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Regulatory Review
of Investment Management Company

Governance review to demonstrate compliance with FMA requirements for governance of the organisation

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Auditor General

Prepare guidance for Crown-owned companies to enhance future-focused governance

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Public sector licencing
organisation (peak body)

Generate a new strategy for the organisation to address proposed statutory change and position for artificial intelligence impacts

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Limited Partnership Governance Effectiveness review

Dysfunctional governance and breakdown in communication and effective working between directors and the board and general manager

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Regulatory Authority
(Infrastructure)

Independent Board Effectiveness Review. Full review of board effectiveness including interviews and individual director performance assessments

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Governance structure for new commercial farming business

Creation of an appropriate governance structure for a new company established to grow and develop a major new farming initiative

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Board re-structuring -
Not-for-profit medical organisation

Poor governance resulting from rapid growth and demand for services leading to inertia, board conflict and organisational ineffectiveness...

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Regulatory review of
insurance business

Independent reviewer for the Reserve Bank under the Insurance Act 2010...

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Limited Partnership Structural Review

A complex health sector limited partnership was giving rise to concern at a board level in relation to potential board and director liability

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Governance Policy Review  

A formal review of conflicts of interest policy was necessary for a major financial institution

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Board Reporting and Process Review

A not-for-profit professional services membership organisation wanted to understand whether their board papers were appropriate for the organisation and represented good practice

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Latest Thinking

A company at odds with itself?

Last month, Air New Zealand announced a $336 million pre-tax loss for the last financial year. There are plenty of legitimate explanations: soaring fuel prices, grounded aircraft, rising maintenanceRead more

Four times twice as much: how the Chair’s job has grown

Some months ago, the Australian Company Director magazine quoted a senior board chair describing how the role has evolved in recent years: Where once the rule of thumb was that the chair did three tiRead more

Four tips for disagreeing agreeably – and making better board decisions

In June 2025, the Australian Institute of Company Directors’ Magazine published a useful article on ‘How boardroom face-offs can improve strategy.’ The author’s core thesis was simple: theRead more

Time to De-couple Audit & Risk

Ditch the Audit & Risk Committee? That’s governance heresy, surely? Bear with me for a moment: The ‘ARC’ or ‘FARC’ (Finance, Audit & Risk Committee) is often seen as vital for best practiceRead more

Risk – the forgotten axis

Almost every week another building, usually in Wellington, is evacuated because it’s deemed ‘Earthquake Prone’ and either covered in plastic sheeting or left to rot, while the hapless ownersRead more

Three things they don’t teach you at ‘Board Boot Camp’

Nobody’s born a director. We don’t grow into being a governor, the way we do with walking, talking, parenting and even, to some degree, making a success of a job. All of these are essentiallyRead more

Before the main course –

Do you recognise this board? Directors arrive shortly before the scheduled start; you take your places, open your board packs and work your way through the agenda, item by item; as the chair closes tRead more

The shift we’ve been expecting in Air New Zealand’s strategy?

Has Air New Zealand’s market strategy changed – or is it simply now more obvious? I’ll start by saying that I have been a relatively frequent, usually satisfied, flyer with Air New Zealand forRead more

No such thing as ‘Invisible Leadership’

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Four times twice as much: how the Chair’s job has grown

The latest edition of the Australian Company Director magazine quotes a senior board chair describing how the role has evolved in recent years: ‘Where once the rule of thumb was that the chair didRead more

Ten minutes that will transform your (Zoom) board meetings

I’d guess that most of us have held more board meetings virtually than in person over the last 18 months. Remote meetings, still a rarity two years ago, are business as usual and here to stay. We�Read more

The three levels of medalling, in board diversity

Over that inspiring fortnight of distraction, the Tokyo Olympics, two new verbs have joined the mainstream, as in ‘I can’t believe we’ve medalled... we were only aiming to podium at the nextRead more