Purpose

type: Article
date: 29 Jul 2025
read time: 4 min to read

Agility, values and purpose drive good public sector governance

Experienced in water services, energy and forestry governance, Brendon Green shares how boards can help deliver ‘Local Water Done Well’.

Public sector
Purpose

type: Article
date: 14 May 2025
read time: 3 min to read

Public sector governance: Balancing purpose and pressure

Why public boards must lead with clarity, resilience and long-term vision in a shifting political landscape.

Public sector
Purpose

type: Article
date: 4 Apr 2025
read time: 3 min to read

Open eyes under water reforms

Local Water Done Well could result in the creation of around 50 boards. Directors who join the new entities should have their eyes open.

Public sector
Purpose

type: Article
date: 1 Apr 2025
read time: 3 min to read

Wellington changemakers receive governance top honour

Pushing for change and contributing to positive outcomes. Read about the significant mark two women have left on Aotearoa New Zealand.

Board composition
Purpose

type: Article
date: 28 Mar 2025
read time: 3 min to read

Balancing governance, kaupapa Māori and commercial success

Successfully governing Māori entities requires a unique mixture of boardroom skills.

Purpose
Te Ao Māori

type: Article
date: 20 Mar 2025
read time: 3 min to read

A time-sensitive opportunity for charities to build financial sustainability

The JBWere Bequest Report 2025 highlights an opportunity for charitable organisations to strengthen financial resilience.

Family business
Not for profits
Purpose

type: Article
date: 6 Mar 2025
read time: 4 min to read

Multiplying the impact

Could collaboration ease the pain in the for-purpose sector? Suzanne Cookson believes it can and that change can be multiplied by doing so.

Board meetings
Chairing
Not for profits

type: Article
date: 20 Feb 2025
read time: 4 min to read

What I'm reading - Daryn Govender

What laws do you live by that bring you closer to your purpose? This review addresses 33 laws that are applicable to everyday life.

Leadership
Purpose

CPD

1 day • Face to face learning

Governance Essentials

Gain a confident grasp of board relationships, robust processes, good decision-making, and the main elements of board operations.

Board composition
Board meetings
Board-management relationship

CPD

1 day • Face to face learning

Not-for-Profit Governance Essentials

Gain a confident grasp of robust board processes, good decision-making, and board operations in a not-for-profit context.

Board composition
Board meetings
Board-management relationship

CPD

6 hours • Online

Governance Essentials - online module series

Gain a confident understanding of robust board processes, good decision-making and board operations through this online module series.

Board meetings
Board-management relationship
Compliance

CPD

6 hours • Online

Not-for-Profit Governance Essentials - online module series

Understand the boards’ role, processes and unique challenges in the not-for-profit environment.

Board composition
Board meetings
Board-management relationship

CPD

9 hours • Online

Not-for-Profit Governance & Finance Essentials online bundle

This bundle includes our online Not-for-Profit Governance Essentials modules and Not-For-Profit Finance Essentials modules.

Board composition
Board meetings
Board-management relationship

CPD

11 hours • Online

The IoD Essentials online bundle

This bundle includes our online Governance Essentials modules and Finance Essentials modules.

Board dynamics
Board meetings
Board-management relationship