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.

This workshop has been designed to enhance the key stakeholder engagement of public relations professionals. Key stakeholders are those individuals who have the most influence on a project or programme of work. From prioritising stakeholders to the psychology of influence and skills of active listening and the behavioural drivers of trust, this workshop includes completing a live stakeholder engagement plan and will equip you to immediately lift your key stakeholder engagement.

On the 15th July, 12–1pm, PRINZ is partnering with Belong Aotearoa for a member webinar exploring one of the most important questions facing communications professionals right now: how do we help ethnically diverse communities get heard? Belong Aotearoa is a national organisation working to strengthen belonging and social cohesion across Aotearoa New Zealand. Their flagship storytelling initiative, PassTheMic, amplifies the voices of migrant and refugee-background communities — and they need our help to shape its next chapter. At a time when anti-migrant sentiment is becoming more visible in our public discourse, this is a chance to put your communications expertise to work on something that matters.

Led by professional director and PRINZ Life Member Tracey Bridges, this short course answers all your questions about how to work well with Boards, and – for those who are interested – how to move into a governance career. It will touch on key aspects of Governance practice. It will comprise a presentation and plenty of time for questions, answers and discussion.

A successful speech can change the world, but it starts with a blank page.

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.

This workshop has been designed for professionals from all sectors who seek to be more effective communicators and storytellers, and incorporates writing and editing exercises.

Dust off those random facts and join the local Taranaki PRINZ subcommittee for a night of trivia, laughs, and a bit of healthy competition!

In a world where everyone’s clamouring for “data-driven” insights, this course goes beyond the numbers. It’s about learning to think critically, interpret evidence wisely, and make sound, ethical decisions in your PR practice.

You’ll explore how to balance data with judgement, recognise cognitive bias (in yourself and others), and turn information from multiple sources into meaningful, defensible insights. We’ll cover practical tools for interpreting results, testing assumptions, and reporting outcomes (without losing sight of people, context, or purpose).

Podcasting is booming, with recent data showing that one in three New Zealanders listens to podcasts regularly.

Join renowned New Zealand broadcaster Mike Puru, co-host of The Breeze Drive and The House of Wellness Podcast, at a breakfast event exploring the rapid growth of podcasting, and how PR professionals can use the medium to build trust, connect with highly engaged audiences and strengthen stakeholder relationships and sentiment.

Join us for our 2026 entry in the Learn from a Fellow series, featuring two of Canterbury’s most experienced practitioners and PRINZ Fellows.

Internal communications is often expected to deliver more with less, balance strategic advice with day-to-day delivery, and engage increasingly diverse workforces. But how can insights help communicators move beyond tactics and make better decisions about where to focus their effort?

Hear from local PRINZ Fellows Michele Hider and Janet Wright as they share real-world internal communications examples, the insights that helped shape their approach and how they evaluated their success.

Developed in partnership with Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand, this practical workshop has been designed specifically for public relations and communications professionals who regularly collaborate with finance colleagues, contribute to financial or corporate reporting, or want to broaden their commercial and strategic business acumen.

As Aotearoa New Zealand continues to grow as a bicultural nation, the ability to communicate meaningfully and respectfully with Māori and Iwi stakeholders has never been more essential for communications professionals. 

This event brings together PR and communications practitioners to explore culturally grounded approaches to stakeholder engagement, moving beyond tokenism and toward genuine, trust-based relationships with Māori communities and Iwi organisations.

Central to this is an understanding of mātauranga Māori, the body of knowledge, values, and ways of knowing that are distinctly Māori.

What does it take to get your story picked up? Join us for a candid panel discussion with key editorial leaders from NZME, Stuff, TVNZ and RNZ to find out what they are really looking for. This is an opportunity to hear directly from the people making the decisions and gain practical insights to help strengthen your media strategy.