Articles


Articles I have written


I’ve been telling stories through articles on a variety of topics. Life is full of so many interesting topics that make me curious to want to explore more.

New Lawyers – what I wish I had known…

New Lawyers – what I wish I had known…

What I wish I had known starting as a lawyer.

Experiments with the Extension of Legal Personality to Ecosystems and Beyond-Human Organisms: Challenges and Opportunities for Company Law

Experiments with the Extension of Legal Personality to Ecosystems and Beyond-Human Organisms: Challenges and Opportunities for Company Law

In recent years, a number of jurisdictions have recognized diverse ecosystems and other-than-human organisms as legal persons. From national constitutions and legislation to subnational judicial decisions and ordinances, these legal experiments have extended legal personality to riverine and terrestrial ecological communities, including vast geographical areas and the beyond-human beings that…

Audio of article published by the Transnational Environmental Law Journal, called “Experiments with the Extension of Legal Personality to Ecosystems and Beyond-Human Organisms: Challenges and Opportunities for Company Law”

Audio of article published by the Transnational Environmental Law Journal, called “Experiments with the Extension of Legal Personality to Ecosystems and Beyond-Human Organisms: Challenges and Opportunities for Company Law”

This is the audio of me reading an article published by the Transnational Environmental Law Journal, which I co-wrote with two academics from the University of Canterbury, David Jefferson and Elizabeth Macpherson, called “Experiments with the Extension of Legal Personality to Ecosystems and Beyond-Human Organisms: Challenges and Opportunities for Company…

IOD Leadership Conference 2023

IOD Leadership Conference 2023

Welcome to this summary of the IOD Leadership Conference. It was held on 4th and 5th of May 2023 in Auckland with around 600 people. With more than 10,000 members, the IOD are the leading governance focussed group in New Zealand and I know them well as a facilitator on…

Australia opens a fascinating new front in the fight for ethical investing

Australia opens a fascinating new front in the fight for ethical investing

A recent court action by Australia’s financial regulator suggests ‘greenwashing’ claims can expect far greater scrutiny – a situation likely to happen here soon enough, writes Steven Moe.

Ikigai: Reflections on career and purpose for new grads and students…

Ikigai: Reflections on career and purpose for new grads and students…

I’ve been out working now for 22 years and thought I would share some reflections for new grads and students: Any concepts you would like to share that I can add to this list?

Reflections on Fundraising Institute of New Zealand Conference 2022

Reflections on Fundraising Institute of New Zealand Conference 2022

I just attended the Fundraising Institute of New Zealand (FINZ) conference for three days in Wellington with around 400 others.  The theme was “Changemakers” and I thought I would share some of my highlights so you could get a sense of what it is was like: I hope that gives…

Charities and paradigm shifts – discussion with Sue Barker and Steven Moe

Charities and paradigm shifts – discussion with Sue Barker and Steven Moe

In this session I have a discussion with Sue Barker about the proposed changes to the Charities Act in New Zealand, the submission process, the key issues at stake and the “paradigm shifts” of thinking that are also involved.  If you enjoy this check out some of the other content…

‘Not for profit’ or ‘For purpose’? Some reflections by way of Star Trek

‘Not for profit’ or ‘For purpose’? Some reflections by way of Star Trek

‘Not for profit’ or ‘For purpose’: Some reflections Sometimes we need to reinvent.  I think one thing that might need some reinvention is the ways we describe sectors we care about – how we frame them. This is because words matter.  They convey underlying assumptions. For too long we have…

Braided River Reflection

Braided River Reflection

Braided rivers in New Zealand are unique as they change often, moving along in the same general direction, but never ever staying exactly the same. Trying to plan every aspect of your life means you’ll miss out – a lot will come down simply to this: persistence and luck –…

Comments on “The future of business for Aotearoa New Zealand”

Comments on “The future of business for Aotearoa New Zealand”

Comments on “The future of business for Aotearoa New Zealand”, produced by MBIE in May 2022. Accessible here. Response by Steven Moe, Partner at Parry Field Lawyers and host of Seeds Podcast www.theseeds.nz. I am a lawyer working daily in the area of purpose driven business with clients across the country. I…

10 lessons I wish I had known when starting out…

10 lessons I wish I had known when starting out…

Am curious – what advice would you give a new grad starting out in your role? This post has 10 lessons I’ve learned over my time practising law for the last 21 years. Am really pleased to have Sophie Tremewan join our team this month to share in our focus…

The Decentralised Revolution: White Paper

The Decentralised Revolution: White Paper

Welcome to the White Paper that you can download here: The Decentralised Revolution: Understanding the potential of Blockchain, DeFi, Crypto, DAOs, NFTs and the Metaverse to drive innovation, creativity and new paradigms. Sparked by the Reserve Bank of New Zealand issues papers about the future of money it uses that…

Leadership Myths: Panel Discussion

Leadership Myths: Panel Discussion

This was fun.  Elle Archer, Sina Cotter Tait, Tim Jones and Michael Phillpott joined me for an online seeds podcast unlike any before.  Each of them shared one leadership myth they have seen and we had some discussions about what they shared.  A key theme came through of lifelong learning. …

NZ Duties of Directors set for major change: What will this mean?

NZ Duties of Directors set for major change: What will this mean?

Dr Duncan Webb’s bill was chosen for selection to be considered by Parliament and it is major news – well, for those of us who want to see more purpose for our companies, it is major news. Here is the podcast interview with him which was recorded on 1 October…