for boards on ransomware payments.

Crisis management
Cyber security
Digital transformation

type: Digital
date: 14/04/25

Getting started with AI: why the first conversation matters most

Getting started with AI: why the first conversation matters most

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

AI
Chairing

type: Digital
date: 07/03/25

Kordia

App ban the right move

App ban the right move

Should you ban these apps from your work devices?

Cyber security
Digital transformation
From our sponsors

type: Digital
date: 20/02/25

Who are you backing in the AI race?

Who are you backing in the AI race?

We need to remove the FOMO – and find the right horse, says Kiwi AI strategy consultant Tim Sharp.

AI
Digital transformation

type: Digital
date: 29/01/25

We will have to learn to live with machines that can think

We will have to learn to live with machines that can think

The impact of artificial intelligence on productivity could be epoch-making.

AI

type: Digital
date: 24/10/24

Cyber Smart Week must views

Cyber Smart Week must views

There are a range of useful cyber guides, tools and articles with a governance focus here at the Institute of Directors.

Cyber security

type: Digital
date: 22/07/24

Kordia

CrowdStrike outage: security tips while hackers take advantage of chaos

CrowdStrike outage: security tips while hackers take advantage of chaos

Threats remain as scammers look to capitalise on CrowdStrike global outage.

Crisis management
Cyber security
From our sponsors

type: Digital
date: 14/06/24

Putting AI best practice into a New Zealand context

Putting AI best practice into a New Zealand context

If your business AI creates something, do you own the intellectual property? It depends.

Cyber security
Digital transformation

type: Digital
date: 30/05/24

Enabling productivity: an international governance challenge

Enabling productivity: an international governance challenge

The IMF says productivity improvements are required to improve economic growth.

Digital transformation
Productivity

type: Digital
date: 22/03/24

KPMG

KPMG review shows bank profit plateau for 2023

KPMG review shows bank profit plateau for 2023

Banking sector review challenges New Zealand directors to add value to their organisations.

Cyber security
From our sponsors

type: Digital
date: 21/03/24

Kordia

Suppliers may be a cyber weak point

Suppliers may be a cyber weak point

Around a third of businesses affected by a cyberattack say it came through a third-party supplier.

Cyber security
From our sponsors

type: Digital
date: 21/03/24

Managing espionage risk

Managing espionage risk 

Directors need to ensure organisations take a holistic approach to security across all aspects of operations, including supply chains.

Cyber security

type: Digital
date: 05/03/24

Dentons

The chatbot that got an airline sued

The chatbot that got an airline sued

Businesses should make sure the answers given by their chatbots accurately reflect their policies and offerings.

Accountability
Digital transformation
From our sponsors

type: Digital
date: 15/12/23

A test of intellectual curiosity

A test of intellectual curiosity

Directors need to understand GenAI and the setting of laws and regulations.

Digital transformation

type: Digital
date: 01/12/23

Inside the Battle for OpenAI’s Soul

Inside the Battle for OpenAI’s Soul

The firing, and rehiring of OpenAI CEO, board member and founder Sam Altman exposed a division in the aspirations of the company.

Digital transformation
Future-proofing
Governance failures

type: Digital
date: 01/12/23

Initial lessons from the OpenAI saga

Initial lessons from the OpenAI saga

The OpenAI saga continues to play out but plenty for New Zealand boards to consider has emerged already.

Digital transformation
Governance failures
Purpose

type: Digital
date: 20/10/23

Gen Z employees already using generative AI at work

Gen Z employees already using generative AI at work

Do you know who is using AI in your organisation, or what it is being used for?

Digital transformation

type: Digital
date: 22/08/23

Board policies needed to address AI risks

Board policies needed to address AI risks

Directors need to continually grow their understanding of AI and its implications to ensure risks for their organisations are minimised.

Digital transformation
Future-proofing

type: Digital
date: 03/07/23

An economic model for the AI age

An economic model for the AI age

As artificial intelligence reduces demand for labour and boosts productivity, governments and businesses are going to have to adjust.

Digital transformation
Future-proofing

type: Digital
date: 16/06/23

Directors embrace AI opportunities

Directors embrace AI opportunities

A ‘pulse check’ of New Zealand company directors has found overwhelming optimism about AI technology.

Digital transformation
Future-proofing

type: Digital
date: 31/05/23

Responsible AI integration: Guidance from the Privacy Commissioner

Responsible AI integration: Guidance from the Privacy Commissioner

The Office of the Privacy Commissioner issued guidelines for the use of AI, urging organisations to consider privacy implications.

Digital transformation
Privacy

type: Digital
date: 09/05/23

Who should be held liable for AI’s harms?

Who should be held liable for AI’s harms?

Artificial intelligence is here to stay – so who should be held responsible for any harm it causes, asks Bloomberg’s Tyler Cowen.

Digital transformation
Liability

type: Digital
date: 26/04/23

Attacking the cloud: one silver bullet won’t fix your security

Attacking the cloud: one silver bullet won’t fix your security

Cyber criminals are highly organised and look strategically for different ways to access cash, according to Kordia’s Peter Bailey.

Cyber security
Digital transformation

type: Digital
date: 18/04/23

Elon Musk may have just anointed a Twitter successor

Elon Musk may have just anointed a Twitter successor

Boards should always have a focus on potential future social media trends. So what could be in store for Elon Musk’s Twitter?

Digital transformation
Innovation

type: Digital
date: 14/04/23

The governance implications of AI inventorship: Lessons from the DABUS case

The governance implications of AI inventorship: Lessons from the DABUS case

The High Court decided an AI couldn’t be a patent holder in New Zealand. What does this mean for boards?

Digital transformation

type: Digital
date: 12/04/23

Why boards need to prioritise cybersecurity

Why boards need to prioritise cybersecurity

As Latitude Financial suffers New Zealand's biggest ever data breach, boards must remain vigilant in protecting personal information.

Crisis management
Cyber security
Privacy

type: Digital
date: 20/03/23

Drowning in email? Consider a paywall

Drowning in email? Consider a paywall

Boards looking to improve their organisations' productivity could consider the benefits of email paywalls. Bloomberg’s Parmy Olson reports

Digital transformation
Future-proofing

type: Digital
date: 17/03/23

Cybercrime: Hard lessons learned in 2022 as we keep making the same mistakes

Cybercrime: Hard lessons learned in 2022 as we keep making the same mistakes

To reduce the impact of cyber-attacks in 2023, directors need to support their organisations to keep cyber security high on the agenda.

Cyber security

type: Digital
date: 23/02/23

How dangerous is ChatGPT?

How dangerous is ChatGPT?

More sophisticated phishing, spear phishing, and social engineering cyber attacks are coming soon.

Digital transformation

type: Digital
date: 09/02/23

What’s wrong with ChatGPT?

What’s wrong with ChatGPT?

Artificial intelligence is being designed and deployed in ways that will ultimately disappoint most investors.

Digital transformation

type: Digital
date: 09/02/23

What we’ll see in ’23 – The year ahead in privacy

What we’ll see in ’23 – The year ahead in privacy

Expect more data rights and protection, enforcement and AI legislation.

Cyber security
Privacy

type: Digital
date: 26/01/23

Data isn’t the new oil: It’s always been valuable

Data isn’t the new oil: It’s always been valuable

With good analysis it can be a powerful intangible asset.

Digital transformation

type: Digital
date: 13/01/23

Crypto crash makes blockchain a dirty word

Crypto crash makes blockchain a dirty word

The winters are getting longer and the summers shorter.

Digital transformation
Governance failures

type: Digital
date: 13/01/23

AI in the common interest

AI in the common interest

The era of light-touch self-regulation must end.

Decision making
Digital transformation

type: Digital
date: 10/01/23

Actually, it has been a wonderful year for tech’s future

Actually, it has been a wonderful year for tech’s future

It’s easy to look back at a tough year and feel a bit glum.

Digital transformation
Innovation

type: Digital
date: 09/01/23

Success in tech key to the future of business

Success in tech key to the future of business

The sixth episode of Across the Board, presented by Kirsten Patterson and Sonia Yee.

Digital transformation

type: Digital
date: 21/12/22

A reality check for the metaverse is coming

A reality check for the metaverse is coming

Is it really the next big thing? Watch this virtual space.

Digital transformation

type: Digital
date: 08/12/22

Time for directors to take stock of cyber issues

Time for directors to take stock of cyber issues

The Director Sentiment survey reveals cyber security still not prevalent issue for boards

Board-management relationship
Cyber security

type: Digital
date: 18/11/22

Leveraging data for the public good

Leveraging data for the public good

Governments and businesses must work together to revise the prevailing metrics by which we value intangible assets.

Digital transformation

type: Digital
date: 09/11/22

Holding the stretch: digital transformation in times of disruption

Holding the stretch: digital transformation in times of disruption

As history repeatedly shows us, times of disruption ignite innovation.

Digital transformation
Innovation
Purpose

type: Digital
date: 28/10/22

Breached as

Breached as

Privacy lessons in the wake of the Optus cyber-security breach.

Cyber security
Digital transformation

type: Digital
date: 25/10/22

Recycle a device

Recycle a device

Disposing of e-waste is an operational matter, but boards can put a bit of strategy behind it.

Board-management relationship
ESG

type: Digital
date: 16/09/22

Opinion

Rise of the CISO

Rise of the CISO

What is a CISO and how does it differ from a CTO and CIO?

Board-management relationship
Cyber security

type: Digital
date: 15/07/22

Decentralised Autonomous Organisations: Disruption or a token effort?

Decentralised Autonomous Organisations: Disruption or a token effort?

DAOs vs traditional companies.

Digital transformation
Innovation
Shareholders

type: Digital
date: 14/07/22

Board security 101

Board security 101

Are board members a bigger threat to their organisation’s cyber security than staff?

Cyber security

type: Digital
date: 11/05/22

Cyber security advice for boards in the era of hybrid working

Cyber security advice for boards in the era of hybrid working

Businesses should factor in cyber security risks when laying out a hybrid working policy.

Cyber security

type: Digital
date: 25/02/22

Conflict closer than we think

Conflict closer than we think

Boards need to be prepared for cybersecurity threats resulting from the Russia Ukraine war.

Cyber security
NZX

type: Digital
date: 20/01/22

Risky business

Risky business

Aura cybersecurity research report 2021.

Cyber security
Digital transformation

type: Digital
date: 09/09/21

The ransomware dilemma

The ransomware dilemma

To pay or not to pay?

Cyber security
Privacy

type: Digital
date: 26/08/21

Tips for working from home securely

Tips for working from home securely

Cybersecurity considerations when working from home.

Cyber security

type: Digital
date: 23/08/21

OPINION

It’s a startup world

It’s a startup world

The Four Pillars applied to startup governance.

Digital transformation
SME governance

type: Digital
date: 14/06/21

Why Zero Trust is a big step to zero worries

Why Zero Trust is a big step to zero worries

With Zero Trust cybersecurity the default setting is that no one is trusted.

Cyber security

type: Digital
date: 25/05/21

NZ businesses ignore Asia tech at own peril

NZ businesses ignore Asia tech at own peril

NZ businesses need to keep up with the latest tech developments in Asia or risk being left behind.

Digital transformation
Innovation
Leadership

type: Digital
date: 21/05/21

Held to ransom

Held to ransom

As the COVID-19 tide goes out, a swell of ransomware attacks converges on Kiwi businesses.

Cyber security

type: Digital
date: 11/03/21

There's a disconnect between cyber-security reporting and behaviour—and that is a concern for boards

There's a disconnect between cyber-security reporting and behaviour—and that is ...

Research commissioned by Aura Information Security reveals that NZ businesses aren't as secure as they say they are

Board-management relationship
Cyber security

type: Digital
date: 29/01/21

NZX cyber attack a wake-up call for directors

NZX cyber attack a wake-up call for directors

Aura GM Peter Bailey says the FMA report on the cyber breaches at the NZX serves as both a warning and an opportunity for directors.

Cyber security
NZX

type: Digital
date: 24/09/20

Governing digital transformation projects

Governing digital transformation projects

An interview with Matthew Wright, General Manager Digital Technology, Kotahi Logistics on how to govern a digital transformation project…

Digital transformation

type: Digital
date: 01/09/20

General security advisory: Ongoing campaign of DoS attacks affecting New Zealand entities

General security advisory: Ongoing campaign of DoS attacks affecting New Zealand...

The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) is aware of an ongoing campaign of denial-of-service (DoS) attacks affecting New Zealand entities…

type: Digital
date: 28/08/20

The hacker mindset

The hacker mindset

How to understand and counteract hacker behaviour. Just as cybercriminals evolve their operations and techniques to attack our most…

Cyber security

type: Digital
date: 25/06/20

Leveraging technology in times of crisis

Leveraging technology in times of crisis

Technology is critical during a crisis like COVID-19 to enable secure communications, remote access to data, virtual meetings and support…

Digital transformation

type: Digital
date: 10/06/20

Vigilance is critical

Vigilance is critical

Cyber criminals never let a crisis go to waste. Directors must take the lead as working life enters a new normal.

Cyber security

type: Digital
date: 16/03/20

Digital resilience for directors

Digital resilience for directors

In recent years, a host of digital technologies ranging from traditional web and cloud-based services to more complex machine-learning…

Digital transformation
Innovation

type: Digital
date: 06/03/19

Customers before tech

Customers before tech

Melissa Clark-Reynolds talks about why it’s important for boards to understand their organisation’s customers more than new technology.

Purpose
Supply chains

type: Digital
date: 23/10/18

Are you a Samurai or a ninja?

Are you a Samurai or a ninja?

Exponential changes in technology are transforming the business world and the way we work.

Digital transformation
Future-proofing

type: Digital
date: 27/04/18

The blockchain game-changer

The blockchain game-changer

You may not fully understand what blockchain is yet but within the next few years it could underpin the way you do business.

Digital transformation
Innovation
Supply chains