Podcasting is booming, with recent data showing that one in three New Zealanders listens to podcasts regularly.

Join renowned New Zealand broadcaster Mike Puru, co-host of The Breeze Drive and The House of Wellness Podcast, at a breakfast event exploring the rapid growth of podcasting, and how PR professionals can use the medium to build trust, connect with highly engaged audiences and strengthen stakeholder relationships and sentiment.

Join us for our 2026 entry in the Learn from a Fellow series, featuring two of Canterbury’s most experienced practitioners and PRINZ Fellows.

Internal communications is often expected to deliver more with less, balance strategic advice with day-to-day delivery, and engage increasingly diverse workforces. But how can insights help communicators move beyond tactics and make better decisions about where to focus their effort?

Hear from local PRINZ Fellows Michele Hider and Janet Wright as they share real-world internal communications examples, the insights that helped shape their approach and how they evaluated their success.

Developed in partnership with Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand, this practical workshop has been designed specifically for public relations and communications professionals who regularly collaborate with finance colleagues, contribute to financial or corporate reporting, or want to broaden their commercial and strategic business acumen.

As Aotearoa New Zealand continues to grow as a bicultural nation, the ability to communicate meaningfully and respectfully with Māori and Iwi stakeholders has never been more essential for communications professionals. 

This event brings together PR and communications practitioners to explore culturally grounded approaches to stakeholder engagement, moving beyond tokenism and toward genuine, trust-based relationships with Māori communities and Iwi organisations.

Central to this is an understanding of mātauranga Māori, the body of knowledge, values, and ways of knowing that are distinctly Māori.

What does it take to get your story picked up? Join us for a candid panel discussion with key editorial leaders from NZME, Stuff, TVNZ and RNZ to find out what they are really looking for. This is an opportunity to hear directly from the people making the decisions and gain practical insights to help strengthen your media strategy.

The PRINZ Southern Division Committee is hosting drinks and speed networking at Hotel Montreal on Thursday 27 August, and we’d love to see you there.