BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//PRINZ - Public Relations Institute of New Zealand - ECPv6.3.4//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:PRINZ - Public Relations Institute of New Zealand X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://prinz.org.nz X-WR-CALDESC:Events for PRINZ - Public Relations Institute of New Zealand REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Pacific/Auckland BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+1300 TZOFFSETTO:+1200 TZNAME:NZST DTSTART:20260404T140000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+1200 TZOFFSETTO:+1300 TZNAME:NZDT DTSTART:20260926T140000 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20260325T120000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20260325T130000 DTSTAMP:20260422T230522 CREATED:20260302T034656Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260304T003515Z UID:55010-1774440000-1774443600@prinz.org.nz SUMMARY:Community Engagement: What it is and how to measure its value - Webinar DESCRIPTION: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/community-engagement-webinar/ LOCATION:Online ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://prinz.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Imageof6phases_DianaWolkenCommunity-Engagement-e1772584454642.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20260414T093000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20260414T124500 DTSTAMP:20260422T230522 CREATED:20251217T222657Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251222T093305Z UID:53788-1776159000-1776170700@prinz.org.nz SUMMARY:Sub-editing and Proofreading - Key writing and editing tips to make your copy sing DESCRIPTION: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-3/ LOCATION:Online ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://prinz.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/edit-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20260416T073000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20260416T091500 DTSTAMP:20260422T230522 CREATED:20260324T045154Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260413T043218Z UID:55353-1776324600-1776330900@prinz.org.nz SUMMARY:Auckland Breakfast Event: New Zealanders love podcasts - Here's how to make it work for your organisation 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-breakfast-event-new-zealanders-love-podcasts-heres-how-to-make-it-work-for-your-organisation/ LOCATION:Hays Recruitment\, Level 36\, ANZ Centre\, 23-29 Albert Street\, Auckland\, New Zealand ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://prinz.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/2025-banners.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20260420T093000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20260423T120000 DTSTAMP:20260422T230522 CREATED:20251218T003435Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T214134Z UID:53803-1776677400-1776945600@prinz.org.nz SUMMARY:Public Relations Strategy and Evaluation - SOLD OUT 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-7/ LOCATION:Online ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://prinz.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/PR-Strategy-and-Evaluation-Catherine-Arrow.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20260421T120000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20260421T130000 DTSTAMP:20260422T230522 CREATED:20260326T012209Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260326T012209Z UID:55421-1776772800-1776776400@prinz.org.nz SUMMARY:Unlocking Real-Time Salary Insights with LiveRem - Webinar 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/unlocking-real-time-salary-insights-with-liverem-webinar/ LOCATION:Online ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://prinz.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/liverem-1-e1774479532123.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20260429T093000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20260429T160000 DTSTAMP:20260422T230522 CREATED:20251218T010712Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260323T030523Z UID:53814-1777455000-1777478400@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-8/ LOCATION:GRC Partners + Porter Novelli Offices\, 100 College Hill\, Auckland\, Ponsonby\, 1011\, New Zealand ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://prinz.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Untitled-design-4-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20260430T073000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20260430T090000 DTSTAMP:20260422T230522 CREATED:20260330T040931Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260330T040931Z UID:55472-1777534200-1777539600@prinz.org.nz SUMMARY:Breakfast for the brain: Critical thinking 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/breakfast-for-the-brain-critical-thinking/ LOCATION:Environment Canterbury\, 200 Tuam Street\, Christchurch\, 8011 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://prinz.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/2025-banners-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20260430T173000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20260430T193000 DTSTAMP:20260422T230522 CREATED:20260417T050535Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260420T044057Z UID:55952-1777570200-1777577400@prinz.org.nz SUMMARY:UC Student Networking Event: The Inside Track 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/uc-student-networking-event-the-inside-track/ LOCATION:James Logie Room 613\, 20 Kirkwood Avenue\, Upper Riccarton\, Christchurch\, 8041\, New Zealand ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://prinz.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/2025-banners-63.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20260505T093000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20260505T124500 DTSTAMP:20260422T230523 CREATED:20260114T215535Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260114T215535Z UID:53843-1777973400-1777985100@prinz.org.nz SUMMARY: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-3/ LOCATION:Online ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://prinz.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/megaphone.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20260513T090000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20260520T120000 DTSTAMP:20260422T230523 CREATED:20260203T000920Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260324T000923Z UID:53825-1778662800-1779278400@prinz.org.nz SUMMARY:The Inside Scoop: Strategic Internal Comms for Your Organisation 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-inside-scoop-strategic-internal-comms-for-your-organisation/ LOCATION:Online ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://prinz.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2025-banners-47.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20260514T073000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20260514T083000 DTSTAMP:20260422T230523 CREATED:20260401T224337Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260401T224337Z UID:55543-1778743800-1778747400@prinz.org.nz SUMMARY:From Overwhelm to Clarity: Navigating High-Pressure Environments 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/from-overwhelm-to-clarity-navigating-high-pressure-environments/ LOCATION:Auckland Council\, Auckland House\, 135 Albert Street\, Auckland\, New Zealand ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://prinz.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/2025-banners-3.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20260519T093000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20260521T120000 DTSTAMP:20260422T230523 CREATED:20260302T002530Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260302T002530Z UID:54974-1779183000-1779364800@prinz.org.nz SUMMARY:Introduction to Public Relations 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/introduction-to-public-relations-8/ LOCATION:Online ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://prinz.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Intro-to-PR-Cover-People-Catherine-Arrow-e1772399595717.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20260603T150000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20260603T170000 DTSTAMP:20260422T230523 CREATED:20260420T040810Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260420T040810Z UID:55994-1780498800-1780506000@prinz.org.nz SUMMARY:PRINZ Annual General Meeting 2026 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-annual-general-meeting-2026/ LOCATION:Online ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://prinz.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/2025-banners-Presentation-4-e1776657428584.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20260604T080000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20260604T170000 DTSTAMP:20260422T230523 CREATED:20260412T220914Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260415T002634Z UID:55703-1780560000-1780592400@prinz.org.nz SUMMARY:PRINZ Conference 2026: Meet the Future 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-conference-2026-meet-the-future/ LOCATION:Hilton Auckland\, 147 Quay Street\, Auckland\, 1010\, New Zealand ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://prinz.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/2025-banners-60-e1776200241779.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20260604T183000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20260604T233000 DTSTAMP:20260422T230523 CREATED:20260414T210700Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260415T002341Z UID:55782-1780597800-1780615800@prinz.org.nz SUMMARY:2026 PRINZ Awards Gala 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/2026-prinz-awards-gala-dinner/ LOCATION:Hilton Auckland\, 147 Quay Street\, Auckland\, 1010\, New Zealand ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://prinz.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/2025-banners-61.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20260609T100000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20260616T120000 DTSTAMP:20260422T230523 CREATED:20260302T033739Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260302T033818Z UID:54988-1780999200-1781611200@prinz.org.nz SUMMARY:Incorporating Tiriti-based Principles into Public Relations Practice 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/incorporating-tiriti-based-principles-into-public-relations-practice/ LOCATION:Online ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://prinz.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/2025-banners-58.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20260623T093000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20260624T123000 DTSTAMP:20260422T230523 CREATED:20260309T012034Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260409T000220Z UID:55082-1782207000-1782304200@prinz.org.nz SUMMARY:Critical Thinking in the Age of 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/critical-thinking-in-the-age-of-ai/ LOCATION:Online ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://prinz.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/critical-thinking-age-of-ai.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20260625T093000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20260625T120000 DTSTAMP:20260422T230523 CREATED:20251212T033817Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260323T234105Z UID:53684-1782379800-1782388800@prinz.org.nz SUMMARY: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-4/ LOCATION:Online ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://prinz.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/PRKH-Hands-on-White-Phone-e1742172373898.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20260630T093000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20260630T123000 DTSTAMP:20260422T230523 CREATED:20251217T042649Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260407T230336Z UID:53707-1782811800-1782822600@prinz.org.nz SUMMARY:Down the Rabbit Hole: Understanding Government Relations 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/down-the-rabbit-hole-understanding-government-relations-2/ LOCATION:Online ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://prinz.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/alice.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR