Walk and talk at Fieldays 2024

Mystery Creek, Hamilton

Grab a coffee and join us for networking and a stroll around some of the brightest and best displays at the Waikato’s biggest agricultural event, Fieldays 2024. Yes, it’s for farmers and rural folk – but it’s also where communicators, media and marketers converge to set-up thousands of displays that need to capture attention and custom. It’s also a great opportunity to network all in the one place. So, join us as the Waikato PRINZ group take you on a guided tour of award-winning stands and a handful of the ‘highly commendeds’ that caught our eye for their comms flair, creative touch or effectiveness.

Free

Speechwriting Essentials

Online

This workshop empowers speechwriters to assemble their ideas, find their voice, and earn their audience’s attention. It demystifies the speechwriting process, including the crucial planning phase when writing speeches for others, and encourages purposeful, effective storytelling.

$635.00 – $910.00

Robert Walters and PRINZ – A celebration of excellence

Robert Walters Offices - Floor 15, 2 Hunter Street, Wellington, 6011

Join us for a celebration of this year's local PRINZ Award winners and APR graduates at the stunning Robert Walters offices with a beautiful harbour view. There will be the opportunity for networking with drinks and nibbles followed by presentations from selected winners about their outstanding campaigns.

PRINZ Southern Midwinter Mingle

Two Thumb Brewing on Colombo, 380 Colombo Street, Sydenham Christchurch

We are fast approaching the middle of the year so it’s the perfect time to come and catch up with your local southern PRINZ colleagues. Mix and mingle with fellow practitioners - talk about everything you have achieved so far this year, brainstorm what you have coming up or just unwind. This event is free for PRINZ members, but you will need to purchase your own drinks.

Free – $11.50

Ethics, Risk & Reputation in the Age of AI

Online

We’re mid-way through another blockbuster year for artificial intelligence and the coming months are set to be even more challenging. The tech titans are going head-to-head and, in the race to profit, bad behaviours have emerged. For public relations and communication professionals, AI presents us with technological marvels on the one hand and ethical minefields on the other. We're the reputation lifeguards in this stormy AI ocean, helping our organisations navigate safely through uncharted waters. You need to know what's happening, why it is happening and how to keep things safely afloat.

$365.00 – $525.00

Auckland First Thursdays

1 Saint Marys Road, St Marys Bay, Auckland 1011

Calling all Auckland-based PRs – what better way to celebrate nearing the end of the week than to catch up with your peers informally over a drink, to talk about all things PR or otherwise. Following the same plan as last time: come on over to Hotel Ponsonby after work and join some of your northern committee members, especially if you’re not a PRINZ member and want to find out more about the benefits of joining. It’s free to attend, but you will need to pay for your own drink – please also rsvp so we can have an idea of numbers. Look forward to seeing you there.

Free

SOLD OUT – Hands on with AI: Essential Skills for PR and Communication Professionals

Online

You can’t avoid it a minute longer - it’s time to integrate AI into your daily work. This highly practical session offers the guidance and space to experiment with the AI-driven tools that have revolutionised practice. Delivered live online, this course provides public relations and communication practitioners with essential knowledge, hands-on experience and time to experiment with the AI tools transforming our sector.

$365.00 – $525.00

What Uni Doesn’t Teach You: A Peek into the Real-World of Communications, PR, and Marketing

Te Kōpūroa room in The Pā, University of Waikato Hamilton Campus

Calling all students of communications, public relations, and marketing! Ever wondered what it's really like to enter and work in our industry? Participate in a Q&A panel discussion to hear from recent graduates and industry professionals to learn what Uni doesn't teach you about entering the industry. Take this opportunity to also network with students from Waikato University and Wintec and discover more how PRINZ and MCSA memberships can help you navigate your career prospects.

Free

Young Journalists Perspectives on the Fourth Estate – PRINZ Panel Event (Hybrid Event)

Room C, EMA, Building/145 Khyber Pass Road, Grafton, Auckland 1023

With New Zealand's fourth estate undergoing large swathes of change, it's future looks increasingly unclear. While the knowledge and experience of those who have been part of it for decades is key to success, it is the young journalists and media professionals who will inherit this uncertain future. This panel discussion will seek to hear from some of New Zealand's young journalists who are passionate about the work they do and the future of New Zealand's fourth estate.

Free – $40.25

Telling Our Stories Well – SOLD OUT

Online

In this interactive online workshop, we cover the principles for preparing great media releases, communications materials, and general business content. Our resident editing expert, Julie Shannon, will teach you how to craft engaging stories and convey these in a clear and convincing tone. You’ll also explore different topics and contexts with plenty of ‘before’ and ‘after’ examples from a range of industries.

$750.00 – $1,050.00

The importance of Maaori storytelling: Aukaha News – SOLD OUT

Kākāriki House, The Wise Group’s Hamilton office, 293 Grey Street, Hamilton East

You are invited to join Waikato PRINZ and Waikato-Tainui for an informative and engaging koorero on Maaori-led news and storytelling, featuring speakers from Waikato Tainui's award-winning newsroom, Aukaha News. Aukaha News recently won the Taho Ao Pāpāho Media Award for their excellent news and storytelling, which covers a wide range of topics. It is proudly by-Maaori-for-Maaori media, which aims to give voice to the unheard and unseen.

$11.50 – $51.75

PRINZ 2024 Annual General Meeting

Online

All current members are invited to attend the 2024 PRINZ Annual General Meeting. In a year where there has been much change and uncertainty in our industry join us to see how your industry body fared during these challenging times. This meeting will be conducted online with links sent to registered members the day prior. Election of new board members to replace those completing their current tenure will be included in the agenda

Free