Schools

type: Sectors & perspectives
date: 26/03/26

Nose in, hands out: Why school boards must understand their finances

Nose in, hands out: Why school boards must understand their finances

Annual reporting season is when school boards confront a simple reality: good governance starts with understanding the numbers.

Schools

type: Board practices
date: 10/12/25

Backing the call: sand, safety and a board’s response

Backing the call: sand, safety and a board’s response

Faced with potential asbestos exposure, the school principal acted fast – supported by a board confident in the process.

type: Board practices
date: 24/09/25

School boards are teams, not personal agendas

School boards are teams, not personal agendas

New school board members need a clear induction, shared goals and collective decision-making to govern effectively.

type: Sectors & perspectives
date: 14/11/25

Beyond the permission slip: How boards can govern outdoor learning safely

Beyond the permission slip: How boards can govern outdoor learning safely

School boards aren’t risk managers, but they are accountable. Fiona McDonald explains how to govern EOTC safely.

type: Webcast
date: 04/04/25

The realities of school governance; lessons from the Chair

The realities of school governance; lessons from the Chair

This insightful panel discussion features three experienced school board chairs as they share their perspectives on school governance.

type: Board practices
date: 11/12/25

Boardroom Premium

Budget blind spots and risky decisions: a warning for every board

Budget blind spots and risky decisions: a warning for every board

School audits reveal universal governance risks for every board – whether in a school, a startup or a listed entity.

Audit
Schools

type: Sectors & perspectives
date: 21/08/24

School boards delivered a lesson by the Ombudsman

School boards delivered a lesson by the Ombudsman

The Ombudsman warns school boards to follow the law and the spirit of the law in enrolment and discipline decisions.

Schools

type: Boardroom magazine
date: 03/07/24

A young director with community wellbeing at heart

A young director with community wellbeing at heart

Josiah Tualamali’i MInstD is a driving force for mental health and wellbeing needs.

Member profiles
Schools

type: Director duties
date: 08/05/24

Dentons

A board’s worst nightmare, and the ramifications

A board’s worst nightmare, and the ramifications

All school boards urged to examine safety policy after Whangārei Boys' High School board charged over student death on caving trip.

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Health and safety
Schools

type: Boardroom magazine
date: 11/04/24

Focusing his energy on the community

Focusing his energy on the community

Wharerimu Iraia MInstD leaves the high-flying world behind to drive local projects and serve Westland.

Schools

type: Boardroom magazine
date: 31/03/23

Troubled waters

Troubled waters

Engineering fellow Dr Sina Cotter Tait says understanding co-governance is a learning journey for a lot of boards.

Climate change
Diversity & inclusion
Māori governance

type: Sectors & perspectives
date: 15/10/20

Changes for school boards

Changes for school boards

The new Education and Training Act 2020 has passed into law with the majority of the Act coming into effect on 1 August 2020.

Not-for-profit governance
Schools

type: Director duties
date: 13/08/20

The new Education and Training Act – what’s changing for boards?

The new Education and Training Act – what’s changing for boards?

What’s changing for school boards? The Education and Training Act 2020 has passed into law, the majority coming into effect on 1 August…

Compliance
Not-for-profit governance
Schools