PRINZ Awards 2014
The case studies presented are a selection of highly commended and winning entries from the 40th PRINZ Awards in 2014.
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40th PRINZ Awards winning and highly commended entries
Supreme Award Winner
UC Futures - John MacDonald, Durning Public Relations, Stacey Doornenbal and Jayne Austin, University of Canterbury
Corporate Public Relations Winner
"Banking on the new ANZ" - the post ANZ and The National Bank merger communications strategy and plan - Peter Parussini and the ANZ Corporate Affairs Team, ANZ
Internal Communications Winner
Connecting employees to mission and purpose: turning boring into bring it on! - Amanda Schaake, for Fonterra
Internal Communications Highly Commended
Bringing our people together - Warren Rosser, Susan Rockliffe and Lauren Lau, Westpac NZ Ltd
Issues, Crisis & Emergency Management Highly Commended
Shake, rattle and roll: Responding to the 2013 Central North Island earthquakes - Megan Wiltshire and Emily Davies, Bank of New Zealand (BNZ)
Limited Budget Public Relations Winner
Splore's sustainability message changes audience behavior - Suzanne McNamara, Convergence
Marketing Communication - Integrated Winner
Safer Speed Summer - Ross Henderson, Kathryn Fitzpatrick, Karen Jones and Campbell Moore, New Zealand Police
Marketing Communication - Integrated Highly Commended
Sony: Message in a bottle - Alisha Thomas, Angela Spain and Georgia Boyce, FCB PR and Activation
Marketing Communication - Integrated Highly Commended
The Fiji Airways mid-air wedding campaign - Kristie Penwarden, Professional Public Relations NZ
Marketing Communications - Public Relations Winner
Tui Plumbers Go Global - Joanna James, Natasha Gillooly and Strahan Wallis, Porter Novelli NZ
Not for Profit Public Relations Winner
Mercy by Moonlight - Sharon Walls, Mercy Ships
Not for Profit Public Relations Winner
Givealittle by the Telecom Foundation, the Growth of Zero Fees Fundraising in New Zealand - Courtney Bennett, Telecom New Zealand; Lee Hales and Georgia Moselen-Sloog, Whitaker Group
Paul Dryden Tertiary Award Winner
Auckland's Most Noteworthy Teacher - Anna Johnstone, Caroline Leeming, Zureena Habib, Alexandra Harman and Nina Magan, AUT University - Outside the Square
Special Event or Project Winner
Turning the spotlight onto LED road lighting: Road Lighting 2014, 11-12 March, Auckland - Crystal Beavis, Strategic Lighting Partners Ltd
Special Event or Project Highly Commended
Celebrating Pride - Deepti Bhargava, Paul Weeks, Bev Armstrong, Darren Horsman, Elizabeth Phillips and Claire McCarthy, Unitec Institute of Technology
Sustained Public Relations Winner
UC Futures - John MacDonald, Durning Public Relations, Stacey Doornenbal and Jayne Austin, University of Canterbury
Sustained Public Relations Highly Commended
Setting a new benchmark for post-disaster recovery communication - Annemarie Mora, Stronger Christchurch Infrastructure Rebuild Team (SCIRT), and Norma Kloosterman, Fulton Hogan
Sustained Public Relations Highly Commended
Shaping Auckland's future - enhanced engagement on the Auckland Unitary Plan - Oliver Roberts, John Evans and Carol Hayward, Auckland Council
Sustained Public Relations Highly Commended
Going Digital - Dan Walraven, Dan Ormond and Sam Halstead, Ideas Shop
Sally Logan-Milne Young Practitioner of the Year Winner
Erin Roberts, McDonald's Restaurants New Zealand Ltd