What we do

Hei Āhuru Mōwai Māori Cancer Leadership Aotearoa

Government, media and stakeholder relations, advocacy, partnership and membership development, internal communications, māngai (thought leadership) strategy and implementation.

• Cervical cancer screening - successfully advocated for free HPV self-testing for wāhine Māori, Pacific and CSC cardholders alongside Te Tātai Hauora o Hine (National Centre for Women’s Health Research Aotearoa)

• Developed and launched new website incorporating new branding and content; focus on bringing forward members’ rangahau (research), mātauranga (knowledge) and māngai (expertise) in the cancer control space to support advocacy for cancer screening and health policy change

• Wrote and produced 2023 Annual Report and 2024 Annual Report

• Helped prepare the successful bid to host the 2026 World Indigenous Cancer Conference (WICC) in Rotorua, New Zealand as the official Indigenous event partner (alongside Tourism New Zealand and Rotorua NZ) - check out our presence at WICC 2024 in Melbourne, Australia

• Helped secure significant funding to support Hei Āhuru Mōwai kaimahi/team growth and development over the next two years

• Increased professional membership from 40 to 160 members from across Aotearoa within 14 months.

Resilience to Nature’s Challenges (MBIE National Science Challenge)

• Developed communications strategy and two-year communications plan; approved by the Board

• Internal communications to keep wider Challenge project teams informed on priorities, achievements, milestones, etc

• Launched and managed social media platforms reaching professional, academic and public audiences

• Made recommendations on communications resource and budgets to implement the communications plan ongoing

• Inaugural RNC Annual Forum - event organisation, live social media coverage of the two-day event onsite at Te Papa (Wellington).

Auckland Light Rail

Public consultation, feedback analysis, reporting, and communications and OIA response support to the project team.

• Onehunga/Māngere route options and Kingsland Junction/Dominion Rd stations public consultation, feedback analysis

• Wrote feedback summary and supported design of the final external public feedback summary report.

Waka Kotahi - NZ Transport Agency

Public consultation, feedback analysis, reporting, and communications and OIA response support on projects of national significance.

• National Interim Speed Management Plan 2023/24, Land Transport Rule: Setting of Speed Limits 2022

• Auckland Northwest Rapid Transit, Waitematā Harbour Crossing, O Mahurangi – Penlink

• Waikato/BOP Waikato Expressway speed limit review.

Auckland Transport

Public consultation, feedback analysis, reporting, and communications management on projects of Auckland regional significance.

• Roads & Streets Framework & Transport Design Manual - led stakeholder engagement, gained sector-wide feedback on and support for design standards

• Glen Innes Cycleways community engagement and public consultation (part of the GI to Tamaki Drive project)

• Safer Communities programme public consultations x 3 (Papakura, Māngere, and Mt Roskill).

Te Wānanga o Aotearoa

Strategic communications planning and implementation to lead NZ's second largest tertiary education provider through its first rebrand in 12 years.

• Launched the new brand both internally and to market; organised a series of internal roadshows across 21 campus locations nationwide

• Worked closely with stakeholders at all levels of the organisation to create, share and enact the communications and rebranding rollout plan

• Key contact for the design agency based in Auckland, developing the brand guidelines alongside the internal executive, design, marketing, communications, recruitment and programme development teams

• Advised on responses to media enquiries, reputation and risk management

• Collaborated with the Hangarau (IT) team to integrate the new brand, copywrite content in new tone of voice, and UX advice on the new website

• Set up a national tauira (student) communications and engagement framework and plan.