Governance guides for New Zealand boards
Practical, plain English guidance for directors, grounded in New Zealand obligations. Written for the work, not the ceremony.
Companies Act Reform: A Guide for NZ Directors
The Companies Act 1993 is under review and reform in stages, and your duties and liability are part of it. What NZ directors should watch, and how to prepare your board.
Read the guide → LegislationHolidays Act Replaced: What Your Board Must Do
The Employment Leave Act 2026 replaces the Holidays Act 2003 in August 2028. Here is what your board must ask management now, and the risks to watch before then.
Read the guide → RiskEnergy Cost Risk: What NZ Boards Should Ask Now
Energy costs worry 73% of NZ business leaders in an ASB survey, yet many have no plan. The questions your board should put to management on cost, supply and gas.
Read the guide → RiskSolvency Risk: What NZ Boards Should Ask Now
Winding up applications are at a decade high and Inland Revenue is driving them. How NZ boards should watch solvency risk and record why they trade on.
Read the guide → AI & GovernanceAI Cyber Risk: What NZ Regulators Now Expect
The Reserve Bank and the FMA now expect boards to map AI use, name who owns the risk and plan for an AI cyber incident. What that means for your board.
Read the guide → LegislationPlanning Act 2026: What Your Board Must Do Now
The Planning Act 2026 is law and RMA transitional consenting starts 30 October. What your board should ask, and decide, before the window closes.
Read the guide → GovernanceHow to Write Board Minutes: A Practical NZ Guide and Template
What board minutes must record, how to write them so they hold up, and a clean New Zealand template you can copy for your next meeting.
Read the guide → ComplianceConflicts of Interest Register: A Practical Guide for NZ Boards
What a conflicts (interests) register is, what the Companies Act 1993 expects, and how to keep one that actually protects the board.
Read the guide → StrategyHow NZ Boards Can Stay Ahead of Regulatory and Market Change
Boards meet monthly; the world moves daily. How to close the gap and walk into every meeting already across what changed.
Read the guide → EffectivenessWhy Board Decisions Don't Get Done (and How to Fix It)
A sound decision goes into the minutes, then quietly never happens. Why follow-through fails, and how boards make decisions actually stick.
Read the guide → AI & GovernanceAI in the Boardroom: Using It Well Without Giving Up Judgment
You are told to use AI, but you stay accountable when it errs. How directors take the leverage without handing over their judgment.
Read the guide → StrategySeeing the Whole Landscape: How Boards Spot Opportunities and Threats Early
Threats and opportunities sit scattered across reports and gut feel. How to see your whole strategic landscape on one clear picture, your position at a glance.
Read the guide → StrategyWhy Board Strategy Shouldn't Be an Annual Event
The strategy day produces a plan that is out of date by the second quarter. How to keep strategy a living practice that adapts as the world changes.
Read the guide → ComplianceWhat's Being Proposed in NZ Law, and How It Affects Your Board
You are accountable for compliance, but regulation moves constantly. How to see what is being proposed, where it sits in the pipeline, and how it affects the board.
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