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SUMMARY:PRINZ Southern Summer Drinks
DESCRIPTION:12th June 2025\, 6:00pm-8:30pm						\n					\n				\n				\n			\n			\n		\n				\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n				\n							Overview This exclusive PRINZ event offers PR professionals a rare opportunity to hear directly from senior media executives at TVNZ\, NZME\, RNZ and Stuff. Each executive will provide a 10 minute update on the latest developments in their organisation\, followed by an engaging panel discussion on the evolving media landscape in New Zealand and what it means for PR professionals in 2025. Here is your opportunity to get your information from the horse’s mouth. Our panellists will engage in discussion on topics such as:  The role of earned media in 2025Challenges facing newsrooms and implications for PRHow to support traditional mediaEffective media pitching in a fast-paced news environment This event is free for members and will be live-streamed for those outside of Auckland. Thank you to Foodstuffs for kindly hosting this event. 						\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							Your panellists are:Joanna Norris is the Managing Director for Stuff Masthead Publishing and a member of the Stuff Group Executive Leadership Team. Stuff Masthead Publishing is a national portfolio business of subscription focused products including digital news websites\, magazines\, newspapers and events and a national social media network Neighbourly. The business is aggressively transitioning to a digital and experience focused business. Joanna has worked in media for more than two decades in New Zealand\, the UK and the Middle East. She has worked as a reporter\, editor and media executive. She was appointed Managing Director in 2023\, having previously held the role of Chief Content Officer for the Stuff Group. She loves creativity\, a good story\, great New Zealand food and getting into New Zealand’s high country to tramp and ski with her family. 						\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n																										\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							Murray Kirkness has been Chief Content Officer (Publishing) since June 2023\, a role encompassing the NZME Editor-in-Chief position. Murray leads NZME’s editorial team of about 270 people nationwide to deliver high-quality\, trusted news and content across multiple channels. Murray’s role includes growing the company’s various digital subscription platforms such as Herald Premium and BusinessDesk\, and responsibilities across radio news and print publications including the NZ Herald and NZME’s regional newspapers. He has worked in newsrooms across New Zealand and Australia. 						\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n																										\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							Jodi O’Donnell was appointed as TVNZ’s Chief Executive Officer in Jan 2024. She has over 25 years experience in the media industry focused on creating exceptional customer experiences and developing high performing teams. Jodi has held a range of senior marketing\, communications and commercial roles\, including most recently as TVNZ’s Chief Revenue Officer.  Jodi is an accomplished leader with a strong track record of driving transformational change\, digital innovation and commercial sustainability in the local media sector. A passionate advocate for storytelling and the power of video\, Jodi is focused on the transformation of audiences and revenue for a digital-first streaming business.  Jodi is a passionate kiwi and is proud to live and work in the most beautiful country in the world.  						\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n																										\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							Tim Watkin\, RNZ Executive Editor – Audio Tim Watkin has worked in journalism for nearly three decades\, winning awards for news reporting\, feature writing\, TV and radio producing\, and podcasting\, including NZ Journalist of the Year in 2006. He’s been deputy editor for the NZ Listener\, founding producer of TVNZ’s Q+A and Executive Producer at TV3’s The Vote and The Nation. He has written for the Guardian and the Washington Post\, founded Pundit.co.nz and led RNZ’s move into podcasting in 2016. He is currently Executive Editor\, Audio at RNZ\, leading a team of 15 and working with a range of external producers. RNZ podcasts – such as Gone Fishing\, The Service\, Our Changing World and Nellie’s Baby – frequently top the podcast charts in New Zealand\, have won more than 90 awards in competitions worldwide and had more than 40 million listens in the past year. Tim lives in Auckland is married with two sons and a dog. 						\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n																										\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							Your moderator for the evening will be Damien Venuto. He is currently a Senior Account Director at One Plus One Communications. Prior to this\, he was the host of the New Zealand Herald’s Front Page Podcast\, which he and his team grew to a cumulative audience exceeding two million\, and spent four years as online business editor for the NZ Herald. Prior to that\, Venuto spent four years at Tangible Media\, most recently as Editor of NZ Marketing Magazine and StopPress. Readers of his Herald columns and past work in the trade press will be well aware of Venuto’s keen insight into the world of communications and marketing\, and his ability to simplify the complex in service of a great story.  
URL:https://prinz.org.nz/event/prinz-southern-summer-drinks/
LOCATION:The Montreal Bar at Hotel Montreal\, 363 Montreal Street\, Christchurch\, New Zealand
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250218T093000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250225T120000
DTSTAMP:20260421T044538
CREATED:20241112T030420Z
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SUMMARY:Telling Our Stories Well
DESCRIPTION:12th June 2025\, 6:00pm-8:30pm						\n					\n				\n				\n			\n			\n		\n				\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n				\n							Overview This exclusive PRINZ event offers PR professionals a rare opportunity to hear directly from senior media executives at TVNZ\, NZME\, RNZ and Stuff. Each executive will provide a 10 minute update on the latest developments in their organisation\, followed by an engaging panel discussion on the evolving media landscape in New Zealand and what it means for PR professionals in 2025. Here is your opportunity to get your information from the horse’s mouth. Our panellists will engage in discussion on topics such as:  The role of earned media in 2025Challenges facing newsrooms and implications for PRHow to support traditional mediaEffective media pitching in a fast-paced news environment This event is free for members and will be live-streamed for those outside of Auckland. Thank you to Foodstuffs for kindly hosting this event. 						\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							Your panellists are:Joanna Norris is the Managing Director for Stuff Masthead Publishing and a member of the Stuff Group Executive Leadership Team. Stuff Masthead Publishing is a national portfolio business of subscription focused products including digital news websites\, magazines\, newspapers and events and a national social media network Neighbourly. The business is aggressively transitioning to a digital and experience focused business. Joanna has worked in media for more than two decades in New Zealand\, the UK and the Middle East. She has worked as a reporter\, editor and media executive. She was appointed Managing Director in 2023\, having previously held the role of Chief Content Officer for the Stuff Group. She loves creativity\, a good story\, great New Zealand food and getting into New Zealand’s high country to tramp and ski with her family. 						\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n																										\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							Murray Kirkness has been Chief Content Officer (Publishing) since June 2023\, a role encompassing the NZME Editor-in-Chief position. Murray leads NZME’s editorial team of about 270 people nationwide to deliver high-quality\, trusted news and content across multiple channels. Murray’s role includes growing the company’s various digital subscription platforms such as Herald Premium and BusinessDesk\, and responsibilities across radio news and print publications including the NZ Herald and NZME’s regional newspapers. He has worked in newsrooms across New Zealand and Australia. 						\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n																										\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							Jodi O’Donnell was appointed as TVNZ’s Chief Executive Officer in Jan 2024. She has over 25 years experience in the media industry focused on creating exceptional customer experiences and developing high performing teams. Jodi has held a range of senior marketing\, communications and commercial roles\, including most recently as TVNZ’s Chief Revenue Officer.  Jodi is an accomplished leader with a strong track record of driving transformational change\, digital innovation and commercial sustainability in the local media sector. A passionate advocate for storytelling and the power of video\, Jodi is focused on the transformation of audiences and revenue for a digital-first streaming business.  Jodi is a passionate kiwi and is proud to live and work in the most beautiful country in the world.  						\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n																										\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							Tim Watkin\, RNZ Executive Editor – Audio Tim Watkin has worked in journalism for nearly three decades\, winning awards for news reporting\, feature writing\, TV and radio producing\, and podcasting\, including NZ Journalist of the Year in 2006. He’s been deputy editor for the NZ Listener\, founding producer of TVNZ’s Q+A and Executive Producer at TV3’s The Vote and The Nation. He has written for the Guardian and the Washington Post\, founded Pundit.co.nz and led RNZ’s move into podcasting in 2016. He is currently Executive Editor\, Audio at RNZ\, leading a team of 15 and working with a range of external producers. RNZ podcasts – such as Gone Fishing\, The Service\, Our Changing World and Nellie’s Baby – frequently top the podcast charts in New Zealand\, have won more than 90 awards in competitions worldwide and had more than 40 million listens in the past year. Tim lives in Auckland is married with two sons and a dog. 						\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n																										\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							Your moderator for the evening will be Damien Venuto. He is currently a Senior Account Director at One Plus One Communications. Prior to this\, he was the host of the New Zealand Herald’s Front Page Podcast\, which he and his team grew to a cumulative audience exceeding two million\, and spent four years as online business editor for the NZ Herald. Prior to that\, Venuto spent four years at Tangible Media\, most recently as Editor of NZ Marketing Magazine and StopPress. Readers of his Herald columns and past work in the trade press will be well aware of Venuto’s keen insight into the world of communications and marketing\, and his ability to simplify the complex in service of a great story.  
URL:https://prinz.org.nz/event/telling-our-stories-well-2/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250227T173000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250227T193000
DTSTAMP:20260421T044538
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SUMMARY:State of the Sector 2025
DESCRIPTION:12th June 2025\, 6:00pm-8:30pm						\n					\n				\n				\n			\n			\n		\n				\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n				\n							Overview This exclusive PRINZ event offers PR professionals a rare opportunity to hear directly from senior media executives at TVNZ\, NZME\, RNZ and Stuff. Each executive will provide a 10 minute update on the latest developments in their organisation\, followed by an engaging panel discussion on the evolving media landscape in New Zealand and what it means for PR professionals in 2025. Here is your opportunity to get your information from the horse’s mouth. Our panellists will engage in discussion on topics such as:  The role of earned media in 2025Challenges facing newsrooms and implications for PRHow to support traditional mediaEffective media pitching in a fast-paced news environment This event is free for members and will be live-streamed for those outside of Auckland. Thank you to Foodstuffs for kindly hosting this event. 						\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							Your panellists are:Joanna Norris is the Managing Director for Stuff Masthead Publishing and a member of the Stuff Group Executive Leadership Team. Stuff Masthead Publishing is a national portfolio business of subscription focused products including digital news websites\, magazines\, newspapers and events and a national social media network Neighbourly. The business is aggressively transitioning to a digital and experience focused business. Joanna has worked in media for more than two decades in New Zealand\, the UK and the Middle East. She has worked as a reporter\, editor and media executive. She was appointed Managing Director in 2023\, having previously held the role of Chief Content Officer for the Stuff Group. She loves creativity\, a good story\, great New Zealand food and getting into New Zealand’s high country to tramp and ski with her family. 						\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n																										\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							Murray Kirkness has been Chief Content Officer (Publishing) since June 2023\, a role encompassing the NZME Editor-in-Chief position. Murray leads NZME’s editorial team of about 270 people nationwide to deliver high-quality\, trusted news and content across multiple channels. Murray’s role includes growing the company’s various digital subscription platforms such as Herald Premium and BusinessDesk\, and responsibilities across radio news and print publications including the NZ Herald and NZME’s regional newspapers. He has worked in newsrooms across New Zealand and Australia. 						\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n																										\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							Jodi O’Donnell was appointed as TVNZ’s Chief Executive Officer in Jan 2024. She has over 25 years experience in the media industry focused on creating exceptional customer experiences and developing high performing teams. Jodi has held a range of senior marketing\, communications and commercial roles\, including most recently as TVNZ’s Chief Revenue Officer.  Jodi is an accomplished leader with a strong track record of driving transformational change\, digital innovation and commercial sustainability in the local media sector. A passionate advocate for storytelling and the power of video\, Jodi is focused on the transformation of audiences and revenue for a digital-first streaming business.  Jodi is a passionate kiwi and is proud to live and work in the most beautiful country in the world.  						\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n																										\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							Tim Watkin\, RNZ Executive Editor – Audio Tim Watkin has worked in journalism for nearly three decades\, winning awards for news reporting\, feature writing\, TV and radio producing\, and podcasting\, including NZ Journalist of the Year in 2006. He’s been deputy editor for the NZ Listener\, founding producer of TVNZ’s Q+A and Executive Producer at TV3’s The Vote and The Nation. He has written for the Guardian and the Washington Post\, founded Pundit.co.nz and led RNZ’s move into podcasting in 2016. He is currently Executive Editor\, Audio at RNZ\, leading a team of 15 and working with a range of external producers. RNZ podcasts – such as Gone Fishing\, The Service\, Our Changing World and Nellie’s Baby – frequently top the podcast charts in New Zealand\, have won more than 90 awards in competitions worldwide and had more than 40 million listens in the past year. Tim lives in Auckland is married with two sons and a dog. 						\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n																										\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							Your moderator for the evening will be Damien Venuto. He is currently a Senior Account Director at One Plus One Communications. Prior to this\, he was the host of the New Zealand Herald’s Front Page Podcast\, which he and his team grew to a cumulative audience exceeding two million\, and spent four years as online business editor for the NZ Herald. Prior to that\, Venuto spent four years at Tangible Media\, most recently as Editor of NZ Marketing Magazine and StopPress. Readers of his Herald columns and past work in the trade press will be well aware of Venuto’s keen insight into the world of communications and marketing\, and his ability to simplify the complex in service of a great story.  
URL:https://prinz.org.nz/event/state-of-the-sector-2025/
LOCATION:ANZ 23 Albert Street\, Auckland CBD\, Auckland 1010
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250306T170000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250306T183000
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SUMMARY:Tauranga First Thursdays
DESCRIPTION:12th June 2025\, 6:00pm-8:30pm						\n					\n				\n				\n			\n			\n		\n				\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n				\n							Overview This exclusive PRINZ event offers PR professionals a rare opportunity to hear directly from senior media executives at TVNZ\, NZME\, RNZ and Stuff. Each executive will provide a 10 minute update on the latest developments in their organisation\, followed by an engaging panel discussion on the evolving media landscape in New Zealand and what it means for PR professionals in 2025. Here is your opportunity to get your information from the horse’s mouth. Our panellists will engage in discussion on topics such as:  The role of earned media in 2025Challenges facing newsrooms and implications for PRHow to support traditional mediaEffective media pitching in a fast-paced news environment This event is free for members and will be live-streamed for those outside of Auckland. Thank you to Foodstuffs for kindly hosting this event. 						\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							Your panellists are:Joanna Norris is the Managing Director for Stuff Masthead Publishing and a member of the Stuff Group Executive Leadership Team. Stuff Masthead Publishing is a national portfolio business of subscription focused products including digital news websites\, magazines\, newspapers and events and a national social media network Neighbourly. The business is aggressively transitioning to a digital and experience focused business. Joanna has worked in media for more than two decades in New Zealand\, the UK and the Middle East. She has worked as a reporter\, editor and media executive. She was appointed Managing Director in 2023\, having previously held the role of Chief Content Officer for the Stuff Group. She loves creativity\, a good story\, great New Zealand food and getting into New Zealand’s high country to tramp and ski with her family. 						\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n																										\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							Murray Kirkness has been Chief Content Officer (Publishing) since June 2023\, a role encompassing the NZME Editor-in-Chief position. Murray leads NZME’s editorial team of about 270 people nationwide to deliver high-quality\, trusted news and content across multiple channels. Murray’s role includes growing the company’s various digital subscription platforms such as Herald Premium and BusinessDesk\, and responsibilities across radio news and print publications including the NZ Herald and NZME’s regional newspapers. He has worked in newsrooms across New Zealand and Australia. 						\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n																										\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							Jodi O’Donnell was appointed as TVNZ’s Chief Executive Officer in Jan 2024. She has over 25 years experience in the media industry focused on creating exceptional customer experiences and developing high performing teams. Jodi has held a range of senior marketing\, communications and commercial roles\, including most recently as TVNZ’s Chief Revenue Officer.  Jodi is an accomplished leader with a strong track record of driving transformational change\, digital innovation and commercial sustainability in the local media sector. A passionate advocate for storytelling and the power of video\, Jodi is focused on the transformation of audiences and revenue for a digital-first streaming business.  Jodi is a passionate kiwi and is proud to live and work in the most beautiful country in the world.  						\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n																										\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							Tim Watkin\, RNZ Executive Editor – Audio Tim Watkin has worked in journalism for nearly three decades\, winning awards for news reporting\, feature writing\, TV and radio producing\, and podcasting\, including NZ Journalist of the Year in 2006. He’s been deputy editor for the NZ Listener\, founding producer of TVNZ’s Q+A and Executive Producer at TV3’s The Vote and The Nation. He has written for the Guardian and the Washington Post\, founded Pundit.co.nz and led RNZ’s move into podcasting in 2016. He is currently Executive Editor\, Audio at RNZ\, leading a team of 15 and working with a range of external producers. RNZ podcasts – such as Gone Fishing\, The Service\, Our Changing World and Nellie’s Baby – frequently top the podcast charts in New Zealand\, have won more than 90 awards in competitions worldwide and had more than 40 million listens in the past year. Tim lives in Auckland is married with two sons and a dog. 						\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n																										\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							Your moderator for the evening will be Damien Venuto. He is currently a Senior Account Director at One Plus One Communications. Prior to this\, he was the host of the New Zealand Herald’s Front Page Podcast\, which he and his team grew to a cumulative audience exceeding two million\, and spent four years as online business editor for the NZ Herald. Prior to that\, Venuto spent four years at Tangible Media\, most recently as Editor of NZ Marketing Magazine and StopPress. Readers of his Herald columns and past work in the trade press will be well aware of Venuto’s keen insight into the world of communications and marketing\, and his ability to simplify the complex in service of a great story.  
URL:https://prinz.org.nz/event/tauranga-first-thursdays-5/
LOCATION:Picnicka\, Elizabeth Towers Level 1/38 Elizabeth Street\, Tauranga\, 3110\, New Zealand
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250306T170000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250306T190000
DTSTAMP:20260421T044538
CREATED:20250205T031114Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250319T220526Z
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SUMMARY:Your Comms Career Path and How to Stand Out Within It
DESCRIPTION:12th June 2025\, 6:00pm-8:30pm						\n					\n				\n				\n			\n			\n		\n				\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n				\n							Overview This exclusive PRINZ event offers PR professionals a rare opportunity to hear directly from senior media executives at TVNZ\, NZME\, RNZ and Stuff. Each executive will provide a 10 minute update on the latest developments in their organisation\, followed by an engaging panel discussion on the evolving media landscape in New Zealand and what it means for PR professionals in 2025. Here is your opportunity to get your information from the horse’s mouth. Our panellists will engage in discussion on topics such as:  The role of earned media in 2025Challenges facing newsrooms and implications for PRHow to support traditional mediaEffective media pitching in a fast-paced news environment This event is free for members and will be live-streamed for those outside of Auckland. Thank you to Foodstuffs for kindly hosting this event. 						\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							Your panellists are:Joanna Norris is the Managing Director for Stuff Masthead Publishing and a member of the Stuff Group Executive Leadership Team. Stuff Masthead Publishing is a national portfolio business of subscription focused products including digital news websites\, magazines\, newspapers and events and a national social media network Neighbourly. The business is aggressively transitioning to a digital and experience focused business. Joanna has worked in media for more than two decades in New Zealand\, the UK and the Middle East. She has worked as a reporter\, editor and media executive. She was appointed Managing Director in 2023\, having previously held the role of Chief Content Officer for the Stuff Group. She loves creativity\, a good story\, great New Zealand food and getting into New Zealand’s high country to tramp and ski with her family. 						\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n																										\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							Murray Kirkness has been Chief Content Officer (Publishing) since June 2023\, a role encompassing the NZME Editor-in-Chief position. Murray leads NZME’s editorial team of about 270 people nationwide to deliver high-quality\, trusted news and content across multiple channels. Murray’s role includes growing the company’s various digital subscription platforms such as Herald Premium and BusinessDesk\, and responsibilities across radio news and print publications including the NZ Herald and NZME’s regional newspapers. He has worked in newsrooms across New Zealand and Australia. 						\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n																										\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							Jodi O’Donnell was appointed as TVNZ’s Chief Executive Officer in Jan 2024. She has over 25 years experience in the media industry focused on creating exceptional customer experiences and developing high performing teams. Jodi has held a range of senior marketing\, communications and commercial roles\, including most recently as TVNZ’s Chief Revenue Officer.  Jodi is an accomplished leader with a strong track record of driving transformational change\, digital innovation and commercial sustainability in the local media sector. A passionate advocate for storytelling and the power of video\, Jodi is focused on the transformation of audiences and revenue for a digital-first streaming business.  Jodi is a passionate kiwi and is proud to live and work in the most beautiful country in the world.  						\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n																										\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							Tim Watkin\, RNZ Executive Editor – Audio Tim Watkin has worked in journalism for nearly three decades\, winning awards for news reporting\, feature writing\, TV and radio producing\, and podcasting\, including NZ Journalist of the Year in 2006. He’s been deputy editor for the NZ Listener\, founding producer of TVNZ’s Q+A and Executive Producer at TV3’s The Vote and The Nation. He has written for the Guardian and the Washington Post\, founded Pundit.co.nz and led RNZ’s move into podcasting in 2016. He is currently Executive Editor\, Audio at RNZ\, leading a team of 15 and working with a range of external producers. RNZ podcasts – such as Gone Fishing\, The Service\, Our Changing World and Nellie’s Baby – frequently top the podcast charts in New Zealand\, have won more than 90 awards in competitions worldwide and had more than 40 million listens in the past year. Tim lives in Auckland is married with two sons and a dog. 						\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n																										\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							Your moderator for the evening will be Damien Venuto. He is currently a Senior Account Director at One Plus One Communications. Prior to this\, he was the host of the New Zealand Herald’s Front Page Podcast\, which he and his team grew to a cumulative audience exceeding two million\, and spent four years as online business editor for the NZ Herald. Prior to that\, Venuto spent four years at Tangible Media\, most recently as Editor of NZ Marketing Magazine and StopPress. Readers of his Herald columns and past work in the trade press will be well aware of Venuto’s keen insight into the world of communications and marketing\, and his ability to simplify the complex in service of a great story.  
URL:https://prinz.org.nz/event/your-comms-career-path-and-how-to-stand-out-within-it-2/
LOCATION:Momentum Consulting Wellington\, 8/40 Mercer Street\, Wellington\, 6011\, New Zealand
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250306T170000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250306T190000
DTSTAMP:20260421T044538
CREATED:20250224T231442Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250305T003918Z
UID:47132-1741280400-1741287600@prinz.org.nz
SUMMARY:Auckland First Thursdays
DESCRIPTION:12th June 2025\, 6:00pm-8:30pm						\n					\n				\n				\n			\n			\n		\n				\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n				\n							Overview This exclusive PRINZ event offers PR professionals a rare opportunity to hear directly from senior media executives at TVNZ\, NZME\, RNZ and Stuff. Each executive will provide a 10 minute update on the latest developments in their organisation\, followed by an engaging panel discussion on the evolving media landscape in New Zealand and what it means for PR professionals in 2025. Here is your opportunity to get your information from the horse’s mouth. Our panellists will engage in discussion on topics such as:  The role of earned media in 2025Challenges facing newsrooms and implications for PRHow to support traditional mediaEffective media pitching in a fast-paced news environment This event is free for members and will be live-streamed for those outside of Auckland. Thank you to Foodstuffs for kindly hosting this event. 						\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							Your panellists are:Joanna Norris is the Managing Director for Stuff Masthead Publishing and a member of the Stuff Group Executive Leadership Team. Stuff Masthead Publishing is a national portfolio business of subscription focused products including digital news websites\, magazines\, newspapers and events and a national social media network Neighbourly. The business is aggressively transitioning to a digital and experience focused business. Joanna has worked in media for more than two decades in New Zealand\, the UK and the Middle East. She has worked as a reporter\, editor and media executive. She was appointed Managing Director in 2023\, having previously held the role of Chief Content Officer for the Stuff Group. She loves creativity\, a good story\, great New Zealand food and getting into New Zealand’s high country to tramp and ski with her family. 						\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n																										\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							Murray Kirkness has been Chief Content Officer (Publishing) since June 2023\, a role encompassing the NZME Editor-in-Chief position. Murray leads NZME’s editorial team of about 270 people nationwide to deliver high-quality\, trusted news and content across multiple channels. Murray’s role includes growing the company’s various digital subscription platforms such as Herald Premium and BusinessDesk\, and responsibilities across radio news and print publications including the NZ Herald and NZME’s regional newspapers. He has worked in newsrooms across New Zealand and Australia. 						\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n																										\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							Jodi O’Donnell was appointed as TVNZ’s Chief Executive Officer in Jan 2024. She has over 25 years experience in the media industry focused on creating exceptional customer experiences and developing high performing teams. Jodi has held a range of senior marketing\, communications and commercial roles\, including most recently as TVNZ’s Chief Revenue Officer.  Jodi is an accomplished leader with a strong track record of driving transformational change\, digital innovation and commercial sustainability in the local media sector. A passionate advocate for storytelling and the power of video\, Jodi is focused on the transformation of audiences and revenue for a digital-first streaming business.  Jodi is a passionate kiwi and is proud to live and work in the most beautiful country in the world.  						\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n																										\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							Tim Watkin\, RNZ Executive Editor – Audio Tim Watkin has worked in journalism for nearly three decades\, winning awards for news reporting\, feature writing\, TV and radio producing\, and podcasting\, including NZ Journalist of the Year in 2006. He’s been deputy editor for the NZ Listener\, founding producer of TVNZ’s Q+A and Executive Producer at TV3’s The Vote and The Nation. He has written for the Guardian and the Washington Post\, founded Pundit.co.nz and led RNZ’s move into podcasting in 2016. He is currently Executive Editor\, Audio at RNZ\, leading a team of 15 and working with a range of external producers. RNZ podcasts – such as Gone Fishing\, The Service\, Our Changing World and Nellie’s Baby – frequently top the podcast charts in New Zealand\, have won more than 90 awards in competitions worldwide and had more than 40 million listens in the past year. Tim lives in Auckland is married with two sons and a dog. 						\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n																										\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							Your moderator for the evening will be Damien Venuto. He is currently a Senior Account Director at One Plus One Communications. Prior to this\, he was the host of the New Zealand Herald’s Front Page Podcast\, which he and his team grew to a cumulative audience exceeding two million\, and spent four years as online business editor for the NZ Herald. Prior to that\, Venuto spent four years at Tangible Media\, most recently as Editor of NZ Marketing Magazine and StopPress. Readers of his Herald columns and past work in the trade press will be well aware of Venuto’s keen insight into the world of communications and marketing\, and his ability to simplify the complex in service of a great story.  
URL:https://prinz.org.nz/event/auckland-first-thursdays-7/
LOCATION:Queens Rooftop\, Level 21/1 Queen Street\, Auckland\, 1010\, New Zealand
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250311T093000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250311T160000
DTSTAMP:20260421T044538
CREATED:20241114T030621Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250107T211222Z
UID:44956-1741685400-1741708800@prinz.org.nz
SUMMARY:Issues and Crisis Management
DESCRIPTION:12th June 2025\, 6:00pm-8:30pm						\n					\n				\n				\n			\n			\n		\n				\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n				\n							Overview This exclusive PRINZ event offers PR professionals a rare opportunity to hear directly from senior media executives at TVNZ\, NZME\, RNZ and Stuff. Each executive will provide a 10 minute update on the latest developments in their organisation\, followed by an engaging panel discussion on the evolving media landscape in New Zealand and what it means for PR professionals in 2025. Here is your opportunity to get your information from the horse’s mouth. Our panellists will engage in discussion on topics such as:  The role of earned media in 2025Challenges facing newsrooms and implications for PRHow to support traditional mediaEffective media pitching in a fast-paced news environment This event is free for members and will be live-streamed for those outside of Auckland. Thank you to Foodstuffs for kindly hosting this event. 						\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							Your panellists are:Joanna Norris is the Managing Director for Stuff Masthead Publishing and a member of the Stuff Group Executive Leadership Team. Stuff Masthead Publishing is a national portfolio business of subscription focused products including digital news websites\, magazines\, newspapers and events and a national social media network Neighbourly. The business is aggressively transitioning to a digital and experience focused business. Joanna has worked in media for more than two decades in New Zealand\, the UK and the Middle East. She has worked as a reporter\, editor and media executive. She was appointed Managing Director in 2023\, having previously held the role of Chief Content Officer for the Stuff Group. She loves creativity\, a good story\, great New Zealand food and getting into New Zealand’s high country to tramp and ski with her family. 						\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n																										\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							Murray Kirkness has been Chief Content Officer (Publishing) since June 2023\, a role encompassing the NZME Editor-in-Chief position. Murray leads NZME’s editorial team of about 270 people nationwide to deliver high-quality\, trusted news and content across multiple channels. Murray’s role includes growing the company’s various digital subscription platforms such as Herald Premium and BusinessDesk\, and responsibilities across radio news and print publications including the NZ Herald and NZME’s regional newspapers. He has worked in newsrooms across New Zealand and Australia. 						\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n																										\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							Jodi O’Donnell was appointed as TVNZ’s Chief Executive Officer in Jan 2024. She has over 25 years experience in the media industry focused on creating exceptional customer experiences and developing high performing teams. Jodi has held a range of senior marketing\, communications and commercial roles\, including most recently as TVNZ’s Chief Revenue Officer.  Jodi is an accomplished leader with a strong track record of driving transformational change\, digital innovation and commercial sustainability in the local media sector. A passionate advocate for storytelling and the power of video\, Jodi is focused on the transformation of audiences and revenue for a digital-first streaming business.  Jodi is a passionate kiwi and is proud to live and work in the most beautiful country in the world.  						\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n																										\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							Tim Watkin\, RNZ Executive Editor – Audio Tim Watkin has worked in journalism for nearly three decades\, winning awards for news reporting\, feature writing\, TV and radio producing\, and podcasting\, including NZ Journalist of the Year in 2006. He’s been deputy editor for the NZ Listener\, founding producer of TVNZ’s Q+A and Executive Producer at TV3’s The Vote and The Nation. He has written for the Guardian and the Washington Post\, founded Pundit.co.nz and led RNZ’s move into podcasting in 2016. He is currently Executive Editor\, Audio at RNZ\, leading a team of 15 and working with a range of external producers. RNZ podcasts – such as Gone Fishing\, The Service\, Our Changing World and Nellie’s Baby – frequently top the podcast charts in New Zealand\, have won more than 90 awards in competitions worldwide and had more than 40 million listens in the past year. Tim lives in Auckland is married with two sons and a dog. 						\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n																										\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							Your moderator for the evening will be Damien Venuto. He is currently a Senior Account Director at One Plus One Communications. Prior to this\, he was the host of the New Zealand Herald’s Front Page Podcast\, which he and his team grew to a cumulative audience exceeding two million\, and spent four years as online business editor for the NZ Herald. Prior to that\, Venuto spent four years at Tangible Media\, most recently as Editor of NZ Marketing Magazine and StopPress. Readers of his Herald columns and past work in the trade press will be well aware of Venuto’s keen insight into the world of communications and marketing\, and his ability to simplify the complex in service of a great story.  
URL:https://prinz.org.nz/event/issues-and-crisis-management-6/
LOCATION:EMA\, 145 Khyber Pass Road\, Grafton\, Auckland
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250313T073000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250313T083000
DTSTAMP:20260421T044538
CREATED:20250224T002235Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250224T002426Z
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SUMMARY:Waikato Communicators Breakfast Mixer
DESCRIPTION:12th June 2025\, 6:00pm-8:30pm						\n					\n				\n				\n			\n			\n		\n				\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n				\n							Overview This exclusive PRINZ event offers PR professionals a rare opportunity to hear directly from senior media executives at TVNZ\, NZME\, RNZ and Stuff. Each executive will provide a 10 minute update on the latest developments in their organisation\, followed by an engaging panel discussion on the evolving media landscape in New Zealand and what it means for PR professionals in 2025. Here is your opportunity to get your information from the horse’s mouth. Our panellists will engage in discussion on topics such as:  The role of earned media in 2025Challenges facing newsrooms and implications for PRHow to support traditional mediaEffective media pitching in a fast-paced news environment This event is free for members and will be live-streamed for those outside of Auckland. Thank you to Foodstuffs for kindly hosting this event. 						\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							Your panellists are:Joanna Norris is the Managing Director for Stuff Masthead Publishing and a member of the Stuff Group Executive Leadership Team. Stuff Masthead Publishing is a national portfolio business of subscription focused products including digital news websites\, magazines\, newspapers and events and a national social media network Neighbourly. The business is aggressively transitioning to a digital and experience focused business. Joanna has worked in media for more than two decades in New Zealand\, the UK and the Middle East. She has worked as a reporter\, editor and media executive. She was appointed Managing Director in 2023\, having previously held the role of Chief Content Officer for the Stuff Group. She loves creativity\, a good story\, great New Zealand food and getting into New Zealand’s high country to tramp and ski with her family. 						\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n																										\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							Murray Kirkness has been Chief Content Officer (Publishing) since June 2023\, a role encompassing the NZME Editor-in-Chief position. Murray leads NZME’s editorial team of about 270 people nationwide to deliver high-quality\, trusted news and content across multiple channels. Murray’s role includes growing the company’s various digital subscription platforms such as Herald Premium and BusinessDesk\, and responsibilities across radio news and print publications including the NZ Herald and NZME’s regional newspapers. He has worked in newsrooms across New Zealand and Australia. 						\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n																										\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							Jodi O’Donnell was appointed as TVNZ’s Chief Executive Officer in Jan 2024. She has over 25 years experience in the media industry focused on creating exceptional customer experiences and developing high performing teams. Jodi has held a range of senior marketing\, communications and commercial roles\, including most recently as TVNZ’s Chief Revenue Officer.  Jodi is an accomplished leader with a strong track record of driving transformational change\, digital innovation and commercial sustainability in the local media sector. A passionate advocate for storytelling and the power of video\, Jodi is focused on the transformation of audiences and revenue for a digital-first streaming business.  Jodi is a passionate kiwi and is proud to live and work in the most beautiful country in the world.  						\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n																										\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							Tim Watkin\, RNZ Executive Editor – Audio Tim Watkin has worked in journalism for nearly three decades\, winning awards for news reporting\, feature writing\, TV and radio producing\, and podcasting\, including NZ Journalist of the Year in 2006. He’s been deputy editor for the NZ Listener\, founding producer of TVNZ’s Q+A and Executive Producer at TV3’s The Vote and The Nation. He has written for the Guardian and the Washington Post\, founded Pundit.co.nz and led RNZ’s move into podcasting in 2016. He is currently Executive Editor\, Audio at RNZ\, leading a team of 15 and working with a range of external producers. RNZ podcasts – such as Gone Fishing\, The Service\, Our Changing World and Nellie’s Baby – frequently top the podcast charts in New Zealand\, have won more than 90 awards in competitions worldwide and had more than 40 million listens in the past year. Tim lives in Auckland is married with two sons and a dog. 						\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n																										\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							Your moderator for the evening will be Damien Venuto. He is currently a Senior Account Director at One Plus One Communications. Prior to this\, he was the host of the New Zealand Herald’s Front Page Podcast\, which he and his team grew to a cumulative audience exceeding two million\, and spent four years as online business editor for the NZ Herald. Prior to that\, Venuto spent four years at Tangible Media\, most recently as Editor of NZ Marketing Magazine and StopPress. Readers of his Herald columns and past work in the trade press will be well aware of Venuto’s keen insight into the world of communications and marketing\, and his ability to simplify the complex in service of a great story.  
URL:https://prinz.org.nz/event/waikato-communicators-breakfast-mixer/
LOCATION:Sentinel Cafe\, 586 Victoria Street\, Hamilton\, 3204\, New Zealand
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250314T093000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250321T120000
DTSTAMP:20260421T044538
CREATED:20241126T033846Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250106T220520Z
UID:45484-1741944600-1742558400@prinz.org.nz
SUMMARY:Engaging Māori and Diverse Communities
DESCRIPTION:12th June 2025\, 6:00pm-8:30pm						\n					\n				\n				\n			\n			\n		\n				\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n				\n							Overview This exclusive PRINZ event offers PR professionals a rare opportunity to hear directly from senior media executives at TVNZ\, NZME\, RNZ and Stuff. Each executive will provide a 10 minute update on the latest developments in their organisation\, followed by an engaging panel discussion on the evolving media landscape in New Zealand and what it means for PR professionals in 2025. Here is your opportunity to get your information from the horse’s mouth. Our panellists will engage in discussion on topics such as:  The role of earned media in 2025Challenges facing newsrooms and implications for PRHow to support traditional mediaEffective media pitching in a fast-paced news environment This event is free for members and will be live-streamed for those outside of Auckland. Thank you to Foodstuffs for kindly hosting this event. 						\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							Your panellists are:Joanna Norris is the Managing Director for Stuff Masthead Publishing and a member of the Stuff Group Executive Leadership Team. Stuff Masthead Publishing is a national portfolio business of subscription focused products including digital news websites\, magazines\, newspapers and events and a national social media network Neighbourly. The business is aggressively transitioning to a digital and experience focused business. Joanna has worked in media for more than two decades in New Zealand\, the UK and the Middle East. She has worked as a reporter\, editor and media executive. She was appointed Managing Director in 2023\, having previously held the role of Chief Content Officer for the Stuff Group. She loves creativity\, a good story\, great New Zealand food and getting into New Zealand’s high country to tramp and ski with her family. 						\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n																										\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							Murray Kirkness has been Chief Content Officer (Publishing) since June 2023\, a role encompassing the NZME Editor-in-Chief position. Murray leads NZME’s editorial team of about 270 people nationwide to deliver high-quality\, trusted news and content across multiple channels. Murray’s role includes growing the company’s various digital subscription platforms such as Herald Premium and BusinessDesk\, and responsibilities across radio news and print publications including the NZ Herald and NZME’s regional newspapers. He has worked in newsrooms across New Zealand and Australia. 						\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n																										\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							Jodi O’Donnell was appointed as TVNZ’s Chief Executive Officer in Jan 2024. She has over 25 years experience in the media industry focused on creating exceptional customer experiences and developing high performing teams. Jodi has held a range of senior marketing\, communications and commercial roles\, including most recently as TVNZ’s Chief Revenue Officer.  Jodi is an accomplished leader with a strong track record of driving transformational change\, digital innovation and commercial sustainability in the local media sector. A passionate advocate for storytelling and the power of video\, Jodi is focused on the transformation of audiences and revenue for a digital-first streaming business.  Jodi is a passionate kiwi and is proud to live and work in the most beautiful country in the world.  						\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n																										\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							Tim Watkin\, RNZ Executive Editor – Audio Tim Watkin has worked in journalism for nearly three decades\, winning awards for news reporting\, feature writing\, TV and radio producing\, and podcasting\, including NZ Journalist of the Year in 2006. He’s been deputy editor for the NZ Listener\, founding producer of TVNZ’s Q+A and Executive Producer at TV3’s The Vote and The Nation. He has written for the Guardian and the Washington Post\, founded Pundit.co.nz and led RNZ’s move into podcasting in 2016. He is currently Executive Editor\, Audio at RNZ\, leading a team of 15 and working with a range of external producers. RNZ podcasts – such as Gone Fishing\, The Service\, Our Changing World and Nellie’s Baby – frequently top the podcast charts in New Zealand\, have won more than 90 awards in competitions worldwide and had more than 40 million listens in the past year. Tim lives in Auckland is married with two sons and a dog. 						\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n																										\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							Your moderator for the evening will be Damien Venuto. He is currently a Senior Account Director at One Plus One Communications. Prior to this\, he was the host of the New Zealand Herald’s Front Page Podcast\, which he and his team grew to a cumulative audience exceeding two million\, and spent four years as online business editor for the NZ Herald. Prior to that\, Venuto spent four years at Tangible Media\, most recently as Editor of NZ Marketing Magazine and StopPress. Readers of his Herald columns and past work in the trade press will be well aware of Venuto’s keen insight into the world of communications and marketing\, and his ability to simplify the complex in service of a great story.  
URL:https://prinz.org.nz/event/engagingmaorianddiversecommunities/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250318T093000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250318T120000
DTSTAMP:20260421T044538
CREATED:20241122T015157Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250314T015121Z
UID:45229-1742290200-1742299200@prinz.org.nz
SUMMARY:Data-Driven Storytelling
DESCRIPTION:12th June 2025\, 6:00pm-8:30pm						\n					\n				\n				\n			\n			\n		\n				\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n				\n							Overview This exclusive PRINZ event offers PR professionals a rare opportunity to hear directly from senior media executives at TVNZ\, NZME\, RNZ and Stuff. Each executive will provide a 10 minute update on the latest developments in their organisation\, followed by an engaging panel discussion on the evolving media landscape in New Zealand and what it means for PR professionals in 2025. Here is your opportunity to get your information from the horse’s mouth. Our panellists will engage in discussion on topics such as:  The role of earned media in 2025Challenges facing newsrooms and implications for PRHow to support traditional mediaEffective media pitching in a fast-paced news environment This event is free for members and will be live-streamed for those outside of Auckland. Thank you to Foodstuffs for kindly hosting this event. 						\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							Your panellists are:Joanna Norris is the Managing Director for Stuff Masthead Publishing and a member of the Stuff Group Executive Leadership Team. Stuff Masthead Publishing is a national portfolio business of subscription focused products including digital news websites\, magazines\, newspapers and events and a national social media network Neighbourly. The business is aggressively transitioning to a digital and experience focused business. Joanna has worked in media for more than two decades in New Zealand\, the UK and the Middle East. She has worked as a reporter\, editor and media executive. She was appointed Managing Director in 2023\, having previously held the role of Chief Content Officer for the Stuff Group. She loves creativity\, a good story\, great New Zealand food and getting into New Zealand’s high country to tramp and ski with her family. 						\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n																										\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							Murray Kirkness has been Chief Content Officer (Publishing) since June 2023\, a role encompassing the NZME Editor-in-Chief position. Murray leads NZME’s editorial team of about 270 people nationwide to deliver high-quality\, trusted news and content across multiple channels. Murray’s role includes growing the company’s various digital subscription platforms such as Herald Premium and BusinessDesk\, and responsibilities across radio news and print publications including the NZ Herald and NZME’s regional newspapers. He has worked in newsrooms across New Zealand and Australia. 						\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n																										\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							Jodi O’Donnell was appointed as TVNZ’s Chief Executive Officer in Jan 2024. She has over 25 years experience in the media industry focused on creating exceptional customer experiences and developing high performing teams. Jodi has held a range of senior marketing\, communications and commercial roles\, including most recently as TVNZ’s Chief Revenue Officer.  Jodi is an accomplished leader with a strong track record of driving transformational change\, digital innovation and commercial sustainability in the local media sector. A passionate advocate for storytelling and the power of video\, Jodi is focused on the transformation of audiences and revenue for a digital-first streaming business.  Jodi is a passionate kiwi and is proud to live and work in the most beautiful country in the world.  						\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n																										\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							Tim Watkin\, RNZ Executive Editor – Audio Tim Watkin has worked in journalism for nearly three decades\, winning awards for news reporting\, feature writing\, TV and radio producing\, and podcasting\, including NZ Journalist of the Year in 2006. He’s been deputy editor for the NZ Listener\, founding producer of TVNZ’s Q+A and Executive Producer at TV3’s The Vote and The Nation. He has written for the Guardian and the Washington Post\, founded Pundit.co.nz and led RNZ’s move into podcasting in 2016. He is currently Executive Editor\, Audio at RNZ\, leading a team of 15 and working with a range of external producers. RNZ podcasts – such as Gone Fishing\, The Service\, Our Changing World and Nellie’s Baby – frequently top the podcast charts in New Zealand\, have won more than 90 awards in competitions worldwide and had more than 40 million listens in the past year. Tim lives in Auckland is married with two sons and a dog. 						\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n																										\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							Your moderator for the evening will be Damien Venuto. He is currently a Senior Account Director at One Plus One Communications. Prior to this\, he was the host of the New Zealand Herald’s Front Page Podcast\, which he and his team grew to a cumulative audience exceeding two million\, and spent four years as online business editor for the NZ Herald. Prior to that\, Venuto spent four years at Tangible Media\, most recently as Editor of NZ Marketing Magazine and StopPress. Readers of his Herald columns and past work in the trade press will be well aware of Venuto’s keen insight into the world of communications and marketing\, and his ability to simplify the complex in service of a great story.  
URL:https://prinz.org.nz/event/data-driven-storytelling/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250320T171500
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250320T191500
DTSTAMP:20260421T044538
CREATED:20250228T024138Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250228T024627Z
UID:47242-1742490900-1742498100@prinz.org.nz
SUMMARY:Thursday Thirst Quencher in Taranaki
DESCRIPTION:12th June 2025\, 6:00pm-8:30pm						\n					\n				\n				\n			\n			\n		\n				\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n				\n							Overview This exclusive PRINZ event offers PR professionals a rare opportunity to hear directly from senior media executives at TVNZ\, NZME\, RNZ and Stuff. Each executive will provide a 10 minute update on the latest developments in their organisation\, followed by an engaging panel discussion on the evolving media landscape in New Zealand and what it means for PR professionals in 2025. Here is your opportunity to get your information from the horse’s mouth. Our panellists will engage in discussion on topics such as:  The role of earned media in 2025Challenges facing newsrooms and implications for PRHow to support traditional mediaEffective media pitching in a fast-paced news environment This event is free for members and will be live-streamed for those outside of Auckland. Thank you to Foodstuffs for kindly hosting this event. 						\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							Your panellists are:Joanna Norris is the Managing Director for Stuff Masthead Publishing and a member of the Stuff Group Executive Leadership Team. Stuff Masthead Publishing is a national portfolio business of subscription focused products including digital news websites\, magazines\, newspapers and events and a national social media network Neighbourly. The business is aggressively transitioning to a digital and experience focused business. Joanna has worked in media for more than two decades in New Zealand\, the UK and the Middle East. She has worked as a reporter\, editor and media executive. She was appointed Managing Director in 2023\, having previously held the role of Chief Content Officer for the Stuff Group. She loves creativity\, a good story\, great New Zealand food and getting into New Zealand’s high country to tramp and ski with her family. 						\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n																										\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							Murray Kirkness has been Chief Content Officer (Publishing) since June 2023\, a role encompassing the NZME Editor-in-Chief position. Murray leads NZME’s editorial team of about 270 people nationwide to deliver high-quality\, trusted news and content across multiple channels. Murray’s role includes growing the company’s various digital subscription platforms such as Herald Premium and BusinessDesk\, and responsibilities across radio news and print publications including the NZ Herald and NZME’s regional newspapers. He has worked in newsrooms across New Zealand and Australia. 						\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n																										\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							Jodi O’Donnell was appointed as TVNZ’s Chief Executive Officer in Jan 2024. She has over 25 years experience in the media industry focused on creating exceptional customer experiences and developing high performing teams. Jodi has held a range of senior marketing\, communications and commercial roles\, including most recently as TVNZ’s Chief Revenue Officer.  Jodi is an accomplished leader with a strong track record of driving transformational change\, digital innovation and commercial sustainability in the local media sector. A passionate advocate for storytelling and the power of video\, Jodi is focused on the transformation of audiences and revenue for a digital-first streaming business.  Jodi is a passionate kiwi and is proud to live and work in the most beautiful country in the world.  						\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n																										\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							Tim Watkin\, RNZ Executive Editor – Audio Tim Watkin has worked in journalism for nearly three decades\, winning awards for news reporting\, feature writing\, TV and radio producing\, and podcasting\, including NZ Journalist of the Year in 2006. He’s been deputy editor for the NZ Listener\, founding producer of TVNZ’s Q+A and Executive Producer at TV3’s The Vote and The Nation. He has written for the Guardian and the Washington Post\, founded Pundit.co.nz and led RNZ’s move into podcasting in 2016. He is currently Executive Editor\, Audio at RNZ\, leading a team of 15 and working with a range of external producers. RNZ podcasts – such as Gone Fishing\, The Service\, Our Changing World and Nellie’s Baby – frequently top the podcast charts in New Zealand\, have won more than 90 awards in competitions worldwide and had more than 40 million listens in the past year. Tim lives in Auckland is married with two sons and a dog. 						\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n																										\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							Your moderator for the evening will be Damien Venuto. He is currently a Senior Account Director at One Plus One Communications. Prior to this\, he was the host of the New Zealand Herald’s Front Page Podcast\, which he and his team grew to a cumulative audience exceeding two million\, and spent four years as online business editor for the NZ Herald. Prior to that\, Venuto spent four years at Tangible Media\, most recently as Editor of NZ Marketing Magazine and StopPress. Readers of his Herald columns and past work in the trade press will be well aware of Venuto’s keen insight into the world of communications and marketing\, and his ability to simplify the complex in service of a great story.  
URL:https://prinz.org.nz/event/thursday-thirst-quencher-in-taranaki/
LOCATION:The Hour Glass\, 49 Liardet St\, New Plymouth\, 4310\, New Zealand
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250325T073000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250325T083000
DTSTAMP:20260421T044538
CREATED:20250310T031648Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250310T031959Z
UID:47438-1742887800-1742891400@prinz.org.nz
SUMMARY:Christchurch Event: Learn from a PRINZ Fellow
DESCRIPTION:12th June 2025\, 6:00pm-8:30pm						\n					\n				\n				\n			\n			\n		\n				\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n				\n							Overview This exclusive PRINZ event offers PR professionals a rare opportunity to hear directly from senior media executives at TVNZ\, NZME\, RNZ and Stuff. Each executive will provide a 10 minute update on the latest developments in their organisation\, followed by an engaging panel discussion on the evolving media landscape in New Zealand and what it means for PR professionals in 2025. Here is your opportunity to get your information from the horse’s mouth. Our panellists will engage in discussion on topics such as:  The role of earned media in 2025Challenges facing newsrooms and implications for PRHow to support traditional mediaEffective media pitching in a fast-paced news environment This event is free for members and will be live-streamed for those outside of Auckland. Thank you to Foodstuffs for kindly hosting this event. 						\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							Your panellists are:Joanna Norris is the Managing Director for Stuff Masthead Publishing and a member of the Stuff Group Executive Leadership Team. Stuff Masthead Publishing is a national portfolio business of subscription focused products including digital news websites\, magazines\, newspapers and events and a national social media network Neighbourly. The business is aggressively transitioning to a digital and experience focused business. Joanna has worked in media for more than two decades in New Zealand\, the UK and the Middle East. She has worked as a reporter\, editor and media executive. She was appointed Managing Director in 2023\, having previously held the role of Chief Content Officer for the Stuff Group. She loves creativity\, a good story\, great New Zealand food and getting into New Zealand’s high country to tramp and ski with her family. 						\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n																										\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							Murray Kirkness has been Chief Content Officer (Publishing) since June 2023\, a role encompassing the NZME Editor-in-Chief position. Murray leads NZME’s editorial team of about 270 people nationwide to deliver high-quality\, trusted news and content across multiple channels. Murray’s role includes growing the company’s various digital subscription platforms such as Herald Premium and BusinessDesk\, and responsibilities across radio news and print publications including the NZ Herald and NZME’s regional newspapers. He has worked in newsrooms across New Zealand and Australia. 						\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n																										\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							Jodi O’Donnell was appointed as TVNZ’s Chief Executive Officer in Jan 2024. She has over 25 years experience in the media industry focused on creating exceptional customer experiences and developing high performing teams. Jodi has held a range of senior marketing\, communications and commercial roles\, including most recently as TVNZ’s Chief Revenue Officer.  Jodi is an accomplished leader with a strong track record of driving transformational change\, digital innovation and commercial sustainability in the local media sector. A passionate advocate for storytelling and the power of video\, Jodi is focused on the transformation of audiences and revenue for a digital-first streaming business.  Jodi is a passionate kiwi and is proud to live and work in the most beautiful country in the world.  						\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n																										\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							Tim Watkin\, RNZ Executive Editor – Audio Tim Watkin has worked in journalism for nearly three decades\, winning awards for news reporting\, feature writing\, TV and radio producing\, and podcasting\, including NZ Journalist of the Year in 2006. He’s been deputy editor for the NZ Listener\, founding producer of TVNZ’s Q+A and Executive Producer at TV3’s The Vote and The Nation. He has written for the Guardian and the Washington Post\, founded Pundit.co.nz and led RNZ’s move into podcasting in 2016. He is currently Executive Editor\, Audio at RNZ\, leading a team of 15 and working with a range of external producers. RNZ podcasts – such as Gone Fishing\, The Service\, Our Changing World and Nellie’s Baby – frequently top the podcast charts in New Zealand\, have won more than 90 awards in competitions worldwide and had more than 40 million listens in the past year. Tim lives in Auckland is married with two sons and a dog. 						\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n																										\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							Your moderator for the evening will be Damien Venuto. He is currently a Senior Account Director at One Plus One Communications. Prior to this\, he was the host of the New Zealand Herald’s Front Page Podcast\, which he and his team grew to a cumulative audience exceeding two million\, and spent four years as online business editor for the NZ Herald. Prior to that\, Venuto spent four years at Tangible Media\, most recently as Editor of NZ Marketing Magazine and StopPress. Readers of his Herald columns and past work in the trade press will be well aware of Venuto’s keen insight into the world of communications and marketing\, and his ability to simplify the complex in service of a great story.  
URL:https://prinz.org.nz/event/learn-from-a-prinz-fellow-2/
LOCATION:Black Betty Cafe\, 165 Madras Street\, Christchurch\, 8011\, New Zealand
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250325T073000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250325T093000
DTSTAMP:20260421T044538
CREATED:20250306T002234Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250311T021436Z
UID:47348-1742887800-1742895000@prinz.org.nz
SUMMARY:The Trust Equation: Agency Leader Breakfast
DESCRIPTION:12th June 2025\, 6:00pm-8:30pm						\n					\n				\n				\n			\n			\n		\n				\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n				\n							Overview This exclusive PRINZ event offers PR professionals a rare opportunity to hear directly from senior media executives at TVNZ\, NZME\, RNZ and Stuff. Each executive will provide a 10 minute update on the latest developments in their organisation\, followed by an engaging panel discussion on the evolving media landscape in New Zealand and what it means for PR professionals in 2025. Here is your opportunity to get your information from the horse’s mouth. Our panellists will engage in discussion on topics such as:  The role of earned media in 2025Challenges facing newsrooms and implications for PRHow to support traditional mediaEffective media pitching in a fast-paced news environment This event is free for members and will be live-streamed for those outside of Auckland. Thank you to Foodstuffs for kindly hosting this event. 						\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							Your panellists are:Joanna Norris is the Managing Director for Stuff Masthead Publishing and a member of the Stuff Group Executive Leadership Team. Stuff Masthead Publishing is a national portfolio business of subscription focused products including digital news websites\, magazines\, newspapers and events and a national social media network Neighbourly. The business is aggressively transitioning to a digital and experience focused business. Joanna has worked in media for more than two decades in New Zealand\, the UK and the Middle East. She has worked as a reporter\, editor and media executive. She was appointed Managing Director in 2023\, having previously held the role of Chief Content Officer for the Stuff Group. She loves creativity\, a good story\, great New Zealand food and getting into New Zealand’s high country to tramp and ski with her family. 						\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n																										\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							Murray Kirkness has been Chief Content Officer (Publishing) since June 2023\, a role encompassing the NZME Editor-in-Chief position. Murray leads NZME’s editorial team of about 270 people nationwide to deliver high-quality\, trusted news and content across multiple channels. Murray’s role includes growing the company’s various digital subscription platforms such as Herald Premium and BusinessDesk\, and responsibilities across radio news and print publications including the NZ Herald and NZME’s regional newspapers. He has worked in newsrooms across New Zealand and Australia. 						\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n																										\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							Jodi O’Donnell was appointed as TVNZ’s Chief Executive Officer in Jan 2024. She has over 25 years experience in the media industry focused on creating exceptional customer experiences and developing high performing teams. Jodi has held a range of senior marketing\, communications and commercial roles\, including most recently as TVNZ’s Chief Revenue Officer.  Jodi is an accomplished leader with a strong track record of driving transformational change\, digital innovation and commercial sustainability in the local media sector. A passionate advocate for storytelling and the power of video\, Jodi is focused on the transformation of audiences and revenue for a digital-first streaming business.  Jodi is a passionate kiwi and is proud to live and work in the most beautiful country in the world.  						\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n																										\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							Tim Watkin\, RNZ Executive Editor – Audio Tim Watkin has worked in journalism for nearly three decades\, winning awards for news reporting\, feature writing\, TV and radio producing\, and podcasting\, including NZ Journalist of the Year in 2006. He’s been deputy editor for the NZ Listener\, founding producer of TVNZ’s Q+A and Executive Producer at TV3’s The Vote and The Nation. He has written for the Guardian and the Washington Post\, founded Pundit.co.nz and led RNZ’s move into podcasting in 2016. He is currently Executive Editor\, Audio at RNZ\, leading a team of 15 and working with a range of external producers. RNZ podcasts – such as Gone Fishing\, The Service\, Our Changing World and Nellie’s Baby – frequently top the podcast charts in New Zealand\, have won more than 90 awards in competitions worldwide and had more than 40 million listens in the past year. Tim lives in Auckland is married with two sons and a dog. 						\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n																										\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							Your moderator for the evening will be Damien Venuto. He is currently a Senior Account Director at One Plus One Communications. Prior to this\, he was the host of the New Zealand Herald’s Front Page Podcast\, which he and his team grew to a cumulative audience exceeding two million\, and spent four years as online business editor for the NZ Herald. Prior to that\, Venuto spent four years at Tangible Media\, most recently as Editor of NZ Marketing Magazine and StopPress. Readers of his Herald columns and past work in the trade press will be well aware of Venuto’s keen insight into the world of communications and marketing\, and his ability to simplify the complex in service of a great story.  
URL:https://prinz.org.nz/event/the-trust-equation-agency-leader-breakfast/
LOCATION:GRC Partners + Porter Novelli Offices\, 100 College Hill\, Auckland\, Ponsonby\, 1011\, New Zealand
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250402T093000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250402T120000
DTSTAMP:20260421T044538
CREATED:20250212T033738Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250327T034011Z
UID:46870-1743586200-1743595200@prinz.org.nz
SUMMARY:SOLD OUT - Hands On With AI
DESCRIPTION:12th June 2025\, 6:00pm-8:30pm						\n					\n				\n				\n			\n			\n		\n				\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n				\n							Overview This exclusive PRINZ event offers PR professionals a rare opportunity to hear directly from senior media executives at TVNZ\, NZME\, RNZ and Stuff. Each executive will provide a 10 minute update on the latest developments in their organisation\, followed by an engaging panel discussion on the evolving media landscape in New Zealand and what it means for PR professionals in 2025. Here is your opportunity to get your information from the horse’s mouth. Our panellists will engage in discussion on topics such as:  The role of earned media in 2025Challenges facing newsrooms and implications for PRHow to support traditional mediaEffective media pitching in a fast-paced news environment This event is free for members and will be live-streamed for those outside of Auckland. Thank you to Foodstuffs for kindly hosting this event. 						\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							Your panellists are:Joanna Norris is the Managing Director for Stuff Masthead Publishing and a member of the Stuff Group Executive Leadership Team. Stuff Masthead Publishing is a national portfolio business of subscription focused products including digital news websites\, magazines\, newspapers and events and a national social media network Neighbourly. The business is aggressively transitioning to a digital and experience focused business. Joanna has worked in media for more than two decades in New Zealand\, the UK and the Middle East. She has worked as a reporter\, editor and media executive. She was appointed Managing Director in 2023\, having previously held the role of Chief Content Officer for the Stuff Group. She loves creativity\, a good story\, great New Zealand food and getting into New Zealand’s high country to tramp and ski with her family. 						\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n																										\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							Murray Kirkness has been Chief Content Officer (Publishing) since June 2023\, a role encompassing the NZME Editor-in-Chief position. Murray leads NZME’s editorial team of about 270 people nationwide to deliver high-quality\, trusted news and content across multiple channels. Murray’s role includes growing the company’s various digital subscription platforms such as Herald Premium and BusinessDesk\, and responsibilities across radio news and print publications including the NZ Herald and NZME’s regional newspapers. He has worked in newsrooms across New Zealand and Australia. 						\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n																										\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							Jodi O’Donnell was appointed as TVNZ’s Chief Executive Officer in Jan 2024. She has over 25 years experience in the media industry focused on creating exceptional customer experiences and developing high performing teams. Jodi has held a range of senior marketing\, communications and commercial roles\, including most recently as TVNZ’s Chief Revenue Officer.  Jodi is an accomplished leader with a strong track record of driving transformational change\, digital innovation and commercial sustainability in the local media sector. A passionate advocate for storytelling and the power of video\, Jodi is focused on the transformation of audiences and revenue for a digital-first streaming business.  Jodi is a passionate kiwi and is proud to live and work in the most beautiful country in the world.  						\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n																										\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							Tim Watkin\, RNZ Executive Editor – Audio Tim Watkin has worked in journalism for nearly three decades\, winning awards for news reporting\, feature writing\, TV and radio producing\, and podcasting\, including NZ Journalist of the Year in 2006. He’s been deputy editor for the NZ Listener\, founding producer of TVNZ’s Q+A and Executive Producer at TV3’s The Vote and The Nation. He has written for the Guardian and the Washington Post\, founded Pundit.co.nz and led RNZ’s move into podcasting in 2016. He is currently Executive Editor\, Audio at RNZ\, leading a team of 15 and working with a range of external producers. RNZ podcasts – such as Gone Fishing\, The Service\, Our Changing World and Nellie’s Baby – frequently top the podcast charts in New Zealand\, have won more than 90 awards in competitions worldwide and had more than 40 million listens in the past year. Tim lives in Auckland is married with two sons and a dog. 						\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n																										\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							Your moderator for the evening will be Damien Venuto. He is currently a Senior Account Director at One Plus One Communications. Prior to this\, he was the host of the New Zealand Herald’s Front Page Podcast\, which he and his team grew to a cumulative audience exceeding two million\, and spent four years as online business editor for the NZ Herald. Prior to that\, Venuto spent four years at Tangible Media\, most recently as Editor of NZ Marketing Magazine and StopPress. Readers of his Herald columns and past work in the trade press will be well aware of Venuto’s keen insight into the world of communications and marketing\, and his ability to simplify the complex in service of a great story.  
URL:https://prinz.org.nz/event/hands-on-with-ai-2/
LOCATION:Online
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250403T120000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250403T130000
DTSTAMP:20260421T044538
CREATED:20250306T024716Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250402T212835Z
UID:47370-1743681600-1743685200@prinz.org.nz
SUMMARY:Webinar: Finding your way in a rapidly changing job market
DESCRIPTION:12th June 2025\, 6:00pm-8:30pm						\n					\n				\n				\n			\n			\n		\n				\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n				\n							Overview This exclusive PRINZ event offers PR professionals a rare opportunity to hear directly from senior media executives at TVNZ\, NZME\, RNZ and Stuff. Each executive will provide a 10 minute update on the latest developments in their organisation\, followed by an engaging panel discussion on the evolving media landscape in New Zealand and what it means for PR professionals in 2025. Here is your opportunity to get your information from the horse’s mouth. Our panellists will engage in discussion on topics such as:  The role of earned media in 2025Challenges facing newsrooms and implications for PRHow to support traditional mediaEffective media pitching in a fast-paced news environment This event is free for members and will be live-streamed for those outside of Auckland. Thank you to Foodstuffs for kindly hosting this event. 						\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							Your panellists are:Joanna Norris is the Managing Director for Stuff Masthead Publishing and a member of the Stuff Group Executive Leadership Team. Stuff Masthead Publishing is a national portfolio business of subscription focused products including digital news websites\, magazines\, newspapers and events and a national social media network Neighbourly. The business is aggressively transitioning to a digital and experience focused business. Joanna has worked in media for more than two decades in New Zealand\, the UK and the Middle East. She has worked as a reporter\, editor and media executive. She was appointed Managing Director in 2023\, having previously held the role of Chief Content Officer for the Stuff Group. She loves creativity\, a good story\, great New Zealand food and getting into New Zealand’s high country to tramp and ski with her family. 						\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n																										\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							Murray Kirkness has been Chief Content Officer (Publishing) since June 2023\, a role encompassing the NZME Editor-in-Chief position. Murray leads NZME’s editorial team of about 270 people nationwide to deliver high-quality\, trusted news and content across multiple channels. Murray’s role includes growing the company’s various digital subscription platforms such as Herald Premium and BusinessDesk\, and responsibilities across radio news and print publications including the NZ Herald and NZME’s regional newspapers. He has worked in newsrooms across New Zealand and Australia. 						\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n																										\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							Jodi O’Donnell was appointed as TVNZ’s Chief Executive Officer in Jan 2024. She has over 25 years experience in the media industry focused on creating exceptional customer experiences and developing high performing teams. Jodi has held a range of senior marketing\, communications and commercial roles\, including most recently as TVNZ’s Chief Revenue Officer.  Jodi is an accomplished leader with a strong track record of driving transformational change\, digital innovation and commercial sustainability in the local media sector. A passionate advocate for storytelling and the power of video\, Jodi is focused on the transformation of audiences and revenue for a digital-first streaming business.  Jodi is a passionate kiwi and is proud to live and work in the most beautiful country in the world.  						\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n																										\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							Tim Watkin\, RNZ Executive Editor – Audio Tim Watkin has worked in journalism for nearly three decades\, winning awards for news reporting\, feature writing\, TV and radio producing\, and podcasting\, including NZ Journalist of the Year in 2006. He’s been deputy editor for the NZ Listener\, founding producer of TVNZ’s Q+A and Executive Producer at TV3’s The Vote and The Nation. He has written for the Guardian and the Washington Post\, founded Pundit.co.nz and led RNZ’s move into podcasting in 2016. He is currently Executive Editor\, Audio at RNZ\, leading a team of 15 and working with a range of external producers. RNZ podcasts – such as Gone Fishing\, The Service\, Our Changing World and Nellie’s Baby – frequently top the podcast charts in New Zealand\, have won more than 90 awards in competitions worldwide and had more than 40 million listens in the past year. Tim lives in Auckland is married with two sons and a dog. 						\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n																										\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							Your moderator for the evening will be Damien Venuto. He is currently a Senior Account Director at One Plus One Communications. Prior to this\, he was the host of the New Zealand Herald’s Front Page Podcast\, which he and his team grew to a cumulative audience exceeding two million\, and spent four years as online business editor for the NZ Herald. Prior to that\, Venuto spent four years at Tangible Media\, most recently as Editor of NZ Marketing Magazine and StopPress. Readers of his Herald columns and past work in the trade press will be well aware of Venuto’s keen insight into the world of communications and marketing\, and his ability to simplify the complex in service of a great story.  
URL:https://prinz.org.nz/event/webinar-finding-your-way-in-a-rapidly-changing-job-market/
LOCATION:Online
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250403T170000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250403T183000
DTSTAMP:20260421T044539
CREATED:20250328T002839Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250328T002839Z
UID:47901-1743699600-1743705000@prinz.org.nz
SUMMARY:Tauranga First Thursdays
DESCRIPTION:12th June 2025\, 6:00pm-8:30pm						\n					\n				\n				\n			\n			\n		\n				\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n				\n							Overview This exclusive PRINZ event offers PR professionals a rare opportunity to hear directly from senior media executives at TVNZ\, NZME\, RNZ and Stuff. Each executive will provide a 10 minute update on the latest developments in their organisation\, followed by an engaging panel discussion on the evolving media landscape in New Zealand and what it means for PR professionals in 2025. Here is your opportunity to get your information from the horse’s mouth. Our panellists will engage in discussion on topics such as:  The role of earned media in 2025Challenges facing newsrooms and implications for PRHow to support traditional mediaEffective media pitching in a fast-paced news environment This event is free for members and will be live-streamed for those outside of Auckland. Thank you to Foodstuffs for kindly hosting this event. 						\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							Your panellists are:Joanna Norris is the Managing Director for Stuff Masthead Publishing and a member of the Stuff Group Executive Leadership Team. Stuff Masthead Publishing is a national portfolio business of subscription focused products including digital news websites\, magazines\, newspapers and events and a national social media network Neighbourly. The business is aggressively transitioning to a digital and experience focused business. Joanna has worked in media for more than two decades in New Zealand\, the UK and the Middle East. She has worked as a reporter\, editor and media executive. She was appointed Managing Director in 2023\, having previously held the role of Chief Content Officer for the Stuff Group. She loves creativity\, a good story\, great New Zealand food and getting into New Zealand’s high country to tramp and ski with her family. 						\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n																										\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							Murray Kirkness has been Chief Content Officer (Publishing) since June 2023\, a role encompassing the NZME Editor-in-Chief position. Murray leads NZME’s editorial team of about 270 people nationwide to deliver high-quality\, trusted news and content across multiple channels. Murray’s role includes growing the company’s various digital subscription platforms such as Herald Premium and BusinessDesk\, and responsibilities across radio news and print publications including the NZ Herald and NZME’s regional newspapers. He has worked in newsrooms across New Zealand and Australia. 						\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n																										\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							Jodi O’Donnell was appointed as TVNZ’s Chief Executive Officer in Jan 2024. She has over 25 years experience in the media industry focused on creating exceptional customer experiences and developing high performing teams. Jodi has held a range of senior marketing\, communications and commercial roles\, including most recently as TVNZ’s Chief Revenue Officer.  Jodi is an accomplished leader with a strong track record of driving transformational change\, digital innovation and commercial sustainability in the local media sector. A passionate advocate for storytelling and the power of video\, Jodi is focused on the transformation of audiences and revenue for a digital-first streaming business.  Jodi is a passionate kiwi and is proud to live and work in the most beautiful country in the world.  						\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n																										\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							Tim Watkin\, RNZ Executive Editor – Audio Tim Watkin has worked in journalism for nearly three decades\, winning awards for news reporting\, feature writing\, TV and radio producing\, and podcasting\, including NZ Journalist of the Year in 2006. He’s been deputy editor for the NZ Listener\, founding producer of TVNZ’s Q+A and Executive Producer at TV3’s The Vote and The Nation. He has written for the Guardian and the Washington Post\, founded Pundit.co.nz and led RNZ’s move into podcasting in 2016. He is currently Executive Editor\, Audio at RNZ\, leading a team of 15 and working with a range of external producers. RNZ podcasts – such as Gone Fishing\, The Service\, Our Changing World and Nellie’s Baby – frequently top the podcast charts in New Zealand\, have won more than 90 awards in competitions worldwide and had more than 40 million listens in the past year. Tim lives in Auckland is married with two sons and a dog. 						\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n																										\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							Your moderator for the evening will be Damien Venuto. He is currently a Senior Account Director at One Plus One Communications. Prior to this\, he was the host of the New Zealand Herald’s Front Page Podcast\, which he and his team grew to a cumulative audience exceeding two million\, and spent four years as online business editor for the NZ Herald. Prior to that\, Venuto spent four years at Tangible Media\, most recently as Editor of NZ Marketing Magazine and StopPress. Readers of his Herald columns and past work in the trade press will be well aware of Venuto’s keen insight into the world of communications and marketing\, and his ability to simplify the complex in service of a great story.  
URL:https://prinz.org.nz/event/tauranga-first-thursdays-6/
LOCATION:Picnicka\, Elizabeth Towers Level 1/38 Elizabeth Street\, Tauranga\, 3110\, New Zealand
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250403T173000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250403T190000
DTSTAMP:20260421T044539
CREATED:20250325T222824Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250325T222824Z
UID:47826-1743701400-1743706800@prinz.org.nz
SUMMARY:Auckland First Thursdays
DESCRIPTION:12th June 2025\, 6:00pm-8:30pm						\n					\n				\n				\n			\n			\n		\n				\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n				\n							Overview This exclusive PRINZ event offers PR professionals a rare opportunity to hear directly from senior media executives at TVNZ\, NZME\, RNZ and Stuff. Each executive will provide a 10 minute update on the latest developments in their organisation\, followed by an engaging panel discussion on the evolving media landscape in New Zealand and what it means for PR professionals in 2025. Here is your opportunity to get your information from the horse’s mouth. Our panellists will engage in discussion on topics such as:  The role of earned media in 2025Challenges facing newsrooms and implications for PRHow to support traditional mediaEffective media pitching in a fast-paced news environment This event is free for members and will be live-streamed for those outside of Auckland. Thank you to Foodstuffs for kindly hosting this event. 						\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							Your panellists are:Joanna Norris is the Managing Director for Stuff Masthead Publishing and a member of the Stuff Group Executive Leadership Team. Stuff Masthead Publishing is a national portfolio business of subscription focused products including digital news websites\, magazines\, newspapers and events and a national social media network Neighbourly. The business is aggressively transitioning to a digital and experience focused business. Joanna has worked in media for more than two decades in New Zealand\, the UK and the Middle East. She has worked as a reporter\, editor and media executive. She was appointed Managing Director in 2023\, having previously held the role of Chief Content Officer for the Stuff Group. She loves creativity\, a good story\, great New Zealand food and getting into New Zealand’s high country to tramp and ski with her family. 						\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n																										\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							Murray Kirkness has been Chief Content Officer (Publishing) since June 2023\, a role encompassing the NZME Editor-in-Chief position. Murray leads NZME’s editorial team of about 270 people nationwide to deliver high-quality\, trusted news and content across multiple channels. Murray’s role includes growing the company’s various digital subscription platforms such as Herald Premium and BusinessDesk\, and responsibilities across radio news and print publications including the NZ Herald and NZME’s regional newspapers. He has worked in newsrooms across New Zealand and Australia. 						\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n																										\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							Jodi O’Donnell was appointed as TVNZ’s Chief Executive Officer in Jan 2024. She has over 25 years experience in the media industry focused on creating exceptional customer experiences and developing high performing teams. Jodi has held a range of senior marketing\, communications and commercial roles\, including most recently as TVNZ’s Chief Revenue Officer.  Jodi is an accomplished leader with a strong track record of driving transformational change\, digital innovation and commercial sustainability in the local media sector. A passionate advocate for storytelling and the power of video\, Jodi is focused on the transformation of audiences and revenue for a digital-first streaming business.  Jodi is a passionate kiwi and is proud to live and work in the most beautiful country in the world.  						\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n																										\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							Tim Watkin\, RNZ Executive Editor – Audio Tim Watkin has worked in journalism for nearly three decades\, winning awards for news reporting\, feature writing\, TV and radio producing\, and podcasting\, including NZ Journalist of the Year in 2006. He’s been deputy editor for the NZ Listener\, founding producer of TVNZ’s Q+A and Executive Producer at TV3’s The Vote and The Nation. He has written for the Guardian and the Washington Post\, founded Pundit.co.nz and led RNZ’s move into podcasting in 2016. He is currently Executive Editor\, Audio at RNZ\, leading a team of 15 and working with a range of external producers. RNZ podcasts – such as Gone Fishing\, The Service\, Our Changing World and Nellie’s Baby – frequently top the podcast charts in New Zealand\, have won more than 90 awards in competitions worldwide and had more than 40 million listens in the past year. Tim lives in Auckland is married with two sons and a dog. 						\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n																										\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							Your moderator for the evening will be Damien Venuto. He is currently a Senior Account Director at One Plus One Communications. Prior to this\, he was the host of the New Zealand Herald’s Front Page Podcast\, which he and his team grew to a cumulative audience exceeding two million\, and spent four years as online business editor for the NZ Herald. Prior to that\, Venuto spent four years at Tangible Media\, most recently as Editor of NZ Marketing Magazine and StopPress. Readers of his Herald columns and past work in the trade press will be well aware of Venuto’s keen insight into the world of communications and marketing\, and his ability to simplify the complex in service of a great story.  
URL:https://prinz.org.nz/event/auckland-first-thursdays-8/
LOCATION:Queens Rooftop\, Level 21/1 Queen Street\, Auckland\, 1010\, New Zealand
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250408T093000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250408T120000
DTSTAMP:20260421T044539
CREATED:20241204T015953Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250327T194353Z
UID:45666-1744104600-1744113600@prinz.org.nz
SUMMARY:SOLD OUT Press Release Writing and Media Pitching: Tips from a former newspaper editor on getting your story into the media
DESCRIPTION:12th June 2025\, 6:00pm-8:30pm						\n					\n				\n				\n			\n			\n		\n				\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n				\n							Overview This exclusive PRINZ event offers PR professionals a rare opportunity to hear directly from senior media executives at TVNZ\, NZME\, RNZ and Stuff. Each executive will provide a 10 minute update on the latest developments in their organisation\, followed by an engaging panel discussion on the evolving media landscape in New Zealand and what it means for PR professionals in 2025. Here is your opportunity to get your information from the horse’s mouth. Our panellists will engage in discussion on topics such as:  The role of earned media in 2025Challenges facing newsrooms and implications for PRHow to support traditional mediaEffective media pitching in a fast-paced news environment This event is free for members and will be live-streamed for those outside of Auckland. Thank you to Foodstuffs for kindly hosting this event. 						\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							Your panellists are:Joanna Norris is the Managing Director for Stuff Masthead Publishing and a member of the Stuff Group Executive Leadership Team. Stuff Masthead Publishing is a national portfolio business of subscription focused products including digital news websites\, magazines\, newspapers and events and a national social media network Neighbourly. The business is aggressively transitioning to a digital and experience focused business. Joanna has worked in media for more than two decades in New Zealand\, the UK and the Middle East. She has worked as a reporter\, editor and media executive. She was appointed Managing Director in 2023\, having previously held the role of Chief Content Officer for the Stuff Group. She loves creativity\, a good story\, great New Zealand food and getting into New Zealand’s high country to tramp and ski with her family. 						\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n																										\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							Murray Kirkness has been Chief Content Officer (Publishing) since June 2023\, a role encompassing the NZME Editor-in-Chief position. Murray leads NZME’s editorial team of about 270 people nationwide to deliver high-quality\, trusted news and content across multiple channels. Murray’s role includes growing the company’s various digital subscription platforms such as Herald Premium and BusinessDesk\, and responsibilities across radio news and print publications including the NZ Herald and NZME’s regional newspapers. He has worked in newsrooms across New Zealand and Australia. 						\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n																										\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							Jodi O’Donnell was appointed as TVNZ’s Chief Executive Officer in Jan 2024. She has over 25 years experience in the media industry focused on creating exceptional customer experiences and developing high performing teams. Jodi has held a range of senior marketing\, communications and commercial roles\, including most recently as TVNZ’s Chief Revenue Officer.  Jodi is an accomplished leader with a strong track record of driving transformational change\, digital innovation and commercial sustainability in the local media sector. A passionate advocate for storytelling and the power of video\, Jodi is focused on the transformation of audiences and revenue for a digital-first streaming business.  Jodi is a passionate kiwi and is proud to live and work in the most beautiful country in the world.  						\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n																										\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							Tim Watkin\, RNZ Executive Editor – Audio Tim Watkin has worked in journalism for nearly three decades\, winning awards for news reporting\, feature writing\, TV and radio producing\, and podcasting\, including NZ Journalist of the Year in 2006. He’s been deputy editor for the NZ Listener\, founding producer of TVNZ’s Q+A and Executive Producer at TV3’s The Vote and The Nation. He has written for the Guardian and the Washington Post\, founded Pundit.co.nz and led RNZ’s move into podcasting in 2016. He is currently Executive Editor\, Audio at RNZ\, leading a team of 15 and working with a range of external producers. RNZ podcasts – such as Gone Fishing\, The Service\, Our Changing World and Nellie’s Baby – frequently top the podcast charts in New Zealand\, have won more than 90 awards in competitions worldwide and had more than 40 million listens in the past year. Tim lives in Auckland is married with two sons and a dog. 						\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n																										\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							Your moderator for the evening will be Damien Venuto. He is currently a Senior Account Director at One Plus One Communications. Prior to this\, he was the host of the New Zealand Herald’s Front Page Podcast\, which he and his team grew to a cumulative audience exceeding two million\, and spent four years as online business editor for the NZ Herald. Prior to that\, Venuto spent four years at Tangible Media\, most recently as Editor of NZ Marketing Magazine and StopPress. Readers of his Herald columns and past work in the trade press will be well aware of Venuto’s keen insight into the world of communications and marketing\, and his ability to simplify the complex in service of a great story.  
URL:https://prinz.org.nz/event/press-release-writing-and-media-pitching-tips-from-a-former-newspaper-editor-on-getting-your-story-into-the-media/
LOCATION:Online
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250430T171500
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250430T193000
DTSTAMP:20260421T044539
CREATED:20250408T023942Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250428T234723Z
UID:48176-1746033300-1746041400@prinz.org.nz
SUMMARY:The Creative Edge: How to use creativity to power your communications
DESCRIPTION:12th June 2025\, 6:00pm-8:30pm						\n					\n				\n				\n			\n			\n		\n				\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n				\n							Overview This exclusive PRINZ event offers PR professionals a rare opportunity to hear directly from senior media executives at TVNZ\, NZME\, RNZ and Stuff. Each executive will provide a 10 minute update on the latest developments in their organisation\, followed by an engaging panel discussion on the evolving media landscape in New Zealand and what it means for PR professionals in 2025. Here is your opportunity to get your information from the horse’s mouth. Our panellists will engage in discussion on topics such as:  The role of earned media in 2025Challenges facing newsrooms and implications for PRHow to support traditional mediaEffective media pitching in a fast-paced news environment This event is free for members and will be live-streamed for those outside of Auckland. Thank you to Foodstuffs for kindly hosting this event. 						\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							Your panellists are:Joanna Norris is the Managing Director for Stuff Masthead Publishing and a member of the Stuff Group Executive Leadership Team. Stuff Masthead Publishing is a national portfolio business of subscription focused products including digital news websites\, magazines\, newspapers and events and a national social media network Neighbourly. The business is aggressively transitioning to a digital and experience focused business. Joanna has worked in media for more than two decades in New Zealand\, the UK and the Middle East. She has worked as a reporter\, editor and media executive. She was appointed Managing Director in 2023\, having previously held the role of Chief Content Officer for the Stuff Group. She loves creativity\, a good story\, great New Zealand food and getting into New Zealand’s high country to tramp and ski with her family. 						\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n																										\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							Murray Kirkness has been Chief Content Officer (Publishing) since June 2023\, a role encompassing the NZME Editor-in-Chief position. Murray leads NZME’s editorial team of about 270 people nationwide to deliver high-quality\, trusted news and content across multiple channels. Murray’s role includes growing the company’s various digital subscription platforms such as Herald Premium and BusinessDesk\, and responsibilities across radio news and print publications including the NZ Herald and NZME’s regional newspapers. He has worked in newsrooms across New Zealand and Australia. 						\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n																										\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							Jodi O’Donnell was appointed as TVNZ’s Chief Executive Officer in Jan 2024. She has over 25 years experience in the media industry focused on creating exceptional customer experiences and developing high performing teams. Jodi has held a range of senior marketing\, communications and commercial roles\, including most recently as TVNZ’s Chief Revenue Officer.  Jodi is an accomplished leader with a strong track record of driving transformational change\, digital innovation and commercial sustainability in the local media sector. A passionate advocate for storytelling and the power of video\, Jodi is focused on the transformation of audiences and revenue for a digital-first streaming business.  Jodi is a passionate kiwi and is proud to live and work in the most beautiful country in the world.  						\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n																										\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							Tim Watkin\, RNZ Executive Editor – Audio Tim Watkin has worked in journalism for nearly three decades\, winning awards for news reporting\, feature writing\, TV and radio producing\, and podcasting\, including NZ Journalist of the Year in 2006. He’s been deputy editor for the NZ Listener\, founding producer of TVNZ’s Q+A and Executive Producer at TV3’s The Vote and The Nation. He has written for the Guardian and the Washington Post\, founded Pundit.co.nz and led RNZ’s move into podcasting in 2016. He is currently Executive Editor\, Audio at RNZ\, leading a team of 15 and working with a range of external producers. RNZ podcasts – such as Gone Fishing\, The Service\, Our Changing World and Nellie’s Baby – frequently top the podcast charts in New Zealand\, have won more than 90 awards in competitions worldwide and had more than 40 million listens in the past year. Tim lives in Auckland is married with two sons and a dog. 						\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n																										\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							Your moderator for the evening will be Damien Venuto. He is currently a Senior Account Director at One Plus One Communications. Prior to this\, he was the host of the New Zealand Herald’s Front Page Podcast\, which he and his team grew to a cumulative audience exceeding two million\, and spent four years as online business editor for the NZ Herald. Prior to that\, Venuto spent four years at Tangible Media\, most recently as Editor of NZ Marketing Magazine and StopPress. Readers of his Herald columns and past work in the trade press will be well aware of Venuto’s keen insight into the world of communications and marketing\, and his ability to simplify the complex in service of a great story.  
URL:https://prinz.org.nz/event/the-creative-edge-how-to-use-creativity-to-power-your-communications/
LOCATION:Rutherford House\, Victoria University of Wellington\, Pipitea Campus\, 33 Bunny Street\, Wellington\, 6011
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250501T173000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250501T190000
DTSTAMP:20260421T044539
CREATED:20250423T001605Z
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SUMMARY:Auckland First Thursdays
DESCRIPTION:12th June 2025\, 6:00pm-8:30pm						\n					\n				\n				\n			\n			\n		\n				\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n				\n							Overview This exclusive PRINZ event offers PR professionals a rare opportunity to hear directly from senior media executives at TVNZ\, NZME\, RNZ and Stuff. Each executive will provide a 10 minute update on the latest developments in their organisation\, followed by an engaging panel discussion on the evolving media landscape in New Zealand and what it means for PR professionals in 2025. Here is your opportunity to get your information from the horse’s mouth. Our panellists will engage in discussion on topics such as:  The role of earned media in 2025Challenges facing newsrooms and implications for PRHow to support traditional mediaEffective media pitching in a fast-paced news environment This event is free for members and will be live-streamed for those outside of Auckland. Thank you to Foodstuffs for kindly hosting this event. 						\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							Your panellists are:Joanna Norris is the Managing Director for Stuff Masthead Publishing and a member of the Stuff Group Executive Leadership Team. Stuff Masthead Publishing is a national portfolio business of subscription focused products including digital news websites\, magazines\, newspapers and events and a national social media network Neighbourly. The business is aggressively transitioning to a digital and experience focused business. Joanna has worked in media for more than two decades in New Zealand\, the UK and the Middle East. She has worked as a reporter\, editor and media executive. She was appointed Managing Director in 2023\, having previously held the role of Chief Content Officer for the Stuff Group. She loves creativity\, a good story\, great New Zealand food and getting into New Zealand’s high country to tramp and ski with her family. 						\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n																										\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							Murray Kirkness has been Chief Content Officer (Publishing) since June 2023\, a role encompassing the NZME Editor-in-Chief position. Murray leads NZME’s editorial team of about 270 people nationwide to deliver high-quality\, trusted news and content across multiple channels. Murray’s role includes growing the company’s various digital subscription platforms such as Herald Premium and BusinessDesk\, and responsibilities across radio news and print publications including the NZ Herald and NZME’s regional newspapers. He has worked in newsrooms across New Zealand and Australia. 						\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n																										\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							Jodi O’Donnell was appointed as TVNZ’s Chief Executive Officer in Jan 2024. She has over 25 years experience in the media industry focused on creating exceptional customer experiences and developing high performing teams. Jodi has held a range of senior marketing\, communications and commercial roles\, including most recently as TVNZ’s Chief Revenue Officer.  Jodi is an accomplished leader with a strong track record of driving transformational change\, digital innovation and commercial sustainability in the local media sector. A passionate advocate for storytelling and the power of video\, Jodi is focused on the transformation of audiences and revenue for a digital-first streaming business.  Jodi is a passionate kiwi and is proud to live and work in the most beautiful country in the world.  						\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n																										\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							Tim Watkin\, RNZ Executive Editor – Audio Tim Watkin has worked in journalism for nearly three decades\, winning awards for news reporting\, feature writing\, TV and radio producing\, and podcasting\, including NZ Journalist of the Year in 2006. He’s been deputy editor for the NZ Listener\, founding producer of TVNZ’s Q+A and Executive Producer at TV3’s The Vote and The Nation. He has written for the Guardian and the Washington Post\, founded Pundit.co.nz and led RNZ’s move into podcasting in 2016. He is currently Executive Editor\, Audio at RNZ\, leading a team of 15 and working with a range of external producers. RNZ podcasts – such as Gone Fishing\, The Service\, Our Changing World and Nellie’s Baby – frequently top the podcast charts in New Zealand\, have won more than 90 awards in competitions worldwide and had more than 40 million listens in the past year. Tim lives in Auckland is married with two sons and a dog. 						\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n																										\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							Your moderator for the evening will be Damien Venuto. He is currently a Senior Account Director at One Plus One Communications. Prior to this\, he was the host of the New Zealand Herald’s Front Page Podcast\, which he and his team grew to a cumulative audience exceeding two million\, and spent four years as online business editor for the NZ Herald. Prior to that\, Venuto spent four years at Tangible Media\, most recently as Editor of NZ Marketing Magazine and StopPress. Readers of his Herald columns and past work in the trade press will be well aware of Venuto’s keen insight into the world of communications and marketing\, and his ability to simplify the complex in service of a great story.  
URL:https://prinz.org.nz/event/auckland-first-thursdays-9/
LOCATION:Queens Rooftop\, Level 21/1 Queen Street\, Auckland\, 1010\, New Zealand
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250506T093000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250507T120000
DTSTAMP:20260421T044539
CREATED:20241210T022851Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250107T225047Z
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SUMMARY:Speechwriting Essentials
DESCRIPTION:12th June 2025\, 6:00pm-8:30pm						\n					\n				\n				\n			\n			\n		\n				\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n				\n							Overview This exclusive PRINZ event offers PR professionals a rare opportunity to hear directly from senior media executives at TVNZ\, NZME\, RNZ and Stuff. Each executive will provide a 10 minute update on the latest developments in their organisation\, followed by an engaging panel discussion on the evolving media landscape in New Zealand and what it means for PR professionals in 2025. Here is your opportunity to get your information from the horse’s mouth. Our panellists will engage in discussion on topics such as:  The role of earned media in 2025Challenges facing newsrooms and implications for PRHow to support traditional mediaEffective media pitching in a fast-paced news environment This event is free for members and will be live-streamed for those outside of Auckland. Thank you to Foodstuffs for kindly hosting this event. 						\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							Your panellists are:Joanna Norris is the Managing Director for Stuff Masthead Publishing and a member of the Stuff Group Executive Leadership Team. Stuff Masthead Publishing is a national portfolio business of subscription focused products including digital news websites\, magazines\, newspapers and events and a national social media network Neighbourly. The business is aggressively transitioning to a digital and experience focused business. Joanna has worked in media for more than two decades in New Zealand\, the UK and the Middle East. She has worked as a reporter\, editor and media executive. She was appointed Managing Director in 2023\, having previously held the role of Chief Content Officer for the Stuff Group. She loves creativity\, a good story\, great New Zealand food and getting into New Zealand’s high country to tramp and ski with her family. 						\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n																										\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							Murray Kirkness has been Chief Content Officer (Publishing) since June 2023\, a role encompassing the NZME Editor-in-Chief position. Murray leads NZME’s editorial team of about 270 people nationwide to deliver high-quality\, trusted news and content across multiple channels. Murray’s role includes growing the company’s various digital subscription platforms such as Herald Premium and BusinessDesk\, and responsibilities across radio news and print publications including the NZ Herald and NZME’s regional newspapers. He has worked in newsrooms across New Zealand and Australia. 						\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n																										\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							Jodi O’Donnell was appointed as TVNZ’s Chief Executive Officer in Jan 2024. She has over 25 years experience in the media industry focused on creating exceptional customer experiences and developing high performing teams. Jodi has held a range of senior marketing\, communications and commercial roles\, including most recently as TVNZ’s Chief Revenue Officer.  Jodi is an accomplished leader with a strong track record of driving transformational change\, digital innovation and commercial sustainability in the local media sector. A passionate advocate for storytelling and the power of video\, Jodi is focused on the transformation of audiences and revenue for a digital-first streaming business.  Jodi is a passionate kiwi and is proud to live and work in the most beautiful country in the world.  						\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n																										\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							Tim Watkin\, RNZ Executive Editor – Audio Tim Watkin has worked in journalism for nearly three decades\, winning awards for news reporting\, feature writing\, TV and radio producing\, and podcasting\, including NZ Journalist of the Year in 2006. He’s been deputy editor for the NZ Listener\, founding producer of TVNZ’s Q+A and Executive Producer at TV3’s The Vote and The Nation. He has written for the Guardian and the Washington Post\, founded Pundit.co.nz and led RNZ’s move into podcasting in 2016. He is currently Executive Editor\, Audio at RNZ\, leading a team of 15 and working with a range of external producers. RNZ podcasts – such as Gone Fishing\, The Service\, Our Changing World and Nellie’s Baby – frequently top the podcast charts in New Zealand\, have won more than 90 awards in competitions worldwide and had more than 40 million listens in the past year. Tim lives in Auckland is married with two sons and a dog. 						\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n																										\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							Your moderator for the evening will be Damien Venuto. He is currently a Senior Account Director at One Plus One Communications. Prior to this\, he was the host of the New Zealand Herald’s Front Page Podcast\, which he and his team grew to a cumulative audience exceeding two million\, and spent four years as online business editor for the NZ Herald. Prior to that\, Venuto spent four years at Tangible Media\, most recently as Editor of NZ Marketing Magazine and StopPress. Readers of his Herald columns and past work in the trade press will be well aware of Venuto’s keen insight into the world of communications and marketing\, and his ability to simplify the complex in service of a great story.  
URL:https://prinz.org.nz/event/speechwriting-essentials-2/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250512T093000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250515T120000
DTSTAMP:20260421T044539
CREATED:20241127T031613Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250408T050529Z
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SUMMARY:Sold Out: Public Relations Strategy and Evaluation
DESCRIPTION:12th June 2025\, 6:00pm-8:30pm						\n					\n				\n				\n			\n			\n		\n				\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n				\n							Overview This exclusive PRINZ event offers PR professionals a rare opportunity to hear directly from senior media executives at TVNZ\, NZME\, RNZ and Stuff. Each executive will provide a 10 minute update on the latest developments in their organisation\, followed by an engaging panel discussion on the evolving media landscape in New Zealand and what it means for PR professionals in 2025. Here is your opportunity to get your information from the horse’s mouth. Our panellists will engage in discussion on topics such as:  The role of earned media in 2025Challenges facing newsrooms and implications for PRHow to support traditional mediaEffective media pitching in a fast-paced news environment This event is free for members and will be live-streamed for those outside of Auckland. Thank you to Foodstuffs for kindly hosting this event. 						\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							Your panellists are:Joanna Norris is the Managing Director for Stuff Masthead Publishing and a member of the Stuff Group Executive Leadership Team. Stuff Masthead Publishing is a national portfolio business of subscription focused products including digital news websites\, magazines\, newspapers and events and a national social media network Neighbourly. The business is aggressively transitioning to a digital and experience focused business. Joanna has worked in media for more than two decades in New Zealand\, the UK and the Middle East. She has worked as a reporter\, editor and media executive. She was appointed Managing Director in 2023\, having previously held the role of Chief Content Officer for the Stuff Group. She loves creativity\, a good story\, great New Zealand food and getting into New Zealand’s high country to tramp and ski with her family. 						\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n																										\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							Murray Kirkness has been Chief Content Officer (Publishing) since June 2023\, a role encompassing the NZME Editor-in-Chief position. Murray leads NZME’s editorial team of about 270 people nationwide to deliver high-quality\, trusted news and content across multiple channels. Murray’s role includes growing the company’s various digital subscription platforms such as Herald Premium and BusinessDesk\, and responsibilities across radio news and print publications including the NZ Herald and NZME’s regional newspapers. He has worked in newsrooms across New Zealand and Australia. 						\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n																										\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							Jodi O’Donnell was appointed as TVNZ’s Chief Executive Officer in Jan 2024. She has over 25 years experience in the media industry focused on creating exceptional customer experiences and developing high performing teams. Jodi has held a range of senior marketing\, communications and commercial roles\, including most recently as TVNZ’s Chief Revenue Officer.  Jodi is an accomplished leader with a strong track record of driving transformational change\, digital innovation and commercial sustainability in the local media sector. A passionate advocate for storytelling and the power of video\, Jodi is focused on the transformation of audiences and revenue for a digital-first streaming business.  Jodi is a passionate kiwi and is proud to live and work in the most beautiful country in the world.  						\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n																										\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							Tim Watkin\, RNZ Executive Editor – Audio Tim Watkin has worked in journalism for nearly three decades\, winning awards for news reporting\, feature writing\, TV and radio producing\, and podcasting\, including NZ Journalist of the Year in 2006. He’s been deputy editor for the NZ Listener\, founding producer of TVNZ’s Q+A and Executive Producer at TV3’s The Vote and The Nation. He has written for the Guardian and the Washington Post\, founded Pundit.co.nz and led RNZ’s move into podcasting in 2016. He is currently Executive Editor\, Audio at RNZ\, leading a team of 15 and working with a range of external producers. RNZ podcasts – such as Gone Fishing\, The Service\, Our Changing World and Nellie’s Baby – frequently top the podcast charts in New Zealand\, have won more than 90 awards in competitions worldwide and had more than 40 million listens in the past year. Tim lives in Auckland is married with two sons and a dog. 						\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n																										\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							Your moderator for the evening will be Damien Venuto. He is currently a Senior Account Director at One Plus One Communications. Prior to this\, he was the host of the New Zealand Herald’s Front Page Podcast\, which he and his team grew to a cumulative audience exceeding two million\, and spent four years as online business editor for the NZ Herald. Prior to that\, Venuto spent four years at Tangible Media\, most recently as Editor of NZ Marketing Magazine and StopPress. Readers of his Herald columns and past work in the trade press will be well aware of Venuto’s keen insight into the world of communications and marketing\, and his ability to simplify the complex in service of a great story.  
URL:https://prinz.org.nz/event/public-relations-strategy-and-evaluation-5/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250520T093000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250527T123000
DTSTAMP:20260421T044539
CREATED:20250224T013036Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250317T012424Z
UID:47084-1747733400-1748349000@prinz.org.nz
SUMMARY:Telling Our Stories Well
DESCRIPTION:12th June 2025\, 6:00pm-8:30pm						\n					\n				\n				\n			\n			\n		\n				\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n				\n							Overview This exclusive PRINZ event offers PR professionals a rare opportunity to hear directly from senior media executives at TVNZ\, NZME\, RNZ and Stuff. Each executive will provide a 10 minute update on the latest developments in their organisation\, followed by an engaging panel discussion on the evolving media landscape in New Zealand and what it means for PR professionals in 2025. Here is your opportunity to get your information from the horse’s mouth. Our panellists will engage in discussion on topics such as:  The role of earned media in 2025Challenges facing newsrooms and implications for PRHow to support traditional mediaEffective media pitching in a fast-paced news environment This event is free for members and will be live-streamed for those outside of Auckland. Thank you to Foodstuffs for kindly hosting this event. 						\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							Your panellists are:Joanna Norris is the Managing Director for Stuff Masthead Publishing and a member of the Stuff Group Executive Leadership Team. Stuff Masthead Publishing is a national portfolio business of subscription focused products including digital news websites\, magazines\, newspapers and events and a national social media network Neighbourly. The business is aggressively transitioning to a digital and experience focused business. Joanna has worked in media for more than two decades in New Zealand\, the UK and the Middle East. She has worked as a reporter\, editor and media executive. She was appointed Managing Director in 2023\, having previously held the role of Chief Content Officer for the Stuff Group. She loves creativity\, a good story\, great New Zealand food and getting into New Zealand’s high country to tramp and ski with her family. 						\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n																										\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							Murray Kirkness has been Chief Content Officer (Publishing) since June 2023\, a role encompassing the NZME Editor-in-Chief position. Murray leads NZME’s editorial team of about 270 people nationwide to deliver high-quality\, trusted news and content across multiple channels. Murray’s role includes growing the company’s various digital subscription platforms such as Herald Premium and BusinessDesk\, and responsibilities across radio news and print publications including the NZ Herald and NZME’s regional newspapers. He has worked in newsrooms across New Zealand and Australia. 						\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n																										\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							Jodi O’Donnell was appointed as TVNZ’s Chief Executive Officer in Jan 2024. She has over 25 years experience in the media industry focused on creating exceptional customer experiences and developing high performing teams. Jodi has held a range of senior marketing\, communications and commercial roles\, including most recently as TVNZ’s Chief Revenue Officer.  Jodi is an accomplished leader with a strong track record of driving transformational change\, digital innovation and commercial sustainability in the local media sector. A passionate advocate for storytelling and the power of video\, Jodi is focused on the transformation of audiences and revenue for a digital-first streaming business.  Jodi is a passionate kiwi and is proud to live and work in the most beautiful country in the world.  						\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n																										\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							Tim Watkin\, RNZ Executive Editor – Audio Tim Watkin has worked in journalism for nearly three decades\, winning awards for news reporting\, feature writing\, TV and radio producing\, and podcasting\, including NZ Journalist of the Year in 2006. He’s been deputy editor for the NZ Listener\, founding producer of TVNZ’s Q+A and Executive Producer at TV3’s The Vote and The Nation. He has written for the Guardian and the Washington Post\, founded Pundit.co.nz and led RNZ’s move into podcasting in 2016. He is currently Executive Editor\, Audio at RNZ\, leading a team of 15 and working with a range of external producers. RNZ podcasts – such as Gone Fishing\, The Service\, Our Changing World and Nellie’s Baby – frequently top the podcast charts in New Zealand\, have won more than 90 awards in competitions worldwide and had more than 40 million listens in the past year. Tim lives in Auckland is married with two sons and a dog. 						\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n																										\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							Your moderator for the evening will be Damien Venuto. He is currently a Senior Account Director at One Plus One Communications. Prior to this\, he was the host of the New Zealand Herald’s Front Page Podcast\, which he and his team grew to a cumulative audience exceeding two million\, and spent four years as online business editor for the NZ Herald. Prior to that\, Venuto spent four years at Tangible Media\, most recently as Editor of NZ Marketing Magazine and StopPress. Readers of his Herald columns and past work in the trade press will be well aware of Venuto’s keen insight into the world of communications and marketing\, and his ability to simplify the complex in service of a great story.  
URL:https://prinz.org.nz/event/telling-our-stories-well-3/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250527T190000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250527T223000
DTSTAMP:20260421T044539
CREATED:20250403T222632Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250403T230953Z
UID:48066-1748372400-1748385000@prinz.org.nz
SUMMARY:Fellows and Life Members Annual Dinner
DESCRIPTION:12th June 2025\, 6:00pm-8:30pm						\n					\n				\n				\n			\n			\n		\n				\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n				\n							Overview This exclusive PRINZ event offers PR professionals a rare opportunity to hear directly from senior media executives at TVNZ\, NZME\, RNZ and Stuff. Each executive will provide a 10 minute update on the latest developments in their organisation\, followed by an engaging panel discussion on the evolving media landscape in New Zealand and what it means for PR professionals in 2025. Here is your opportunity to get your information from the horse’s mouth. Our panellists will engage in discussion on topics such as:  The role of earned media in 2025Challenges facing newsrooms and implications for PRHow to support traditional mediaEffective media pitching in a fast-paced news environment This event is free for members and will be live-streamed for those outside of Auckland. Thank you to Foodstuffs for kindly hosting this event. 						\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							Your panellists are:Joanna Norris is the Managing Director for Stuff Masthead Publishing and a member of the Stuff Group Executive Leadership Team. Stuff Masthead Publishing is a national portfolio business of subscription focused products including digital news websites\, magazines\, newspapers and events and a national social media network Neighbourly. The business is aggressively transitioning to a digital and experience focused business. Joanna has worked in media for more than two decades in New Zealand\, the UK and the Middle East. She has worked as a reporter\, editor and media executive. She was appointed Managing Director in 2023\, having previously held the role of Chief Content Officer for the Stuff Group. She loves creativity\, a good story\, great New Zealand food and getting into New Zealand’s high country to tramp and ski with her family. 						\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n																										\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							Murray Kirkness has been Chief Content Officer (Publishing) since June 2023\, a role encompassing the NZME Editor-in-Chief position. Murray leads NZME’s editorial team of about 270 people nationwide to deliver high-quality\, trusted news and content across multiple channels. Murray’s role includes growing the company’s various digital subscription platforms such as Herald Premium and BusinessDesk\, and responsibilities across radio news and print publications including the NZ Herald and NZME’s regional newspapers. He has worked in newsrooms across New Zealand and Australia. 						\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n																										\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							Jodi O’Donnell was appointed as TVNZ’s Chief Executive Officer in Jan 2024. She has over 25 years experience in the media industry focused on creating exceptional customer experiences and developing high performing teams. Jodi has held a range of senior marketing\, communications and commercial roles\, including most recently as TVNZ’s Chief Revenue Officer.  Jodi is an accomplished leader with a strong track record of driving transformational change\, digital innovation and commercial sustainability in the local media sector. A passionate advocate for storytelling and the power of video\, Jodi is focused on the transformation of audiences and revenue for a digital-first streaming business.  Jodi is a passionate kiwi and is proud to live and work in the most beautiful country in the world.  						\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n																										\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							Tim Watkin\, RNZ Executive Editor – Audio Tim Watkin has worked in journalism for nearly three decades\, winning awards for news reporting\, feature writing\, TV and radio producing\, and podcasting\, including NZ Journalist of the Year in 2006. He’s been deputy editor for the NZ Listener\, founding producer of TVNZ’s Q+A and Executive Producer at TV3’s The Vote and The Nation. He has written for the Guardian and the Washington Post\, founded Pundit.co.nz and led RNZ’s move into podcasting in 2016. He is currently Executive Editor\, Audio at RNZ\, leading a team of 15 and working with a range of external producers. RNZ podcasts – such as Gone Fishing\, The Service\, Our Changing World and Nellie’s Baby – frequently top the podcast charts in New Zealand\, have won more than 90 awards in competitions worldwide and had more than 40 million listens in the past year. Tim lives in Auckland is married with two sons and a dog. 						\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n																										\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							Your moderator for the evening will be Damien Venuto. He is currently a Senior Account Director at One Plus One Communications. Prior to this\, he was the host of the New Zealand Herald’s Front Page Podcast\, which he and his team grew to a cumulative audience exceeding two million\, and spent four years as online business editor for the NZ Herald. Prior to that\, Venuto spent four years at Tangible Media\, most recently as Editor of NZ Marketing Magazine and StopPress. Readers of his Herald columns and past work in the trade press will be well aware of Venuto’s keen insight into the world of communications and marketing\, and his ability to simplify the complex in service of a great story.  
URL:https://prinz.org.nz/event/fellows-and-life-members-annual-dinner/
LOCATION:The Bridgman\, 234 Dominion Road\, Auckland\, 1024\, New Zealand
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250603T093000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250603T160000
DTSTAMP:20260421T044539
CREATED:20250508T023541Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250508T024654Z
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SUMMARY:CCC Professional Development Day
DESCRIPTION:Content is protected.
URL:https://prinz.org.nz/event/ccc-professional-development-day/
LOCATION:Christchurch City Council
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250604T073000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250604T090000
DTSTAMP:20260421T044539
CREATED:20250518T220344Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250602T213145Z
UID:49310-1749022200-1749027600@prinz.org.nz
SUMMARY:Taking an evidence-based approach to changing attitudes and behaviours
DESCRIPTION:12th June 2025\, 6:00pm-8:30pm						\n					\n				\n				\n			\n			\n		\n				\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n				\n							Overview This exclusive PRINZ event offers PR professionals a rare opportunity to hear directly from senior media executives at TVNZ\, NZME\, RNZ and Stuff. Each executive will provide a 10 minute update on the latest developments in their organisation\, followed by an engaging panel discussion on the evolving media landscape in New Zealand and what it means for PR professionals in 2025. Here is your opportunity to get your information from the horse’s mouth. Our panellists will engage in discussion on topics such as:  The role of earned media in 2025Challenges facing newsrooms and implications for PRHow to support traditional mediaEffective media pitching in a fast-paced news environment This event is free for members and will be live-streamed for those outside of Auckland. Thank you to Foodstuffs for kindly hosting this event. 						\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							Your panellists are:Joanna Norris is the Managing Director for Stuff Masthead Publishing and a member of the Stuff Group Executive Leadership Team. Stuff Masthead Publishing is a national portfolio business of subscription focused products including digital news websites\, magazines\, newspapers and events and a national social media network Neighbourly. The business is aggressively transitioning to a digital and experience focused business. Joanna has worked in media for more than two decades in New Zealand\, the UK and the Middle East. She has worked as a reporter\, editor and media executive. She was appointed Managing Director in 2023\, having previously held the role of Chief Content Officer for the Stuff Group. She loves creativity\, a good story\, great New Zealand food and getting into New Zealand’s high country to tramp and ski with her family. 						\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n																										\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							Murray Kirkness has been Chief Content Officer (Publishing) since June 2023\, a role encompassing the NZME Editor-in-Chief position. Murray leads NZME’s editorial team of about 270 people nationwide to deliver high-quality\, trusted news and content across multiple channels. Murray’s role includes growing the company’s various digital subscription platforms such as Herald Premium and BusinessDesk\, and responsibilities across radio news and print publications including the NZ Herald and NZME’s regional newspapers. He has worked in newsrooms across New Zealand and Australia. 						\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n																										\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							Jodi O’Donnell was appointed as TVNZ’s Chief Executive Officer in Jan 2024. She has over 25 years experience in the media industry focused on creating exceptional customer experiences and developing high performing teams. Jodi has held a range of senior marketing\, communications and commercial roles\, including most recently as TVNZ’s Chief Revenue Officer.  Jodi is an accomplished leader with a strong track record of driving transformational change\, digital innovation and commercial sustainability in the local media sector. A passionate advocate for storytelling and the power of video\, Jodi is focused on the transformation of audiences and revenue for a digital-first streaming business.  Jodi is a passionate kiwi and is proud to live and work in the most beautiful country in the world.  						\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n																										\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							Tim Watkin\, RNZ Executive Editor – Audio Tim Watkin has worked in journalism for nearly three decades\, winning awards for news reporting\, feature writing\, TV and radio producing\, and podcasting\, including NZ Journalist of the Year in 2006. He’s been deputy editor for the NZ Listener\, founding producer of TVNZ’s Q+A and Executive Producer at TV3’s The Vote and The Nation. He has written for the Guardian and the Washington Post\, founded Pundit.co.nz and led RNZ’s move into podcasting in 2016. He is currently Executive Editor\, Audio at RNZ\, leading a team of 15 and working with a range of external producers. RNZ podcasts – such as Gone Fishing\, The Service\, Our Changing World and Nellie’s Baby – frequently top the podcast charts in New Zealand\, have won more than 90 awards in competitions worldwide and had more than 40 million listens in the past year. Tim lives in Auckland is married with two sons and a dog. 						\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n																										\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							Your moderator for the evening will be Damien Venuto. He is currently a Senior Account Director at One Plus One Communications. Prior to this\, he was the host of the New Zealand Herald’s Front Page Podcast\, which he and his team grew to a cumulative audience exceeding two million\, and spent four years as online business editor for the NZ Herald. Prior to that\, Venuto spent four years at Tangible Media\, most recently as Editor of NZ Marketing Magazine and StopPress. Readers of his Herald columns and past work in the trade press will be well aware of Venuto’s keen insight into the world of communications and marketing\, and his ability to simplify the complex in service of a great story.  
URL:https://prinz.org.nz/event/taking-an-evidence-based-approach-to-changing-attitudes-and-behaviours/
LOCATION:Beyond Recruitment\, Level 10\, Perpetual Guardian House\, 99 Customhouse Quay\, Wellington\, 6011\, New Zealand
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250605T093000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250605T120000
DTSTAMP:20260421T044539
CREATED:20241220T030723Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250515T001846Z
UID:45940-1749115800-1749124800@prinz.org.nz
SUMMARY:SOLD OUT - Hands On with AI
DESCRIPTION:12th June 2025\, 6:00pm-8:30pm						\n					\n				\n				\n			\n			\n		\n				\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n				\n							Overview This exclusive PRINZ event offers PR professionals a rare opportunity to hear directly from senior media executives at TVNZ\, NZME\, RNZ and Stuff. Each executive will provide a 10 minute update on the latest developments in their organisation\, followed by an engaging panel discussion on the evolving media landscape in New Zealand and what it means for PR professionals in 2025. Here is your opportunity to get your information from the horse’s mouth. Our panellists will engage in discussion on topics such as:  The role of earned media in 2025Challenges facing newsrooms and implications for PRHow to support traditional mediaEffective media pitching in a fast-paced news environment This event is free for members and will be live-streamed for those outside of Auckland. Thank you to Foodstuffs for kindly hosting this event. 						\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							Your panellists are:Joanna Norris is the Managing Director for Stuff Masthead Publishing and a member of the Stuff Group Executive Leadership Team. Stuff Masthead Publishing is a national portfolio business of subscription focused products including digital news websites\, magazines\, newspapers and events and a national social media network Neighbourly. The business is aggressively transitioning to a digital and experience focused business. Joanna has worked in media for more than two decades in New Zealand\, the UK and the Middle East. She has worked as a reporter\, editor and media executive. She was appointed Managing Director in 2023\, having previously held the role of Chief Content Officer for the Stuff Group. She loves creativity\, a good story\, great New Zealand food and getting into New Zealand’s high country to tramp and ski with her family. 						\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n																										\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							Murray Kirkness has been Chief Content Officer (Publishing) since June 2023\, a role encompassing the NZME Editor-in-Chief position. Murray leads NZME’s editorial team of about 270 people nationwide to deliver high-quality\, trusted news and content across multiple channels. Murray’s role includes growing the company’s various digital subscription platforms such as Herald Premium and BusinessDesk\, and responsibilities across radio news and print publications including the NZ Herald and NZME’s regional newspapers. He has worked in newsrooms across New Zealand and Australia. 						\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n																										\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							Jodi O’Donnell was appointed as TVNZ’s Chief Executive Officer in Jan 2024. She has over 25 years experience in the media industry focused on creating exceptional customer experiences and developing high performing teams. Jodi has held a range of senior marketing\, communications and commercial roles\, including most recently as TVNZ’s Chief Revenue Officer.  Jodi is an accomplished leader with a strong track record of driving transformational change\, digital innovation and commercial sustainability in the local media sector. A passionate advocate for storytelling and the power of video\, Jodi is focused on the transformation of audiences and revenue for a digital-first streaming business.  Jodi is a passionate kiwi and is proud to live and work in the most beautiful country in the world.  						\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n																										\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							Tim Watkin\, RNZ Executive Editor – Audio Tim Watkin has worked in journalism for nearly three decades\, winning awards for news reporting\, feature writing\, TV and radio producing\, and podcasting\, including NZ Journalist of the Year in 2006. He’s been deputy editor for the NZ Listener\, founding producer of TVNZ’s Q+A and Executive Producer at TV3’s The Vote and The Nation. He has written for the Guardian and the Washington Post\, founded Pundit.co.nz and led RNZ’s move into podcasting in 2016. He is currently Executive Editor\, Audio at RNZ\, leading a team of 15 and working with a range of external producers. RNZ podcasts – such as Gone Fishing\, The Service\, Our Changing World and Nellie’s Baby – frequently top the podcast charts in New Zealand\, have won more than 90 awards in competitions worldwide and had more than 40 million listens in the past year. Tim lives in Auckland is married with two sons and a dog. 						\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n																										\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							Your moderator for the evening will be Damien Venuto. He is currently a Senior Account Director at One Plus One Communications. Prior to this\, he was the host of the New Zealand Herald’s Front Page Podcast\, which he and his team grew to a cumulative audience exceeding two million\, and spent four years as online business editor for the NZ Herald. Prior to that\, Venuto spent four years at Tangible Media\, most recently as Editor of NZ Marketing Magazine and StopPress. Readers of his Herald columns and past work in the trade press will be well aware of Venuto’s keen insight into the world of communications and marketing\, and his ability to simplify the complex in service of a great story.  
URL:https://prinz.org.nz/event/hands-on-with-ai/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250605T170000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250605T183000
DTSTAMP:20260421T044539
CREATED:20250523T062559Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250523T062633Z
UID:49478-1749142800-1749148200@prinz.org.nz
SUMMARY:Tauranga First Thursdays
DESCRIPTION:12th June 2025\, 6:00pm-8:30pm						\n					\n				\n				\n			\n			\n		\n				\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n				\n							Overview This exclusive PRINZ event offers PR professionals a rare opportunity to hear directly from senior media executives at TVNZ\, NZME\, RNZ and Stuff. Each executive will provide a 10 minute update on the latest developments in their organisation\, followed by an engaging panel discussion on the evolving media landscape in New Zealand and what it means for PR professionals in 2025. Here is your opportunity to get your information from the horse’s mouth. Our panellists will engage in discussion on topics such as:  The role of earned media in 2025Challenges facing newsrooms and implications for PRHow to support traditional mediaEffective media pitching in a fast-paced news environment This event is free for members and will be live-streamed for those outside of Auckland. Thank you to Foodstuffs for kindly hosting this event. 						\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							Your panellists are:Joanna Norris is the Managing Director for Stuff Masthead Publishing and a member of the Stuff Group Executive Leadership Team. Stuff Masthead Publishing is a national portfolio business of subscription focused products including digital news websites\, magazines\, newspapers and events and a national social media network Neighbourly. The business is aggressively transitioning to a digital and experience focused business. Joanna has worked in media for more than two decades in New Zealand\, the UK and the Middle East. She has worked as a reporter\, editor and media executive. She was appointed Managing Director in 2023\, having previously held the role of Chief Content Officer for the Stuff Group. She loves creativity\, a good story\, great New Zealand food and getting into New Zealand’s high country to tramp and ski with her family. 						\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n																										\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							Murray Kirkness has been Chief Content Officer (Publishing) since June 2023\, a role encompassing the NZME Editor-in-Chief position. Murray leads NZME’s editorial team of about 270 people nationwide to deliver high-quality\, trusted news and content across multiple channels. Murray’s role includes growing the company’s various digital subscription platforms such as Herald Premium and BusinessDesk\, and responsibilities across radio news and print publications including the NZ Herald and NZME’s regional newspapers. He has worked in newsrooms across New Zealand and Australia. 						\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n																										\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							Jodi O’Donnell was appointed as TVNZ’s Chief Executive Officer in Jan 2024. She has over 25 years experience in the media industry focused on creating exceptional customer experiences and developing high performing teams. Jodi has held a range of senior marketing\, communications and commercial roles\, including most recently as TVNZ’s Chief Revenue Officer.  Jodi is an accomplished leader with a strong track record of driving transformational change\, digital innovation and commercial sustainability in the local media sector. A passionate advocate for storytelling and the power of video\, Jodi is focused on the transformation of audiences and revenue for a digital-first streaming business.  Jodi is a passionate kiwi and is proud to live and work in the most beautiful country in the world.  						\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n																										\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							Tim Watkin\, RNZ Executive Editor – Audio Tim Watkin has worked in journalism for nearly three decades\, winning awards for news reporting\, feature writing\, TV and radio producing\, and podcasting\, including NZ Journalist of the Year in 2006. He’s been deputy editor for the NZ Listener\, founding producer of TVNZ’s Q+A and Executive Producer at TV3’s The Vote and The Nation. He has written for the Guardian and the Washington Post\, founded Pundit.co.nz and led RNZ’s move into podcasting in 2016. He is currently Executive Editor\, Audio at RNZ\, leading a team of 15 and working with a range of external producers. RNZ podcasts – such as Gone Fishing\, The Service\, Our Changing World and Nellie’s Baby – frequently top the podcast charts in New Zealand\, have won more than 90 awards in competitions worldwide and had more than 40 million listens in the past year. Tim lives in Auckland is married with two sons and a dog. 						\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n																										\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							Your moderator for the evening will be Damien Venuto. He is currently a Senior Account Director at One Plus One Communications. Prior to this\, he was the host of the New Zealand Herald’s Front Page Podcast\, which he and his team grew to a cumulative audience exceeding two million\, and spent four years as online business editor for the NZ Herald. Prior to that\, Venuto spent four years at Tangible Media\, most recently as Editor of NZ Marketing Magazine and StopPress. Readers of his Herald columns and past work in the trade press will be well aware of Venuto’s keen insight into the world of communications and marketing\, and his ability to simplify the complex in service of a great story.  
URL:https://prinz.org.nz/event/tauranga-first-thursdays-7/
LOCATION:Picnicka\, Elizabeth Towers Level 1/38 Elizabeth Street\, Tauranga\, 3110\, New Zealand
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250609T093000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250612T120000
DTSTAMP:20260421T044539
CREATED:20250414T025435Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250512T014858Z
UID:48325-1749461400-1749729600@prinz.org.nz
SUMMARY:Public Relations Strategy and Evaluation
DESCRIPTION:12th June 2025\, 6:00pm-8:30pm						\n					\n				\n				\n			\n			\n		\n				\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n				\n							Overview This exclusive PRINZ event offers PR professionals a rare opportunity to hear directly from senior media executives at TVNZ\, NZME\, RNZ and Stuff. Each executive will provide a 10 minute update on the latest developments in their organisation\, followed by an engaging panel discussion on the evolving media landscape in New Zealand and what it means for PR professionals in 2025. Here is your opportunity to get your information from the horse’s mouth. Our panellists will engage in discussion on topics such as:  The role of earned media in 2025Challenges facing newsrooms and implications for PRHow to support traditional mediaEffective media pitching in a fast-paced news environment This event is free for members and will be live-streamed for those outside of Auckland. Thank you to Foodstuffs for kindly hosting this event. 						\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							Your panellists are:Joanna Norris is the Managing Director for Stuff Masthead Publishing and a member of the Stuff Group Executive Leadership Team. Stuff Masthead Publishing is a national portfolio business of subscription focused products including digital news websites\, magazines\, newspapers and events and a national social media network Neighbourly. The business is aggressively transitioning to a digital and experience focused business. Joanna has worked in media for more than two decades in New Zealand\, the UK and the Middle East. She has worked as a reporter\, editor and media executive. She was appointed Managing Director in 2023\, having previously held the role of Chief Content Officer for the Stuff Group. She loves creativity\, a good story\, great New Zealand food and getting into New Zealand’s high country to tramp and ski with her family. 						\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n																										\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							Murray Kirkness has been Chief Content Officer (Publishing) since June 2023\, a role encompassing the NZME Editor-in-Chief position. Murray leads NZME’s editorial team of about 270 people nationwide to deliver high-quality\, trusted news and content across multiple channels. Murray’s role includes growing the company’s various digital subscription platforms such as Herald Premium and BusinessDesk\, and responsibilities across radio news and print publications including the NZ Herald and NZME’s regional newspapers. He has worked in newsrooms across New Zealand and Australia. 						\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n																										\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							Jodi O’Donnell was appointed as TVNZ’s Chief Executive Officer in Jan 2024. She has over 25 years experience in the media industry focused on creating exceptional customer experiences and developing high performing teams. Jodi has held a range of senior marketing\, communications and commercial roles\, including most recently as TVNZ’s Chief Revenue Officer.  Jodi is an accomplished leader with a strong track record of driving transformational change\, digital innovation and commercial sustainability in the local media sector. A passionate advocate for storytelling and the power of video\, Jodi is focused on the transformation of audiences and revenue for a digital-first streaming business.  Jodi is a passionate kiwi and is proud to live and work in the most beautiful country in the world.  						\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n																										\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							Tim Watkin\, RNZ Executive Editor – Audio Tim Watkin has worked in journalism for nearly three decades\, winning awards for news reporting\, feature writing\, TV and radio producing\, and podcasting\, including NZ Journalist of the Year in 2006. He’s been deputy editor for the NZ Listener\, founding producer of TVNZ’s Q+A and Executive Producer at TV3’s The Vote and The Nation. He has written for the Guardian and the Washington Post\, founded Pundit.co.nz and led RNZ’s move into podcasting in 2016. He is currently Executive Editor\, Audio at RNZ\, leading a team of 15 and working with a range of external producers. RNZ podcasts – such as Gone Fishing\, The Service\, Our Changing World and Nellie’s Baby – frequently top the podcast charts in New Zealand\, have won more than 90 awards in competitions worldwide and had more than 40 million listens in the past year. Tim lives in Auckland is married with two sons and a dog. 						\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n																										\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							Your moderator for the evening will be Damien Venuto. He is currently a Senior Account Director at One Plus One Communications. Prior to this\, he was the host of the New Zealand Herald’s Front Page Podcast\, which he and his team grew to a cumulative audience exceeding two million\, and spent four years as online business editor for the NZ Herald. Prior to that\, Venuto spent four years at Tangible Media\, most recently as Editor of NZ Marketing Magazine and StopPress. Readers of his Herald columns and past work in the trade press will be well aware of Venuto’s keen insight into the world of communications and marketing\, and his ability to simplify the complex in service of a great story.  
URL:https://prinz.org.nz/event/public-relations-strategy-and-evaluation-6/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250610T093000
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SUMMARY:Sub-editing and Proofreading: Key writing and editing tips to make your copy sing
DESCRIPTION:12th June 2025\, 6:00pm-8:30pm						\n					\n				\n				\n			\n			\n		\n				\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n				\n							Overview This exclusive PRINZ event offers PR professionals a rare opportunity to hear directly from senior media executives at TVNZ\, NZME\, RNZ and Stuff. Each executive will provide a 10 minute update on the latest developments in their organisation\, followed by an engaging panel discussion on the evolving media landscape in New Zealand and what it means for PR professionals in 2025. Here is your opportunity to get your information from the horse’s mouth. Our panellists will engage in discussion on topics such as:  The role of earned media in 2025Challenges facing newsrooms and implications for PRHow to support traditional mediaEffective media pitching in a fast-paced news environment This event is free for members and will be live-streamed for those outside of Auckland. Thank you to Foodstuffs for kindly hosting this event. 						\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							Your panellists are:Joanna Norris is the Managing Director for Stuff Masthead Publishing and a member of the Stuff Group Executive Leadership Team. Stuff Masthead Publishing is a national portfolio business of subscription focused products including digital news websites\, magazines\, newspapers and events and a national social media network Neighbourly. The business is aggressively transitioning to a digital and experience focused business. Joanna has worked in media for more than two decades in New Zealand\, the UK and the Middle East. She has worked as a reporter\, editor and media executive. She was appointed Managing Director in 2023\, having previously held the role of Chief Content Officer for the Stuff Group. She loves creativity\, a good story\, great New Zealand food and getting into New Zealand’s high country to tramp and ski with her family. 						\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n																										\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							Murray Kirkness has been Chief Content Officer (Publishing) since June 2023\, a role encompassing the NZME Editor-in-Chief position. Murray leads NZME’s editorial team of about 270 people nationwide to deliver high-quality\, trusted news and content across multiple channels. Murray’s role includes growing the company’s various digital subscription platforms such as Herald Premium and BusinessDesk\, and responsibilities across radio news and print publications including the NZ Herald and NZME’s regional newspapers. He has worked in newsrooms across New Zealand and Australia. 						\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n																										\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							Jodi O’Donnell was appointed as TVNZ’s Chief Executive Officer in Jan 2024. She has over 25 years experience in the media industry focused on creating exceptional customer experiences and developing high performing teams. Jodi has held a range of senior marketing\, communications and commercial roles\, including most recently as TVNZ’s Chief Revenue Officer.  Jodi is an accomplished leader with a strong track record of driving transformational change\, digital innovation and commercial sustainability in the local media sector. A passionate advocate for storytelling and the power of video\, Jodi is focused on the transformation of audiences and revenue for a digital-first streaming business.  Jodi is a passionate kiwi and is proud to live and work in the most beautiful country in the world.  						\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n																										\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							Tim Watkin\, RNZ Executive Editor – Audio Tim Watkin has worked in journalism for nearly three decades\, winning awards for news reporting\, feature writing\, TV and radio producing\, and podcasting\, including NZ Journalist of the Year in 2006. He’s been deputy editor for the NZ Listener\, founding producer of TVNZ’s Q+A and Executive Producer at TV3’s The Vote and The Nation. He has written for the Guardian and the Washington Post\, founded Pundit.co.nz and led RNZ’s move into podcasting in 2016. He is currently Executive Editor\, Audio at RNZ\, leading a team of 15 and working with a range of external producers. RNZ podcasts – such as Gone Fishing\, The Service\, Our Changing World and Nellie’s Baby – frequently top the podcast charts in New Zealand\, have won more than 90 awards in competitions worldwide and had more than 40 million listens in the past year. Tim lives in Auckland is married with two sons and a dog. 						\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n																										\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n							Your moderator for the evening will be Damien Venuto. He is currently a Senior Account Director at One Plus One Communications. Prior to this\, he was the host of the New Zealand Herald’s Front Page Podcast\, which he and his team grew to a cumulative audience exceeding two million\, and spent four years as online business editor for the NZ Herald. Prior to that\, Venuto spent four years at Tangible Media\, most recently as Editor of NZ Marketing Magazine and StopPress. Readers of his Herald columns and past work in the trade press will be well aware of Venuto’s keen insight into the world of communications and marketing\, and his ability to simplify the complex in service of a great story.  
URL:https://prinz.org.nz/event/sub-editing-and-proofreading-key-writing-and-editing-tips-to-make-your-copy-sing/
LOCATION:Online
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