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Wfh In Mohua Golden Bay

Four years ago I'd never heard of a wilding conifer. Now I cannot unsee them, and proud to be supporting the fine team at Biosecurity New Zealand to protect the best of Aotearoa from these overzealous giant weeds.Every day we are in touch with a big network around the country - our partner agencies, regional and local councils, NGOs and community group leaders, Runanga, foresters, contractors... all doing coordinated mahi in a Programme that really is a constant collaboration, and really is making progress.Engagement priorities right now include getting better at telling the story and having the data behind it; reaching more people (like me) with the facts about wilding conifers aka wilding pines; celebrating progress towards a better future for unique landscapes and species.

New Zealand

Communications strategy, risk management, media relations, story telling, its all a blast at at MPI where every day there are new dots to connect. My mahi happens across multiple directorates, and with other Ministries, on high profile issues and opportunities relating to sustainability, environment and climate. I love it - learning all the time and working with outstanding people, all dedicated to the future of our amazing primary producers, our rural communities and the whenua that feeds us.

Various

I'm helping clients define and plan for change with stakeholders in mind. I combine curiosity and creativity with evidence and existing data to draw fresh insights on how to approach change or respond to the unexpected.

Wellington & Wairarapa, New Zealand

Providing communications advice for a team recognised in Australasia and beyond for delivering excellence in social housing and tenant engagement. Sole strategic communications role covering planning and delivery of marketing communications, media relations, tenant and community engagement and wider stakeholder management.

Getting the brief right for complex communications challenges; writing; producing a video series; voice overs for an online training provider; launching a creative engagement project with in the social sector; singing (with Pip Payne http://on.fb.me/13RRQwf).

Wellington

Working with a fantastic team on all manner of issues and projects all about making Wellington not just the coolest little capital, also a welcoming, inclusive city where everyone has a place to belong and call home. Working for positive outcomes to large and small, usually complex issues, including neighbourhood connections, homelessness, accessibility, emergency preparedness, migrant settlement, urban agriculture... the amazing complex eco-system of a people-centred, smart city.

This amazing not-for-profit works both at the grass roots, to support local communities achieving inspiring things; and with policy and decision makers in the community and government sectors and others, to advocate for community-led approaches and the difference it makes when locals share the lead. I had a the pleasure of working (part-time) with the Development Team as we refined the value proposition and explored how best to deliver value to varied stakeholders. I also reviewed and refreshed the regular and online communications, helped edit and produce two key publications.

Mission: Launch a new brand and a national engagement campaign to establish Neighbours Day Aotearoa as an annual celebration.Working with a steering group from four partner organisations, I was the sole full-time resource, responsible for overall delivery of the project. I took responsibility for leading the brand development, marketing and media strategy and delivery, securing funding and promotional support, and supporting on-the-ground community engagement and relationship management with wider stakeholders. With under $10k of budget and a ton of passion and hard work, we achieved support from 50+ public, community and private sector organisations; funding and/or promotional support from key Councils; more than 1500 participants (that we know of - though engagement through the website and social media) and many pages of collective media coverage nation wide, a TVNZ Breakfast feature, radio interviews, plus numerous blog articles and community newsletters.

Supporting this fantastic agency doing great work for its clients, on diverse projects from launching a restaurant to editing a multi-media staff training resource.(www.ideasshop.co.nz)

Managing an internal culture-change programme sponsored by Managing Director of Retail Bank. This involved writing a strategic document for the programme, and preparing a programme of initiatives for the 2006-07 year, working with the Bank's Strategy team and other senior management, and leading creation of a communications programme with our external communications agency A major focus for 2006 was creation and project management of a 350-attendee launch event, a first for The National Bank. This was conceived in May and held in October and was highly successful.