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-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:20250612T180000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250612T203000 DTSTAMP:20260623T171846 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:20260623T171846 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:20260623T171846 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 BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250716T163000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250716T183000 DTSTAMP:20260623T171846 CREATED:20250613T020914Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250715T044139Z UID:49837-1752683400-1752690600@prinz.org.nz SUMMARY:Cocktail Function for Margalit Toledano 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/cocktail-function-for-margalit-toledano/ LOCATION:Nancy Caiger Gallery\, Meteor Theatre\, 1 Victoria St\, Hamilton\, 3204 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://prinz.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/2025-banners-30.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250716T170000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250716T180000 DTSTAMP:20260623T171847 CREATED:20250606T044217Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250707T020042Z UID:49733-1752685200-1752688800@prinz.org.nz SUMMARY:Wellington Event - AI in Communications: Maximising Benefits\, Navigating Challenges 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/ai-in-communications-maximising-benefits-navigating-challenges/ LOCATION:Wellington Club\, Wellington Club Building Level 4/88 The Terrace\, Wellington\, 6011\, New Zealand ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://prinz.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/ai-transforming-pr-with-media-monitoring-predictive-analytics-and-enhanced-personalised-communication.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250716T190000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250716T223000 DTSTAMP:20260623T171847 CREATED:20250615T214357Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250615T214357Z UID:49826-1752692400-1752705000@prinz.org.nz SUMMARY:Retirement Dinner in Honour of Margalit Toledano 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/retirement-dinner-in-honour-of-margalit-toledano/ LOCATION:Gothenburg Restaurant\, ANZ Centre\, 17 Grantham St\, Hamilton\, 3204 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://prinz.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/2025-banners-31.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250717T173000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250717T193000 DTSTAMP:20260623T171847 CREATED:20250614T013141Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250614T013909Z UID:49906-1752773400-1752780600@prinz.org.nz SUMMARY:Christchurch Event: Winter Networking Drinks with Podcaster Andy Rowe 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/winter-networking-drinks-with-podcaster-andy-rowe/ LOCATION:Ramble Bar at Drifter Hotel\, 96 Lichfield Street\, Christchurch\, 8011\, New Zealand ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://prinz.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/2025-banners-32.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250729T093000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250729T124500 DTSTAMP:20260623T171847 CREATED:20250410T235059Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250716T234151Z UID:47916-1753781400-1753793100@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-2/ 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:20250730T170000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250730T193000 DTSTAMP:20260623T171847 CREATED:20250619T024826Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250729T224305Z UID:50045-1753894800-1753903800@prinz.org.nz SUMMARY:Waikato Event- He Ara Whakamua: Pathways in Comms 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-event-careers-in-communications-from-first-jobs-to-future-leaders/ LOCATION:University of Waikato – Waikato Management School\, Room MSB 1.36\, Hillcrest Road\, Hamilton\, 3216\, New Zealand ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://prinz.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/2025-banners-35.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250731T173000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250731T190000 DTSTAMP:20260623T171847 CREATED:20250625T012932Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250625T025907Z UID:49972-1753983000-1753988400@prinz.org.nz SUMMARY:Crisis Communications and Spillover Effects 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/crisis-communications-and-spillover-effects/ LOCATION:AUT WZ100\, Auckland University of Technology\, 55 Wellesley Street East\, Auckland\, 1010\, New Zealand ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://prinz.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/filters_quality80.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250805T173000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250805T210000 DTSTAMP:20260623T171847 CREATED:20250619T014124Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250803T214449Z UID:50012-1754415000-1754427600@prinz.org.nz SUMMARY:Auckland First Tuesdays Pub Quiz 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-tuesdays-pub-quiz/ LOCATION:Birdcage Tavern: 133 Franklin Road\, Freemans Bay\, Auckland\, 1011 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://prinz.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/PRINZ-Auckland-Pub-Quiz.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250820T093000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250820T120000 DTSTAMP:20260623T171847 CREATED:20250602T224057Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250818T030145Z UID:49430-1755682200-1755691200@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-3/ 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:20250901T080000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250930T170000 DTSTAMP:20260623T171847 CREATED:20250818T031408Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250819T015506Z UID:51437-1756713600-1759251600@prinz.org.nz SUMMARY:Auckland Coffee Connections Programme 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-coffee-connections-programme/ LOCATION:Auckland ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://prinz.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/coffee.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250904T073000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250904T090000 DTSTAMP:20260623T171847 CREATED:20250807T222636Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250814T022848Z UID:50718-1756971000-1756976400@prinz.org.nz SUMMARY:SOLD OUT: Auckland Event: Rethinking Roles - AI\, Ethics and the Future of Communications Teams 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-event-rethinking-roles-ai-ethics-and-the-future-of-communications-teams/ LOCATION:Momentum Consulting Offices\, Shed 20\, Princes Warf\, Quay Street\, Auckland\, 1010 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://prinz.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/ai-transforming-pr-with-media-monitoring-predictive-analytics-and-enhanced-personalised-communication.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250916T100000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250916T120000 DTSTAMP:20260623T171847 CREATED:20250626T005025Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251205T031852Z UID:50239-1758016800-1758024000@prinz.org.nz SUMMARY:Communications and Governance 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/communications-and-governance-2/ LOCATION:Online ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://prinz.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/PR-12.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250923T093000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250923T124500 DTSTAMP:20260623T171847 CREATED:20250704T020636Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250704T020636Z UID:50311-1758619800-1758631500@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-2/ 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:20250924T120000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250924T130000 DTSTAMP:20260623T171847 CREATED:20250817T222722Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250901T211201Z UID:51485-1758715200-1758718800@prinz.org.nz SUMMARY:Unlocking the Power of Podcasting for PR - Webinar 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/unlocking-the-power-of-podcasting-for-pr-webinar/ LOCATION:Online ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://prinz.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/podcasting-photo.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20251007T093000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20251008T120000 DTSTAMP:20260623T171847 CREATED:20250605T001656Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250605T001740Z UID:49447-1759829400-1759924800@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-3/ 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:20251008T173000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20251008T193000 DTSTAMP:20260623T171847 CREATED:20250919T052201Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251007T231737Z UID:52077-1759944600-1759951800@prinz.org.nz SUMMARY:Pathways to PR: From Student to PR Professional 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/pathways-to-pr-from-student-to-pr-professional/ LOCATION:GRC Partners + Porter Novelli Offices\, 100 College Hill\, Auckland\, Ponsonby\, 1011\, New Zealand ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://prinz.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/2025-banners-34.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20251014T093000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20251014T160000 DTSTAMP:20260623T171848 CREATED:20250710T025459Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250710T031437Z UID:50640-1760434200-1760457600@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-7/ LOCATION:EMA\, 145 Khyber Pass Road\, Grafton\, Auckland ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://prinz.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/isses-and-crisis-amangement.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20251014T121500 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20251014T134500 DTSTAMP:20260623T171848 CREATED:20250910T035656Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251007T213338Z UID:51838-1760444100-1760449500@prinz.org.nz SUMMARY:Christchurch Event: Impact through Strategic Media Engagement 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/christchurch-event-impact-through-strategic-media-engagement/ LOCATION:Environment Canterbury\, 200 Tuam Street\, Christchurch\, 8011 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://prinz.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/2025-banners-30.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20251016T093000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20251021T110000 DTSTAMP:20260623T171848 CREATED:20250714T042203Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251210T200303Z UID:50634-1760607000-1761044400@prinz.org.nz SUMMARY:AI Playbook for Behaviour Change 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/ai-playbook-for-behaviour-change/ LOCATION:Online ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://prinz.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Thinking-Fast-Wise-with-AI-2.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20251022T120000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20251022T130000 DTSTAMP:20260623T171848 CREATED:20250926T060526Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251007T005920Z UID:52252-1761134400-1761138000@prinz.org.nz SUMMARY:The Adoption of Communication Technologies in PR - Webinar 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-adoption-of-communication-technologies-in-pr-webinar/ LOCATION:Online ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://prinz.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/CommsTech2.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20251023T093000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20251030T123000 DTSTAMP:20260623T171848 CREATED:20250710T041629Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250710T041822Z UID:47741-1761211800-1761827400@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-4/ 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:20251028T093000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20251028T123000 DTSTAMP:20260623T171848 CREATED:20250817T231818Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251217T040147Z UID:51508-1761643800-1761654600@prinz.org.nz SUMMARY:Down the Rabbit Hole: Understanding Government Relations 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/down-the-rabbit-hole-understanding-government-relations/ LOCATION:Online ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://prinz.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/alice.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20251104T120000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20251104T133000 DTSTAMP:20260623T171848 CREATED:20251006T222514Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251029T032733Z UID:52418-1762257600-1762263000@prinz.org.nz SUMMARY:PRINZ Awards 2026: What are the judges looking for? - Webinar 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/prinz-awards-2026-what-are-the-judges-looking-for-webinar/ LOCATION:Online ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://prinz.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/250528_PRINZ-1-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20251105T093000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20251112T123000 DTSTAMP:20260623T171848 CREATED:20250710T234736Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251030T035709Z UID:50697-1762335000-1762950600@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-3/ 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:20251105T170000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20251105T190000 DTSTAMP:20260623T171848 CREATED:20250930T084023Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251102T210608Z UID:52142-1762362000-1762369200@prinz.org.nz SUMMARY:Podcasting: Producing\, Pitching and Promoting 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/podcasting-producing-pitching-and-promoting/ LOCATION:Kordia\, Level 3\, 162 Victoria Street West\, Auckland\, New Zealand ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://prinz.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/2025-banners-35.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20251106T093000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20251106T130000 DTSTAMP:20260623T171848 CREATED:20250926T060816Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251102T213750Z UID:52175-1762421400-1762434000@prinz.org.nz SUMMARY:Taranaki Event - Hands on AI: From Next to Now 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-ai-from-next-to-now/ LOCATION:Toi Foundation\, 121 Gill Street\, New Plymouth\, 4310 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://prinz.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/09_2025-PR-Knowledge-Hub-Mount-Taranaki-and-AI.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20251113T120000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20251113T130000 DTSTAMP:20260623T171848 CREATED:20251104T030039Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251104T230510Z UID:53027-1763035200-1763038800@prinz.org.nz SUMMARY:Delicate interactions: relational skills in public relations consulting - Webinar 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/delicate-interactions-relational-skills-in-public-relations-consulting-webinar/ LOCATION:Online ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://prinz.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/relational-skills.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR