Advocating to local Mayors for PRINZ memberships
Subject: Strengthen Your Council’s Public Communications Capability Tēnā koe Mayor [Last Name], As a Mayor, you’ll know that public trust in council decisions is shaped…
Category: Advocacy
Why New Zealand needs a lobbying stand-down period – By the PRINZ Executive Committee
The “revolving door” between government and lobbying firms is weakening public confidence and inviting undue influence. While Ministers are subject to a loose three-month stand-down…
Plain Language Act Repeal Bill Submission
This submission is on behalf of the Public Relations Institute of New Zealand (PRINZ), the industry body for the public relations sector representing some 800…
Plain Language Act Repeal
As the industry body for the public relations sector, we are disappointed to see that a Bill to repeal the Plain Language Act recently passed…
PRINZ’s Response to “Spin Doctor” Narratives
David Seymour’s new Ministry of red tape hiring a $168k-a-year spin doctor In response to this news article above, on behalf of our members, we…
Advocacy – why it’s important to us
We know from the results of member research and various conversations we’ve had with many of you around the motu, you have high expectations that…
Update on Lobbying Project
As many of our members would be aware in April 2023, the Government announced several measures aimed at providing greater transparency around lobbying at Parliament.…
It’s tough out there..
by Jing Li, Associate Director at Robert Walters There’s no denying it, from a recruitment and people perspective 2024 has been a rough ride, and…
What I’ve been seeing out there by Peter Heath APR
Recently I saw a post on LinkedIn on the topic of corporate greenwashing. Once again, as with so many things that I read or hear…
The power of PR and communications professionals at the board table by Susanne Martin for Institute of Directors NZ
Here are some of the reasons why having communications experts in governance roles can provide a strategic advantage for corporates. 1. Stakeholder engagement and relationship…