NZX50 board fees plateau amid economic uncertainty
Directors on the boards of New Zealand’s largest listed companies have seen their fees grow at less than half the pace of the country’s median wage over the past decade, even as governance workloads and scrutiny have risen sharply.

BusinessDesk analysis of 10 years of annual reports from companies in the NZX50 found director fee pools increased by just 7.3% in real terms between 2016 and 2025. ⌘ Read more