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type: Director duties
date: 07/08/26

New address protections for directors

New address protections for directors

Directors concerned about their safety can apply to replace their public home address with an alternative address from 18 November 2026.

type: Board practices
date: 14/08/26

KPMG

Modern Slavery Bill: New Zealand’s moment to ‘look behind the label’

Modern Slavery Bill: New Zealand’s moment to ‘look behind the label’

The proposed legislation would bring greater scrutiny to supply chains – and to what boards know, ask and do about exploitation.

type: Digital
date: 11/08/26

Boardroom Premium

Is this still the right playbook?

Claudia Batten MInstD urges directors to test the assumptions behind how their organisations are built before AI exposes the gaps.

type: Board practices
date: 06/08/26

DENTONS

RMA replacement Bills return from select committee with key changes

From climate change and environmental limits to consenting and transition arrangements, several important amendments are proposed.

type: Climate
date: 12/08/26

Was this our fault – or Mother Nature?

Was this our fault – or Mother Nature?

After Cyclone Gabrielle, I asked harder questions about forestry, accountability and what it means to be a good director.

type: Leadership
date: 04/08/26

When geopolitics trumps geoeconomics

The assumptions that underpinned business for three decades no longer hold. Charles Edel explains why geopolitics is increasingly driving…

type: Board practices
date: 06/08/26

Boardroom Premium

When governance arrangements stop working

A new three-year review rule gives charities a chance to uncover weak oversight and outdated practices before pressure exposes them.

type: Board practices
date: 06/08/26

KORDIA

AI has entered the attack chain

AI has entered the attack chain

Two recent cases show human-directed AI finding and exploiting software flaws, making faster patching, isolation and response more urgent.

type: Climate
date: 31/07/26

Can forestry change before calamity forces it to?

Can forestry change before calamity forces it to?

After winds flattened 4,000 hectares, Temuera Hall CMInstD began asking what forestry should look like when land comes first.

type: Climate
date: 30/07/26

What interconnected risk means for boards

What interconnected risk means for boards

Risks no longer sit in separate boxes. Boards need to see where they connect, compound and challenge strategic assumptions.

type: Board practices
date: 24/07/26

From agreement to appointments: Nicola Grigg on women in governance

From agreement to appointments: Nicola Grigg on women in governance

Minister for Women Nicola Grigg urged appointing leaders to widen networks, back emerging talent and turn support into board appointments.

type: Board practices
date: 06/08/26

KORDIA

AI has entered the attack chain

AI has entered the attack chain

Two recent cases show human-directed AI finding and exploiting software flaws, making faster patching, isolation and response more urgent.

AI
Cyber security
From our sponsors

type: Board practices
date: 06/08/26

DENTONS

RMA replacement Bills return from select committee with key changes

RMA replacement Bills return from select committee with key changes

From climate change and environmental limits to consenting and transition arrangements, several important amendments are proposed.

From our sponsors
Policy and legislation
Regulation

type: Sectors & perspectives
date: 04/08/26

KPMG

The next phase of public sector AI: practical steps for leaders

The next phase of public sector AI: practical steps for leaders

Decisions made now will be crucial to the future of AI in government.

AI
Digital transformation
From our sponsors

type: Board practices
date: 25/06/26

KORDIA

AI is shrinking the cyber defence window

AI is shrinking the cyber defence window

A rare Five Eyes advisory warns AI is changing cyber risk timelines from months to days.

AI
Cyber security
From our sponsors

type: Director duties
date: 28/05/26

DENTONS

QEX penalties put directors’ financial reporting duties in the spotlight

QEX penalties put directors’ financial reporting duties in the spotlight

The first FMA civil proceedings remind directors of FMC reporting entities they may face personal liability for late financial statements.

Compliance
From our sponsors

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: Resource
date: 24/04/26

KORDIA

AI usage policy checklist

AI usage policy checklist

Use this checklist to build governance that keeps AI ethical and aligned with cybersecurity best practice.

AI
Cyber security
From our sponsors

type: Climate
date: 22/04/26

BOFFA MISKELL

Nature: a practical lens for ESG and climate risk

Nature: a practical lens for ESG and climate risk

Board expectations are shifting as environmental and societal pressures intensify. Reframing supports clearer, more resilient decisions.

Climate change and nature governance
ESG
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