BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//PRINZ - Public Relations Institute of New Zealand - ECPv6.3.4//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:PRINZ - Public Relations Institute of New Zealand X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://prinz.org.nz X-WR-CALDESC:Events for PRINZ - Public Relations Institute of New Zealand REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Pacific/Auckland BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+1300 TZOFFSETTO:+1200 TZNAME:NZST DTSTART:20250405T140000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+1200 TZOFFSETTO:+1300 TZNAME:NZDT DTSTART:20250927T140000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+1300 TZOFFSETTO:+1200 TZNAME:NZST DTSTART:20260404T140000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+1200 TZOFFSETTO:+1300 TZNAME:NZDT DTSTART:20260926T140000 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20251028T093000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20251028T123000 DTSTAMP:20260416T020835 CREATED:20250817T231818Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251217T040147Z UID:51508-1761643800-1761654600@prinz.org.nz SUMMARY:Down the Rabbit Hole: Understanding Government Relations DESCRIPTION:Tuesday 2nd December 2025 @ 10:30am - 1:00pm (1 x morning session) \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n OverviewIn a world where everyone’s clamouring for “data-driven” insights\, this course goes beyond the numbers. It’s about learning to think critically\, interpret evidence wisely\, and make sound\, ethical decisions in your PR practice. You’ll explore how to balance data with judgement\, recognise cognitive bias (in yourself and others)\, and turn information from multiple sources into meaningful\, defensible insights. We’ll cover practical tools for interpreting results\, testing assumptions\, and reporting outcomes (without losing sight of people\, context\, or purpose). We’ll demystify core data concepts like reliability\, validity\, statistical significance\, correlation vs. causation\, and bias – all within a PR context. You’ll explore tools\, tips\, and a variety of approaches to ‘measure what matters’. By the end\, you’ll not only be more confident in working with data: you’ll be a more critical\, credible\, and trusted communicator. By the end of the session\, participants will be able to: Identify the right data sources and types for different PR goals.Understand and apply basic principles of data reliability\, validity\, and significance.Recognise bias and misinterpretation\, and know how to avoid them.Distinguish between correlation and causation when analysing PR outcomes.Confidently report results with integrity and credibility\, aligned to the Barcelona Principles.Build a balanced\, meaningful measurement approach using both qualitative and quantitative data.This course is ideal for: PR and communications professionals who want to strengthen their analytical and decision-making skills.Anyone who’s ever said\, “I’m not a numbers person”\, but wants to understand how data can sharpen their thinking. Experienced professionals who want a practical refresher on data literacy\, bias awareness\, and critical interpretation aligned with the Barcelona Principles.Teams seeking to embed a culture of reflection\, rigour\, and ethical measurement. Zoom links will go out closer to the date.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Meet the facilitator Julia Kennedy is a strategist and facilitator with a background in public health and organisational development. She often says she’s “not a data person”\, yet she’s spent years interpreting complex data and using it to drive critical\, effective decision-making across health and community sectors in Australia and New Zealand. Through her consultancy\, The Thread\, Julia helps purpose-driven organisations make sense of complexity\, clarify strategy\, and turn insight into action. She brings warmth\, humour\, and clarity to topics that can feel intimidating – like measurement and evaluation – making them engaging and accessible. 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:20260416T020836 CREATED:20251006T222514Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251029T032733Z UID:52418-1762257600-1762263000@prinz.org.nz SUMMARY:PRINZ Awards 2026: What are the judges looking for? - Webinar DESCRIPTION:Tuesday 2nd December 2025 @ 10:30am - 1:00pm (1 x morning session) \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n OverviewIn a world where everyone’s clamouring for “data-driven” insights\, this course goes beyond the numbers. It’s about learning to think critically\, interpret evidence wisely\, and make sound\, ethical decisions in your PR practice. You’ll explore how to balance data with judgement\, recognise cognitive bias (in yourself and others)\, and turn information from multiple sources into meaningful\, defensible insights. We’ll cover practical tools for interpreting results\, testing assumptions\, and reporting outcomes (without losing sight of people\, context\, or purpose). We’ll demystify core data concepts like reliability\, validity\, statistical significance\, correlation vs. causation\, and bias – all within a PR context. You’ll explore tools\, tips\, and a variety of approaches to ‘measure what matters’. By the end\, you’ll not only be more confident in working with data: you’ll be a more critical\, credible\, and trusted communicator. By the end of the session\, participants will be able to: Identify the right data sources and types for different PR goals.Understand and apply basic principles of data reliability\, validity\, and significance.Recognise bias and misinterpretation\, and know how to avoid them.Distinguish between correlation and causation when analysing PR outcomes.Confidently report results with integrity and credibility\, aligned to the Barcelona Principles.Build a balanced\, meaningful measurement approach using both qualitative and quantitative data.This course is ideal for: PR and communications professionals who want to strengthen their analytical and decision-making skills.Anyone who’s ever said\, “I’m not a numbers person”\, but wants to understand how data can sharpen their thinking. Experienced professionals who want a practical refresher on data literacy\, bias awareness\, and critical interpretation aligned with the Barcelona Principles.Teams seeking to embed a culture of reflection\, rigour\, and ethical measurement. Zoom links will go out closer to the date.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Meet the facilitator Julia Kennedy is a strategist and facilitator with a background in public health and organisational development. She often says she’s “not a data person”\, yet she’s spent years interpreting complex data and using it to drive critical\, effective decision-making across health and community sectors in Australia and New Zealand. Through her consultancy\, The Thread\, Julia helps purpose-driven organisations make sense of complexity\, clarify strategy\, and turn insight into action. She brings warmth\, humour\, and clarity to topics that can feel intimidating – like measurement and evaluation – making them engaging and accessible. 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:20260416T020836 CREATED:20250710T234736Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251030T035709Z UID:50697-1762335000-1762950600@prinz.org.nz SUMMARY:Data-Driven Storytelling DESCRIPTION:Tuesday 2nd December 2025 @ 10:30am - 1:00pm (1 x morning session) \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n OverviewIn a world where everyone’s clamouring for “data-driven” insights\, this course goes beyond the numbers. It’s about learning to think critically\, interpret evidence wisely\, and make sound\, ethical decisions in your PR practice. You’ll explore how to balance data with judgement\, recognise cognitive bias (in yourself and others)\, and turn information from multiple sources into meaningful\, defensible insights. We’ll cover practical tools for interpreting results\, testing assumptions\, and reporting outcomes (without losing sight of people\, context\, or purpose). We’ll demystify core data concepts like reliability\, validity\, statistical significance\, correlation vs. causation\, and bias – all within a PR context. You’ll explore tools\, tips\, and a variety of approaches to ‘measure what matters’. By the end\, you’ll not only be more confident in working with data: you’ll be a more critical\, credible\, and trusted communicator. By the end of the session\, participants will be able to: Identify the right data sources and types for different PR goals.Understand and apply basic principles of data reliability\, validity\, and significance.Recognise bias and misinterpretation\, and know how to avoid them.Distinguish between correlation and causation when analysing PR outcomes.Confidently report results with integrity and credibility\, aligned to the Barcelona Principles.Build a balanced\, meaningful measurement approach using both qualitative and quantitative data.This course is ideal for: PR and communications professionals who want to strengthen their analytical and decision-making skills.Anyone who’s ever said\, “I’m not a numbers person”\, but wants to understand how data can sharpen their thinking. Experienced professionals who want a practical refresher on data literacy\, bias awareness\, and critical interpretation aligned with the Barcelona Principles.Teams seeking to embed a culture of reflection\, rigour\, and ethical measurement. Zoom links will go out closer to the date.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Meet the facilitator Julia Kennedy is a strategist and facilitator with a background in public health and organisational development. She often says she’s “not a data person”\, yet she’s spent years interpreting complex data and using it to drive critical\, effective decision-making across health and community sectors in Australia and New Zealand. Through her consultancy\, The Thread\, Julia helps purpose-driven organisations make sense of complexity\, clarify strategy\, and turn insight into action. She brings warmth\, humour\, and clarity to topics that can feel intimidating – like measurement and evaluation – making them engaging and accessible. 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:20260416T020836 CREATED:20250930T084023Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251102T210608Z UID:52142-1762362000-1762369200@prinz.org.nz SUMMARY:Podcasting: Producing\, Pitching and Promoting DESCRIPTION:Tuesday 2nd December 2025 @ 10:30am - 1:00pm (1 x morning session) \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n OverviewIn a world where everyone’s clamouring for “data-driven” insights\, this course goes beyond the numbers. It’s about learning to think critically\, interpret evidence wisely\, and make sound\, ethical decisions in your PR practice. You’ll explore how to balance data with judgement\, recognise cognitive bias (in yourself and others)\, and turn information from multiple sources into meaningful\, defensible insights. We’ll cover practical tools for interpreting results\, testing assumptions\, and reporting outcomes (without losing sight of people\, context\, or purpose). We’ll demystify core data concepts like reliability\, validity\, statistical significance\, correlation vs. causation\, and bias – all within a PR context. You’ll explore tools\, tips\, and a variety of approaches to ‘measure what matters’. By the end\, you’ll not only be more confident in working with data: you’ll be a more critical\, credible\, and trusted communicator. By the end of the session\, participants will be able to: Identify the right data sources and types for different PR goals.Understand and apply basic principles of data reliability\, validity\, and significance.Recognise bias and misinterpretation\, and know how to avoid them.Distinguish between correlation and causation when analysing PR outcomes.Confidently report results with integrity and credibility\, aligned to the Barcelona Principles.Build a balanced\, meaningful measurement approach using both qualitative and quantitative data.This course is ideal for: PR and communications professionals who want to strengthen their analytical and decision-making skills.Anyone who’s ever said\, “I’m not a numbers person”\, but wants to understand how data can sharpen their thinking. Experienced professionals who want a practical refresher on data literacy\, bias awareness\, and critical interpretation aligned with the Barcelona Principles.Teams seeking to embed a culture of reflection\, rigour\, and ethical measurement. Zoom links will go out closer to the date.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Meet the facilitator Julia Kennedy is a strategist and facilitator with a background in public health and organisational development. She often says she’s “not a data person”\, yet she’s spent years interpreting complex data and using it to drive critical\, effective decision-making across health and community sectors in Australia and New Zealand. Through her consultancy\, The Thread\, Julia helps purpose-driven organisations make sense of complexity\, clarify strategy\, and turn insight into action. She brings warmth\, humour\, and clarity to topics that can feel intimidating – like measurement and evaluation – making them engaging and accessible. 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:20260416T020836 CREATED:20250926T060816Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251102T213750Z UID:52175-1762421400-1762434000@prinz.org.nz SUMMARY:Taranaki Event - Hands on AI: From Next to Now DESCRIPTION:Tuesday 2nd December 2025 @ 10:30am - 1:00pm (1 x morning session) \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n OverviewIn a world where everyone’s clamouring for “data-driven” insights\, this course goes beyond the numbers. It’s about learning to think critically\, interpret evidence wisely\, and make sound\, ethical decisions in your PR practice. You’ll explore how to balance data with judgement\, recognise cognitive bias (in yourself and others)\, and turn information from multiple sources into meaningful\, defensible insights. We’ll cover practical tools for interpreting results\, testing assumptions\, and reporting outcomes (without losing sight of people\, context\, or purpose). We’ll demystify core data concepts like reliability\, validity\, statistical significance\, correlation vs. causation\, and bias – all within a PR context. You’ll explore tools\, tips\, and a variety of approaches to ‘measure what matters’. By the end\, you’ll not only be more confident in working with data: you’ll be a more critical\, credible\, and trusted communicator. By the end of the session\, participants will be able to: Identify the right data sources and types for different PR goals.Understand and apply basic principles of data reliability\, validity\, and significance.Recognise bias and misinterpretation\, and know how to avoid them.Distinguish between correlation and causation when analysing PR outcomes.Confidently report results with integrity and credibility\, aligned to the Barcelona Principles.Build a balanced\, meaningful measurement approach using both qualitative and quantitative data.This course is ideal for: PR and communications professionals who want to strengthen their analytical and decision-making skills.Anyone who’s ever said\, “I’m not a numbers person”\, but wants to understand how data can sharpen their thinking. Experienced professionals who want a practical refresher on data literacy\, bias awareness\, and critical interpretation aligned with the Barcelona Principles.Teams seeking to embed a culture of reflection\, rigour\, and ethical measurement. Zoom links will go out closer to the date.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Meet the facilitator Julia Kennedy is a strategist and facilitator with a background in public health and organisational development. She often says she’s “not a data person”\, yet she’s spent years interpreting complex data and using it to drive critical\, effective decision-making across health and community sectors in Australia and New Zealand. Through her consultancy\, The Thread\, Julia helps purpose-driven organisations make sense of complexity\, clarify strategy\, and turn insight into action. She brings warmth\, humour\, and clarity to topics that can feel intimidating – like measurement and evaluation – making them engaging and accessible. 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:20260416T020836 CREATED:20251104T030039Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251104T230510Z UID:53027-1763035200-1763038800@prinz.org.nz SUMMARY:Delicate interactions: relational skills in public relations consulting - Webinar DESCRIPTION:Tuesday 2nd December 2025 @ 10:30am - 1:00pm (1 x morning session) \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n OverviewIn a world where everyone’s clamouring for “data-driven” insights\, this course goes beyond the numbers. It’s about learning to think critically\, interpret evidence wisely\, and make sound\, ethical decisions in your PR practice. You’ll explore how to balance data with judgement\, recognise cognitive bias (in yourself and others)\, and turn information from multiple sources into meaningful\, defensible insights. We’ll cover practical tools for interpreting results\, testing assumptions\, and reporting outcomes (without losing sight of people\, context\, or purpose). We’ll demystify core data concepts like reliability\, validity\, statistical significance\, correlation vs. causation\, and bias – all within a PR context. You’ll explore tools\, tips\, and a variety of approaches to ‘measure what matters’. By the end\, you’ll not only be more confident in working with data: you’ll be a more critical\, credible\, and trusted communicator. By the end of the session\, participants will be able to: Identify the right data sources and types for different PR goals.Understand and apply basic principles of data reliability\, validity\, and significance.Recognise bias and misinterpretation\, and know how to avoid them.Distinguish between correlation and causation when analysing PR outcomes.Confidently report results with integrity and credibility\, aligned to the Barcelona Principles.Build a balanced\, meaningful measurement approach using both qualitative and quantitative data.This course is ideal for: PR and communications professionals who want to strengthen their analytical and decision-making skills.Anyone who’s ever said\, “I’m not a numbers person”\, but wants to understand how data can sharpen their thinking. Experienced professionals who want a practical refresher on data literacy\, bias awareness\, and critical interpretation aligned with the Barcelona Principles.Teams seeking to embed a culture of reflection\, rigour\, and ethical measurement. Zoom links will go out closer to the date.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Meet the facilitator Julia Kennedy is a strategist and facilitator with a background in public health and organisational development. She often says she’s “not a data person”\, yet she’s spent years interpreting complex data and using it to drive critical\, effective decision-making across health and community sectors in Australia and New Zealand. Through her consultancy\, The Thread\, Julia helps purpose-driven organisations make sense of complexity\, clarify strategy\, and turn insight into action. She brings warmth\, humour\, and clarity to topics that can feel intimidating – like measurement and evaluation – making them engaging and accessible. 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 BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20251119T120000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20251119T130000 DTSTAMP:20260416T020836 CREATED:20251023T004055Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251023T011845Z UID:50873-1763553600-1763557200@prinz.org.nz SUMMARY:What Makes a Gold Award-Winning Submission: Pead DESCRIPTION:Tuesday 2nd December 2025 @ 10:30am - 1:00pm (1 x morning session) \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n OverviewIn a world where everyone’s clamouring for “data-driven” insights\, this course goes beyond the numbers. It’s about learning to think critically\, interpret evidence wisely\, and make sound\, ethical decisions in your PR practice. You’ll explore how to balance data with judgement\, recognise cognitive bias (in yourself and others)\, and turn information from multiple sources into meaningful\, defensible insights. We’ll cover practical tools for interpreting results\, testing assumptions\, and reporting outcomes (without losing sight of people\, context\, or purpose). We’ll demystify core data concepts like reliability\, validity\, statistical significance\, correlation vs. causation\, and bias – all within a PR context. You’ll explore tools\, tips\, and a variety of approaches to ‘measure what matters’. By the end\, you’ll not only be more confident in working with data: you’ll be a more critical\, credible\, and trusted communicator. By the end of the session\, participants will be able to: Identify the right data sources and types for different PR goals.Understand and apply basic principles of data reliability\, validity\, and significance.Recognise bias and misinterpretation\, and know how to avoid them.Distinguish between correlation and causation when analysing PR outcomes.Confidently report results with integrity and credibility\, aligned to the Barcelona Principles.Build a balanced\, meaningful measurement approach using both qualitative and quantitative data.This course is ideal for: PR and communications professionals who want to strengthen their analytical and decision-making skills.Anyone who’s ever said\, “I’m not a numbers person”\, but wants to understand how data can sharpen their thinking. Experienced professionals who want a practical refresher on data literacy\, bias awareness\, and critical interpretation aligned with the Barcelona Principles.Teams seeking to embed a culture of reflection\, rigour\, and ethical measurement. Zoom links will go out closer to the date.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Meet the facilitator Julia Kennedy is a strategist and facilitator with a background in public health and organisational development. She often says she’s “not a data person”\, yet she’s spent years interpreting complex data and using it to drive critical\, effective decision-making across health and community sectors in Australia and New Zealand. Through her consultancy\, The Thread\, Julia helps purpose-driven organisations make sense of complexity\, clarify strategy\, and turn insight into action. She brings warmth\, humour\, and clarity to topics that can feel intimidating – like measurement and evaluation – making them engaging and accessible. URL:https://prinz.org.nz/event/what-makes-a-gold-award-winning-submission-pead/ LOCATION:Online ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://prinz.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/250528_PRINZ-297-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20251125T120000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20251125T130000 DTSTAMP:20260416T020836 CREATED:20251023T011542Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251117T021054Z UID:52787-1764072000-1764075600@prinz.org.nz SUMMARY:What Makes a Gold Award-Winning Submission: Special PR DESCRIPTION:Tuesday 2nd December 2025 @ 10:30am - 1:00pm (1 x morning session) \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n OverviewIn a world where everyone’s clamouring for “data-driven” insights\, this course goes beyond the numbers. It’s about learning to think critically\, interpret evidence wisely\, and make sound\, ethical decisions in your PR practice. You’ll explore how to balance data with judgement\, recognise cognitive bias (in yourself and others)\, and turn information from multiple sources into meaningful\, defensible insights. We’ll cover practical tools for interpreting results\, testing assumptions\, and reporting outcomes (without losing sight of people\, context\, or purpose). We’ll demystify core data concepts like reliability\, validity\, statistical significance\, correlation vs. causation\, and bias – all within a PR context. You’ll explore tools\, tips\, and a variety of approaches to ‘measure what matters’. By the end\, you’ll not only be more confident in working with data: you’ll be a more critical\, credible\, and trusted communicator. By the end of the session\, participants will be able to: Identify the right data sources and types for different PR goals.Understand and apply basic principles of data reliability\, validity\, and significance.Recognise bias and misinterpretation\, and know how to avoid them.Distinguish between correlation and causation when analysing PR outcomes.Confidently report results with integrity and credibility\, aligned to the Barcelona Principles.Build a balanced\, meaningful measurement approach using both qualitative and quantitative data.This course is ideal for: PR and communications professionals who want to strengthen their analytical and decision-making skills.Anyone who’s ever said\, “I’m not a numbers person”\, but wants to understand how data can sharpen their thinking. Experienced professionals who want a practical refresher on data literacy\, bias awareness\, and critical interpretation aligned with the Barcelona Principles.Teams seeking to embed a culture of reflection\, rigour\, and ethical measurement. Zoom links will go out closer to the date.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Meet the facilitator Julia Kennedy is a strategist and facilitator with a background in public health and organisational development. She often says she’s “not a data person”\, yet she’s spent years interpreting complex data and using it to drive critical\, effective decision-making across health and community sectors in Australia and New Zealand. Through her consultancy\, The Thread\, Julia helps purpose-driven organisations make sense of complexity\, clarify strategy\, and turn insight into action. She brings warmth\, humour\, and clarity to topics that can feel intimidating – like measurement and evaluation – making them engaging and accessible. URL:https://prinz.org.nz/event/what-makes-a-gold-award-winning-submission-special-pr/ LOCATION:Online ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://prinz.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/250528_PRINZ-113-scaled-e1761181180399.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20251127T150000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20251127T180000 DTSTAMP:20260416T020836 CREATED:20251104T015458Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251118T030752Z UID:52898-1764255600-1764266400@prinz.org.nz SUMMARY:A PR Industry Celebration of Resilience and the Importance of Communications DESCRIPTION:Tuesday 2nd December 2025 @ 10:30am - 1:00pm (1 x morning session) \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n OverviewIn a world where everyone’s clamouring for “data-driven” insights\, this course goes beyond the numbers. It’s about learning to think critically\, interpret evidence wisely\, and make sound\, ethical decisions in your PR practice. You’ll explore how to balance data with judgement\, recognise cognitive bias (in yourself and others)\, and turn information from multiple sources into meaningful\, defensible insights. We’ll cover practical tools for interpreting results\, testing assumptions\, and reporting outcomes (without losing sight of people\, context\, or purpose). We’ll demystify core data concepts like reliability\, validity\, statistical significance\, correlation vs. causation\, and bias – all within a PR context. You’ll explore tools\, tips\, and a variety of approaches to ‘measure what matters’. By the end\, you’ll not only be more confident in working with data: you’ll be a more critical\, credible\, and trusted communicator. By the end of the session\, participants will be able to: Identify the right data sources and types for different PR goals.Understand and apply basic principles of data reliability\, validity\, and significance.Recognise bias and misinterpretation\, and know how to avoid them.Distinguish between correlation and causation when analysing PR outcomes.Confidently report results with integrity and credibility\, aligned to the Barcelona Principles.Build a balanced\, meaningful measurement approach using both qualitative and quantitative data.This course is ideal for: PR and communications professionals who want to strengthen their analytical and decision-making skills.Anyone who’s ever said\, “I’m not a numbers person”\, but wants to understand how data can sharpen their thinking. Experienced professionals who want a practical refresher on data literacy\, bias awareness\, and critical interpretation aligned with the Barcelona Principles.Teams seeking to embed a culture of reflection\, rigour\, and ethical measurement. Zoom links will go out closer to the date.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Meet the facilitator Julia Kennedy is a strategist and facilitator with a background in public health and organisational development. She often says she’s “not a data person”\, yet she’s spent years interpreting complex data and using it to drive critical\, effective decision-making across health and community sectors in Australia and New Zealand. Through her consultancy\, The Thread\, Julia helps purpose-driven organisations make sense of complexity\, clarify strategy\, and turn insight into action. She brings warmth\, humour\, and clarity to topics that can feel intimidating – like measurement and evaluation – making them engaging and accessible. URL:https://prinz.org.nz/event/prinz-communicator-of-the-year/ LOCATION:Grand Millenium Hotel\, 71 Mayoral Drive\, Cnr Vincent Street\,\, Auckland\, 1010\, New Zealand ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://prinz.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/2025-banners-43.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20251127T173000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20251127T193000 DTSTAMP:20260416T020836 CREATED:20251024T033520Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251024T033821Z UID:52850-1764264600-1764271800@prinz.org.nz SUMMARY:Celebrate the Season with PRINZ Southern DESCRIPTION:Tuesday 2nd December 2025 @ 10:30am - 1:00pm (1 x morning session) \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n OverviewIn a world where everyone’s clamouring for “data-driven” insights\, this course goes beyond the numbers. It’s about learning to think critically\, interpret evidence wisely\, and make sound\, ethical decisions in your PR practice. You’ll explore how to balance data with judgement\, recognise cognitive bias (in yourself and others)\, and turn information from multiple sources into meaningful\, defensible insights. We’ll cover practical tools for interpreting results\, testing assumptions\, and reporting outcomes (without losing sight of people\, context\, or purpose). We’ll demystify core data concepts like reliability\, validity\, statistical significance\, correlation vs. causation\, and bias – all within a PR context. You’ll explore tools\, tips\, and a variety of approaches to ‘measure what matters’. By the end\, you’ll not only be more confident in working with data: you’ll be a more critical\, credible\, and trusted communicator. By the end of the session\, participants will be able to: Identify the right data sources and types for different PR goals.Understand and apply basic principles of data reliability\, validity\, and significance.Recognise bias and misinterpretation\, and know how to avoid them.Distinguish between correlation and causation when analysing PR outcomes.Confidently report results with integrity and credibility\, aligned to the Barcelona Principles.Build a balanced\, meaningful measurement approach using both qualitative and quantitative data.This course is ideal for: PR and communications professionals who want to strengthen their analytical and decision-making skills.Anyone who’s ever said\, “I’m not a numbers person”\, but wants to understand how data can sharpen their thinking. Experienced professionals who want a practical refresher on data literacy\, bias awareness\, and critical interpretation aligned with the Barcelona Principles.Teams seeking to embed a culture of reflection\, rigour\, and ethical measurement. Zoom links will go out closer to the date.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Meet the facilitator Julia Kennedy is a strategist and facilitator with a background in public health and organisational development. She often says she’s “not a data person”\, yet she’s spent years interpreting complex data and using it to drive critical\, effective decision-making across health and community sectors in Australia and New Zealand. Through her consultancy\, The Thread\, Julia helps purpose-driven organisations make sense of complexity\, clarify strategy\, and turn insight into action. She brings warmth\, humour\, and clarity to topics that can feel intimidating – like measurement and evaluation – making them engaging and accessible. URL:https://prinz.org.nz/event/celebrate-the-season-with-prinz-southern-2/ LOCATION:Muy Muy\, 44 Welles Street\, Christchurch ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://prinz.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/2024-banners-4.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20251202T103000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20251202T130000 DTSTAMP:20260416T020836 CREATED:20251106T231826Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251208T024617Z UID:52886-1764671400-1764680400@prinz.org.nz SUMMARY:Making Data Work for You: Critical Thinking for Communicators DESCRIPTION:Tuesday 2nd December 2025 @ 10:30am - 1:00pm (1 x morning session) \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n OverviewIn a world where everyone’s clamouring for “data-driven” insights\, this course goes beyond the numbers. It’s about learning to think critically\, interpret evidence wisely\, and make sound\, ethical decisions in your PR practice. You’ll explore how to balance data with judgement\, recognise cognitive bias (in yourself and others)\, and turn information from multiple sources into meaningful\, defensible insights. We’ll cover practical tools for interpreting results\, testing assumptions\, and reporting outcomes (without losing sight of people\, context\, or purpose). We’ll demystify core data concepts like reliability\, validity\, statistical significance\, correlation vs. causation\, and bias – all within a PR context. You’ll explore tools\, tips\, and a variety of approaches to ‘measure what matters’. By the end\, you’ll not only be more confident in working with data: you’ll be a more critical\, credible\, and trusted communicator. By the end of the session\, participants will be able to: Identify the right data sources and types for different PR goals.Understand and apply basic principles of data reliability\, validity\, and significance.Recognise bias and misinterpretation\, and know how to avoid them.Distinguish between correlation and causation when analysing PR outcomes.Confidently report results with integrity and credibility\, aligned to the Barcelona Principles.Build a balanced\, meaningful measurement approach using both qualitative and quantitative data.This course is ideal for: PR and communications professionals who want to strengthen their analytical and decision-making skills.Anyone who’s ever said\, “I’m not a numbers person”\, but wants to understand how data can sharpen their thinking. Experienced professionals who want a practical refresher on data literacy\, bias awareness\, and critical interpretation aligned with the Barcelona Principles.Teams seeking to embed a culture of reflection\, rigour\, and ethical measurement. Zoom links will go out closer to the date.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Meet the facilitator Julia Kennedy is a strategist and facilitator with a background in public health and organisational development. She often says she’s “not a data person”\, yet she’s spent years interpreting complex data and using it to drive critical\, effective decision-making across health and community sectors in Australia and New Zealand. Through her consultancy\, The Thread\, Julia helps purpose-driven organisations make sense of complexity\, clarify strategy\, and turn insight into action. She brings warmth\, humour\, and clarity to topics that can feel intimidating – like measurement and evaluation – making them engaging and accessible. URL:https://prinz.org.nz/event/making-data-work-for-you-critical-thinking-for-communicators/ LOCATION:Online ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://prinz.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/2025-banners-39.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20251202T173000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20251202T190000 DTSTAMP:20260416T020836 CREATED:20251106T230557Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251106T230557Z UID:53108-1764696600-1764702000@prinz.org.nz SUMMARY:PRINZ Internal Communicators Mixer DESCRIPTION:Tuesday 2nd December 2025 @ 10:30am - 1:00pm (1 x morning session) \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n OverviewIn a world where everyone’s clamouring for “data-driven” insights\, this course goes beyond the numbers. It’s about learning to think critically\, interpret evidence wisely\, and make sound\, ethical decisions in your PR practice. You’ll explore how to balance data with judgement\, recognise cognitive bias (in yourself and others)\, and turn information from multiple sources into meaningful\, defensible insights. We’ll cover practical tools for interpreting results\, testing assumptions\, and reporting outcomes (without losing sight of people\, context\, or purpose). We’ll demystify core data concepts like reliability\, validity\, statistical significance\, correlation vs. causation\, and bias – all within a PR context. You’ll explore tools\, tips\, and a variety of approaches to ‘measure what matters’. By the end\, you’ll not only be more confident in working with data: you’ll be a more critical\, credible\, and trusted communicator. By the end of the session\, participants will be able to: Identify the right data sources and types for different PR goals.Understand and apply basic principles of data reliability\, validity\, and significance.Recognise bias and misinterpretation\, and know how to avoid them.Distinguish between correlation and causation when analysing PR outcomes.Confidently report results with integrity and credibility\, aligned to the Barcelona Principles.Build a balanced\, meaningful measurement approach using both qualitative and quantitative data.This course is ideal for: PR and communications professionals who want to strengthen their analytical and decision-making skills.Anyone who’s ever said\, “I’m not a numbers person”\, but wants to understand how data can sharpen their thinking. Experienced professionals who want a practical refresher on data literacy\, bias awareness\, and critical interpretation aligned with the Barcelona Principles.Teams seeking to embed a culture of reflection\, rigour\, and ethical measurement. Zoom links will go out closer to the date.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Meet the facilitator Julia Kennedy is a strategist and facilitator with a background in public health and organisational development. She often says she’s “not a data person”\, yet she’s spent years interpreting complex data and using it to drive critical\, effective decision-making across health and community sectors in Australia and New Zealand. Through her consultancy\, The Thread\, Julia helps purpose-driven organisations make sense of complexity\, clarify strategy\, and turn insight into action. She brings warmth\, humour\, and clarity to topics that can feel intimidating – like measurement and evaluation – making them engaging and accessible. URL:https://prinz.org.nz/event/prinz-internal-communicators-mixer/ LOCATION:Auckland Transport\, Ground Floor\, 20 Viaduct Harbour Avenue\, Auckland\, 1010 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://prinz.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/2025-banners-42.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20251203T120000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20251203T130000 DTSTAMP:20260416T020836 CREATED:20251023T201422Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251023T201507Z UID:52814-1764763200-1764766800@prinz.org.nz SUMMARY:What Makes a Gold Award-Winning Submission: Hamilton City Council DESCRIPTION:Tuesday 2nd December 2025 @ 10:30am - 1:00pm (1 x morning session) \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n OverviewIn a world where everyone’s clamouring for “data-driven” insights\, this course goes beyond the numbers. It’s about learning to think critically\, interpret evidence wisely\, and make sound\, ethical decisions in your PR practice. You’ll explore how to balance data with judgement\, recognise cognitive bias (in yourself and others)\, and turn information from multiple sources into meaningful\, defensible insights. We’ll cover practical tools for interpreting results\, testing assumptions\, and reporting outcomes (without losing sight of people\, context\, or purpose). We’ll demystify core data concepts like reliability\, validity\, statistical significance\, correlation vs. causation\, and bias – all within a PR context. You’ll explore tools\, tips\, and a variety of approaches to ‘measure what matters’. By the end\, you’ll not only be more confident in working with data: you’ll be a more critical\, credible\, and trusted communicator. By the end of the session\, participants will be able to: Identify the right data sources and types for different PR goals.Understand and apply basic principles of data reliability\, validity\, and significance.Recognise bias and misinterpretation\, and know how to avoid them.Distinguish between correlation and causation when analysing PR outcomes.Confidently report results with integrity and credibility\, aligned to the Barcelona Principles.Build a balanced\, meaningful measurement approach using both qualitative and quantitative data.This course is ideal for: PR and communications professionals who want to strengthen their analytical and decision-making skills.Anyone who’s ever said\, “I’m not a numbers person”\, but wants to understand how data can sharpen their thinking. Experienced professionals who want a practical refresher on data literacy\, bias awareness\, and critical interpretation aligned with the Barcelona Principles.Teams seeking to embed a culture of reflection\, rigour\, and ethical measurement. Zoom links will go out closer to the date.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Meet the facilitator Julia Kennedy is a strategist and facilitator with a background in public health and organisational development. She often says she’s “not a data person”\, yet she’s spent years interpreting complex data and using it to drive critical\, effective decision-making across health and community sectors in Australia and New Zealand. Through her consultancy\, The Thread\, Julia helps purpose-driven organisations make sense of complexity\, clarify strategy\, and turn insight into action. She brings warmth\, humour\, and clarity to topics that can feel intimidating – like measurement and evaluation – making them engaging and accessible. URL:https://prinz.org.nz/event/what-makes-a-gold-award-winning-submission-hamilton-city-council/ LOCATION:Online ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://prinz.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/250528_PRINZ-169-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20251205T153000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20251205T170000 DTSTAMP:20260416T020836 CREATED:20251105T233609Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251112T230549Z UID:52910-1764948600-1764954000@prinz.org.nz SUMMARY:PRINZ Touch Tournament DESCRIPTION:Tuesday 2nd December 2025 @ 10:30am - 1:00pm (1 x morning session) \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n OverviewIn a world where everyone’s clamouring for “data-driven” insights\, this course goes beyond the numbers. It’s about learning to think critically\, interpret evidence wisely\, and make sound\, ethical decisions in your PR practice. You’ll explore how to balance data with judgement\, recognise cognitive bias (in yourself and others)\, and turn information from multiple sources into meaningful\, defensible insights. We’ll cover practical tools for interpreting results\, testing assumptions\, and reporting outcomes (without losing sight of people\, context\, or purpose). We’ll demystify core data concepts like reliability\, validity\, statistical significance\, correlation vs. causation\, and bias – all within a PR context. You’ll explore tools\, tips\, and a variety of approaches to ‘measure what matters’. By the end\, you’ll not only be more confident in working with data: you’ll be a more critical\, credible\, and trusted communicator. By the end of the session\, participants will be able to: Identify the right data sources and types for different PR goals.Understand and apply basic principles of data reliability\, validity\, and significance.Recognise bias and misinterpretation\, and know how to avoid them.Distinguish between correlation and causation when analysing PR outcomes.Confidently report results with integrity and credibility\, aligned to the Barcelona Principles.Build a balanced\, meaningful measurement approach using both qualitative and quantitative data.This course is ideal for: PR and communications professionals who want to strengthen their analytical and decision-making skills.Anyone who’s ever said\, “I’m not a numbers person”\, but wants to understand how data can sharpen their thinking. Experienced professionals who want a practical refresher on data literacy\, bias awareness\, and critical interpretation aligned with the Barcelona Principles.Teams seeking to embed a culture of reflection\, rigour\, and ethical measurement. Zoom links will go out closer to the date.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Meet the facilitator Julia Kennedy is a strategist and facilitator with a background in public health and organisational development. She often says she’s “not a data person”\, yet she’s spent years interpreting complex data and using it to drive critical\, effective decision-making across health and community sectors in Australia and New Zealand. Through her consultancy\, The Thread\, Julia helps purpose-driven organisations make sense of complexity\, clarify strategy\, and turn insight into action. She brings warmth\, humour\, and clarity to topics that can feel intimidating – like measurement and evaluation – making them engaging and accessible. URL:https://prinz.org.nz/event/prinz-touch-tournament/ LOCATION:Victoria Park\, 203-271 Victoria Street West\, Auckland Central\, New Zealand ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://prinz.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/2025-banners-38.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20251210T120000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20251210T130000 DTSTAMP:20260416T020836 CREATED:20251023T202835Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251023T204628Z UID:50885-1765368000-1765371600@prinz.org.nz SUMMARY:What Makes a Gold Award-Winning Submission: Great Scott DESCRIPTION:Tuesday 2nd December 2025 @ 10:30am - 1:00pm (1 x morning session) \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n OverviewIn a world where everyone’s clamouring for “data-driven” insights\, this course goes beyond the numbers. It’s about learning to think critically\, interpret evidence wisely\, and make sound\, ethical decisions in your PR practice. You’ll explore how to balance data with judgement\, recognise cognitive bias (in yourself and others)\, and turn information from multiple sources into meaningful\, defensible insights. We’ll cover practical tools for interpreting results\, testing assumptions\, and reporting outcomes (without losing sight of people\, context\, or purpose). We’ll demystify core data concepts like reliability\, validity\, statistical significance\, correlation vs. causation\, and bias – all within a PR context. You’ll explore tools\, tips\, and a variety of approaches to ‘measure what matters’. By the end\, you’ll not only be more confident in working with data: you’ll be a more critical\, credible\, and trusted communicator. By the end of the session\, participants will be able to: Identify the right data sources and types for different PR goals.Understand and apply basic principles of data reliability\, validity\, and significance.Recognise bias and misinterpretation\, and know how to avoid them.Distinguish between correlation and causation when analysing PR outcomes.Confidently report results with integrity and credibility\, aligned to the Barcelona Principles.Build a balanced\, meaningful measurement approach using both qualitative and quantitative data.This course is ideal for: PR and communications professionals who want to strengthen their analytical and decision-making skills.Anyone who’s ever said\, “I’m not a numbers person”\, but wants to understand how data can sharpen their thinking. Experienced professionals who want a practical refresher on data literacy\, bias awareness\, and critical interpretation aligned with the Barcelona Principles.Teams seeking to embed a culture of reflection\, rigour\, and ethical measurement. Zoom links will go out closer to the date.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Meet the facilitator Julia Kennedy is a strategist and facilitator with a background in public health and organisational development. She often says she’s “not a data person”\, yet she’s spent years interpreting complex data and using it to drive critical\, effective decision-making across health and community sectors in Australia and New Zealand. Through her consultancy\, The Thread\, Julia helps purpose-driven organisations make sense of complexity\, clarify strategy\, and turn insight into action. She brings warmth\, humour\, and clarity to topics that can feel intimidating – like measurement and evaluation – making them engaging and accessible. URL:https://prinz.org.nz/event/what-makes-a-gold-award-winning-submission-great-scott/ LOCATION:Online ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://prinz.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/250528_PRINZ-147-scaled-e1761251303885.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20251210T163000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20251210T183000 DTSTAMP:20260416T020836 CREATED:20251130T222638Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251130T225043Z UID:53404-1765384200-1765391400@prinz.org.nz SUMMARY:PRINZ Waikato Christmas Catch Up DESCRIPTION:Tuesday 2nd December 2025 @ 10:30am - 1:00pm (1 x morning session) \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n OverviewIn a world where everyone’s clamouring for “data-driven” insights\, this course goes beyond the numbers. It’s about learning to think critically\, interpret evidence wisely\, and make sound\, ethical decisions in your PR practice. You’ll explore how to balance data with judgement\, recognise cognitive bias (in yourself and others)\, and turn information from multiple sources into meaningful\, defensible insights. We’ll cover practical tools for interpreting results\, testing assumptions\, and reporting outcomes (without losing sight of people\, context\, or purpose). We’ll demystify core data concepts like reliability\, validity\, statistical significance\, correlation vs. causation\, and bias – all within a PR context. You’ll explore tools\, tips\, and a variety of approaches to ‘measure what matters’. By the end\, you’ll not only be more confident in working with data: you’ll be a more critical\, credible\, and trusted communicator. By the end of the session\, participants will be able to: Identify the right data sources and types for different PR goals.Understand and apply basic principles of data reliability\, validity\, and significance.Recognise bias and misinterpretation\, and know how to avoid them.Distinguish between correlation and causation when analysing PR outcomes.Confidently report results with integrity and credibility\, aligned to the Barcelona Principles.Build a balanced\, meaningful measurement approach using both qualitative and quantitative data.This course is ideal for: PR and communications professionals who want to strengthen their analytical and decision-making skills.Anyone who’s ever said\, “I’m not a numbers person”\, but wants to understand how data can sharpen their thinking. Experienced professionals who want a practical refresher on data literacy\, bias awareness\, and critical interpretation aligned with the Barcelona Principles.Teams seeking to embed a culture of reflection\, rigour\, and ethical measurement. Zoom links will go out closer to the date.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Meet the facilitator Julia Kennedy is a strategist and facilitator with a background in public health and organisational development. She often says she’s “not a data person”\, yet she’s spent years interpreting complex data and using it to drive critical\, effective decision-making across health and community sectors in Australia and New Zealand. Through her consultancy\, The Thread\, Julia helps purpose-driven organisations make sense of complexity\, clarify strategy\, and turn insight into action. She brings warmth\, humour\, and clarity to topics that can feel intimidating – like measurement and evaluation – making them engaging and accessible. URL:https://prinz.org.nz/event/prinz-waikato-christmas-catch-up/ LOCATION:Hamilton Hotel Bar\, 198 Victoria Street\, Hamilton Central\, New Zealand ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://prinz.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2024-banners-5.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20260128T100000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20260128T120000 DTSTAMP:20260416T020836 CREATED:20251209T015537Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251209T015537Z UID:53509-1769594400-1769601600@prinz.org.nz SUMMARY:Communications and Governance DESCRIPTION:Tuesday 2nd December 2025 @ 10:30am - 1:00pm (1 x morning session) \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n OverviewIn a world where everyone’s clamouring for “data-driven” insights\, this course goes beyond the numbers. It’s about learning to think critically\, interpret evidence wisely\, and make sound\, ethical decisions in your PR practice. You’ll explore how to balance data with judgement\, recognise cognitive bias (in yourself and others)\, and turn information from multiple sources into meaningful\, defensible insights. We’ll cover practical tools for interpreting results\, testing assumptions\, and reporting outcomes (without losing sight of people\, context\, or purpose). We’ll demystify core data concepts like reliability\, validity\, statistical significance\, correlation vs. causation\, and bias – all within a PR context. You’ll explore tools\, tips\, and a variety of approaches to ‘measure what matters’. By the end\, you’ll not only be more confident in working with data: you’ll be a more critical\, credible\, and trusted communicator. By the end of the session\, participants will be able to: Identify the right data sources and types for different PR goals.Understand and apply basic principles of data reliability\, validity\, and significance.Recognise bias and misinterpretation\, and know how to avoid them.Distinguish between correlation and causation when analysing PR outcomes.Confidently report results with integrity and credibility\, aligned to the Barcelona Principles.Build a balanced\, meaningful measurement approach using both qualitative and quantitative data.This course is ideal for: PR and communications professionals who want to strengthen their analytical and decision-making skills.Anyone who’s ever said\, “I’m not a numbers person”\, but wants to understand how data can sharpen their thinking. Experienced professionals who want a practical refresher on data literacy\, bias awareness\, and critical interpretation aligned with the Barcelona Principles.Teams seeking to embed a culture of reflection\, rigour\, and ethical measurement. Zoom links will go out closer to the date.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Meet the facilitator Julia Kennedy is a strategist and facilitator with a background in public health and organisational development. She often says she’s “not a data person”\, yet she’s spent years interpreting complex data and using it to drive critical\, effective decision-making across health and community sectors in Australia and New Zealand. Through her consultancy\, The Thread\, Julia helps purpose-driven organisations make sense of complexity\, clarify strategy\, and turn insight into action. She brings warmth\, humour\, and clarity to topics that can feel intimidating – like measurement and evaluation – making them engaging and accessible. URL:https://prinz.org.nz/event/communications-and-governance-3/ 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:20260202T080000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20260227T170000 DTSTAMP:20260416T020836 CREATED:20260202T030903Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260203T025909Z UID:54398-1770019200-1772211600@prinz.org.nz SUMMARY:PRINZ Coffee Connections Programme DESCRIPTION:Tuesday 2nd December 2025 @ 10:30am - 1:00pm (1 x morning session) \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n OverviewIn a world where everyone’s clamouring for “data-driven” insights\, this course goes beyond the numbers. It’s about learning to think critically\, interpret evidence wisely\, and make sound\, ethical decisions in your PR practice. You’ll explore how to balance data with judgement\, recognise cognitive bias (in yourself and others)\, and turn information from multiple sources into meaningful\, defensible insights. We’ll cover practical tools for interpreting results\, testing assumptions\, and reporting outcomes (without losing sight of people\, context\, or purpose). We’ll demystify core data concepts like reliability\, validity\, statistical significance\, correlation vs. causation\, and bias – all within a PR context. You’ll explore tools\, tips\, and a variety of approaches to ‘measure what matters’. By the end\, you’ll not only be more confident in working with data: you’ll be a more critical\, credible\, and trusted communicator. By the end of the session\, participants will be able to: Identify the right data sources and types for different PR goals.Understand and apply basic principles of data reliability\, validity\, and significance.Recognise bias and misinterpretation\, and know how to avoid them.Distinguish between correlation and causation when analysing PR outcomes.Confidently report results with integrity and credibility\, aligned to the Barcelona Principles.Build a balanced\, meaningful measurement approach using both qualitative and quantitative data.This course is ideal for: PR and communications professionals who want to strengthen their analytical and decision-making skills.Anyone who’s ever said\, “I’m not a numbers person”\, but wants to understand how data can sharpen their thinking. Experienced professionals who want a practical refresher on data literacy\, bias awareness\, and critical interpretation aligned with the Barcelona Principles.Teams seeking to embed a culture of reflection\, rigour\, and ethical measurement. Zoom links will go out closer to the date.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Meet the facilitator Julia Kennedy is a strategist and facilitator with a background in public health and organisational development. She often says she’s “not a data person”\, yet she’s spent years interpreting complex data and using it to drive critical\, effective decision-making across health and community sectors in Australia and New Zealand. Through her consultancy\, The Thread\, Julia helps purpose-driven organisations make sense of complexity\, clarify strategy\, and turn insight into action. She brings warmth\, humour\, and clarity to topics that can feel intimidating – like measurement and evaluation – making them engaging and accessible. URL:https://prinz.org.nz/event/prinz-coffee-connections-programme/ LOCATION:Auckland and Wellington ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://prinz.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/coffee.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20260210T093000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20260210T120000 DTSTAMP:20260416T020836 CREATED:20251209T003736Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251222T093815Z UID:53533-1770715800-1770724800@prinz.org.nz SUMMARY:Reputation\, Risk and Ethics with AI - Imperatives for Action DESCRIPTION:Tuesday 2nd December 2025 @ 10:30am - 1:00pm (1 x morning session) \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n OverviewIn a world where everyone’s clamouring for “data-driven” insights\, this course goes beyond the numbers. It’s about learning to think critically\, interpret evidence wisely\, and make sound\, ethical decisions in your PR practice. You’ll explore how to balance data with judgement\, recognise cognitive bias (in yourself and others)\, and turn information from multiple sources into meaningful\, defensible insights. We’ll cover practical tools for interpreting results\, testing assumptions\, and reporting outcomes (without losing sight of people\, context\, or purpose). We’ll demystify core data concepts like reliability\, validity\, statistical significance\, correlation vs. causation\, and bias – all within a PR context. You’ll explore tools\, tips\, and a variety of approaches to ‘measure what matters’. By the end\, you’ll not only be more confident in working with data: you’ll be a more critical\, credible\, and trusted communicator. By the end of the session\, participants will be able to: Identify the right data sources and types for different PR goals.Understand and apply basic principles of data reliability\, validity\, and significance.Recognise bias and misinterpretation\, and know how to avoid them.Distinguish between correlation and causation when analysing PR outcomes.Confidently report results with integrity and credibility\, aligned to the Barcelona Principles.Build a balanced\, meaningful measurement approach using both qualitative and quantitative data.This course is ideal for: PR and communications professionals who want to strengthen their analytical and decision-making skills.Anyone who’s ever said\, “I’m not a numbers person”\, but wants to understand how data can sharpen their thinking. Experienced professionals who want a practical refresher on data literacy\, bias awareness\, and critical interpretation aligned with the Barcelona Principles.Teams seeking to embed a culture of reflection\, rigour\, and ethical measurement. Zoom links will go out closer to the date.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Meet the facilitator Julia Kennedy is a strategist and facilitator with a background in public health and organisational development. She often says she’s “not a data person”\, yet she’s spent years interpreting complex data and using it to drive critical\, effective decision-making across health and community sectors in Australia and New Zealand. Through her consultancy\, The Thread\, Julia helps purpose-driven organisations make sense of complexity\, clarify strategy\, and turn insight into action. She brings warmth\, humour\, and clarity to topics that can feel intimidating – like measurement and evaluation – making them engaging and accessible. URL:https://prinz.org.nz/event/reputation-risk-and-ethics-with-ai-imperatives-for-action/ LOCATION:Online ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://prinz.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/AI-Ethics-cover-Catherine-Arrow.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20260218T093000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20260218T133000 DTSTAMP:20260416T020836 CREATED:20251209T002019Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251222T093851Z UID:53536-1771407000-1771421400@prinz.org.nz SUMMARY:Key Stakeholder Engagement DESCRIPTION:Tuesday 2nd December 2025 @ 10:30am - 1:00pm (1 x morning session) \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n OverviewIn a world where everyone’s clamouring for “data-driven” insights\, this course goes beyond the numbers. It’s about learning to think critically\, interpret evidence wisely\, and make sound\, ethical decisions in your PR practice. You’ll explore how to balance data with judgement\, recognise cognitive bias (in yourself and others)\, and turn information from multiple sources into meaningful\, defensible insights. We’ll cover practical tools for interpreting results\, testing assumptions\, and reporting outcomes (without losing sight of people\, context\, or purpose). We’ll demystify core data concepts like reliability\, validity\, statistical significance\, correlation vs. causation\, and bias – all within a PR context. You’ll explore tools\, tips\, and a variety of approaches to ‘measure what matters’. By the end\, you’ll not only be more confident in working with data: you’ll be a more critical\, credible\, and trusted communicator. By the end of the session\, participants will be able to: Identify the right data sources and types for different PR goals.Understand and apply basic principles of data reliability\, validity\, and significance.Recognise bias and misinterpretation\, and know how to avoid them.Distinguish between correlation and causation when analysing PR outcomes.Confidently report results with integrity and credibility\, aligned to the Barcelona Principles.Build a balanced\, meaningful measurement approach using both qualitative and quantitative data.This course is ideal for: PR and communications professionals who want to strengthen their analytical and decision-making skills.Anyone who’s ever said\, “I’m not a numbers person”\, but wants to understand how data can sharpen their thinking. Experienced professionals who want a practical refresher on data literacy\, bias awareness\, and critical interpretation aligned with the Barcelona Principles.Teams seeking to embed a culture of reflection\, rigour\, and ethical measurement. Zoom links will go out closer to the date.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Meet the facilitator Julia Kennedy is a strategist and facilitator with a background in public health and organisational development. She often says she’s “not a data person”\, yet she’s spent years interpreting complex data and using it to drive critical\, effective decision-making across health and community sectors in Australia and New Zealand. Through her consultancy\, The Thread\, Julia helps purpose-driven organisations make sense of complexity\, clarify strategy\, and turn insight into action. She brings warmth\, humour\, and clarity to topics that can feel intimidating – like measurement and evaluation – making them engaging and accessible. URL:https://prinz.org.nz/event/key-stakeholder-engagement/ LOCATION:Online ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://prinz.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2025-banners-45.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20260225T093000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20260225T120000 DTSTAMP:20260416T020836 CREATED:20251208T032300Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251222T093941Z UID:53542-1772011800-1772020800@prinz.org.nz SUMMARY:Making Data Work for You: Critical Thinking for Communicators DESCRIPTION:Tuesday 2nd December 2025 @ 10:30am - 1:00pm (1 x morning session) \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n OverviewIn a world where everyone’s clamouring for “data-driven” insights\, this course goes beyond the numbers. It’s about learning to think critically\, interpret evidence wisely\, and make sound\, ethical decisions in your PR practice. You’ll explore how to balance data with judgement\, recognise cognitive bias (in yourself and others)\, and turn information from multiple sources into meaningful\, defensible insights. We’ll cover practical tools for interpreting results\, testing assumptions\, and reporting outcomes (without losing sight of people\, context\, or purpose). We’ll demystify core data concepts like reliability\, validity\, statistical significance\, correlation vs. causation\, and bias – all within a PR context. You’ll explore tools\, tips\, and a variety of approaches to ‘measure what matters’. By the end\, you’ll not only be more confident in working with data: you’ll be a more critical\, credible\, and trusted communicator. By the end of the session\, participants will be able to: Identify the right data sources and types for different PR goals.Understand and apply basic principles of data reliability\, validity\, and significance.Recognise bias and misinterpretation\, and know how to avoid them.Distinguish between correlation and causation when analysing PR outcomes.Confidently report results with integrity and credibility\, aligned to the Barcelona Principles.Build a balanced\, meaningful measurement approach using both qualitative and quantitative data.This course is ideal for: PR and communications professionals who want to strengthen their analytical and decision-making skills.Anyone who’s ever said\, “I’m not a numbers person”\, but wants to understand how data can sharpen their thinking. Experienced professionals who want a practical refresher on data literacy\, bias awareness\, and critical interpretation aligned with the Barcelona Principles.Teams seeking to embed a culture of reflection\, rigour\, and ethical measurement. Zoom links will go out closer to the date.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Meet the facilitator Julia Kennedy is a strategist and facilitator with a background in public health and organisational development. She often says she’s “not a data person”\, yet she’s spent years interpreting complex data and using it to drive critical\, effective decision-making across health and community sectors in Australia and New Zealand. Through her consultancy\, The Thread\, Julia helps purpose-driven organisations make sense of complexity\, clarify strategy\, and turn insight into action. She brings warmth\, humour\, and clarity to topics that can feel intimidating – like measurement and evaluation – making them engaging and accessible. URL:https://prinz.org.nz/event/making-data-work-for-you-critical-thinking-for-communicators-2/ LOCATION:Online ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://prinz.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/2025-banners-39.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20260226T173000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20260226T193000 DTSTAMP:20260416T020836 CREATED:20260122T021645Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260225T203016Z UID:54106-1772127000-1772134200@prinz.org.nz SUMMARY:State of the Sector 2026 DESCRIPTION:Tuesday 2nd December 2025 @ 10:30am - 1:00pm (1 x morning session) \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n OverviewIn a world where everyone’s clamouring for “data-driven” insights\, this course goes beyond the numbers. It’s about learning to think critically\, interpret evidence wisely\, and make sound\, ethical decisions in your PR practice. You’ll explore how to balance data with judgement\, recognise cognitive bias (in yourself and others)\, and turn information from multiple sources into meaningful\, defensible insights. We’ll cover practical tools for interpreting results\, testing assumptions\, and reporting outcomes (without losing sight of people\, context\, or purpose). We’ll demystify core data concepts like reliability\, validity\, statistical significance\, correlation vs. causation\, and bias – all within a PR context. You’ll explore tools\, tips\, and a variety of approaches to ‘measure what matters’. By the end\, you’ll not only be more confident in working with data: you’ll be a more critical\, credible\, and trusted communicator. By the end of the session\, participants will be able to: Identify the right data sources and types for different PR goals.Understand and apply basic principles of data reliability\, validity\, and significance.Recognise bias and misinterpretation\, and know how to avoid them.Distinguish between correlation and causation when analysing PR outcomes.Confidently report results with integrity and credibility\, aligned to the Barcelona Principles.Build a balanced\, meaningful measurement approach using both qualitative and quantitative data.This course is ideal for: PR and communications professionals who want to strengthen their analytical and decision-making skills.Anyone who’s ever said\, “I’m not a numbers person”\, but wants to understand how data can sharpen their thinking. Experienced professionals who want a practical refresher on data literacy\, bias awareness\, and critical interpretation aligned with the Barcelona Principles.Teams seeking to embed a culture of reflection\, rigour\, and ethical measurement. Zoom links will go out closer to the date.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Meet the facilitator Julia Kennedy is a strategist and facilitator with a background in public health and organisational development. She often says she’s “not a data person”\, yet she’s spent years interpreting complex data and using it to drive critical\, effective decision-making across health and community sectors in Australia and New Zealand. Through her consultancy\, The Thread\, Julia helps purpose-driven organisations make sense of complexity\, clarify strategy\, and turn insight into action. She brings warmth\, humour\, and clarity to topics that can feel intimidating – like measurement and evaluation – making them engaging and accessible. URL:https://prinz.org.nz/event/state-of-the-sector-2026/ LOCATION:ANZ 23 Albert Street\, Auckland CBD\, Auckland 1010 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://prinz.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2025-banners-49-e1769048188285.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20260303T093000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20260310T110000 DTSTAMP:20260416T020836 CREATED:20251210T201612Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251222T094104Z UID:53617-1772530200-1773140400@prinz.org.nz SUMMARY:AI Playbook for Behaviour Change DESCRIPTION:Tuesday 2nd December 2025 @ 10:30am - 1:00pm (1 x morning session) \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n OverviewIn a world where everyone’s clamouring for “data-driven” insights\, this course goes beyond the numbers. It’s about learning to think critically\, interpret evidence wisely\, and make sound\, ethical decisions in your PR practice. You’ll explore how to balance data with judgement\, recognise cognitive bias (in yourself and others)\, and turn information from multiple sources into meaningful\, defensible insights. We’ll cover practical tools for interpreting results\, testing assumptions\, and reporting outcomes (without losing sight of people\, context\, or purpose). We’ll demystify core data concepts like reliability\, validity\, statistical significance\, correlation vs. causation\, and bias – all within a PR context. You’ll explore tools\, tips\, and a variety of approaches to ‘measure what matters’. By the end\, you’ll not only be more confident in working with data: you’ll be a more critical\, credible\, and trusted communicator. By the end of the session\, participants will be able to: Identify the right data sources and types for different PR goals.Understand and apply basic principles of data reliability\, validity\, and significance.Recognise bias and misinterpretation\, and know how to avoid them.Distinguish between correlation and causation when analysing PR outcomes.Confidently report results with integrity and credibility\, aligned to the Barcelona Principles.Build a balanced\, meaningful measurement approach using both qualitative and quantitative data.This course is ideal for: PR and communications professionals who want to strengthen their analytical and decision-making skills.Anyone who’s ever said\, “I’m not a numbers person”\, but wants to understand how data can sharpen their thinking. Experienced professionals who want a practical refresher on data literacy\, bias awareness\, and critical interpretation aligned with the Barcelona Principles.Teams seeking to embed a culture of reflection\, rigour\, and ethical measurement. Zoom links will go out closer to the date.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Meet the facilitator Julia Kennedy is a strategist and facilitator with a background in public health and organisational development. She often says she’s “not a data person”\, yet she’s spent years interpreting complex data and using it to drive critical\, effective decision-making across health and community sectors in Australia and New Zealand. Through her consultancy\, The Thread\, Julia helps purpose-driven organisations make sense of complexity\, clarify strategy\, and turn insight into action. She brings warmth\, humour\, and clarity to topics that can feel intimidating – like measurement and evaluation – making them engaging and accessible. URL:https://prinz.org.nz/event/ai-playbook-for-behaviour-change-2/ 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:20260304T093000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20260311T120000 DTSTAMP:20260416T020836 CREATED:20251209T233424Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251222T092750Z UID:53619-1772616600-1773230400@prinz.org.nz SUMMARY:Telling Our Stories Well DESCRIPTION:Tuesday 2nd December 2025 @ 10:30am - 1:00pm (1 x morning session) \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n OverviewIn a world where everyone’s clamouring for “data-driven” insights\, this course goes beyond the numbers. It’s about learning to think critically\, interpret evidence wisely\, and make sound\, ethical decisions in your PR practice. You’ll explore how to balance data with judgement\, recognise cognitive bias (in yourself and others)\, and turn information from multiple sources into meaningful\, defensible insights. We’ll cover practical tools for interpreting results\, testing assumptions\, and reporting outcomes (without losing sight of people\, context\, or purpose). We’ll demystify core data concepts like reliability\, validity\, statistical significance\, correlation vs. causation\, and bias – all within a PR context. You’ll explore tools\, tips\, and a variety of approaches to ‘measure what matters’. By the end\, you’ll not only be more confident in working with data: you’ll be a more critical\, credible\, and trusted communicator. By the end of the session\, participants will be able to: Identify the right data sources and types for different PR goals.Understand and apply basic principles of data reliability\, validity\, and significance.Recognise bias and misinterpretation\, and know how to avoid them.Distinguish between correlation and causation when analysing PR outcomes.Confidently report results with integrity and credibility\, aligned to the Barcelona Principles.Build a balanced\, meaningful measurement approach using both qualitative and quantitative data.This course is ideal for: PR and communications professionals who want to strengthen their analytical and decision-making skills.Anyone who’s ever said\, “I’m not a numbers person”\, but wants to understand how data can sharpen their thinking. Experienced professionals who want a practical refresher on data literacy\, bias awareness\, and critical interpretation aligned with the Barcelona Principles.Teams seeking to embed a culture of reflection\, rigour\, and ethical measurement. Zoom links will go out closer to the date.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Meet the facilitator Julia Kennedy is a strategist and facilitator with a background in public health and organisational development. She often says she’s “not a data person”\, yet she’s spent years interpreting complex data and using it to drive critical\, effective decision-making across health and community sectors in Australia and New Zealand. Through her consultancy\, The Thread\, Julia helps purpose-driven organisations make sense of complexity\, clarify strategy\, and turn insight into action. She brings warmth\, humour\, and clarity to topics that can feel intimidating – like measurement and evaluation – making them engaging and accessible. URL:https://prinz.org.nz/event/telling-our-stories-well-5/ 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:20260305T170000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20260305T183000 DTSTAMP:20260416T020836 CREATED:20260210T221300Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260223T035049Z UID:54629-1772730000-1772735400@prinz.org.nz SUMMARY:Tauranga First Thursdays DESCRIPTION:Tuesday 2nd December 2025 @ 10:30am - 1:00pm (1 x morning session) \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n OverviewIn a world where everyone’s clamouring for “data-driven” insights\, this course goes beyond the numbers. It’s about learning to think critically\, interpret evidence wisely\, and make sound\, ethical decisions in your PR practice. You’ll explore how to balance data with judgement\, recognise cognitive bias (in yourself and others)\, and turn information from multiple sources into meaningful\, defensible insights. We’ll cover practical tools for interpreting results\, testing assumptions\, and reporting outcomes (without losing sight of people\, context\, or purpose). We’ll demystify core data concepts like reliability\, validity\, statistical significance\, correlation vs. causation\, and bias – all within a PR context. You’ll explore tools\, tips\, and a variety of approaches to ‘measure what matters’. By the end\, you’ll not only be more confident in working with data: you’ll be a more critical\, credible\, and trusted communicator. By the end of the session\, participants will be able to: Identify the right data sources and types for different PR goals.Understand and apply basic principles of data reliability\, validity\, and significance.Recognise bias and misinterpretation\, and know how to avoid them.Distinguish between correlation and causation when analysing PR outcomes.Confidently report results with integrity and credibility\, aligned to the Barcelona Principles.Build a balanced\, meaningful measurement approach using both qualitative and quantitative data.This course is ideal for: PR and communications professionals who want to strengthen their analytical and decision-making skills.Anyone who’s ever said\, “I’m not a numbers person”\, but wants to understand how data can sharpen their thinking. Experienced professionals who want a practical refresher on data literacy\, bias awareness\, and critical interpretation aligned with the Barcelona Principles.Teams seeking to embed a culture of reflection\, rigour\, and ethical measurement. Zoom links will go out closer to the date.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Meet the facilitator Julia Kennedy is a strategist and facilitator with a background in public health and organisational development. She often says she’s “not a data person”\, yet she’s spent years interpreting complex data and using it to drive critical\, effective decision-making across health and community sectors in Australia and New Zealand. Through her consultancy\, The Thread\, Julia helps purpose-driven organisations make sense of complexity\, clarify strategy\, and turn insight into action. She brings warmth\, humour\, and clarity to topics that can feel intimidating – like measurement and evaluation – making them engaging and accessible. URL:https://prinz.org.nz/event/tauranga-first-thursdays-8/ LOCATION:Picnicka\, Elizabeth Towers Level 1/38 Elizabeth Street\, Tauranga\, 3110\, New Zealand ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://prinz.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/First-Thursdays.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20260305T173000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20260305T190000 DTSTAMP:20260416T020836 CREATED:20260223T034023Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260223T034023Z UID:54847-1772731800-1772737200@prinz.org.nz SUMMARY:Auckland First Thursdays DESCRIPTION:Tuesday 2nd December 2025 @ 10:30am - 1:00pm (1 x morning session) \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n OverviewIn a world where everyone’s clamouring for “data-driven” insights\, this course goes beyond the numbers. It’s about learning to think critically\, interpret evidence wisely\, and make sound\, ethical decisions in your PR practice. You’ll explore how to balance data with judgement\, recognise cognitive bias (in yourself and others)\, and turn information from multiple sources into meaningful\, defensible insights. We’ll cover practical tools for interpreting results\, testing assumptions\, and reporting outcomes (without losing sight of people\, context\, or purpose). We’ll demystify core data concepts like reliability\, validity\, statistical significance\, correlation vs. causation\, and bias – all within a PR context. You’ll explore tools\, tips\, and a variety of approaches to ‘measure what matters’. By the end\, you’ll not only be more confident in working with data: you’ll be a more critical\, credible\, and trusted communicator. By the end of the session\, participants will be able to: Identify the right data sources and types for different PR goals.Understand and apply basic principles of data reliability\, validity\, and significance.Recognise bias and misinterpretation\, and know how to avoid them.Distinguish between correlation and causation when analysing PR outcomes.Confidently report results with integrity and credibility\, aligned to the Barcelona Principles.Build a balanced\, meaningful measurement approach using both qualitative and quantitative data.This course is ideal for: PR and communications professionals who want to strengthen their analytical and decision-making skills.Anyone who’s ever said\, “I’m not a numbers person”\, but wants to understand how data can sharpen their thinking. Experienced professionals who want a practical refresher on data literacy\, bias awareness\, and critical interpretation aligned with the Barcelona Principles.Teams seeking to embed a culture of reflection\, rigour\, and ethical measurement. Zoom links will go out closer to the date.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Meet the facilitator Julia Kennedy is a strategist and facilitator with a background in public health and organisational development. She often says she’s “not a data person”\, yet she’s spent years interpreting complex data and using it to drive critical\, effective decision-making across health and community sectors in Australia and New Zealand. Through her consultancy\, The Thread\, Julia helps purpose-driven organisations make sense of complexity\, clarify strategy\, and turn insight into action. She brings warmth\, humour\, and clarity to topics that can feel intimidating – like measurement and evaluation – making them engaging and accessible. URL:https://prinz.org.nz/event/auckland-first-thursdays-10/ LOCATION:Sunset Bar\, Sudima Hotel\, 63-67 Nelson Street\, Auckland\, New Zealand ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://prinz.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Nelson-Event-banner-4.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20260312T173000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20260312T190000 DTSTAMP:20260416T020836 CREATED:20260210T013234Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260210T013234Z UID:54567-1773336600-1773342000@prinz.org.nz SUMMARY:Christchurch Event: Networking Drinks with social scientist\, Carl Davidson DESCRIPTION:Tuesday 2nd December 2025 @ 10:30am - 1:00pm (1 x morning session) \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n OverviewIn a world where everyone’s clamouring for “data-driven” insights\, this course goes beyond the numbers. It’s about learning to think critically\, interpret evidence wisely\, and make sound\, ethical decisions in your PR practice. You’ll explore how to balance data with judgement\, recognise cognitive bias (in yourself and others)\, and turn information from multiple sources into meaningful\, defensible insights. We’ll cover practical tools for interpreting results\, testing assumptions\, and reporting outcomes (without losing sight of people\, context\, or purpose). We’ll demystify core data concepts like reliability\, validity\, statistical significance\, correlation vs. causation\, and bias – all within a PR context. You’ll explore tools\, tips\, and a variety of approaches to ‘measure what matters’. By the end\, you’ll not only be more confident in working with data: you’ll be a more critical\, credible\, and trusted communicator. By the end of the session\, participants will be able to: Identify the right data sources and types for different PR goals.Understand and apply basic principles of data reliability\, validity\, and significance.Recognise bias and misinterpretation\, and know how to avoid them.Distinguish between correlation and causation when analysing PR outcomes.Confidently report results with integrity and credibility\, aligned to the Barcelona Principles.Build a balanced\, meaningful measurement approach using both qualitative and quantitative data.This course is ideal for: PR and communications professionals who want to strengthen their analytical and decision-making skills.Anyone who’s ever said\, “I’m not a numbers person”\, but wants to understand how data can sharpen their thinking. Experienced professionals who want a practical refresher on data literacy\, bias awareness\, and critical interpretation aligned with the Barcelona Principles.Teams seeking to embed a culture of reflection\, rigour\, and ethical measurement. Zoom links will go out closer to the date.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Meet the facilitator Julia Kennedy is a strategist and facilitator with a background in public health and organisational development. She often says she’s “not a data person”\, yet she’s spent years interpreting complex data and using it to drive critical\, effective decision-making across health and community sectors in Australia and New Zealand. Through her consultancy\, The Thread\, Julia helps purpose-driven organisations make sense of complexity\, clarify strategy\, and turn insight into action. She brings warmth\, humour\, and clarity to topics that can feel intimidating – like measurement and evaluation – making them engaging and accessible. URL:https://prinz.org.nz/event/christchurch-event-networking-drinks-with-social-scientist-carl-davidson/ LOCATION:Dux Central 144 Lichfield Street\, Christchurch Central City\, Christchurch 8011 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://prinz.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/2025-banners-55.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20260317T093000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20260324T123000 DTSTAMP:20260416T020836 CREATED:20251211T043505Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251222T092906Z UID:53669-1773739800-1774355400@prinz.org.nz SUMMARY:Data-Driven Storytelling DESCRIPTION:Tuesday 2nd December 2025 @ 10:30am - 1:00pm (1 x morning session) \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n OverviewIn a world where everyone’s clamouring for “data-driven” insights\, this course goes beyond the numbers. It’s about learning to think critically\, interpret evidence wisely\, and make sound\, ethical decisions in your PR practice. You’ll explore how to balance data with judgement\, recognise cognitive bias (in yourself and others)\, and turn information from multiple sources into meaningful\, defensible insights. We’ll cover practical tools for interpreting results\, testing assumptions\, and reporting outcomes (without losing sight of people\, context\, or purpose). We’ll demystify core data concepts like reliability\, validity\, statistical significance\, correlation vs. causation\, and bias – all within a PR context. You’ll explore tools\, tips\, and a variety of approaches to ‘measure what matters’. By the end\, you’ll not only be more confident in working with data: you’ll be a more critical\, credible\, and trusted communicator. By the end of the session\, participants will be able to: Identify the right data sources and types for different PR goals.Understand and apply basic principles of data reliability\, validity\, and significance.Recognise bias and misinterpretation\, and know how to avoid them.Distinguish between correlation and causation when analysing PR outcomes.Confidently report results with integrity and credibility\, aligned to the Barcelona Principles.Build a balanced\, meaningful measurement approach using both qualitative and quantitative data.This course is ideal for: PR and communications professionals who want to strengthen their analytical and decision-making skills.Anyone who’s ever said\, “I’m not a numbers person”\, but wants to understand how data can sharpen their thinking. Experienced professionals who want a practical refresher on data literacy\, bias awareness\, and critical interpretation aligned with the Barcelona Principles.Teams seeking to embed a culture of reflection\, rigour\, and ethical measurement. Zoom links will go out closer to the date.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Meet the facilitator Julia Kennedy is a strategist and facilitator with a background in public health and organisational development. She often says she’s “not a data person”\, yet she’s spent years interpreting complex data and using it to drive critical\, effective decision-making across health and community sectors in Australia and New Zealand. Through her consultancy\, The Thread\, Julia helps purpose-driven organisations make sense of complexity\, clarify strategy\, and turn insight into action. She brings warmth\, humour\, and clarity to topics that can feel intimidating – like measurement and evaluation – making them engaging and accessible. URL:https://prinz.org.nz/event/data-driven-storytelling-4/ 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:20260325T120000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20260325T130000 DTSTAMP:20260416T020836 CREATED:20260302T034656Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260304T003515Z UID:55010-1774440000-1774443600@prinz.org.nz SUMMARY:Community Engagement: What it is and how to measure its value - Webinar DESCRIPTION:Tuesday 2nd December 2025 @ 10:30am - 1:00pm (1 x morning session) \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n OverviewIn a world where everyone’s clamouring for “data-driven” insights\, this course goes beyond the numbers. It’s about learning to think critically\, interpret evidence wisely\, and make sound\, ethical decisions in your PR practice. You’ll explore how to balance data with judgement\, recognise cognitive bias (in yourself and others)\, and turn information from multiple sources into meaningful\, defensible insights. We’ll cover practical tools for interpreting results\, testing assumptions\, and reporting outcomes (without losing sight of people\, context\, or purpose). We’ll demystify core data concepts like reliability\, validity\, statistical significance\, correlation vs. causation\, and bias – all within a PR context. You’ll explore tools\, tips\, and a variety of approaches to ‘measure what matters’. By the end\, you’ll not only be more confident in working with data: you’ll be a more critical\, credible\, and trusted communicator. By the end of the session\, participants will be able to: Identify the right data sources and types for different PR goals.Understand and apply basic principles of data reliability\, validity\, and significance.Recognise bias and misinterpretation\, and know how to avoid them.Distinguish between correlation and causation when analysing PR outcomes.Confidently report results with integrity and credibility\, aligned to the Barcelona Principles.Build a balanced\, meaningful measurement approach using both qualitative and quantitative data.This course is ideal for: PR and communications professionals who want to strengthen their analytical and decision-making skills.Anyone who’s ever said\, “I’m not a numbers person”\, but wants to understand how data can sharpen their thinking. Experienced professionals who want a practical refresher on data literacy\, bias awareness\, and critical interpretation aligned with the Barcelona Principles.Teams seeking to embed a culture of reflection\, rigour\, and ethical measurement. Zoom links will go out closer to the date.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Meet the facilitator Julia Kennedy is a strategist and facilitator with a background in public health and organisational development. She often says she’s “not a data person”\, yet she’s spent years interpreting complex data and using it to drive critical\, effective decision-making across health and community sectors in Australia and New Zealand. Through her consultancy\, The Thread\, Julia helps purpose-driven organisations make sense of complexity\, clarify strategy\, and turn insight into action. She brings warmth\, humour\, and clarity to topics that can feel intimidating – like measurement and evaluation – making them engaging and accessible. URL:https://prinz.org.nz/event/community-engagement-webinar/ LOCATION:Online ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://prinz.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Imageof6phases_DianaWolkenCommunity-Engagement-e1772584454642.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20260414T093000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20260414T124500 DTSTAMP:20260416T020836 CREATED:20251217T222657Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251222T093305Z UID:53788-1776159000-1776170700@prinz.org.nz SUMMARY:Sub-editing and Proofreading - Key writing and editing tips to make your copy sing DESCRIPTION:Tuesday 2nd December 2025 @ 10:30am - 1:00pm (1 x morning session) \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n OverviewIn a world where everyone’s clamouring for “data-driven” insights\, this course goes beyond the numbers. It’s about learning to think critically\, interpret evidence wisely\, and make sound\, ethical decisions in your PR practice. You’ll explore how to balance data with judgement\, recognise cognitive bias (in yourself and others)\, and turn information from multiple sources into meaningful\, defensible insights. We’ll cover practical tools for interpreting results\, testing assumptions\, and reporting outcomes (without losing sight of people\, context\, or purpose). We’ll demystify core data concepts like reliability\, validity\, statistical significance\, correlation vs. causation\, and bias – all within a PR context. You’ll explore tools\, tips\, and a variety of approaches to ‘measure what matters’. By the end\, you’ll not only be more confident in working with data: you’ll be a more critical\, credible\, and trusted communicator. By the end of the session\, participants will be able to: Identify the right data sources and types for different PR goals.Understand and apply basic principles of data reliability\, validity\, and significance.Recognise bias and misinterpretation\, and know how to avoid them.Distinguish between correlation and causation when analysing PR outcomes.Confidently report results with integrity and credibility\, aligned to the Barcelona Principles.Build a balanced\, meaningful measurement approach using both qualitative and quantitative data.This course is ideal for: PR and communications professionals who want to strengthen their analytical and decision-making skills.Anyone who’s ever said\, “I’m not a numbers person”\, but wants to understand how data can sharpen their thinking. Experienced professionals who want a practical refresher on data literacy\, bias awareness\, and critical interpretation aligned with the Barcelona Principles.Teams seeking to embed a culture of reflection\, rigour\, and ethical measurement. Zoom links will go out closer to the date.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Meet the facilitator Julia Kennedy is a strategist and facilitator with a background in public health and organisational development. She often says she’s “not a data person”\, yet she’s spent years interpreting complex data and using it to drive critical\, effective decision-making across health and community sectors in Australia and New Zealand. Through her consultancy\, The Thread\, Julia helps purpose-driven organisations make sense of complexity\, clarify strategy\, and turn insight into action. She brings warmth\, humour\, and clarity to topics that can feel intimidating – like measurement and evaluation – making them engaging and accessible. URL:https://prinz.org.nz/event/sub-editing-and-proofreading-key-writing-and-editing-tips-to-make-your-copy-sing-3/ LOCATION:Online ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://prinz.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/edit-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR