Liability

type: Article
date: 11 Jul 2025
read time: 5 min to read

Liquidation nation: A governance wake-up call for directors

As liquidations surge, New Zealand directors must understand insolvency risks, duties and options – here’s what they need to know.

Director duties
Liability

type: Article
date: 2 Apr 2025
read time: 2 min to read

IoD welcomes clarification of health and safety duties, says more could be done

The Government is clarifying the duties of directors in health and safety, a move we advocated for.

Health and safety
Liability

type: Article
date: 28 Mar 2025
read time: 4 min to read

No success without succession

Janine Stewart says the Mainzeal case highlighted the importance of skill sets at the board table and the need for succession planning.

Due diligence
Future-proofing
Liability

type: Article
date: 27 Feb 2025
read time: 2 min to read

Capital markets reform submission supports reassessment of liability provisions

Chapter Zero New Zealand made a submission on proposed changes to the climate-related disclosures regime.

Climate change
Liability

type: Article
date: 3 Feb 2025
read time: 3 min to read

Modern slavery: boards must lead with integrity

Modern slavery is not only a moral imperative but an economic and social priority for New Zealand business.

Liability
Supply chains

type: Article
date: 28 Nov 2024
read time: 4 min to read

The changing governance landscape – a large, slow-moving tsunami

Governance is shifting under new laws on trusts, societies, climate reporting, and health and safety. Boards must adapt to stay ahead.

Health and safety
Liability

type: Article
date: 28 Nov 2024
read time: 3 min to read

What it’s really like as a non-executive director

Three things to consider before becoming a non-executive director.

Leadership
Liability

type: Article
date: 31 Oct 2024
read time: 1 min to read

Governance news bites – October 2024

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

ESG
Health and safety
Liability

CPD

1 day • Face to face learning

Audit and Risk Committees

Are you asking the right questions about financial integrity and risk? In today's complex governance landscape, effective audit and risk oversight is about more than compliance and about helping your organisation build resilience, protect value, and make sound decisions.

Audit
Health and safety
Liability

CPD

five-and-a-half days • Face to face learning

Company Directors' Course

A five-and-a-half day course to develop your governance skills and create a significant step change in your professional performance. Residential and non-residential places available.

Board dynamics
Board meetings
Climate change

CPD

five-and-a-half days • Face to face learning

Company Directors' Course - Non Residential

A five-and-a-half day course to develop your governance skills and create a significant step change in your professional performance. Non-residential places only.

Board dynamics
Board meetings
Digital

CPD

2 hours • Online

Health and Safety Governance

Understand your legal obligations as a director under the Health and Safety at Work Act.

Accountability
Compliance
Director duties