What we do

Communications and marketing leadership to launch this event nationally and internationally.

• Developed key messages and a promotional campaign to launch the event effectively

• Produced a series of videos promoting the event and highlighting each Pou (pillar) of knowledge underpinning the conference programme

• Oversaw design brief and production of all event launch promotional assets

• Developed targetted contact lists and channels to optimise reach to appropriate researchers, cancer control, cancer care delivery and indigenous health experts

• Managed event launch media relations and responses

• Helped attract over 300 abstract submissions for proposed presentations from across the globe

• Coached event team to promote posts, set budgets for ongoing promotional activity

• Supported W.I.C.C. promotion at relevant indigenous cancer and health research forums both nationally and internationally.

Communications leadership to support the team during maternity cover.

• Familiarisation and alignment with existing communications and business strategies

• Regular updates to both Whakauae and Kia Puāwai websites including academic reports, journal publications, news, research project updates and events/symposia

• Media relations management - writing media releases, arranging and securing media coverage

• Produced quarterly pānui sharing projects updates on research projects funded by the Kia Puāwai research programme

• Attended and provided onsite communications expertise to the project team at the Re-imagining Māori and Home Symposium

• Conducted video interviews with research project and organisational team members and interns to support future project and funding provider updates.

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; 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

• Produced 2023 Annual Reportand 2024 Annual Report and supported organisation of AGMs

• Helped prepare the successful bid to host the 2026 World Indigenous Cancer Conference (WICC) in New Zealand as the official Indigenous event partner alongside Tourism New Zealand

• Helped secure a two-year funding partnership to support more sustainable organisational growth and development

• Increased national professional membership from 40 to 150 members within a year.

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.

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.

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 Glen Innes to Tamaki Drive project)

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

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.

An MBIE National Science Challenge (2014 - 2024).

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

• Internal communications to keep 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).