AUCKLAND, Today: Following judging by 38 senior public relations and communications practitioners, the Public Relations Institute has announced 25 finalists in the 2019 annual industry awards.
PRINZ chief judge Kate Woodruffe said: “In today’s environment, organisations face high levels of public scrutiny, and expectations of transparency and social responsibility.
“Public relations professionals play a critical role in helping organisations navigate this environment successfully by encouraging good business decisions as well as effective communication,” she said.
“The PRINZ Awards showcase the diverse range of success stories generated by our members,” she said.
Winners will be revealed at a gala dinner at the Beehive in Wellington on Thursday 25 July.
THE FINALISTS (in alphabetical order by entry title)
- 2degrees #GoodChat – Claudia Macdonald, Holly Hatch-Stevens, Max Burt, Mango Communications; Katherine Cornish, Mathew Bolland, 2degrees.
- A calm urgency: securing whānau approval for 600+ legal changes – Ariane Adam, Angela Campbell, Scott Campbell, Campbell Squared Communications.
- A Conversation Starter for Testicular Cancer – Katie Smith, FCB.
- A new horizon: moving ProCare from corporate to co-operative – Scott Campbell, Angela Campbell, Ariane Adam, Campbell Squared Communications.
- Are We There Yet? Women and Equality in Aotearoa – Bex Martelletti, Auckland Museum.
- Bananaworks’ cultural cocktail smooths Customs issue for Asian visitors – Eva Li, Kenneth Wang, Lucy Ong, Bananaworks Communications.
- Fly Your Drone – Using wit to regulate unwitting pilots – Kelly Gage, Mike Richards, Civil Aviation Authority of NZ (CAANZ)
- Leading the way in reducing plastic at checkouts – Daniel Chasemore, Countdown.
- Maungatapu Underpass Community Day – Amanda Weatherley, Claire Pedersen-Croll, Natalie Mankelow, NZ Transport Agency.
- Never too young – creating a conversation about bowel cancer – Chelsea Halliwell, Resolve Communications.
- Husky Rescue – Erin Jamieson, Leigh Harris, Lisa-Marie Richan, Rebecca Dunlay, Steve Attwood,
- Convergence Communications and Marketing.
- Transparency and tikanga – weaving a path for a divided iwi – Jessica Cushing, Scott Campbell, Angela Campbell, Campbell Squared Communications.
- Wave Nine – Invest in Your Whānau – Ranae Niven, Te Pūtahitanga.
- Seizing the moment: World Vegan Day – Chloe Ogilvie, Amy Richardson, Colin Espiner, Justene Taua, Rebecca Foote, Skycity Entertainment Group.
- Spark Goes Agile: Not Just Another Damn Restructure – Anaru Tuhi, Andrew Pirie, Ellie Cross, Michelle Baguley, Todd Parker, Spark.
- Spark’s Kupu encourages Kiwis to give Te reo Māori a go – Anaru Tuhi, Ellie Cross, Spark New Zealand.
- You can’t make a glacier lie – Rory Newsam, Sarah Fraser, NIWA
- Sally Logan-Milne Young Practitioner of the Year Award finalists: Cassie Arauzo (Spark), Sarah George (Internet NZ).
- www.prinz.org.nz
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