AI Playbook for Behaviour Change

Online

AI can become your PhD-level consultant for behaviour change—but only if you train with carefully crafted prompts.

Whether you’re seeking reliable and robust research, crafting campaigns for behaviour change, or designing experiments to evaluate what works, this course shows you how to prompt AI like a behavioural designer and tackle your most pressing behaviour change challenges alongside you.

$365.00 – $850.00

Telling Our Stories Well

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.

$730.00 – $1,215.00

Tauranga First Thursdays

Picnicka Elizabeth Towers Level 1/38 Elizabeth Street, Tauranga, New Zealand

Calling all Tauranga-based PRs – what better way to celebrate nearing the end of the week than to catch up with your peers informally over a drink at Picnicka.

This will be a nice chance to catch up, network, download with other comms colleagues and relax with a wine!

Free

Auckland First Thursdays

Sunset Bar, Sudima Hotel 63-67 Nelson Street, Auckland, New Zealand

First Thursdays are back for 2026! Come join your Auckland sub-committee and members of the Auckland PR community for a social drink in one of the city's new rooftop hotspots.

Free

Christchurch Event: Networking Drinks with social scientist, Carl Davidson

Dux Central 144 Lichfield Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011

2026 is gearing up to be a big year for Ōtautahi and what better time to catch up with industry connections - and make some new ones - than at our first Southern Division event of 2026. Join us from 5:30pm on Thursday 12 March at Dux Central for a relaxed after‑work get together. This free event is open to both PRINZ members and non‑members - everyone is welcome.

Data-Driven Storytelling

Online

All organisations have a wealth of data to draw upon to create engaging content, but knowing where to start is a challenge.

This interactive workshop has been designed for communications professionals who want to incorporate charts, graphs, and infographics into their content, but do not have a background in statistics. The workshop includes individual and breakout activities to immediately apply what you’ve learned.

Get Tickets $875.00 – $1,360.00 7 tickets left

Community Engagement: What it is and how to measure its value – Webinar

Online

Diana will present on a community engagement framework that she developed to be used internally (Board) to demonstrate what community engagement is (and isn’t) and how it can be measured in a meaningful way. The framework has six phases and links with a simple Excel spreadsheet for KPIs to demonstrate engagement and can simply demonstrate success.

Community engagement can often be seen as a ‘tickbox’ exercise which it definitely is not. Trust is the currency of the community.

Get Tickets Free – $50.00

Hands On with AI

Online

If you’re lost in the maze of AI - you can’t afford to stay lost any longer. Hands on AI is your escape route, sharing with you the best ways to use AI in daily practice. It is a session designed to equip you with practical, actionable techniques so you can find your way.

AI is embedded in our daily activity and we’re now moving in to the realm of agentic AI, where the technology becomes your active collaborator, capable of automating tasks, interpreting complex data and supporting strategic decision-making in ways not possible just a few months ago.

Get Tickets $365.00 – $850.00 14 tickets left

Public Relations Strategy and Evaluation

Online

As we shift into Generation AI, mastering public relations strategy and evaluation is crucial. Over four mornings, this online course explores the latest methodologies for crafting and assessing effective strategies. With generative AI models reshaping our professional landscape, acquiring these skills is not just beneficial, it is essential if we are to guide organisational leadership with expertise and insight.

Get Tickets $1,265.00 – $1,745.00 9 tickets left

Issues and Crisis Management

Auckland TBC

This in-person workshop balances both the theory and practice involved in identifying and managing issues and crisis situations. The course will enable you to understand appropriate actions before, during and after a major incident as well as provide strategies around communications planning and practical guidance on working with the media and broader aspects of communication in times of crisis.

Get Tickets $910.00 – $1,390.00 4 tickets left