October 12, 2025

The Biometric Shift: New Zealand’s Path to Ethical Data Stewardship

New Zealand’s new Biometric Processing Privacy Code (the Code) is transforming how organisations collect, store, and use biometric data. This is the country’s first dedicated framework for ethical, lawful, and culturally sensitive biometric data use, establishing clear expectations for businesses, government agencies, and organisations handling sensitive identifiers such as facial images, fingerprints, or...

September 08, 2025

Free New Zealand Workplace Health and Safety Checklist

In today's dynamic business environment, maintaining a focus on workplace health and safety is not just a legal obligation but a strategic necessity. Having an effective, structured process will protect you from undue risk and enhance your organisation’s reputation with regulators and employees. Workplace Health & Safety is one of the most heavily scrutinised areas of compliance in New Zealand, and the...

July 20, 2025

New Zealand Environment Checklist

New Zealand's environmental law is navigating several notable challenges. The ongoing shift from the Resource Management Act brings about transitional legal complexities, varying regionally and constrained by local capabilities. At the same time, underdeveloped climate adaptation regulations leave gaps in accountability for climate-related incidents. Developed from LexisNexis ® Regulatory Compliance’s...

July 20, 2025

The Next Era of Governance: Environmental Regulation and Compliance in Aotearoa 2025

For more than three decades, the Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA) has formed the legislative bedrock of how Aotearoa manages its land, freshwater, and natural resources. It has underpinned environmental decision-making and compliance across virtually every sector; from infrastructure and construction to energy, agriculture, and beyond. That foundation is now set to be fundamentally reshaped. Although at this stage...

June 20, 2025

Customer in Focus: Naylor Love

Naylor Love needed a reliable, integrated compliance programme that could manage complex regulatory requirements in the areas of health and safety, environmental management, and corporate governance. They partnered with LexisNexis® Regulatory Compliance to streamline their processes. This collaboration ensures that regulatory challenges are transformed into proactive compliance processes that deliver real‑time insights...

May 29, 2025

New Zealand Privacy and Data Protection Checklist

Having a governance structure around privacy is vital to your business which is why we are offering you a free checklist from LexisNexis® Regulatory Compliance. This checklist has been designed to help you identify your privacy obligations and to guide you on a clear path to compliance. Developed from LexisNexis Regulatory Compliance's New Zealand Privacy & Data Security compliance register content, our...

April 06, 2025

New Zealand Cybersecurity Checklist

In today's digital landscape, every connected system your organisation depends on is a potential vulnerability. From the CEO to the part-time contractor, every team member plays a crucial role in safeguarding these systems. The stakes are high: massive financial penalties, reputational damage, and legal challenges that can extend beyond borders. Cybersecurity compliance is not just a tick-box exercise; it's...

March 09, 2025

Your Free Life Insurance Checklist

On March 31st, the Conduct of Financial Institutions (CoFI) regime takes effect, enhancing conduct and culture in financial institutions, including life insurance. It mandates prioritizing customer interests, fair treatment, and transparency. Life insurers must update policies, train staff, and improve communication to comply. Are you ready? We’ve developed this checklist with content taken directly from the Life...

February 27, 2025

Your Free General Insurance Checklist

In today's unpredictable world, events like global financial crises, natural disasters, and workplace tragedies have led to significant legislative changes affecting general insurance businesses in New Zealand. This, along with increased regulatory emphasis on compliance, can leave you feeling overwhelmed about ensuring your compliance program protects your organization from risks. To help, we’re offering...

January 21, 2025

ReadiNow Report - Digital Transformation

As businesses navigate a rapidly changing risk landscape, the importance of digital transformation has never been greater. We’ve collaborated with our technology partner ReadiNow, who conducted a survey of over 200 risk leaders in Australia to understand how organizations are using technology and innovation to address growing risks. The result is a comprehensive report offering actionable insights and a forward...

November 10, 2024

Your Free EU Artificial Intelligence Checklist

As organisations increasingly adopt Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems to drive innovation and efficiency, they face the challenge of ensuring these powerful technologies are developed, deployed, and used responsibly, while navigating the complex regulatory landscape. New Zealand has implemented the Artificial Intelligence Assurance Framework (AIAF) to ensure that AI systems are safe, ethical, and trustworthy, while...

October 04, 2024

Navigating the Challenges of AI Regulation

Artificial intelligence is transforming business and revolutionizing industries in ways we've never seen before. From powering voice assistants like Siri and Alexa to advancing healthcare through innovative diagnosis tools, AI is analysing data, identifying patterns, and making decisions faster and more accurately than humans alone. But with rapid advancement comes complex challenges. How do we ensure this powerful...

October 04, 2024

Navigating Climate-Related Financial Disclosure Requirements Australia, New Zealand and the UK

As climate change risks intensify, regulatory bodies are mandating stringent disclosure requirements to promote transparency. This whitepaper explores the latest developments in Australia, New Zealand, and the UK, providing key insights for companies to navigate these evolving standards effectively. We’ve collaborated with our technology partner Ansarada to deliver this new whitepaper “Navigating Climate...

September 26, 2024

Complimentary Checklist: New Zealand Social Media

With more and more organisations relying on social media for a variety of reasons, from promoting your business to monitoring employees’ conduct, it’s vital to be diligent on the latest compliance obligations on the topic. We’ve designed this checklist to do just that. Taken directly from the New Zealand Social Media obligations register available on LexisNexis ® Regulatory Compliance , this checklist...

July 11, 2024

Free New Zealand Facilities Management Checklist

When you look at the outcomes of the Whakaari/White Island tragedy, it shines a spotlight on the importance of robust health and safety measures and emergency preparedness for facilities operating in hazardous environments. An event of this complex nature has multiple contributing factors: Legal requirements around Hazardous Substance Management Fire Safety and Emergency Management , including evacuation procedures...

July 09, 2024

Financial Services Retail Checklist

With ongoing debate and amendments to both the incoming CoFI regime, the CCCFA, and the promise of a 2-phased reform approach on the horizon, keeping up with your requirements and demonstrating you’re compliant can be complex, time-consuming and no doubt, frustrating. Navigate through this regulatory change with the latest checklist for the financial services industry from LexisNexis ® Regulatory Compliance...

June 01, 2024

A 2023-2024 AML-CFT Compliance Roadmap Leveraging ISO 37301

This whitepaper acts as a roadmap, designed to help organisations find a clear path to AML-CFT compliance in 2023 and beyond. It dissects the key issues and priorities both locally and across the world, to help compliance and risk professionals find greater clarity and certainty in this dynamic landscape. It also outlines the importance of having a compliance management system to achieve effective regulatory risk management...

May 31, 2024

A very current affair: Global sanctions and AML

The Conduct of Financial Institutions (CoFI) Act amends the Financial Markets Conduct Act 2013 to ensure financial institutions treat consumers fairly. It’s been announced that the CoFI regime will go into force in March 2025, but New Zealand regulators are already starting to focus on how financial lenders, insurance brokers and non-bank deposit takers conduct business. These organisations will need to fall in...

May 01, 2024

Free New Zealand Employment Compliance Checklist

In 2022*, New Zealand’s Employment Relations Authority received over 4,300 new cases filed. Employment litigation rates continue to rise in New Zealand, with changes to key laws imposing numerous obligations on employers making it difficult to navigate the complex legal frameworks. HR and even in-house counsel can struggle to remain fully compliant and up-to-date. Stay on top of your organisation’s obligations...

March 10, 2024

Free Global Banking Checklist

Ensure your organisation’s governance arrangements, risk management apparatus, compliance assurance function, and financial crime prevention mechanisms meet global standards with our new Global Banking checklist, developed by Martin Polaine, Barrister at Brooke Chambers and Legal Expert for LexisNexis ® Regulatory Compliance. Topics include: Banking Governance and Standards Capital Requirements Leverage...

February 21, 2024

Free KiwiSaver Compliance Checklist

Financial well-being is a principle both consumers and lenders can get behind when it comes to retirement. But with more legislative changes for the financial sector looming, identifying and adopting your crucial compliance obligations as a KiwiSaver scheme provider will be a key factor in being able to respond to those changes. Stay ahead of the curve with this new KiwiSaver checklist from LexisNexis ® Regulatory...

February 16, 2024

Operational Resilience Outlook Report 2024

In today's rapidly changing business landscape, organisational risk management is evolving at an unprecedented pace. However, amidst this evolution, one fundamental truth remains constant: the critical importance of operational resilience. We teamed up with our technology partner Ansarada, to present to you the "Operational Resilience Outlook Report 2024." This comprehensive report serves as your ultimate...

October 27, 2023

Purpose and Stewardship complimentary paper and checklist: Embedding ESG at all levels of the organisation

Earlier this year, LexisNexis ® Regulatory Compliance chaired a discussion at the Government Risk Management Forum with the University of Adelaide academic and ESG expert Dr Tracey Dodd; and Robyn Parkin, Head of Sustainability at Ethical Partners Funds Management. This paper and checklist, "Purpose and Stewardship: Embedding ESG at all levels of the organisation", provides insights directly from the Government...

August 18, 2023

Free New Zealand Sanctions Checklist

In 2023, the New Zealand government collaborated with international partners to implement robust sanctions against responsible entities for human rights violations, to include: diplomatic pressure, trade restrictions, and targeted asset freezes. Given the complexity of the global regulations that would require enforcement, we’ve designed this new checklist to help you navigate these requirements. Developed by...

June 23, 2023

Free Compliance Checklist Conduct of Financial Institutions (CoFI)

The Conduct of Financial Institutions (CoFI) Act amends the Financial Markets Conduct Act 2013 to ensure financial institutions treat consumers fairly. It’s been announced that the CoFI regime will go into force in March 2025, but New Zealand regulators are already starting to focus on how financial lenders, insurance brokers and non-bank deposit takers conduct business. These organisations will need to fall in...