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Tracey Bridges joins Nikki Wright as Co-Chief Judge for the 2026 PRINZ Awards
PRINZ Announces Chief Judges for 2026 PRINZ Awards Auckland, New Zealand — 8th October 2025 — The Public Relations Institute of New Zealand (PRINZ) are…
Scholarship supports next generation of rangatahi Maaori communicators
The Public Relations Institute of New Zealand (PRINZ) Waikato committee has announced the recipients of the 2025 PRINZ Waikato Matariki Scholarship, celebrating the talent and…
Celebrating 50 years of Te Wiki o te Reo Māori
E rau rangatira mā, huri noa i tō tātou tōpūtanga o PRINZ, tēnā koutou katoa. Ka tukuna ngā mihi aroha, ngā maumahara anō hoki ki…
Glue, Grit and a PRINZ Gold
When ProCare’s Brand and Communications team was awarded Gold for In-House Team of the Year at the recent PRINZ Awards, it marked a moment of recognition for…
Popcorn, PR, and the Power of Pause: Lessons from Coldplaygate
Pop culture has served up some doozies lately, for those in the business of crisis communications. But while the popcorn emoji was used to full…
Introducing the PRINZ CPD Sub-Committee
The provision of CPD offerings of the highest standard and in keeping with the needs and wants of our PRINZ members is an integral pillar…
PRINZ Communicator of the Year is now open for nominations
We are excited to be partnering with Streem to bring back the PRINZ Communicator of the Year. The PRINZ Communicator of the Year Award is a chance…
‘Be interesting’: The driving force behind New Zealand’s large agency of the year
Earlier in my career, former Newshub news boss Hal Crawford offered some sage advice when he told me that every journalist should have another journalist…
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…