Upcoming events
Being a member of IABC Aotearoa New Zealand gives you access to a range of local events and workshops, as well as discounted pricing for IABC International masterclasses, webinars, and conferences.
Keep an eye out for upcoming events!
Keep an eye out for upcoming events!
Thriving, not just surviving in today's job market - 7 Aug
IABC Aotearoa New Zealand, Hnry, and Momentum bring you the insights, tips, and tricks to help you get ahead in the current job market.
Hnry specialises in supporting sole traders and files more tax returns for individuals across Aotearoa than any other accounting firm. They’ve seen what works and what doesn’t for thousands of people becoming their own bosses. Learn what you can do to stay on the right side of the IRD if you’re shifting from a permanent, full-time role into short term contracts— regardless of whether it’s because you want to set your own course or you’re just looking to make ends meet.
Momentum has placed many professional communicators in both contract and permanent roles across Aotearoa for years. Ian Kennedy, a principal consultant specialising in marketing and communications placements, will share the stage with James Fuller and provide an outlook on the market, provide tips on how to gain the competitive edge when job hunting, and help you understand the different things employers are seeking when they’re not looking to fill permanent roles.
This event will be hosted at Hnry’s new headquarters at Level 2, 45 Johnston Street, Wellington Central, and space will be limited, so be sure to get your tickets early.
WHEN: 7 August, from 5.30pm - 6.30pmpm
WHERE: Hnry’s new headquarters at Level 2, 45 Johnston Street, Wellington Central
We offer the following opportunities to make sure this event is available for our friends and colleagues in the profession:
Hnry specialises in supporting sole traders and files more tax returns for individuals across Aotearoa than any other accounting firm. They’ve seen what works and what doesn’t for thousands of people becoming their own bosses. Learn what you can do to stay on the right side of the IRD if you’re shifting from a permanent, full-time role into short term contracts— regardless of whether it’s because you want to set your own course or you’re just looking to make ends meet.
Momentum has placed many professional communicators in both contract and permanent roles across Aotearoa for years. Ian Kennedy, a principal consultant specialising in marketing and communications placements, will share the stage with James Fuller and provide an outlook on the market, provide tips on how to gain the competitive edge when job hunting, and help you understand the different things employers are seeking when they’re not looking to fill permanent roles.
This event will be hosted at Hnry’s new headquarters at Level 2, 45 Johnston Street, Wellington Central, and space will be limited, so be sure to get your tickets early.
WHEN: 7 August, from 5.30pm - 6.30pmpm
WHERE: Hnry’s new headquarters at Level 2, 45 Johnston Street, Wellington Central
We offer the following opportunities to make sure this event is available for our friends and colleagues in the profession:
- Bring a friend or colleague free by selecting a 2-4-1 ticket
- Attend for free if you’ve been impacted by job cuts using the code StrongerTogether
- Those with an IABC Aotearoa New Zealand paid membership can select a free Paid Membership ticket
Understanding Disinformation - 6 August (AKL)
Nicole Skews-Poole, the Director of Communications for The Disinformation Project, to host a session on how disinformation works, and what organisations can do to prevent, mitigate and respond to being targeted.
Disinformation-based targeting is being felt across all sectors, and it has a range of reputational, workstream, and welfare implications, which many organisations are struggling to come to grips with.
When: 6 August, 5.30pm
Where: Momentum, Level 1, Shed 20 - 139 Quay Street
Cost: Free
Secure your spot here
Disinformation-based targeting is being felt across all sectors, and it has a range of reputational, workstream, and welfare implications, which many organisations are struggling to come to grips with.
When: 6 August, 5.30pm
Where: Momentum, Level 1, Shed 20 - 139 Quay Street
Cost: Free
Secure your spot here
Past networking events
The Rise and Rise of Women's Sport - September 2022
Missed the event? It's available for free now on our YouTube page.
It may be long overdue but women’s sports is finally getting the attention it deserves. In Europe record crowds are turning out to watch women’s football games in packed out stadiums, and millions more are tuning in to watch.
Here in New Zealand we’re fresh from hosting the Women’s Cricket World Cup, while next month the world’s best women’s rugby players kick off their campaign, and in 2023 we co-host the FIFA Women’s World Cup. Sport New Zealand’s latest research also shows we’re seeing a surge in media covering women’s sports and New Zealand is well out in front compared to the rest of the world. Hear more about what’s driving this upward shift, the gender balance in sports coverage and reporting, and how stakeholder engagement is driving positive change.
Join Women’s Cricket World Cup Chief Executive Andrea Nelson, and Sport NZ’s Strategic Communications Manager, Philip Clark for a rousing discussion on the rise, and rise of women’s sport.
When brands should speak up or shut up on social issues - August 2022
Missed the event? It's available for free now on our YouTube page for everyone!
Whether it’s Pride Month, International Women’s Day, Black Lives Matter and even Matariki, deciding whether, and how, to weigh in on political/societal issues or topical events is an increasingly common and difficult challenge for brands. Should you shout about supporting International Women’s Day when you’ve got a yawning gender pay gap issue?
It's too easy to end up making headlines for all the wrong reasons, being called out for being tone deaf, self-involved, misogynistic and virtue signalling.
Despite the convergence of social media and communications teams in recent years, the challenge to get it right remains - and begs the question(s): why do brands continue to get it wrong? What prevents comms and social teams’ from doing it right?
Join our leading panel of communications and social media experts as they share their experiences and insights on knowing when it’s a good idea to speak up or shut up!
Panellists:
Budget Night 2022 - Bernard Hickey - May 2022
It’s back and bigger than ever - the annual IABC Aotearoa and Momentum Consulting Budget Day event with Bernard Hickey, all-round finance guru.
Coming to you live from The Backbencher in Wellington on Thursday 19 May – all the news, views, and reviews of the Budget. Will we be toasting with Tattinger or moping into our Marque Vue? Only Bernard can help us make sense of our futures ...
Known for its mix of quick humour and easy to understand financial insights, Bernard’s Budget Day breakdown gives you everything you need to know and won’t find anywhere else.
Shifting expectations in the professional comms landscape post-pandemic - March 2022
Missed the event? Replay it now via Webinar Jam.
Join us as we assemble a panel of superstar communications professionals from diverse corners of expertise, experience, and background to explore how the expectations on work are shifting now that people are reassessing their options.
Although we haven't suffered the lengthy lockdown that other countries have, we all see the societal shifts and debates happening overseas spurning inevitable questions about our current ways of working here in New Zealand.
As communications professionals, we can be seeding and leading these conversations in our workplaces, but as potential employees and employers, we can also be asking for a change in our personal worklife.
Living with giants - our relationship with social media - November 2021
It’s hard for us to remember a world without social media; Google answers our every question, Facebook connects us to friends around the globe and YouTube can teach you how to fix a leaky toilet or indulge your nostalgia for tv shows from your childhood.
The world is at our fingertips but is this a healthy relationship or an abusive one? And how do we, as communicators, navigate this when it’s changed the way we engage with our audiences?
We had a conversation with Duncan Greive, Managing Editor of The Spinoff, who has been researching and reporting on this topic. We discussed the rise of these technology giants as a source of news, what’s that done to amplify misinformation and the polarisation of discourse, and the question of regulation, both here and overseas, to bring some accountability to these corporations. What sort of relationship should we be having or can we have with these organisations, and what do we need to be aware of as professional communicators when engaging via social media?
Duncan Greive is an award-winning journalist and writer, and founder and publisher of The Spinoff, a subscriber- and sponsor-funded online media outlet.
The Art and Science of Storytelling
Over the past decade, business storytelling has emerged as a powerful communication skill and leadership competency.
In this virtual discussion, international speaker and communications educator Gabrielle Dolan will provide compelling reasons and insights for why leaders need to embrace storytelling to connect, engage and inspire. You will experience first hand the power of sharing personal stories to communicate business messages. Gain valuable insights on what makes a story a story and how to avoid the most common mistakes when sharing stories in business.
Gabrielle Dolan is a highly sought-after international keynote speaker and educator on real communication and business storytelling. Her dedication to the industry was recognised when Gabrielle was awarded the 2020 Communicator of the Year by the IABC Asia Pacific region.
Tough Talk: Tackling challenging topics
Replay video: https://event.webinarjam.com/replay/13/09gxqt3hqavclx
Password: N/A
When we’re communicating about challenging topics, there’s a fine line between getting it right and getting it horribly wrong. It’s important that we find ways to communicate effectively, even when emotion sends reason out the window. So, how are others using tough talk to challenge misconceptions, historic abuses, and hate?
In this webinar we’ll be joined by two people at the forefront of tough talk:
Missed the event? It's available for free now on our YouTube page.
It may be long overdue but women’s sports is finally getting the attention it deserves. In Europe record crowds are turning out to watch women’s football games in packed out stadiums, and millions more are tuning in to watch.
Here in New Zealand we’re fresh from hosting the Women’s Cricket World Cup, while next month the world’s best women’s rugby players kick off their campaign, and in 2023 we co-host the FIFA Women’s World Cup. Sport New Zealand’s latest research also shows we’re seeing a surge in media covering women’s sports and New Zealand is well out in front compared to the rest of the world. Hear more about what’s driving this upward shift, the gender balance in sports coverage and reporting, and how stakeholder engagement is driving positive change.
Join Women’s Cricket World Cup Chief Executive Andrea Nelson, and Sport NZ’s Strategic Communications Manager, Philip Clark for a rousing discussion on the rise, and rise of women’s sport.
When brands should speak up or shut up on social issues - August 2022
Missed the event? It's available for free now on our YouTube page for everyone!
Whether it’s Pride Month, International Women’s Day, Black Lives Matter and even Matariki, deciding whether, and how, to weigh in on political/societal issues or topical events is an increasingly common and difficult challenge for brands. Should you shout about supporting International Women’s Day when you’ve got a yawning gender pay gap issue?
It's too easy to end up making headlines for all the wrong reasons, being called out for being tone deaf, self-involved, misogynistic and virtue signalling.
Despite the convergence of social media and communications teams in recent years, the challenge to get it right remains - and begs the question(s): why do brands continue to get it wrong? What prevents comms and social teams’ from doing it right?
Join our leading panel of communications and social media experts as they share their experiences and insights on knowing when it’s a good idea to speak up or shut up!
Panellists:
- Danielle Bond, Group Director, Brand, Marketing and Communications at Aurecon, and Chair, International Executive Board, IABC
- Professor of Management Communication at Waikato University, Debashish Munshi, and co-author of award-winning book, Public Relations and Sustainable Citizenship: Representing the Unrepresented
- Cas Carter, experienced marketing and communications executive leader, with an extensive background in public relations including managing communications for Apec 2021.
Budget Night 2022 - Bernard Hickey - May 2022
It’s back and bigger than ever - the annual IABC Aotearoa and Momentum Consulting Budget Day event with Bernard Hickey, all-round finance guru.
Coming to you live from The Backbencher in Wellington on Thursday 19 May – all the news, views, and reviews of the Budget. Will we be toasting with Tattinger or moping into our Marque Vue? Only Bernard can help us make sense of our futures ...
Known for its mix of quick humour and easy to understand financial insights, Bernard’s Budget Day breakdown gives you everything you need to know and won’t find anywhere else.
Shifting expectations in the professional comms landscape post-pandemic - March 2022
Missed the event? Replay it now via Webinar Jam.
Join us as we assemble a panel of superstar communications professionals from diverse corners of expertise, experience, and background to explore how the expectations on work are shifting now that people are reassessing their options.
Although we haven't suffered the lengthy lockdown that other countries have, we all see the societal shifts and debates happening overseas spurning inevitable questions about our current ways of working here in New Zealand.
As communications professionals, we can be seeding and leading these conversations in our workplaces, but as potential employees and employers, we can also be asking for a change in our personal worklife.
- Founding Director of Heft Communications, Emily Makere Broadmore, brings her unique background and deep comms experience from across the political spectrum to the table. Emily has crafted a non-traditional model for her consultancy by offering a collective of specialists ready to mitigate unique circumstances as they arise for her clients. How has this been received by clients? How can this type of model grow in the future?
- Jo Cribb, PhD, former Deputy Children's Commissioner and leader of the Commissioner's Expert Advisory Group on Solutions to Child Poverty, and former Chief Executive of the Ministry for Women will talk inequity in the workforce and gender pay gap. Why can't we make the leap from a time-bound view of working to one that is focused on the effort required to deliver the outcome? How can this be achieved?
- Ian Kennedy, principal consultant in the Marketing, Communications and Sales space at Momentum, offers insight to the trends he's seeing as a recruiter. Is there a shift in attitude from comms clients? What are candidates starting to ask for as non-negotiables? Is there a difference between public, private, and not-for-profit, or even geography? Is New Zealand becoming more flexible or are we prioritising job security right now?
- Join us as we address these questions and more at our first event of the 2022 year!
Living with giants - our relationship with social media - November 2021
It’s hard for us to remember a world without social media; Google answers our every question, Facebook connects us to friends around the globe and YouTube can teach you how to fix a leaky toilet or indulge your nostalgia for tv shows from your childhood.
The world is at our fingertips but is this a healthy relationship or an abusive one? And how do we, as communicators, navigate this when it’s changed the way we engage with our audiences?
We had a conversation with Duncan Greive, Managing Editor of The Spinoff, who has been researching and reporting on this topic. We discussed the rise of these technology giants as a source of news, what’s that done to amplify misinformation and the polarisation of discourse, and the question of regulation, both here and overseas, to bring some accountability to these corporations. What sort of relationship should we be having or can we have with these organisations, and what do we need to be aware of as professional communicators when engaging via social media?
Duncan Greive is an award-winning journalist and writer, and founder and publisher of The Spinoff, a subscriber- and sponsor-funded online media outlet.
The Art and Science of Storytelling
Over the past decade, business storytelling has emerged as a powerful communication skill and leadership competency.
In this virtual discussion, international speaker and communications educator Gabrielle Dolan will provide compelling reasons and insights for why leaders need to embrace storytelling to connect, engage and inspire. You will experience first hand the power of sharing personal stories to communicate business messages. Gain valuable insights on what makes a story a story and how to avoid the most common mistakes when sharing stories in business.
Gabrielle Dolan is a highly sought-after international keynote speaker and educator on real communication and business storytelling. Her dedication to the industry was recognised when Gabrielle was awarded the 2020 Communicator of the Year by the IABC Asia Pacific region.
Tough Talk: Tackling challenging topics
Replay video: https://event.webinarjam.com/replay/13/09gxqt3hqavclx
Password: N/A
When we’re communicating about challenging topics, there’s a fine line between getting it right and getting it horribly wrong. It’s important that we find ways to communicate effectively, even when emotion sends reason out the window. So, how are others using tough talk to challenge misconceptions, historic abuses, and hate?
In this webinar we’ll be joined by two people at the forefront of tough talk:
- New Zealand Green Party MP Chlöe Swabrick talks about how she’s leading the conversation about the upcoming cannabis referendum.
- Clemenger BBDO Strategy Director, Bethany Omeri, shares insights gained from starting a national conversation for the current Human Rights Commission’s campaign, Give Nothing to Racism.
Dead Air: Communicating as the mediascape suffers and channels disappear
Replay video: https://event.webinarjam.com/t/click/8rg0wt7bntzszofybgpio
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In ‘Dead Air: Communicating as the mediascape suffers and channels disappear’, award-winning Stuff journalist, Andrea Vance, shares the good, the bad and the ugly of being a journalist during the COVID-19 crisis. Massey University journalism lecturer, Dr James Hollings, provides his perspective on how journalists performed during this time and what it will mean for the profession going forward. Their insights are woven together by host, Arrun Soma, a former TVNZ and BBC journalist and current IABC Wellington Board member.
Replay video: https://event.webinarjam.com/t/click/8rg0wt7bntzszofybgpio
Room password: N/A
In ‘Dead Air: Communicating as the mediascape suffers and channels disappear’, award-winning Stuff journalist, Andrea Vance, shares the good, the bad and the ugly of being a journalist during the COVID-19 crisis. Massey University journalism lecturer, Dr James Hollings, provides his perspective on how journalists performed during this time and what it will mean for the profession going forward. Their insights are woven together by host, Arrun Soma, a former TVNZ and BBC journalist and current IABC Wellington Board member.
Budget 2020 exclusive event with Newsroom's Bernard Hickey
Replay video: https://event.webinarjam.com/t/click/m2nkrt7t4t3t9gfnb4h4
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COVID-19 may have turned 2020 into a bit of a dumpster fire, but what does it mean for New Zealand's economy and the 2020 budget?
Newsroom's Bernard Hickey continued his annual tradition of bringing IABC Wellington's members his unique blend of financial insight, insider knowledge, and humour to this not-to-be-missed event.
Proudly sponsored by Momentum, this annual event is always one of the most popular on the IABC Wellington calendar.
Replay video: https://event.webinarjam.com/t/click/m2nkrt7t4t3t9gfnb4h4
Room password: N/A
COVID-19 may have turned 2020 into a bit of a dumpster fire, but what does it mean for New Zealand's economy and the 2020 budget?
Newsroom's Bernard Hickey continued his annual tradition of bringing IABC Wellington's members his unique blend of financial insight, insider knowledge, and humour to this not-to-be-missed event.
Proudly sponsored by Momentum, this annual event is always one of the most popular on the IABC Wellington calendar.
Communicating in crisis — a New Zealand perspective
Replay video: https://event.webinarjam.com/t/click/gqo98f6i8iqimkiz5c4an
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The webinar is hosted by IABC Wellington Board member and former TVNZ and BBC journalist, Arrun Soma. He facilitates a fascinating discussion about communications in COVID-19 Aotearoa with expert health communicator and award-winning former TVNZ health correspondent, Lorelei Mason, and Director of the Science Media Centre, Dacia Herbulock.
Throughout the webinar, both Lorelei and Dacia describe how COVID-19 is highlighting the value of communications and media professionals. Both agree that it has never been more obvious that what we do is essential, and hopefully this will prevent people taking these professions for granted in future.
Lorelei credits Jacinda Ardern and Ashley Bloomfield with providing a “communications masterclass.” She says it is their combination of clarity and compassion that has instilled public confidence in their decision making and what they’re saying. She believes they are giving people what they look for during a crisis – hard and fast messaging – with key messages packaged into three to four word sentences like “Go home, stay home,” and “Be strong, be kind.” However, she does feel that they have glossed over some things in terms of detail, and left some key questions unanswered, for example, how much PPE there is in the country. But, their ability to tag team with each other and sing from the same song sheet means there is no mixed messaging and no divergence from the chosen communications path they’ve been given.
Dacia describes how COVID-19 is forcing communications professionals to examine the playbook when it comes to releasing information. She emphasises the importance of releasing information in real time as much as possible during a crisis, to minimise the delay in getting it into the public domain. She says that people can handle more uncertainty than we give them credit for, and that panic and hysteria are often used as an excuse for holding on to information. She believes that, if we are honest about what we know, what we don’t know, and when we will know more, this will help to maintain people’s trust.
Thank you again Lorelei and Dacia for taking the time to speak with us, as well as our sponsors Momentum Consulting Group and Isentia for making the webinar possible.
Replay video: https://event.webinarjam.com/t/click/gqo98f6i8iqimkiz5c4an
Room password: N/A
The webinar is hosted by IABC Wellington Board member and former TVNZ and BBC journalist, Arrun Soma. He facilitates a fascinating discussion about communications in COVID-19 Aotearoa with expert health communicator and award-winning former TVNZ health correspondent, Lorelei Mason, and Director of the Science Media Centre, Dacia Herbulock.
Throughout the webinar, both Lorelei and Dacia describe how COVID-19 is highlighting the value of communications and media professionals. Both agree that it has never been more obvious that what we do is essential, and hopefully this will prevent people taking these professions for granted in future.
Lorelei credits Jacinda Ardern and Ashley Bloomfield with providing a “communications masterclass.” She says it is their combination of clarity and compassion that has instilled public confidence in their decision making and what they’re saying. She believes they are giving people what they look for during a crisis – hard and fast messaging – with key messages packaged into three to four word sentences like “Go home, stay home,” and “Be strong, be kind.” However, she does feel that they have glossed over some things in terms of detail, and left some key questions unanswered, for example, how much PPE there is in the country. But, their ability to tag team with each other and sing from the same song sheet means there is no mixed messaging and no divergence from the chosen communications path they’ve been given.
Dacia describes how COVID-19 is forcing communications professionals to examine the playbook when it comes to releasing information. She emphasises the importance of releasing information in real time as much as possible during a crisis, to minimise the delay in getting it into the public domain. She says that people can handle more uncertainty than we give them credit for, and that panic and hysteria are often used as an excuse for holding on to information. She believes that, if we are honest about what we know, what we don’t know, and when we will know more, this will help to maintain people’s trust.
Thank you again Lorelei and Dacia for taking the time to speak with us, as well as our sponsors Momentum Consulting Group and Isentia for making the webinar possible.
- You can find free resources on communicating about COVID-19 from IABC by visiting the IABC international website.
- You can also find more information about the Science Media Centre by visiting its website.
- Our sponsor, Isentia also has some fantastic resources available, which you can access here.
FUSION Regional Conference 2020
Fusion Regional Conference has been postponed due to COVID-19.
Upcoming local workshops
We will be hosting one professional development workshop in 2020. Stay tuned for more details.