BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//PRINZ - Public Relations Institute of New Zealand - ECPv6.3.4//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:PRINZ - Public Relations Institute of New Zealand X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://prinz.org.nz X-WR-CALDESC:Events for PRINZ - Public Relations Institute of New Zealand REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Pacific/Auckland BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+1300 TZOFFSETTO:+1200 TZNAME:NZST DTSTART:20250405T140000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+1200 TZOFFSETTO:+1300 TZNAME:NZDT DTSTART:20250927T140000 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250306T170000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250306T183000 DTSTAMP:20260429T194902 CREATED:20250217T003844Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250305T003617Z UID:46981-1741280400-1741285800@prinz.org.nz SUMMARY:Tauranga First Thursdays DESCRIPTION:22 February @ 5.30pm - 7.30pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n OverviewWe will be kicking off our first ever hybrid event with Isentia’s latest research paper on the perceptions of PR and Communications in Aotearoa and Australia\, followed by an expert panel discussion.Looking at narratives across traditional and social media\, we will be taking a closer look at the impact current perceptions might have on the future of the PR industry.  Key questions: – What might this mean for attracting talent? – What is impacting trust in communications over time? – Is the media’s perception of PR the most dominant view? All of these questions and more will be covered at ”The Future of PR” hosted at ANZ’s stunning offices. Thank you to ANZ for generously sponsoring this event.  Important ticket information: Virtual and in-person tickets are not interchangeable as there are limited numbers for the in-person event. Ticket purchasing remains the same. The link to virtually join the event will be sent out closer to the date. Feel free to email us with any questions at office@prinz.org.nz \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Your presenters are..Ngaire Crawford As the Director of Insights & Research\, Ngaire is the regional head for research at Isentia and Pulsar across Australia and New Zealand. The Insights & Research division is responsible for producing bespoke media\, communications\, reputation and audience research for a wide range of clients from large corporates\, government departments to small NGOs. She also leads global product development for PR and Communications across the Access Intelligence global research teams.   She has more than 15 years in the field of communications and media research with a particular focus on the role of representation\, and is a passionate advocate for research\, and that the right data (and good communications) can change the world!    \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Heather Claycomb Heather Claycomb founded HMC in May 2004 driven by her passion to tell a great story and support Waikato businesses in making a difference.  In 2019\, her business evolved into a social enterprise which now donates its profits to her family charity\, All Good Ventures. Passionate about the PR industry\, Heather has been involved in the PR Institute of NZ (PRINZ) in a regional leadership and governance capacity since 2013.  She was elected to the position of Board Chair in May 2022. Heather’s unique background in communications\, marketing\, sales and public relations across a broad range of industries have given her a strong foothold to run HMC . Her MBA education coupled with an expertise in corporate communications\, allows Heather to bring a unique perspective to her clients with the ability to approach communications issues from a strategic business perspective. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Brad Pogson A passionate advocate for the role of PR\, Brad has enjoyed working in the industry for the past 13 years. During this time\, he has developed and led corporate reputation programmes for some of the world’s most recognised brands across a variety of sectors. His experience spans the breadth of the public relations discipline – from corporate communications\, issues management\, and media engagement\, to internal communications and marketing comms. His work has been recognised by the Public Relations Institute\, with an Effie from the Commercial Communications Council\, and with a Cannes Lion at the International Festival of Creativity. A previous PR person of the Year\, Brad has worked in-house with Vodafone’s corporate affairs team and held senior agency roles in New Zealand and England. He spent (nearly) a year through COVID-19 running his own PR firm and was appointed managing director of Porter Novelli in 2021 – the youngest leader in the agency’s 45-year history. Today\, Brad is a company director and partner in the newly merged GRC Partners + Porter Novelli. He leads the firm’s cyber communications practice and is activity involved with the PRINZ northern committee.      \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Peter Parussini Peter is responsible for leading external and internal communications\, customer complaints\, corporate social responsibility\, government relations and corporate sponsorships for ANZ Bank in New Zealand and the Pacific. He sits on the company’s New Zealand Leadership Team. Peter was part of the core team for the sale of ANZ’s Asia Retail and Wealth businesses in Singapore\, Indonesia\, Hong Kong\, Taiwan\, China and Vietnam in 2016-17. He was also one of the project leads for the merger of The National Bank and ANZ\, New Zealand’s biggest brand change project\, in 2012. Peter has more than 30 years of experience in the communications and marketing industries\, spanning journalism\, sports marketing\, university lecturing\, education\, sponsorships\, branding\, broadcasting\, politics and international affairs.   \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Philip Clark Philip leads the corporate communications team at Meridian Energy\, responsible for all external communications\, including strategy\, media\, issues and communications to support the company’s development and construction projects. The team also leads internal communications and partners with Marketing on social media.   Philip joined Meridian in January 2023 from Sport NZ\, where he worked across both Sport NZ and High Performance Sport NZ over a seven year stint. During this time he initiated and led a major study of gender balance in sports news coverage\, undertaking extensive stakeholder engagement with media\, sports and others to help drive positive change. He has more than 25 years experience in communications\, both in-house and agency side\, working with leading companies in New Zealand\, Australia and the UK.   URL:https://prinz.org.nz/event/tauranga-first-thursdays-5/ LOCATION:Picnicka\, Elizabeth Towers Level 1/38 Elizabeth Street\, Tauranga\, 3110\, New Zealand ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://prinz.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/First-Thursdays.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250306T170000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250306T190000 DTSTAMP:20260429T194902 CREATED:20250205T031114Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250319T220526Z UID:46742-1741280400-1741287600@prinz.org.nz SUMMARY:Your Comms Career Path and How to Stand Out Within It DESCRIPTION:22 February @ 5.30pm - 7.30pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n OverviewWe will be kicking off our first ever hybrid event with Isentia’s latest research paper on the perceptions of PR and Communications in Aotearoa and Australia\, followed by an expert panel discussion.Looking at narratives across traditional and social media\, we will be taking a closer look at the impact current perceptions might have on the future of the PR industry.  Key questions: – What might this mean for attracting talent? – What is impacting trust in communications over time? – Is the media’s perception of PR the most dominant view? All of these questions and more will be covered at ”The Future of PR” hosted at ANZ’s stunning offices. Thank you to ANZ for generously sponsoring this event.  Important ticket information: Virtual and in-person tickets are not interchangeable as there are limited numbers for the in-person event. Ticket purchasing remains the same. The link to virtually join the event will be sent out closer to the date. Feel free to email us with any questions at office@prinz.org.nz \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Your presenters are..Ngaire Crawford As the Director of Insights & Research\, Ngaire is the regional head for research at Isentia and Pulsar across Australia and New Zealand. The Insights & Research division is responsible for producing bespoke media\, communications\, reputation and audience research for a wide range of clients from large corporates\, government departments to small NGOs. She also leads global product development for PR and Communications across the Access Intelligence global research teams.   She has more than 15 years in the field of communications and media research with a particular focus on the role of representation\, and is a passionate advocate for research\, and that the right data (and good communications) can change the world!    \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Heather Claycomb Heather Claycomb founded HMC in May 2004 driven by her passion to tell a great story and support Waikato businesses in making a difference.  In 2019\, her business evolved into a social enterprise which now donates its profits to her family charity\, All Good Ventures. Passionate about the PR industry\, Heather has been involved in the PR Institute of NZ (PRINZ) in a regional leadership and governance capacity since 2013.  She was elected to the position of Board Chair in May 2022. Heather’s unique background in communications\, marketing\, sales and public relations across a broad range of industries have given her a strong foothold to run HMC . Her MBA education coupled with an expertise in corporate communications\, allows Heather to bring a unique perspective to her clients with the ability to approach communications issues from a strategic business perspective. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Brad Pogson A passionate advocate for the role of PR\, Brad has enjoyed working in the industry for the past 13 years. During this time\, he has developed and led corporate reputation programmes for some of the world’s most recognised brands across a variety of sectors. His experience spans the breadth of the public relations discipline – from corporate communications\, issues management\, and media engagement\, to internal communications and marketing comms. His work has been recognised by the Public Relations Institute\, with an Effie from the Commercial Communications Council\, and with a Cannes Lion at the International Festival of Creativity. A previous PR person of the Year\, Brad has worked in-house with Vodafone’s corporate affairs team and held senior agency roles in New Zealand and England. He spent (nearly) a year through COVID-19 running his own PR firm and was appointed managing director of Porter Novelli in 2021 – the youngest leader in the agency’s 45-year history. Today\, Brad is a company director and partner in the newly merged GRC Partners + Porter Novelli. He leads the firm’s cyber communications practice and is activity involved with the PRINZ northern committee.      \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Peter Parussini Peter is responsible for leading external and internal communications\, customer complaints\, corporate social responsibility\, government relations and corporate sponsorships for ANZ Bank in New Zealand and the Pacific. He sits on the company’s New Zealand Leadership Team. Peter was part of the core team for the sale of ANZ’s Asia Retail and Wealth businesses in Singapore\, Indonesia\, Hong Kong\, Taiwan\, China and Vietnam in 2016-17. He was also one of the project leads for the merger of The National Bank and ANZ\, New Zealand’s biggest brand change project\, in 2012. Peter has more than 30 years of experience in the communications and marketing industries\, spanning journalism\, sports marketing\, university lecturing\, education\, sponsorships\, branding\, broadcasting\, politics and international affairs.   \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Philip Clark Philip leads the corporate communications team at Meridian Energy\, responsible for all external communications\, including strategy\, media\, issues and communications to support the company’s development and construction projects. The team also leads internal communications and partners with Marketing on social media.   Philip joined Meridian in January 2023 from Sport NZ\, where he worked across both Sport NZ and High Performance Sport NZ over a seven year stint. During this time he initiated and led a major study of gender balance in sports news coverage\, undertaking extensive stakeholder engagement with media\, sports and others to help drive positive change. He has more than 25 years experience in communications\, both in-house and agency side\, working with leading companies in New Zealand\, Australia and the UK.   URL:https://prinz.org.nz/event/your-comms-career-path-and-how-to-stand-out-within-it-2/ LOCATION:Momentum Consulting Wellington\, 8/40 Mercer Street\, Wellington\, 6011\, New Zealand ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://prinz.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/2024-banners-1-1-e1738725064261.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250306T170000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250306T190000 DTSTAMP:20260429T194902 CREATED:20250224T231442Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250305T003918Z UID:47132-1741280400-1741287600@prinz.org.nz SUMMARY:Auckland First Thursdays DESCRIPTION:22 February @ 5.30pm - 7.30pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n OverviewWe will be kicking off our first ever hybrid event with Isentia’s latest research paper on the perceptions of PR and Communications in Aotearoa and Australia\, followed by an expert panel discussion.Looking at narratives across traditional and social media\, we will be taking a closer look at the impact current perceptions might have on the future of the PR industry.  Key questions: – What might this mean for attracting talent? – What is impacting trust in communications over time? – Is the media’s perception of PR the most dominant view? All of these questions and more will be covered at ”The Future of PR” hosted at ANZ’s stunning offices. Thank you to ANZ for generously sponsoring this event.  Important ticket information: Virtual and in-person tickets are not interchangeable as there are limited numbers for the in-person event. Ticket purchasing remains the same. The link to virtually join the event will be sent out closer to the date. Feel free to email us with any questions at office@prinz.org.nz \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Your presenters are..Ngaire Crawford As the Director of Insights & Research\, Ngaire is the regional head for research at Isentia and Pulsar across Australia and New Zealand. The Insights & Research division is responsible for producing bespoke media\, communications\, reputation and audience research for a wide range of clients from large corporates\, government departments to small NGOs. She also leads global product development for PR and Communications across the Access Intelligence global research teams.   She has more than 15 years in the field of communications and media research with a particular focus on the role of representation\, and is a passionate advocate for research\, and that the right data (and good communications) can change the world!    \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Heather Claycomb Heather Claycomb founded HMC in May 2004 driven by her passion to tell a great story and support Waikato businesses in making a difference.  In 2019\, her business evolved into a social enterprise which now donates its profits to her family charity\, All Good Ventures. Passionate about the PR industry\, Heather has been involved in the PR Institute of NZ (PRINZ) in a regional leadership and governance capacity since 2013.  She was elected to the position of Board Chair in May 2022. Heather’s unique background in communications\, marketing\, sales and public relations across a broad range of industries have given her a strong foothold to run HMC . Her MBA education coupled with an expertise in corporate communications\, allows Heather to bring a unique perspective to her clients with the ability to approach communications issues from a strategic business perspective. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Brad Pogson A passionate advocate for the role of PR\, Brad has enjoyed working in the industry for the past 13 years. During this time\, he has developed and led corporate reputation programmes for some of the world’s most recognised brands across a variety of sectors. His experience spans the breadth of the public relations discipline – from corporate communications\, issues management\, and media engagement\, to internal communications and marketing comms. His work has been recognised by the Public Relations Institute\, with an Effie from the Commercial Communications Council\, and with a Cannes Lion at the International Festival of Creativity. A previous PR person of the Year\, Brad has worked in-house with Vodafone’s corporate affairs team and held senior agency roles in New Zealand and England. He spent (nearly) a year through COVID-19 running his own PR firm and was appointed managing director of Porter Novelli in 2021 – the youngest leader in the agency’s 45-year history. Today\, Brad is a company director and partner in the newly merged GRC Partners + Porter Novelli. He leads the firm’s cyber communications practice and is activity involved with the PRINZ northern committee.      \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Peter Parussini Peter is responsible for leading external and internal communications\, customer complaints\, corporate social responsibility\, government relations and corporate sponsorships for ANZ Bank in New Zealand and the Pacific. He sits on the company’s New Zealand Leadership Team. Peter was part of the core team for the sale of ANZ’s Asia Retail and Wealth businesses in Singapore\, Indonesia\, Hong Kong\, Taiwan\, China and Vietnam in 2016-17. He was also one of the project leads for the merger of The National Bank and ANZ\, New Zealand’s biggest brand change project\, in 2012. Peter has more than 30 years of experience in the communications and marketing industries\, spanning journalism\, sports marketing\, university lecturing\, education\, sponsorships\, branding\, broadcasting\, politics and international affairs.   \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Philip Clark Philip leads the corporate communications team at Meridian Energy\, responsible for all external communications\, including strategy\, media\, issues and communications to support the company’s development and construction projects. The team also leads internal communications and partners with Marketing on social media.   Philip joined Meridian in January 2023 from Sport NZ\, where he worked across both Sport NZ and High Performance Sport NZ over a seven year stint. During this time he initiated and led a major study of gender balance in sports news coverage\, undertaking extensive stakeholder engagement with media\, sports and others to help drive positive change. He has more than 25 years experience in communications\, both in-house and agency side\, working with leading companies in New Zealand\, Australia and the UK.   URL:https://prinz.org.nz/event/auckland-first-thursdays-7/ LOCATION:Queens Rooftop\, Level 21/1 Queen Street\, Auckland\, 1010\, New Zealand ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://prinz.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Nelson-Event-banner-4.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250311T093000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250311T160000 DTSTAMP:20260429T194902 CREATED:20241114T030621Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250107T211222Z UID:44956-1741685400-1741708800@prinz.org.nz SUMMARY:Issues and Crisis Management DESCRIPTION:22 February @ 5.30pm - 7.30pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n OverviewWe will be kicking off our first ever hybrid event with Isentia’s latest research paper on the perceptions of PR and Communications in Aotearoa and Australia\, followed by an expert panel discussion.Looking at narratives across traditional and social media\, we will be taking a closer look at the impact current perceptions might have on the future of the PR industry.  Key questions: – What might this mean for attracting talent? – What is impacting trust in communications over time? – Is the media’s perception of PR the most dominant view? All of these questions and more will be covered at ”The Future of PR” hosted at ANZ’s stunning offices. Thank you to ANZ for generously sponsoring this event.  Important ticket information: Virtual and in-person tickets are not interchangeable as there are limited numbers for the in-person event. Ticket purchasing remains the same. The link to virtually join the event will be sent out closer to the date. Feel free to email us with any questions at office@prinz.org.nz \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Your presenters are..Ngaire Crawford As the Director of Insights & Research\, Ngaire is the regional head for research at Isentia and Pulsar across Australia and New Zealand. The Insights & Research division is responsible for producing bespoke media\, communications\, reputation and audience research for a wide range of clients from large corporates\, government departments to small NGOs. She also leads global product development for PR and Communications across the Access Intelligence global research teams.   She has more than 15 years in the field of communications and media research with a particular focus on the role of representation\, and is a passionate advocate for research\, and that the right data (and good communications) can change the world!    \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Heather Claycomb Heather Claycomb founded HMC in May 2004 driven by her passion to tell a great story and support Waikato businesses in making a difference.  In 2019\, her business evolved into a social enterprise which now donates its profits to her family charity\, All Good Ventures. Passionate about the PR industry\, Heather has been involved in the PR Institute of NZ (PRINZ) in a regional leadership and governance capacity since 2013.  She was elected to the position of Board Chair in May 2022. Heather’s unique background in communications\, marketing\, sales and public relations across a broad range of industries have given her a strong foothold to run HMC . Her MBA education coupled with an expertise in corporate communications\, allows Heather to bring a unique perspective to her clients with the ability to approach communications issues from a strategic business perspective. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Brad Pogson A passionate advocate for the role of PR\, Brad has enjoyed working in the industry for the past 13 years. During this time\, he has developed and led corporate reputation programmes for some of the world’s most recognised brands across a variety of sectors. His experience spans the breadth of the public relations discipline – from corporate communications\, issues management\, and media engagement\, to internal communications and marketing comms. His work has been recognised by the Public Relations Institute\, with an Effie from the Commercial Communications Council\, and with a Cannes Lion at the International Festival of Creativity. A previous PR person of the Year\, Brad has worked in-house with Vodafone’s corporate affairs team and held senior agency roles in New Zealand and England. He spent (nearly) a year through COVID-19 running his own PR firm and was appointed managing director of Porter Novelli in 2021 – the youngest leader in the agency’s 45-year history. Today\, Brad is a company director and partner in the newly merged GRC Partners + Porter Novelli. He leads the firm’s cyber communications practice and is activity involved with the PRINZ northern committee.      \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Peter Parussini Peter is responsible for leading external and internal communications\, customer complaints\, corporate social responsibility\, government relations and corporate sponsorships for ANZ Bank in New Zealand and the Pacific. He sits on the company’s New Zealand Leadership Team. Peter was part of the core team for the sale of ANZ’s Asia Retail and Wealth businesses in Singapore\, Indonesia\, Hong Kong\, Taiwan\, China and Vietnam in 2016-17. He was also one of the project leads for the merger of The National Bank and ANZ\, New Zealand’s biggest brand change project\, in 2012. Peter has more than 30 years of experience in the communications and marketing industries\, spanning journalism\, sports marketing\, university lecturing\, education\, sponsorships\, branding\, broadcasting\, politics and international affairs.   \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Philip Clark Philip leads the corporate communications team at Meridian Energy\, responsible for all external communications\, including strategy\, media\, issues and communications to support the company’s development and construction projects. The team also leads internal communications and partners with Marketing on social media.   Philip joined Meridian in January 2023 from Sport NZ\, where he worked across both Sport NZ and High Performance Sport NZ over a seven year stint. During this time he initiated and led a major study of gender balance in sports news coverage\, undertaking extensive stakeholder engagement with media\, sports and others to help drive positive change. He has more than 25 years experience in communications\, both in-house and agency side\, working with leading companies in New Zealand\, Australia and the UK.   URL:https://prinz.org.nz/event/issues-and-crisis-management-6/ LOCATION:EMA\, 145 Khyber Pass Road\, Grafton\, Auckland ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://prinz.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Untitled-design-4-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250313T073000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250313T083000 DTSTAMP:20260429T194902 CREATED:20250224T002235Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250224T002426Z UID:47097-1741851000-1741854600@prinz.org.nz SUMMARY:Waikato Communicators Breakfast Mixer DESCRIPTION:22 February @ 5.30pm - 7.30pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n OverviewWe will be kicking off our first ever hybrid event with Isentia’s latest research paper on the perceptions of PR and Communications in Aotearoa and Australia\, followed by an expert panel discussion.Looking at narratives across traditional and social media\, we will be taking a closer look at the impact current perceptions might have on the future of the PR industry.  Key questions: – What might this mean for attracting talent? – What is impacting trust in communications over time? – Is the media’s perception of PR the most dominant view? All of these questions and more will be covered at ”The Future of PR” hosted at ANZ’s stunning offices. Thank you to ANZ for generously sponsoring this event.  Important ticket information: Virtual and in-person tickets are not interchangeable as there are limited numbers for the in-person event. Ticket purchasing remains the same. The link to virtually join the event will be sent out closer to the date. Feel free to email us with any questions at office@prinz.org.nz \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Your presenters are..Ngaire Crawford As the Director of Insights & Research\, Ngaire is the regional head for research at Isentia and Pulsar across Australia and New Zealand. The Insights & Research division is responsible for producing bespoke media\, communications\, reputation and audience research for a wide range of clients from large corporates\, government departments to small NGOs. She also leads global product development for PR and Communications across the Access Intelligence global research teams.   She has more than 15 years in the field of communications and media research with a particular focus on the role of representation\, and is a passionate advocate for research\, and that the right data (and good communications) can change the world!    \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Heather Claycomb Heather Claycomb founded HMC in May 2004 driven by her passion to tell a great story and support Waikato businesses in making a difference.  In 2019\, her business evolved into a social enterprise which now donates its profits to her family charity\, All Good Ventures. Passionate about the PR industry\, Heather has been involved in the PR Institute of NZ (PRINZ) in a regional leadership and governance capacity since 2013.  She was elected to the position of Board Chair in May 2022. Heather’s unique background in communications\, marketing\, sales and public relations across a broad range of industries have given her a strong foothold to run HMC . Her MBA education coupled with an expertise in corporate communications\, allows Heather to bring a unique perspective to her clients with the ability to approach communications issues from a strategic business perspective. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Brad Pogson A passionate advocate for the role of PR\, Brad has enjoyed working in the industry for the past 13 years. During this time\, he has developed and led corporate reputation programmes for some of the world’s most recognised brands across a variety of sectors. His experience spans the breadth of the public relations discipline – from corporate communications\, issues management\, and media engagement\, to internal communications and marketing comms. His work has been recognised by the Public Relations Institute\, with an Effie from the Commercial Communications Council\, and with a Cannes Lion at the International Festival of Creativity. A previous PR person of the Year\, Brad has worked in-house with Vodafone’s corporate affairs team and held senior agency roles in New Zealand and England. He spent (nearly) a year through COVID-19 running his own PR firm and was appointed managing director of Porter Novelli in 2021 – the youngest leader in the agency’s 45-year history. Today\, Brad is a company director and partner in the newly merged GRC Partners + Porter Novelli. He leads the firm’s cyber communications practice and is activity involved with the PRINZ northern committee.      \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Peter Parussini Peter is responsible for leading external and internal communications\, customer complaints\, corporate social responsibility\, government relations and corporate sponsorships for ANZ Bank in New Zealand and the Pacific. He sits on the company’s New Zealand Leadership Team. Peter was part of the core team for the sale of ANZ’s Asia Retail and Wealth businesses in Singapore\, Indonesia\, Hong Kong\, Taiwan\, China and Vietnam in 2016-17. He was also one of the project leads for the merger of The National Bank and ANZ\, New Zealand’s biggest brand change project\, in 2012. Peter has more than 30 years of experience in the communications and marketing industries\, spanning journalism\, sports marketing\, university lecturing\, education\, sponsorships\, branding\, broadcasting\, politics and international affairs.   \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Philip Clark Philip leads the corporate communications team at Meridian Energy\, responsible for all external communications\, including strategy\, media\, issues and communications to support the company’s development and construction projects. The team also leads internal communications and partners with Marketing on social media.   Philip joined Meridian in January 2023 from Sport NZ\, where he worked across both Sport NZ and High Performance Sport NZ over a seven year stint. During this time he initiated and led a major study of gender balance in sports news coverage\, undertaking extensive stakeholder engagement with media\, sports and others to help drive positive change. He has more than 25 years experience in communications\, both in-house and agency side\, working with leading companies in New Zealand\, Australia and the UK.   URL:https://prinz.org.nz/event/waikato-communicators-breakfast-mixer/ LOCATION:Sentinel Cafe\, 586 Victoria Street\, Hamilton\, 3204\, New Zealand ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://prinz.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/thriday-03ve_4Ug0Ow-unsplash-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250314T093000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250321T120000 DTSTAMP:20260429T194902 CREATED:20241126T033846Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250106T220520Z UID:45484-1741944600-1742558400@prinz.org.nz SUMMARY:Engaging Māori and Diverse Communities DESCRIPTION:22 February @ 5.30pm - 7.30pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n OverviewWe will be kicking off our first ever hybrid event with Isentia’s latest research paper on the perceptions of PR and Communications in Aotearoa and Australia\, followed by an expert panel discussion.Looking at narratives across traditional and social media\, we will be taking a closer look at the impact current perceptions might have on the future of the PR industry.  Key questions: – What might this mean for attracting talent? – What is impacting trust in communications over time? – Is the media’s perception of PR the most dominant view? All of these questions and more will be covered at ”The Future of PR” hosted at ANZ’s stunning offices. Thank you to ANZ for generously sponsoring this event.  Important ticket information: Virtual and in-person tickets are not interchangeable as there are limited numbers for the in-person event. Ticket purchasing remains the same. The link to virtually join the event will be sent out closer to the date. Feel free to email us with any questions at office@prinz.org.nz \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Your presenters are..Ngaire Crawford As the Director of Insights & Research\, Ngaire is the regional head for research at Isentia and Pulsar across Australia and New Zealand. The Insights & Research division is responsible for producing bespoke media\, communications\, reputation and audience research for a wide range of clients from large corporates\, government departments to small NGOs. She also leads global product development for PR and Communications across the Access Intelligence global research teams.   She has more than 15 years in the field of communications and media research with a particular focus on the role of representation\, and is a passionate advocate for research\, and that the right data (and good communications) can change the world!    \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Heather Claycomb Heather Claycomb founded HMC in May 2004 driven by her passion to tell a great story and support Waikato businesses in making a difference.  In 2019\, her business evolved into a social enterprise which now donates its profits to her family charity\, All Good Ventures. Passionate about the PR industry\, Heather has been involved in the PR Institute of NZ (PRINZ) in a regional leadership and governance capacity since 2013.  She was elected to the position of Board Chair in May 2022. Heather’s unique background in communications\, marketing\, sales and public relations across a broad range of industries have given her a strong foothold to run HMC . Her MBA education coupled with an expertise in corporate communications\, allows Heather to bring a unique perspective to her clients with the ability to approach communications issues from a strategic business perspective. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Brad Pogson A passionate advocate for the role of PR\, Brad has enjoyed working in the industry for the past 13 years. During this time\, he has developed and led corporate reputation programmes for some of the world’s most recognised brands across a variety of sectors. His experience spans the breadth of the public relations discipline – from corporate communications\, issues management\, and media engagement\, to internal communications and marketing comms. His work has been recognised by the Public Relations Institute\, with an Effie from the Commercial Communications Council\, and with a Cannes Lion at the International Festival of Creativity. A previous PR person of the Year\, Brad has worked in-house with Vodafone’s corporate affairs team and held senior agency roles in New Zealand and England. He spent (nearly) a year through COVID-19 running his own PR firm and was appointed managing director of Porter Novelli in 2021 – the youngest leader in the agency’s 45-year history. Today\, Brad is a company director and partner in the newly merged GRC Partners + Porter Novelli. He leads the firm’s cyber communications practice and is activity involved with the PRINZ northern committee.      \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Peter Parussini Peter is responsible for leading external and internal communications\, customer complaints\, corporate social responsibility\, government relations and corporate sponsorships for ANZ Bank in New Zealand and the Pacific. He sits on the company’s New Zealand Leadership Team. Peter was part of the core team for the sale of ANZ’s Asia Retail and Wealth businesses in Singapore\, Indonesia\, Hong Kong\, Taiwan\, China and Vietnam in 2016-17. He was also one of the project leads for the merger of The National Bank and ANZ\, New Zealand’s biggest brand change project\, in 2012. Peter has more than 30 years of experience in the communications and marketing industries\, spanning journalism\, sports marketing\, university lecturing\, education\, sponsorships\, branding\, broadcasting\, politics and international affairs.   \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Philip Clark Philip leads the corporate communications team at Meridian Energy\, responsible for all external communications\, including strategy\, media\, issues and communications to support the company’s development and construction projects. The team also leads internal communications and partners with Marketing on social media.   Philip joined Meridian in January 2023 from Sport NZ\, where he worked across both Sport NZ and High Performance Sport NZ over a seven year stint. During this time he initiated and led a major study of gender balance in sports news coverage\, undertaking extensive stakeholder engagement with media\, sports and others to help drive positive change. He has more than 25 years experience in communications\, both in-house and agency side\, working with leading companies in New Zealand\, Australia and the UK.   URL:https://prinz.org.nz/event/engagingmaorianddiversecommunities/ LOCATION:Online ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://prinz.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Nelson-Event-banner-31.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250318T093000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250318T120000 DTSTAMP:20260429T194902 CREATED:20241122T015157Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250314T015121Z UID:45229-1742290200-1742299200@prinz.org.nz SUMMARY:Data-Driven Storytelling DESCRIPTION:22 February @ 5.30pm - 7.30pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n OverviewWe will be kicking off our first ever hybrid event with Isentia’s latest research paper on the perceptions of PR and Communications in Aotearoa and Australia\, followed by an expert panel discussion.Looking at narratives across traditional and social media\, we will be taking a closer look at the impact current perceptions might have on the future of the PR industry.  Key questions: – What might this mean for attracting talent? – What is impacting trust in communications over time? – Is the media’s perception of PR the most dominant view? All of these questions and more will be covered at ”The Future of PR” hosted at ANZ’s stunning offices. Thank you to ANZ for generously sponsoring this event.  Important ticket information: Virtual and in-person tickets are not interchangeable as there are limited numbers for the in-person event. Ticket purchasing remains the same. The link to virtually join the event will be sent out closer to the date. Feel free to email us with any questions at office@prinz.org.nz \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Your presenters are..Ngaire Crawford As the Director of Insights & Research\, Ngaire is the regional head for research at Isentia and Pulsar across Australia and New Zealand. The Insights & Research division is responsible for producing bespoke media\, communications\, reputation and audience research for a wide range of clients from large corporates\, government departments to small NGOs. She also leads global product development for PR and Communications across the Access Intelligence global research teams.   She has more than 15 years in the field of communications and media research with a particular focus on the role of representation\, and is a passionate advocate for research\, and that the right data (and good communications) can change the world!    \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Heather Claycomb Heather Claycomb founded HMC in May 2004 driven by her passion to tell a great story and support Waikato businesses in making a difference.  In 2019\, her business evolved into a social enterprise which now donates its profits to her family charity\, All Good Ventures. Passionate about the PR industry\, Heather has been involved in the PR Institute of NZ (PRINZ) in a regional leadership and governance capacity since 2013.  She was elected to the position of Board Chair in May 2022. Heather’s unique background in communications\, marketing\, sales and public relations across a broad range of industries have given her a strong foothold to run HMC . Her MBA education coupled with an expertise in corporate communications\, allows Heather to bring a unique perspective to her clients with the ability to approach communications issues from a strategic business perspective. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Brad Pogson A passionate advocate for the role of PR\, Brad has enjoyed working in the industry for the past 13 years. During this time\, he has developed and led corporate reputation programmes for some of the world’s most recognised brands across a variety of sectors. His experience spans the breadth of the public relations discipline – from corporate communications\, issues management\, and media engagement\, to internal communications and marketing comms. His work has been recognised by the Public Relations Institute\, with an Effie from the Commercial Communications Council\, and with a Cannes Lion at the International Festival of Creativity. A previous PR person of the Year\, Brad has worked in-house with Vodafone’s corporate affairs team and held senior agency roles in New Zealand and England. He spent (nearly) a year through COVID-19 running his own PR firm and was appointed managing director of Porter Novelli in 2021 – the youngest leader in the agency’s 45-year history. Today\, Brad is a company director and partner in the newly merged GRC Partners + Porter Novelli. He leads the firm’s cyber communications practice and is activity involved with the PRINZ northern committee.      \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Peter Parussini Peter is responsible for leading external and internal communications\, customer complaints\, corporate social responsibility\, government relations and corporate sponsorships for ANZ Bank in New Zealand and the Pacific. He sits on the company’s New Zealand Leadership Team. Peter was part of the core team for the sale of ANZ’s Asia Retail and Wealth businesses in Singapore\, Indonesia\, Hong Kong\, Taiwan\, China and Vietnam in 2016-17. He was also one of the project leads for the merger of The National Bank and ANZ\, New Zealand’s biggest brand change project\, in 2012. Peter has more than 30 years of experience in the communications and marketing industries\, spanning journalism\, sports marketing\, university lecturing\, education\, sponsorships\, branding\, broadcasting\, politics and international affairs.   \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Philip Clark Philip leads the corporate communications team at Meridian Energy\, responsible for all external communications\, including strategy\, media\, issues and communications to support the company’s development and construction projects. The team also leads internal communications and partners with Marketing on social media.   Philip joined Meridian in January 2023 from Sport NZ\, where he worked across both Sport NZ and High Performance Sport NZ over a seven year stint. During this time he initiated and led a major study of gender balance in sports news coverage\, undertaking extensive stakeholder engagement with media\, sports and others to help drive positive change. He has more than 25 years experience in communications\, both in-house and agency side\, working with leading companies in New Zealand\, Australia and the UK.   URL:https://prinz.org.nz/event/data-driven-storytelling/ LOCATION:Online ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://prinz.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/data-driven-storytelling.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250320T171500 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250320T191500 DTSTAMP:20260429T194903 CREATED:20250228T024138Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250228T024627Z UID:47242-1742490900-1742498100@prinz.org.nz SUMMARY:Thursday Thirst Quencher in Taranaki DESCRIPTION:22 February @ 5.30pm - 7.30pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n OverviewWe will be kicking off our first ever hybrid event with Isentia’s latest research paper on the perceptions of PR and Communications in Aotearoa and Australia\, followed by an expert panel discussion.Looking at narratives across traditional and social media\, we will be taking a closer look at the impact current perceptions might have on the future of the PR industry.  Key questions: – What might this mean for attracting talent? – What is impacting trust in communications over time? – Is the media’s perception of PR the most dominant view? All of these questions and more will be covered at ”The Future of PR” hosted at ANZ’s stunning offices. Thank you to ANZ for generously sponsoring this event.  Important ticket information: Virtual and in-person tickets are not interchangeable as there are limited numbers for the in-person event. Ticket purchasing remains the same. The link to virtually join the event will be sent out closer to the date. Feel free to email us with any questions at office@prinz.org.nz \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Your presenters are..Ngaire Crawford As the Director of Insights & Research\, Ngaire is the regional head for research at Isentia and Pulsar across Australia and New Zealand. The Insights & Research division is responsible for producing bespoke media\, communications\, reputation and audience research for a wide range of clients from large corporates\, government departments to small NGOs. She also leads global product development for PR and Communications across the Access Intelligence global research teams.   She has more than 15 years in the field of communications and media research with a particular focus on the role of representation\, and is a passionate advocate for research\, and that the right data (and good communications) can change the world!    \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Heather Claycomb Heather Claycomb founded HMC in May 2004 driven by her passion to tell a great story and support Waikato businesses in making a difference.  In 2019\, her business evolved into a social enterprise which now donates its profits to her family charity\, All Good Ventures. Passionate about the PR industry\, Heather has been involved in the PR Institute of NZ (PRINZ) in a regional leadership and governance capacity since 2013.  She was elected to the position of Board Chair in May 2022. Heather’s unique background in communications\, marketing\, sales and public relations across a broad range of industries have given her a strong foothold to run HMC . Her MBA education coupled with an expertise in corporate communications\, allows Heather to bring a unique perspective to her clients with the ability to approach communications issues from a strategic business perspective. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Brad Pogson A passionate advocate for the role of PR\, Brad has enjoyed working in the industry for the past 13 years. During this time\, he has developed and led corporate reputation programmes for some of the world’s most recognised brands across a variety of sectors. His experience spans the breadth of the public relations discipline – from corporate communications\, issues management\, and media engagement\, to internal communications and marketing comms. His work has been recognised by the Public Relations Institute\, with an Effie from the Commercial Communications Council\, and with a Cannes Lion at the International Festival of Creativity. A previous PR person of the Year\, Brad has worked in-house with Vodafone’s corporate affairs team and held senior agency roles in New Zealand and England. He spent (nearly) a year through COVID-19 running his own PR firm and was appointed managing director of Porter Novelli in 2021 – the youngest leader in the agency’s 45-year history. Today\, Brad is a company director and partner in the newly merged GRC Partners + Porter Novelli. He leads the firm’s cyber communications practice and is activity involved with the PRINZ northern committee.      \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Peter Parussini Peter is responsible for leading external and internal communications\, customer complaints\, corporate social responsibility\, government relations and corporate sponsorships for ANZ Bank in New Zealand and the Pacific. He sits on the company’s New Zealand Leadership Team. Peter was part of the core team for the sale of ANZ’s Asia Retail and Wealth businesses in Singapore\, Indonesia\, Hong Kong\, Taiwan\, China and Vietnam in 2016-17. He was also one of the project leads for the merger of The National Bank and ANZ\, New Zealand’s biggest brand change project\, in 2012. Peter has more than 30 years of experience in the communications and marketing industries\, spanning journalism\, sports marketing\, university lecturing\, education\, sponsorships\, branding\, broadcasting\, politics and international affairs.   \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Philip Clark Philip leads the corporate communications team at Meridian Energy\, responsible for all external communications\, including strategy\, media\, issues and communications to support the company’s development and construction projects. The team also leads internal communications and partners with Marketing on social media.   Philip joined Meridian in January 2023 from Sport NZ\, where he worked across both Sport NZ and High Performance Sport NZ over a seven year stint. During this time he initiated and led a major study of gender balance in sports news coverage\, undertaking extensive stakeholder engagement with media\, sports and others to help drive positive change. He has more than 25 years experience in communications\, both in-house and agency side\, working with leading companies in New Zealand\, Australia and the UK.   URL:https://prinz.org.nz/event/thursday-thirst-quencher-in-taranaki/ LOCATION:The Hour Glass\, 49 Liardet St\, New Plymouth\, 4310\, New Zealand ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://prinz.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/2025-banners-14.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250325T073000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250325T083000 DTSTAMP:20260429T194903 CREATED:20250310T031648Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250310T031959Z UID:47438-1742887800-1742891400@prinz.org.nz SUMMARY:Christchurch Event: Learn from a PRINZ Fellow DESCRIPTION:22 February @ 5.30pm - 7.30pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n OverviewWe will be kicking off our first ever hybrid event with Isentia’s latest research paper on the perceptions of PR and Communications in Aotearoa and Australia\, followed by an expert panel discussion.Looking at narratives across traditional and social media\, we will be taking a closer look at the impact current perceptions might have on the future of the PR industry.  Key questions: – What might this mean for attracting talent? – What is impacting trust in communications over time? – Is the media’s perception of PR the most dominant view? All of these questions and more will be covered at ”The Future of PR” hosted at ANZ’s stunning offices. Thank you to ANZ for generously sponsoring this event.  Important ticket information: Virtual and in-person tickets are not interchangeable as there are limited numbers for the in-person event. Ticket purchasing remains the same. The link to virtually join the event will be sent out closer to the date. Feel free to email us with any questions at office@prinz.org.nz \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Your presenters are..Ngaire Crawford As the Director of Insights & Research\, Ngaire is the regional head for research at Isentia and Pulsar across Australia and New Zealand. The Insights & Research division is responsible for producing bespoke media\, communications\, reputation and audience research for a wide range of clients from large corporates\, government departments to small NGOs. She also leads global product development for PR and Communications across the Access Intelligence global research teams.   She has more than 15 years in the field of communications and media research with a particular focus on the role of representation\, and is a passionate advocate for research\, and that the right data (and good communications) can change the world!    \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Heather Claycomb Heather Claycomb founded HMC in May 2004 driven by her passion to tell a great story and support Waikato businesses in making a difference.  In 2019\, her business evolved into a social enterprise which now donates its profits to her family charity\, All Good Ventures. Passionate about the PR industry\, Heather has been involved in the PR Institute of NZ (PRINZ) in a regional leadership and governance capacity since 2013.  She was elected to the position of Board Chair in May 2022. Heather’s unique background in communications\, marketing\, sales and public relations across a broad range of industries have given her a strong foothold to run HMC . Her MBA education coupled with an expertise in corporate communications\, allows Heather to bring a unique perspective to her clients with the ability to approach communications issues from a strategic business perspective. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Brad Pogson A passionate advocate for the role of PR\, Brad has enjoyed working in the industry for the past 13 years. During this time\, he has developed and led corporate reputation programmes for some of the world’s most recognised brands across a variety of sectors. His experience spans the breadth of the public relations discipline – from corporate communications\, issues management\, and media engagement\, to internal communications and marketing comms. His work has been recognised by the Public Relations Institute\, with an Effie from the Commercial Communications Council\, and with a Cannes Lion at the International Festival of Creativity. A previous PR person of the Year\, Brad has worked in-house with Vodafone’s corporate affairs team and held senior agency roles in New Zealand and England. He spent (nearly) a year through COVID-19 running his own PR firm and was appointed managing director of Porter Novelli in 2021 – the youngest leader in the agency’s 45-year history. Today\, Brad is a company director and partner in the newly merged GRC Partners + Porter Novelli. He leads the firm’s cyber communications practice and is activity involved with the PRINZ northern committee.      \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Peter Parussini Peter is responsible for leading external and internal communications\, customer complaints\, corporate social responsibility\, government relations and corporate sponsorships for ANZ Bank in New Zealand and the Pacific. He sits on the company’s New Zealand Leadership Team. Peter was part of the core team for the sale of ANZ’s Asia Retail and Wealth businesses in Singapore\, Indonesia\, Hong Kong\, Taiwan\, China and Vietnam in 2016-17. He was also one of the project leads for the merger of The National Bank and ANZ\, New Zealand’s biggest brand change project\, in 2012. Peter has more than 30 years of experience in the communications and marketing industries\, spanning journalism\, sports marketing\, university lecturing\, education\, sponsorships\, branding\, broadcasting\, politics and international affairs.   \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Philip Clark Philip leads the corporate communications team at Meridian Energy\, responsible for all external communications\, including strategy\, media\, issues and communications to support the company’s development and construction projects. The team also leads internal communications and partners with Marketing on social media.   Philip joined Meridian in January 2023 from Sport NZ\, where he worked across both Sport NZ and High Performance Sport NZ over a seven year stint. During this time he initiated and led a major study of gender balance in sports news coverage\, undertaking extensive stakeholder engagement with media\, sports and others to help drive positive change. He has more than 25 years experience in communications\, both in-house and agency side\, working with leading companies in New Zealand\, Australia and the UK.   URL:https://prinz.org.nz/event/learn-from-a-prinz-fellow-2/ LOCATION:Black Betty Cafe\, 165 Madras Street\, Christchurch\, 8011\, New Zealand ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://prinz.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/2025-banners-16.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250325T073000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250325T093000 DTSTAMP:20260429T194903 CREATED:20250306T002234Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250311T021436Z UID:47348-1742887800-1742895000@prinz.org.nz SUMMARY:The Trust Equation: Agency Leader Breakfast DESCRIPTION:22 February @ 5.30pm - 7.30pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n OverviewWe will be kicking off our first ever hybrid event with Isentia’s latest research paper on the perceptions of PR and Communications in Aotearoa and Australia\, followed by an expert panel discussion.Looking at narratives across traditional and social media\, we will be taking a closer look at the impact current perceptions might have on the future of the PR industry.  Key questions: – What might this mean for attracting talent? – What is impacting trust in communications over time? – Is the media’s perception of PR the most dominant view? All of these questions and more will be covered at ”The Future of PR” hosted at ANZ’s stunning offices. Thank you to ANZ for generously sponsoring this event.  Important ticket information: Virtual and in-person tickets are not interchangeable as there are limited numbers for the in-person event. Ticket purchasing remains the same. The link to virtually join the event will be sent out closer to the date. Feel free to email us with any questions at office@prinz.org.nz \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Your presenters are..Ngaire Crawford As the Director of Insights & Research\, Ngaire is the regional head for research at Isentia and Pulsar across Australia and New Zealand. The Insights & Research division is responsible for producing bespoke media\, communications\, reputation and audience research for a wide range of clients from large corporates\, government departments to small NGOs. She also leads global product development for PR and Communications across the Access Intelligence global research teams.   She has more than 15 years in the field of communications and media research with a particular focus on the role of representation\, and is a passionate advocate for research\, and that the right data (and good communications) can change the world!    \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Heather Claycomb Heather Claycomb founded HMC in May 2004 driven by her passion to tell a great story and support Waikato businesses in making a difference.  In 2019\, her business evolved into a social enterprise which now donates its profits to her family charity\, All Good Ventures. Passionate about the PR industry\, Heather has been involved in the PR Institute of NZ (PRINZ) in a regional leadership and governance capacity since 2013.  She was elected to the position of Board Chair in May 2022. Heather’s unique background in communications\, marketing\, sales and public relations across a broad range of industries have given her a strong foothold to run HMC . Her MBA education coupled with an expertise in corporate communications\, allows Heather to bring a unique perspective to her clients with the ability to approach communications issues from a strategic business perspective. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Brad Pogson A passionate advocate for the role of PR\, Brad has enjoyed working in the industry for the past 13 years. During this time\, he has developed and led corporate reputation programmes for some of the world’s most recognised brands across a variety of sectors. His experience spans the breadth of the public relations discipline – from corporate communications\, issues management\, and media engagement\, to internal communications and marketing comms. His work has been recognised by the Public Relations Institute\, with an Effie from the Commercial Communications Council\, and with a Cannes Lion at the International Festival of Creativity. A previous PR person of the Year\, Brad has worked in-house with Vodafone’s corporate affairs team and held senior agency roles in New Zealand and England. He spent (nearly) a year through COVID-19 running his own PR firm and was appointed managing director of Porter Novelli in 2021 – the youngest leader in the agency’s 45-year history. Today\, Brad is a company director and partner in the newly merged GRC Partners + Porter Novelli. He leads the firm’s cyber communications practice and is activity involved with the PRINZ northern committee.      \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Peter Parussini Peter is responsible for leading external and internal communications\, customer complaints\, corporate social responsibility\, government relations and corporate sponsorships for ANZ Bank in New Zealand and the Pacific. He sits on the company’s New Zealand Leadership Team. Peter was part of the core team for the sale of ANZ’s Asia Retail and Wealth businesses in Singapore\, Indonesia\, Hong Kong\, Taiwan\, China and Vietnam in 2016-17. He was also one of the project leads for the merger of The National Bank and ANZ\, New Zealand’s biggest brand change project\, in 2012. Peter has more than 30 years of experience in the communications and marketing industries\, spanning journalism\, sports marketing\, university lecturing\, education\, sponsorships\, branding\, broadcasting\, politics and international affairs.   \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Philip Clark Philip leads the corporate communications team at Meridian Energy\, responsible for all external communications\, including strategy\, media\, issues and communications to support the company’s development and construction projects. The team also leads internal communications and partners with Marketing on social media.   Philip joined Meridian in January 2023 from Sport NZ\, where he worked across both Sport NZ and High Performance Sport NZ over a seven year stint. During this time he initiated and led a major study of gender balance in sports news coverage\, undertaking extensive stakeholder engagement with media\, sports and others to help drive positive change. He has more than 25 years experience in communications\, both in-house and agency side\, working with leading companies in New Zealand\, Australia and the UK.   URL:https://prinz.org.nz/event/the-trust-equation-agency-leader-breakfast/ LOCATION:GRC Partners + Porter Novelli Offices\, 100 College Hill\, Auckland\, Ponsonby\, 1011\, New Zealand ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://prinz.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/The_Trust_Equation_in_Practice.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250402T093000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250402T120000 DTSTAMP:20260429T194903 CREATED:20250212T033738Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250327T034011Z UID:46870-1743586200-1743595200@prinz.org.nz SUMMARY:SOLD OUT - Hands On With AI DESCRIPTION:22 February @ 5.30pm - 7.30pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n OverviewWe will be kicking off our first ever hybrid event with Isentia’s latest research paper on the perceptions of PR and Communications in Aotearoa and Australia\, followed by an expert panel discussion.Looking at narratives across traditional and social media\, we will be taking a closer look at the impact current perceptions might have on the future of the PR industry.  Key questions: – What might this mean for attracting talent? – What is impacting trust in communications over time? – Is the media’s perception of PR the most dominant view? All of these questions and more will be covered at ”The Future of PR” hosted at ANZ’s stunning offices. Thank you to ANZ for generously sponsoring this event.  Important ticket information: Virtual and in-person tickets are not interchangeable as there are limited numbers for the in-person event. Ticket purchasing remains the same. The link to virtually join the event will be sent out closer to the date. Feel free to email us with any questions at office@prinz.org.nz \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Your presenters are..Ngaire Crawford As the Director of Insights & Research\, Ngaire is the regional head for research at Isentia and Pulsar across Australia and New Zealand. The Insights & Research division is responsible for producing bespoke media\, communications\, reputation and audience research for a wide range of clients from large corporates\, government departments to small NGOs. She also leads global product development for PR and Communications across the Access Intelligence global research teams.   She has more than 15 years in the field of communications and media research with a particular focus on the role of representation\, and is a passionate advocate for research\, and that the right data (and good communications) can change the world!    \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Heather Claycomb Heather Claycomb founded HMC in May 2004 driven by her passion to tell a great story and support Waikato businesses in making a difference.  In 2019\, her business evolved into a social enterprise which now donates its profits to her family charity\, All Good Ventures. Passionate about the PR industry\, Heather has been involved in the PR Institute of NZ (PRINZ) in a regional leadership and governance capacity since 2013.  She was elected to the position of Board Chair in May 2022. Heather’s unique background in communications\, marketing\, sales and public relations across a broad range of industries have given her a strong foothold to run HMC . Her MBA education coupled with an expertise in corporate communications\, allows Heather to bring a unique perspective to her clients with the ability to approach communications issues from a strategic business perspective. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Brad Pogson A passionate advocate for the role of PR\, Brad has enjoyed working in the industry for the past 13 years. During this time\, he has developed and led corporate reputation programmes for some of the world’s most recognised brands across a variety of sectors. His experience spans the breadth of the public relations discipline – from corporate communications\, issues management\, and media engagement\, to internal communications and marketing comms. His work has been recognised by the Public Relations Institute\, with an Effie from the Commercial Communications Council\, and with a Cannes Lion at the International Festival of Creativity. A previous PR person of the Year\, Brad has worked in-house with Vodafone’s corporate affairs team and held senior agency roles in New Zealand and England. He spent (nearly) a year through COVID-19 running his own PR firm and was appointed managing director of Porter Novelli in 2021 – the youngest leader in the agency’s 45-year history. Today\, Brad is a company director and partner in the newly merged GRC Partners + Porter Novelli. He leads the firm’s cyber communications practice and is activity involved with the PRINZ northern committee.      \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Peter Parussini Peter is responsible for leading external and internal communications\, customer complaints\, corporate social responsibility\, government relations and corporate sponsorships for ANZ Bank in New Zealand and the Pacific. He sits on the company’s New Zealand Leadership Team. Peter was part of the core team for the sale of ANZ’s Asia Retail and Wealth businesses in Singapore\, Indonesia\, Hong Kong\, Taiwan\, China and Vietnam in 2016-17. He was also one of the project leads for the merger of The National Bank and ANZ\, New Zealand’s biggest brand change project\, in 2012. Peter has more than 30 years of experience in the communications and marketing industries\, spanning journalism\, sports marketing\, university lecturing\, education\, sponsorships\, branding\, broadcasting\, politics and international affairs.   \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Philip Clark Philip leads the corporate communications team at Meridian Energy\, responsible for all external communications\, including strategy\, media\, issues and communications to support the company’s development and construction projects. The team also leads internal communications and partners with Marketing on social media.   Philip joined Meridian in January 2023 from Sport NZ\, where he worked across both Sport NZ and High Performance Sport NZ over a seven year stint. During this time he initiated and led a major study of gender balance in sports news coverage\, undertaking extensive stakeholder engagement with media\, sports and others to help drive positive change. He has more than 25 years experience in communications\, both in-house and agency side\, working with leading companies in New Zealand\, Australia and the UK.   URL:https://prinz.org.nz/event/hands-on-with-ai-2/ LOCATION:Online ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://prinz.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/PRKH-Hands-on-White-Phone-e1742172373898.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250403T120000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250403T130000 DTSTAMP:20260429T194903 CREATED:20250306T024716Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250402T212835Z UID:47370-1743681600-1743685200@prinz.org.nz SUMMARY:Webinar: Finding your way in a rapidly changing job market DESCRIPTION:22 February @ 5.30pm - 7.30pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n OverviewWe will be kicking off our first ever hybrid event with Isentia’s latest research paper on the perceptions of PR and Communications in Aotearoa and Australia\, followed by an expert panel discussion.Looking at narratives across traditional and social media\, we will be taking a closer look at the impact current perceptions might have on the future of the PR industry.  Key questions: – What might this mean for attracting talent? – What is impacting trust in communications over time? – Is the media’s perception of PR the most dominant view? All of these questions and more will be covered at ”The Future of PR” hosted at ANZ’s stunning offices. Thank you to ANZ for generously sponsoring this event.  Important ticket information: Virtual and in-person tickets are not interchangeable as there are limited numbers for the in-person event. Ticket purchasing remains the same. The link to virtually join the event will be sent out closer to the date. Feel free to email us with any questions at office@prinz.org.nz \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Your presenters are..Ngaire Crawford As the Director of Insights & Research\, Ngaire is the regional head for research at Isentia and Pulsar across Australia and New Zealand. The Insights & Research division is responsible for producing bespoke media\, communications\, reputation and audience research for a wide range of clients from large corporates\, government departments to small NGOs. She also leads global product development for PR and Communications across the Access Intelligence global research teams.   She has more than 15 years in the field of communications and media research with a particular focus on the role of representation\, and is a passionate advocate for research\, and that the right data (and good communications) can change the world!    \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Heather Claycomb Heather Claycomb founded HMC in May 2004 driven by her passion to tell a great story and support Waikato businesses in making a difference.  In 2019\, her business evolved into a social enterprise which now donates its profits to her family charity\, All Good Ventures. Passionate about the PR industry\, Heather has been involved in the PR Institute of NZ (PRINZ) in a regional leadership and governance capacity since 2013.  She was elected to the position of Board Chair in May 2022. Heather’s unique background in communications\, marketing\, sales and public relations across a broad range of industries have given her a strong foothold to run HMC . Her MBA education coupled with an expertise in corporate communications\, allows Heather to bring a unique perspective to her clients with the ability to approach communications issues from a strategic business perspective. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Brad Pogson A passionate advocate for the role of PR\, Brad has enjoyed working in the industry for the past 13 years. During this time\, he has developed and led corporate reputation programmes for some of the world’s most recognised brands across a variety of sectors. His experience spans the breadth of the public relations discipline – from corporate communications\, issues management\, and media engagement\, to internal communications and marketing comms. His work has been recognised by the Public Relations Institute\, with an Effie from the Commercial Communications Council\, and with a Cannes Lion at the International Festival of Creativity. A previous PR person of the Year\, Brad has worked in-house with Vodafone’s corporate affairs team and held senior agency roles in New Zealand and England. He spent (nearly) a year through COVID-19 running his own PR firm and was appointed managing director of Porter Novelli in 2021 – the youngest leader in the agency’s 45-year history. Today\, Brad is a company director and partner in the newly merged GRC Partners + Porter Novelli. He leads the firm’s cyber communications practice and is activity involved with the PRINZ northern committee.      \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Peter Parussini Peter is responsible for leading external and internal communications\, customer complaints\, corporate social responsibility\, government relations and corporate sponsorships for ANZ Bank in New Zealand and the Pacific. He sits on the company’s New Zealand Leadership Team. Peter was part of the core team for the sale of ANZ’s Asia Retail and Wealth businesses in Singapore\, Indonesia\, Hong Kong\, Taiwan\, China and Vietnam in 2016-17. He was also one of the project leads for the merger of The National Bank and ANZ\, New Zealand’s biggest brand change project\, in 2012. Peter has more than 30 years of experience in the communications and marketing industries\, spanning journalism\, sports marketing\, university lecturing\, education\, sponsorships\, branding\, broadcasting\, politics and international affairs.   \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Philip Clark Philip leads the corporate communications team at Meridian Energy\, responsible for all external communications\, including strategy\, media\, issues and communications to support the company’s development and construction projects. The team also leads internal communications and partners with Marketing on social media.   Philip joined Meridian in January 2023 from Sport NZ\, where he worked across both Sport NZ and High Performance Sport NZ over a seven year stint. During this time he initiated and led a major study of gender balance in sports news coverage\, undertaking extensive stakeholder engagement with media\, sports and others to help drive positive change. He has more than 25 years experience in communications\, both in-house and agency side\, working with leading companies in New Zealand\, Australia and the UK.   URL:https://prinz.org.nz/event/webinar-finding-your-way-in-a-rapidly-changing-job-market/ LOCATION:Online ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://prinz.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Lifelong_learning_limits.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250403T170000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250403T183000 DTSTAMP:20260429T194903 CREATED:20250328T002839Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250328T002839Z UID:47901-1743699600-1743705000@prinz.org.nz SUMMARY:Tauranga First Thursdays DESCRIPTION:22 February @ 5.30pm - 7.30pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n OverviewWe will be kicking off our first ever hybrid event with Isentia’s latest research paper on the perceptions of PR and Communications in Aotearoa and Australia\, followed by an expert panel discussion.Looking at narratives across traditional and social media\, we will be taking a closer look at the impact current perceptions might have on the future of the PR industry.  Key questions: – What might this mean for attracting talent? – What is impacting trust in communications over time? – Is the media’s perception of PR the most dominant view? All of these questions and more will be covered at ”The Future of PR” hosted at ANZ’s stunning offices. Thank you to ANZ for generously sponsoring this event.  Important ticket information: Virtual and in-person tickets are not interchangeable as there are limited numbers for the in-person event. Ticket purchasing remains the same. The link to virtually join the event will be sent out closer to the date. Feel free to email us with any questions at office@prinz.org.nz \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Your presenters are..Ngaire Crawford As the Director of Insights & Research\, Ngaire is the regional head for research at Isentia and Pulsar across Australia and New Zealand. The Insights & Research division is responsible for producing bespoke media\, communications\, reputation and audience research for a wide range of clients from large corporates\, government departments to small NGOs. She also leads global product development for PR and Communications across the Access Intelligence global research teams.   She has more than 15 years in the field of communications and media research with a particular focus on the role of representation\, and is a passionate advocate for research\, and that the right data (and good communications) can change the world!    \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Heather Claycomb Heather Claycomb founded HMC in May 2004 driven by her passion to tell a great story and support Waikato businesses in making a difference.  In 2019\, her business evolved into a social enterprise which now donates its profits to her family charity\, All Good Ventures. Passionate about the PR industry\, Heather has been involved in the PR Institute of NZ (PRINZ) in a regional leadership and governance capacity since 2013.  She was elected to the position of Board Chair in May 2022. Heather’s unique background in communications\, marketing\, sales and public relations across a broad range of industries have given her a strong foothold to run HMC . Her MBA education coupled with an expertise in corporate communications\, allows Heather to bring a unique perspective to her clients with the ability to approach communications issues from a strategic business perspective. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Brad Pogson A passionate advocate for the role of PR\, Brad has enjoyed working in the industry for the past 13 years. During this time\, he has developed and led corporate reputation programmes for some of the world’s most recognised brands across a variety of sectors. His experience spans the breadth of the public relations discipline – from corporate communications\, issues management\, and media engagement\, to internal communications and marketing comms. His work has been recognised by the Public Relations Institute\, with an Effie from the Commercial Communications Council\, and with a Cannes Lion at the International Festival of Creativity. A previous PR person of the Year\, Brad has worked in-house with Vodafone’s corporate affairs team and held senior agency roles in New Zealand and England. He spent (nearly) a year through COVID-19 running his own PR firm and was appointed managing director of Porter Novelli in 2021 – the youngest leader in the agency’s 45-year history. Today\, Brad is a company director and partner in the newly merged GRC Partners + Porter Novelli. He leads the firm’s cyber communications practice and is activity involved with the PRINZ northern committee.      \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Peter Parussini Peter is responsible for leading external and internal communications\, customer complaints\, corporate social responsibility\, government relations and corporate sponsorships for ANZ Bank in New Zealand and the Pacific. He sits on the company’s New Zealand Leadership Team. Peter was part of the core team for the sale of ANZ’s Asia Retail and Wealth businesses in Singapore\, Indonesia\, Hong Kong\, Taiwan\, China and Vietnam in 2016-17. He was also one of the project leads for the merger of The National Bank and ANZ\, New Zealand’s biggest brand change project\, in 2012. Peter has more than 30 years of experience in the communications and marketing industries\, spanning journalism\, sports marketing\, university lecturing\, education\, sponsorships\, branding\, broadcasting\, politics and international affairs.   \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Philip Clark Philip leads the corporate communications team at Meridian Energy\, responsible for all external communications\, including strategy\, media\, issues and communications to support the company’s development and construction projects. The team also leads internal communications and partners with Marketing on social media.   Philip joined Meridian in January 2023 from Sport NZ\, where he worked across both Sport NZ and High Performance Sport NZ over a seven year stint. During this time he initiated and led a major study of gender balance in sports news coverage\, undertaking extensive stakeholder engagement with media\, sports and others to help drive positive change. He has more than 25 years experience in communications\, both in-house and agency side\, working with leading companies in New Zealand\, Australia and the UK.   URL:https://prinz.org.nz/event/tauranga-first-thursdays-6/ LOCATION:Picnicka\, Elizabeth Towers Level 1/38 Elizabeth Street\, Tauranga\, 3110\, New Zealand ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://prinz.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/First-Thursdays.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250403T173000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250403T190000 DTSTAMP:20260429T194903 CREATED:20250325T222824Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250325T222824Z UID:47826-1743701400-1743706800@prinz.org.nz SUMMARY:Auckland First Thursdays DESCRIPTION:22 February @ 5.30pm - 7.30pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n OverviewWe will be kicking off our first ever hybrid event with Isentia’s latest research paper on the perceptions of PR and Communications in Aotearoa and Australia\, followed by an expert panel discussion.Looking at narratives across traditional and social media\, we will be taking a closer look at the impact current perceptions might have on the future of the PR industry.  Key questions: – What might this mean for attracting talent? – What is impacting trust in communications over time? – Is the media’s perception of PR the most dominant view? All of these questions and more will be covered at ”The Future of PR” hosted at ANZ’s stunning offices. Thank you to ANZ for generously sponsoring this event.  Important ticket information: Virtual and in-person tickets are not interchangeable as there are limited numbers for the in-person event. Ticket purchasing remains the same. The link to virtually join the event will be sent out closer to the date. Feel free to email us with any questions at office@prinz.org.nz \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Your presenters are..Ngaire Crawford As the Director of Insights & Research\, Ngaire is the regional head for research at Isentia and Pulsar across Australia and New Zealand. The Insights & Research division is responsible for producing bespoke media\, communications\, reputation and audience research for a wide range of clients from large corporates\, government departments to small NGOs. She also leads global product development for PR and Communications across the Access Intelligence global research teams.   She has more than 15 years in the field of communications and media research with a particular focus on the role of representation\, and is a passionate advocate for research\, and that the right data (and good communications) can change the world!    \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Heather Claycomb Heather Claycomb founded HMC in May 2004 driven by her passion to tell a great story and support Waikato businesses in making a difference.  In 2019\, her business evolved into a social enterprise which now donates its profits to her family charity\, All Good Ventures. Passionate about the PR industry\, Heather has been involved in the PR Institute of NZ (PRINZ) in a regional leadership and governance capacity since 2013.  She was elected to the position of Board Chair in May 2022. Heather’s unique background in communications\, marketing\, sales and public relations across a broad range of industries have given her a strong foothold to run HMC . Her MBA education coupled with an expertise in corporate communications\, allows Heather to bring a unique perspective to her clients with the ability to approach communications issues from a strategic business perspective. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Brad Pogson A passionate advocate for the role of PR\, Brad has enjoyed working in the industry for the past 13 years. During this time\, he has developed and led corporate reputation programmes for some of the world’s most recognised brands across a variety of sectors. His experience spans the breadth of the public relations discipline – from corporate communications\, issues management\, and media engagement\, to internal communications and marketing comms. His work has been recognised by the Public Relations Institute\, with an Effie from the Commercial Communications Council\, and with a Cannes Lion at the International Festival of Creativity. A previous PR person of the Year\, Brad has worked in-house with Vodafone’s corporate affairs team and held senior agency roles in New Zealand and England. He spent (nearly) a year through COVID-19 running his own PR firm and was appointed managing director of Porter Novelli in 2021 – the youngest leader in the agency’s 45-year history. Today\, Brad is a company director and partner in the newly merged GRC Partners + Porter Novelli. He leads the firm’s cyber communications practice and is activity involved with the PRINZ northern committee.      \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Peter Parussini Peter is responsible for leading external and internal communications\, customer complaints\, corporate social responsibility\, government relations and corporate sponsorships for ANZ Bank in New Zealand and the Pacific. He sits on the company’s New Zealand Leadership Team. Peter was part of the core team for the sale of ANZ’s Asia Retail and Wealth businesses in Singapore\, Indonesia\, Hong Kong\, Taiwan\, China and Vietnam in 2016-17. He was also one of the project leads for the merger of The National Bank and ANZ\, New Zealand’s biggest brand change project\, in 2012. Peter has more than 30 years of experience in the communications and marketing industries\, spanning journalism\, sports marketing\, university lecturing\, education\, sponsorships\, branding\, broadcasting\, politics and international affairs.   \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Philip Clark Philip leads the corporate communications team at Meridian Energy\, responsible for all external communications\, including strategy\, media\, issues and communications to support the company’s development and construction projects. The team also leads internal communications and partners with Marketing on social media.   Philip joined Meridian in January 2023 from Sport NZ\, where he worked across both Sport NZ and High Performance Sport NZ over a seven year stint. During this time he initiated and led a major study of gender balance in sports news coverage\, undertaking extensive stakeholder engagement with media\, sports and others to help drive positive change. He has more than 25 years experience in communications\, both in-house and agency side\, working with leading companies in New Zealand\, Australia and the UK.   URL:https://prinz.org.nz/event/auckland-first-thursdays-8/ LOCATION:Queens Rooftop\, Level 21/1 Queen Street\, Auckland\, 1010\, New Zealand ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://prinz.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Nelson-Event-banner-4.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250408T093000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250408T120000 DTSTAMP:20260429T194903 CREATED:20241204T015953Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250327T194353Z UID:45666-1744104600-1744113600@prinz.org.nz SUMMARY:SOLD OUT Press Release Writing and Media Pitching: Tips from a former newspaper editor on getting your story into the media DESCRIPTION:22 February @ 5.30pm - 7.30pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n OverviewWe will be kicking off our first ever hybrid event with Isentia’s latest research paper on the perceptions of PR and Communications in Aotearoa and Australia\, followed by an expert panel discussion.Looking at narratives across traditional and social media\, we will be taking a closer look at the impact current perceptions might have on the future of the PR industry.  Key questions: – What might this mean for attracting talent? – What is impacting trust in communications over time? – Is the media’s perception of PR the most dominant view? All of these questions and more will be covered at ”The Future of PR” hosted at ANZ’s stunning offices. Thank you to ANZ for generously sponsoring this event.  Important ticket information: Virtual and in-person tickets are not interchangeable as there are limited numbers for the in-person event. Ticket purchasing remains the same. The link to virtually join the event will be sent out closer to the date. Feel free to email us with any questions at office@prinz.org.nz \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Your presenters are..Ngaire Crawford As the Director of Insights & Research\, Ngaire is the regional head for research at Isentia and Pulsar across Australia and New Zealand. The Insights & Research division is responsible for producing bespoke media\, communications\, reputation and audience research for a wide range of clients from large corporates\, government departments to small NGOs. She also leads global product development for PR and Communications across the Access Intelligence global research teams.   She has more than 15 years in the field of communications and media research with a particular focus on the role of representation\, and is a passionate advocate for research\, and that the right data (and good communications) can change the world!    \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Heather Claycomb Heather Claycomb founded HMC in May 2004 driven by her passion to tell a great story and support Waikato businesses in making a difference.  In 2019\, her business evolved into a social enterprise which now donates its profits to her family charity\, All Good Ventures. Passionate about the PR industry\, Heather has been involved in the PR Institute of NZ (PRINZ) in a regional leadership and governance capacity since 2013.  She was elected to the position of Board Chair in May 2022. Heather’s unique background in communications\, marketing\, sales and public relations across a broad range of industries have given her a strong foothold to run HMC . Her MBA education coupled with an expertise in corporate communications\, allows Heather to bring a unique perspective to her clients with the ability to approach communications issues from a strategic business perspective. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Brad Pogson A passionate advocate for the role of PR\, Brad has enjoyed working in the industry for the past 13 years. During this time\, he has developed and led corporate reputation programmes for some of the world’s most recognised brands across a variety of sectors. His experience spans the breadth of the public relations discipline – from corporate communications\, issues management\, and media engagement\, to internal communications and marketing comms. His work has been recognised by the Public Relations Institute\, with an Effie from the Commercial Communications Council\, and with a Cannes Lion at the International Festival of Creativity. A previous PR person of the Year\, Brad has worked in-house with Vodafone’s corporate affairs team and held senior agency roles in New Zealand and England. He spent (nearly) a year through COVID-19 running his own PR firm and was appointed managing director of Porter Novelli in 2021 – the youngest leader in the agency’s 45-year history. Today\, Brad is a company director and partner in the newly merged GRC Partners + Porter Novelli. He leads the firm’s cyber communications practice and is activity involved with the PRINZ northern committee.      \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Peter Parussini Peter is responsible for leading external and internal communications\, customer complaints\, corporate social responsibility\, government relations and corporate sponsorships for ANZ Bank in New Zealand and the Pacific. He sits on the company’s New Zealand Leadership Team. Peter was part of the core team for the sale of ANZ’s Asia Retail and Wealth businesses in Singapore\, Indonesia\, Hong Kong\, Taiwan\, China and Vietnam in 2016-17. He was also one of the project leads for the merger of The National Bank and ANZ\, New Zealand’s biggest brand change project\, in 2012. Peter has more than 30 years of experience in the communications and marketing industries\, spanning journalism\, sports marketing\, university lecturing\, education\, sponsorships\, branding\, broadcasting\, politics and international affairs.   \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Philip Clark Philip leads the corporate communications team at Meridian Energy\, responsible for all external communications\, including strategy\, media\, issues and communications to support the company’s development and construction projects. The team also leads internal communications and partners with Marketing on social media.   Philip joined Meridian in January 2023 from Sport NZ\, where he worked across both Sport NZ and High Performance Sport NZ over a seven year stint. During this time he initiated and led a major study of gender balance in sports news coverage\, undertaking extensive stakeholder engagement with media\, sports and others to help drive positive change. He has more than 25 years experience in communications\, both in-house and agency side\, working with leading companies in New Zealand\, Australia and the UK.   URL:https://prinz.org.nz/event/press-release-writing-and-media-pitching-tips-from-a-former-newspaper-editor-on-getting-your-story-into-the-media/ LOCATION:Online ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://prinz.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/megaphone.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250430T171500 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250430T193000 DTSTAMP:20260429T194903 CREATED:20250408T023942Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250428T234723Z UID:48176-1746033300-1746041400@prinz.org.nz SUMMARY:The Creative Edge: How to use creativity to power your communications DESCRIPTION:22 February @ 5.30pm - 7.30pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n OverviewWe will be kicking off our first ever hybrid event with Isentia’s latest research paper on the perceptions of PR and Communications in Aotearoa and Australia\, followed by an expert panel discussion.Looking at narratives across traditional and social media\, we will be taking a closer look at the impact current perceptions might have on the future of the PR industry.  Key questions: – What might this mean for attracting talent? – What is impacting trust in communications over time? – Is the media’s perception of PR the most dominant view? All of these questions and more will be covered at ”The Future of PR” hosted at ANZ’s stunning offices. Thank you to ANZ for generously sponsoring this event.  Important ticket information: Virtual and in-person tickets are not interchangeable as there are limited numbers for the in-person event. Ticket purchasing remains the same. The link to virtually join the event will be sent out closer to the date. Feel free to email us with any questions at office@prinz.org.nz \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Your presenters are..Ngaire Crawford As the Director of Insights & Research\, Ngaire is the regional head for research at Isentia and Pulsar across Australia and New Zealand. The Insights & Research division is responsible for producing bespoke media\, communications\, reputation and audience research for a wide range of clients from large corporates\, government departments to small NGOs. She also leads global product development for PR and Communications across the Access Intelligence global research teams.   She has more than 15 years in the field of communications and media research with a particular focus on the role of representation\, and is a passionate advocate for research\, and that the right data (and good communications) can change the world!    \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Heather Claycomb Heather Claycomb founded HMC in May 2004 driven by her passion to tell a great story and support Waikato businesses in making a difference.  In 2019\, her business evolved into a social enterprise which now donates its profits to her family charity\, All Good Ventures. Passionate about the PR industry\, Heather has been involved in the PR Institute of NZ (PRINZ) in a regional leadership and governance capacity since 2013.  She was elected to the position of Board Chair in May 2022. Heather’s unique background in communications\, marketing\, sales and public relations across a broad range of industries have given her a strong foothold to run HMC . Her MBA education coupled with an expertise in corporate communications\, allows Heather to bring a unique perspective to her clients with the ability to approach communications issues from a strategic business perspective. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Brad Pogson A passionate advocate for the role of PR\, Brad has enjoyed working in the industry for the past 13 years. During this time\, he has developed and led corporate reputation programmes for some of the world’s most recognised brands across a variety of sectors. His experience spans the breadth of the public relations discipline – from corporate communications\, issues management\, and media engagement\, to internal communications and marketing comms. His work has been recognised by the Public Relations Institute\, with an Effie from the Commercial Communications Council\, and with a Cannes Lion at the International Festival of Creativity. A previous PR person of the Year\, Brad has worked in-house with Vodafone’s corporate affairs team and held senior agency roles in New Zealand and England. He spent (nearly) a year through COVID-19 running his own PR firm and was appointed managing director of Porter Novelli in 2021 – the youngest leader in the agency’s 45-year history. Today\, Brad is a company director and partner in the newly merged GRC Partners + Porter Novelli. He leads the firm’s cyber communications practice and is activity involved with the PRINZ northern committee.      \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Peter Parussini Peter is responsible for leading external and internal communications\, customer complaints\, corporate social responsibility\, government relations and corporate sponsorships for ANZ Bank in New Zealand and the Pacific. He sits on the company’s New Zealand Leadership Team. Peter was part of the core team for the sale of ANZ’s Asia Retail and Wealth businesses in Singapore\, Indonesia\, Hong Kong\, Taiwan\, China and Vietnam in 2016-17. He was also one of the project leads for the merger of The National Bank and ANZ\, New Zealand’s biggest brand change project\, in 2012. Peter has more than 30 years of experience in the communications and marketing industries\, spanning journalism\, sports marketing\, university lecturing\, education\, sponsorships\, branding\, broadcasting\, politics and international affairs.   \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Philip Clark Philip leads the corporate communications team at Meridian Energy\, responsible for all external communications\, including strategy\, media\, issues and communications to support the company’s development and construction projects. The team also leads internal communications and partners with Marketing on social media.   Philip joined Meridian in January 2023 from Sport NZ\, where he worked across both Sport NZ and High Performance Sport NZ over a seven year stint. During this time he initiated and led a major study of gender balance in sports news coverage\, undertaking extensive stakeholder engagement with media\, sports and others to help drive positive change. He has more than 25 years experience in communications\, both in-house and agency side\, working with leading companies in New Zealand\, Australia and the UK.   URL:https://prinz.org.nz/event/the-creative-edge-how-to-use-creativity-to-power-your-communications/ LOCATION:Rutherford House\, Victoria University of Wellington\, Pipitea Campus\, 33 Bunny Street\, Wellington\, 6011 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://prinz.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/commcreate-1-scaled.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250501T173000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250501T190000 DTSTAMP:20260429T194903 CREATED:20250423T001605Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250423T001605Z UID:48618-1746120600-1746126000@prinz.org.nz SUMMARY:Auckland First Thursdays DESCRIPTION:22 February @ 5.30pm - 7.30pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n OverviewWe will be kicking off our first ever hybrid event with Isentia’s latest research paper on the perceptions of PR and Communications in Aotearoa and Australia\, followed by an expert panel discussion.Looking at narratives across traditional and social media\, we will be taking a closer look at the impact current perceptions might have on the future of the PR industry.  Key questions: – What might this mean for attracting talent? – What is impacting trust in communications over time? – Is the media’s perception of PR the most dominant view? All of these questions and more will be covered at ”The Future of PR” hosted at ANZ’s stunning offices. Thank you to ANZ for generously sponsoring this event.  Important ticket information: Virtual and in-person tickets are not interchangeable as there are limited numbers for the in-person event. Ticket purchasing remains the same. The link to virtually join the event will be sent out closer to the date. Feel free to email us with any questions at office@prinz.org.nz \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Your presenters are..Ngaire Crawford As the Director of Insights & Research\, Ngaire is the regional head for research at Isentia and Pulsar across Australia and New Zealand. The Insights & Research division is responsible for producing bespoke media\, communications\, reputation and audience research for a wide range of clients from large corporates\, government departments to small NGOs. She also leads global product development for PR and Communications across the Access Intelligence global research teams.   She has more than 15 years in the field of communications and media research with a particular focus on the role of representation\, and is a passionate advocate for research\, and that the right data (and good communications) can change the world!    \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Heather Claycomb Heather Claycomb founded HMC in May 2004 driven by her passion to tell a great story and support Waikato businesses in making a difference.  In 2019\, her business evolved into a social enterprise which now donates its profits to her family charity\, All Good Ventures. Passionate about the PR industry\, Heather has been involved in the PR Institute of NZ (PRINZ) in a regional leadership and governance capacity since 2013.  She was elected to the position of Board Chair in May 2022. Heather’s unique background in communications\, marketing\, sales and public relations across a broad range of industries have given her a strong foothold to run HMC . Her MBA education coupled with an expertise in corporate communications\, allows Heather to bring a unique perspective to her clients with the ability to approach communications issues from a strategic business perspective. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Brad Pogson A passionate advocate for the role of PR\, Brad has enjoyed working in the industry for the past 13 years. During this time\, he has developed and led corporate reputation programmes for some of the world’s most recognised brands across a variety of sectors. His experience spans the breadth of the public relations discipline – from corporate communications\, issues management\, and media engagement\, to internal communications and marketing comms. His work has been recognised by the Public Relations Institute\, with an Effie from the Commercial Communications Council\, and with a Cannes Lion at the International Festival of Creativity. A previous PR person of the Year\, Brad has worked in-house with Vodafone’s corporate affairs team and held senior agency roles in New Zealand and England. He spent (nearly) a year through COVID-19 running his own PR firm and was appointed managing director of Porter Novelli in 2021 – the youngest leader in the agency’s 45-year history. Today\, Brad is a company director and partner in the newly merged GRC Partners + Porter Novelli. He leads the firm’s cyber communications practice and is activity involved with the PRINZ northern committee.      \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Peter Parussini Peter is responsible for leading external and internal communications\, customer complaints\, corporate social responsibility\, government relations and corporate sponsorships for ANZ Bank in New Zealand and the Pacific. He sits on the company’s New Zealand Leadership Team. Peter was part of the core team for the sale of ANZ’s Asia Retail and Wealth businesses in Singapore\, Indonesia\, Hong Kong\, Taiwan\, China and Vietnam in 2016-17. He was also one of the project leads for the merger of The National Bank and ANZ\, New Zealand’s biggest brand change project\, in 2012. Peter has more than 30 years of experience in the communications and marketing industries\, spanning journalism\, sports marketing\, university lecturing\, education\, sponsorships\, branding\, broadcasting\, politics and international affairs.   \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Philip Clark Philip leads the corporate communications team at Meridian Energy\, responsible for all external communications\, including strategy\, media\, issues and communications to support the company’s development and construction projects. The team also leads internal communications and partners with Marketing on social media.   Philip joined Meridian in January 2023 from Sport NZ\, where he worked across both Sport NZ and High Performance Sport NZ over a seven year stint. During this time he initiated and led a major study of gender balance in sports news coverage\, undertaking extensive stakeholder engagement with media\, sports and others to help drive positive change. He has more than 25 years experience in communications\, both in-house and agency side\, working with leading companies in New Zealand\, Australia and the UK.   URL:https://prinz.org.nz/event/auckland-first-thursdays-9/ LOCATION:Queens Rooftop\, Level 21/1 Queen Street\, Auckland\, 1010\, New Zealand ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://prinz.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Nelson-Event-banner-4.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250506T093000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250507T120000 DTSTAMP:20260429T194903 CREATED:20241210T022851Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250107T225047Z UID:45633-1746523800-1746619200@prinz.org.nz SUMMARY:Speechwriting Essentials DESCRIPTION:22 February @ 5.30pm - 7.30pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n OverviewWe will be kicking off our first ever hybrid event with Isentia’s latest research paper on the perceptions of PR and Communications in Aotearoa and Australia\, followed by an expert panel discussion.Looking at narratives across traditional and social media\, we will be taking a closer look at the impact current perceptions might have on the future of the PR industry.  Key questions: – What might this mean for attracting talent? – What is impacting trust in communications over time? – Is the media’s perception of PR the most dominant view? All of these questions and more will be covered at ”The Future of PR” hosted at ANZ’s stunning offices. Thank you to ANZ for generously sponsoring this event.  Important ticket information: Virtual and in-person tickets are not interchangeable as there are limited numbers for the in-person event. Ticket purchasing remains the same. The link to virtually join the event will be sent out closer to the date. Feel free to email us with any questions at office@prinz.org.nz \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Your presenters are..Ngaire Crawford As the Director of Insights & Research\, Ngaire is the regional head for research at Isentia and Pulsar across Australia and New Zealand. The Insights & Research division is responsible for producing bespoke media\, communications\, reputation and audience research for a wide range of clients from large corporates\, government departments to small NGOs. She also leads global product development for PR and Communications across the Access Intelligence global research teams.   She has more than 15 years in the field of communications and media research with a particular focus on the role of representation\, and is a passionate advocate for research\, and that the right data (and good communications) can change the world!    \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Heather Claycomb Heather Claycomb founded HMC in May 2004 driven by her passion to tell a great story and support Waikato businesses in making a difference.  In 2019\, her business evolved into a social enterprise which now donates its profits to her family charity\, All Good Ventures. Passionate about the PR industry\, Heather has been involved in the PR Institute of NZ (PRINZ) in a regional leadership and governance capacity since 2013.  She was elected to the position of Board Chair in May 2022. Heather’s unique background in communications\, marketing\, sales and public relations across a broad range of industries have given her a strong foothold to run HMC . Her MBA education coupled with an expertise in corporate communications\, allows Heather to bring a unique perspective to her clients with the ability to approach communications issues from a strategic business perspective. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Brad Pogson A passionate advocate for the role of PR\, Brad has enjoyed working in the industry for the past 13 years. During this time\, he has developed and led corporate reputation programmes for some of the world’s most recognised brands across a variety of sectors. His experience spans the breadth of the public relations discipline – from corporate communications\, issues management\, and media engagement\, to internal communications and marketing comms. His work has been recognised by the Public Relations Institute\, with an Effie from the Commercial Communications Council\, and with a Cannes Lion at the International Festival of Creativity. A previous PR person of the Year\, Brad has worked in-house with Vodafone’s corporate affairs team and held senior agency roles in New Zealand and England. He spent (nearly) a year through COVID-19 running his own PR firm and was appointed managing director of Porter Novelli in 2021 – the youngest leader in the agency’s 45-year history. Today\, Brad is a company director and partner in the newly merged GRC Partners + Porter Novelli. He leads the firm’s cyber communications practice and is activity involved with the PRINZ northern committee.      \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Peter Parussini Peter is responsible for leading external and internal communications\, customer complaints\, corporate social responsibility\, government relations and corporate sponsorships for ANZ Bank in New Zealand and the Pacific. He sits on the company’s New Zealand Leadership Team. Peter was part of the core team for the sale of ANZ’s Asia Retail and Wealth businesses in Singapore\, Indonesia\, Hong Kong\, Taiwan\, China and Vietnam in 2016-17. He was also one of the project leads for the merger of The National Bank and ANZ\, New Zealand’s biggest brand change project\, in 2012. Peter has more than 30 years of experience in the communications and marketing industries\, spanning journalism\, sports marketing\, university lecturing\, education\, sponsorships\, branding\, broadcasting\, politics and international affairs.   \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Philip Clark Philip leads the corporate communications team at Meridian Energy\, responsible for all external communications\, including strategy\, media\, issues and communications to support the company’s development and construction projects. The team also leads internal communications and partners with Marketing on social media.   Philip joined Meridian in January 2023 from Sport NZ\, where he worked across both Sport NZ and High Performance Sport NZ over a seven year stint. During this time he initiated and led a major study of gender balance in sports news coverage\, undertaking extensive stakeholder engagement with media\, sports and others to help drive positive change. He has more than 25 years experience in communications\, both in-house and agency side\, working with leading companies in New Zealand\, Australia and the UK.   URL:https://prinz.org.nz/event/speechwriting-essentials-2/ LOCATION:Online ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://prinz.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/PR-16.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250512T093000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250515T120000 DTSTAMP:20260429T194903 CREATED:20241127T031613Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250408T050529Z UID:45619-1747042200-1747310400@prinz.org.nz SUMMARY:Sold Out: Public Relations Strategy and Evaluation DESCRIPTION:22 February @ 5.30pm - 7.30pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n OverviewWe will be kicking off our first ever hybrid event with Isentia’s latest research paper on the perceptions of PR and Communications in Aotearoa and Australia\, followed by an expert panel discussion.Looking at narratives across traditional and social media\, we will be taking a closer look at the impact current perceptions might have on the future of the PR industry.  Key questions: – What might this mean for attracting talent? – What is impacting trust in communications over time? – Is the media’s perception of PR the most dominant view? All of these questions and more will be covered at ”The Future of PR” hosted at ANZ’s stunning offices. Thank you to ANZ for generously sponsoring this event.  Important ticket information: Virtual and in-person tickets are not interchangeable as there are limited numbers for the in-person event. Ticket purchasing remains the same. The link to virtually join the event will be sent out closer to the date. Feel free to email us with any questions at office@prinz.org.nz \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Your presenters are..Ngaire Crawford As the Director of Insights & Research\, Ngaire is the regional head for research at Isentia and Pulsar across Australia and New Zealand. The Insights & Research division is responsible for producing bespoke media\, communications\, reputation and audience research for a wide range of clients from large corporates\, government departments to small NGOs. She also leads global product development for PR and Communications across the Access Intelligence global research teams.   She has more than 15 years in the field of communications and media research with a particular focus on the role of representation\, and is a passionate advocate for research\, and that the right data (and good communications) can change the world!    \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Heather Claycomb Heather Claycomb founded HMC in May 2004 driven by her passion to tell a great story and support Waikato businesses in making a difference.  In 2019\, her business evolved into a social enterprise which now donates its profits to her family charity\, All Good Ventures. Passionate about the PR industry\, Heather has been involved in the PR Institute of NZ (PRINZ) in a regional leadership and governance capacity since 2013.  She was elected to the position of Board Chair in May 2022. Heather’s unique background in communications\, marketing\, sales and public relations across a broad range of industries have given her a strong foothold to run HMC . Her MBA education coupled with an expertise in corporate communications\, allows Heather to bring a unique perspective to her clients with the ability to approach communications issues from a strategic business perspective. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Brad Pogson A passionate advocate for the role of PR\, Brad has enjoyed working in the industry for the past 13 years. During this time\, he has developed and led corporate reputation programmes for some of the world’s most recognised brands across a variety of sectors. His experience spans the breadth of the public relations discipline – from corporate communications\, issues management\, and media engagement\, to internal communications and marketing comms. His work has been recognised by the Public Relations Institute\, with an Effie from the Commercial Communications Council\, and with a Cannes Lion at the International Festival of Creativity. A previous PR person of the Year\, Brad has worked in-house with Vodafone’s corporate affairs team and held senior agency roles in New Zealand and England. He spent (nearly) a year through COVID-19 running his own PR firm and was appointed managing director of Porter Novelli in 2021 – the youngest leader in the agency’s 45-year history. Today\, Brad is a company director and partner in the newly merged GRC Partners + Porter Novelli. He leads the firm’s cyber communications practice and is activity involved with the PRINZ northern committee.      \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Peter Parussini Peter is responsible for leading external and internal communications\, customer complaints\, corporate social responsibility\, government relations and corporate sponsorships for ANZ Bank in New Zealand and the Pacific. He sits on the company’s New Zealand Leadership Team. Peter was part of the core team for the sale of ANZ’s Asia Retail and Wealth businesses in Singapore\, Indonesia\, Hong Kong\, Taiwan\, China and Vietnam in 2016-17. He was also one of the project leads for the merger of The National Bank and ANZ\, New Zealand’s biggest brand change project\, in 2012. Peter has more than 30 years of experience in the communications and marketing industries\, spanning journalism\, sports marketing\, university lecturing\, education\, sponsorships\, branding\, broadcasting\, politics and international affairs.   \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Philip Clark Philip leads the corporate communications team at Meridian Energy\, responsible for all external communications\, including strategy\, media\, issues and communications to support the company’s development and construction projects. The team also leads internal communications and partners with Marketing on social media.   Philip joined Meridian in January 2023 from Sport NZ\, where he worked across both Sport NZ and High Performance Sport NZ over a seven year stint. During this time he initiated and led a major study of gender balance in sports news coverage\, undertaking extensive stakeholder engagement with media\, sports and others to help drive positive change. He has more than 25 years experience in communications\, both in-house and agency side\, working with leading companies in New Zealand\, Australia and the UK.   URL:https://prinz.org.nz/event/public-relations-strategy-and-evaluation-5/ LOCATION:Online ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://prinz.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/PR-Strategy-and-Evaluation-Catherine-Arrow.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250520T093000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250527T123000 DTSTAMP:20260429T194904 CREATED:20250224T013036Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250317T012424Z UID:47084-1747733400-1748349000@prinz.org.nz SUMMARY:Telling Our Stories Well DESCRIPTION:22 February @ 5.30pm - 7.30pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n OverviewWe will be kicking off our first ever hybrid event with Isentia’s latest research paper on the perceptions of PR and Communications in Aotearoa and Australia\, followed by an expert panel discussion.Looking at narratives across traditional and social media\, we will be taking a closer look at the impact current perceptions might have on the future of the PR industry.  Key questions: – What might this mean for attracting talent? – What is impacting trust in communications over time? – Is the media’s perception of PR the most dominant view? All of these questions and more will be covered at ”The Future of PR” hosted at ANZ’s stunning offices. Thank you to ANZ for generously sponsoring this event.  Important ticket information: Virtual and in-person tickets are not interchangeable as there are limited numbers for the in-person event. Ticket purchasing remains the same. The link to virtually join the event will be sent out closer to the date. Feel free to email us with any questions at office@prinz.org.nz \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Your presenters are..Ngaire Crawford As the Director of Insights & Research\, Ngaire is the regional head for research at Isentia and Pulsar across Australia and New Zealand. The Insights & Research division is responsible for producing bespoke media\, communications\, reputation and audience research for a wide range of clients from large corporates\, government departments to small NGOs. She also leads global product development for PR and Communications across the Access Intelligence global research teams.   She has more than 15 years in the field of communications and media research with a particular focus on the role of representation\, and is a passionate advocate for research\, and that the right data (and good communications) can change the world!    \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Heather Claycomb Heather Claycomb founded HMC in May 2004 driven by her passion to tell a great story and support Waikato businesses in making a difference.  In 2019\, her business evolved into a social enterprise which now donates its profits to her family charity\, All Good Ventures. Passionate about the PR industry\, Heather has been involved in the PR Institute of NZ (PRINZ) in a regional leadership and governance capacity since 2013.  She was elected to the position of Board Chair in May 2022. Heather’s unique background in communications\, marketing\, sales and public relations across a broad range of industries have given her a strong foothold to run HMC . Her MBA education coupled with an expertise in corporate communications\, allows Heather to bring a unique perspective to her clients with the ability to approach communications issues from a strategic business perspective. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Brad Pogson A passionate advocate for the role of PR\, Brad has enjoyed working in the industry for the past 13 years. During this time\, he has developed and led corporate reputation programmes for some of the world’s most recognised brands across a variety of sectors. His experience spans the breadth of the public relations discipline – from corporate communications\, issues management\, and media engagement\, to internal communications and marketing comms. His work has been recognised by the Public Relations Institute\, with an Effie from the Commercial Communications Council\, and with a Cannes Lion at the International Festival of Creativity. A previous PR person of the Year\, Brad has worked in-house with Vodafone’s corporate affairs team and held senior agency roles in New Zealand and England. He spent (nearly) a year through COVID-19 running his own PR firm and was appointed managing director of Porter Novelli in 2021 – the youngest leader in the agency’s 45-year history. Today\, Brad is a company director and partner in the newly merged GRC Partners + Porter Novelli. He leads the firm’s cyber communications practice and is activity involved with the PRINZ northern committee.      \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Peter Parussini Peter is responsible for leading external and internal communications\, customer complaints\, corporate social responsibility\, government relations and corporate sponsorships for ANZ Bank in New Zealand and the Pacific. He sits on the company’s New Zealand Leadership Team. Peter was part of the core team for the sale of ANZ’s Asia Retail and Wealth businesses in Singapore\, Indonesia\, Hong Kong\, Taiwan\, China and Vietnam in 2016-17. He was also one of the project leads for the merger of The National Bank and ANZ\, New Zealand’s biggest brand change project\, in 2012. Peter has more than 30 years of experience in the communications and marketing industries\, spanning journalism\, sports marketing\, university lecturing\, education\, sponsorships\, branding\, broadcasting\, politics and international affairs.   \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Philip Clark Philip leads the corporate communications team at Meridian Energy\, responsible for all external communications\, including strategy\, media\, issues and communications to support the company’s development and construction projects. The team also leads internal communications and partners with Marketing on social media.   Philip joined Meridian in January 2023 from Sport NZ\, where he worked across both Sport NZ and High Performance Sport NZ over a seven year stint. During this time he initiated and led a major study of gender balance in sports news coverage\, undertaking extensive stakeholder engagement with media\, sports and others to help drive positive change. He has more than 25 years experience in communications\, both in-house and agency side\, working with leading companies in New Zealand\, Australia and the UK.   URL:https://prinz.org.nz/event/telling-our-stories-well-3/ LOCATION:Online ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://prinz.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/PRINZ-Gala-Dinner-Event-Cover-6.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250527T190000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250527T223000 DTSTAMP:20260429T194904 CREATED:20250403T222632Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250403T230953Z UID:48066-1748372400-1748385000@prinz.org.nz SUMMARY:Fellows and Life Members Annual Dinner DESCRIPTION:22 February @ 5.30pm - 7.30pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n OverviewWe will be kicking off our first ever hybrid event with Isentia’s latest research paper on the perceptions of PR and Communications in Aotearoa and Australia\, followed by an expert panel discussion.Looking at narratives across traditional and social media\, we will be taking a closer look at the impact current perceptions might have on the future of the PR industry.  Key questions: – What might this mean for attracting talent? – What is impacting trust in communications over time? – Is the media’s perception of PR the most dominant view? All of these questions and more will be covered at ”The Future of PR” hosted at ANZ’s stunning offices. Thank you to ANZ for generously sponsoring this event.  Important ticket information: Virtual and in-person tickets are not interchangeable as there are limited numbers for the in-person event. Ticket purchasing remains the same. The link to virtually join the event will be sent out closer to the date. Feel free to email us with any questions at office@prinz.org.nz \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Your presenters are..Ngaire Crawford As the Director of Insights & Research\, Ngaire is the regional head for research at Isentia and Pulsar across Australia and New Zealand. The Insights & Research division is responsible for producing bespoke media\, communications\, reputation and audience research for a wide range of clients from large corporates\, government departments to small NGOs. She also leads global product development for PR and Communications across the Access Intelligence global research teams.   She has more than 15 years in the field of communications and media research with a particular focus on the role of representation\, and is a passionate advocate for research\, and that the right data (and good communications) can change the world!    \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Heather Claycomb Heather Claycomb founded HMC in May 2004 driven by her passion to tell a great story and support Waikato businesses in making a difference.  In 2019\, her business evolved into a social enterprise which now donates its profits to her family charity\, All Good Ventures. Passionate about the PR industry\, Heather has been involved in the PR Institute of NZ (PRINZ) in a regional leadership and governance capacity since 2013.  She was elected to the position of Board Chair in May 2022. Heather’s unique background in communications\, marketing\, sales and public relations across a broad range of industries have given her a strong foothold to run HMC . Her MBA education coupled with an expertise in corporate communications\, allows Heather to bring a unique perspective to her clients with the ability to approach communications issues from a strategic business perspective. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Brad Pogson A passionate advocate for the role of PR\, Brad has enjoyed working in the industry for the past 13 years. During this time\, he has developed and led corporate reputation programmes for some of the world’s most recognised brands across a variety of sectors. His experience spans the breadth of the public relations discipline – from corporate communications\, issues management\, and media engagement\, to internal communications and marketing comms. His work has been recognised by the Public Relations Institute\, with an Effie from the Commercial Communications Council\, and with a Cannes Lion at the International Festival of Creativity. A previous PR person of the Year\, Brad has worked in-house with Vodafone’s corporate affairs team and held senior agency roles in New Zealand and England. He spent (nearly) a year through COVID-19 running his own PR firm and was appointed managing director of Porter Novelli in 2021 – the youngest leader in the agency’s 45-year history. Today\, Brad is a company director and partner in the newly merged GRC Partners + Porter Novelli. He leads the firm’s cyber communications practice and is activity involved with the PRINZ northern committee.      \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Peter Parussini Peter is responsible for leading external and internal communications\, customer complaints\, corporate social responsibility\, government relations and corporate sponsorships for ANZ Bank in New Zealand and the Pacific. He sits on the company’s New Zealand Leadership Team. Peter was part of the core team for the sale of ANZ’s Asia Retail and Wealth businesses in Singapore\, Indonesia\, Hong Kong\, Taiwan\, China and Vietnam in 2016-17. He was also one of the project leads for the merger of The National Bank and ANZ\, New Zealand’s biggest brand change project\, in 2012. Peter has more than 30 years of experience in the communications and marketing industries\, spanning journalism\, sports marketing\, university lecturing\, education\, sponsorships\, branding\, broadcasting\, politics and international affairs.   \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Philip Clark Philip leads the corporate communications team at Meridian Energy\, responsible for all external communications\, including strategy\, media\, issues and communications to support the company’s development and construction projects. The team also leads internal communications and partners with Marketing on social media.   Philip joined Meridian in January 2023 from Sport NZ\, where he worked across both Sport NZ and High Performance Sport NZ over a seven year stint. During this time he initiated and led a major study of gender balance in sports news coverage\, undertaking extensive stakeholder engagement with media\, sports and others to help drive positive change. He has more than 25 years experience in communications\, both in-house and agency side\, working with leading companies in New Zealand\, Australia and the UK.   URL:https://prinz.org.nz/event/fellows-and-life-members-annual-dinner/ LOCATION:The Bridgman\, 234 Dominion Road\, Auckland\, 1024\, New Zealand ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://prinz.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/2025-banners-24.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250603T093000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250603T160000 DTSTAMP:20260429T194904 CREATED:20250508T023541Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250508T024654Z UID:49008-1748943000-1748966400@prinz.org.nz SUMMARY:CCC Professional Development Day DESCRIPTION:Content is protected. URL:https://prinz.org.nz/event/ccc-professional-development-day/ LOCATION:Christchurch City Council END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250604T073000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250604T090000 DTSTAMP:20260429T194904 CREATED:20250518T220344Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250602T213145Z UID:49310-1749022200-1749027600@prinz.org.nz SUMMARY:Taking an evidence-based approach to changing attitudes and behaviours DESCRIPTION:22 February @ 5.30pm - 7.30pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n OverviewWe will be kicking off our first ever hybrid event with Isentia’s latest research paper on the perceptions of PR and Communications in Aotearoa and Australia\, followed by an expert panel discussion.Looking at narratives across traditional and social media\, we will be taking a closer look at the impact current perceptions might have on the future of the PR industry.  Key questions: – What might this mean for attracting talent? – What is impacting trust in communications over time? – Is the media’s perception of PR the most dominant view? All of these questions and more will be covered at ”The Future of PR” hosted at ANZ’s stunning offices. Thank you to ANZ for generously sponsoring this event.  Important ticket information: Virtual and in-person tickets are not interchangeable as there are limited numbers for the in-person event. Ticket purchasing remains the same. The link to virtually join the event will be sent out closer to the date. Feel free to email us with any questions at office@prinz.org.nz \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Your presenters are..Ngaire Crawford As the Director of Insights & Research\, Ngaire is the regional head for research at Isentia and Pulsar across Australia and New Zealand. The Insights & Research division is responsible for producing bespoke media\, communications\, reputation and audience research for a wide range of clients from large corporates\, government departments to small NGOs. She also leads global product development for PR and Communications across the Access Intelligence global research teams.   She has more than 15 years in the field of communications and media research with a particular focus on the role of representation\, and is a passionate advocate for research\, and that the right data (and good communications) can change the world!    \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Heather Claycomb Heather Claycomb founded HMC in May 2004 driven by her passion to tell a great story and support Waikato businesses in making a difference.  In 2019\, her business evolved into a social enterprise which now donates its profits to her family charity\, All Good Ventures. Passionate about the PR industry\, Heather has been involved in the PR Institute of NZ (PRINZ) in a regional leadership and governance capacity since 2013.  She was elected to the position of Board Chair in May 2022. Heather’s unique background in communications\, marketing\, sales and public relations across a broad range of industries have given her a strong foothold to run HMC . Her MBA education coupled with an expertise in corporate communications\, allows Heather to bring a unique perspective to her clients with the ability to approach communications issues from a strategic business perspective. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Brad Pogson A passionate advocate for the role of PR\, Brad has enjoyed working in the industry for the past 13 years. During this time\, he has developed and led corporate reputation programmes for some of the world’s most recognised brands across a variety of sectors. His experience spans the breadth of the public relations discipline – from corporate communications\, issues management\, and media engagement\, to internal communications and marketing comms. His work has been recognised by the Public Relations Institute\, with an Effie from the Commercial Communications Council\, and with a Cannes Lion at the International Festival of Creativity. A previous PR person of the Year\, Brad has worked in-house with Vodafone’s corporate affairs team and held senior agency roles in New Zealand and England. He spent (nearly) a year through COVID-19 running his own PR firm and was appointed managing director of Porter Novelli in 2021 – the youngest leader in the agency’s 45-year history. Today\, Brad is a company director and partner in the newly merged GRC Partners + Porter Novelli. He leads the firm’s cyber communications practice and is activity involved with the PRINZ northern committee.      \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Peter Parussini Peter is responsible for leading external and internal communications\, customer complaints\, corporate social responsibility\, government relations and corporate sponsorships for ANZ Bank in New Zealand and the Pacific. He sits on the company’s New Zealand Leadership Team. Peter was part of the core team for the sale of ANZ’s Asia Retail and Wealth businesses in Singapore\, Indonesia\, Hong Kong\, Taiwan\, China and Vietnam in 2016-17. He was also one of the project leads for the merger of The National Bank and ANZ\, New Zealand’s biggest brand change project\, in 2012. Peter has more than 30 years of experience in the communications and marketing industries\, spanning journalism\, sports marketing\, university lecturing\, education\, sponsorships\, branding\, broadcasting\, politics and international affairs.   \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Philip Clark Philip leads the corporate communications team at Meridian Energy\, responsible for all external communications\, including strategy\, media\, issues and communications to support the company’s development and construction projects. The team also leads internal communications and partners with Marketing on social media.   Philip joined Meridian in January 2023 from Sport NZ\, where he worked across both Sport NZ and High Performance Sport NZ over a seven year stint. During this time he initiated and led a major study of gender balance in sports news coverage\, undertaking extensive stakeholder engagement with media\, sports and others to help drive positive change. He has more than 25 years experience in communications\, both in-house and agency side\, working with leading companies in New Zealand\, Australia and the UK.   URL:https://prinz.org.nz/event/taking-an-evidence-based-approach-to-changing-attitudes-and-behaviours/ LOCATION:Beyond Recruitment\, Level 10\, Perpetual Guardian House\, 99 Customhouse Quay\, Wellington\, 6011\, New Zealand ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://prinz.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/2025-banners-28.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250605T093000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250605T120000 DTSTAMP:20260429T194904 CREATED:20241220T030723Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250515T001846Z UID:45940-1749115800-1749124800@prinz.org.nz SUMMARY:SOLD OUT - Hands On with AI DESCRIPTION:22 February @ 5.30pm - 7.30pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n OverviewWe will be kicking off our first ever hybrid event with Isentia’s latest research paper on the perceptions of PR and Communications in Aotearoa and Australia\, followed by an expert panel discussion.Looking at narratives across traditional and social media\, we will be taking a closer look at the impact current perceptions might have on the future of the PR industry.  Key questions: – What might this mean for attracting talent? – What is impacting trust in communications over time? – Is the media’s perception of PR the most dominant view? All of these questions and more will be covered at ”The Future of PR” hosted at ANZ’s stunning offices. Thank you to ANZ for generously sponsoring this event.  Important ticket information: Virtual and in-person tickets are not interchangeable as there are limited numbers for the in-person event. Ticket purchasing remains the same. The link to virtually join the event will be sent out closer to the date. Feel free to email us with any questions at office@prinz.org.nz \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Your presenters are..Ngaire Crawford As the Director of Insights & Research\, Ngaire is the regional head for research at Isentia and Pulsar across Australia and New Zealand. The Insights & Research division is responsible for producing bespoke media\, communications\, reputation and audience research for a wide range of clients from large corporates\, government departments to small NGOs. She also leads global product development for PR and Communications across the Access Intelligence global research teams.   She has more than 15 years in the field of communications and media research with a particular focus on the role of representation\, and is a passionate advocate for research\, and that the right data (and good communications) can change the world!    \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Heather Claycomb Heather Claycomb founded HMC in May 2004 driven by her passion to tell a great story and support Waikato businesses in making a difference.  In 2019\, her business evolved into a social enterprise which now donates its profits to her family charity\, All Good Ventures. Passionate about the PR industry\, Heather has been involved in the PR Institute of NZ (PRINZ) in a regional leadership and governance capacity since 2013.  She was elected to the position of Board Chair in May 2022. Heather’s unique background in communications\, marketing\, sales and public relations across a broad range of industries have given her a strong foothold to run HMC . Her MBA education coupled with an expertise in corporate communications\, allows Heather to bring a unique perspective to her clients with the ability to approach communications issues from a strategic business perspective. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Brad Pogson A passionate advocate for the role of PR\, Brad has enjoyed working in the industry for the past 13 years. During this time\, he has developed and led corporate reputation programmes for some of the world’s most recognised brands across a variety of sectors. His experience spans the breadth of the public relations discipline – from corporate communications\, issues management\, and media engagement\, to internal communications and marketing comms. His work has been recognised by the Public Relations Institute\, with an Effie from the Commercial Communications Council\, and with a Cannes Lion at the International Festival of Creativity. A previous PR person of the Year\, Brad has worked in-house with Vodafone’s corporate affairs team and held senior agency roles in New Zealand and England. He spent (nearly) a year through COVID-19 running his own PR firm and was appointed managing director of Porter Novelli in 2021 – the youngest leader in the agency’s 45-year history. Today\, Brad is a company director and partner in the newly merged GRC Partners + Porter Novelli. He leads the firm’s cyber communications practice and is activity involved with the PRINZ northern committee.      \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Peter Parussini Peter is responsible for leading external and internal communications\, customer complaints\, corporate social responsibility\, government relations and corporate sponsorships for ANZ Bank in New Zealand and the Pacific. He sits on the company’s New Zealand Leadership Team. Peter was part of the core team for the sale of ANZ’s Asia Retail and Wealth businesses in Singapore\, Indonesia\, Hong Kong\, Taiwan\, China and Vietnam in 2016-17. He was also one of the project leads for the merger of The National Bank and ANZ\, New Zealand’s biggest brand change project\, in 2012. Peter has more than 30 years of experience in the communications and marketing industries\, spanning journalism\, sports marketing\, university lecturing\, education\, sponsorships\, branding\, broadcasting\, politics and international affairs.   \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Philip Clark Philip leads the corporate communications team at Meridian Energy\, responsible for all external communications\, including strategy\, media\, issues and communications to support the company’s development and construction projects. The team also leads internal communications and partners with Marketing on social media.   Philip joined Meridian in January 2023 from Sport NZ\, where he worked across both Sport NZ and High Performance Sport NZ over a seven year stint. During this time he initiated and led a major study of gender balance in sports news coverage\, undertaking extensive stakeholder engagement with media\, sports and others to help drive positive change. He has more than 25 years experience in communications\, both in-house and agency side\, working with leading companies in New Zealand\, Australia and the UK.   URL:https://prinz.org.nz/event/hands-on-with-ai/ LOCATION:Online ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://prinz.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/PRKH-Hands-on-White-Phone-e1742172373898.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250605T170000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250605T183000 DTSTAMP:20260429T194904 CREATED:20250523T062559Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250523T062633Z UID:49478-1749142800-1749148200@prinz.org.nz SUMMARY:Tauranga First Thursdays DESCRIPTION:22 February @ 5.30pm - 7.30pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n OverviewWe will be kicking off our first ever hybrid event with Isentia’s latest research paper on the perceptions of PR and Communications in Aotearoa and Australia\, followed by an expert panel discussion.Looking at narratives across traditional and social media\, we will be taking a closer look at the impact current perceptions might have on the future of the PR industry.  Key questions: – What might this mean for attracting talent? – What is impacting trust in communications over time? – Is the media’s perception of PR the most dominant view? All of these questions and more will be covered at ”The Future of PR” hosted at ANZ’s stunning offices. Thank you to ANZ for generously sponsoring this event.  Important ticket information: Virtual and in-person tickets are not interchangeable as there are limited numbers for the in-person event. Ticket purchasing remains the same. The link to virtually join the event will be sent out closer to the date. Feel free to email us with any questions at office@prinz.org.nz \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Your presenters are..Ngaire Crawford As the Director of Insights & Research\, Ngaire is the regional head for research at Isentia and Pulsar across Australia and New Zealand. The Insights & Research division is responsible for producing bespoke media\, communications\, reputation and audience research for a wide range of clients from large corporates\, government departments to small NGOs. She also leads global product development for PR and Communications across the Access Intelligence global research teams.   She has more than 15 years in the field of communications and media research with a particular focus on the role of representation\, and is a passionate advocate for research\, and that the right data (and good communications) can change the world!    \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Heather Claycomb Heather Claycomb founded HMC in May 2004 driven by her passion to tell a great story and support Waikato businesses in making a difference.  In 2019\, her business evolved into a social enterprise which now donates its profits to her family charity\, All Good Ventures. Passionate about the PR industry\, Heather has been involved in the PR Institute of NZ (PRINZ) in a regional leadership and governance capacity since 2013.  She was elected to the position of Board Chair in May 2022. Heather’s unique background in communications\, marketing\, sales and public relations across a broad range of industries have given her a strong foothold to run HMC . Her MBA education coupled with an expertise in corporate communications\, allows Heather to bring a unique perspective to her clients with the ability to approach communications issues from a strategic business perspective. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Brad Pogson A passionate advocate for the role of PR\, Brad has enjoyed working in the industry for the past 13 years. During this time\, he has developed and led corporate reputation programmes for some of the world’s most recognised brands across a variety of sectors. His experience spans the breadth of the public relations discipline – from corporate communications\, issues management\, and media engagement\, to internal communications and marketing comms. His work has been recognised by the Public Relations Institute\, with an Effie from the Commercial Communications Council\, and with a Cannes Lion at the International Festival of Creativity. A previous PR person of the Year\, Brad has worked in-house with Vodafone’s corporate affairs team and held senior agency roles in New Zealand and England. He spent (nearly) a year through COVID-19 running his own PR firm and was appointed managing director of Porter Novelli in 2021 – the youngest leader in the agency’s 45-year history. Today\, Brad is a company director and partner in the newly merged GRC Partners + Porter Novelli. He leads the firm’s cyber communications practice and is activity involved with the PRINZ northern committee.      \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Peter Parussini Peter is responsible for leading external and internal communications\, customer complaints\, corporate social responsibility\, government relations and corporate sponsorships for ANZ Bank in New Zealand and the Pacific. He sits on the company’s New Zealand Leadership Team. Peter was part of the core team for the sale of ANZ’s Asia Retail and Wealth businesses in Singapore\, Indonesia\, Hong Kong\, Taiwan\, China and Vietnam in 2016-17. He was also one of the project leads for the merger of The National Bank and ANZ\, New Zealand’s biggest brand change project\, in 2012. Peter has more than 30 years of experience in the communications and marketing industries\, spanning journalism\, sports marketing\, university lecturing\, education\, sponsorships\, branding\, broadcasting\, politics and international affairs.   \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Philip Clark Philip leads the corporate communications team at Meridian Energy\, responsible for all external communications\, including strategy\, media\, issues and communications to support the company’s development and construction projects. The team also leads internal communications and partners with Marketing on social media.   Philip joined Meridian in January 2023 from Sport NZ\, where he worked across both Sport NZ and High Performance Sport NZ over a seven year stint. During this time he initiated and led a major study of gender balance in sports news coverage\, undertaking extensive stakeholder engagement with media\, sports and others to help drive positive change. He has more than 25 years experience in communications\, both in-house and agency side\, working with leading companies in New Zealand\, Australia and the UK.   URL:https://prinz.org.nz/event/tauranga-first-thursdays-7/ LOCATION:Picnicka\, Elizabeth Towers Level 1/38 Elizabeth Street\, Tauranga\, 3110\, New Zealand ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://prinz.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/First-Thursdays.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250609T093000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250612T120000 DTSTAMP:20260429T194904 CREATED:20250414T025435Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250512T014858Z UID:48325-1749461400-1749729600@prinz.org.nz SUMMARY:Public Relations Strategy and Evaluation DESCRIPTION:22 February @ 5.30pm - 7.30pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n OverviewWe will be kicking off our first ever hybrid event with Isentia’s latest research paper on the perceptions of PR and Communications in Aotearoa and Australia\, followed by an expert panel discussion.Looking at narratives across traditional and social media\, we will be taking a closer look at the impact current perceptions might have on the future of the PR industry.  Key questions: – What might this mean for attracting talent? – What is impacting trust in communications over time? – Is the media’s perception of PR the most dominant view? All of these questions and more will be covered at ”The Future of PR” hosted at ANZ’s stunning offices. Thank you to ANZ for generously sponsoring this event.  Important ticket information: Virtual and in-person tickets are not interchangeable as there are limited numbers for the in-person event. Ticket purchasing remains the same. The link to virtually join the event will be sent out closer to the date. Feel free to email us with any questions at office@prinz.org.nz \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Your presenters are..Ngaire Crawford As the Director of Insights & Research\, Ngaire is the regional head for research at Isentia and Pulsar across Australia and New Zealand. The Insights & Research division is responsible for producing bespoke media\, communications\, reputation and audience research for a wide range of clients from large corporates\, government departments to small NGOs. She also leads global product development for PR and Communications across the Access Intelligence global research teams.   She has more than 15 years in the field of communications and media research with a particular focus on the role of representation\, and is a passionate advocate for research\, and that the right data (and good communications) can change the world!    \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Heather Claycomb Heather Claycomb founded HMC in May 2004 driven by her passion to tell a great story and support Waikato businesses in making a difference.  In 2019\, her business evolved into a social enterprise which now donates its profits to her family charity\, All Good Ventures. Passionate about the PR industry\, Heather has been involved in the PR Institute of NZ (PRINZ) in a regional leadership and governance capacity since 2013.  She was elected to the position of Board Chair in May 2022. Heather’s unique background in communications\, marketing\, sales and public relations across a broad range of industries have given her a strong foothold to run HMC . Her MBA education coupled with an expertise in corporate communications\, allows Heather to bring a unique perspective to her clients with the ability to approach communications issues from a strategic business perspective. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Brad Pogson A passionate advocate for the role of PR\, Brad has enjoyed working in the industry for the past 13 years. During this time\, he has developed and led corporate reputation programmes for some of the world’s most recognised brands across a variety of sectors. His experience spans the breadth of the public relations discipline – from corporate communications\, issues management\, and media engagement\, to internal communications and marketing comms. His work has been recognised by the Public Relations Institute\, with an Effie from the Commercial Communications Council\, and with a Cannes Lion at the International Festival of Creativity. A previous PR person of the Year\, Brad has worked in-house with Vodafone’s corporate affairs team and held senior agency roles in New Zealand and England. He spent (nearly) a year through COVID-19 running his own PR firm and was appointed managing director of Porter Novelli in 2021 – the youngest leader in the agency’s 45-year history. Today\, Brad is a company director and partner in the newly merged GRC Partners + Porter Novelli. He leads the firm’s cyber communications practice and is activity involved with the PRINZ northern committee.      \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Peter Parussini Peter is responsible for leading external and internal communications\, customer complaints\, corporate social responsibility\, government relations and corporate sponsorships for ANZ Bank in New Zealand and the Pacific. He sits on the company’s New Zealand Leadership Team. Peter was part of the core team for the sale of ANZ’s Asia Retail and Wealth businesses in Singapore\, Indonesia\, Hong Kong\, Taiwan\, China and Vietnam in 2016-17. He was also one of the project leads for the merger of The National Bank and ANZ\, New Zealand’s biggest brand change project\, in 2012. Peter has more than 30 years of experience in the communications and marketing industries\, spanning journalism\, sports marketing\, university lecturing\, education\, sponsorships\, branding\, broadcasting\, politics and international affairs.   \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Philip Clark Philip leads the corporate communications team at Meridian Energy\, responsible for all external communications\, including strategy\, media\, issues and communications to support the company’s development and construction projects. The team also leads internal communications and partners with Marketing on social media.   Philip joined Meridian in January 2023 from Sport NZ\, where he worked across both Sport NZ and High Performance Sport NZ over a seven year stint. During this time he initiated and led a major study of gender balance in sports news coverage\, undertaking extensive stakeholder engagement with media\, sports and others to help drive positive change. He has more than 25 years experience in communications\, both in-house and agency side\, working with leading companies in New Zealand\, Australia and the UK.   URL:https://prinz.org.nz/event/public-relations-strategy-and-evaluation-6/ LOCATION:Online ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://prinz.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/PR-Strategy-and-Evaluation-Catherine-Arrow.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250610T093000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250610T124500 DTSTAMP:20260429T194904 CREATED:20241204T021650Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250627T045924Z UID:45664-1749547800-1749559500@prinz.org.nz SUMMARY:Sub-editing and Proofreading: Key writing and editing tips to make your copy sing DESCRIPTION:22 February @ 5.30pm - 7.30pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n OverviewWe will be kicking off our first ever hybrid event with Isentia’s latest research paper on the perceptions of PR and Communications in Aotearoa and Australia\, followed by an expert panel discussion.Looking at narratives across traditional and social media\, we will be taking a closer look at the impact current perceptions might have on the future of the PR industry.  Key questions: – What might this mean for attracting talent? – What is impacting trust in communications over time? – Is the media’s perception of PR the most dominant view? All of these questions and more will be covered at ”The Future of PR” hosted at ANZ’s stunning offices. Thank you to ANZ for generously sponsoring this event.  Important ticket information: Virtual and in-person tickets are not interchangeable as there are limited numbers for the in-person event. Ticket purchasing remains the same. The link to virtually join the event will be sent out closer to the date. Feel free to email us with any questions at office@prinz.org.nz \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Your presenters are..Ngaire Crawford As the Director of Insights & Research\, Ngaire is the regional head for research at Isentia and Pulsar across Australia and New Zealand. The Insights & Research division is responsible for producing bespoke media\, communications\, reputation and audience research for a wide range of clients from large corporates\, government departments to small NGOs. She also leads global product development for PR and Communications across the Access Intelligence global research teams.   She has more than 15 years in the field of communications and media research with a particular focus on the role of representation\, and is a passionate advocate for research\, and that the right data (and good communications) can change the world!    \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Heather Claycomb Heather Claycomb founded HMC in May 2004 driven by her passion to tell a great story and support Waikato businesses in making a difference.  In 2019\, her business evolved into a social enterprise which now donates its profits to her family charity\, All Good Ventures. Passionate about the PR industry\, Heather has been involved in the PR Institute of NZ (PRINZ) in a regional leadership and governance capacity since 2013.  She was elected to the position of Board Chair in May 2022. Heather’s unique background in communications\, marketing\, sales and public relations across a broad range of industries have given her a strong foothold to run HMC . Her MBA education coupled with an expertise in corporate communications\, allows Heather to bring a unique perspective to her clients with the ability to approach communications issues from a strategic business perspective. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Brad Pogson A passionate advocate for the role of PR\, Brad has enjoyed working in the industry for the past 13 years. During this time\, he has developed and led corporate reputation programmes for some of the world’s most recognised brands across a variety of sectors. His experience spans the breadth of the public relations discipline – from corporate communications\, issues management\, and media engagement\, to internal communications and marketing comms. His work has been recognised by the Public Relations Institute\, with an Effie from the Commercial Communications Council\, and with a Cannes Lion at the International Festival of Creativity. A previous PR person of the Year\, Brad has worked in-house with Vodafone’s corporate affairs team and held senior agency roles in New Zealand and England. He spent (nearly) a year through COVID-19 running his own PR firm and was appointed managing director of Porter Novelli in 2021 – the youngest leader in the agency’s 45-year history. Today\, Brad is a company director and partner in the newly merged GRC Partners + Porter Novelli. He leads the firm’s cyber communications practice and is activity involved with the PRINZ northern committee.      \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Peter Parussini Peter is responsible for leading external and internal communications\, customer complaints\, corporate social responsibility\, government relations and corporate sponsorships for ANZ Bank in New Zealand and the Pacific. He sits on the company’s New Zealand Leadership Team. Peter was part of the core team for the sale of ANZ’s Asia Retail and Wealth businesses in Singapore\, Indonesia\, Hong Kong\, Taiwan\, China and Vietnam in 2016-17. He was also one of the project leads for the merger of The National Bank and ANZ\, New Zealand’s biggest brand change project\, in 2012. Peter has more than 30 years of experience in the communications and marketing industries\, spanning journalism\, sports marketing\, university lecturing\, education\, sponsorships\, branding\, broadcasting\, politics and international affairs.   \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Philip Clark Philip leads the corporate communications team at Meridian Energy\, responsible for all external communications\, including strategy\, media\, issues and communications to support the company’s development and construction projects. The team also leads internal communications and partners with Marketing on social media.   Philip joined Meridian in January 2023 from Sport NZ\, where he worked across both Sport NZ and High Performance Sport NZ over a seven year stint. During this time he initiated and led a major study of gender balance in sports news coverage\, undertaking extensive stakeholder engagement with media\, sports and others to help drive positive change. He has more than 25 years experience in communications\, both in-house and agency side\, working with leading companies in New Zealand\, Australia and the UK.   URL:https://prinz.org.nz/event/sub-editing-and-proofreading-key-writing-and-editing-tips-to-make-your-copy-sing/ LOCATION:Online ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://prinz.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/edit-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250612T180000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250612T203000 DTSTAMP:20260429T194904 CREATED:20250513T220228Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250605T022204Z UID:48626-1749751200-1749760200@prinz.org.nz SUMMARY:Media Leaders’ Briefing: The Future of New Zealand News DESCRIPTION:22 February @ 5.30pm - 7.30pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n OverviewWe will be kicking off our first ever hybrid event with Isentia’s latest research paper on the perceptions of PR and Communications in Aotearoa and Australia\, followed by an expert panel discussion.Looking at narratives across traditional and social media\, we will be taking a closer look at the impact current perceptions might have on the future of the PR industry.  Key questions: – What might this mean for attracting talent? – What is impacting trust in communications over time? – Is the media’s perception of PR the most dominant view? All of these questions and more will be covered at ”The Future of PR” hosted at ANZ’s stunning offices. Thank you to ANZ for generously sponsoring this event.  Important ticket information: Virtual and in-person tickets are not interchangeable as there are limited numbers for the in-person event. Ticket purchasing remains the same. The link to virtually join the event will be sent out closer to the date. Feel free to email us with any questions at office@prinz.org.nz \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Your presenters are..Ngaire Crawford As the Director of Insights & Research\, Ngaire is the regional head for research at Isentia and Pulsar across Australia and New Zealand. The Insights & Research division is responsible for producing bespoke media\, communications\, reputation and audience research for a wide range of clients from large corporates\, government departments to small NGOs. She also leads global product development for PR and Communications across the Access Intelligence global research teams.   She has more than 15 years in the field of communications and media research with a particular focus on the role of representation\, and is a passionate advocate for research\, and that the right data (and good communications) can change the world!    \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Heather Claycomb Heather Claycomb founded HMC in May 2004 driven by her passion to tell a great story and support Waikato businesses in making a difference.  In 2019\, her business evolved into a social enterprise which now donates its profits to her family charity\, All Good Ventures. Passionate about the PR industry\, Heather has been involved in the PR Institute of NZ (PRINZ) in a regional leadership and governance capacity since 2013.  She was elected to the position of Board Chair in May 2022. Heather’s unique background in communications\, marketing\, sales and public relations across a broad range of industries have given her a strong foothold to run HMC . Her MBA education coupled with an expertise in corporate communications\, allows Heather to bring a unique perspective to her clients with the ability to approach communications issues from a strategic business perspective. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Brad Pogson A passionate advocate for the role of PR\, Brad has enjoyed working in the industry for the past 13 years. During this time\, he has developed and led corporate reputation programmes for some of the world’s most recognised brands across a variety of sectors. His experience spans the breadth of the public relations discipline – from corporate communications\, issues management\, and media engagement\, to internal communications and marketing comms. His work has been recognised by the Public Relations Institute\, with an Effie from the Commercial Communications Council\, and with a Cannes Lion at the International Festival of Creativity. A previous PR person of the Year\, Brad has worked in-house with Vodafone’s corporate affairs team and held senior agency roles in New Zealand and England. He spent (nearly) a year through COVID-19 running his own PR firm and was appointed managing director of Porter Novelli in 2021 – the youngest leader in the agency’s 45-year history. Today\, Brad is a company director and partner in the newly merged GRC Partners + Porter Novelli. He leads the firm’s cyber communications practice and is activity involved with the PRINZ northern committee.      \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Peter Parussini Peter is responsible for leading external and internal communications\, customer complaints\, corporate social responsibility\, government relations and corporate sponsorships for ANZ Bank in New Zealand and the Pacific. He sits on the company’s New Zealand Leadership Team. Peter was part of the core team for the sale of ANZ’s Asia Retail and Wealth businesses in Singapore\, Indonesia\, Hong Kong\, Taiwan\, China and Vietnam in 2016-17. He was also one of the project leads for the merger of The National Bank and ANZ\, New Zealand’s biggest brand change project\, in 2012. Peter has more than 30 years of experience in the communications and marketing industries\, spanning journalism\, sports marketing\, university lecturing\, education\, sponsorships\, branding\, broadcasting\, politics and international affairs.   \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Philip Clark Philip leads the corporate communications team at Meridian Energy\, responsible for all external communications\, including strategy\, media\, issues and communications to support the company’s development and construction projects. The team also leads internal communications and partners with Marketing on social media.   Philip joined Meridian in January 2023 from Sport NZ\, where he worked across both Sport NZ and High Performance Sport NZ over a seven year stint. During this time he initiated and led a major study of gender balance in sports news coverage\, undertaking extensive stakeholder engagement with media\, sports and others to help drive positive change. He has more than 25 years experience in communications\, both in-house and agency side\, working with leading companies in New Zealand\, Australia and the UK.   URL:https://prinz.org.nz/event/media-leaders-briefing-the-future-of-new-zealand-news/ LOCATION:Foodstuffs Landing Drive\, 35 Landing Drive\, Auckland\, 2022 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://prinz.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/2025-banners-27.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250617T093000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250624T120000 DTSTAMP:20260429T194904 CREATED:20250317T010005Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250615T214118Z UID:47575-1750152600-1750766400@prinz.org.nz SUMMARY:Data-Driven Storytelling DESCRIPTION:22 February @ 5.30pm - 7.30pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n OverviewWe will be kicking off our first ever hybrid event with Isentia’s latest research paper on the perceptions of PR and Communications in Aotearoa and Australia\, followed by an expert panel discussion.Looking at narratives across traditional and social media\, we will be taking a closer look at the impact current perceptions might have on the future of the PR industry.  Key questions: – What might this mean for attracting talent? – What is impacting trust in communications over time? – Is the media’s perception of PR the most dominant view? All of these questions and more will be covered at ”The Future of PR” hosted at ANZ’s stunning offices. Thank you to ANZ for generously sponsoring this event.  Important ticket information: Virtual and in-person tickets are not interchangeable as there are limited numbers for the in-person event. Ticket purchasing remains the same. The link to virtually join the event will be sent out closer to the date. Feel free to email us with any questions at office@prinz.org.nz \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Your presenters are..Ngaire Crawford As the Director of Insights & Research\, Ngaire is the regional head for research at Isentia and Pulsar across Australia and New Zealand. The Insights & Research division is responsible for producing bespoke media\, communications\, reputation and audience research for a wide range of clients from large corporates\, government departments to small NGOs. She also leads global product development for PR and Communications across the Access Intelligence global research teams.   She has more than 15 years in the field of communications and media research with a particular focus on the role of representation\, and is a passionate advocate for research\, and that the right data (and good communications) can change the world!    \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Heather Claycomb Heather Claycomb founded HMC in May 2004 driven by her passion to tell a great story and support Waikato businesses in making a difference.  In 2019\, her business evolved into a social enterprise which now donates its profits to her family charity\, All Good Ventures. Passionate about the PR industry\, Heather has been involved in the PR Institute of NZ (PRINZ) in a regional leadership and governance capacity since 2013.  She was elected to the position of Board Chair in May 2022. Heather’s unique background in communications\, marketing\, sales and public relations across a broad range of industries have given her a strong foothold to run HMC . Her MBA education coupled with an expertise in corporate communications\, allows Heather to bring a unique perspective to her clients with the ability to approach communications issues from a strategic business perspective. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Brad Pogson A passionate advocate for the role of PR\, Brad has enjoyed working in the industry for the past 13 years. During this time\, he has developed and led corporate reputation programmes for some of the world’s most recognised brands across a variety of sectors. His experience spans the breadth of the public relations discipline – from corporate communications\, issues management\, and media engagement\, to internal communications and marketing comms. His work has been recognised by the Public Relations Institute\, with an Effie from the Commercial Communications Council\, and with a Cannes Lion at the International Festival of Creativity. A previous PR person of the Year\, Brad has worked in-house with Vodafone’s corporate affairs team and held senior agency roles in New Zealand and England. He spent (nearly) a year through COVID-19 running his own PR firm and was appointed managing director of Porter Novelli in 2021 – the youngest leader in the agency’s 45-year history. Today\, Brad is a company director and partner in the newly merged GRC Partners + Porter Novelli. He leads the firm’s cyber communications practice and is activity involved with the PRINZ northern committee.      \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Peter Parussini Peter is responsible for leading external and internal communications\, customer complaints\, corporate social responsibility\, government relations and corporate sponsorships for ANZ Bank in New Zealand and the Pacific. He sits on the company’s New Zealand Leadership Team. Peter was part of the core team for the sale of ANZ’s Asia Retail and Wealth businesses in Singapore\, Indonesia\, Hong Kong\, Taiwan\, China and Vietnam in 2016-17. He was also one of the project leads for the merger of The National Bank and ANZ\, New Zealand’s biggest brand change project\, in 2012. Peter has more than 30 years of experience in the communications and marketing industries\, spanning journalism\, sports marketing\, university lecturing\, education\, sponsorships\, branding\, broadcasting\, politics and international affairs.   \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Philip Clark Philip leads the corporate communications team at Meridian Energy\, responsible for all external communications\, including strategy\, media\, issues and communications to support the company’s development and construction projects. The team also leads internal communications and partners with Marketing on social media.   Philip joined Meridian in January 2023 from Sport NZ\, where he worked across both Sport NZ and High Performance Sport NZ over a seven year stint. During this time he initiated and led a major study of gender balance in sports news coverage\, undertaking extensive stakeholder engagement with media\, sports and others to help drive positive change. He has more than 25 years experience in communications\, both in-house and agency side\, working with leading companies in New Zealand\, Australia and the UK.   URL:https://prinz.org.nz/event/data-driven-storytelling-2/ LOCATION:Online ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://prinz.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/data-driven-storytelling.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250715T073000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250715T083000 DTSTAMP:20260429T194904 CREATED:20250617T040445Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250617T223203Z UID:49974-1752564600-1752568200@prinz.org.nz SUMMARY:Waikato Internal Communicators Breakfast Mixer at Gallagher DESCRIPTION:22 February @ 5.30pm - 7.30pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n OverviewWe will be kicking off our first ever hybrid event with Isentia’s latest research paper on the perceptions of PR and Communications in Aotearoa and Australia\, followed by an expert panel discussion.Looking at narratives across traditional and social media\, we will be taking a closer look at the impact current perceptions might have on the future of the PR industry.  Key questions: – What might this mean for attracting talent? – What is impacting trust in communications over time? – Is the media’s perception of PR the most dominant view? All of these questions and more will be covered at ”The Future of PR” hosted at ANZ’s stunning offices. Thank you to ANZ for generously sponsoring this event.  Important ticket information: Virtual and in-person tickets are not interchangeable as there are limited numbers for the in-person event. Ticket purchasing remains the same. The link to virtually join the event will be sent out closer to the date. Feel free to email us with any questions at office@prinz.org.nz \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Your presenters are..Ngaire Crawford As the Director of Insights & Research\, Ngaire is the regional head for research at Isentia and Pulsar across Australia and New Zealand. The Insights & Research division is responsible for producing bespoke media\, communications\, reputation and audience research for a wide range of clients from large corporates\, government departments to small NGOs. She also leads global product development for PR and Communications across the Access Intelligence global research teams.   She has more than 15 years in the field of communications and media research with a particular focus on the role of representation\, and is a passionate advocate for research\, and that the right data (and good communications) can change the world!    \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Heather Claycomb Heather Claycomb founded HMC in May 2004 driven by her passion to tell a great story and support Waikato businesses in making a difference.  In 2019\, her business evolved into a social enterprise which now donates its profits to her family charity\, All Good Ventures. Passionate about the PR industry\, Heather has been involved in the PR Institute of NZ (PRINZ) in a regional leadership and governance capacity since 2013.  She was elected to the position of Board Chair in May 2022. Heather’s unique background in communications\, marketing\, sales and public relations across a broad range of industries have given her a strong foothold to run HMC . Her MBA education coupled with an expertise in corporate communications\, allows Heather to bring a unique perspective to her clients with the ability to approach communications issues from a strategic business perspective. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Brad Pogson A passionate advocate for the role of PR\, Brad has enjoyed working in the industry for the past 13 years. During this time\, he has developed and led corporate reputation programmes for some of the world’s most recognised brands across a variety of sectors. His experience spans the breadth of the public relations discipline – from corporate communications\, issues management\, and media engagement\, to internal communications and marketing comms. His work has been recognised by the Public Relations Institute\, with an Effie from the Commercial Communications Council\, and with a Cannes Lion at the International Festival of Creativity. A previous PR person of the Year\, Brad has worked in-house with Vodafone’s corporate affairs team and held senior agency roles in New Zealand and England. He spent (nearly) a year through COVID-19 running his own PR firm and was appointed managing director of Porter Novelli in 2021 – the youngest leader in the agency’s 45-year history. Today\, Brad is a company director and partner in the newly merged GRC Partners + Porter Novelli. He leads the firm’s cyber communications practice and is activity involved with the PRINZ northern committee.      \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Peter Parussini Peter is responsible for leading external and internal communications\, customer complaints\, corporate social responsibility\, government relations and corporate sponsorships for ANZ Bank in New Zealand and the Pacific. He sits on the company’s New Zealand Leadership Team. Peter was part of the core team for the sale of ANZ’s Asia Retail and Wealth businesses in Singapore\, Indonesia\, Hong Kong\, Taiwan\, China and Vietnam in 2016-17. He was also one of the project leads for the merger of The National Bank and ANZ\, New Zealand’s biggest brand change project\, in 2012. Peter has more than 30 years of experience in the communications and marketing industries\, spanning journalism\, sports marketing\, university lecturing\, education\, sponsorships\, branding\, broadcasting\, politics and international affairs.   \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Philip Clark Philip leads the corporate communications team at Meridian Energy\, responsible for all external communications\, including strategy\, media\, issues and communications to support the company’s development and construction projects. The team also leads internal communications and partners with Marketing on social media.   Philip joined Meridian in January 2023 from Sport NZ\, where he worked across both Sport NZ and High Performance Sport NZ over a seven year stint. During this time he initiated and led a major study of gender balance in sports news coverage\, undertaking extensive stakeholder engagement with media\, sports and others to help drive positive change. He has more than 25 years experience in communications\, both in-house and agency side\, working with leading companies in New Zealand\, Australia and the UK.   URL:https://prinz.org.nz/event/waikato-internal-communicators-breakfast-mixer-at-gallagher/ LOCATION:Joe’s Place Cafe at Gallagher\, 181 Kahikatea Drive\, Melville\, Hamilton\, 3206 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://prinz.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Waikato-Internal-Communicators-Breakfast-Mixer-e1750133207941.png END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR