http://www.prmatters.co.nz fresh thinking - influential communication Thu, 26 Jan 2012 01:27:04 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.prmatters.co.nz/let%e2%80%99s-not-allow-the-grinch-to-steal-our-rugby-world-cup-rwc/ http://www.prmatters.co.nz/let%e2%80%99s-not-allow-the-grinch-to-steal-our-rugby-world-cup-rwc/#comments Tue, 17 May 2011 05:02:31 +0000 Jane Dodd http://www.prmatters.co.nz/?p=880 You’ve got to agree – we can occasionally be a bunch of whingers and whiners.  When something amazing happens there are always those who will find fault and plenty more who will then jump on that particular band wagon.  I have a feeling the RWC will go that way too. But does it need to [...]

]]> http://www.prmatters.co.nz/let%e2%80%99s-not-allow-the-grinch-to-steal-our-rugby-world-cup-rwc/feed/ 0 http://www.prmatters.co.nz/is-stubborn-pride-and-political-correctness-stunting-new-zealand%e2%80%99s-growth/ http://www.prmatters.co.nz/is-stubborn-pride-and-political-correctness-stunting-new-zealand%e2%80%99s-growth/#comments Mon, 06 Dec 2010 02:32:24 +0000 Jane Dodd http://www.prmatters.co.nz/?p=700 One of the first rules of communication is to ensure you don’t insult or criticise your audience.  When it comes to things related to Gods Own we are brilliant at making sure this rarely, if ever, happens. Remember John Cleese and his comments about how forgettable Palmerston North was?  It made national headlines and most [...]

]]> http://www.prmatters.co.nz/is-stubborn-pride-and-political-correctness-stunting-new-zealand%e2%80%99s-growth/feed/ 0 http://www.prmatters.co.nz/we-express-our-deepest-sympathy-to-the-families-and-friends-of-the-29-men-lost-in-the-tragic-pike-mine-disaster/ http://www.prmatters.co.nz/we-express-our-deepest-sympathy-to-the-families-and-friends-of-the-29-men-lost-in-the-tragic-pike-mine-disaster/#comments Thu, 25 Nov 2010 01:52:45 +0000 Jane Dodd http://www.prmatters.co.nz/?p=694 Along with all other elements of this tragedy, such as the cause of the explosion and the stalled rescue effort, communications will become a focus for examination and commentary. As fellow communications professionals we salute the efforts of those involved and acknowledge the many challenges, most of which would be unknown to the outside observer, [...]

]]> http://www.prmatters.co.nz/we-express-our-deepest-sympathy-to-the-families-and-friends-of-the-29-men-lost-in-the-tragic-pike-mine-disaster/feed/ 0 http://www.prmatters.co.nz/does-end-of-the-global-swine-flu-pandemic-mean-we%e2%80%99re-better-prepared-for-next-time/ http://www.prmatters.co.nz/does-end-of-the-global-swine-flu-pandemic-mean-we%e2%80%99re-better-prepared-for-next-time/#comments Fri, 13 Aug 2010 03:36:44 +0000 Jane Dodd http://www.prmatters.co.nz/?p=577 The World Health Organization (WHO) earlier this week officially declared an end to the pandemic concerning the influenza H1N1 virus, popularly known as swine flu.  However WHO Director-General Margaret Chan recognised that here in New Zealand we’re still experiencing the effects of a second wave of H1N1. “In the post-pandemic period, localised outbreaks of different [...]

]]> http://www.prmatters.co.nz/does-end-of-the-global-swine-flu-pandemic-mean-we%e2%80%99re-better-prepared-for-next-time/feed/ 0 http://www.prmatters.co.nz/probing-whether-the-media-is-observer-or-creator/ http://www.prmatters.co.nz/probing-whether-the-media-is-observer-or-creator/#comments Thu, 10 Jun 2010 04:04:40 +0000 Dennis Lynch http://www.prmatters.co.nz/?p=428 A question those of us involved in communication often debate is whether the media reports news, or creates it. It’s one of those circular discussions, as we all have countless examples we can table that support our point of view. I was intrigued therefore when a report from Media Monitors* crossed my desk which sought [...]

]]> http://www.prmatters.co.nz/probing-whether-the-media-is-observer-or-creator/feed/ 0 http://www.prmatters.co.nz/the-news-truce/ http://www.prmatters.co.nz/the-news-truce/#comments Tue, 22 Dec 2009 23:51:48 +0000 Network Team http://www.prmatters.co.nz/?p=219 In Ypres, 1914 a Christmas Eve ceasefire became the stuff of yuletide legend. The truce began when German troops decorated their trenches, the soldiers placed candles on trees and sang Christmas carols. Not to be outdone British troops responded singing their own carols back in English. In no time the two sides were shouting greetings [...]

]]> http://www.prmatters.co.nz/the-news-truce/feed/ 0 http://www.prmatters.co.nz/a-fish-supper/ http://www.prmatters.co.nz/a-fish-supper/#comments Tue, 27 Oct 2009 04:39:06 +0000 Network Team http://www.prmatters.co.nz/?p=147 I love my neighbour, I’d be stupid not to. His name is Greg and he cleverly caught the pictured four and a half pound snapper on the Hauraki Gulf on Sunday. He and his cousin went out at dawn, apparently pausing somewhere about 40 minutes from our houses, to pull up ten fish and casually [...]

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