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Jun 6, 20231 min read
The not-so-dark corners of the internet
The ‘fringe’ of society is really very large and diverse, as a great many of us ordinary kiwis have non-ordinary fascinations. In early...
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Jun 6, 20231 min read
How to please Kiwis
Zoo Miami found itself the target of an angry mob of New Zealanders after video emerged that its kiwi encounter was more hands-on than it...
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Jun 6, 20231 min read
Media excluded
Journalists understandably got in a tizz when Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown excluded some from a press conference he held to address changes...
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May 1, 20231 min read
The rise of journalist op-eds
Feature editors are filling column inches from within their own ranks. Beat journos are writing lengthy articles with solid perspectives...
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May 1, 20231 min read
Fun and games
It was right that the announcement of NZ’s bid to host the 2034 Commonwealth Games was tentative and light on details. That suggests...
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May 1, 20231 min read
Clarity now avoids trouble later
NZ’s Red Cross is being asked why it has given out only $4m of $21m donated by the public for devastating February floods. Secretary...
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Apr 3, 20231 min read
Blackland in the bay
The effects of Cyclone Gabrielle will be felt for years to come in Gisborne and the Hawkes Bay. The challenge is communicating that...
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Apr 3, 20231 min read
Council elections not influenced by imbalanced media
We have released the report of our investigation into the influence of media on the Council elections last year. We have concluded that...
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Apr 3, 20231 min read
Losing your job in public
The TodayFM closure and HealthNZ job cut plans are harbingers of a period of significant redundancy announcements. Many executives have...
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Mar 15, 20231 min read
An American take on public discourse
Blackland has been hosting an American communications and law student, Jaquelinne Gomez. We asked for her take on how our public figures...
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Mar 3, 20232 min read
Fletcher’s Ross Taylor named New Zealand Communicator of the Year
Ross Taylor, Fletcher Building CEO, has been named Blackland PR’s 2022 Communicator of the Year for his calmness and clarity of...
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Feb 17, 20231 min read
Why the worst can be good for us
Cyclone Gabrielle has caused physical devastation and uncertainty, but it was never going to be enough to break the spirit of New...
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Feb 7, 20231 min read
A false picture
Last month, a newly elected American congressman was exposed as a serial fabulist. He had fabricated a façade of fake names, aliases,...
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Feb 7, 20231 min read
Being defensive can hide your way out
We notice that when people face criticism, they can miss the obvious arguments in their favour. When the FMA released its stakeholder...
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Feb 7, 20232 min read
Partnership happy talk
In recent times, you will have seen many business relationships described as “partnerships”. In the corporate world, the word is now a...
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Jan 16, 20231 min read
Seven whimpers
News that the Rugby Sevens will no longer include New Zealand because it is not an “iconic” festival attraction, seals our contention in...
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Jan 16, 20231 min read
Don’t panic
Intense international criticism of the Qatari hosts ahead of the start of the Football World Cup drove the FIFA President to rant about...
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Jan 16, 20231 min read
The Beauty and the Beast
Brands would give a leg to achieve the talkability of Meghan and Harry. But the transit of the couple’s publicity blitz is evidence that...
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Nov 29, 20221 min read
In recession, money matters most
The unceremonious dumping of Disney CEO Bob Chapek should be a recession-era warning for CEOs and Executives to focus on revenue,...
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Nov 29, 20221 min read
Negative media is a chance to put things right
By the time negative media coverage highlights your angry customers, they’ve probably been unhappy for a while. Customer complaint...
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