BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//PRINZ - Public Relations Institute of New Zealand - ECPv6.3.4//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://prinz.org.nz X-WR-CALDESC:Events for PRINZ - Public Relations Institute of New Zealand REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Pacific/Auckland BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+1300 TZOFFSETTO:+1200 TZNAME:NZST DTSTART:20260404T140000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+1200 TZOFFSETTO:+1300 TZNAME:NZDT DTSTART:20260926T140000 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20260903T090000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20260904T120000 DTSTAMP:20260714T184202 CREATED:20260622T045558Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260624T024007Z UID:57349-1788426000-1788523200@prinz.org.nz SUMMARY:Effective PR Research\, Measurement and Evaluation DESCRIPTION:Tuesday 14th April 2026 @ 9:30am - 12:45pm (1 x morning session) \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n OverviewKnowing how to edit writing – whether it’s your own or someone else’s – is a crucial skill to have\, yet it’s rarely taught. This fun and practical course covers the essentials\, including: how to tighten sentenceswriting in the active voiceusing positive phrasingwriting strong introsmaking sure the lead isn’t buriedconnecting paragraphshow to cut copywriting great headlinesgrammar and punctuation tipsproofreading techniques.The course is filled with practical exercises – as soon as a technique is taught\, you’ll then be able to practice it. 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 Dan Kaufman is a former Sydney Morning Herald editor and journalist with over 30 years of experience.  After working on a variety of different magazines in the 90s\, he then joined the SMH\, where he wrote for and edited almost every feature section at one time or another\, from Travel to Health and Science.  He also launched Sydney Bar Zine\, which he ran for half a decade\, and taught journalism and media writing at UTS and The University of Sydney. He’s now the director of Media Survival (https://mediasurvival.com/)\, which runs media training\, writing\, sub-editing\, and communications skills courses. He also still writes the occasional column for the SMH. URL:https://prinz.org.nz/event/effective-pr-research-measurement-and-evaluation/ LOCATION:Online ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://prinz.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/PR-research-measure-evaluate.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20260908T093000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20260910T120000 DTSTAMP:20260714T184202 CREATED:20260302T002530Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260508T050443Z UID:54974-1788859800-1789041600@prinz.org.nz SUMMARY:Introduction to Public Relations DESCRIPTION:Tuesday 14th April 2026 @ 9:30am - 12:45pm (1 x morning session) \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n OverviewKnowing how to edit writing – whether it’s your own or someone else’s – is a crucial skill to have\, yet it’s rarely taught. This fun and practical course covers the essentials\, including: how to tighten sentenceswriting in the active voiceusing positive phrasingwriting strong introsmaking sure the lead isn’t buriedconnecting paragraphshow to cut copywriting great headlinesgrammar and punctuation tipsproofreading techniques.The course is filled with practical exercises – as soon as a technique is taught\, you’ll then be able to practice it. 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 Dan Kaufman is a former Sydney Morning Herald editor and journalist with over 30 years of experience.  After working on a variety of different magazines in the 90s\, he then joined the SMH\, where he wrote for and edited almost every feature section at one time or another\, from Travel to Health and Science.  He also launched Sydney Bar Zine\, which he ran for half a decade\, and taught journalism and media writing at UTS and The University of Sydney. He’s now the director of Media Survival (https://mediasurvival.com/)\, which runs media training\, writing\, sub-editing\, and communications skills courses. He also still writes the occasional column for the SMH. URL:https://prinz.org.nz/event/introduction-to-public-relations-8/ LOCATION:Online ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://prinz.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Intro-to-PR-Cover-People-Catherine-Arrow-e1772399595717.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20260909T090000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20260916T120000 DTSTAMP:20260714T184202 CREATED:20260617T052105Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260713T030804Z UID:57275-1788944400-1789560000@prinz.org.nz SUMMARY:The Inside Scoop: Strategic Internal Comms for Your Organisation DESCRIPTION:Tuesday 14th April 2026 @ 9:30am - 12:45pm (1 x morning session) \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n OverviewKnowing how to edit writing – whether it’s your own or someone else’s – is a crucial skill to have\, yet it’s rarely taught. This fun and practical course covers the essentials\, including: how to tighten sentenceswriting in the active voiceusing positive phrasingwriting strong introsmaking sure the lead isn’t buriedconnecting paragraphshow to cut copywriting great headlinesgrammar and punctuation tipsproofreading techniques.The course is filled with practical exercises – as soon as a technique is taught\, you’ll then be able to practice it. 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 Dan Kaufman is a former Sydney Morning Herald editor and journalist with over 30 years of experience.  After working on a variety of different magazines in the 90s\, he then joined the SMH\, where he wrote for and edited almost every feature section at one time or another\, from Travel to Health and Science.  He also launched Sydney Bar Zine\, which he ran for half a decade\, and taught journalism and media writing at UTS and The University of Sydney. He’s now the director of Media Survival (https://mediasurvival.com/)\, which runs media training\, writing\, sub-editing\, and communications skills courses. He also still writes the occasional column for the SMH. URL:https://prinz.org.nz/event/the-inside-scoop-strategic-internal-comms-for-your-organisation-2/ LOCATION:Online ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://prinz.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2025-banners-47.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20260923T093000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20260924T123000 DTSTAMP:20260714T184202 CREATED:20260309T012034Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260618T215621Z UID:55082-1790155800-1790253000@prinz.org.nz SUMMARY:Critical Thinking in the Age of AI DESCRIPTION:Tuesday 14th April 2026 @ 9:30am - 12:45pm (1 x morning session) \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n OverviewKnowing how to edit writing – whether it’s your own or someone else’s – is a crucial skill to have\, yet it’s rarely taught. This fun and practical course covers the essentials\, including: how to tighten sentenceswriting in the active voiceusing positive phrasingwriting strong introsmaking sure the lead isn’t buriedconnecting paragraphshow to cut copywriting great headlinesgrammar and punctuation tipsproofreading techniques.The course is filled with practical exercises – as soon as a technique is taught\, you’ll then be able to practice it. 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 Dan Kaufman is a former Sydney Morning Herald editor and journalist with over 30 years of experience.  After working on a variety of different magazines in the 90s\, he then joined the SMH\, where he wrote for and edited almost every feature section at one time or another\, from Travel to Health and Science.  He also launched Sydney Bar Zine\, which he ran for half a decade\, and taught journalism and media writing at UTS and The University of Sydney. He’s now the director of Media Survival (https://mediasurvival.com/)\, which runs media training\, writing\, sub-editing\, and communications skills courses. He also still writes the occasional column for the SMH. URL:https://prinz.org.nz/event/critical-thinking-in-the-age-of-ai/ LOCATION:Online ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://prinz.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/prinz-header-06.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20260924T093000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20260924T120000 DTSTAMP:20260714T184202 CREATED:20260713T041519Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260713T043951Z UID:57808-1790242200-1790251200@prinz.org.nz SUMMARY:Mastering AI in PR - Applied AI for Practitioners DESCRIPTION:Tuesday 14th April 2026 @ 9:30am - 12:45pm (1 x morning session) \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n OverviewKnowing how to edit writing – whether it’s your own or someone else’s – is a crucial skill to have\, yet it’s rarely taught. This fun and practical course covers the essentials\, including: how to tighten sentenceswriting in the active voiceusing positive phrasingwriting strong introsmaking sure the lead isn’t buriedconnecting paragraphshow to cut copywriting great headlinesgrammar and punctuation tipsproofreading techniques.The course is filled with practical exercises – as soon as a technique is taught\, you’ll then be able to practice it. 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 Dan Kaufman is a former Sydney Morning Herald editor and journalist with over 30 years of experience.  After working on a variety of different magazines in the 90s\, he then joined the SMH\, where he wrote for and edited almost every feature section at one time or another\, from Travel to Health and Science.  He also launched Sydney Bar Zine\, which he ran for half a decade\, and taught journalism and media writing at UTS and The University of Sydney. He’s now the director of Media Survival (https://mediasurvival.com/)\, which runs media training\, writing\, sub-editing\, and communications skills courses. He also still writes the occasional column for the SMH. URL:https://prinz.org.nz/event/mastering-ai-in-pr-applied-ai-for-practitioners/ LOCATION:Online ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://prinz.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/PRKH-Hands-on-White-Phone-e1742172373898.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20261006T093000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20261013T123000 DTSTAMP:20260714T184202 CREATED:20260625T030637Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260625T030730Z UID:57409-1791279000-1791894600@prinz.org.nz SUMMARY:Data-Driven Storytelling DESCRIPTION:Tuesday 14th April 2026 @ 9:30am - 12:45pm (1 x morning session) \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n OverviewKnowing how to edit writing – whether it’s your own or someone else’s – is a crucial skill to have\, yet it’s rarely taught. This fun and practical course covers the essentials\, including: how to tighten sentenceswriting in the active voiceusing positive phrasingwriting strong introsmaking sure the lead isn’t buriedconnecting paragraphshow to cut copywriting great headlinesgrammar and punctuation tipsproofreading techniques.The course is filled with practical exercises – as soon as a technique is taught\, you’ll then be able to practice it. 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 Dan Kaufman is a former Sydney Morning Herald editor and journalist with over 30 years of experience.  After working on a variety of different magazines in the 90s\, he then joined the SMH\, where he wrote for and edited almost every feature section at one time or another\, from Travel to Health and Science.  He also launched Sydney Bar Zine\, which he ran for half a decade\, and taught journalism and media writing at UTS and The University of Sydney. He’s now the director of Media Survival (https://mediasurvival.com/)\, which runs media training\, writing\, sub-editing\, and communications skills courses. He also still writes the occasional column for the SMH. URL:https://prinz.org.nz/event/data-driven-storytelling-5/ 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:20261019T093000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20261022T120000 DTSTAMP:20260714T184202 CREATED:20260625T033711Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260625T035351Z UID:57417-1792402200-1792670400@prinz.org.nz SUMMARY:Public Relations Strategy and Evaluation DESCRIPTION:Tuesday 14th April 2026 @ 9:30am - 12:45pm (1 x morning session) \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n OverviewKnowing how to edit writing – whether it’s your own or someone else’s – is a crucial skill to have\, yet it’s rarely taught. This fun and practical course covers the essentials\, including: how to tighten sentenceswriting in the active voiceusing positive phrasingwriting strong introsmaking sure the lead isn’t buriedconnecting paragraphshow to cut copywriting great headlinesgrammar and punctuation tipsproofreading techniques.The course is filled with practical exercises – as soon as a technique is taught\, you’ll then be able to practice it. 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 Dan Kaufman is a former Sydney Morning Herald editor and journalist with over 30 years of experience.  After working on a variety of different magazines in the 90s\, he then joined the SMH\, where he wrote for and edited almost every feature section at one time or another\, from Travel to Health and Science.  He also launched Sydney Bar Zine\, which he ran for half a decade\, and taught journalism and media writing at UTS and The University of Sydney. He’s now the director of Media Survival (https://mediasurvival.com/)\, which runs media training\, writing\, sub-editing\, and communications skills courses. He also still writes the occasional column for the SMH. URL:https://prinz.org.nz/event/public-relations-strategy-and-evaluation-8/ LOCATION:Online ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://prinz.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/PR-Strategy-and-Evaluation-Catherine-Arrow.png END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR