Steve Addison Apr Email & Phone Number

Christchurch, Nz

Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

Heading brand, communications, events, and digital, and leading selected strategic projects for a primary care organisation delivering health care to a population of 500 000 people and a range of services to health organisations throughout New Zealand. (Leading 3 direct reports and a wider team of 16).

New Zealand

Focused on strategy, communications, developing brands, media training and crisis management. As a consultant I have provided freelance PR counsel to organisations as diverse as Rocket Lab, Enviro-Mark Solutions, Pegasus Health, Synlait, Cadburys, the Dunedin City Council, Hydroworks, and the Westport flood recovery. I have provided crisis advice and media training in industries as diverse as sport, health, dairying, and conservation. www.addisoncrisismgt.com

Christchurch

Working part-time in Lebanon, Jordan, and Southern Turkey to highlight the plight of Syrian Refugees living in refugee camps close to the Syrian border, for the Otago Daily Times and other New Zealand publications. Work examples on my blog www.humanrightsnewsdaily.com and Steveaddisonjournalist on Facebook.Covering the massacre at Christchurch mosques as a contracted contributor to The National, Abu Dhabi's major English language daily newspaper, and contributing court news and research to… Show more Working part-time in Lebanon, Jordan, and Southern Turkey to highlight the plight of Syrian Refugees living in refugee camps close to the Syrian border, for the Otago Daily Times and other New Zealand publications. Work examples on my blog www.humanrightsnewsdaily.com and Steveaddisonjournalist on Facebook.Covering the massacre at Christchurch mosques as a contracted contributor to The National, Abu Dhabi's major English language daily newspaper, and contributing court news and research to the Washington Post.Author of When the Bombs Stopped Falling - a book aimed at teenage readers on the lives of Syrian refugees, living around the Syrian border. Show less

Canterbury & West Coast, New Zealand

Managing communications and leading the communications team for a leading Crown Research Institute focused on the environment and sustainability.

Dunedin

In-house fixed term contract to develop a brand strategy for Anderson Lloyd including developing a communications and marketing framework and aligning internal communications and organisational culture to the brand.

Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand

Became the chair of the Board of Trustees of a recently integrated former private girls school offering education from Year 1 to 13 and boarding on campus. The school had issues merging the culture of the former private school with the integrated model, which played out in the media with accusations of mgt bullying and a call from teacher unions for the Board to be replaced with a commissioner. On becoming chair worked hard with all stakeholders to agree a strategic plan and a way forward that… Show more Became the chair of the Board of Trustees of a recently integrated former private girls school offering education from Year 1 to 13 and boarding on campus. The school had issues merging the culture of the former private school with the integrated model, which played out in the media with accusations of mgt bullying and a call from teacher unions for the Board to be replaced with a commissioner. On becoming chair worked hard with all stakeholders to agree a strategic plan and a way forward that developed a more positive culture. Was unanimously re-elected to the role as chair three times by the board and then re-elected to the board in the following three yearly parent election. Show less

Dunedin

Wellington

Wellington

Wellington

Christchurch

Christchurch

Hokitika

Otago/ Southland/ West Coast

Worked for the Otago Daily Times, Southland Express, Ensign, Greymouth Evening Star. Additionally took a six-month sabbatical in 2017 and worked in sunny Central Otago as the chief reporter of the Central Otago News, community newspaper.